August/September 2009


Topics & Trends: An Inside Look at Public Key Infrastructure
The value of sensitive information, the pressures of regulatory oversight, and the rapidly increasing threats to networked environments are compounding, forcing organizations to consider data encryption as a means to mitigate risks associated with the storage and distribution of information.
Based on a legacy perception that “key management is too hard,” many companies have failed to adopt public key infrastructure (PKI), a necessary component for truly durable data protection. PKI-based data encryption strategies that are well implemented meet enterprise requirements for speed of deployment, ease-of-use, application integration, and return on investment.
To help organizations better understand PKI, PKWARE® has created a new microsite – www.pkware.com/pki – specifically on the topic. On it, you can watch a mediacast from Jim Peterson, PKWARE Chief Scientist, as well as download a PKI white paper and a solution brief that dispels common myths associated with identity-based encryption.