Cybersecurity

Josef Kamara, CPA, CISSP, CISA · Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 minute read

Encryption at Rest

Protection of stored data by converting it to ciphertext using encryption algorithms. AES-256 is the standard for encryption at rest, required by HIPAA, PCI DSS, and SOC 2 for sensitive data storage.

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