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A brief history of cryptography: Sending secret messages throughout time

IBM Big Data Hub

From securing everyday personal messages and the authentication of digital signatures to protecting payment information for online shopping and even guarding top-secret government data and communications—cryptography makes digital privacy possible. In modern times, cryptography has become a critical lynchpin of cybersecurity.

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Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

In more light-hearted news, Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant unsettled users by randomly laughing , which, somewhat unsurprisingly, caused many Twitter users to draw comparisons with HAL 9000 refusing to open the pod bay doors in 2001: A Space Odyssey. I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t do that.”. 119,000 individuals were affected.

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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Observers do, however, have a pretty good idea who was behind the NotPetya attack because several governments, including the United States and the United Kingdom, issued coordinated statements blaming the Russian military. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #27 [Heads Up] Massive Impersonation Phishing Campaign Imitates Over 100 Brands and Thousands of Domains

KnowBe4

Enable two-factor authentication (2FA): Enable 2FA wherever possible since it adds an extra layer of security by requiring a second verification step, which is often transmitted to your mobile device or an authenticator app, such as the FNB Apps for FNB customers.

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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

Not every application or network requires military-grade encryption – however, enterprise organizations can’t go wrong with the services offering the most strength. By 2001, the NIST dubbed it the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and officially replaced the use of DES. The Move to HTTPS. The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).