The key used for these kinds of symmetric encryption is called as File Encryption Key (or FEK). This FEK is in return encrypted with a public or a private key algorithm like RSA and stored with the ...

Multicloud security firm Fortanix Inc. today announced the addition of file system encryption to its Fortanix Data Security Manager to bolster full-stack data security. The new File System Encryption ...

Not long ago, I made the case that for most users file-level encryption is adequately secure and much higher-performing than full-disk encryption. I received a lot less pushback than anticipated for ...

A new ransomware strain is implementing a troubling but so far relatively rarely used technique to encrypt data in a target environment. Instead of encrypting files on endpoint systems like most ...

Like with any industry, the information security industry, more commonly referred to as “cybersecurity,” for all its raging debates, has rallied around a small corpus of best practices. One of the ...

An end-to-end strategy must factor in all the ways the data can be input and output, as well as how it’s stored Here’s a sobering prediction: One-third of all adults in the United States will have ...

When deploying Active Directory, it’s imperative that you first plan and design the rollout of the base operating system, also seen as NOS, or network operating system. Active Directory, if planned ...

Portable SSD encryption protects sensitive data through hardware-level security, authentication, and automatic locking. It ensures files remain unreadable even if devices are lost, stolen, or ...

We live in the age of ransomware. This persistent threat remains top of mind for CEOs, their boards, CIOs, CISOs and everyone in the line of fire in IT. Yet we still get so much wrong about ransomware ...

The paging file, also referred to as “Page File” and “Virtual Memory,” is essential for the system to manage memory efficiently. It removes infrequently accessed modified data from physical memory, ...