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Data in transit, rest, and use

Data in transit, rest, and use

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Data in transit, rest, and use

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- Cryptography with data at rest. Common example would be FDE, full disk encryption, where you encrypt the entire, usually solid state drive, making sure that all the data stored in the disk is protected. You can use Windows BitLocker, maybe FileVault for macOS. There's file-level encryption, where you encrypt individual files or folders or directories. This is flexible in protecting specific data. Examples would be EFS, Encrypting File System, for Windows. Database encryption, where you encrypt data stored in databases. For example, transparent data encryption, TDE, which is a common method used in Microsoft SQL or Oracle. Hardware-based encryption, using the aforementioned hardware security modules, or SCDs, self-encrypting drives, to provide robust encryption at the hardware level. Another example is cloud storage encryption, where you encrypt data stored in cloud services, making sure the data remains secure even when stored off-premises. Many cloud providers offer built-in…

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