Encryption Internet Software 
Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
But experts caution that many of DeepSeek’s design choices — such as using hard-coded encryption keys, and sending unencrypted user and device data to Chinese companies — introduce a number of glaring security and privacy risks. Image: NowSecure. Axios reported on January 30 that U.S.
Krebs on Security
JANUARY 14, 2025
Microsoft today unleashed updates to plug a whopping 161 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including three “zero-day” weaknesses that are already under active attack. Further reading on today’s patches from Microsoft: Tenable blog SANS Internet Storm Center Ask Woody
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Schneier on Security
JUNE 26, 2019
MongoDB now has the ability to encrypt data by field : MongoDB calls the new feature Field Level Encryption. It works kind of like end-to-end encrypted messaging, which scrambles data as it moves across the internet, revealing it only to the sender and the recipient.
The Last Watchdog
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Were just getting started down the road to the Internet of Everything (IoE.) Perimeter-focused defenses must be retired and the focus must shift to where the action is — at the furthest edges of the internet, where billions of IoT sensors and controls are proliferating — with scan oversight.
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Enter attribute-based encryption ( ABE ) an advanced type of cryptography that’s now ready for prime time. Customized decryption ABE builds upon digital certificates and the Public Key Infrastructure ( PKI ) that underpins secure communications across the Internet. Here are my takeaways. This adds complexity and computational overhead.
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 28, 2019
The Department of Justice wants access to encrypted consumer devices but promises not to infiltrate business products or affect critical infrastructure. Barr repeated a common fallacy about a difference between military-grade encryption and consumer encryption: "After all, we are not talking about protecting the nation's nuclear launch codes.
Webroot
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The five core components of a VPN are: Encryption : The conversion of information into a coded format that can only be read by someone who has the decryption key. Kill switch: Blocks your device’s internet access if the VPN connection drops. A VPN encrypts your connection, making it much harder for anyone to intercept your data.
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