Schneier on Security

AUGUST 8, 2022

The idea is to standardize on both a public-key encryption and digital signature algorithm that is resistant to quantum computing, well before anyone builds a useful quantum computer. Fun fact: Those three algorithms were broken by the Center of Encryption and Information Security, part of the Israeli Defense Force.

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Duo's Security Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

While this isn’t entirely wrong, passwords are difficult to remember and rarely secure. Experts in the fields of data protection and information security now look towards new technologies to make system access much more secure.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

The Akira ransomware operators implement a double extortion model by exfiltrating victims’ data before encrypting it. Earlier versions of the ransomware were written in C++ and the malware added the.akira extension to the encrypted files. The operators frequently disable security software to evade detection and for lateral movement.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2024

Permalink The post USENIX Security ’23 – Rosetta: Enabling Robust TLS Encrypted Traffic Classification in Diverse Network Environments with TCP-Aware Traffic Augmentation appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Permalink The post USENIX Security ’23 – Domien Schepers, Aanjhan Ranganathan, Mathy Vanhoef – ‘Framing Frames: Bypassing Wi-Fi Encryption By Manipulating Transmit Queues’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 1, 2022

“Our team quickly triaged the report and determined the risk to partners to be minimal,” said Patrick Beggs , ConnectWise’s chief information security officer. ” However, LastPass maintains that its “customer passwords remain safely encrypted due to LastPass’s Zero Knowledge architecture.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 15, 2021

National Security Agency (NSA), CSfC is a key component of the organization’s commercial cybersecurity strategy. CSfC validates commercial IT products that have met the highest level of strict encryption standards and rigorous security requirements for both hardware and software solutions.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

percent of CMS users worry about the security of their CMS—while 46.4 percent actually had a CMS security issue affect their content. The best practices for securing your CMS begin with these five low-hanging-fruit steps: •Make sure that your CMS platform’s access control and encryption features are turned on and configured correctly.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The main reasons to rewrite malware in Rust is to have lower AV detection rates, compared to malware written in most common languages, and to target multiple architectures. The Rust variant has also been seen using intermittent encryption, one of the emerging tactics that threat actors use today for faster encryption and detection evasion.”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The encryption and decryption are not robust and the ransomware lack features like Windows Shadow Copy removal, File unlocking for a more thorough impact, Anti-analysis, and Defensive evasion (AMSI bypass, disabling event logging, etc.). At this point in this ransomware, the encryption process has already finished.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

. “We have determined that an unauthorized party, using information obtained in the August 2022 incident, was able to gain access to certain elements of our customers’ information. Our customers’ passwords remain safely encrypted due to LastPass’s Zero Knowledge architecture.”

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

At the same time, we also have changes at every layer of the protocol stack and this is driven by an increased push for encryption—not just encryption, strong encryption.". We're responsible for the CIS benchmarks and the CIS controls. Or is that just too much of a reach?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2023

Control: With CASBs, organizations can enforce security policies across various cloud services. They can dictate access controls, require multi-factor authentication, and implement encryption and data loss prevention measures. Zero Trust Architecture: SASE embodies the principles of zero-trust security.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 11, 2024

Enter cloud compliance frameworks—the mission control centers of the digital age—providing the necessary guidelines and protocols to avert crises and navigate the complexities of data security. What are Cloud Architecture Frameworks? It ensures that organizations establish a secure perimeter in the Azure cloud.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Quantum computing poses a potential threat to current cybersecurity practices, which are based on encryption algorithms that can be broken by quantum computers. Director of Information Security, State of Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology; and Toby Zimmerer, Sr. Demand and Delivery Director, Optiv.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2024

The following vulnerabilities, discovered by the security researcher Pierre Barre , impact all versions up to 2.3.0 The following vulnerabilities, discovered by the security researcher Pierre Barre , impact all versions up to 2.3.0

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2023

MB in size, while the 64-bit ELF binary is compiled with gcc for the AMD64 architecture. In an attack observed by the experts, the ransomware successfully encrypted a CentOS host running a vulnerable version of IBM Aspera Faspex file server software. The ransomware encrypts files and appends the “.ifire” It is 2.18

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Security Affairs

JULY 28, 2021

Lile other ransomware operations, BlackMatter also set up its leak site where it will publish data exfiltrated from the victims before encrypting their system. “The group boasted about having the ability to encrypt different operating system versions and architectures. ” reported The Record.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

BleepingComputer confirmed that the zip archive contained “previously unknown encryptors for macOS, ARM, FreeBSD, MIPS, and SPARC” architectures. One of the encryptors developed by Lockbit, named ‘locker_Apple_M1_64’, can encrypt files of Mac systems running on the Apple silicon M1.

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Hackology

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Are you tired of messaging apps that compromise your privacy and security? With its decentralized and private peer-to-peer architecture , Utopia ensures that your data transmission and storage are free from any central server involvement. Secure Instant Messaging : Send instant text and voice messages with full encryption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 11, 2023

Zero Trust is a cybersecurity framework that can greatly support Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) in their roles of securing organizational systems and data.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 8, 2023

The need for reset and oversight is so great that a new class of technology is emerging to give organizations a better grip on the digital sprawl that’s come to define modern-day enterprise architecture. Smart security also means doing more with less so the company as a whole can run lean. Automated offense.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Dual ransomware attacks resulted in a combination of data encryption, exfiltration, and financial losses from ransom payments. The government experts observed the threat actors using the following ransomware families: AvosLocker , Diamond, Hive , Karakurt , LockBit , Quantum , and Royal. ” continues the alert.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

CCSK Company: Cloud Security Alliance Noteworthy: The first credential dedicated to cloud security, the CCSK (Certificate of Cloud Certificate Knowledge) tests for a broad foundation of cloud security knowledge, covering such topics as architecture, governance, compliance, operations, encryption and virtualization.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2022

“SSL/TLS servers or other servers using 2048 bit RSA private keys running on machines supporting AVX512IFMA instructions of the X86_64 architecture are affected by this issue.” In June, the security expert Guido Vranken discovered a remote memory-corruption vulnerability in the OpenSSL version 3.0.4 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 16, 2022

The implementation of preventive security controls such as multi-factor authentication, encryption, strategies like zero-trust architecture and digital sovereignty are foundational pillars in strengthening digital trust. Protect with digital sovereignty: This term refers to keeping encryption and data access under your control.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 19, 2023

But in cybersecurity, dwell time is the time between bad actors’ initial break in and the attack itself, when target data is encrypted. Even bad actors abide by ROI Ransomware began purely from an encryption perspective. First, the modus operandi was to encrypt and hold data for ransom.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Although financial data, such as credit card numbers and expiration dates, are protected by encryption implemented in RES 3700 POS systems, threat actors could use another downloadable module to decrypt the contents of the database. ” continues the analysis. persistent loader unpacks and loads the next stage of the main module.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 22, 2021

It also feeds into the larger argument for adopting a zero-trust architecture , a methodology that essentially assumes that no user or devices trying to connect to the network can be trusted until they’re authenticated and verified. IoT device security has also been the target of a broad federal effort in recent months.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

These safeguards, when combined with adherence to security best practices and standards, establish a strong security architecture for public cloud environments. Data Encryption Public cloud providers implement strong encryption mechanisms to protect data at rest, and users should enable encryption for data in transit as well.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Is data encrypted in transit and at rest?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

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SecureList

MARCH 12, 2024

More than a third (39%) used the microservice architecture. Recommendations provided in these rankings are general in nature and based on information security best practices standards and guidelines, such as OWASP and NIST. Most of the web applications were owned by companies based in Russia, China and the Middle East.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

.” According to the experts, the attackers have good knowledge about the internal architecture of the targeted platform. To avoid detection of malicious functionalities, the authors encrypted all suspicious-looking strings with the Corrected Block TEA (XXTEA) cipher and then running Base64 encoding.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

The Deadglyph’s architecture is composed of cooperating components, a native x64 binary and other.NET assembly. The remaining components are encrypted and stored within a binary registry value.” The name Deadglyph comes from artifacts found in the backdoor (such as 0x DEAD B001) and the presence of a homo glyph attack.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

CISA is ISACA’s (Information Systems Audit and Control Association) high-level certification designed for those who audit, control, monitor, and assess an organization’s information technology and business systems. These individuals will be the elite of information security and the top practitioners in the field.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

As the internet has enabled us to access work, data, and equipment from any location, remote access security has become increasingly crucial. Strong passwords, two-factor authentication, firewalls, encryption, and monitoring systems are just a few of the tools and procedures used to maintain security.

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