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Data Encryption

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ALSO CALLED: File Encryption, Electronic Security, Database Encryption, Data-encryption, Data Encription, Data Base Encryption, Encryption, and Encryption Security
DEFINITION: Encryption is the conversion of datainto a form, called a ciphertext, that cannot be easilyunderstood by unauthorized people. Decryption is theprocess of converting encrypted data back into its original form,so it can be understood.

The use of encryption/decryption is as old as theart of communication. In wartime, a cipher, often incorrectlycalled a "code,"  … 
Definition continues below.

Recent Vendor Reports on Data Encryption
Oracle Database 11g: Transparent Solutions for Security and Compliance
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: With Oracle Database 11g powerful privileged, organizations can deploy reliable data security solutions that do not require any changes to existing applications, minimizing the costs associated with regulatory compliance.
Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Configuration Management | Data Auditing | Data Encryption | Database Management | Hardware | Identity Theft | Oracle (Product) | Regulatory Compliance
ITCentrix Report: An IT View of Services-Oriented Storage
sponsored by Hitachi Data Systems
WHITE PAPER: Services-oriented storage has the potential to evolve the relationship between storage administrators and business lines from one that today focuses on storage as an impediment to one that emphasizes storage as an enabler of application optimization.
Posted: 16 Dec 2008 | Published: 16 Dec 2008
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TOPICS:  Business Processes | CRM | Data Classification | Data Encryption | Productivity | Storage Management | Storage Systems
SQL Server 2008: What to Expect
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 has many great new features that will allow you to develop higher performing, more scalable next-generation applications using more than just relational data.
Posted: 10 Dec 2008 | Published: 10 Dec 2008
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TOPICS:  Backups | Data Encryption | Database Management | Databases | Enterprise | SQL Server
Business Guide to Compliance: Plan Now for Managing Electronic Data & Avoid Tomorrow's Legal Risks
sponsored by Google
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how to meet compliance regulations and protect your company's data while utilizing electronic data systems to meet business objectives.
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Published: 14 Nov 2008
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TOPICS:  Best Practices | Data Encryption | Electronic Discovery | Email Filtering | Email Management | Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act | HIPAA Compliance | Records Management | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | Storage Security
Efficient SAN Based Tape Encryption with Curtis Preston
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WEBCAST: Watch this webcast for expert tips on securing your SAN environment and meeting government regulations. Learn about a technique that transparently encrypts data inside the storage environment without slowing or disrupting business critical applications.
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Data Center Management | Data Encryption | Data Encryption Software | Network Security | Regulatory Compliance | SAN | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Security
eBook: Software as a Service: What You Should Consider When Moving to SaaS
sponsored by SearchSecurity.com
EBOOK: Check out this expert eBook and learn about the current trends in the SaaS market and find out how these services can help your company thrive in today's difficult economy.
Posted: 13 Nov 2008 | Published: 13 Nov 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Anti-Spam Software | Application Security | Authentication | Data Encryption | Email Security | Malware | Network Security | Penetration Testing | Software as a Service | Vulnerability Management
Sun StorageTek T10000B Tape Drive
sponsored by Sun StorageTek
DATA SHEET: Read this paper to learn how the Sun StorageTek T10000B enterprise tape drive blends highest capacity, reliability, performance, and data security to support demanding, 24x7 datacenter operations.
Posted: 04 Nov 2008 | Published: 04 Nov 2008
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TOPICS:  Data Centers | Data Encryption | Data Management | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Productivity | Tape Drives | TCO
Expert eBook: Encryption: Properly Securing Your Valuable Data
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
WHITE PAPER: Check out this expert eBook and learn about best practices and techniques for protecting your company's data with encryption technology.
Posted: 28 Oct 2008 | Published: 28 Oct 2008
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TOPICS:  Data at Rest | Data Encryption | Data Encryption Software | Database Security | Information Security | Intrusion Detection Systems | Intrusion Prevention Systems | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard Compliance
eGuide: Expert Tips for Deploying Secure Messaging Technologies
sponsored by Microsoft
WHITE PAPER: This eGuide discusses the critical importance of securing these messaging systems and looks at various methods for protecting the information that is transmitted via these technologies.
Posted: 24 Oct 2008 | Published: 22 Oct 2008
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TOPICS:  Authentication | Data Encryption | Email | HTTP | Instant Messaging | Security
Ensure Data Protection with Sun StorageTek T10000B Tape Drives
sponsored by Sun StorageTek
VIDEOCAST: Learn how Sun StorageTek T-series tape drives use a Crypto-Key Management System to encrypt data, and how Volsafe technology helps your business meet electronic, regulatory, and legal requirements.
Posted: 24 Oct 2008 | Premiered: 23 Oct 2008
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TOPICS:  Data Encryption | Information Security | Regulatory Compliance | Risk Management | Storage Appliances | Storage Management | Storage Security | Tape Drives
Securing Data Stored on Tape with Encryption: How to Choose the Right Encryption Key Management Solution
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Q-EKM software, is designed to generate and communicate encryption keys and it is a proven, easy-to-use, library-managed encryption solution designed to protect sensitive data throughout the enterprise.
Posted: 23 Oct 2008 | Published: 23 Oct 2008
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TOPICS:  Data Encryption | Data Management | Data Security | Regulatory Compliance | Storage Infrastructure | Tape Libraries
Mitigating the Risk of Encryption Related Data Loss
sponsored by CREDANT Technologies
WEBCAST: Check out this webcast and learn how your company can integrate data encryption tools to effectively secure information and find out ways to reduce the chances of encryption-related data loss.
Posted: 20 Oct 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Data Encryption | Data Encryption Software | Handheld Devices | Risk Assessment | Risk Management | Wireless Security
Gotta Have It: Encryption No Longer an Optional Technology
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: Unravel the ins and outs of how your organization should deploy encryption.
Posted: 14 Oct 2008 | Published: 01 Oct 2008
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TOPICS:  Data Encryption | Encryption Standards | Information Security | Security Best Practices | Security Infrastructure | Security Management | Storage Security
Stopping data leakage: Exploiting your existing security investment
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper gives practical guidance on how to use current investments in IT security technologies at the gateway and endpoint to support a high-profile acceptable use policy for data leakage prevention, and describes where new investments should be made.
Posted: 01 Oct 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2008
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TOPICS:  Data Auditing | Data Encryption | Data Quality | Data Recovery | Email Threats | Malware | Network Security | Security Software
Ponemon Study: 2007 Cost of a Data Breach
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This survey explains the actual costs incurred by 35 U.S. organizations that lost confidential information and had a regulatory requirement to publicly notify affected individuals.
Posted: 24 Sep 2008 | Published: 24 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Data Encryption | Data Security | Financial Services | IT Managers | ROI | Training
Defining Your Corporate Mobile Policies
sponsored by BlackBerry
WHITE PAPER: It's important that corporate mobile policies cover everything from what types of devices will be available to users, to how and when they can use them Read this e-guide to learn more about developing appropriate mobile policies for your organization
Posted: 22 Sep 2008 | Published: 18 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Encryption | Hackers | Information Security | Mobile Device Management | Mobile Device Management Software | Mobile Workers | Network Security | Regulatory Compliance | Security Policies | Virtual Offices
Protecting Your Data: A Guide to Reducing the Risk of Costly Data Breaches
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
WHITE PAPER: This White Paper describes how Iron Mountain's DataDefense™ and Connected® Backup/PC data protection solutions can be utilized to create total security solution in accordance with Iron Mountain's "Three Pillars" of data protection.
Posted: 19 Sep 2008 | Published: 19 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Encryption | Endpoint Security | Records Management | Security Policies | Security Software | Security Threats
Enterprise Password Management: A Guide to Best Practices
sponsored by RoboForm Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Passwords are an essential security technique. This white paper reviews best practices to password management and provides contrast methods of dealing with Enterprise Single Sign-On (ESSO) and describes an alternative approach to ESSO.
Posted: 18 Sep 2008 | Published: 18 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Access Control Software | Data Encryption | Enterprise Resource Management | Identity Management | Password Management | Password Management Software | Security Threats | SSO
Best Practices for Successfully Deploying and Managing Data Encryption on Laptops
sponsored by Fiberlink Communications
WHITE PAPER: Data encryption is the best available technology to prevent the loss of confidential data when laptops and mobile devices are lost or stolen.
Posted: 15 Sep 2008 | Published: 15 Mar 2008
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TOPICS:  Best Practices | Business Intelligence | Data Encryption | Regulatory Compliance | Security Policies | Software Configuration Management
Protecting Personal Data in Sybase Adaptive Server® Enterprise
sponsored by Sybase, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: To protect data on media such as disks and backup tapes, the strongest solution today is to encrypt data prior to putting it on the media. Sybase ASE's encryption option provides several distinct advantages for this.
Posted: 12 Sep 2008 | Published: 12 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Business Intelligence | Data Encryption | Databases | ERP | Tape Backups
Online Publisher Relies on Sybase Encryption for Database Security
sponsored by Sybase, Inc.
CASE STUDY: This case study features Phoenix Newspapers, who first implemented the Sybase ASE Encryption Option in a test environment and garnered impressive results with no problems.
Posted: 12 Sep 2008 | Published: 12 Sep 2008
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TOPICS:  Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Encryption | Data Encryption Software | Regulatory Compliance
Regulatory Compliance: How Digital Data Protection Helps
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
WHITE PAPER: This white paper presents vital information about the regulatory requirements that enterprises must satisfy and how digital data protection helps enterprises satisfy these requirements.
Posted: 15 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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TOPICS:  Data Encryption | Data Security | HIPAA | Internal Controls | Payment Card Industry | Regulatory Compliance | Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | Vulnerability Management
z/OS Tape Encryption Security & Compliance Series: Identity, Access and Encryption
sponsored by CA
WEBCAST: Listen to this webcast to learn how your company can quickly and efficiently comply with recent security breach notification legislation, review implementation experiences from early adopters of this new technology, and have a plan of action yo...
Posted: 17 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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TOPICS:  Access Control | Application Life-Cycle Management | Business Intelligence | Data Encryption | Encryption Standards | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance | Tape Drives
The Many Faces of Single Sign On
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER: Single sign-on is an example of something that everybody wants, but nobody ever really totally achieves.
Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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TOPICS:  Data Encryption | Help Desks | Passwords | Security | User Authentication | Web Access | Wi-Fi
Layer8: Data Leak Fatigue
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: Based on media coverage, an outside observer would conclude that the rate of data leakage has suddenly increased dramatically, putting individuals at huge risk of identity theft.
Posted: 13 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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TOPICS:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Encryption
Encrypt Them All
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: Name your target: the laptop storing your company's trade secrets or the laptop containing proprietary partner and customer data, and your company's financial information
Posted: 09 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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TOPICS:  Data Encryption | Laptop Computers | Storage Security
 
DATA ENCRYPTION DEFINITION (continued): …  can be employed to keep the enemy fromobtaining the contents of transmissions. (Technically, a codeis a means of representing a signal without the intent of keepingit secret; examples are Morse code and ASCII.) Simple ciphersinclude the substitution of letters for numbers, the rotation ofletters in the alphabet, and the "scrambling" of voicesignals by inverting the sideband frequencies. More complexciphers work according to sophisticated computer algorithms thatrearrange the data bits in digital signals.

In order to easily … 
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