Schneier on Security

MARCH 15, 2019

An article I co-wrote -- my first law journal article -- was cited by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court -- the state supreme court -- in a case on compelled decryption. See generally, Kerr & Schneier, Encryption Workarounds, 106 Geo. 989, 990, 994, 998 (2018). See Kerr & Schneier, supra at 995.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 26, 2023

The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), an organization that standardizes technologies across the industry, first created TETRA in 1995. Looks like the encryption algorithm was intentionally weakened by intelligence agencies to facilitate easy eavesdropping. Another news article.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The elephant in the (server) room We've all seen the headlines: AI is taking over, deepfakes are fooling the masses, quantum computing will break encryption! Getting back to the article, let's first break down the findings, the implications, and why it's time for a revolution in how we think about security. So what do we do?

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

It’s known as “intermittent encryption” and researchers from Sophos recently discovered Lockfile encrypts alternate bundles of 16 bytes in a document to stay hidden. This novel approach helps the ransomware to avoid triggering a red flag because the new encryption method looks statistically very similar to the unencrypted original.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 5, 2022

Virtually all major technology companies serving large numbers of users online have departments that routinely review and process such requests, which are typically granted as long as the proper documents are provided and the request appears to come from an email address connected to an actual police department domain name.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 6, 2021

Ransomware comes in multiple flavors – sometimes involving far more than just the unauthorized encryption of data. This is true even in cases in which the infected devices themselves cannot have their data encrypted or stolen by the ransomware.

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IT Security Guru

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

As technology advances, so do the methods and motivations of those who seek to disrupt global stability. This article will examine some of the most pressing threats to global national security today, with a particular emphasis on emerging digital and environmental concerns.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 4, 2023

Zero Trust is a term that is often misunderstood and misused, which is why I wrote an article not long ago entitled Zero Trust: What These Overused Cybersecurity Buzz Words Actually Mean – And Do Not Mean. Because the attacker may be listening to the data moving across the network, all traffic must be encrypted.

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Joseph Steinberg

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Since 2013, of course, there have been multiple efforts by governments to spy on users of digital communications and to force technology companies to provide access to the electronic communications of suspected criminals. Of course, no encryption method is perfect. So, is there a way to truly protect communications from snooping?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Encryption algorithm types will provide an overview of the mathematical algorithms used to encrypt data (AES, RSA, etc.),

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 16, 2025

With the increasing reliance on digital technologies for operational efficiency, this sector has become a prime target for sophisticated cyber and physical threats. Leverage data analysis: Data analytics and IoT technologies are revolutionizing the oil and gas sector, enabling better monitoring and threat detection.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In this article, I will attempt to unravel the intertwined threads of AI, confidential computing, quantum cryptography, homomorphic encryption, and the pivotal role of cloud security services. Maturity: AI technologies have reached a certain maturity and widespread adoption, while quantum cryptography remains in the nascent stages.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

For instance, the The Last Watchdog article you are reading uses a CMS to store posts, display them in an attractive manner, and provide search capabilities. If you are using a CMS hosted in your data center, then you need to be sure to promptly apply fixes and patches provided by your technology vendor. (If What can you do about it?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

This article helps to understand: How Does DKIM Work? At a high level, DKIM enables an organization to provide encryption hash values for key parts of an email. The “p” field is the public encryption key value. The file name will be in the format of <selector> _domainkey.<domain> How Do Mailservers Verify DKIM?

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 8, 2023

I just read an article complaining that NIST is taking too long in finalizing its post-quantum-computing cryptography standards. This process has been going on since 2016, and since that time there has been a huge increase in quantum technology and an equally large increase in quantum understanding and interest.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

These tools often include features such as in-memory module execution and encrypted command-and-control (C2) communication, giving attackers flexibility while minimizing their footprint.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 24, 2023

As the frequency of data breaches surges, it becomes increasingly imperative to guarantee the security and adequate encryption of passwords. In this article, I will provide an overview of password encryption, explaining its essence and modus operandi. What is password encryption? Why is password encryption necessary?

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2021

These include things like trusted execution, virtualization, memory encryption, runtime BIOS resilience and threat detection technology ( Intel TDT ). To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

Technology giant IBM has debuted a new set of tools and capabilities designed as an end-to-end, quantum-safe solution to secure organizations and governmental agencies as they head toward the post-quantum computing era. To read this article in full, please click here

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 10, 2025

In this article, we'll look at seven ways retail businesses can benefit from the power of retail analytics tools without compromising their cybersecurity measures. Of course, it will depend on the specifics of the software, but look for security protocols such as two-factor authentication when logging in and data encryption.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Tools involved digital media, encrypted communication, cryptocurrency, and secret data handoffs. Could your organization have an insider threat attempting to utilize these same methods and technologies? These are expensive and technologically advanced nuclear-powered cruise-missile, fast-attack subs, which the U.S. Government.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2022

Managed security services (MSS) refer to a service model that enable the monitoring and managing of security technologies, systems, or even software-as-a-service (SaaS) products. Enterprises that embrace IoT technologies to enhance end-user and employee experiences are likely to turn to MSS providers for quick and effective security […].

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 13, 2022

Web3 technology has unique characteristics that lend it to dealing with IAM. The validity of the blockchain is predicated on encryption; every piece of on-chain data is by its nature protected to a degree. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MAY 9, 2022

To read this article in full, please click here I liked that thrill of putting solutions in place that stop something bad from happening,” he adds. But Engle says he didn’t like other aspects of his position, particularly the governance and regulatory requirement tasks that intensified following the 2002 passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

— had allegedly inserted hardware backdoors in technology sold to a number of American companies. Sager said he hadn’t heard anything about Supermicro specifically, but we chatted at length about the challenges of policing the technology supply chain. Below are some excerpts from our conversation. TS: Exactly.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Just as the threat landscape evolves over time, so does security technology. And then EPP expanded even further to not only protect the endpoint but also the data residing on it, adding stand-alone data loss prevention, port and device control, full disk encryption and similar capabilities into the platform.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In this article, we explore: The current state of cybersecurity governance Emerging challenges that threaten effective governance The future of governance models in a hyperconnected world The state of cybersecurity governance today 1. This article appeared originally on LinkedIn here. I would welcome your options.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 27, 2025

Unfortunately, investing in new technologies business-wide can be hugely expensive. Encryption Whenever you are sharing sensitive personal or business information (from passwords to client details), encryption should be mandatory. Failing to do so can have a detrimental effect on business performance and costs.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

This article looks at cybersecurity risk management, how to establish a risk management system, and best practices for building resilience. As the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) points out in its Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, there is no one-size-fits all solution.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 20, 2024

With growing dependence on technology, concerns about privacy are more relevant than ever. This article will explore whether cybersecurity involves tracking and under what circumstances it might happen. Tools like firewalls, antivirus software, and encryption help safeguard information.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Government Accountability Office in 2020 about increasing risk due to connected aircraft technology developments. So watch out for weak encryption protocols, insufficient network segregation, or insecure user authentication mechanisms. There was another warning from the U.S. And those incidents may only be increasing.

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

What caught our attention was the sophisticated infection chain that makes use of various advanced technologies, setting it apart from known banking Trojan infections. In this article, we will delve into the workings of the infection chain and explore the capabilities of this Trojan. NET, and advanced packaging techniques.

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SecureList

APRIL 15, 2024

They generated a custom version of the ransomware, which used the aforementioned account credential to spread across the network and perform malicious activities, such as killing Windows Defender and erasing Windows Event Logs in order to encrypt the data and cover its tracks. In this article, we revisit the LockBit 3.0

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 2, 2022

It is also offering technology from Siriux to immediately discover malicious Microsoft Azure AD activity that could lead to the compromise of Exchange Online mailboxes. The firm stated that the ransomware contains implementation errors, making its encryption breakable and slow.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

If we define ransomware as malware that encrypts files to extort the owner of the system, then the first malware that could be classified as ransomware is the 1989 AIDS Trojan. However, while it encrypted file(name)s and asked for a ransom, it was far from effective. Today's ransomware is the scourge of many organizations.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The Mimic ransomware searches for specific files using Everything APIs, encrypts user data, demands ransom payments, and exhibits sophisticated features like multi-threaded encryption to speed up the attack. This is a session key for resuming encryption if the malicious process is interrupted, as by a process kill.

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