The Network Security. Org

Data encryption is an important element of an organization’s response to security threats and regulatory mandates. What many organizations are finding is that while encryption is not difficult to achieve, managing the associated encryption keys across their lifecycle quickly becomes a problem that creates a new set of security vulnerabilities and risks making important data [...]

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Last month the TrueCrypt Foundation released TrueCrypt 5.0, which finally introduces a Linux GUI for the cross-platform encryption application. TrueCrypt 5.0’s numerous other enhancements include a Mac OS X port, XTS operation mode, the ability to encrypt a system partition or drive under Windows, and the addition of the SHA-512 hash algorithm.

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In today’s world the protection of sensitive data is one of the most critical concerns for organizations and their customers. This, coupled with growing regulatory pressures, is forcing businesses to protect the integrity, privacy and security of critical information. As a result cryptography is emerging as the foundation for enterprise data security and compliance, and [...]

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The use of data encryption could make organizations vulnerable to new risks and threats, a panel of security experts warned. Many organizations are encrypting their stored data to relieve concerns over data theft or loss - for example, U.S. mandatory disclosure laws on data breaches do not apply to encrypted data.

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Telnet has been eclipsed by two feature-laden Secure Shell protocols. But which one is best? Many network administrators have stopped using Telnet for switch management in favor of the more secure Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. But there are two versions of SSH.

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