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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." But, in the world of cybersecurity, we do not deal in absolute guarantees but in relative risks. 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." But, in the world of cybersecurity, we do not deal in absolute guarantees but in relative risks. After all, we are not talking about protecting the Nation's nuclear launch codes.

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Are You the Keymaster?

CyberSecurity Insiders

In this blog, we’ll examine how the growing use of encryption across VMs and storage mediums has led to a dramatic increase in the volume of cryptographic keys that organizations must manage throughout their lifecycle. So, what does the growth of encryption has to do with the keymaster? Today’s environment. Added Root of trust.

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The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Identity IQ

2002 – 2006: Origins of the Tor Project After onion routing was patented, additional computer scientists joined the original development team in 2002 and created the biggest project for onion routing yet: The Onion Routing Project, now commonly known as the Tor Project. What are some of the risks of the dark web?

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Cloud Bucket Vulnerability Management in 2021

eSecurity Planet

But in the process of adjusting the bucket’s configurations comes the greatest risk to your cloud security. Cloud vendors have been criticized for not emphasizing the risk of misconfiguration and cloud bucket vulnerability, but the primary culprit continues to be user error. Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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CSPM vs CWPP vs CIEM vs CNAPP: What’s the Difference?

eSecurity Planet

Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM): Best used to effectively manage cloud resource entitlements, reduce access risks, and maintain compliance. Amazon did the same thing for cloud infrastructure (IaaS) with the launch of AWS in 2006, and platform as a service (PaaS) offerings began to appear around the same time.

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Spotlight Podcast: Dr. Zulfikar Ramzan on RSA’s Next Act: Security Start-Up

The Security Ledger

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