Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Sometime around 1993 or 1994, during the first Crypto Wars, I was part of a group of cryptography experts that went to Washington to advocate for strong encryption. He didn't become a senator until 2013.) Authentication risks surrounding someone's intimate partner is a good example.). They still are.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

So, what are we doing about encryption?”. Estimates suggest over 10 billion data records have been lost or stolen globally, since 2013 – with almost 300 records lost or stolen every single second. Most alarmingly for enterprises, that risk will continue to rise– because the variety and severity of security risks will evolve.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 24, 2022

Yahoo data breach (2013). Summary: Yahoo believes that "state-sponsored actors" compromised all of their users accounts between 2013 and 2014. The New York DFS alleges that First American failed to follow its own policies, neglecting to conduct a security review or a risk assessment of the flawed computer program. and Vietnam.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 28, 2024

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is a standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a server and a client. Whenever someone asks a question about Snapchat, the answer is usually that because their traffic is encrypted we have no analytics about them. Onavo was a VPN-like research tool that Facebook acquired in 2013.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly. In 2013, Yahoo suffered one of the worst data breaches in history, exposing over 3 billion user accounts. Experts believe Yahoo was using outdated, easy-to-crack encryption, which led to the attack.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2019

Caz-bees first took shape as a cottage industry circa 2013 to 2014 in response to a cry for help from companies reeling from new Shadow IT exposures : the risk created by early-adopter employees, quite often the CEO, insisting on using the latest smartphone and Software-as-a-Services tools, without any shred of security vetting.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running. ” Mr.

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Duo's Security Blog

MARCH 31, 2025

Background on the HIPAA Security Rule The last major revision of the HIPAA Security Rule dates back to 2013 and the Omnibus HIPAA Final Rule, introduced to strengthen patient privacy and security protections. That makes deploying security controls like MFA to all users essential for reducing unauthorized access risks.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Yahoo data breach (2013). Summary: Yahoo believes that 'state-sponsored actors' compromised all of their users accounts between 2013 and 2014. The New York DFS alleges that First American failed to follow its own policies, neglected to conduct a security review or a risk assessment of the flawed compute program. Damages: $18.5

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 27, 2021

Only the customers who initiated an update between those hours are at risk. Data for certain “generic field” entries was also delivered, but Click Studios said that users who chose to encrypt that data averted the malware’s data harvesting and delivery capabilities. That attack, which resulted in an $18.5

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

Just as in my post on NatWest last month , that entry point must be as secure as possible or else everything else behind there gets put at risk. We are rapidly approaching a "secure by default" web and the green padlock is becoming the norm ( about two thirds of all browser traffic is now encrypted ).

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Security Boulevard

JULY 21, 2022

SHA-1 was officially deprecated by NIST in 2011 and its usage for digital signatures was prohibited in 2013. For businesses still using the broken SHA-1, they were facing serious risks , including: Increased possibility of a collision or man-in-the-middle attack. Post-Quantum Encryption Algorithms Announced. Related Posts.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools. M]uch of InfoSec management falls back on employee training and avoiding employee error – particularly with respect to phishing , spear phishing, and encryption lapses.”. Compliance Comes Down to Risk Management. PIPL Raises the Bar – And the Stakes.

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Adam Shostack

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Yesterday, Yahoo disclosed that attackers broke into Yahoo in 2013 and stole details on a billion accounts. They also can’t disclose my encrypted passwords, where encrypting them is a mitigation for that first-layer information disclosure threat. You must make a risk tradeoff. But: authentication is hard.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 22, 2025

In response to ongoing security threats and privacy violations, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published significant updates to the HIPAA Security Rulethe first substantial revision since 2013. Encryption of ePHI : Protecting electronic health information, even if its intercepted.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 21, 2025

IBM: Best for Advanced Encryption 13 $233.91 IBM Best for advanced encryption Headquarters: Armonk, New York Founded: 1911 Annual Revenue: $61.9 Founded: 2013 Annual Revenue: $0.5 Fortinet: Best for Network Security Perimeter Protection 15 $74.33 Cisco: Best for Integrated Network Security 16 $242.51 Visit CrowdStrike 6.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 7, 2019

Maryland has been quietly cultivating a deep reservoir of cyber-focused engineering talent, toiling at leading security vendors such as Tenable, Gemalto, Dragos, Sonatype, ForcePoint and Baltimore-based Sourcefire, which Cisco acquired in 2013 for $2.7

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Related: Uber hack shows DevOps risk. The Starwood hack appears to come in second in scale only to the 2013 Yahoo breac h, which affected as many as 3 billion accounts, while a subsequent Yahoo breach also hit 500 million accounts. The breach is rightly attracting attention of regulators in Europe and the United States.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

In the case of Target, it’s believed the malware was able to steal millions of credit and debit cards records during that fraction of a second between when the cards were swiped and before they were encrypted. It’s not worth the risk to wait and see if you’ll be next. In lots of environments, antivirus is the primary line of defense.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. These keys are available to the attacker, and the encryption can only be decrypted using a private key. How Does Ransomware Work?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2021

This verdict later came to be colloquially known as Schrems II (after Max Schrems , an activist and lawyer who initiated this legal saga following his complaints against Facebook back in 2013). One technical measure that can be put in place to help organisations is the encryption of data. Interested and want to learn more?

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

Beazley also reported that SMBs, which tend to spend less on information security, were at a higher risk of being hit by ransomware than larger firms, and that the healthcare sector was hardest hit by ransomware attacks, followed by financial institutions and professional services. Here’s a timeline of recent ransomware advances: •2013-2014.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Continuing the trend in many regions toward introducing new data protection legislation, the POPI Act was signed into law in 2013 by South African President Jacob Zuma, although it is not yet fully effective. More data, more risk. Encrypt Everything. In other words, keep reading.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. Accel Investments. AllegisCyber Investments.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2022

It provides insight into the applications and data being accessed by mobile devices to limit potential risks and to maintain corporate compliance. We evaluated the top EMM products to provide an overview of key features that organizations need so they can control mobility and limit security risks. IBM Security MaaS360.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 17, 2022

Best Cybersecurity Solutions : Overall Vendor Top Startup EDR Firewall SIEM Intrusion Detection Breach and Attack Simulation Encryption Small Business Security Email Security IAM NAC Vulnerability Management Security Awareness Training. Best Encryption Solution: Micro Focus. See our full list of Top Encryption Software.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 25, 2022

As remote desktop solutions are prevalent among IT and managed service providers (MSP), downstream clients can be at risk, as Kaseya experienced in 2021. By exploiting weak server vulnerabilities, the Iran-based hackers were able to gain access, move laterally, encrypt IT systems, and demand ransom payment. Reconnaissance.

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NopSec

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Today, we explain this category of malware: how it works, the risks it poses to your organization, and strategies for preventing an attack. Crypto-ransomware systematically encrypts files that are stored locally or on accessible network file shares, using strong cryptographic algorithms. The amount demanded differs between variants.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Screenshot from the latest forum discussion about RepWatch in 2013: The CSV files appear to have included the same set of 350 million unique emails, separated into three groups: hashed, hashed and salted, and unencrypted files. The publicly available Amazon S3 bucket contained 67 files.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

This puts customers relying on them to secure their networks at risk. 2009-2013 — Roman Seleznev — Roman Seleznev hacks into more than 500 businesses and 3,700 financial institutions in the U.S., 2013 — Credit Card Fraud Spree — In the biggest cybercrime case filed in U.S. The breach costs Sony more than $171 million.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

From 2011 to 2013, the Silk Road hosted 1.2 2013: The End of the Silk Road Authorities were able to trace the pseudonym back to Ulbricht thanks to the efforts of an IRS investigator who was working with the DEA on the Silk Road case in mid-2013. The FBI shut down the Silk Road in October 2013. billion in value.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

The solution includes cloud sandboxing technology, preventing zero-day threats, and full disk encryption capability for enhanced data protection. ESET Protect Advanced complies with data regulation thanks to full disk encryption capabilities on Windows and macOS. Founded: 2013. Get started today! Visit website. Founded: 1911.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

s external site were not recently reissued, allowing cyber attackers to have ongoing access to encrypted communications. As you can see, the financial impact of neglecting your machine identities is far too great of a risk. Top Financial Services Encryption Threats and Insight from a Former Hacker! Encryption Digest #65].

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 18, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected the first collection of encryption tools designed to withstand the assault of a future quantum computer, which might compromise the security employed to preserve privacy in the digital systems we rely on. Thales innovates in crypto-research.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 7, 2019

The group was first discovered by Symantec and TrendMicro in 2015 but evidence of its activities has been dated back to 2013. Upon reboot, the VBScript performs an HTTP GET request to fetch an encrypted stage from a dynamic DNS domain. The Gamaredon group. The payload, however, is only sent if the target is deemed of interest.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

When American store Target found a Trojan designed to steal card details on its POS (point-of-sale) systems in 2013, no one expected that the route into its secure environment was its heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) supplier, Fazio Mechanical Services. Know who your vendors are. Use a code signing service.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 8, 2021

In the third installment of our series, Protecting Industrial Control Systems Against Cyberattacks , we explore additional risk factors and vulnerabilities facing ICS SCADA systems. IT/OT Convergence a Key Risk Factor. . Attackers know the risks posed by Internet exposure, as well as by older, unpatched software.

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