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How encryption can help address Cloud misconfiguration

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

How encryption can help address Cloud misconfiguration. Tue, 11/16/2021 - 06:15. Still, as all of us who work in technology know, you reduce access to granular controls when you simplify a process. The feature was automatically turned on for all Cosmos DBs in February 2021. Bring your own encryption (BYOE).

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Advanced Technology Ventures discloses ransomware attack and data breach

Security Affairs

The American venture capital firm Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) disclosed a ransomware attack, crooks also stole data of some private investors. Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) is an American venture capital firm with more than $1.8 The Company soon determined that the Servers had been encrypted by a ransomware attack.

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Ransomware Groups Turn to Intermittent Encryption to Speed Attack Times

eSecurity Planet

To accelerate the ransomware encryption process and make it harder to detect, cybercriminal groups have begun using a new technique: intermittent encryption. Intermittent encryption allows the ransomware encryption malware to encrypt files partially or only encrypt parts of the files. Others are automated.

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Quantum Resistant Encryption – Are You Ready?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Quantum Resistant Encryption – Are You Ready? Tue, 11/02/2021 - 09:10. . When functional quantum computing becomes available it is anticipated to make many current asymmetric encryption ciphers (RSA, Diffie-Hellman, ECC etc.) Learn more about Thales solutions for quantum resistant encryption. Encryption.

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How to recover files encrypted by Yanlouwang

SecureList

Kaspersky experts have found a vulnerability in the Yanluowang encryption algorithm and created a free decryptor to help victims of this ransomware with recovering their files. Geography of the Yanluowang attacks, December 4th, 2021 – April 8th, 2022 ( download ). The encryption code for big files. Yanluowang description.

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BrandPost: Network Encryption, Modern Applications Impact Security Visibility

CSO Magazine

There has been massive growth in the encryption of Internet traffic—from 50% in January 2014 to 95% as of March 20, 2021, according to Google’s Transparency Report. It’s a good thing that organizations are using encryption to protect critical network data. However, adversaries are also using the technology.

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Schneier on Security

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’ll be part of a European Internet Forum virtual debate on June 17, 2021. The topic is “Decrypting the encryption debate: How to ensure public safety with a privacy-preserving and secure Internet?” Details to come.

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