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GUEST ESSAY: The key differences between ‘information privacy’ vs. ‘information security’

The Last Watchdog

Information privacy and information security are two different things. Related: Tapping hidden pools of security talent Information privacy is the ability to control who (or what) can view or access information that is collected about you or your customers. They take all this private information, and then they sell it.

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Encryption Policy

Tech Republic Security

Encryption is vital for securing data, whether in transit or stored on devices. It can provide peace of mind that communications will not be intercepted and that sensitive information stored on devices can’t be exfiltrated in the event of loss or theft.

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RAID Technology and the importance of disk encryption in data security

Pen Test Partners

The wider problem The data wasn’t encrypted. Disk encryption is critical here. It converts data into a code unreadable without the proper encryption key, ensuring that even if a disk is removed or accessed by unauthorised individuals, the data remains secure. If these disks lack encryption, sensitive data might be compromised.

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Encryption & Privacy Policy and Technology

Adam Shostack

The Open Technology Institute has an Open Letter to Law Enforcement in the U.S., UK, and Australia: Weak Encryption Puts Billions of Internet Users at Risk. In closely related news, nominations for the 2020 Caspar Bowden Award for Outstanding Research in Privacy Enhancing Technologies are open. press release , letter.)

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Encryption Evolution is on the Horizon

Security Boulevard

Quantum computers are an emerging technology that will revolutionize several aspects of computational power across countless fields. One of the more concerning predictions is the likelihood that quantum computers will eventually break and expose many of the technologies we use to secure information transmissions and storage today.

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CacheWarp Attack: New Vulnerability in AMD SEV Exposes Encrypted VMs

The Hacker News

A group of academics has disclosed a new "software fault attack" on AMD's Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) technology that could be potentially exploited by threat actors to infiltrate encrypted virtual machines (VMs) and even perform privilege escalation.

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Best Encryption Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It’s been a couple of decades since data tapes delivered by trucks made encryption a standard enterprise cybersecurity practice. Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice. What is Encryption?