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MY TAKE: A path for SMBs to achieve security maturity: start small controlling privileged accounts

The Last Watchdog

Some context about remote desktop controls: Back in 2001, when company networks were assembled around on-premises data centers, Microsoft began including RDC in all versions of Windows. What SMBs really want and can use are basic PAM modules like password vaulting, password rotation and account discovery that are well-executed.”.

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Email Provider VFEmail Suffers ‘Catastrophic’ Hack

Krebs on Security

Founded in 2001 and based in Milwaukee, Wisc., This was more than a multi-password via ssh exploit, and there was no ransom. The firm’s founder says he now fears some 18 years’ worth of customer email may be gone forever. VFEmail provides email service to businesses and end users. “Every VM [virtual machine] is lost.

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Patch now! Insecure Hikvision security cameras can be taken over remotely

Malwarebytes

The company was founded on November 30, 2001 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China. No username or password is needed, nor are any actions needed from the camera owner. According to global market data provider IHS Markit, Hikvision has 38% of the global market share, and it has been the market leader since 2011.

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Episode 180: Gary McGraw on Machine Learning Security Risks

The Security Ledger

Also: SMBs Struggle with Identity Spotlight Podcast: How DU Telecom Manages Digital Transformation Risk Spotlight Podcast: The Demise of the Password may be closer than you think! Related Stories Episode 178: Killing Encryption Softly with the EARN IT Act. Spotlight Podcast: How Machine Learning is revolutionizing Application Fuzzing.

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Data Encryption for Cloud Backup Security

Spinone

One of the most well-known and secure algorithms is the AES algorithm, which was adopted as the US national encryption standard in 2001 and has a long history of use in data security. Spinbackup Data Security Spinbackup never asks for your Google password. This algorithm was developed by two Belgian cryptographers in 1998.

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The strengths and weaknesses of different VPN protocols

Security Affairs

In essence, that means it only needs a username, password, and server address to create a connection. First released in 2001, the OpenVPN protocol has become one of the most popular and widely used protocols. As noted above, Peer-to-Peer Tunneling Protocol was the first to be developed, and it is over 20 years old.

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

eSecurity Planet

Cryptographic keys can be random numbers, products of large prime numbers, points on an ellipse, or a password generated by a user. 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.