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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

eSecurity Planet

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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OnionPoison: infected Tor Browser installer distributed through popular YouTube channel

SecureList

Visual Studio 2003 – 7.10 In response to the POST request, the C2 server returns a blob containing an encrypted second stage payload. The DLL also encrypts the request body by first encrypting it with a pseudorandom AES-128 (ECB) key and then encrypting the AES key with an RSA public key specified in the configuration.

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Rainbow Table Attacks and Cryptanalytic Defenses

eSecurity Planet

A cryptanalytic attack is one where unauthorized actors breach a cryptographic security system through exhaustive searches for information related to the encryption scheme. Cryptanalysts or malicious actors can use basic information about the cryptographic scheme, plaintext, or ciphertext to decipher encrypted communications.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Lots of accounts including Bezos, Elon Musk, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Mr Beast, and a ton more getting hacked for a bitcoin scheme. Carey (@marcusjcarey) January 29, 2019.

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What is a Rainbow Table Attack and How Can You Prevent It?

eSecurity Planet

A cryptanalytic attack is one where unauthorized actors breach a cryptographic security system through exhaustive searches for information related to the encryption scheme. Cryptanalysts or malicious actors can use basic information about the cryptographic scheme, plaintext, or ciphertext to decipher encrypted communications.

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Identity-based Cryptography

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

out of 5 stars on Chrome web store, 9 out of 10 pairs of participants failed to complete the assigned task of exchanging encrypted emails, i.e. 90% failure rate. The most common mistake that repeatedly occurred in all of these studies [13,14,15] was to encrypt a message with the sender’s public key. This type of scheme (e.g., [8,9])

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

They hack into their teacher’s account and leave messages making fun of him. Air Force research facility, discover a password “sniffer” has been installed onto their network, compromising more than 100 user accounts. After being released in 2003, he uses WiFi to commit attacks, program malware and steal credit card information.