For agency leaders and IT administrators responsible for data
security—from the most basic statistics to highly sensitive documents—
understanding the role of encryption and the management of encryption
keys is vital to keeping confidential data just that—confidential. And, for
organizations that entrust their data to cloud storage, it is essential that
they understand the options available for safeguarding this protected
data—even if it’s being managed in the cloud by a third-party vendor.
This white paper discusses the importance of data encryption, the
vulnerabilities of third-party encryption, the necessity of encryption key
ownership, and how all of it affects the security of your organization’s
data stored in the cloud.