The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Although most people think of ransomware as a dodgy application that encrypts data and holds it for ransom, the concept is much more heterogeneous than that. The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 10, 2021

Because many powerful SQL injection tools are available open-source , your organization must test your applications before strangers do. . Also Read: Best Penetration Testing Software for 2021. . Encryption: Keep Your Secrets Secret. Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021 .

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 13, 2022

I’d also like to thank Duane Michael ( @subat0mik ) and Evan McBroom ( @mcbroom_evan ) for researching Network Access Account (NAA) policy encryption and decryption with me (coming soon), as well as Elad Shamir ( @elad_shamir ) and Nick Powers ( @zyn3rgy ) for helping me identify the attacks that are possible using the relayed credentials.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

GitGuardian is a developer favorite offering a secrets detection solution that scans source code to detect certificates, passwords, API keys, encryption keys, and more. Evervault is on a mission to make encrypting sensitive data seamless with its security toolkit for developers. Venture Cybereason 2012 Boston, MA 1,100 $713.6

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Isovalent Cloud security 2020 Private Illumio Cloud security 2015 Private SignalFx Monitoring 2015 Acquired: Splunk CipherCloud Cloud security 2012 Acquired: Lookout Lookout Mobile security 2011 Private. Mimecast Email security 2012 Nasdaq: MIME. Accel Investments. a16z Investments. Bessemer Venture Partners.

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Herjavec Group

AUGUST 26, 2021

1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Student Allan Scherr makes a punch card to trick the computer into printing off all passwords and uses them to log in as other people after his time runs out. She connects him to any phone number he requests for free.

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