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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

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Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – August 14, 2023 – Old or New, Vulnerabilities Need Management

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While the infotainment system is supposedly firewalled from steering, throttling, and braking, attached devices may not be fully secured against communication via Wi-Fi. The vulnerability is nearly six years old, and Zyxel previously issued a security advisory about the Gafgyt malware in 2019 that exploited CVE-2017-18368.

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How to Prevent DNS Attacks: DNS Security Best Practices

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To protect the protocol, best practices will add additional protocols to the process that encrypt the DNS communication and authenticate the results. Since these protocols do not cost money to implement, these will usually be the first steps taken to improve DNS security. Firewalls should be hardened to close unneeded ports.

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How Do You Get Ransomware? 5 Main Sources in 2019

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It quietly makes its way past your security defenses into the heart of your data and keeps it hostage until you pay a ransom. Instead of making itself known by encrypting files and displaying a ransom note, ransomware quietly stays in your system and scans the network for other vulnerabilities.