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Attorney General William Barr on Encryption Policy

Schneier on Security

Yesterday, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policy -- what is commonly known as "going dark." Nor are we necessarily talking about the customized encryption used by large business enterprises to protect their operations. After all, we are not talking about protecting the Nation's nuclear launch codes.

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Attorney General Barr and Encryption

Schneier on Security

Last month, Attorney General William Barr gave a major speech on encryption policy­what is commonly known as "going dark." Nor are we necessarily talking about the customized encryption used by large business enterprises to protect their operations. After all, we are not talking about protecting the Nation's nuclear launch codes.

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Data Encryption for Cloud Backup Security

Spinone

This is why data encryption is the most vital key to cloud security. Encrypted data cannot be accessed in a readable format, even if it is intercepted while in transfer online. 65% of those surveyed also recognize that encryption is the most effective security control for cloud data.

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UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data

Security Affairs

Established in 2003, the company has expanded to house 500 staff. Whoever’s in control of the Amazon S3 bucket ought to secure sensitive files using server-side encryption. MPD FM boasts of being the UK’s leading “facility management company.”

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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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Evolution and rise of the Avaddon Ransomware-as-a-Service

Security Affairs

In February, the Spanish student Javier Yuste released a free decryption tool for the Avaddon ransomware that can be used by the victims to recover their encrypted files for free. The Avaddon ransomware quickly reacted to the availability of the decryptor and released an update for the code of their malware that made the tool inefficient.

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Lockbit Ransomware targets England Merseyrail

CyberSecurity Insiders

What’s interesting in this file encrypting malware attack is the fact that few of the employees from Merseyrail and some journalists from reputed publications received an email from the company with a subject line ‘Lockbit Ransomware Attack and Data Theft’ and essayed that some sensitive data was stolen in the incident.