MACsec is a secure communication method based on 802.1AE and 802.1X for local area networks (LANs). It provides identity authentication, data encryption, integrity check, and replay protection to protect Ethernet frames and prevent devices from processin
While MACsec encryption is optional, integrity is an integral part of MACsec. The ICV is used to authenticate all of the Ethernet frames before the CRC fields. This ensures that any tampering with the frame will be detected. The Packet Number (PN) can be used by the receiver to see if ...
Resilience is clearly the name of the game. Overall, cloud sovereignty is a relatively new concept; organizations are only just starting to understand all the implications it will have on their cloud strategies. Implementing a sovereign cloud means coming to grips with new IT requirements for infra...
To understand what a sovereign cloud can do, imagine you run a company that does business in the European Union (EU). The EU is an ideal test case because not only does it have overall requirements but so too do each of its member nations. Therefore, every organization charged with mainta...
The latter term, however, is a bit of a misnomer. In many cases, sovereignty compliance requirements go beyond the storage of database tables. All the computers that process regulated data may be required to be within a geography, along with all the networks, data flows, backups, and disas...
Does an organization merely need to ensure that personally identifiable information (PII) is properly encrypted and stored within national boundaries, or does regulatory compliance extend to the servers housing a document repository, the control systems, and the citizenship and security clearances of all...