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Vulnerability Recap 4/15/24 – Palo Alto, Microsoft, Ivanti Exploits

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Threats range from severe weaknesses in Ivanti’s VPN appliances to zero-day exploits in popular software such as Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS and Telegram’s Windows client. Typically, these vulnerabilities result in remote code execution or denial-of-service attacks, posing major dangers to users’ data security.

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

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The algorithm allows for variable key sizes and variable rounds to increase randomness and security. AES encryption can be commonly found in communication protocols, virtual private network (VPN) encryption, full-disk encryption, and Wi-Fi transmission protocols. However, key rotation also adds complexity.

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Strong Encryption Explained: 6 Encryption Best Practices

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Use the Longest Supportable Encryption Keys Adopt password managers or centralized encryption management to offset the limited capacity of humans to memorize passwords and increase computing power to offset operational limitations. The longer the key, the stronger the security.