eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Also Read : Top Threat Intelligence Platforms (TIP) for 2021. This increasing investment and reliance on cloud technology means that targeting misconfiguration for users isn’t going away. AWS has been criticized for its “any authenticated AWS users” access option and inconsistent access control list (ACL) and bucket policies.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 21, 2021

Where is my encryption-breaking dolphin? It is set in 2021, after all. In this fictional 2021, the act of carrying around a corporate laptop is long past. In 2021 Cloud Apps Surpass On-Prem Apps In 2021, the use of Cloud apps will overtake on-premises apps. I admit it. I watched Johnny Mnemonic.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

There are simple steps consumers can take today, for free, to lower their overall risk of a cyber attack, including using multi-factor authentication for their accounts and using strong passwords. Mellen: Big initiatives like these are good for the security industry, but technology is not a silver bullet when it comes to consumer security.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Password compromise- Almost all devices offered by Samsung are equipped with innovative biometric authentication technology such as fingerprint, IRIS, and password secure. Gift yourself a Samsung device from this Thanksgiving 2021 or Black Friday 2021 deals. So, why think much about security?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 23, 2022

As the world is slowly returning to pre-pandemic conditions, the underlying trends that have always driven information security, such as new technologies, greater compliance mandates and more severe security incidents, continue to be significant change agents. 2021 Report. 2021 Report. 2021 Report. 2022 Report.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Researchers from Trend Micro, while monitoring the activity of the China-linked threat actor Earth Lusca , discovered an encrypted file hosted on a server under the control of the group. It consists of two components, the loader and the encrypted main payload. The backdoor uses AES-ECB encryption for C2 communications.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 16, 2022

In a previous blog post, I discussed how The White House Executive Order issued on May 12, 2021 laid out new, rigorous government cyber security standards for federal agencies. Protect – Encrypt data at rest and in-flight without costly performance impact. Cyber Packs: How They're Key to Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2021

From January through March 2021, TLS concealed 45 percent of the malware Sophos analysts observed circulating on the Internet; that’s double the rate – 23 percent – seen in early 2020, Dan Schiappa, Sophos’ chief product officer, told me in a briefing. Here are the key takeaways: Surprise packages. Decryption bottleneck.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 8, 2023

Organizations balanced security and privacy risks with opportunities opened by new technologies and business models. We are only human Nearly half (47%) of the survey respondents say that attacks are increasing in volume or severity, similar to numbers reported in 2021 and 2022. This article highlights the key findings of the report.

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BH Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Growing use of digital technologies, accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, has led to a sharp increase in cybercrime. IOCTA also warned of evolving mobile malware that’s allowing criminals to try to get around additional security measures such as two-factor authentication. MORE Prof Ciaran Martin weighs in on the encryption debate.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2022

This trend is demonstrated in the latest Thales Data Threat Report 2021 ; 55% of the survey respondents reported that more than 40% of their data now resides in a cloud platform. However, with technology innovation comes new risks, security challenges and threats. It all comes down to people, processes, technology, and culture.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 27, 2021

Tue, 04/27/2021 - 10:58. At Thales we are excited to participate in this week’s virtual Gartner Identity and Access Management Summit taking place on 28 and 29 April 2021. Encryption. Encryption Key Management. This year’s theme is “Adapting to Disruption. Enabling Transformation.” Identity & Access Management.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 20, 2022

Cloud solutions were a lifesaver for organizations during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic as employees worked remotely or went hybrid and businesses pivoted their technology strategies to keep operations going. Modern Authentication in the Cloud. Encryption and Key Management in the Cloud. Tue, 06/21/2022 - 05:17.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

The improved performance and reduced latency of the technology mean that data may be accessed and recovered promptly, lowering the danger of prolonged exposure and potential security issues associated with delayed data retrieval. NVMe over fabrics starts to become an important technology in cloud storage.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 13, 2021

Tue, 04/13/2021 - 13:57. Thales is happy to participate in the first-ever Identity Management Day which is held on 13 April 2021. In a world defined by our use of technology, how we are identified digitally is important. In today’s environment, an organization’s authentication solution need not be monolithic.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

’ This firewall even goes as far as to block the latest versions of the encryption service TLS (v1.3) ” Only 4 percent of respondents to an FCC poll said their organization received a new J-1 visa in 2021, and 46 percent said their bureaus were understaffed because of a lack of visas.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Thu, 09/02/2021 - 07:09. During the 2021 Thales Crypto Summit , which brings together a group of experts to speak about cryptographic and key management to keep organizations secure, President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) was a key point of discussion. Executive Order About Cybersecurity Urging Zero Trust Adoption.

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SecureList

MAY 23, 2022

An attacker that can carry out a MitM attack will be able to overwrite tag statuses, the program being downloaded to the device, or authentication data. Since authentication data is encrypted with a preset symmetric key, the attacker could decrypt an intercepted target (device) password.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

While implementation of security technologies such as multi-factor authentication and encryption have slightly increased, we have not yet reached the level where the majority of applications, data and operational technology are fully protected. Use multi-factor authentication for everyone (employees, vendors, etc.)

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high in 2021, and the attack vector grows larger by the minute. With quantum computing looming in the not-so-distant future, the way that we think about encryption will need to evolve. With 128-bit key encryption, it could take trillions of years to find a matching key.

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Duo's Security Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While there are areas where passkeys could be better, it is clear that they are the leading contender to improve authentication by an order of magnitude and bring an end to passwords. They are always encrypted end-to-end, with the private key only accessible on the user’s own devices, which prevents access by Google itself.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 18, 2021

Thu, 08/19/2021 - 06:27. Perhaps you had to encrypt your data as part of a regulatory requirement, or you voluntarily understood the value of encryption, and deployed it as a safeguard. Key management can be the challenge, but the encryption itself is a low maintenance affair. Encryption. Encryption Key Management.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

First spotted in mid-August 2022 , Venus is known for hacking into victims’ publicly-exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt Windows devices. Using hard-to-crack unique passwords to protect sensitive data and accounts, as well as enabling multi-factor authentication. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible.

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Duo's Security Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

were deprecated in Mar 2021 with IETF RFC 8996. Well-known attacks like BEAST (Browser Exploit Against SSL/TLS), POODLE (Padding Oracle On Downgraded Legacy Encryption), etc. Duo is here to help you For customers starting their zero-trust network access (ZNTA) journey with Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA) , TLS 1.0

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Wed, 10/27/2021 - 07:30. The Thales Cloud Security Study 2021 of more than 2,600 respondents from around the world tries to respond to key questions: How widespread is multi-cloud? Smaller organizations favored the use of cloud security tools and encryption. Who’s responsible for encryption and key management?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 18, 2021

Thu, 08/19/2021 - 06:27. Perhaps you had to encrypt your data as part of a regulatory requirement, or you voluntarily understood the value of encryption, and deployed it as a safeguard. Key management can be the challenge, but the encryption itself is a low maintenance affair. Encryption. Encryption Key Management.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. Communication to and from the EdgeRouters involved encryption using a randomly generated 16-character AES key.

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Cisco Security

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

On May 12, 2021, the president of the United States released an executive order on cyber security. Endpoint detection and response (EDR), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and the need for increased encryption, while implementing a zero-trust approach, were all called out as requirements within the order. See figure 1].

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Wearable technologies continuously monitor vital signs such as heart rate, while larger equipment like dialysis machines and ventilators operate tirelessly to support critical bodily functions. IoMT advances this technology by assisting healthcare providers in evaluating, treating, diagnosing, and monitoring patient health conditions.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. In 2021 alone, IC3 received 847,376 complaints which amounted to $6.9 However, the technological side of cybersecurity is no longer the weakest link in a company’s proverbial chain.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 7, 2021

Tue, 06/08/2021 - 06:30. With the mandate for STIR/SHAKEN call authentication to be in place in the U.S. by June 30, 2021, and in Canada by November 30, 2021, I thought it would be helpful to share info and insights, as well as tips to ensuring implementations are secure. Encryption. Encryption Key Management.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 5, 2022

Well, the stats are even scarier with over 50% increase in ransomware attacks in 2021, compared to 2020. If the data is online, then it’s accessible to bad actors and just waiting to be encrypted for ransom. Ransomware? I think you may have heard of it, isn’t the news full of it? Related: Make it costly for cybercriminals.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 6, 2022

REvil (aka Sodinokibi) first appeared in May 2020 and has been responsible for numerous high-profile ransomware attacks, including arguably the biggest ransomware attack of all time—a supply-chain attack on Kaseya VSA in July 2021 that is thought to have affected over 1,000 businesses. Ransomware attacks in April 2022.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The recent advisory is reportedly an update from an FBI Flash notice on December 2021. Overview of Cuba ransomware’s leak page, ransom note, and a trove of encrypted files. All accounts that use passwords must at least comply with National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) standards.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 10, 2022

Observed since: July 2021 Ransomware note: BlackByteRestore.txt Ransomware extension: BlackByte Kill Chain: Some victims reported that attackers used known Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities to gain access to their networks. > Observed since: January 2021 Ransomware note: BackFiles_encoded01.txt

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In some cases, they find vulnerable third parties that provide ways into larger targets, which is how hackers infiltrated the Red Cross in 2021. Cybersecurity firm Positive Technologies found 88 new IAB sales on dark web marketplaces in the first quarter of 2020, compared to just three in all of 2017. Mitigating IABs.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Tue, 08/03/2021 - 09:44. There were attempts to steal COVID-19 vaccine technology, clinical trials data sets, and individual vaccination records, as well as attempts to disrupt the vaccine distribution supply chain. Today, there is a need to protect the authenticity of individual vaccination records. Encryption.

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