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.

Encryption 115

Encryption Ransomware Engineering Technology 115

Schneier on Security

JULY 24, 2019

Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policy -- what is commonly known as "going dark." Some hold this view dogmatically, claiming that it is technologically impossible to provide lawful access without weakening security against unlawful access. EDITED TO ADD: More news articles.

Encryption 269

Encryption Telecommunications Risk Government 269

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?

Technology 102

Technology DNS Encryption Authentication 102

CSO Magazine

APRIL 29, 2021

There has been massive growth in the encryption of Internet traffic—from 50% in January 2014 to 95% as of March 20, 2021, according to Google’s Transparency Report. It’s a good thing that organizations are using encryption to protect critical network data. However, adversaries are also using the technology.

Encryption 88

Encryption Internet Internet Technology 88

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?

Encryption 220

Encryption Artificial Intelligence Government Media 220

Spinone

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Cloud backup security is becoming an increasingly important issue with the extensive cloud technology adoption. What is the reason for encrypting data in a backup? What types of encryption are necessary? Learn in our article. How to choose a backup solution that will keep your data secure? first appeared on SpinOne.

Backups 52

Backups Encryption Technology 52

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.

Telecommunications 236

Telecommunications Encryption Technology Software 236

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?

Encryption 77

Encryption Passwords Software Password Management 77

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

Government 115

Government Cryptocurrency Encryption Technology 115

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.

Encryption 149

Encryption Passwords Technology 149

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 19, 2021

CipherTrust Data Security Platform now allows users to control encryption keys for data processed by Google Cloud’s Confidential Computing. The Thales partnership with Google Cloud takes a huge step forward with the announcement of Google Cloud ubiquitous data encryption. This takes me to the news in this article.

Encryption 83

Encryption Technology 83

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 18, 2021

CipherTrust Data Security Platform now allows users to control encryption keys for data processed by Google Cloud’s Confidential Computing. Google implements Ubiquitous Data Encryption for EKM. CCKM delivered support for Google Cloud Platform Customer-Managed Encryption Keys for the first time in 2020. Tue, 10/19/2021 - 06:19.

Encryption 62

Encryption Technology Data breaches 62

Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

This article focuses on helping to prevent cyberattacks purely through technology; though of course, businesses need a combination of technology, people, and strategy to truly become cyber resilient. That being said, security experts advise against relying solely on a single technology or technique to protect business endpoints.

Technology 64

Technology DNS Cyber Insurance Insurance 64

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2024

This new regulation ( EU 2022/2554 ) requires financial entities, and their critical Information and Communication Technology (ICT) suppliers, to implement contractual, organisational and technical measures to improve the level of digital operational resilience of the sector. What is the scope of DORA?

Financial Services 83

Financial Services Cybersecurity Encryption Risk 83

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.

Marketing 207

Marketing Encryption Technology 207

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.

Social Engineering 87

Social Engineering Engineering Encryption Cryptocurrency 87

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As you may know, the installation of an SSL certificate on a web server allows the server to accept traffic on the hypertext transfer protocol (secure), or simply ‘HTTPS,’ the primary form of encrypted data transfer between websites and visitors. HTTPS encrypts data in transit only. What Is Website Encryption?

Encryption 52

Encryption Firewall Education Banking 52

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

Encryption 114

Encryption Technology 114

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.

Scams 299

Scams Engineering Encryption Technology 299

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.

Architecture 361

Architecture Artificial Intelligence Encryption Cybersecurity 361

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 20, 2022

The webinar will feature Senior Vice President Lynn McLean and Principal Security Architect Alan Yarusevich as they introduce threat prevention from Cyemptive Technologies. There was a 191% increase in average monthly ransomware payments in 2021 compared to 2020, according to a recent CYBERSCOOP article. About Cyemptive Technologies.

Cyber Attacks 52

Cyber Attacks Technology Cybersecurity Cybercrime 52

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.

CISO 112

CISO Encryption Government Technology 112

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

Threat Detection 142

Threat Detection CSO Ransomware Mobile 142

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?

Data breaches 262

Data breaches Encryption Mobile Technology 262

InfoWorld on Security

JUNE 25, 2021

Now we have deep encryption services, key management, and most recently, zero trust and secure access service edge (SASE). Despite all this security technology, security solutions have become more complex and difficult to operate as cloud deployments themselves become more complex. To read this article in full, please click here

Technology 98

Technology Encryption Internet Internet 98

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

In today’s interconnected world, where technology permeates every aspect of our lives, ensuring robust cybersecurity has become an utmost priority. In this article, we will explore some of the trending topics in cybersecurity, shedding light on the advancements, threats, and the measures we need to take to protect ourselves.

Cybersecurity 105

Cybersecurity IoT Architecture Artificial Intelligence 105

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.

Ransomware 352

Ransomware Computers and Electronics Backups Artificial Intelligence 352

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.

Technology 100

Technology Cyber Attacks Government Social Engineering 100

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.

Antivirus 111

Antivirus Risk Encryption Technology 111

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2024

In this article, we’ll explain how a VPN works, explore its encryption mechanisms, review common VPN protocols, and discuss its various business applications. This process involves multiple steps and technologies working together to ensure your data remains private and secure.

VPN 103

VPN Encryption Internet Internet 103

Schneier on Security

AUGUST 1, 2019

This article points out that Facebook's planned content moderation scheme will result in an encryption backdoor into WhatsApp: In Facebook's vision, the actual end-to-end encryption client itself such as WhatsApp will include embedded content moderation and blacklist filtering algorithms. The company even noted.

Encryption 139

Encryption Manufacturing Mobile Government 139

InfoWorld on Security

JULY 17, 2020

Confidential VMs, a data protection technology now in beta, is the first product in the company’s Confidential Computing data encryption initiative. To read this article in full, please click here All Google Cloud Platform workloads running in VMs today can run on Confidential VMs.

Financial Services 84

Financial Services Encryption Healthcare Technology 84

CSO Magazine

JULY 6, 2022

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced the algorithms that were chosen in the third round of its competition to create a new post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standard built upon encryption algorithms that can resist the powers of quantum processors. To read this article in full, please click here

Encryption 89

Encryption Technology 89

CSO Magazine

MARCH 7, 2022

The platform contains security enhancements including: Threat Detection Technology (TDT), a hardware-based way to detect ransomware in an efficient and timely manner. Threat Detection Technology uses machine learning. d Kironský, ESET's chief of endpoint solutions and security technologies, explained in an interview.

Threat Detection 78

Threat Detection Technology Encryption Ransomware 78

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This includes administrative, physical, and technical safeguards like encryption and access controls. Recent updates to HIPAA regulations may address new technologies and evolving threats in the healthcare industry. Recent amendments to the CFAA may include updates to address new cybercrime techniques and technological advancements.

Cybersecurity 120

Cybersecurity Computers and Electronics Cyber threats Healthcare 120

Hacker's King

OCTOBER 18, 2024

With technology advancing rapidly, both professions are highly sought after, yet cybersecurity has seen a massive surge in importance due to the increasing number of cyber threats. In this article, we'll explore why cybersecurity is poised to take center stage in 2024 , without diminishing the essential contributions of software engineers.

Engineering 59

Engineering Software Cybersecurity Penetration Testing 59

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.

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Encryption Cryptocurrency Government 111