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Realizing the Benefits of Zero Trust Architecture

SecureWorld News

Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) is gaining significant traction among organizations as a new security framework. A Cybersecurity Insiders survey revealed that as of 2021, 72% of organizations have either implemented or are in the process of adopting Zero Trust Architecture.

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Zero Trust 2.0: NIST’s identity-centric architecture

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NIST’s identity-centric architecture. Fri, 12/04/2020 - 05:15. In August, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released its blueprint for establishing a Zero Trust security architecture, NIST SP 800-207. Encryption. Zero Trust 2.0: Access Control. Danna Bethlehem | Director, Product Marketing.

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The Key Components and Functions in a Zero Trust Architecture

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The Key Components and Functions in a Zero Trust Architecture. Fri, 12/18/2020 - 06:43. Zero Trust architectural principles. NIST’s identity-centric architecture , I discussed the three approaches to implementing a Zero Trust architecture, as described in the NIST blueprint SP 800-207. Source: NIST SP 800-207.

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Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats. Other incidents include: The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) said in March 2020 it had “found evidence of a successful cyber intrusion into its office network.”. Encryption. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:42.

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2020 Hindsight – Top 10 Highlights from McAfee

McAfee

2020 has been a tumultuous and unpredictable year, where we restructured our lives and redefined how we work and interact with each other. Although 2020 has undoubtedly been a year of trials and tribulations, I wanted to share some of McAfee’s top highlights. Ahead of the 2020 U.S. To support today’s U.S. Learn more here.

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NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards

Schneier on Security

The idea is to standardize on both a public-key encryption and digital signature algorithm that is resistant to quantum computing, well before anyone builds a useful quantum computer. Twenty-six advanced to Round 2 in 2019, and seven (plus another eight alternates) were announced as Round 3 finalists in 2020.

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Akira ransomware received $42M in ransom payments from over 250 victims

Security Affairs

The Akira ransomware operators implement a double extortion model by exfiltrating victims’ data before encrypting it. Earlier versions of the ransomware were written in C++ and the malware added the.akira extension to the encrypted files. The attackers mostly used Cisco vulnerabilities CVE-2020-3259 and CVE-2023-20269.