Data encryption demystified: Security School

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Data encryption demystified

Five years ago, security professionals needed a deep understanding of cryptography to make encryption work. Today, thanks to advancements in "practical" cryptography, data encryption is more user-friendly, and easier to implement and manage across multiple applications. Still, there are many security considerations when it comes to data encryption, including what to encrypt, which type of encryption to use, how to manage keys, how to balance data security and data availability, how encrypted data is accessed across multiple applications, and much more. This lesson will "demystify" the complexity around encryption and provide security managers with a practical deployment roadmap.

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    Tip -  Before businesses safeguard mission-critical data, they must know how to conduct data classification processes. Even though it is time-consuming and involves many steps, as Tom Bowers writes, data classification makes it easier to figure out where an...

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    Tip -  Rich Mogull of Securosis explains why partners need to live up their name and team up with customers on encryption implemenation and integration.

  • Quiz: Demystifying data encryption

    Quiz -  A five-question multiple-choice quiz to test your understanding of the data encryption content presented by expert Tom Bowers in this lesson of SearchSecurity.com's Data Protection Security School.

  • Fact or fiction: Pros and cons of database encryption

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  • Video: Data encryption techniques and methods for protecting data

    Video -  In this screencast, which is a part of our SearchSecurity.com Data Protection Security School lesson, you will about the different data encryption techniques and methods for protecting data as well as how to implement data encryption at your enterprise...