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Apple Is Finally Encrypting iCloud Backups

Schneier on Security

After way too many years, Apple is finally encrypting iCloud backups : Based on a screenshot from Apple, these categories are covered when you flip on Advanced Data Protection: device backups, messages backups, iCloud Drive, Notes, Photos, Reminders, Safari bookmarks, Siri Shortcuts, Voice Memos, and Wallet Passes.

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GoTo says hackers stole customers' backups and encryption key

Bleeping Computer

GoTo (formerly LogMeIn) is warning customers that threat actors who breached its development environment in November 2022 stole encrypted backups containing customer information and an encryption key for a portion of that data. [.]

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Don’t Wanna Pay Ransom Gangs? Test Your Backups.

Krebs on Security

Browse the comments on virtually any story about a ransomware attack and you will almost surely encounter the view that the victim organization could have avoided paying their extortionists if only they’d had proper data backups. “It can be [that they] have 50 petabytes of backups … but it’s in a … facility 30 miles away.…

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WhatsApp starts offering password enabled encryption to user backups

CyberSecurity Insiders

From now on, all WhatsApp backups will be protected by a password enabled encryption method offering an extra layer of security protection to users from spying eyes. In the year 2016, Facebook rolled out the encryption feature to its messaging features and seems to have now induced the feature into its subsidiaries one by one.

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Backup Encryption: What It Is and Why It’s Important for Data Security

Security Boulevard

Backup encryption is the process of converting backups from plaintext to ciphertext using mathematical algorithms and encryption keys for maximum data security. The post Backup Encryption: What It Is and Why It’s Important for Data Security appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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GoTo Encrypted Backups Stolen in LastPass Breach

Dark Reading

Encrypted backups for several GoTo remote work tools were exfiltrated from LastPass, along with encryption keys.

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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.

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