Evaluating Symmetric Encryption: Performance and Security Considerations for Enterprise Data Protection

Abstract: In the digital domain enterprise data is fundamental to business operations, customer experiences, and decision making. As organizations and user data grow, enterprise focus on the data and data became key elements in the business operations and decisions. The need for data security in the enterprise and criticality of the data is very high in general.

In the world of data, security is a key aspect and security enterprise data is vital, many organizations lost credibility due to data breaches, so protecting enterprise data is key for running successful business and it’s critical for the organizations.

This paper studies various Symmetrical Encryption methods, with the primary objective being the identification of a suitable algorithm for encrypting text files of specific sizes. The experiments for each algorithm involve encrypting text files of various sizes and the paper aims to determine the time duration required for each algorithm to encrypt or decrypt text files of varying sizes and captures the performance considerations for the data encryption.

This paper serves as a practical guide for database administrators (DBAs), IT leaders, and system architects (SREs) attempting to enhance database reliability and availability in multi-cloud environments. By applying the concepts and best practices presented, organizations can design stronger and high-performing systems that ensure secure data access for enterprises.

Purpose: This white paper provides a detailed comparative study guide for organizations wanting to improve data security and using the industry best encryption technique for storing the data and transmitting the data.

Significance: In the world where data has constant threats and ever changing security landscape, understanding and implementing the best practices for the data security and implementing the right algorithms for the data security is highly significant.

Methods - This white paper utilizes a combination of literature review, comparative study of various encryption techniques and these procedures are used to examine performance and security the data encryption methods The observations and best practices presented are derived from these analyses to assist organizations in improving and upgrading the security practices for the data storage.

Keywords: Data, Database, encryption, AES, DES, performance, rest, storage, security, enterprise, Crypto, RC2, TDE.