Encryption Adoption Rises, Mainly Thanks To Compliance
But the big shift is in what's driving encryption: For the first time in the survey's five-year history, the respondents said their main reason for adopting encryption is regulatory compliance. Nearly 70 percent ranked this as the main driver, up from 64 percent last year and 44 percent in 2006. Those who attributed their encryption use to protecting against breaches dropped to 63 percent this year, down from 59 percent in 2008. The Ponemon report attributes this change to the acceptance of the significance of regulations, and says data breaches have become more a part of the IT security fabric.
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