Title: Data Encryption Standard Effective Date: 2019 Responsible Office: Information Technology Last Updated: Under Review Encryption, when combined with appropriate access controls, is an important ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is proposing that the Data Encryption Standard (DES), a popular encryption algorithm, lose its certification for use in software products ...

Drive manufacturers will be able to choose between 128-bit and 256-bit AES encryption, which should prove adequate to protect the drive's data even in situations where a TPM module is unavailable.