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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

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AES or the Advanced Encryption Standard was adopted in 2001 by the US National Institute of Standards and Testing (NIST) as the standard for symmetric encryption. In each of these cases, the cracked encryption can lead to leaked data, but the nature of the risk remains distinct.

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Bitdefender vs. McAfee: Consumer & Enterprise Endpoint Security Software Compared

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Bitdefender has been protecting millions of consumers and businesses since 2001 and is a global leader in cybersecurity. Bitdefender GravityZone Elite is a next-generation endpoint protection platform (EPP) that is enhanced with human risk analytics. Bitdefender. You can download a 30-day free trial or purchase the software for $69.99

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Types of Encryption, Methods & Use Cases

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Users can establish a symmetric key to share private messages through a secure channel, like a password manager. By 2001, the NIST dubbed it the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and officially replaced the use of DES. Symmetric encryption works much the same way — to encrypt and decrypt messages with a single, shared key.