IBM Data Encryption Technologies

As a vital security technology, data encryption helps ensure that information is genuine and has not been modified. Data encryption algorithms transform plaintext into ciphertext that can only be deciphered with the decryption keys that correspond to it. Data encryption also prevents unintentional or malicious data corruption during transmission between storage locations and systems.

IBM offers a variety of data encryption technologies that can help safeguard sensitive data in your business. Our products include encryption of databases and files, data at rest encryption for on-premises and cloud environments, and secure key management systems. Our solutions support your security goals and compliance requirements while minimizing the cost and difficulty of implementing security improvements.

With more remote workers with data encryption at rest helps to protect information from insecure access, such as lost or stolen devices as well as inadvertently sharing passwords and permission granting. It can also reduce the effect of ransomware-related attacks, malware infections, and remote deletion of data.

To implement a successful data encryption strategy, you need to start with a robust, scalable solution and implement it across your entire organization. Ideally, your solution for data encryption should be transparent and protects data without the intervention of a human, and it should provide industry-leading encryption standards that are secure against threats such as side-channel attacks and encryption. The solution should be scalable and simple to protect sensitive data in real-time collaboration use in order to minimize the impact of employee productivity. You must also manage encryption keys to guard them from phishing, social engineering and other attacks.