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Password Encryption 101: Best Practices Guide for Orgs of All Sizes

SecureWorld News

As the frequency of data breaches surges, it becomes increasingly imperative to guarantee the security and adequate encryption of passwords. In this article, I will provide an overview of password encryption, explaining its essence and modus operandi. What is password encryption? Why is password encryption necessary?

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IaaS Security: Top 8 Issues & Prevention Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

IaaS security refers to the procedures, technologies, and safeguards put in place by IaaS providers to protect their computer infrastructure. Security Misconfigurations Inadequately designed security settings, such as open ports, lax access restrictions, or misconfigured firewall rules, might expose infrastructure vulnerabilities.

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Millions of Xiongmai video surveillance devices can be easily hacked via cloud feature

Security Affairs

Millions of Xiongmai video surveillance devices can be easily hacked via cloud feature, a gift for APT groups and cyber crime syndicates. The flaws reside in a feature named the “XMEye P2P Cloud” that is enabled by default which is used to connect surveillance devices to the cloud infrastructure. Pierluigi Paganini.

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GUEST ESSAY: As cyber risks rise in 2020, as they surely will, don’t overlook physical security

The Last Watchdog

All the encryption , firewalls , cryptography, SCADA systems , and other IT security measures would be useless if that were to occur. Muthukrishnan Access control, surveillance , and testing are the three major components that comprise the physical security of a system. Access control is the restricting of access to a system.

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"In our modern world, countless applications rely on radio frequency elements" - an Interview with Larbi Ouiyzme

Pen Test

Criminals may use hijacked drones for illegal surveillance, smuggling, or even as weapons. Countermeasures: To prevent drone signal hijacking, drone manufacturers and operators can implement encryption and authentication mechanisms for RF communication. It offers strong encryption and is considered secure for most applications.

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What is WAAP? – A Quick Walk Through

CyberSecurity Insiders

Web Application and API protection (WAAP) , the next generation of Web Application Firewall (WAF) comes to the rescue. This is simply an extension of the requirement for VLANs, firewalls, RASPs, and WAFs. A Web Application Firewall is an important part of AppSec but there are some limitations with its static rule-based protection.

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5 common VPN myths busted

Malwarebytes

Some people think that VPNs are only useful for doing things like torrenting, accessing geo-locked content, or getting around work/school/government firewalls. As awareness of corporate surveillance and criminal hacking has grown, so have concerns about personal privacy. Also, encrypting and decrypting data takes time.

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