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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But to provide that kind of promise in advance, the government likely would have to pair it with some security requirements, such as implementing multifactor authentication, strong encryption, or intrusion detection systems. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion.

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

AES or the Advanced Encryption Standard was adopted in 2001 by the US National Institute of Standards and Testing (NIST) as the standard for symmetric encryption. Encryption protocols can also verify the authenticity of sources and prevent a sender from denying they were the origin of a transmission.

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

From a GUI enterprise manager to advanced logical replication, backup and recovery, and a migration toolkit, EDB is a go-to vendor for all Postgre database administrators. McAfee is widely known for bringing the first antivirus software to market. Also Read: Top 9 Network Access Control (NAC) Solutions for 2021.

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