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CIOs: Encryption Only Part Of Data-security Solution
News Policies, processes and a "corporate ethos" of care of data are more important in securing sensitive information than using encryption technology. Encryption has been back in the spotlight following the data breach at HM Revenue & Customs that led...
[December 10, 2007, 7:49]
Encryption At Data At Rest
White Papers There are many misconceptions surrounding what database encryption is, and how it should be performed. Encryption is a complex subject where proper implementation requires a grasp of real-world applications together with the theories behind...
[March 12, 2008, 23:00]
Encryption Pioneer Expands On VoIP Plans
News On Thursday, the creator of the PGP email encryption program, took the wraps off the project at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. Initially, however, the encryption technology will be geared to software-based phones for use on...
[July 29, 2005, 9:00]
Computer Security Basics: Encryption
White Papers Encryption is an ancient form of information protection that dates back 4,000 years. Encryption has taken on new significance in the modern computer age. By changing or substituting or scrambling the order of letters and words, encryption has...
[October 10, 2007, 0:00]
Encryption, Security And The New Bank Examiner's Handbook
White Papers This white paper reviews the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's Information Security Handbook, identifying key sections of the handbook that focus on the uses of encryption to protect customer privacy in compliance with the...
[August 6, 2007, 0:00]
Encryption Key Legal Challenge?
Blog The power of the police to force people to hand over encryption keys may be possible to challenge under human rights law, according to an article on OUT-LAW.com. Security expert Richard Clayton has suggested an alternative hypothetical defence for...
[January 25, 2008, 17:08]
Encryption & The FFIEC's IT Security Handbook: Facilitating GLBA Compliance
White Papers This paper examines the objectives for information security as set forth in the Handbook, focusing on the ways in which data encryption software can help financial institutions meet specific requirements to ensure the privacy and integrity of...
[May 26, 2006, 0:00]
Encryption And Authentication For Scalable Multimedia: Current State Of The Art And Challenges
White Papers This fine granularity scalability poses great new challenges to the design of encryption and authentication systems for scalable media in Digital Rights Management (DRM) and other applications. Scalable coding is a technology that encodes a...
[May 25, 2007, 0:00]
Encryption Pioneer Enters VoIP Arena
News Phil Zimmermann hopes that his secure Net phone-calling efforts will be as successful as his Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) email encryption program. Zimmermann hopes to start a business that will sell products based on the encryption technology.
[July 27, 2005, 9:30]
Encryption Isn't Enough
Talkback While todays encryption technology might be sufficient to put up a fight not worth the trouble that might not be the case 3, 6 or 12 months from now. Why bother with encryption, self-destruction policies, security measurements, audits and what not...
[April 29, 2007, 23:27]
TechNet Webcast: Encryption And Key Management Using SQL Server 2005 (Level 200)
White Papers This webcast provides an overview of the encryption features and capabilities in Microsoft SQL Server 2005. The attendee will learn how SQL Server 2005 provides column-level encryption with key management by using built-in encryption functions...
[May 1, 2008, 0:00]
Encryption Market Is Taking Off
News The market for encryption products and solutions is taking off thanks to growing regulatory pressures on business, according to encryption vendor PGP Corporation. Currently, the EU Data Protection Directive and the UK Data Protection Act does not...
[September 29, 2006, 14:05]
Encryption Is Not Everything
Talkback Encryption's not practical for all scenarios, and quite honestly a lot of sensitive corporate data shouldn't be transferred to a laptop anyway. Encryption is one sensible precaution. Fiona, I have to agree with you over the importance of encrypting...
[February 19, 2007, 15:49]
Encryption: Critical To Our Infrastructure
White Papers This white paper provides an overview of enterprise encryption. The topics covered include an overview of enterprise encryption talking about critical infrastructure, an Overview of Homeland Security, Regulatory and Industry Initiatives, Corporate...
[November 5, 2004, 23:00]
Encryption Export Picture Remains Unclear
News That's the consensus from some IT industry-watchers on Monday's ruling by a federal judge invalidating encryption export controls on First Amendment grounds. Two bills on encryption policy are still pending and could come up for a vote within weeks.
[August 27, 1997, 10:04]
Encryption Flaws Present No Immediate Security Risk
White Papers On 17 August 2004, speakers at the Crypto 2004 conference in Santa Barbara, California, stated that they have found potential indications of vulnerabilities in Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1), a hash algorithm widely used in encryption programs such...
[July 5, 2005, 0:00]
Encryption U-turn Slammed As Naive And Foolish
News The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) revealed proposals that will allow the authorities "to gain legal access" to encryption keys "or other information protecting the secrecy of stored or transmitted information.
[April 28, 1998, 15:05]
Encryption Tool Gives Privacy Buffs New Image
News Online activist group Hacktivismo is to release an encryption tool that disguises information in images as an antidote to Internet censorship. Called Camera/Shy, the stealth tool disguises Web content in GIF files using a 256-bit strength...
[July 8, 2002, 8:32]
A Year Ago: Encryption U-turn Slammed As Naive And Foolish
News The government's plan for encryption policy, unveiled yesterday, has been condemned as a naive and foolish U-turn reminiscent of a similar Internet security fiasco in the US. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) revealed proposals that will...
[April 28, 1999, 7:03]
1024-bit Encryption Claims A First...
News The system uses 1024-bit encryption and runs on Java. Using a patent-pending process it calls "public key cryptosystem" Hushmail claims its system is the ultimate in security with absolutely no-one but sender and recipient able to read emails.
[May 28, 1999, 15:21]
