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MY TAKE: ‘Digital trust’ has a huge role to play mitigating cybersecurity threats, going forward

The Last Watchdog

Modern digital systems simply could not exist without trusted operations, processes and connections. They require integrity, authentication, trusted identity and encryption. Today we’re in the throes of digital transformation. However, PKI has engrained itself much more pervasively than that across the digital landscape.

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Boards Now Face ‘the Encryption Question’

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

So, what are we doing about encryption?”. A spokesperson later added that this will focus on ensuring universal encryption of passport numbers. In the event a traveler does need to get online, using a virtual private network (VPN) service is a smart way to shield online behavior from potential hackers or snoops.

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SHARED INTEL: Here’s why CEOs who’ve quit Tweeting are very smart to do so

The Last Watchdog

Within hours after a public disclosure about vulnerabilities that needed patching in enterprise-grade VPN, threat actors shifted into high gear. Fortanix is in the vanguard of startups introducing advanced technologies designed to keep data encrypted as it moves back and forth through multiple cloud services. I’ll keep watch.

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‘Tis the season for proliferating payment options…and risk

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The “S” stands for secure and is the guarantee that all communications between the browser and the website are encrypted. Alternately, consider investing in a Virtual Private Network (VPN). Make sure you’re using trusted websites when it comes to your online shopping – Web URLs that start with HTTPS denote a secure protocol.

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A COE for Zero Trust

SecureWorld News

The range of items will vary per company and vertical, but the term is very important as we continue to embark on digital transformations and work from home and work from anywhere initiatives. Regardless of their location, all communications are always secured and encrypted.

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These are the 15 Top Cyber Threats Now

SecureWorld News

67%_of malware was delivered via encrypted HTTPS connections. Using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) continues to be one of the riskiest moves by organizations: "Unfortunately, many organisations still use RDP instead of the more secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) for remote access. 46,5%_of all malware in e-mail messages found in ‘.docx’

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Combatting ransomware: a holistic approach

IT Security Guru

Our own research report, the State of Encrypted Attacks Report 2020 , found that there had been a 500 per cent rise in ransomware compared to 2019. A firewall or a VPN Gateway, for example, may provide information, which could be used to identify potential attack vectors. Consider Zero Trust.