The Last Watchdog

MAY 3, 2021

Encryption agility is going to be essential as we move forward with digital transformation. And since 2005 or so, one area of focus has been on sharpening the math formulas that make attribute-based encryption possible. Refer: The vital role of basic research.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

The challenge of embracing digital transformation while also quelling the accompanying cyber risks has never been greater for small- and mid-sized businesses. Here are the key takeaways: Lower-tier hacks. The ongoing waves of Microsoft Exchange ProxyLogon hacks are a good example of these lower-tier attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 24, 2019

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? Those can be hacked and present ways to come into a system,” Allen told me. • To hear the full interview, please give the accompanying podcast a listen.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

What’s happening is that supply chains are becoming more intricate and far-flung the deeper we move into digital transformation and the Internet of Things. And opportunistic threat actors are proving adept as ever at sniffing out the weak-link third parties in any digital ecosystem.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

It’s about challenging our expectations about the people who hack for a living. 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. So if a company doesn't get hacked, no one knows if a company gets hacked, it's headline news.

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