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Signal is testing usernames so you don’t have to share your phone number

Malwarebytes

Signal provides encrypted instant messaging and is popular among people that value their privacy. We don’t know when the new feature will be generally available, but in an earlier interview, president Meredith Whitaker said she expected the feature’s launch in early 2024. Privacy risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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ThreatLabz Coverage Advisory: Ivanti’s VPN Vulnerabilities Exploited by Hackers, New Zero-Days Pose Critical Risk

Security Boulevard

Introduction Ivanti, an IT management and security company, has issued a warning about multiple zero-day vulnerabilities in its VPN products exploited by Chinese state-backed hackers since December 2023. and CVE-2024-21887(a command-injection vulnerability found into multiple web components with a CVSS score of 9.1)

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Dashlane 2024

eSecurity Planet

Each user also has access to a free VPN to use when connecting to public Wi-Fi, and an Identity Dashboard that scans the dark web for potential fraud. This software uses patented security architecture with 256-bit encryption, plus built-in two factor authentication. You can unsubscribe at any time.

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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. While cryptology is thousands of years old, modern cryptography took off in the 1970s with the help of the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle and RSA encryption algorithms.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture. 30% data breaches and +23% ransomware for the first two months of 2024.

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Top 5 Cyber Predictions for 2024: A CISO Perspective

Security Boulevard

Let's delve into the rewind of 2023, exploring five influential trends and threats that molded the cyberthreat landscape and are poised to resonate throughout enterprises in 2024. Ransomware gangs also got stealthier in 2023, with ThreatLabz observing an increase in encryption-less extortion attacks. The solution?

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IoT Secure Development Guide

Pen Test Partners

Use AES encryption. Encrypt in transit. Legal Frameworks EU Cyber Resilience Act The EU is introducing new regulations on products with “digital elements” [link] with the expectation that this will become law in 2024. Confidentiality stops someone from reading the content of a message: Figure 8: Encryption and decryption.

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