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• n  the activity of converting data or information into code

• The chip combines a powerful encryption algorithm with a "back door" -- the cryptographic equivalent of the master key that opens schoolchildren's padlocks when they forget their .
• To most private citizens of a certain age, encryption is a term of espionage, redolent of secretly coded messages sent by agents from behind enemy lines.
• Today, IDC analyst Charles Kolodgy says, encryption is the "plankton" of the Internet: ubiquitous, almost invisible and indispensable.

• encoding

News & Articles

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• Spy-proof enterprise encryption is possible, but daunting
  Data encryption could help enterprises protect their sensitive information against mass surveillance by governments, as well as guard against unauthorized access by ill-intended third parties, but the correct implementation and use of data encryption technologies is not an easy task, according to security experts.        
  June 14, 2013 - TechWorld
• Encryption: The cost of NSA-proofing your life
  Encryption software is tricky, time consuming and, with the Web sites you love most, unworkable.
  June 13, 2013 - Washington Post
• Online Tech's Three-Part Encryption Webinar Series Begins Tuesday
  Encryption is as old as communication itself, dating back to Egyptian stone carvings in 1900 BC. It's probably about time to fully understand the concept of converting data so it cannot be understood by ...
  June 10, 2013 - Marketwired via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Patsy McGlone in guardian.co.uk
  The letter leaked to McGlone said: "This method of sending this type of data has been used without incident for many years. Due to the nature of the data on the discs, encryption was not used. The two agencies routinely deal with such 'safety...
• Bob Carr in MarketWatch (press release)
  Data security is mission critical in today's world,Carr concluded. "That's why Heartland is taking a leadership role in making end-to-end encryption available and easy to implement for merchants large and small. While not a silver bullet,...
• St Brendan in 1888 Press Release (press release)
  Hitachi is a leader in data protection. In fact, we've been providing Bulk Data Encryption as an optional feature on our popular Travelstar mobile hard drives for four generations,said Brendan Collins, vice president, Product Marketing,...