Confidential Computing is a leading-edge security technology that encrypts sensitive data in use in a public cloud, private cloud or on-premises. It completes the data security triangle since data at rest (in storage) and in transit (across networks) is routinely encrypted.
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Learn more about the important characteristics of Privacy-enhancing technologies and how they differ from Confidential Computing.
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Link: https://profian.com/white-paper/pets-and-confidential-computing-compared/
Learn why WebAssembly is a popular way to run applications and is emerging as an alternative to containers.
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Link: https://profian.com/white-paper/enhancing-webassembly-security-with-enarx-and-profian-assure/
Confidential VMs are aimed at “lift and shift” legacy workloads and thus harder to manage. Learn why this makes them difficult to attest and why that matters.
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Link: https://profian.com/white-paper/what-are-confidential-vms/
Every time an application runs on any platform – from the largest mainframe to the smallest IoT device – it executes code as on physical hardware. Given that not all applications, nor all users, are friendly in all...
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Link: https://profian.com/white-paper/white-paper-the-3-types-of-runtime-security-isolation/
Confidential Computing is encrypting data in use within a secure hardware environment. It completes the data security triangle since data at rest (in storage) and in transit (across networks) are routinely encrypted. Learn how today’s modern data centers are built on the latest hardware which provides isolated “mini-vaults” inside each CPU.
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Link: https://profian.com/white-paper/white-paper-whats-confidential-computing/
Title: Modern Community Management: A lesson through acronym
Author: Jen Wike Huger
Date: November 2, 2022
Learning how to start and run open source community programs starts with m-a-i-n-t-a-i-n-e-r-s. In this talk, find out what each letter in this acronym means for you, whether you’re interested in the field, just getting started in your new role, or a season community manager looking for some new tips!
Source: All Things Open 2022
Title: Unlocking the Cloud with Confidential Computing
Author: Nathaniel McCallum
Date: November 1, 2022
CPUs (and even GPUs) which support Confidential Computing are rapidly making inroads into the Cloud, unlocking the Cloud to organizations from sectors like healthcare and finance, who require greater assurances that their sensitive code and data are protected, and who have so far been unable to benefit from the Cloud’s many advantages.
In this session, we’ll define Confidential Computing, explain how process-based and VM-based TEEs (Trusted Execution Environments) differ, describe the importance of attestation, and explore existing and upcoming CPUs (and GPUs) that support Confidential Computing: from Intel’s SGX2 and TDX, AMD’s SEV-SNP, IBM’s PEF, Arm’s Realms, RISC-V’s Sanctum, to NVIDIA’s A100.
We’ll use Enarx, an open source project which is part of the Linux Foundation, to illustrate how Confidential Computing works, and we’ll showcase some examples to demonstrate why Confidential Computing is key to unlocking the Cloud’s true potential.
Source: All Things Open 2022
Link: https://2022.allthingsopen.org/sessions/unlocking-the-cloud-with-confidential-computing/
Every time an application runs on any platform – from the largest mainframe to the smallest IoT device – it executes code as on physical hardware. Given that not all applications, nor all users, are friendly in all cases (and applications that are friendly may be badly written or compromised), there is a need to isolate them from each other and from the host system. Learn how Confidential Computing provides protection from the host on which an application is running.
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Link: https://profian.com/white-paper/white-paper-managing-insider-risk-with-confidential-computing/
The CNCF is a giant in the tech and computing community, and we’re honored to be a member. At the Silver level, we have the opportunity to participate and be supported in a variety of ways.
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