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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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LastPass Confirms Second Data Breach of Encrypted Password Vaults

Heimadal Security

As a result of another attack on LastPass’s systems, the company disclosed a severe data breach in December 2022 that allowed threat actors to access encrypted password vaults.

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No Customer Data or Encrypted Password Vaults Were Breached in LastPass Incident

Heimadal Security

In an update to the notification regarding the cyberattack suffered in August, LastPass, one of the most widely used password management programs in the world, shared the conclusion of the investigation following the attack.

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Google Cybersecurity Action Team Threat Horizons Report #9 Is Out!

Anton on Security

My favorite quotes from the report follow below: “ Credential abuse resulting in cryptomining remains a persistent issue , with threat actors continuing to exploit weak or nonexistent passwords to gain unauthorized access to cloud instances, while some threat actors are shifting to broader threat objectives.” [ A.C. — the

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords. Historically, October has always been an important month for the cybersecurity community and a month of major cybersecurity events. October is for the cybersecurity world what Oktoberfest is for beer lovers.

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Should you allow your browser to remember your passwords?

Malwarebytes

At Malwarebytes we’ve been telling people for years not to reuse passwords, and that a password manager is a secure way of remembering all the passwords you need for your online accounts. But we also know that a password manager can be overwhelming, especially when you’re just getting started. Encryption.

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Best Encryption Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It’s been a couple of decades since data tapes delivered by trucks made encryption a standard enterprise cybersecurity practice. Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice. What is Encryption?