# Best Encryption Software - Page 6 *By [Brandon Summers-Miller](https://research.g2.com/insights/author/brandon-summers-miller)* Encryption software uses cryptography to protect the confidentiality and integrity of data. Companies use encryption software to ensure that only intended parties can access the data and to reduce their liability if the data is inadvertently exposed or hacked. Encryption software protects data by converting normal data into scrambled, unintelligible data that is rendered virtually unusable to others. Companies can apply encryption to communications, databases, and virtually any other kind of file or storage system. Encryption can be applied to data at rest, data in transit, and data in use. The [best encryption software](https://learn.g2.com/best-encryption-software) can be particularly useful for securing regulated data such as personally identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI), and payment card industry (PCI) data. Using [sensitive data discovery software](https://www.g2.com/categories/sensitive-data-discovery), administrators can identify their most sensitive datasets on which to apply encryption. To qualify for inclusion in the Encryption category, a product must: - Secure data and files using ciphertext - Prepare either data at rest, data in transit, or data in use for encryption - Allow users to choose and manage files and their encryption settings ## Best Encryption Software At A Glance - **Leader:** [Progress MOVEit](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-moveit/reviews) - **Highest Performer:** [NordLocker](https://www.g2.com/products/nordlocker/reviews) - **Easiest to Use:** [Virtru Email Encryption](https://www.g2.com/products/virtru-email-encryption/reviews) - **Top Trending:** [Progress MOVEit](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-moveit/reviews) - **Best Free Software:** [Progress MOVEit](https://www.g2.com/products/progress-moveit/reviews) --- **Sponsored** ### Cyera Cyera is the world’s leading AI-native data security platform. Its platform gives organizations a complete view of where their data lives, how it’s used, and how to keep it safe, so they can reduce risk and unlock the full value of their data, wherever it is. Backed by more than $1.3 billion in funding from top-tier investors including Accel, Coatue, Cyberstarts, Georgian, Lightspeed, and Sequoia, Cyera’s unified data security platform helps businesses discover, secure, and leverage their most valuable asset - data - and eliminate blind spots, cut alert noise, and protect sensitive information across the cloud, SaaS, databases, AI ecosystems, and on-premise environments. Recent innovations like Cyera’s Omni DLP extend this platform with adaptive, AI-native data loss protection, bringing real-time intelligence and contextual understanding to how data moves and is used across the enterprise. 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[Atakama Database Encryption](https://www.g2.com/products/atakama-database-encryption/reviews) Atakama's Application Level Database Encryption (ALE solution offers robust protection for sensitive data by encrypting information both at rest and during transmission. Unlike traditional Transparent Database Encryption (TDE systems that grant broad access upon user authentication, Atakama ensures that sensitive data remains encrypted until a specific access request is made. This approach maintains data confidentiality by decrypting information only within the application, ensuring that data on the server remains encrypted at all times. Key Features and Functionality: - Application-Level Encryption: Data is encrypted within the application as it is entered, ensuring that sensitive information is protected before transmission to the database. - User-Specific Decryption: Data is decrypted within the application only when a user explicitly requests access, maintaining strict control over sensitive information. - Multi-Factor Authentication: Access requests trigger a notification to the user's smartphone via the Atakama Mobile app. Approval on the mobile device sends a key fragment back to the workstation, enabling decryption. - Seamless Integration: Atakama's ALE can function as a transparent ODBC or REST proxy on the user's endpoint, making it suitable for legacy applications or systems without accessible source code. Primary Value and Problem Solved: Atakama's ALE solution addresses the critical need for securing sensitive database information by implementing encryption at the application level. This method ensures that data remains encrypted on the server and is only decrypted within the application upon user authorization. By decoupling data access from traditional identity and access management systems, Atakama reduces the risk of unauthorized access and data breaches, providing organizations with a robust and user-friendly approach to database security. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Atakama](https://www.g2.com/sellers/atakama) - **HQ Location:** New York, US - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/atakama-llc/ (54 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 2. [Atakama File Encryption](https://www.g2.com/products/atakama-file-encryption/reviews) Atakama Inc. is an information security software company that provides military-grade, file-level encryption. By using Atakama, enterprises prevent data exfiltration, enhance regulatory compliance, secure sensitive information and enable the cornerstone of a full-fledged Zero Trust infrastructure. Atakama uses a distributed key management infrastructure to enable granular, file-level encryption without the need for passwords. With Atakama, attackers are blocked from accessing data even when an enterprise's perimeter, IAM, endpoints or on-premises / cloud storage is breached. Atakama enables an infrastructure within which no single points of attack exist. Atakama integrates seamlessly into an enterprise's preexisting cybersecurity stack and can be deployed on prem within hours. Atakama's platform is a security breakthrough, vastly exceeding the status quo for information security. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Atakama](https://www.g2.com/sellers/atakama) - **HQ Location:** New York, US - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/atakama-llc/ (54 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 3. [Bastion Infotech](https://www.g2.com/products/bastion-infotech/reviews) Bastion Infotech offers a comprehensive Software Licensing Solution designed to protect intellectual property and streamline license management for businesses of all sizes. Their solution ensures secure distribution and usage of software applications, preventing unauthorized access and reverse engineering. By integrating robust licensing mechanisms, Bastion Infotech helps organizations maintain control over software sales, distribution, and revenue growth. Key Features and Functionality: - On-Premise and Cloud-Based Licensing: Provides flexible licensing options suitable for environments with or without internet connectivity, including offline licensing and cloud-based solutions for enhanced scalability and automation. - Cross-Platform Support: Offers licensing solutions compatible with major operating systems such as Windows, Mac, and Linux, and supports various programming languages including C, C++, C#, VB, VB .Net, Java, and Delphi. - Diverse Licensing Models: Supports a range of licensing models, including machine-locked, perpetual, trial, time-bound, floating, and subscription licenses, allowing businesses to choose the model that best fits their needs. - License Management and Automation: Features tools for license creation, distribution, usage tracking, and reporting, enabling efficient management of software assets and compliance with licensing agreements. - Entitlement Management: Allows definition and administration of user access roles, facilitating controlled access and management of user identities throughout the license lifecycle. Primary Value and User Solutions: Bastion Infotech's Software Licensing Solution addresses the critical need for software publishers to protect their intellectual property from unauthorized use and distribution. By implementing robust licensing mechanisms, businesses can ensure that only authorized users access their software, thereby maintaining product integrity and maximizing revenue. The solution's flexibility in licensing models and cross-platform support caters to diverse business requirements, while its comprehensive management tools simplify the licensing process, optimize IT costs, and ensure compliance with licensing agreements. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Bastion Infotech](https://www.g2.com/sellers/bastion-infotech) - **Year Founded:** 2013 - **HQ Location:** Ghaziabad, IN - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/bastion-infotect-pvt-ltd/ (4 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 4. [BBM Enterprise](https://www.g2.com/products/bbm-enterprise/reviews) BBM ® Enterprise offers secure text, voice, video, group chat and conferencing on any device, including smartphones and desktops. It’s the ideal communications solution for businesses and working professionals, with its end-to-end encryption on multiple endpoints, robust privacy policies and enterprise-grade features. **Average Rating:** 3.9/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 19 **User Satisfaction Scores:** - **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?:** 10.0/10 (Category avg: 8.9/10) **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [BlackBerry](https://www.g2.com/sellers/blackberry) - **Year Founded:** 1984 - **HQ Location:** Waterloo, Ontario - **Twitter:** @BlackBerry (2,772,260 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/2828/ (2,030 employees on LinkedIn®) - **Ownership:** NYSE:BB **Reviewer Demographics:** - **Top Industries:** Information Technology and Services - **Company Size:** 55% Enterprise, 25% Mid-Market ### 5. [BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator](https://www.g2.com/products/big-ip-ssl-orchestrator/reviews) F5's BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator is a comprehensive solution designed to enhance SSL/TLS infrastructure by providing dynamic, policy-based decryption, encryption, and traffic steering through security inspection devices. It centralizes control over encrypted traffic, ensuring that security tools can effectively inspect and mitigate threats hidden within SSL/TLS communications. By intelligently managing the flow of decrypted traffic across the entire security stack, BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator optimizes existing security investments and ensures optimal availability and security. Key Features and Functionality: - SSL/TLS Visibility: Offers robust decryption and re-encryption capabilities, supporting strong cipher suites and flexible deployment options. - Dynamic Service Chaining: Allows for the creation of logical security service chains with existing security solutions based on the type of incoming traffic, ensuring optimal security and availability. - Policy-Based Traffic Steering: Utilizes a flexible context engine to group, monitor, and steer traffic, regardless of network topology, protocol, or cipher. - Context-Based Intelligence: Supports geolocation, IP reputation, URL categorization, and third-party ICAP integration to enhance threat detection and response. - Granular Control: Provides header modifications, port translation support, and control over ciphers and protocols to tailor security policies to specific needs. - Scalability: Ensures high availability with F5’s load balancing, health monitoring, and SSL/TLS offload capabilities, allowing security services to scale effectively. Primary Value and Problem Solved: BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator addresses the critical challenge of encrypted traffic visibility. With a significant portion of internet traffic being encrypted, malicious actors often exploit this to conceal threats. By decrypting SSL/TLS traffic and orchestrating its inspection across the security stack, BIG-IP SSL Orchestrator exposes hidden threats, prevents attacks, and maximizes the efficiency of existing security investments. This comprehensive visibility and control over encrypted traffic ensure that organizations can effectively detect and mitigate threats, thereby enhancing their overall security posture. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [F5](https://www.g2.com/sellers/f5-f6451ada-8c47-43f5-b017-58663a045bc5) - **HQ Location:** Seattle, Washington - **Twitter:** @F5Networks (1,386 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/4841/ (6,133 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 6. [BlindHash Cyber](https://www.g2.com/products/blindhash-cyber/reviews) BlindHash Cyber's patented technology offers a new way to think about securing passwords. Until now, the more secure the password the slower the login process along with an expensive pricetag for securing them. BlindHash Cyber makes securing passwords scalable and makes it virtually impossible for hackers to steal your passwords via an offline attack. Thus, if you have a login on your website, you need BlindHash Cyber's password protection. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [BlindHash](https://www.g2.com/sellers/blindhash) - **Year Founded:** 2014 - **HQ Location:** Boston, US - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/blindhash/ (3 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 7. [BouncyCastle Crypto](https://www.g2.com/products/bouncycastle-crypto/reviews) Bouncy Castle is a collection of APIs used in cryptography. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [bouncycastle](https://www.g2.com/sellers/bouncycastle) - **HQ Location:** Coral Gables, US - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/bouncy-castles/about/ (5 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 8. [Challenger](https://www.g2.com/products/challenger/reviews) Challenger is offered to encrypt at a data and directory level and is ideal for all security aware users, especially in areas such as patent development, development engineers, journalists, lawyers and upper level management. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Challenger](https://www.g2.com/sellers/challenger) - **HQ Location:** N/A - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 9. [Cipherstash](https://www.g2.com/products/cipherstash/reviews) CipherStash is the ultimate in data security. Our products use advanced queryable encryption technology that keeps data encrypted-in-use, rather than just at-rest. This ensures that access controls are always applied and guarantees that every data access is logged. CipherStash shows you the who, what, where, and when of how sensitive data is accessed - even when it leaves core systems. CipherStash works in your existing databases, data lakes, and data warehouses via a drop-in driver replacement. An SDK is also available to support more sophisticated use cases. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Cipherstash](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cipherstash) - **Year Founded:** 2020 - **HQ Location:** Sydney, AU - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cipherstash (14 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 10. [Cloaked Search](https://www.g2.com/products/cloaked-search/reviews) Cloaked Search encrypts sensitive data before it goes to a search service. Only those with the correct key can search over the data. To unauthorized users without the key, including cloud platform administrators, the search index holds meaningless data. Cloaked Search drops in front of the most popular search services in use today, including Elasticsearch and OpenSearch. It can be configured to protect any fields and indices desired. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [IronCore Labs](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ironcore-labs) - **Year Founded:** 2015 - **HQ Location:** Boulder, US - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/ironcore-labs (10 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 11. [Cornami TruStream](https://www.g2.com/products/cornami-trustream/reviews) Next-Generation Intelligent Computing Cornami’s break-through software-defined TruStream® computing architecture can scale performance without penalties to deliver real-time computing for several critical and complex applications. The company’s proprietary technology reduces the use of power sources and lowers latency, while vastly increasing the computing performance for today’s massive datasets, whether at the edge or in the cloud. This includes, most notably, accelerating Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) for real-time computing on encrypted data sets, which is vital for data privacy and cloud security. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Cornami](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cornami) - **Year Founded:** 2012 - **HQ Location:** N/A - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cornami-inc./ (62 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 12. [Cosmian](https://www.g2.com/products/cosmian/reviews) Across industries, we help data-driven companies to lower the risk of manipulating sensitive data. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Cosmian](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cosmian) - **Year Founded:** 2018 - **HQ Location:** Paris, FR - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cosmian/ (19 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 13. [CoSMo E2EME](https://www.g2.com/products/cosmo-e2eme/reviews) CoSMo Software We resolve intractable Real Time Communication problems for the world’s top tech and media companies and we stream the world’s fastest media **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [CoSMo Software Consulting](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cosmo-software-consulting) - **Year Founded:** 2015 - **HQ Location:** Singapour, SG - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cosmo-software-consulting-pte-ltd (3 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 14. [Crittora](https://www.g2.com/products/crittora/reviews) Crittora is a next-generation cryptographic service platform designed to secure sensitive data through encryption, decryption, digital signing, and verification—all delivered via scalable, serverless APIs. Crittora's brings consistent encryption, signing, verification, and policy-scoped keys to automation. Treat agents, services, and humans as first-class identities with per-message single-use keys. Sign every call, encrypt and seal payloads, and capture a signed, portable receipt for audit. Roll out quickly with secure webhooks, request/response signing, and verification steps—no re-architecture. Designed for sensitive workflows and Secure AI Agents scenarios where per-interaction proof and minimal blast radius matter. FEATURES: • Single-use keys per message (no long-lived secrets) • Sign every request/response; verify before commit • Encrypt & seal payloads end-to-end • Emit signed, portable receipts • Works across existing tools and APIs (Humans or Agents) ; no re-architecture Crittora is uniquely optimized for AI agent workflows, enabling secure memory storage, encrypted prompt chaining, signed task logs, and verified multi-agent communication. Its transactionless encryption ensures stateless, high-speed processing—ideal for AI environments requiring performance and trust. Organizations benefit from granular partner-level access control, multi-region replication for low-latency operations, and full audit logging for compliance. Crittora supports industry standards like GDPR, HIPAA, and PCI DSS, with secure key storage and automatic rotation via AWS KMS. Designed for developers and architects, Crittora provides REST APIs, SDKs, and easy integration with secure API-driven workflows between Humans, Machine and AI agents. It eliminates the burden of key infrastructure while delivering quantum-ready cryptographic protection at scale. Whether securing financial transactions, patient records, legal contracts, AI workflows, Crittora delivers scalable, compliant, and developer-friendly cryptography built for the modern digital landscape. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Crittora](https://www.g2.com/sellers/crittora) - **HQ Location:** N/A - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://linkedin.com/company/qripton-verify/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 15. [CrococryptLib](https://www.g2.com/products/crococryptlib/reviews) CrococryptLib for Java and Android: The easiest way to integrate encryption into enterprise applications. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Frankhissen](https://www.g2.com/sellers/frankhissen) - **HQ Location:** N/A - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/No-Linkedin-Presence-Added-Intentionally-By-DataOps (1 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 16. [CrypKey](https://www.g2.com/products/crypkey/reviews) Global industry leader in copy protection & license management solutions, assisting clients like Caterpillar, Honeywell, Nokia & thousands more in 60+ countries **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [CrypKey](https://www.g2.com/sellers/crypkey) - **Year Founded:** 1992 - **HQ Location:** Calgary, CA - **Twitter:** @Cryp_Key (84 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/4825605 (3 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 17. [Cryptainer Enterprise Encryption Software](https://www.g2.com/products/cryptainer-enterprise-encryption-software/reviews) Cryptainer Enterprise Encryption software uses strong Blowfish at 448 bits and AES at 256 bits. Cryptainer Enterprise has all the functionality of Cryptainer, plus an additional administrative module for password recovery. The end-user interface is identical to that of Cypherix products, the award winning, easy-to-use encryption software. Cryptainer protects your privacy by keeping your data private and secure on your PC as well as on your removable storage. Specially tailored to meet the growing security and privacy needs of the enterprise user, combines the ease of use and simple drag-and-drop operations. Extra Protection Using License Key feature embeds your license key into the vault. This way Cryptainer Enterprise installs with the same license key can open the vault. Other Cryptainer installs will not be able to access your data even with the password. Administrative module provides single point control and monitoring of distributed vaults. Cryptainer Enterprise protects any file, folder, pictures, media with strong encryption on any Windows PC. Simple, Secure encryption program that creates vaults within which all sensitive information can be stored. Once mounted, the vault behaves as a standard windows drive. Cryptainer includes Password strength and monitor meter for setting up effective and strong passwords. Just Drag and Drop to hide any data of any kind in a strong password protected vault. Cryptainer's ease of use and deployment coupled with its speed and versatility makes it an ideal security tool for all environments. Cryptainer includes virtual keyboard and privilege mode option that can help to prevent a keylogger from capturing keystrokes. Cryptainer Enterprise ensures complete security for your data and protects access to your data. Hides all data on any media. Save Encrypted vaults to Cloud Storage Providers. Shred files securely. Send secure email. Runs on all versions of Windows PC. A must have for every business. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Cypherix](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cypherix) - **HQ Location:** Mumbai, IN - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cypherix-software-company/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 18. [Cryptainer PE](https://www.g2.com/products/cryptainer-pe/reviews) ENCRYPT ANY DATA, ANY DISK, FILES AND FOLDERS ON ANY WINDOWS PC USING CRYPTAINER PE ENCRYPTION SOFTWARE **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Cypherix](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cypherix) - **HQ Location:** Mumbai, IN - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cypherix-software-company/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 19. [Cryptainer Pro Encryption Software](https://www.g2.com/products/cryptainer-pro-encryption-software/reviews) Cryptainer Pro a 448-bit encryption software. Simple, easy to use encryption program that creates encrypted vaults within which all sensitive information can be stored. Cryptainer Pro Encryption Software allows you to encrypt any file or folder on any Windows PC. Password protect any file or folder with strong Encryption. Cryptainer includes Password strength and monitor meter which is useful in setting up effective and strong passwords. A single password allows access to the virtual disk, thereby eliminating the need to remember separate passwords for each encrypted file. Just Drag and Drop to hide any data of any kind (documents, pictures, entire folders or even run programs) in a safe password protected vault. Cryptainer's ease of use and deployment coupled with its speed and versatility makes it an ideal security tool for all environments. Cryptainer includes virtual keyboard and privilege mode option that can help to prevent a keylogger from capturing keystrokes. Cryptainer Pro ensures complete security for your data making sure that only you and nobody else can access your data. Cryptainer creates an encrypted volume that can be accessed only with a password. Once mounted, the volume behaves as a standard windows drive. The files can be read, viewed, modified, as well as moved from one place to another. Hides any type of data on any media. Any kind of file - from word and excel documents to movies and pictures, can be encrypted. Save Encrypted Vaults to Cloud Storage Providers. Password protected Cryptainer vaults keep your data safe in cloud storage accounts. You can also send secure email attachments. It runs on all versions of Windows (Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP family). Simple, Secure, Easy-to-Use. A must have for every desktop. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Cypherix](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cypherix) - **HQ Location:** Mumbai, IN - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cypherix-software-company/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 20. [Cryptainer SE](https://www.g2.com/products/cryptainer-se/reviews) Cryptainer SE provides network wide encryption based security implementation, using the existing hardware and software infrastructure of the enterprise. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Cypherix](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cypherix) - **HQ Location:** Mumbai, IN - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cypherix-software-company/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 21. [Crypt-N-Chive](https://www.g2.com/products/crypt-n-chive/reviews) Crypt-N-Chive™ is a smart encryption and data archive solution developed by GTB Technologies, Inc., a company specializing in data security solutions. Key Features and Functionality: - Data Encryption: Provides robust encryption mechanisms to secure sensitive data. - Data Archiving: Offers efficient data archiving capabilities to manage and store data securely. Primary Value and User Solutions: Crypt-N-Chive™ addresses the critical need for organizations to protect sensitive information through encryption and secure archiving, ensuring data integrity and compliance with data protection regulations. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [GTB Technologies](https://www.g2.com/sellers/gtb-technologies) - **Year Founded:** 2004 - **HQ Location:** West Palm Beach, Florida - **Twitter:** @gtbtechnologies (555 Twitter followers) - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/356273 (86 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 22. [Cryptomathic](https://www.g2.com/products/cryptomathic/reviews) Cryptomathic helps businesses and governments to deliver trust and confidence in the digital world. We’ve mastered the science of encryption so you can focus on the art of delivering beautiful digital experiences. Our cryptographic solutions protect sensitive personal information from unauthorised access. We help governments, banks and businesses understand their vulnerabilities, take action to keep regulators happy, and keep digital assets safe. Our solutions fall into four main areas: KEY MANAGEMENT The cornerstone of data encryption: securely create, store, exchange and refresh the cryptographic keys that protect valuable data. DIGITAL IDENTITIES & SIGNATURES Establish the legal certainty of digital documents, enable secure data controls, and maximise the opportunities of eIDAS 2.0. MOBILE APPLICATION SECURITY Protect valuable digital assets on Android and iOS devices, including apps and digital identity wallets. PAYMENTS Fulfil compliance obligations and prevent reputational damage by protecting against systematic attacks. With over 35 years experience at the cutting edge of crypographic encryption, you can rest assured knowing that your most sensitive and valuable data is secure! **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Cryptomathic](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cryptomathic) - **Year Founded:** 1986 - **HQ Location:** Åarhus, DK - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cryptomathic (99 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 23. [CryptShare](https://www.g2.com/products/cryptshare/reviews) From the very beginning, we have designed Cryptshare as a secure digital transfer service. As such, Cryptshare makes sure your data is protected at all points of risk on the journey from sender to recipient, meaning from the time it leaves the relative safety of your firewall until it reaches its intended destination. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [CryptShare](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cryptshare) - **Year Founded:** 2006 - **HQ Location:** Stockholm, SE - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/pointsharp-ab/ (105 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 24. [Cypherix Secure IT](https://www.g2.com/products/cypherix-secure-it/reviews) Cypherix Secure IT is a comprehensive file and folder encryption software designed to safeguard sensitive data through robust 448-bit encryption. It combines high-level security with user-friendly features, ensuring that users can protect their information efficiently and effectively. Key Features and Functionality: - Strong Encryption: Utilizes 448-bit Blowfish encryption, one of the most secure cryptographic algorithms available, to protect files and folders from unauthorized access. - High Compression: Offers significant data compression alongside encryption, optimizing storage space without compromising security. - Command Line Processing: Supports command-line operations, allowing users to automate encryption and decryption tasks through batch files for streamlined workflows. - Built-In File Shredder: Includes a file shredding feature that permanently deletes files, ensuring that no recoverable traces remain on the system. - Secure Email Module: Enables the creation of self-extracting encrypted files, allowing recipients to access secure data without needing to install additional software; only the correct password is required. - Intuitive Interface: Designed with a user-friendly interface to minimize the learning curve, making encryption accessible to users of all experience levels. Primary Value and User Solutions: Cypherix Secure IT addresses the critical need for data security by providing a reliable and straightforward solution for encrypting sensitive information. It ensures that personal and professional data remains confidential, protecting against unauthorized access, data breaches, and potential cyber threats. By integrating encryption, compression, and secure deletion into a single package, it offers a cost-effective and efficient tool for individuals and businesses seeking to enhance their data protection measures. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Cypherix](https://www.g2.com/sellers/cypherix) - **HQ Location:** Mumbai, IN - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/cypherix-software-company/ (1 employees on LinkedIn®) ### 25. [Definiseec SSPROTECT](https://www.g2.com/products/definiseec-ssprotect/reviews) Definiseec SSPROTECT is a comprehensive network security solution designed to safeguard organizations against a wide array of cyber threats. By leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms, it offers real-time monitoring and threat detection, ensuring the integrity and reliability of your network infrastructure. SSPROTECT's robust firewall and intrusion detection systems provide a formidable defense against unauthorized access, while its vulnerability assessment tools proactively identify and mitigate potential security risks. Detailed reporting and analytics empower organizations to analyze security incidents, recognize patterns, and strengthen their defenses effectively. Ideal for businesses of all sizes, SSPROTECT enhances network security, reduces the risks associated with cyber threats, and supports compliance with industry regulations, ultimately contributing to an organization's overall resilience. Key Features and Functionality: - Advanced Threat Detection: Utilizes machine learning algorithms to identify potential vulnerabilities and malicious activities. - Real-Time Monitoring: Provides continuous surveillance of network activities to detect anomalies promptly. - Firewall Protection: Implements robust firewall systems to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data. - Intrusion Detection System : Monitors network traffic for suspicious behavior and responds to potential threats. - Vulnerability Assessments: Conducts regular evaluations to identify and address security weaknesses. - Detailed Reporting and Analytics: Offers comprehensive insights into security incidents to inform strategic decisions. Primary Value and Problem Solved: SSPROTECT addresses the escalating complexity and frequency of cyberattacks by providing a multifaceted security solution that ensures data integrity and network reliability. By integrating advanced threat detection, real-time monitoring, and proactive vulnerability assessments, it empowers organizations to stay ahead of potential threats. This comprehensive approach not only enhances network security but also reduces the risks associated with cyber threats and supports compliance with industry regulations, thereby bolstering an organization's overall resilience. **Seller Details:** - **Seller:** [Definitive Data Security](https://www.g2.com/sellers/definitive-data-security-0fa78857-df4b-4d8e-bf65-661e79276c9d) - **Year Founded:** 2014 - **HQ Location:** El Cerrito, US - **LinkedIn® Page:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/definisec (1 employees on LinkedIn®) ## Parent Category [Confidentiality Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/confidentiality) ## Related Categories - [Data Masking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-masking) - [Cloud Data Security Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-data-security) - [Data De-Identification Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-de-identification) --- ## Buyer Guide ### What You Should Know About Encryption Software ### What is Encryption Software? Companies use encryption software to protect the confidentiality of their data, ensure that only intended parties can access the data, and reduce their liability if the data is inadvertently exposed or hacked.  At a basic level, encryption software protects data by converting normal data into scrambled, unintelligible data that is rendered unusable to others. Most commonly, companies use encryption software to protect sensitive data such as their customers’ personally identifiable information (PII), proprietary company data such as trade secrets, and communications such as company emails or business instant messaging. Encryption can be applied to files, folders, disks, other storage products including cloud storage, and for secure communications such as transferring data over networks.  Encryption has historically been used for protecting military communications, however, with the rise of the internet and online storage, many companies use encryption to protect corporate assets, as well. Particularly with the increasing cyber threats and requirements from data protection and data privacy regulations, more and more companies are using encryption software to protect their data and reduce risks and liability in the event the data is lost or stolen. In fact, many data privacy regulations specifically cite properly encrypted data as sufficiently protected and therefore either out of scope of the regulation or subject to less intensive regulatory scrutiny.  Encryption software works by using modern cryptography methods to convert data from legible plaintext to unintelligible ciphertext using a pair of cryptographic keys. The original data is converted from plaintext to ciphertext using an encoding key known as a cipher, while the permissioned recipient of the data would use the corresponding decoding key to decrypt the data in order to return it to usable plaintext. Without the appropriate decryption key, the data is virtually unusable by interceptors or other non permissioned parties.  Cryptographic keys to both encode and decode encrypted data come as either symmetric or asymmetric keys. With symmetric keys, the key used to encode the data is the same key needed to decode it. This requires the key itself to be closely guarded.  With asymmetric keys, however, the two keys are different—one key is a public key and the other key is a private key. A public key can be openly distributed to other parties, while the private key should be closely protected by its owner. A message can be encrypted using a recipient’s public key of the key pair, while only the recipient’s private key has the ability to decrypt it. Companies can protect and manage their encryption keys by utilizing [encryption key management software](https://www.g2.com/categories/encryption-key-management) solutions. #### What Types of Encryption Software Exist? Encryption software can be used to protect data at rest, such as data stored in files and folders, data in transit, such as data being transferred over networks or mobile devices, and more recently data in use, particularly when processing data stored in cloud storage. **Encryption for data at rest** Data at rest is data that is in storage and is not actively being used. This data can be stored on physical storage devices, in databases, data warehouses, on mobile devices, laptops, other endpoints, and in cloud storage. Data encryption software is used to protect this data from being accessed, modified, or stolen while at rest. Common types of encryption solutions for these include file encryption, folder encryption, database encryption, full-disk encryption, hard drive encryption, USB encryption, application encryption, and other storage encryption. **Encryption for data in transit** Data in transit is data that is traveling over networks like the internet, internal corporate networks like corporate local area networks (LAN), and mobile networks. Data in transit is sometimes referred to as data in motion, as well. Encryption is used for data in transit to prevent plaintext data from being intercepted by unauthorized persons like hackers. If the data is encrypted and intercepted while in transit, the data has little or no value to the party that intercepted it. Common types of encryption solutions for data in transit include network encryption, mobile data encryption, and website encryption. **Encryption for data in use** Risks to data in use are becoming more prevalent as more companies employ cloud computing resources to analyze data. Previously, unencrypted data was most at risk of interception or unauthorized disclosure during states of transit or at rest, but with greater use of processing in cloud computing, data can become susceptible to inappropriate disclosure or leaks during processing, as well. To address this risk, companies are beginning to utilize a technique known as homomorphic encryption.  Homomorphic encryption allows the processing of data while it remains encrypted; homomorphic encryption does not require the dataset to be decrypted prior to processing. Companies can store encrypted data in the cloud, run operations on that encrypted data without decrypting it, and the results of that computation will remain in an encrypted format, requiring the same encryption key to decrypt the computational results as would be needed to decrypt the initial data set.   ### What are the Common Features of Encryption Software? The following are some core features within encryption software that can help users: **Encryption layer** : Encryption software may be tailored to the medium needing to be encrypted. Specific encryption software can include solutions for full-disk encryption, file encryption, database encryption, data encryption, application encryption, endpoint encryption, network encryption, email encryption, and other communication encryption.   **Encryption key management** : Some encryption software solutions include encryption key management functions within their offerings. Encryption key management software handles the administration, distribution, and secure storage of encryption keys.  **Encryption algorithms** : There are many encryption algorithms available with different strengths and speeds. One of the most common encryption algorithms is the Advanced Encryption Standards (AES), which is used by the US military, known as military-grade encryption. The most common AES encryption types are AES-128 encryption or AES-256 bit encryption, known as military-grade encryption. Other common encryption algorithms include Rivest–Shamir–Adleman or RSA algorithm, Triple Data Encryption Standard (TripleDES), Blowfish encryption algorithm, Twofish encryption algorithm, the international data encryption algorithm (IDEA), and more.  ### What are the Benefits of Encryption Software? Encryption software helps companies meet regulatory compliance and operationalize their data security models. In particular, encryption technology can help companies achieve parts of the CIA triad, which stands for confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data, a commonly used security model.  **Confidentiality** : One of the primary use cases for using encryption software is to protect the confidentiality of data, particularly sensitive data like PII. In the event that data is intercepted by an unsanctioned party, encrypted data is rendered virtually useless.  **Integrity** : In addition to protecting the confidentiality of data, it is important for companies to trust that the data has not been tampered with, particularly when data is in transit. Encryption helps ensure that data has not been deleted or modified by unauthorized parties as it moves. **Reduced legal risk or compliance:** Many data privacy and data protection regulations specifically cite encrypted data as sufficiently secured and subject to no or less stringent regulatory measures. Encryption can be particularly useful for working with datasets such as PII, protected health information (PHI), and payment card industry (PCI) data. ### Who Uses Encryption Software? **Information security (InfoSec) professionals**: Individuals working to secure websites, [application security](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-security), and [network security](https://www.g2.com/categories/network-security) often choose encryption solutions to increase the effectiveness of security professionals. Encryption tools can add an additional level of security to virtually any IT infrastructure solution. The tools make it harder for hackers to penetrate networks or gain access to sensitive data. Encrypted files and encrypted data are also more difficult and less useful to hackers since they can’t actually view data without deciphering it first. **Data professionals:** Encryption software allows database managers to create access standards and perform security tests to audit existing security. Many databases can store encrypted data in [backup software](https://www.g2.com/categories/backup) in the case of a disaster for easy, secure recovery. [Mobile data security software](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-data-security) provides similar features but adds increased security for mobile devices, communications, and authentication.  #### Software Related to Encryption Software Related solutions that can be used together with encrypting software include: [Email encryption software](https://www.g2.com/categories/email-encryption) **:** Email encryption technology is used to transform and secure information traveling through an email server. These tools ensure data in transit remains secure until the authorized party is identified to prevent emails from ending up in the wrong hands. Email encryption can be useful in any industry but is a requirement for others. Medical records and government data are both examples of information that must be encrypted before being shared. [Encryption key management software](https://www.g2.com/categories/encryption-key-management) **:** Encryption key management software is used to handle the administration, distribution, and storage of encryption keys.  [Sensitive data discovery software](https://www.g2.com/categories/sensitive-data-discovery) **:** Sensitive data discovery software helps businesses locate sensitive data—such as PII, PHI, PCI data, intellectual property (IP), and other important business data—stored across multiple company systems including databases and applications, as well as on user endpoints. [Data de-identification and pseudonymity software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-de-identification-and-pseudonymity) **:** De-identification and pseudonymity software replaces personal identifying data in datasets with artificial identifiers, or pseudonyms. Companies choose to de-identify or pseudonymize (also called tokenize) their data to reduce their risk of holding PII and comply with privacy and data protection laws such as the CCPA and GDPR.  [Data masking software](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-masking) **:** Data masking software, or data obfuscation software, is similar to but different from data de-identification and pseudonymity software. With data masking, sensitive data retains its actual identifying features (such as age range and zip code), but masks (or redacts, blanks, or hashes) identifying information such as name, addresses, phone numbers, and other sensitive data. It is possible to remove the data mask and reidentify the data. Data masking is often used as a way companies maintain sensitive data, but prevent misuse of data by employees or insider threats. [Digital rights management (DRM) software](https://www.g2.com/categories/digital-rights-management-drm) **:** DRM software provides users with a variety of features intended to safeguard their content and ensure it is accessed within their designated parameters. Businesses are constantly sharing files internally and externally, and many others share branded assets or host media files regularly. DRM solutions protect the content shared or hosted by businesses and ensure it’s only used in the way originally intended. DRM software can provide features like watermarking and timed expiration for shared documents, and subscription and license management for media files.  [Virtual private network (VPN) software](https://www.g2.com/categories/virtual-private-network-vpn) **:** VPNs enable users to connect to private, secure networks. Companies utilize corporate VPNs to provide their employees with secure, encrypted, and remote access to the company’s internal network. This enables employees to access applications, files, printers, and other corporate resources on the corporate network as if they were at the office. [Password manager software](https://www.g2.com/categories/password-manager) **:** Password managers store and control a user's passwords through either an encrypted vault downloaded to a user’s computer or mobile device, or digitally through browser plugins or extensions. These solutions often require multi-factor authentication prior to accessing the filevault where passwords are stored with a folder lock. Password manager solutions are often cross-platform and operate on PCs, Mac, Android, iPhone, ioS, and other devices. ### Challenges with Encryption Software **Performance** : Strong encryption requires more resources. It is important for companies to carefully weigh the strength of their encryption algorithms against the computational resources they have and the speed needed to encrypt and decrypt their data. The more secure the encryption algorithms are, the more computation power needed for them.  **Quantum computing** : An emerging threat to encryption is quantum computing. Encrypting today is generally secure because the possible combinations for the decrypting encryption keys are so vast that in practice, it is virtually impossible to guess and test that many combinations. For example, decrypting an RSA-2048 bit encryption key, which has 2^2048 distinct numbers, is estimated to take a classical computer 300 trillion years. With the vast computing power of quantum computers, however, it is theorized that cracking an RSA-2048 bit encryption key could take as little as ten seconds to a few hours. As of now, quantum computers are not available for general use in the market, so the risk in practice is low, but theoretically, it does exist. ### Which Companies Should Buy Encryption Software? All companies can benefit from safeguarding their data using encryption software, however, companies in regulated markets, such as healthcare, financial services, and those handling PII and other sensitive data should use encryption software as part of their information security practices.  ### How to Buy Encryption Software #### Requirements Gathering (RFI/RFP) for Encryption Software Companies must determine their specific encryption program's needs; what kind of data they are trying to secure—data at rest, data in transit, or data in use and what type of sensitive information, sensitive files, and other secure files do they need to protect. Buyers must have answers to the following questions when selecting encryption software for their business: - Do you have individual files, specific storage types, or networks that you are seeking to secure?  - Do you want an open-source solution?  - Do you need a free version?  - Do you prioritize encryption strength over speed?  - Do you have the right computational resources to support your encryption method?  - Do regulations in your industry recommend specific encryption algorithms?  #### Compare Encryption Software Products **Create a long list** After determining the specific business needs, buyers must create a long list of products that can meet their company’s unique requirements. G2.com’s [encryption software](https://www.g2.com/categories/encryption)page compares encryption software solutions with reviews from verified users of encryption software to assist in narrowing the product search.  **Create a short list** After reviewing the long list, businesses should narrow their choices of products that can meet the company’s unique requirements by reading reports for that category of software. G2.com’s reports for [encryption software](https://www.g2.com/categories/encryption)helps compare how users of encryption software solutions rated these products. **Conduct demos** The next step includes contacting vendors to conduct demos of their solutions. Buyers must ask them questions about their solution, how they’ve assisted other similar companies, and how they answer the list of company-specific questions regarding encryption strength, speed, medium, and so on.   #### Selection of the Best Encryption software **Choose a selection team** It is important to include day-to-day users of encryption software on the selection team. Typically, this would be an InfoSec professional, an information technology (IT) professional, or a data professional. In a regulated industry, it is important to include representatives from the team’s compliance or legal departments on the selection team, as well.  **Negotiation** The cost of encryption software can vary greatly depending on what the buyer is trying to secure, the volume of data, and any other solutions the buyer may want in conjunction with encryption software, such as sensitive data discovery.  **Final decision** Since encryption software is a data security product, the final product decision will likely be made by information security teams and data professionals, in conjunction with collaborating with business stakeholders to ensure the solution meets both the business’ security needs and the usefulness of accessing the data.