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Ghost Ransomware a Persistent Global Threat to Critical Infrastructure

SecureWorld News

Ghost ransomware actors, identified as operating from China, have been targeting unpatched systems and stolen credentials to infiltrate networks, encrypt data, and demand ransom payments. Persistent exploitation of legacy systems One of the most alarming aspects of Ghost ransomware is its focus on legacy IoT and OT environments.

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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. While cryptology is thousands of years old, modern cryptography took off in the 1970s with the help of the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle and RSA encryption algorithms.

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Newly Discovered Malware Evades Detection by Hijacking Communications

eSecurity Planet

It swaps legitimate connections with encrypted channels to bypass firewall rules and evade most detection tools like EDR. Codebase Dates to 2009. They also connected it to Zala, an older piece of malware discovered in 2009 that could have been the first experiments that led to Daxin many years later. .”

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What You Should Know About Homomorphic Encryption

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Encryption is one of the tried and true security mechanisms for keeping data secure and private both on-premises and in the cloud. It allows masking data with mathematical algorithms that scramble the data so that it is unreadable without the encryption key. However, there is a weakness with traditional encryption techniques.

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RockYou2024: The Largest Password Compilation (10 Billion) Ever Leaked

SecureWorld News

The name "RockYou2024" pays homage to the infamous RockYou data breach of 2009, which exposed 32 million passwords due to insecure storage practices. Businesses must ensure that they are using robust encryption methods to store passwords and encourage end-users to adopt strong, unique passwords for their accounts.

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Top 20 Cybersecurity Companies You Need to Know in 2025

eSecurity Planet

IBM: Best for Advanced Encryption 13 $233.91 Through strategic acquisitions such as Splunk (2023), Isovalent, Lightspin, Oort, and Working Group Two, Cisco has expanded its capabilities in network detection and response (NDR), cloud security, and zero-trust architectures. Cisco: Best for Integrated Network Security 16 $242.51

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Dashlane 2024

eSecurity Planet

The company was founded in 2009, and the first software edition was released in 2012. This software uses patented security architecture with 256-bit encryption, plus built-in two factor authentication. Dashlane is a password management software that’s popular for business and personal uses alike.