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Data Encryption

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.

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Employing Best Practices for Mainframe Tape Encryption
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: Encryption for mainframe tapes has rapidly ascended to the top of the list of data center requirements due to increasing disclosures by high-profile organizations regarding the loss or theft of non-encrypted tapes.
Posted: 28 Aug 2008 | Published: 28 Aug 2008
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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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Oracle Advanced Security Technical White Paper
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Oracle Advanced Security provides transparent, standards-based security that protects data on the network, on disk and on backup media.
Posted: 15 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2007
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Encryption Made Easy on the System i
sponsored by Linoma Software
WEBCAST: Learn how you can satisfy your company's security initiatives by protecting sensitive fields and backups on the IBM System i (iSeries) using strong encryption, integrated key management and auditing.
Posted: 30 Jun 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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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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Protecting the Last Link: Encryption Considerations for Desktops and Laptops
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
VIDEOCAST: This videocast explores a practical way to use and manage full-disk and removable storage encryption as part of a comprehensive approach to endpoint security.
Posted: 16 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 16 Jun 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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Mobile NAC: Protecting Network Security by Protecting Mobile Endpoints
sponsored by Fiberlink Communications
WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses a new approach to Network Access Control that overcomes both of these shortcomings of conventional NAC products.
Posted: 05 Jun 2008 | Published: 05 Jun 2008
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Maximizing your Data Security
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WEBCAST: Dell's Online Backup software service and Data Encryption Managed Service can help your customers safeguard and prevent unauthorized use of critical data.
Posted: 30 May 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Backup as a Service FAQ
sponsored by EVault Inc., a Seagate Company
PODCAST: This Podcast, featuring John Merryman, services director for recovery services with Glasshouse Technologies, breaks down these questions and more.
Posted: 29 May 2008 | Premiered: 28 May 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
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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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Dell and Compliance: Using Dell's Software-As-A-Service to Meet Compliance Requirements
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WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper examines common elements shared by regulations and looks at a strategic approach to comprehensive compliance.
Posted: 01 May 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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Solved the Privacy Problem for Legal Data Storage
sponsored by EVault Inc., a Seagate Company
WHITE PAPER: In a world of growing regulatory requirements surrounding data privacy, IT and business managers must safeguard the data in their care to the utmost of their ability.
Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 28 Apr 2008
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Using Online Backup to Ensure Health Care Data Privacy
sponsored by EVault Inc., a Seagate Company
WHITE PAPER: In a world of growing regulatory requirements surrounding data privacy, storage and IT managers must protect the data in their care at all costs. Read this white paper to learn how to ensure that data privacy is maintained in the data storage envir...
Posted: 23 Apr 2008 | Published: 23 Apr 2008
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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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Top 10 Things to Know about Data Protection
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Data protection is fast becoming part of the IT arsenal to combat data loss/theft.
Posted: 20 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
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Controlling High Fraud Risk of International Transactions iovation Reputation Services
sponsored by iovation, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Iovation has pioneered a technology for online fraud screening. This white paper examines how e-Commerce businesses can fight online fraud without turning away business based on the geographic locations of customers.
Posted: 13 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 May 2007
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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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Video Case Study - Accounting Firm Migrates for Better Storage Solutions
sponsored by EVault Inc., a Seagate Company
WEBCAST: For Dixon Hughes, a large CPA firm, having complete security over their client's data is critical. View this Webcast to learn about the solutions this firm chose to help them efficiently protect their client's information and meet compl...
Posted: 06 Mar 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Case Study - How One Law Firm Reaped the Benefits of Online Backup
sponsored by EVault Inc., a Seagate Company
CASE STUDY: Organizations are now beginning to realize that solely using tape-based backup is not cutting it anymore. Read this case study to learn how one law firm ended their tape challenges and switched to online backup to significantly improve their operat...
Posted: 03 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2006
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What Can Wireless Do for Me? - Case Study
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
CASE STUDY: Mount Vernon City School District in New York enhances education opportunities, improves communications, and more.
Posted: 22 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Full Disk Encryption - Your Best Defense against Data Breach
sponsored by Wave Systems
WEBCAST: Full disk encryption is fast becoming the data protection method of choice for organizations seeking to stay in compliance with recently enacted data protection laws. But integrating solutions for encrypting data at rest can be costly and complex. Unti...
Posted: 19 Feb 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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Protecting Your Business from Costly Data Theft: Why Hardware-Based Encryption Is the Answer
sponsored by Wave Systems
WHITE PAPER: The availability of the first fully encrypting hard drives for notebook PCs will alter how companies evaluate protection of data in the enterprise. This white paper discusses the promise of FDE hard drives and examines the key advantages of FDE for min...
Posted: 19 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2007
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Don't Let Wireless LAN Security Be the Weakest Link in Your IT Infrastructure
sponsored by Wave Systems
WHITE PAPER: The objective of this paper is to review the state of wireless network security in today's North American enterprises, detailing common attacks & the techniques used to thwart them. The cost of implementing wireless networks with inadequate...
Posted: 19 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Case Study: Salvation Army Finds Sanctuary in Whitelisting Software
sponsored by Lumension Security
CASE STUDY: Sanctuary works on a "whitelist" model, whereby only the devices and applications that are specifically authorized by the IT department are able to connect to or run on the corporate network.
Posted: 07 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Safely Enabling Use of Removable Storage Media
sponsored by Lumension Security
CASE STUDY: Shortly after witnessing the results produced by Device Scanner, Lake Forest's IT department purchased SecureWave's Sanctuary endpoint security software for all of its 300 workstations.
Posted: 07 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 May 2007
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DATA ENCRYPTION DEFINITION (continued): …  as theart of communication. In wartime, a cipher, often incorrectlycalled a "code," 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 … 
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