SC Magazine

MARCH 8, 2021

Intel Labs announced an initiative funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to create hardware that accelerates how computers process homomorphic encryption. Homomorphic encryption addresses a weakness in normal encryption – that being, the need for data to be decrypted before a computer can perform operations.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2019

A vulnerability in the Microsoft OAuth implementation exposes Azure cloud accounts to takeover. The vulnerability affects the way Microsoft applications use OAuth for authentication, these applications trust certain third-party domains and sub-domains that are not registered by Microsoft. cloudapp.net,” “.azurewebsites.net”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 1, 2021

Protecting Sensitive Data with Luna Key Broker for Microsoft Double Key Encryption. This is especially true for Microsoft 365, which has become the productivity suite of choice for most enterprises and allows for online collaboration during a time when most companies have employees working remotely. Thu, 04/01/2021 - 14:04.

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NetSpi Technical

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As we were preparing our slides and tools for our DEF CON Cloud Village Talk ( What the Function: A Deep Dive into Azure Function App Security ), Thomas Elling and I stumbled onto an extension of some existing research that we disclosed on the NetSPI blog in March of 2023.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 22, 2022

So You Think You Are Protected With Cloud Native Encryption? Segregation of duties applies also to how you handle encryption and cryptographic key management for protecting your sensitive data stored in cloud storage such as the Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) volumes. Understanding encryption in Amazon EBS.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Their trepidation is focused on the potential undermining of a core security component of classical computing systems: encryption. The tech giants, led by IBM, Google and Microsoft, have poured billions into it. The monumental challenge is that replacing classical encryption with PQC will be complicated and time consuming.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 2, 2021

New research by Thales on security trends one year into the pandemic found that about 50% of businesses say that they store more than 40% of their data in external cloud environments, but only 17% have encrypted at least half of their sensitive data in the cloud. For example, 33% of health care respondents say they encrypt their data.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 26, 2023

Confidential computing is a technology and technique that encrypts and stores an organization’s most sensitive data in a secure portion of a computer’s processor — known as the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) — while it’s processed and in use. Most other encryption approaches protect data at rest and data in transit only.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Data Protection and Encryption One of the primary concerns when moving to the cloud is the protection of data, both at rest and in transit. Data encryption is a fundamental security measure that should be implemented to safeguard information from unauthorized access. Microsoft Azure - Security Documentation - [link] 3.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 2, 2022

These include scanning of Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AD), Microsoft 365 and AWS environments for signs of attack, surveillance of network infrastructure both in the cloud and on-premises and supporting the retention of historical metadata to aid incident response investigations based on indicators of compromise for specific attack variants.

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NetSpi Technical

AUGUST 12, 2023

When deploying an Azure Function App, you’re typically prompted to select a Storage Account to use in support of the application. Azure Function Apps use Access Keys to secure access to HTTP Trigger functions.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Microsoft February 2021 Patch Tuesday addresses 56 vulnerabilities, including a flaw that is known to be actively exploited in the wild. Microsoft revealed that one of these flaws is known to be actively exploited in attacks in the wild, while six issues are listed as being publicly known at the time of release.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Microsoft has advised that the following legacy protocols be disabled in newer versions of operating systems: TLS Version 1.1 (all Azure tip: It should be noted that Microsoft has already disabled PowerShell’s support for the TLS 1.1 support as Azure AD TLS 1.0/1.1 all versions of TLS) NTLM Version 1.1

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Centraleyes

MARCH 11, 2024

Azure Architecture Framework Microsoft’s Azure Architecture Framework guides best practices for building solutions on the Azure cloud platform. Cost Optimization: Cost optimization in the Azure Nebula involves managing costs and ensuring value for money. Are Cloud Architecture Frameworks Mandated?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Microsoft Azure’s Blob Storage. Microsoft Azure. In 2020, Microsoft Azure celebrated its tenth anniversary since joining the cloud environment marketplace. Azure is highly configurable by design leaving room for user error. Also Read: What is Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)? .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2022

On the other hand, tech giant Microsoft has also issued a warning to companies operating across the globe to remain vigilant about state funded attacks that could compromise systems using the Log4j vulnerability. Usually, such gangs steal data and then encrypt a database until a ransom is paid in Cryptocurrency.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 15, 2023

The most effective way to ensure data security is through encryption and proper key management. Key Management as a Service (KMaaS) allows companies to manage encryption keys more effectively through a cloud-based solution instead of running the service on physical, on-premises hardware.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 1, 2019

There is perhaps no more basic security mechanism than data encryption. Encryption is used in so many useful security solutions that it has become a staple for ensuring that unauthorized access to data is not possible. What exactly is data encryption? What is the importance of data encryption when it comes to data security?

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 27, 2023

In a security blog about Octo Tempest Microsoft states: “Octo Tempest monetized their intrusions in 2022 by selling SIM swaps to other criminals and performing account takeovers of high-net-worth individuals to steal their cryptocurrency.” Stop malicious encryption.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

How Microsoft and Thales Offer Enhanced Security and Compliance for Microsoft Office 365. The joint solution of Microsoft data protection with DKE and Thales Luna Key Broker meets crucial cybersecurity objectives, including secure remote work, data protection on-the-go, secure data storage and more. Thu, 02/03/2022 - 04:49.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 16, 2019

Another best practice is to encrypt the data and tightly maintain access and control of the keys. This is what Thales’s Bring Your Own Encryption (BYOE) is all about. Consequently, Thales has extended BYOE support to VMware Cloud on AWS (VCA), AWS CloudHSM, and MySQL on Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) and SAP HANA on Microsoft Azure.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Critical vulnerabilities have been discovered across multiple systems, including Microsoft Exchange Servers, the Bricks Builder Theme for WordPress, VMware, ScreenConnect, Joomla, and Apple Shortcuts. LockBit is a malicious application that encrypts computers and demands a ransom payment for access. and iPadOS 17.3.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 5, 2023

MOVEit Transfer is a widely used file transfer software which encrypts files and uses secure File Transfer Protocols to transfer data. Microsoft says that the group behind the attacks on MOVEit instances is the Lace Tempest group, which is a known ransomware operator and runs the extortion website Cl0p. 13.0.6), 2021.1.4

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Lack of Encryption Cloud computing involves data transmission over networks and storage in shared infrastructures. Encryption is vital due to the distributed and multi-tenant nature of cloud services. Teams must implement encryption measures compatible with cloud environments to protect data across various states.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 28, 2021

K10 not only has the potential to block all variants of File encrypting malware, but also can prevent malicious insider attacks, or accidental deletions made by admins. Veeam’s Kasten K10 platform supports HPE Ezmeral Container Platforms, Nutanix Karbon, Red Hat OpenShift, Microsoft Azure Stack and backup to NFS Targets.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The Russian-linked group, dubbed "Nobelium" by Microsoft, has continued its hacking campaigns targeting business and government entities around the globe, according to new research from Mandiant. Almost one year after the infamous SolarWinds compromise that breached nine U.S. SolarWinds threat actor's infrastructure.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 16, 2018

As more organizations are moving to the cloud, adopting a multi-cloud strategy, and storing sensitive data in AWS, Azure and GCP the risk of misconfigured leaky servers exposing Personal Identifiable Information (PII) is rising faster than ever. If they don’t, they are at risk of becoming the next headline.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2023

Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for January 2023 fixed 97 flaws and an actively exploited zero-day. Microsoft is aware of active exploitation of the flaw in the wild, but did not share details about the attacks. Another issue fixed by Microsoft is the CVE-2023-21549 (CVSS Score 8.8) No No CVE-2023-21538.NET

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2022

It extends beyond the Deep & Dark Web to: unindexed Web forums, messaging boards, and marketplaces, encrypted messaging systems, and code repositories. It also integrates with many of the most popular cybersecurity platforms out there, like Crowdstrike, Splunk, Microsoft Azure, and dozens more.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Daixin Team targets health organizations with ransomware, US agencies warn Threat actors exploit critical flaw in VMware Workspace ONE Access to drop ransomware, miners EnergyAustralia Electricity company discloses security breach Experts warn of CVE-2022-42889 Text4Shell exploit attempts CISA adds Linux kernel flaw CVE-2021-3493 to its Known Exploited (..)

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Hackers shifted their focus from encrypting files and demanding ransoms to simply stealing sensitive information and threatening to expose it, leaving victims with the crippling choice of financial ruin or possible public humiliation. Microsoft Cloud Email Breach: A major Microsoft cloud email breach affected U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Microsoft December 2021 Patch Tuesday addresses 67 vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited Windows Installer vulnerability. Seven of the issues addressed by Microsoft are rated as critical, while the remaining ones are rated as Important in severity. ” reads the advisory published by Microsoft.

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Pen Test Partners

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Even the more security-aware people with bolstered Microsoft 365 (M365) configurations are coming up blank as to how their comprehensive MFA policies have been bypassed. Links to reverse proxy servers that relay a legitimate Microsoft sign-in pages are sent, usually with obfuscated links embedded in an email message or attachment.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 9, 2023

The MOVEit encrypts files and uses secure File Transfer Protocols to transfer data with automation, analytics and failover options. MOVEit is typically used for file transfer operations by organizations and has a web application that supports different types of databases like MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, and Azure SQL.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager is the industry-leading multicloud encryption key lifecycle management solution; with support for major cloud providers such AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure Cloud and key SaaS solutions like Google Workspace, M365, SAP and Salesforce.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 8, 2022

Bitwarden is an open-source password manager that includes end-to-end AES-256 bit encryption and integrates with almost any browser, mobile device, or desktop application. Users can share password files securely with encrypted transmissions. Customizable access policies Account recovery Tamper-proof encryption. Key Features.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 14, 2023

Tenable’s CEO accused Microsoft of “grossly irresponsible, if not blatantly negligent” responses to vulnerability disclosures that affect popular and important tools such as Azure. So far, Microsoft declines to address this issue, so developers should be very cautious with VS Code extensions. in severity.

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