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Don’t Let Encryption Become A Double-Edged Sword That Undermines Zero Trust CyberSecurity

Joseph Steinberg

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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Police Chiefs Call for Solutions to Access Encrypted Data in Serious Crime Cases

The Hacker News

European Police Chiefs said that the complementary partnership between law enforcement agencies and the technology industry is at risk due to end-to-end encryption (E2EE). They called on the industry and governments to take urgent action to ensure public safety across social media platforms.

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Chrome Protection: App-Bound Encryption For Cookies Added

Security Boulevard

Ensuring a safe browsing experience for its users, Google has announced that it’s adding a new app-bound encryption layer to Chrome. As per media reports, the added layer will help prevent information-stealing malware from grabbing cookies.

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Meta rolls out default end-to-end encryption on Messenger, Facebook

Bleeping Computer

Meta has announced that the immediate availability of end-to-end encryption for all chats and calls made through the Messenger app, as well as the Facebook social media platform. [.]

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Best Encryption Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

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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Why Tokenization Beats Transparent Data Encryption for PCI DSS Compliance

Security Boulevard

Disk- or partition-level encryption is no longer permissible to protect non-removable electronic media. The post Why Tokenization Beats Transparent Data Encryption for PCI DSS Compliance appeared first on Security Boulevard. A key aspect of this framework is safeguarding data at rest – but the requirements are changing.

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Facebook Testing Default End-to-End Encryption and Encrypted Backup in Messenger

The Hacker News

Social media company Meta said it will begin testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) on its Messenger platform this week for select users as the default option, as the company continues to slowly add security layers to its various chat services. "If