Schneier on Security

MARCH 4, 2022

Researchers have found a major encryption flaw in 100 million Samsung Galaxy phones. Here are the details: As we discussed in Section 3, the wrapping key used to encrypt the key blobs (HDK) is derived using a salt value computed by the Keymaster TA. GSM needs a new nonce for every encryption.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2022

After way too many years, Apple is finally encrypting iCloud backups : Based on a screenshot from Apple, these categories are covered when you flip on Advanced Data Protection: device backups, messages backups, iCloud Drive, Notes, Photos, Reminders, Safari bookmarks, Siri Shortcuts, Voice Memos, and Wallet Passes.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The cryptocurrency fintech startup Prime Trust lost the encryption key to its hardware wallet—and the recovery key—and therefore $38.9 It is now in bankruptcy. I can’t understand why anyone thinks these technologies are a good idea.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 30, 2021

New paper: “ Encrypted Cloud Photo Storage Using Google Photos “: Abstract: Cloud photo services are widely used for persistent, convenient, and often free photo storage, which is especially useful for mobile devices.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

“If we can recover the RSA-512 Public Key from the registry, we can crack it and get the 256-bit AES Key that encrypts the files! . “If we can recover the RSA-512 Public Key from the registry, we can crack it and get the 256-bit AES Key that encrypts the files!” ” they wrote. Technical details.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 22, 2022

“Turns out the [AES] encryption key in that script is the first AES 128-bit CBC example key listed in the NIST document SP800-38A [PDF]” […]. The search results pointed to a common public key that shows up in online tutorials like “ RSA Encryption & Decryption Example with OpenSSL in C.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Polymorphic encryption refers to the encryption of data in multiple forms that are protected by multiple keys. What is encryption? Standard encryption is a method of protecting data so that only people authorized to access it can view it unencrypted. So how does polymorphic encryption work? Why Does it Matter?

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 11, 2021

For three years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Australian Federal Police owned and operated a commercial encrypted phone app, called AN0M, that was used by organized crime around the world. We’ve seen law enforcement take over encrypted apps before: for example, EncroChat.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

Strong encryption protects data securely from unauthorized access, but the specific algorithms that qualify as strong encryption change over time as computing power increases and researchers develop new ways to break encryption. What Makes an Encryption Algorithm Strong?

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Chinese researchers used a D-Wave quantum computer to crack a 22-bit encryption key, which can be used as a cautionary tale for what may lie ahead with future quantum systems but doesn't threaten the classical encryption being widely used today.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 14, 2024

Encryption is vital for securing data, whether in transit or stored on devices. This policy from TechRepublic Premium provides guidelines for adopting encryption technologies for organizational.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 19, 2022

At some point in the not-so-distant future, quantum computers are going to pose a major threat to today’s encryption mechanisms and encrypted data. To begin with, all of today’s encrypted communications could potentially be at risk of being leaked and abused.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 5, 2021

The facts aren’t news, but Zoom will pay $85M — to the class-action attorneys, and to users — for lying to users about end-to-end encryption, and for giving user data to Facebook and Google without consent.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 17, 2021

The first encryption algorithm for that standard was GEA-1, a stream cipher built on three linear-feedback shift registers and a non-linear combining function. Details are in the paper: “ Cryptanalysis of the GPRS Encryption Algorithms GEA-1 and GEA-2.” That’s basically the intelligence agencies of the EU countries.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Researchers have calculated the quantum computer size necessary to break 256-bit elliptic curve public-key cryptography: Finally, we calculate the number of physical qubits required to break the 256-bit elliptic curve encryption of keys in the Bitcoin network within the small available time frame in which it would actually pose a threat to do so.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 18, 2022

Facebook has responded by encrypting the entire URL into a single ciphertext blob. Firefox users may enable URL stripping in all Firefox modes , but this requires manual configuration. Brave Browser strips known tracking parameters from web addresses as well.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 4, 2020

The BBC is reporting a vulnerability in the Let's Encrypt certificate service: In a notification email to its clients, the organisation said: "We recently discovered a bug in the Let's Encrypt certificate authority code. I am seeing nothing on the Let's Encrypt website. We sincerely apologise for the issue.".

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Europol headed up an international law enforcement operation against the operators and users of Ghost, an encrypted messaging app that was used by criminal organizations worldwide for drug trafficking, money laundering, and threating to kill or harm people.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 1, 2024

Google is adding greater encryption capabilities to Chrome to better protect users from information-stealing malware, a move that comes after the company's controversial decision to once again delay getting rid of third-party cookies. The post Google Using Enhanced Encryption to Protect Cookies appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

As I discussed last month, unless we take actions soon, a tremendous amount of data that is today protected through the use of encryption will become vulnerable to exposure. To protect data in the quantum computing era , therefore, we must change how we encrypt.

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Tech Republic Security

MAY 30, 2024

The ShrinkLocker ransomware exploits the BitLocker feature on enterprise PCs to encrypt the entire local drive and remove recovery options.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 21, 2022

It is no secret that cybersecurity professionals universally recommend that people, businesses, and governments employ strong encryption as one of several methods of protecting sensitive information.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 13, 2022

ENCSecurity markets a file encryption system, and it’s used by SanDisk, Sony, Lexar, and probably others. Despite it using AES as its algorithm, it’s implementation is flawed in multiple ways—and breakable. The moral is, as it always is, that implementing cryptography securely is hard.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 18, 2022

Rolling Stone is reporting that the UK government has hired the M&C Saatchi advertising agency to launch an anti-encryption advertising campaign. Presumably they’ll lean heavily on the “think of the children!” ” rhetoric we’re seeing in this current wave of the crypto wars.

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Tech Republic Security

AUGUST 7, 2023

Encryption is vital for securing data, whether in transit or stored on devices. This policy from TechRepublic Premium provides guidelines for adopting encryption technologies for organizational.

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Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 5, 2023

Google, Microsoft and Proton launched new end-to-end encryption products to confront the 50% increase in ransomware, phishing and other email-vector attacks from the first half of 2022. The post Cloud email services bolster encryption against hackers appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Tech Republic Security

JULY 30, 2023

The Data Encryption Policy’s purpose is to define for employees, computer users and IT department staff the encryption requirements to be used on all computer, device, desktop, laptop, server, network storage and storage area network disks, and drives that access or store organization information to prevent unauthorized access to organization communications, (..)

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Tech Republic Security

APRIL 17, 2024

The Data Encryption Policy’s purpose is to define for employees, computer users and IT department staff the encryption requirements to be used on all computer, device, desktop, laptop, server, network storage and storage area network disks, and drives that access or store organization information to prevent unauthorized access to organization communications, (..)

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

There’s a new, more secure way to encrypt files in Windows 11, but it’s only an option for building secure applications, not a replacement for BitLocker. The post Personal data encryption in Windows 11 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 25, 2022

Encryption software protects confidential and private data in transit and at rest by making it accessible only to authorized individuals. Learn about the best encryption software and techniques. The post Best encryption software 2022 appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Penetration Testing

OCTOBER 27, 2024

A newly released open-source tool has successfully decrypted keys protected by Chrome’s App-Bound Encryption, raising concerns about the long-term efficacy of this security feature.

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

now supports AES-256-CTR encryption for systems with AESNI capabilities, while still retaining Chacha20 for systems that lack this support Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an advanced version of the Qilin ransomware sporting increased sophistication and tactics to evade detection. Notably, Qilin.B

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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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The Hacker News

JULY 29, 2024

Searchable Encryption has long been a mystery. Organizations know they must encrypt their most valuable, sensitive data to prevent data theft and breaches. An oxymoron. An unattainable dream of cybersecurity professionals everywhere. They also understand that organizational data exists to be used.

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 11, 2024

Signal is finally tightening its desktop client's security by changing how it stores plain text encryption keys for the data store after downplaying the issue since 2018. [.]

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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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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 11, 2022

The post Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption vs. Broadcom Symantec Endpoint Encryption appeared first on TechRepublic. Find out which endpoint protection product is right for your business.

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