The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2019

Capital One’s highly confidential data was accessible to a system admin by a very simple password-based mechanism. They were not using two-factor authentication and clearly no one was monitoring the audit logs. In addition, sensitive data was not encrypted at rest, and no one was auditing access logs.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 26, 2025

This transformation comes with immense responsibility from our business, IT and especially cybersecurity professionals to keep data safe and their colleagues, friends and family members protected from fraud and intrusion of privacy. With AI evolving rapidly, what new cybersecurity challenges will IT professionals need to tackle?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 18, 2025

Mandatory encryption of all ePHI. Stricter requirements for identity verification and authentication across all patient touchpoints. Centralized policy management simplifies compliance with Privacy Rule restrictions on PHI sharing. Robust Authentication Offers phishing-resistant MFA options (e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2022

It’s been a couple of decades since data tapes delivered by trucks made encryption a standard enterprise cybersecurity practice. Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice. What is Encryption?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

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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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed. Therefore, strong authentication methods are needed to improve security without hindering user convenience. What is Strong Authentication? The IAM Security Boundary Strong authentication is a critical component of modern-day identity and access management.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Companies will adopt stricter identity verification and access controls, ensuring that even internal users face rigorous authentication processes. Quantum Computing Threats While quantum computing offers immense potential, it also poses a serious risk to traditional encryption methods.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

From GDPR updates to sector-specific regulations like HIPAA and PCI DSS, companies will face new mandates to protect sensitive data. Future cybersecurity trends point to even stricter compliance regimes, including regulations that focus on AI ethics and data privacy.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Encrypted flash drives, essentially secure storage on a stick, are a proven technology that has been readily available for at least 15 years. Related: Can Europe’s GDPR restore data privacy? And yet today there is a resurgence in demand for encrypted flash drives. LW: Threats are still out there, essentially.

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Still, the top response stood out clearlyprotecting data privacy. The thing is, secure communication goes beyond just protecting data privacy. For one, they often lack control over user access and authentication, leaving the door open for anyone to join group conversationsor worse, impersonate someone else.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords. Tangible changes and measures, like the use of phishing resilient MFA and strong passwords, are considered of great importance as they can mitigate future data breach risks and improve data security drastically.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

Data Privacy Day (known in Europe as Data Protection Day) is an international event that occurs every year on the 28 th of January. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness about how businesses and individuals can promote the implementation of privacy and data protection best practices. .

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Data privacy and protection VR systems—augmented by AI or not—collect and process large amounts of user data, from behaviors and preferences to sensitive and personally identifiable information. However, unauthorized access to this data is entirely possible without proper encryption and data protection measures.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Part three of a four-part series In 2024, global pressure on companies to implement advanced data protection measures intensified, with new standards in encryption and software transparency raising the bar. And industries like healthcare face persistent targeting due to their outdated systems and high-value data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

A VPN removes all traces leading back to your original IP address and encrypts your connection to allow safe and private browsing. The General Election Commission (KPU) had also confirmed the authenticity of the data, such as home addresses and national identification numbers. Keep Your Softwares Updated. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 19, 2025

The Future of Authentication: Passwordless Gains Ground The Slow Death of Passwords Password-related frustrations drove 18% of consumers to switch brands in 2025 , up from 16% in 2024. However, adoption of passwordless authentication grew modestly, with 75% of consumers prioritizing it in 2025 (vs. 72% in 2024). 72% in 2024).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 17, 2019

Modern encryption can trace its root back to before WWII when Alan Turing built a modern computer in order to break the Enigma. Much has changed since then but the core goals remain the same: limit who has access to certain information and prove the authenticity of who sent a message. So now what?

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Understanding Data Privacy: Keeping Your Data Secure IdentityIQ With the rise of online platforms, social media, and e-commerce, personal information has become more vulnerable to mishandling and exploitation. Data privacy is the cornerstone of helping protect your personal information from unauthorized access or exposure.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Go Beyond FIDO Standards: Best Practices When Deploying FIDO Security Keys in Enterprise madhav Thu, 02/20/2025 - 06:22 Initially designed for the consumer market, the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) standard aims to replace passwords with more secure authentication methods for online services. While recent versions, like FIDO2.1, standard (i.e.,

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Passwordless Authentication without Secrets! This highlights an increasing demand for advanced authentication methods like passkeys and multi-factor authentication (MFA), which provide robust security for most use cases. These fast-paced environments need a more flexible approach to balance security, speed, and user privacy.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

from Bybit, it is the largest cryptocurrency heist ever Apple removes iCloud encryption in UK following backdoor demand B1acks Stash released 1 Million credit cards U.S. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Lazarus APT stole $1.5B

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

A cryptanalytic attack is one where unauthorized actors breach a cryptographic security system through exhaustive searches for information related to the encryption scheme. Cryptanalysts or malicious actors can use basic information about the cryptographic scheme, plaintext, or ciphertext to decipher encrypted communications.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

However, M&A is a complex undertaking, and integrating and consolidating IT, cybersecurity and data privacy infrastructure only adds to the challenge. Patient data exposures. Healthcare data security and privacy is a problem that continues to grow.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 12, 2024

ASPM toolsets came along in 2020 or so to help organizations get more organized about monitoring and updating code security as part of meeting data privacy and security regulations. Then there’s the sub-category of application security posture management ( ASPM.) Cigent provides security-enhanced SSDs and microSDs.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Public Wi-Fi users are prime targets for MITM attacks because the information they send is often not encrypted, meaning it’s easy for hackers to access your data. Look for the “https” in the website’s URL—it means there’s some level of encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

The company has consistently emphasized its commitment to user privacy and security, assuring users that their data is protected by state-of-the-art encryption and security protocols. It includes using strong encryption , implementing access controls, and conducting regular security audits.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

This breach highlighted the need for robust vendor risk management practices and reinforced the necessity of multi-factor authentication to safeguard sensitive information. The attackers gained access to confidential patient information, which raised alarms about data privacy and patient trust.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 10, 2023

Public key infrastructure (PKI)  offers a globally accepted standard for implementing various security protocols and authentication mechanisms.  e-commerce and online banking), and authenticate the identity of an entity in an online environment. The good news is that you don't have to reinvent the wheel.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 16, 2024

These attacks are becoming more sophisticated, targeted, and damaging, threatening data privacy, financial stability, and national security. These attacks often involve encrypting data and demanding a ransom for its decryption. Simulated phishing exercises can help staff become more aware of these threats.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

Authentication. Two-factor authentication is another important security measure for the cloud era. This means that in addition to your password, you will also need a second factor, such as a code from a key fob or a fingerprint, to access your data. Increasingly, passwordless authentication is becoming the norm.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Providers oversee both the infrastructure and application, while users primarily manage data usage and access control. Data Protection Users must employ encryption for data in transit and at rest. Users are required to ensure encryption of sensitive data within applications and during transmission.

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

This section covers essential measures like setting strong passwords, enabling encryption, backing up data, and using tracking apps. By encrypting your passwords and requiring a master password to access them, these tools ensure that your sensitive information remains protected, even if the device itself is compromised.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Code Generation : AI can develop security patches or encryption protocols on demand. Dynamic Authentication : AI-powered systems adapt authentication measures based on user behavior, making unauthorized access more difficult. This adaptability ensures that security measures evolve alongside emerging threats.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2020

Before implementing any cybersecurity strategy, it’s important to first conduct a data sweep. This will help you understand what data you have collected or produced and where the most sensitive and valuable data resides. Understand the risks related to data. Encrypt all sensitive data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Together, both Thales and Red Hat offer solutions to overcome some of these data protection and management challenges. 1 – Encrypt Data at Rest To prevent data leakage, unauthorized access, and physical theft organizations are increasingly looking to secure data at rest.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Protecting data, the driving force of modern businesses, will continue to be the primary focus of organizations throughout 2025. Here are our predictions for data security in 2025. has traditionally struggled to implement federal regulations concerning data privacy, often leaving this issue to be addressed state-by-state.

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Spinone

MARCH 19, 2020

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. What is Homomorphic Encryption? What is it?

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