encryption
RSS encryptionComputer Security Basics: Encryption
White Paper 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... [10 Oct 2007]
Encryption Methods for Protecting Data
White Paper Encryption is a tool that may be used in a centralized data pool in a tape environment. It is not a panacea; improper implementation and use of data encryption may only provide an illusion of security. [14 Feb 2009]
Encryption: is it a load of &*^%&^&^$%?
News Encryption technology has come under fire from proponents of rival socket layer technology, who claim it will always be vulnerable to hackers. Encryption has been traditionally seen as the most secure... [28 Nov 2001]
Encryption Best Practices: Protecting Backed Up Data
White Paper Encrypting backed up data is increasingly becoming a priority, and developing procedures to easily manage encryption helps reinforce the data's security. The encryption types most commonly used, for... [18 Nov 2008]
Encryption Facility R2 for z/OS Performance
White Paper IBM Encryption Facility for z/OS exploits the existing strengths of the mainframe and the IBM z/OS operating system. It is a host-based facility that leverages existing centralized key management in z/OS and the hardware... [31 Oct 2007]
Cheat Sheet: Encryption
Cheat Sheet Encryption? One set of cyber criminals have used encryption within so-called 'ransomware Trojans' which infect a PC, encrypt some data and then display an alert telling the victim to send money to get... [28 Nov 2007]
Encryption Facility for z/OS - Performance and Sizing
White Paper This paper will discuss the factors that may affect performance of the Encryption Facility for z/OS tool, and provide assistance in estimating resource requirements. The document covers both the... [30 Apr 2008]
Encryption guru takes a stand
News Internet legend, Phil Zimmermann has launched a one-man crusade against the US government's tough encryption export laws. Zimmermann, who brought encryption technology to the masses when he founded PGP... [02 Jun 1999]
Encryption chief praises power of the Net
News In an interview with Silicon.com, the founder of encryption software development company, Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) played down growing media fears that the Net encourages terrorism by giving potential criminals access... [11 May 1999]
Encryption White Paper
White Paper The algorithm defines which encryption method is used, while the key cites a specific instance of the algorithm. To scramble plaintext (original data) into ciphertext (the encrypted version) you need an algorithm and a key. [25 Feb 2004]
Encryption Key Search Using Java-Based ALiCE Grid
White Paper Encryption Key Search is a compute-intensive operation that consists of a brute-force search of a particular key in a given key space. Sequential execution time for a 56-bit encryption key search is... [25 Jun 2009]
Encryption and Law Enforcement
White Paper Developments in encryption technology, products and services carry significant benefits in increasing consumers’ levels of trust in the Internet, and particularly in e-commerce. This report considers the Government’s... [25 Feb 2004]
MIDP Application Security 4: Encryption in MIDP
White Paper This paper shows how encryption protects data from eavesdroppers, then presents a complete example that shows how to use the Bouncy Castle Cryptography APIs to encrypt messages sent between two MIDP devices. [07 Nov 2007]
Encryption Procurement: - Setting a Standard
White Paper Best practices for encryption procurement: What should be considered to achieve an enterprise encryption solution? Enterprise Encryption RFP Step-by-Step: What needs to be considered in... [05 Nov 2007]
Encryption guru joins Hushmail
News Cryptography guru Philip Zimmermann claims users have been slow to use encryption software because of its complexity, but believes the widespread use of services such as his latest venture - Hushmail - is only a short... [27 Feb 2001]
