SSL: The handshake that requires scrutiny

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)-encrypted communications constitute a significant and growing percentage of the traffic in the enterprise LAN and WAN.

However, as many IT managers are aware, the privacy benefits provided by SSL can be overshadowed by the vulnerabilities encryption brings to the enterprise network.

While SSL encryption provides privacy and protection to both corporate and individual user information, the lack of visibility into network traffic flows that it brings can also make it difficult for network administrators to enforce corporate acceptable-use policies.

Additionally, SSL prevents IT organisations from ensuring that threats such as viruses, spam and malware are stopped before they reach enterprise resources.

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