The Fast Mode spoke to Rajesh Mhapankar, VP Product Development Management at Alepo, on new encryption technologies and their impact on today's networks. Rajesh joins us in a series of discussions with leading vendors in the traffic management, service assurance, traffic monitoring, analytics, policy control and network security space, assessing various attributes of encryption, its benefits as well as the challenges it poses, specifically loss of visibility that makes networking increasingly complex.
Tara: How important is encryption for today’s applications?
Rajesh: Encryption is an important function in today’s connected world as it helps to secure data and prevent unauthorized access. With the rise of cyber threats and the increasing amount of sensitive information being transmitted and stored online, encryption is more important than ever.
Tara: What are some of the benefits of encryption?
Rajesh: Encryption has three main benefits:
- Ensures confidentiality - Encryption helps to ensure that sensitive information is only accessible to the authorized parties.
- Ensures data Integrity - Encryption helps to ensure that data has not been tampered with or spoofed in any way.
- Enhances security - Encryption protects against cyber threats such as hacking and malware attacks.
This interview is a part of The Fast Mode's Real-time Visibility for Encrypted Traffic segment, featuring 30+ leading IP networking solution providers and their views on the impact of encryption on traffic visibility. A research report on this topic will be published in February 2023 - for more information, visit here.
