Schneier on Security

JULY 12, 2019

At least one presidential candidate has a policy about quantum computing and encryption. One: fund quantum-resistant encryption standards. Unlike many far more pressing computer security problems, the market seems to be doing this on its own quite nicely.). It has two basic planks. Note: NIST is already doing this.)

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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." Nor are we necessarily talking about the customized encryption used by large business enterprises to protect their operations. After all, we are not talking about protecting the Nation's nuclear launch codes.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 14, 2019

Last month, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policy­what is commonly known as "going dark." Nor are we necessarily talking about the customized encryption used by large business enterprises to protect their operations. After all, we are not talking about protecting the Nation's nuclear launch codes.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Somebody bought a batch of 15 GB hard drives from a flea market, and during a routine check of the contents they found medical data about hundreds of patients. Secondly, even with a legitimate reason to store them, the date should have been encrypted, and of course the hard drives should have been decommissioned responsibly.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2025

If he’d abused his access, he probably could have obtained website encryption certificates (SSL/TLS certs) that were authorized to accept and relay web traffic for affected websites. “Dont dismiss risk, and dont let your marketing team handle security disclosures.” ” One final note: The domain akam.ne

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 20, 2022

There is little doubt that quantum computing will ultimately undermine the security of most of today’s encryption systems , and, thereby, render vulnerable to exposure nearly every piece of data that is presently protected through the use of encryption. Such an attitude is not alarmist – it is reality, whether we like it or not.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 23, 2021

Its spyware is also said to be equipped with a keylogger, which means every keystroke made on an infected device — including passwords, search queries and messages sent via encrypted messaging apps — can be tracked and monitored.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 21, 2022

2710, the Open App Markets Act. Both bills have provisions that could be used to break end-to-end encryption. It would allow Apple to deny access to an encryption service provider that provides encrypted cloud backups to the cloud (which Apple does not currently offer). There is a significant problem, though.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 21, 2025

Three Keys to Modernizing Data Security: DSPM, AI, and Encryption andrew.gertz@t Tue, 01/21/2025 - 14:56 Discover how DSPM, AI, and encryption are transforming data security strategies, reducing vulnerabilities, and improving compliance. A DSPM moves the needle with integrated capabilities and comprehensive encryption.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The devil is in the details, of course, but he’s 100% right when he writes that the market cannot solve this: that the incentives are all wrong. Regulation is how society aligns market incentives with its own values. I’m not sure how he’s going to get them on board. Or the surveillance capitalists, for that matter.

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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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SecureList

APRIL 5, 2023

The Telegram black market: what’s on offer After reviewing phishers’ Telegram channels that we detected, we broke down the services they promoted into paid and free. The seller goes on to offer custom phishing pages that can include any components requested by the customer.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2025

The outages disrupted the activities of numerous users and businesses that rely on X for communication and marketing. Data encryption: Ensure that sensitive data is encrypted both in transit and at rest to protect it from unauthorized access. Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It's the old "data is the new oil" analogy that recognises how valuable our info is, and as such, there's a market for it. To their credit, he got a very comprehensive answer, which I've included below: Well, that answers the "how" part of the equation; they've aggregated data from public sources.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The sales pitch came from a marketing official trusted by Hezbollah with links to Apollo. As it turned out, the actual production of the devices was outsourced and the marketing official had no knowledge of the operation and was unaware that the pagers were physically assembled in Israel under Mossad oversight, officials said.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 25, 2025

Thales Named Overall Leader in KuppingerColes Leadership Compass Data Security Platforms madhav Tue, 03/25/2025 - 07:37 Thales has been named an Overall Leader in the 2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass in the Data Security Platforms category, earning this top ranking for its products, innovation, and market presence.

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 6, 2020

When you use a VPN, you're trusting a third party with your traffic and even in an increasingly "encrypted by default" web, you're taking a leap of faith with who you choose to route your bytes. But there were also aspects of NordVPN I told Tom needed work, especially around their messaging in marketing material.

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Joseph Steinberg

MARCH 14, 2022

The cybersecurity term “secure workloads” seems to be gaining a lot of traction in marketing materials lately. Yet, it has become a ubiquitous catchphrase that is often misused. So, let’s cut through the fluff, and understand what “secure workloads” really are….

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 23, 2021

When the ATM is no longer in use, the skimming device remains dormant, storing the stolen data in an encrypted format. ” Investigators wanted to look at the data stored on the shimmer, but it was encrypted. But the data dump from the shimmer was just encrypted gibberish.” “MasterCard in the U.K.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 4, 2023

So, let’s push aside the marketing fluff, and define clearly, concisely, and precisely what the terms Zero Trust and Zero Trust Network Architecture mean, what they share in common, and how they are different. Because the attacker may be listening to the data moving across the network, all traffic must be encrypted.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 25, 2025

Thales Named Overall Leader in KuppingerColes Leadership Compass Data Security Platforms madhav Tue, 03/25/2025 - 07:37 Thales has been named an Overall Leader in the 2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass in the Data Security Platforms category, earning this top ranking for its products, innovation, and market presence.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 8, 2023

The delay in developing quantum-resistant algorithms is especially troubling given the time it will take to get those products to market. As to the long time it takes to get new encryption products to market, work on shortening it: The moral is the need for cryptographic agility.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Despite encryption and local storage, the new feature raises privacy concerns for certain Windows users. The market will not provide this on its own. To make it work, Recall records everything users do on their PC, including activities in apps, communications in live meetings, and websites visited for research.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 6, 2019

Ten years ago, I could have given you all sorts of advice about using encryption, not sending information over email, securing your web connections, and a host of other things­ -- but most of that doesn't matter anymore. Once that happens, the market will step in and provide companies with the technologies they can use to secure your data.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 22, 2019

The restaurants affected include Hy-Vee Market Grilles , Market Grille Expresses and Wahlburgers locations that the company owns and operates. “This encryption technology protects card data by making it unreadable. Hy-Vee, based in Des Moines, announced on Aug.

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Adam Levin

APRIL 13, 2020

This allows hackers to bypass otherwise secure encryption and steal credit card and personal information. . The recently discovered targeting of WooCommerce is noteworthy due to the plugin’s dominant market share: 26% of all e-commerce websites are currently running the plugin, compared to Magento’s 12% share.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Instead of traditional methods that rely on storing and matching biometrics, SenseCrypt eID utilizes acts of encryption and decryption for registration and authentication, with no public/private keys stored anywhere. Unlike other solutions available in the market, the QR codes generated do not contain any biometric data.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I want a "secure by default" internet with all the things encrypted all the time such that people can move freely between networks without ever needing to care about who manages them or what they're doing with them. Now let's try the mobile app: What's the encryption story there? " It means "this is private."

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

These insecurities are a result of market forces that prioritize costs over security and of governments, including the United States, that want to preserve the option of surveillance in 5G networks. But the enhancements aren't enough. The 5G security problems are threefold. First, the standards are simply too complex to implement securely.

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SecureList

MARCH 24, 2022

Code of a page with text encrypted in Caesar code. This includes studying the target audience, sending out phishing messages, as well as encrypting and sending the stolen data to the client. The script for implementing Caesar code is written by the creators of the phishing kits themselves. Page source encoding.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 30, 2025

This is bad, but its worse for traders, who cannot make critical trades during market swings, potentially losing huge amounts of money. Advanced Encryption Protocols Encryptions are really powerful. Malware Infections Malware is simply dangerous programs installed on devices through suspicious downloads or links.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Implement Data Encryption & Backup Protocols Encrypting sensitive data adds a layer of protection by ensuring that even if data is accessed, it remains unreadable without proper decryption keys. For instance, penetration testing simulates potential attacks, allowing you to assess your response capabilities.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 2, 2024

From what was revealed in the government’s indictment against Ptitsyn, those costs were likely beyond reach for many Phobos victims, which included a marketing and data analytics firm in Arizona, a Connecticut public school system, and an automotive company out of Ohio. Prevent intrusions and stop malicious encryption.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2025

The cyberthreat landscape of 2024 was rife with increasingly sophisticated threats, and encryption played a pivotal rolea staggering 87.2% billion attempted encrypted attacks, a clear demonstration of the growing risk posed by cybercriminals leveraging encryption to evade detection. of threats were hidden in TLS/SSL traffic.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Quantum computing advances are making traditional encryption obsolete, and adversaries are stockpiling data for future decryption. FIPS-203 enables legal PQC deployment, prompting CISOs to overhaul encryption strategies. Without action, quantum-enabled breaches threaten critical data, national security, and global stability.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

BIMI essentially is a carrot-on-a-stick mechanism designed to incentivize e-mail marketers to proactively engage in suppressing email spoofing. That’s because gadgets that bear the Matter logo are more readily available than ever. “Millions of Matter devices have been provisioned and are out in the market,” he noted. identification.”

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