Security Boulevard

JULY 23, 2021

PKI manages the digital certificates that encrypt sensitive data, secures web browsing (SSL/TLS), validates the integrity of software and electronic devices through code signing, The post Understanding Certificate Policies and Practice Statements appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 10, 2023

Ensuring secure online access and transactions is critical in today's digital business environment. Public key infrastructure (PKI)  offers a globally accepted standard for implementing various security protocols and authentication mechanisms.  It helps secure online communication, establish trust for electronic transactions (e.g.,

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JULY 3, 2023

HTTPS stands for Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol. It is HTTP with security features to protect sensitive information using SSL/TLS protocols. The padlock symbol that shows at the top of your browser is a visual sign that the data transmission taking place between the browser and the server is safe and encrypted.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 6, 2022

How to Fix and Avoid TLS/SSL Errors. What Is TLS/SSL? SSL stands for secure socket layers , and was first developed in 1994 by Netscape. TLS fulfills essentially the same roles as SSL but does so more effectively and efficiently. What Is a TLS/SSL Error? Mon, 06/06/2022 - 09:57.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Over the last year I’ve led a multitude of security workshops aimed to educate entry-level WordPress users about website security. Some of the questions I regularly field in these workshops are related to the mechanics of SSL certificates, and their role in protecting website data from prying eyes.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2018

In a move to blanket the Internet with encrypted website traffic, Google is moving forward with its insistence that straggling website publishers adopt HTTPS Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Related: How PKI can secure IoT. Using HTTPS secures that information. Google’s Chrome web browser commands a 60% market share.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The OpenSSL project has issued security updates to address a couple of high-severity vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2022-3602 and CVE-2022-3786 , in its cryptography library. The OpenSSL software library allows secure communications over computer networks against eavesdropping or need to identify the party at the other end.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

What Are the Best Use Cases for Symmetric vs Asymmetric Encryption? Symmetric Encryption. In symmetric encryption , the sender and receiver use a separate instance of the same key to encrypt and decrypt messages. Symmetric encryption heavily relies on the fact that the keys must be kept secret. Scott Carter.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 23, 2022

They require integrity, authentication, trusted identity and encryption. And yet at this moment, digital trust isn’t where it needs to be on the boardroom priority list or the IT security team’s strategy. This was the main topic of discussion recently at DigiCert Security Summit 2022. Failure is not an option.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 20, 2022

They’ll look at the DNS servers, figure out the average number of requests it handles, find domain security precautions, notice vulnerabilities, and ultimately determine if there’s any way they can find a hole to launch an attack. . Increased encryption. Keeping TLS certificates current and updated. Gaining access.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The Persistence of Abusive Certificates in Malware. Certificates are used to cryptographically sign executable code, documents and even websites. They prove that the person, code, website or organization can be trusted to be secure. Why are certificates important? SSL Certificates as an example.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The acceleration of digital transformation has also left companies with less transparency and fewer relevant security insights as the implementation of multiple new services and systems led to widespread fragmentation. Encrypt all sensitive company data. Ensure all web traffic is encrypted with SSL or TLS.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 5, 2023

Additionally, employ a password manager to securely store and generate unique passwords for each account. Enable Two-Factor Authentication: T wo-Factor Authentication (2FA) adds an extra layer of security by requiring you to provide an additional verification code, typically sent to your mobile device, when logging into an account.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Experts from Qihoo 360’s Network Security Research Lab discovered a new botnet, dubbed EwDoor , that targets AT&T customers using EdgeMarc Enterprise Session Border Controller (ESBC) edge devices that are publicly exposed to the Internet. The experts identified 5,700 infected systems located in the US. ” continues the report.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Recently, ServerPress released a huge update to their DesktopServer local development environment software: Native support for SSL and PHP7. Now, let’s take a closer look at SSL and HTTPS to understand why this was such an important feature to support, and why you should have HTTPS enabled on your website no matter your CMS or business case.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2021

Related: Why PKI will endure as the Internet’s secure core. Yet electronic signatures do have their security limitations. And PKI , of course, is the behind-the-scenes authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. PKI revolves around the issuing and management of digital certificates.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

However, it’s obvious to security teams that the possible attack surface has grown as a result. On-demand, large-scale deployment of IT resources across a mix of public and private clouds means that security vulnerabilities or exploits can often go undetected. 509 certificates. 509 certificates. SIGN EVERYTHING.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have released guidance and best practices for securing virtual private network (VPN) solutions. What might be most striking about the document is how many security steps and solutions it takes to properly secure VPN connections.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

However, it’s obvious to security teams that the possible attack surface has grown as a result. On-demand, large-scale deployment of IT resources across a mix of public and private clouds means that security vulnerabilities or exploits can often go undetected. 509 certificates. 509 certificates. SIGN EVERYTHING.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 6, 2021

Ten to fifteen years ago, a company having FPC (full packet capture) was an indicator of the seriousness of the company's information security efforts. Packet captures are similar, in that though their effectiveness has been diminished by the use of SSL encrypted traffic, especially ECDH, it still has its place in layered defense.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Self-Signed Certificates: Cybercriminals Are Turning This Strength into a Vulnerability. The risk of self-signed certificates . When compared with certificates signed by CAs, self-signed certificates are often viewed as less trustworthy because they have not been vetted through official channels. Scott Carter.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

In contrast, phishing advertised via email can be more easily caught by security providers, such as anti-spam and anti-phishing companies.” ” Another interesting data emerged from the Phishing Activity Trends Report is that the use of HTTPS encryption on phishing sites remained at 83 percent, after rising steadily for years.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 31, 2022

How Does a Browser Trust a Certificate? Browsers prevent this type of manipulation by authenticating HTTPS servers using certificates, which are digital documents that bind a public key to an individual subject. Certificates are digital files and they follow a file format to store information (e.g. 509 v3 Certificate Format.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 27, 2022

SSH stands for Secure Socket Shell which means its basic use is to enable secure access to remote servers and devices over an unsecured network. The difference between root SSH and SSH keys is that SSH can support basic password authentication, whereas SSH keys are a more secure authentication process when logging into an SSH server.

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Troy Hunt

JUNE 27, 2018

I want to help take a big chunk out of the massive list of smaller sites that are still served over non-secure connections because the owners simply don't know where to start. Next, you'll see that this is all very Cloudflare-centric and you may be wondering "why not use Let's Encrypt instead?"

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Private key encryption is also referred to as symmetric encryption, where the same private key is used for both encryption and decryption. In public key cryptography, the private key is used for encryption and digital signatures. Securely store the private key. What Is a Private Key? brooke.crothers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Now in its 13 th year, our Global Encryption Trends Study that is performed by the Ponemon Institute reveals interesting findings that span a dozen different geographies. This year, we found that multi-cloud use as well as compliance requirements have encouraged organizations around the globe to embrace a more extensive encryption strategy.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2020

However, to fully capture the benefits of an IoT-centric economy, a cauldron of privacy and security concerns must first be quelled. I’m referring to the Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI, and the underlying TLS/SSL authentication and encryption protocols.

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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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Malwarebytes

APRIL 1, 2022

This executable is written in the Go programming language and is signed with a stolen Microsoft certificate. java-sdk.exe is then executed by the dropper with the following arguments, “-a 0CyCcrhI/6B5wKE8XLOd+w==” The argument “-a” refers to address and the Base64 string is the C2 address in AES encrypted format.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 17, 2019

Related: Why government encryption backdoors should never be normalized. Specifically, the researchers found: •A ready inventory of stolen SSL/TLS certificates, along with a range of related services and products, for sale, priced from $260 to $1,600, depending on the type of certificate offered and the scope of additional services.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2023

Regarding the dynamic analysis, it is worth noting that some sandbox environments might fail to detect the RAT due to its utilization of several techniques to evade virtualization and sandbox detection mechanisms and string encryption subsequent payloads. Quasar Server Certificate. Quasar Server Certificate.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Transport Layer Security (TLS), also called  Secure Sockets Layer  (SSL), is a security protocol that encrypts data exchanged between two points on the internet (e.g., TLS is essential for protecting sensitive customer data and business-critical information. What is a TLS handshake failure?

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

You can trust digital certificates issued by reputable Certificate Authorities (CAs) because they go through a domain control validation (DCV) process, which verifies the legitimacy of the entity requesting the SSL/TLS certificate and the domain ownership for which the certificate is issued.

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McAfee

APRIL 3, 2020

Just like there’s no “best” car, there’s also no best collaboration service, but here’s a few suggestions around security and privacy to consider when deciding which services to support and use in your organisation. Let’s review some of the possible security and privacy problems. Encryption. Allow encryption using your own keys.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 11, 2021

We covered several acronyms common in application security in a previous post : SAST, DAST, and SCA. Interactive application security testing (IAST). Interactive application security testing (IAST) is a fairly involved process. The tester looks for security issues while running the application simultaneously. Conclusion.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 16, 2023

These secrets control data access when transferred between applications—sending information from a webpage, making a secure request to an API, accessing a cloud database, or countless other cases that modern enterprises encounter while pursuing digital transformation and increasing automation. What is secrets management?

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