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

General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a mobile data standard that was widely used in the early 2000s. 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. That’s basically the intelligence agencies of the EU countries.

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Heimadal Security

APRIL 5, 2024

IxMetro Powerhost, a Chilean data center and hosting provider, has become the latest target of a cyberattack by a newly identified ransomware group dubbed SEXi.

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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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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. Simply put, changes are likely necessary not just to improve security, but even to maintain current defense levels.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Understanding Endpoint Encryption: The First Line of Data Defense Today, safeguarding sensitive information has become paramount for businesses of all sizes. At the forefront of this protective shield is endpoint encryption, a critical component in a robust security strategy.

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Google Security

JUNE 29, 2023

Director of Engineering, Google Workspace In February, we expanded Google Workspace client-side encryption (CSE) capabilities to include Gmail and Calendar in addition to Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets , and Meet. When CSE is enabled, email messages are protected using encryption keys that are fully under the customer’s control.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 3, 2023

3, 2023 — Vaultree, a cybersecurity leader pioneering Fully Functional Data-In-Use Encryption (FFDUE), today announces a strategic integration with Tableau, a renowned platform for data visualization and business intelligence. San Francisco and Cork, Ireland, Aug. Today, we’re making that future a reality.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 31, 2024

ESG Research Unearths Critical Insights for Future-Proofing Encryption and Key Management madhav Thu, 02/01/2024 - 05:14 Encryption and key management are critical defenses against data breaches and cyber threats in the evolving digital landscape. This trend underscores the growing reliance on encryption as a primary safeguard.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Email Encryption allows you to jumble message content into an incomprehensible format that cannot be decoded by threat actors, preventing data breaches. The post What is Email Encryption and What are its Various Types? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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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.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

According to a study conducted by security firm SentinelOne, ransomware spreading hackers are adopting a new encryption standard named ‘Intermittent Encryption’ while targeting victims. Intermittent Encryption is nothing but locking down files on a partial note and at a great speed that also helps in being detected.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The new encryption protocol, called PQ3, will roll out later this year. According to an Apple blog post , "PQ3 is a groundbreaking post-quantum cryptographic protocol that advances the state of the art of end-to-end secure messaging." The PQ3 upgrade positions Apple at the forefront of preparing for the post-quantum era.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 16, 2024

Stop Ransomware in its Tracks With CipherTrust Transparent Encryption Ransomware Protection madhav Wed, 04/17/2024 - 05:22 Our last blog Ransomware Attacks: The Constant and Evolving Cybersecurity Threat described the ever dangerous and evolving cybersecurity threat of ransomware. Because ransomware does not care about your data.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In today's digital era, the nexus between advanced computation, security, and privacy has transformed into a complex tapestry. As artificial intelligence (AI) takes center stage in reshaping industries, ensuring the confidentiality and security of our data has never been more paramount.

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 18, 2023

What is clear is that security practitioners see the new standard as offering greater privacy and end-to-end data security for their organizations, and that the long wait for its advancement is over. As organizations update their network infrastructure and security tools, migration to TLS 1.3

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2024

ESG Research Unearths Critical Insights for Future-Proofing Encryption and Key Management madhav Thu, 02/01/2024 - 05:14 Encryption and key management are critical defenses against data breaches and cyber threats in the evolving digital landscape. This trend underscores the growing reliance on encryption as a primary safeguard.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 2, 2024

The decryptor works for victims whose files were encrypted between November 2022 and December 2023. The decryptor, called Black Basta Buster, exploits a flaw in the encryption algorithm used in older versions of the Black Basta group’s ransomware. ” Files can be recovered if the plaintext of 64 encrypted bytes is known.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) is now available for Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers. Google announced that Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) is now available for all Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers. ” continues the announcement.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 23, 2020

This is new from Reuters: More than two years ago, Apple told the FBI that it planned to offer users end-to-end encryption when storing their phone data on iCloud, according to one current and three former FBI officials and one current and one former Apple employee.

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Joseph Steinberg

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Today, October 21, marks the first ever organized Global Encryption Day, dedicated to spreading awareness of the importance of utilizing encryption to protect sensitive information, both when it is in transit (e.g., online chat messages going over the Internet between you and your significant other) and when it is at rest (e.g.,

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 27, 2018

The IEEE came out in favor of strong encryption: IEEE supports the use of unfettered strong encryption to protect confidentiality and integrity of data and communications. Governments have legitimate law enforcement and national security interests.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Google introduces end-to-end encryption for Gmail web to its Workspace and education customers to protect emails sent using the web client. Google announced end-to-end encryption for Gmail (E2EE), with Gmail client-side encryption beta, users can send and receive encrypted emails within their domain and outside of their domain. .

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

How encryption can help address Cloud misconfiguration. Cloud service providers (CSPs) try to make it simple and easy for their users to comply with data privacy regulations and mandates. The gateway into the database was Microsoft's Jupyter Notebook, which enabled data visualizations and customized views.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

To accelerate the ransomware encryption process and make it harder to detect, cybercriminal groups have begun using a new technique: intermittent encryption. Intermittent encryption allows the ransomware encryption malware to encrypt files partially or only encrypt parts of the files. Others are automated.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 16, 2023

Whether it’s personal information like social security numbers and financial information like card information, or business information like trade secrets and client data, it’s important to ensure that this information is kept secure and protected from unauthorized access. Why encrypt files and Emails?

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The data security broker from Baffle brings field and file level encryption of sensitive data to new IBM Cloud Security Compliance Center.

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SecureList

APRIL 18, 2022

Kaspersky experts have found a vulnerability in the Yanluowang encryption algorithm and created a free decryptor to help victims of this ransomware with recovering their files. According to Kaspersky Security Network data, attacks have been carried out in the United States, Brazil, Turkey and a few other countries.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 18, 2024

We're here at "alleged" for two very simple reasons: one is that AT&T is saying "the data didn't come from us", and the other is that I have no way of proving otherwise. But I have proven, with sufficient confidence, that the data is real and the impact is significant.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Quantum Resistant Encryption – Are You Ready? Over the past few months, a handful of Thales CPL clients have mentioned their concern regarding the future threat of quantum computing to their data security frameworks. With the emergence of quantum risk to cipher-security, we will no doubt emerge more resilient out the other end.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Hospitals, government health agencies and other health care entities have a growing need to securely store and transfer personal data, both from patient to provider and with relevant agencies, insurers and regulators. The post How Health Care Data Encryption Fits Into Your Security Strategy appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

After eavesdropping on yet another encrypted messaging service for five months, law enforcement agencies decided to shut down the service that was popular among members of organized crime groups. Exclu Exclu was an app marketed as an end-to-end-encrypted messaging service and users paid €500 (roughly $540) for three months' use.

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InfoWorld on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Relational database provider EnterpriseDB on Tuesday said that it was adding Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) to its databases, which are based on open-source PostgreSQL. TDE, which is used by Oracle and Microsoft , is a method of encrypting database files in order to ensure security of data while at rest and in motion.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Encrypted DNS traffic is a type of DNS traffic secured in a way that no third party can intervene during a DNS resolution (the process of translating a domain name into an IP address). This means that no one can intercept the data changed during a DNS request, so the names of the websites and […].

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 21, 2022

In October 2020, Formbook was rebranded as Xloader and some significant improvements were introduced, especially related to the command and control (C2) network encryption. In this blog post, we perform a detailed analysis of Xloader’s C2 network encryption and communication protocol. Xloader PUSHEBP encrypted block.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 26, 2022

For the enterprise, data is like the air we breathe. At the same time, data seems to be indefensible, with data breaches and intellectual property loss a near certainty. New technologies arrive regularly to offer hope that, ultimately, data in use can, in fact, be protected. Confidential. Confidential.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2024

At the end of October 2023, Atlassian warned of a critical security flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-22518 (CVSS score 9.1), that affects all versions of Confluence Data Center and Server. The vulnerability is an improper authorization issue that can lead to significant data loss if exploited by an unauthenticated attacker.

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