UK legal firmBrowne
Jacobsonis toencrypt all e-mailsto ensure secure
communications.
The firm recognised the need to increase the security of its
messaging systems after a review of its existing security
strategy.
The review was conducted in the light of
Ponemon Institute research showing 70% of UK organisations
suffered a data breach in the past year.
The firm was further prompted by clients' policies requiring the
secure transmission of sensitive information to third parties.
Peter Birley, IT director at Browne Jacobson, said the
Universal Gateway E-mail system from PGP will enable the firm
to comply with all client and regulatory requirements as well as
the ISO 27001 standard for security management.
The system, chosen for PGP's experience in the legal sector,
will enable Brown Jacobson to secure communications with clients
using gateway-to-gateway encryption, Peter Birley said.
The firm can secure e-mail communication with large groups of
customers, partners, experts and witnesses using clientless e-mail
encryption provided by PGP's Universal Web Messenger software.
The firm plans to extend the system across other
applications.
"We see our work with PGP as an investment not just in our
communications strategy, but also in our overall IT security
infrastructure, said Birley.