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Apple finally adds encryption to iCloud backups

CSO Magazine

Apple today introduced several new security features focused on fending off threats to user data in the cloud, including end-to-end encryption for backups for iCloud users. Apple also announced hardware Security Keys for Apple ID, giving users the choice to require two-factor authentication to sign into their Apple ID account.

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LastPass Breach

Schneier on Security

The threat actor was also able to copy a backup of customer vault data from the encrypted storage container which is stored in a proprietary binary format that contains both unencrypted data, such as website URLs, as well as fully-encrypted sensitive fields such as website usernames and passwords, secure notes, and form-filled data.

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G Suite Backup Options Explained

Spinone

Having a secure backup is a great way to protect your data from being lost, overwritten, hacked, or compromised in any other way. Besides, IT compliance regulations and standards often require a backup. As an award-winning backup solutions provider, we’d like to overview various G Suite backup options you can use.

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How to catch a wild triangle

SecureList

That process turned into a months-long journey, and in this article we would like to summarize it. First steps As we mentioned in the very first article on Operation Triangulation, the infected devices that we knew about initially, belonged to Kaspersky employees who worked in the HQ office in Moscow. WIFI OUT: 0.0 - WWAN IN: 76281896.0,

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Details on a New PGP Vulnerability

Schneier on Security

The EFAIL attacks exploit vulnerabilities in the OpenPGP and S/MIME standards to reveal the plaintext of encrypted emails. The attacker changes an encrypted email in a particular way and sends this changed encrypted email to the victim. Why is anyone using encrypted e-mail anymore, anyway? Slashdot thread.

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Database Security Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

In this article, we cover some database security best practices that can help keep your databases safe from attackers. While admins may find sharing passwords convenient, doing so makes proper database security and accountability almost impossible. Password hashes should be stored encrypted and salted. Encrypt data and backups.

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Using the LockBit builder to generate targeted ransomware

SecureList

They generated a custom version of the ransomware, which used the aforementioned account credential to spread across the network and perform malicious activities, such as killing Windows Defender and erasing Windows Event Logs in order to encrypt the data and cover its tracks. In this article, we revisit the LockBit 3.0