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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,"  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on Data Encryption
The Many Faces of Sign On
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 16 May 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: Single sign-on is an example of something that everybody wants, but nobody ever really totally achieves.

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Archiving and Encryption
sponsored by Overland Storage
VIDEOCAST:   Posted: 15 May 2008 | When: 23 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This expert Videocast provides an insightful Q&A session with storage expert W. Curtis Preston. View this presentation to hear Curtis explain what archives are, how they differ from backups and the intricacies of data encryption.

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Best Practices for securing PDAs from data loss, infections, and attacks
sponsored by Trend Micro, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 02 May 2008 | Published: 01 Nov 2007
SUMMARY: With the included OfficeScan™ Client/Server Edition 8.0 console, IT managers can save resources by managing security for smartphones, PDAs, desktops, servers, laptops or any combination of these devices.

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When Encryption isn't enough: Stopping data leaks where they start
sponsored by Trend Micro, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 02 May 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: It seems as though every week there are several highly publicized and embarrassing disclosures and reports of breaches of private information such as customer records, employee records, and intellectual property.

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Dell and Compliance: Using Dell's Software-As-A-Service to Meet Compliance Requirements
sponsored by Dell, Inc
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 01 May 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: This whitepaper examines common elements shared by regulations and looks at a strategic approach to comprehensive compliance.

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Solved the Privacy Problem for Legal Data Storage
sponsored by EVault, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 28 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: 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.

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Advanced SAN School Lesson Three: SAN Management and Security
sponsored by SearchStorage.com
PODCAST:   Posted: 25 Apr 2008 | Premiered: 25 Apr 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
SUMMARY: In this Podcast, expert Stephen Foskett, Director of Data Practice for Contoural explains what the options are for management tools. He'll dissect array management, change management, virtualization and more to help you manage your environment.

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Using Online Backup to Ensure Health Care Data Privacy
sponsored by EVault, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 23 Apr 2008 | Published: 23 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: 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...

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Layer8: Data Leak Fatigue
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE:   Posted: 13 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: 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.

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CA ARCserve Backup r12 - Security
sponsored by CA
PRODUCT LITERATURE:   Posted: 07 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: CA ARCserve® Backup r12 provides several levels of security to ensure that your backup data is only accessible to employees who are responsible for backup operations.

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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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