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Types of Encryption, Methods & Use Cases

eSecurity Planet

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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GUEST ESSAY – Notable events in hacking history that helped transform cybersecurity assessment

The Last Watchdog

Assessing the risks involved in using the latest technology is something our culture had to adopt in the early days of the computer. New technologies come with risks — there’s no denying that. It foreshadowed how encryption would come to be used as a foundation for Internet commerce – by companies and criminals. Lessons learned.

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RansomBoggs Ransomware hit several Ukrainian entities, experts attribute it to Russia

Security Affairs

Sandworm (aka BlackEnergy and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST). RansomBoggs encrypts files using AES-256 in CBC mode and appends the.chsch extension to the encrypted files.

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Top 20 Cybersecurity Companies You Need to Know in 2025

eSecurity Planet

To help you cut through the noise, weve curated a list of 20 top cybersecurity technology providers that stand out for their innovation, impact, and effectiveness. IBM: Best for Advanced Encryption 13 $233.91 Fortinet Best for network security perimeter protection Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California Founded: 2000 Annual Revenue: $5.3

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Mandating End-to-End Verifiable Voting Systems in U.S. Elections

SecureWorld News

This approach also protects the integrity of the entire voting process, from casting to tallying, by allowing independent verification of results through a public bulletin board that contains anonymous encrypted votes. Each vote is encrypted when cast, and the encrypted votes are combined using the homomorphic properties.

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Sound the Quantum Alarm!

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Perhaps you had to encrypt your data as part of a regulatory requirement, or you voluntarily understood the value of encryption, and deployed it as a safeguard. Encryption is one of those technologies that, once it is implemented, is typically fairly easy to manage, as most organizations use cryptography supplied through a vendor.

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Sound the Quantum Alarm!

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Perhaps you had to encrypt your data as part of a regulatory requirement, or you voluntarily understood the value of encryption, and deployed it as a safeguard. Encryption is one of those technologies that, once it is implemented, is typically fairly easy to manage, as most organizations use cryptography supplied through a vendor.