SysOpen Digia: Using integrated encryption for email and desktop security

The Challenge

Protecting corporate emails and securing local files were linchpins of SysOpen Digia's security policy. "Customer-related information, financial and technical information, internal information about the company-all of these must be secured," said Jere Seppälä, SysOpen Digia's chief information officer (CIO). Securing email communications plus local files not only prevents the compromise of sensitive information but also protects the brand and reputation of this leading systems integrator.

The Solution

A software developer based in Helsinki, Finland, SysOpen Digia chose the PGP® Encryption Platform as its company-wide encryption solution. The company specializes in information and communication technology (ICT), mobile phone solutions, and other telecommunications products and services. SysOpen Digia will use PGP® Desktop Email and PGP Universal™ Gateway Email to secure email communications with trusted business partners and among its 1,100 employees worldwide.

According to CIO Seppälä, "PGP® technology is widely recognized as the de facto standard for encryption." The company's prior experience with PGP® products as well as the possibility of consolidating different encryption products into one complete solution were the primary reasons for selecting the unified PGP® Encryption Platform. "It integrated exceptionally well into our other corporate computing systems, and we can easily add other PGP® applications as our needs grow and change," Seppälä added.

PGP Desktop Email. PGP Desktop Email provides enterprises with an automated, transparent set of encryption solutions to consistently secure confidential information in email sent from desktops and laptops.

PGP Universal Gateway Email. PGP Universal Gateway Email automatically secures confidential email with PGP® encryption and digital signatures at the gateway, based on centrally defined policy. The encryption is completely transparent to the user, and email is automatically encrypted to match recipients' encryption capabilities.

The PGP Encryption Platform. Based on a unified key management and policy infrastructure, the PGP Encryption Platform offers the broadest set of integrated applications for enterprise data security. The platform enables organizations to meet current needs and expand as security requirements evolve for email, laptops, desktops, instant messaging, PDAs, FTP, bulk data transfers, backups, and shared files on network storage. By implementing the PGP Encryption Platform, organizations can reduce security infrastructure complexity, lower maintenance costs, and realize a strong return on investment.

About SysOpen Digia, plc

SysOpen Digia is a modern, agile software company providing and implementing ICT products, services and technologies for its customers to improve their competitive advantage-solutions for the needs of a transforming world. SysOpen Digia provides strong expertise in information system solutions to support business processes in the industry and trade value chain. SysOpen Digia's industry-specific solutions include operative EPR systems, wireless and integrated solutions and comprehensive solutions for electronic commerce and content management, including related consulting, outsourcing and maintenance services. The company is headquartered in Finland, and employs over 1,100 professionals worldwide. SysOpen Digia is listed in the Nordic Exchange.