Protecting Data in Motion

Name: Protecting Data in Motion
Author: Constance Blanson

Protect your data using encryption techniques

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Hello, my name is Constance Lansen. And in these lessons, you will learn Encryption: In-Flight and At-Rest, strength of encryption systems and securing the future: account takeovers and identity theft. Let's get started. The overall goal of encryption isn't to make it impossible to decrypt the organization's data. Instead, the goal of encryption is to make it too expensive and even time-consuming for the attacker to crack the organization's network and gain access to their data. The process of encryption changes plain text data into cipher data. In this example, using password, that particular password when entered plain text, is easily recognizable and viewable. However, once that password goes through the encryption process, it is now ciphered. And this is an example of a password that has now gone from plain text, went through the encryption process and now has been ciphered. When talking about data protection, encryption methods are just one of the technologies that an organization can use to protect their data. When utilizing encryption, there are two different methods, in-flight, which looks at data from the source to its target and at-rest, which looks at encrypting the data in its protected storage. When an organization is deploying in-flight encryption methods, they are looking at making sure that that data, as it is sent from the source to the target is protected and secure from any eavesdropping. You can look at in-flight data encryption as putting your data in an armored vehicle for support. Data at-rest encryption is focused on ensuring that data is written to a secure storage that is encrypted. If that storage is encrypted, then protection is granted against unauthorized access and unauthorized reading of that data just in case that particular storage medium is stolen. When looking at at-risk encryption method, envisualize the data being stored in a vault. In-flight and at-risk encryption methods are rapidly now becoming two key components within an organization's strategy for protecting their data. Now, companies are using the cloud to move data. So data in-flight has gained a lot of momentum, given the volume of data being moved around the globe continuously throughout the day. Thanks for watching our lesson on Encryption: In-Flight and At-Rest.

Beginner Provider : Constance Blanson 3 Lessons · 8m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese

Course Description

Encryption is an indispensable tool for protecting an organization's data/information while in-flight (transit) and at rest. The simplest form of user authentication is local authentication, in which a user attempts to access a locally present system, such as a standalone office PC or ATM. The more complex case is that of the remote user, who’s connected over the Internet, via a network, or through a communications link. All these connections require the use of data encryption.

In this Cybersecurity Basics: Protecting Data in Motion course, you will learn data protection techniques to secure data while in-flight (transit) and at rest. You will also learn how to identify data encryption techniques that can be used to minimize cybersecurity network attacks.

What You'll Learn

Identify the differences between data in-flight (transit) and data-at-rest
Evaluate encryption methodologies and the strength of encryption systems
Explain data protection techniques to secure data in-flight and at rest
Identify data encryption techniques that minimize cybersecurity network attacks
Recognize how encryption applies to local and remote user authentication
Examine account takeovers and identity theft in the context of securing data

Key Takeaways

Encryption is an indispensable tool for protecting an organization's data and information both in-flight (transit) and at rest.
Local authentication is the simplest form of user authentication, where a user accesses a locally present system such as a standalone office PC or ATM.
Remote users connected over the Internet, via a network, or through a communications link require the use of data encryption.
Data encryption techniques can be used to minimize cybersecurity network attacks.
This course covers the strength of encryption systems as well as account takeovers and identity theft.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in this course?

You will learn data protection techniques to secure data while in-flight (transit) and at rest, and how to identify data encryption techniques that can be used to minimize cybersecurity network attacks. The learning objectives are to identify differences between data in-flight vs. data-at-rest, evaluate encryption methodologies, and explain data protection techniques.

What topics are covered in this course?

The course includes lessons on Encryption: In-Flight and At-Rest; Strength of Encryption Systems; and Securing the Future: Account Takeovers and Identity Theft.

What is the difference between local and remote user authentication?

Local authentication is the simplest form, in which a user attempts to access a locally present system such as a standalone office PC or ATM. The more complex case is the remote user, who is connected over the Internet, via a network, or through a communications link, and all these connections require the use of data encryption.

What skills will I gain from this course?

The course develops skills in Cyber Defense, Cyber Security, Data Encryption, Data Loss Prevention, Data Security, and Digital Security.