The use of end-to-end encryption for email and other cloud services is expanding. This comes as no surprise given that email is one of the top two cyberattack vectors.
Mail servers made up 28% of all affected hardware, according to Verizon’s annual 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, and 35% of ransomware activities involved email. In its 2022 report, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity noted that ransomware is responsible for 10 terabytes of data theft each month, with 60% of businesses likely having paid a ransom. An updated Gartner study from 2021 found that 40% of ransomware attacks begin with email.
To address these issues, Google, Microsoft, and Proton, whose Proton Mail service was a pioneer in secure email, expanded their end-to-end encryption offerings.
Google revealed a beta of client-side encryption services for Gmail on the web in a blog post last month. Up until January 20, 2023, customers of Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard may apply for the beta.
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