Confidential Computing

Definitions

1. Hardware-based technology that protects data during processing by performing computation in a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE). Even the cloud provider's administrators cannot access the data while it's being processed. Supported by Intel SGX, AMD SEV, and ARM CCA. Addresses the 'data in use' security gap.

   In plain English: Special hardware that keeps your data secret even from the cloud provider while it's being processed.

   Example: "Run the model inference in a confidential computing enclave — not even our cloud provider can see the patient data being processed."

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• Electromagnetic Emanation
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• Aggregation Attack
• Cloud HSM
• Data Lake Security
• Firmware Security
• K-Anonymity
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