One viewer said: "Firstly, I have not seen any evidence that encryption is actually a problem in criminal investigation. The bone of contention is the section covering an issue new to this area: encryption.
Wednesday The trial of Dennis Yates in connection with the theft of a historic Enigma encryption device should start today in Aylesbury. The fire sale, forced by financial difficulties at Scoot.com, is likely to get the green light as investors...
A further 58 per cent are protecting document transfer through increased encryption. Regionally, the research shows that Scottish businesses are most concerned with protecting company data, with 95 per cent spending more on IT security than last...
The complexity of the data which needs to be sorted - much of which is encrypted - may mean that needs to be the case," said Rimington. Every development made in protecting information makes it more difficult for the intelligence service to access...
Encryption is proving a popular technology to protect data, says Pironti, adding that companies are deploying it for volatile environments where controls aren't easily available (such as mobile data).
Gartner's Heiser believes encryption will become one of the most important factors in securing portable devices, predicting "in five years all laptops will be encrypted". Turner said: "Encryption for laptops will be essential eventually.