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MY TAKE: Why new tools, tactics are needed to mitigate risks introduced by widespread encryption

The Last Watchdog

It was just a few short years ago that the tech sector, led by Google, Mozilla and Microsoft, commenced a big push to increase the use of HTTPS – and its underlying TLS authentication and encryption protocol. Related: Why Google’s HTTPS push is a good thing At the time, just 50 % of Internet traffic used encryption.

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SHARED INTEL: Report details how cyber criminals leverage HTTPS TLS to hide malware

The Last Watchdog

This surge in TLS abuse has shifted the security community’s focus back to a venerable network security tool, the firewall. TLS is a component of the Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI , the system used to encrypt data, as well as to authenticate individual users and the web servers they log onto. Decryption bottleneck.

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Are Data Breaches the New Reality for Retail?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

As digital transformation takes hold, the retail industry is under siege from cyber criminals and nation states attempting to steal consumers’ personal information, credit card data and banking information. Lines are now blurred between physical and digital experiences. retailers are implementing encryption in the cloud today.

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7 Types of Penetration Testing: Guide to Pentest Methods & Types

eSecurity Planet

As enterprise IT environments have expanded to include mobile and IoT devices and cloud and edge technology, new types of tests have emerged to address new risks, but the same general principles and techniques apply. This ensures the entirety of the network and its endpoints are marked for testing and evaluation.

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Your network is talking. Are you listening? 

Cisco Security

Because we know two things; the digital transformation is real, and so are the threats that are getting into your network. Cisco Secure Network and Cloud Analytics provides a path beyond simply seeing; it is about knowing and gaining actionable, always-on security insights to thwart attackers before they can get any data out.

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Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2018 Trip Report

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Every June, Gartner hosts a terrific security conference near Washington, D.C. called Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. This event is focused on the needs of senior IT and security professionals, such as CISOs, chief risk officers, architects, IAM and network security leaders.

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Federal Agency Data is Under Siege

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Additionally, initiatives pushing for IT modernization within the federal government mean more data is being stored in the cloud; in big data repositories; being used for IoT purposes; and being stored in containers. Many people still think data security (especially encryption) is complex and has a performance problem.