End-to-end encryption: Why is it important?

End-to-end encryption: Why is it important for businesses? 

Organizations, especially those operating in highly competitive and/or sensitive industries, have every interest in protecting their digital data and communication channels. With cyber attacks (phishing, ransomware, malware...) on the increase, large corporations as well as SMEs are now affected. 

These cyber-attacks can have several objectives: malware infections to weaken the organization, espionage by capturing strategic information via poorly secured communication channels, extortion... 

Protecting all the data produced by an organization has therefore become a major issue to ensure its operations and independence. End-to-end encryption is one of the keys for optimal security. 

End-to-end encryption to protect communication channels  

Antivirus, secure cloud, VPN... There is a plethora of solutions for preventing cyber attacks or storing and securing data. However, when it comes to securing an organization's communication channels, end-to-end encryption offers the best protection system. 

End-to-end encryption involves encrypting a message so that it can only be decrypted by the user for whom it is intended. In simple terms, once the message has been created by the sender using an encryption application, it is transformed into a sequence of characters that can only be decrypted by the recipient to whom it is meant, with a smartphone, PC or tablet equipped with the same application. 

With end-to-end encryption, if the message is intercepted during its transfer, it is uninterpretable, as it contains only a sequence of meaningless characters. Note that with end-to-end encryption, exchanges can take any form: sms, e-mail, video, phone call, videoconference, voice messages, chat on an instant messaging application...

End-to-end encryption is therefore the best solution for ensuring confidential exchanges and protection against the risk of espionage. 

Ercom: customized solutions to encrypt all your devices

To maintain the benefits of end-to-end encryption, it is essential to secure the devices used to communicate (smartphones, PCs, tablets, etc.). 

Ercom supports you in this process by equipping all your communication devices with its ultra-secure solutions. Our applications enable you to have telephone conversations, conduct video conferences or send end-to-end encrypted text messages to ensure the confidentiality and security of your business exchanges.