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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Back to the Future of Firewall

Cisco Security

As a network and workload security strategy leader, I spend a lot of time thinking about the future of the good old network firewall. Spoiler alert: I’m not going to join the cool club of pronouncing the firewall dead. The two main problems for the firewall to overcome in all those new deployment scenarios are insertion and visibility.

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What are Network Firewalls?

eSecurity Planet

The network firewall is the first line of defense for traffic that passes in and out of a network. The firewall examines traffic to ensure it meets the security requirements set by the organization, and unauthorized access attempts are blocked. Firewall protection has come a long way in recent years. Next-generation firewalls.

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Sophos blocked attacks exploiting XG Firewall zero-day to deploy Ransomware

Security Affairs

Hackers attempted to exploit a zero-day flaw in the Sophos XG firewall to distribute ransomware to Windows machines, but the attack was blocked. It was designed to download payloads intended to exfiltrate XG Firewall-resident data. Passwords associated with external authentication systems such as AD or LDAP are unaffected.

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As 2-factor authentication falls short, ‘adaptive multi-factor authentication’ goes mainstream

The Last Watchdog

The use of an additional form of authentication to protect the accessing of a sensitive digital system has come a long way over the past decade and a half. An Israeli start-up, Silverfort , is seeking to make a great leap forward in the state-of-the-art of authentication systems. LW: Let’s come back to ‘adaptive authentication.’

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Password Encryption 101: Best Practices Guide for Orgs of All Sizes

SecureWorld News

As the frequency of data breaches surges, it becomes increasingly imperative to guarantee the security and adequate encryption of passwords. In this article, I will provide an overview of password encryption, explaining its essence and modus operandi. What is password encryption? Why is password encryption necessary?

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What Is DNS Security? Everything You Need to Know

eSecurity Planet

The DNS protocol was designed for use within a firewall on a secure network, and by default will communicate in plain text. A modern computing environment includes branch offices, remote workers, and mobile devices that must reach DNS servers from outside the firewall.

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