IBM's new mainframe keeps everything encrypted, all the time
https://www.engadget.com/2017/07/17/ibm-z-automatically-encrypts-all-data/
IBM thinks it has a simple solution: encrypt absolutely
everything. Its latest Z mainframe system now has enough
power to automatically encrypt all the data associated with an
app or service, whether it's in transit or sitting idle in a
database. According to IBM, conventional systems based on x86
processors only encrypt "limited slices" of information, while
the new Z has enough power (18 times more, in fact) to lock
everything down as a matter of course. The new platform can
also "self-destruct" encryption keys the moment there's any
tampering, and quickly encrypts the programming interfaces
that tie apps and services together. And the Z is faster
overall, regardless of the task at hand: there's three times
the memory (a hefty 32TB), three times faster input/output and
much lower lag when talking to a storage area network. The
hardware should juggle many more transactions (like purchases
at an online store) even as it boosts their overall security.
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