{"id":1270,"date":"2022-10-21T03:13:11","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T07:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verito.com\/blog\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2026-04-29T03:24:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:24:09","slug":"importance-of-cloud-encryption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verito.com\/blog\/importance-of-cloud-encryption\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Encryption as a Part of Cloud Hosting: Does It Matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the current work environment, many employees in different types of organizations are working remotely. As a strange but exciting fact, 97.6% of remote employees want to work remotely for some time for the rest of their work life (<\/span>Research<\/span><\/a>). This includes using multiple devices to work from, which expands the threat landscape and allows malicious intrusion to compromise valuable business data. On the other side, there is a growing public cloud industry through which data is accessible via public endpoints.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is where the deliberate switch to cloud hosting for data and applications comes into play to ensure security. Most renowned cloud hosting providers invest heavily in multiple security methods, data encryption on the cloud being one of them. In the current business landscape, cloud encryption has become a requirement for all businesses, irrespective of size or scale.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the post, we will cover cloud encryption from various sides and angles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>What is Cloud Encryption?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Cloud encryption is the process of encoding data before being transferred to the cloud. It converts plaintext data with the help of algorithms into ciphertext that is not easy to read or understand. As a result, the encrypted data is protected from unauthorized access.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can benefit from cloud encryption in preventing the loss of sensitive cloud data in case of a security breach. Think of it as an additional layer of security over your cloud-hosted business data. Even experts regard cloud encryption as a practical approach to ensure data security. Moreover, deciphering encrypted data is only possible with the correct key.<\/span><\/p>\n

With cloud hosting becoming the mainstream for storing enterprise data and ensuring remote accessibility, combining cloud encryption can give you significant control over cloud security. Cloud solution providers who invest in data encryption as one of the <\/span>cloud security <\/b><\/a>measures will pass the encryption keys to you and your team (the authorized users) only. Then, you can transform the encrypted data back to the readable form with decryption.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/b>Why Does It Matter in 2022 and Beyond?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Indeed, cloud encryption can help your organization boost data privacy and ensure regulatory compliance and remote work flexibility. Wondering if you need it too for your business? Here\u2019s why it matters for this year and ahead:<\/span><\/p>\n