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Research Validates a Comprehensive Approach to Data Protection Instead of Deploying Encryption Point Solutions
Palo Alto, CA/23 October, 2007 – PGP Corporation, a global leader in enterprise data protection, today announced that results of third-party research by the Aberdeen Group show that a strategic encryption approach increases the protection of sensitive data and reduces data security incidents. This research validates the use of the award-winning PGP® Encryption Platform. Deployed with the first PGP® application installed, the PGP Encryption Platform enables enterprises to roll out encryption in phases as business requirements emerge and evolve.
Aberdeen’s latest research found that the top 20 percent of surveyed organizations had made significant strides in data protection compared to a year ago:
- 64% increased the total percentage of sensitive data identified
- 82% decreased the number of data security incidents due to inconsistent encryption and key management policies
- 72% increased their ability to provide reliable access to data by reducing mismanagement of encryption keys
According to the new research, these forward-thinking organizations were 1.6 times more likely to take a strategic approach to data protection by adopting an enterprise-wide policy of encryption and key management.
“It’s clear that adopting a strategic approach to encryption and key management is enabling enterprises to increase the protection of data and operate more efficiently,” explained Derek Brink, VP & research director, IT Security at Aberdeen Group, who developed the research. “The trend being established by ‘best-in-class’ organizations is toward a comprehensive, managed approach to encryption and away from individual, point applications. These organizations are setting the direction for the rest of the industry to follow.”
The Aberdeen Group’s research also found that “best-in-class” organizations were 1.9 times more likely than other groups to take a data-centric approach to securing data. This approach, referred to as Enterprise Data Protection, focuses on securing the data itself rather than relying on network defenses.
“This study by the Aberdeen Group reaffirms what our own research and customers have been saying all along: Enterprise Data Protection through encryption and key management is the best option available to secure data anywhere it goes,” said Phil Dunkelberger, president and CEO of PGP Corporation. “Leading IT organizations and industry experts agree that the PGP Encryption Platform provides a much-needed, comprehensive solution for today’s most complex data security problems.”
To obtain a copy of the report, go to http://www.pgp.com/downloads/research_reports/
encryption_key_management.html
About the PGP Encryption Platform
The PGP Encryption Platform lowers operational costs and accelerates application deployment through a single management console. The platform provides a strategic enterprise encryption framework for shared user management, policy, and provisioning automated across multiple, integrated encryption applications. The platform also integrates with third-party enterprise solutions, including directory services and PKIs as well as email hygiene and outbound content compliance solutions.
About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company
Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen™ for insights that drive decisions.
As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information – Opportunity – Insight – Engagement – Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen http://www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748 or go to http://www.harte-hanks.com.
About PGP Corporation
PGP Corporation is a global leader in email and data encryption software for enterprise data protection. Based on a unified key management and policy infrastructure, the PGP® Encryption Platform offers the broadest set of integrated applications for enterprise data security. PGP® platform-enabled applications allow organizations to meet current needs and expand as security requirements evolve for email, laptops, desktops, instant messaging, PDAs, network storage, FTP and bulk data transfers, and backups.
PGP® solutions are used by more than 80,000 enterprises, businesses, and governments worldwide, including 95 percent of the Fortune® 100, 75 percent of the Fortune® Global 100, 87 percent of the German DAX Index, and 51 percent of the U.K. FTSE 100 Index. As a result, PGP Corporation has earned a global reputation for innovative, standards-based, and trusted solutions. PGP solutions help protect confidential information, secure customer data, achieve regulatory and audit compliance, and safeguard companies’ brands and reputations. Contact PGP Corporation at www.pgp.com.
Media & analyst contact for PGP Corporation:
Tom Rice
Merritt Group
+1 703 856 2218
rice@merittgrp.com
PGP and the PGP logo are registered trademarks of PGP Corporation. Product and brand names used in the document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Any such trademarks or registered trademarks are the sole property of their respective owners.
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