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MY TAKE: Agile cryptography is coming, now that ‘attribute-based encryption’ is ready for prime time

The Last Watchdog

Encryption agility is going to be essential as we move forward with digital transformation. All of the technical innovation cybersecurity vendors are churning out to deal with ever-expanding cyber risks, at the end of the day, come down to protecting encrypted data. Refer: The vital role of basic research.

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MY TAKE: PKI, digital certificates now ready to take on the task of securing digital transformation

The Last Watchdog

Related: Why PKI is well-suited to secure the Internet of Things PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. Nonetheless, it is a pivotal chapter in the evolution of digital commerce. Quantum computers can rather easily break the strongest encryption we have today.

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MY TAKE: How digital technology and the rising gig economy are exacerbating third-party risks

The Last Watchdog

What does this mean for company decision makers, going forward, especially as digital transformation and expansion of the gig economy deepens their reliance on subcontractors? And once you have that, then you have the ability to reverse algorithms and unlock encryption. Within the next five years we may have quantum computing.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Fog of Cyber War

ForAllSecure

Mikko had read some of my reporting on Netsky, which Skynet backwards, a virus also known as Sasser, was a typical virus-of-the-day back in 2005. Initially ransomware was targeting home users to encrypt your holiday pictures, pay us 200 bucks to get your pictures back. Tell us how you are fighting this war in the digital realm.