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MY TAKE: PKI, digital certificates now ready to take on the task of securing digital transformation

The Last Watchdog

Related: Why PKI is well-suited to secure the Internet of Things PKI is the authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. In the classic case of a human user clicking to a website, CAs, like DigiCert, verify the authenticity of the website and encrypt the data at both ends.

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MY TAKE: How digital technology and the rising gig economy are exacerbating third-party risks

The Last Watchdog

Allen is a widely respected thought leader on this topic, having launched Shared Assessments in 2005 as an intel-sharing and training consortium focused on third-party risks. And once you have that, then you have the ability to reverse algorithms and unlock encryption. OT and IT convergence.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in March 2023 – 41.9 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

An additional 6 million records dating back to “at least 2005” were also compromised in the attack, the source of which is not yet known. Reports suggest that the group is stealing the data rather than encrypting the organisations’ systems and holding them to ransom.

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Outlaw is Back, a New Crypto-Botnet Targets European Organizations

Security Affairs

Shellbot is known since 2005 and even available on GitHub. The definition of p ip means to read “ip port” file, namely the file which is downloaded by one of the two C2 with encrypted multiple SSH requests as shown by Fig. The script looks like the following: Figure 5: Content of the “a” file. This is the “ Stage 1 ”.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking High-Tech Cars

ForAllSecure

A sophisticated set of encryption and electronics is at work inside the vehicle. As more and more automotive manufacturers start incorporating computer technology into their expensive BMWs, Mercedes Ferraris and Porsches. This streetwise criminal realized he could defeat the manufacturers' anti theft software with his own.

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Types of Malware & Best Malware Protection Practices

eSecurity Planet

Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. In 2005, Sony BMG delivered millions of CDs with a rootkit that monitored listening habits and unintentionally left a backdoor to the device for cybercriminals. Backdoors. Examples of Backdoor Malware Attacks. Ransom trojan.

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Cell Phone Security and Heads of State

Schneier on Security

Back in 2005, unknown attackers targeted the cell phones of many Greek politicians by hacking the country's phone network and turning on an already-installed eavesdropping capability. Encryption ranges from very weak to possibly strong , depending on which flavor the system uses. In 2016, the vulnerability broker Zerodium offered $1.5

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