Encryption Technology and Information Security

Frost & Sullivan, April 2003

Increasing Security Concerns Stimulate Encryption Applications Market

Organizations' growing security concerns and the increasing adoption of the Internet for business-to-business (B2B) transactions are propelling the growth of the dynamic encryption applications market. Researchers, government agencies, manufacturers, and the military are keenly focusing on encryption and other core information security technologies. Enhanced research and development funding, venture capital, and investments in security infrastructure, as well as a host of new opportunities and applications are catapulting this market into a major growth area, while attracting an increasing number of vendors eager to exploit these revenue opportunities.

This Technical Insights study provides in-depth coverage of key developments, trends, and emerging applications in different encryption and information security segments. This report discusses technology breakthroughs, the investment and funding environment, provides a detailed list of pertinent patents along with abstracts as well as profiles of key developers in the field.

Robust Growth Expected for Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Solutions

Improvements in security provided by public key cryptography and other encryption systems are providing much higher security than existed before, says the analyst. PKI technology provides a variety of crucial enabling capacities for electronic business processes. Having evolved to a rapid-growth stage, this market's revenues are expected to grow enormously as e-commerce becomes a mainstay of B2B transactions.

Virtual private networks (VPNs) enable businesses to enjoy secure electronic data transfer over the Internet and offer direct cost savings. Encryption vendors can also look forward to increased demand for e-mail encryption applications, which can provide cost-effective, safe transmission of sensitive matter.

Advanced Security Systems and New Developments the Key to Rapid Growth

Faster growth will come from advanced forms of protection such as intrusion detection systems (IDS), tools that protect specific applications on corporate networks, and vulnerability-assessment software and services, says the analyst. Companies are expected to increasingly add IDS to their existing security infrastructure to monitor inbound and outbound network activity and identify suspicious patterns.

New research in quantum cryptography has revealed a novel high-speed method that uses the properties of light to encrypt information into a form of code that is difficult to crack. Once optimized, this method has great potential to replace the mathematical cryptography currently in use and eventually to be employed in real-world applications. Cryptography vendors are also working on appropriate technologies for small mobile devices and smart cards. Elliptic Curve Cryptosystems (ECC), a PKI technology, is ideal for this purpose and provides strong encryption while using algorithms with relatively small key sizes and more efficient computational methods.

1. Executive Summary
A. Basic Concepts of Encryption and Information Security

1. The Need for Encryption

2. Key Factors Affecting the Encryption Marketplace

3. Security of Medical Records
B. Encryption and Information Security Products

1. The Competitors

2. Products Offered
C. Wireless and Media Encryption

1. Wireless LANs Face Security Threats

2. Security of Satellite Systems

3. Encryption Everywhere

4. Voice Encryption
D. Authentication and Verification Systems

1. Public Key and Private Key

2. Authentication Encryption

3. Key Management

2. The Current Milieu of Information Security Technology
A. Information and National Security

1. Will We Remain Free To Use Encryption?

2. Encryption Restrictions Are Spreading Internationally
B. Expanding Data Security and Encryption Markets

1. Encryption Technology Market is Struggling; but Ready to Bloom

2. Microsoft Is Getting Serious about Security
C. Wireless and Satellite Systems

1. Security for Wireless Communications

2. Communication Satellites at Risk

3. Military Communications ? L-3; the Right Place at the Right Time
D. Looking into the Future

1. Greater Complexity; Less Security

2. Tapping DNA Power for Computers

3. Keeping Information Secure with Noisy Light

4. Institutional Actions that Can Spawn Greater Information Security

3. Basic Concepts and Classifications of Encryption
A. An Encryption Primer

1. Basics

2. Digital Signatures

3. Public Key and Private Key

4. Simple Ciphers

5. Encryption Technology
B. Public-Key Cryptography

1. Introduction

2. The Public-Key Process

3. Advantages and Disadvantages
C. Private-Key Encryption

1. The Data Encryption Standard

2. The Advanced Encryption Standard: Rijndael

3. Some Other Private Key Algorithms
D. Public-Key Encryption

1. Introduction

2. Cryptographic Authentication

3. Some Public-Key Systems

4. Digital Signatures

5. Certificates
E. Key Management

1. Key Creation

2. Key Distribution

3. Key Certification

4. Key Revocation

4. Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
A. Introduction to Virtual Private Networks

1. What Is a Virtual Private Network?

2. Electronic Data Interchange: VANs or VPNs

3. Classifications of VPNs
B. Secure File Transfer

1. Customer-Centered Services Push Secure File Transfer

2. An Alternative or Auxiliary to VPN

3. Complexity in VPN Management

5. Encryption and Security for Health Records
A. HIPAA and Computer Security

1. Introduction to HIPAA

2. Will HIPAA Have Teeth
B. HIPAA Overview of Telecom Market

1. Introduction

2. Requirements

3. Penalties

4. Transmission Security
C. Applying Network Intrusion Detection under HIPAA

1. The Nature of Security Control Systems

2. The Role of Intrusion Detection

3. Access Control

6. Encryption for Wireless Communications
A. Encryption of Wireless Information

1. Extensible Markup Language (XML)

2. Wireless Technology Supplements Digital Certificate Security

3. XML and cryptography?

4. World Wide Web Consortium (WC3) Issues XML Encryption and Decryption Transform
B. Mobile Wireless Computer Security

1. PDA Security Protocols

2. The Wireless LAN Market

3. Building Security for Wireless

4. Protecting Your WLAN

5. VPNs for Wireless Networks

6. New WLAN Platforms
C. Encryption Aids Innovations in Internet Services

1. Introduction

2. Driving Change in Wireless Device Encryption

3. Recent Developments

4. Speeding Up Encryption Processing

7. Encryption of Media
A. Voice Encryption Methods

1. Some Definitions ? From a Technical Communications Corporation (TTC) Technical Discussion

2. The Need for Encryption

3. Voice Scrambling and Encryption

4. The Digital Voice Encryptor

5. Analog Voice Encryptor

6. Voice Circuit Channel Types
B. Video and Graphics Encryption

1. Reflected Light from Monitors and Flashing LEDs on Computers Can Compromise Information

2. Encrypted Pictures Enhance ID/Passport Security

8. Encryption Technology Market Overview
A. U.S. Encryption Applications Market Summary

1. Introduction

2. Public Key Infrastructure Market

3. Virtual Private Network Market

4. Email Encryption Application Market

5. Encryption Application Market Competitive Climate
B. Challenges Facing the Encryption Applications Market

1. Limited Proof of Financial Benefits from Deployment of Security Applications

2. Limited Awareness About Security and the Need for Encryption

3. Lack of Standards That Enable Multi-Vendor Interoperability

4. Lack of Network Reliability/Service Level Agreements

5. PKI-Based Solutions Restrict Ubiquity of Access

6. Need for Integrated Network Security
C. The Virtual Private Network (VPN) Marketplace

1. VPN Market Drivers

2. VPN Market Restraints

3. IPSec Standard

4. VPN Management Outsourced to ISPs
D. Email Encryption Applications

1. Introduction

2. E-mail Encryption Applications Market Drivers

3. Email Encryption Applications Market Restraints
E. Government and Military Encryption Markets

1. Forecasts and Current Equipment

2. Strategic Analysis

3. Market and Technology Trends

4. Evolving Government and Military Encryption

5. Market Restraints

9. Company Profiles
A. Company Profiles

1. Company Profiles (A-F)

2. Company Profiles (G-R)

3. Company Profiles (S-Z)

10. US Patents on Encryption and Information Security
A. US Patents

1. US Patents on Encryption and Information Security

11. Abstracts of Recent Research Reports
A. Research Abstracts

1. Abstracts of Recent Research Papers

12. Technical Insights 2003 Science and Technology Awards
A. Technology Leadership

1. Award Description

2. Award Recipient
B. Technology Innovation

1. Award Description

2. Award Recipient

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