Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2019

NIST has completed a study -- it was published last year, but I just saw it recently -- calculating the costs and benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard. Extending the approach of looking back from 2017 to the larger national economy required the selection of economic sectors best represented by the 169 survey respondents.

Encryption 49

Encryption Agriculture Retail Manufacturing 49

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. Additionally, many auto manufacturers now have the ability to remotely update software to fix vulnerabilities or even upgrade functionality. Co-ordination is key.

IoT 77

IoT Security Manufacturing Encryption 77

Elie

MARCH 17, 2018

in December 2017. This file is encrypted with a hardcoded [XOR encryption] function. This encryption is used to escape the signatures that detect the code that Gooligan borrows from previous malware. Encrypting malicious payload is a very old malware trick that has been used by. As this post builds on the.

Encryption 82

Encryption Libraries Ransomware Marketing 82

Elie

MARCH 17, 2018

in December 2017. This file is encrypted with a hardcoded [XOR encryption] function. This encryption is used to escape the signatures that detect the code that Gooligan borrows from previous malware. Encrypting malicious payload is a very old malware trick that has been used by. As this post builds on the.

Encryption 82

Encryption Libraries Ransomware Marketing 82

IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events. The year started with the revelation of Spectre and Meltdown – major security flaws affecting processors manufactured by Intel, ARM and AMD.

Data breaches 71

Data breaches Personal data Access GDPR 71

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. In 2017, more than 300,000 WordPress websites were affected by a malicious plugin that allowed an attacker to place embedded hidden links on victim websites. Also Read : Yahoo Malware Attack: Malvertising Is the Silent Killer.

Phishing 105

Phishing Ransomware Passwords Access 105

ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 17, 2021

As I produce this episode, there's a dangerous new vulnerability known informally as Log4Shell, it’s a flaw in an open source Java logging library developed by the Apache Foundation and, in the hands of a malicious actor, could allow for remote code injection. And I wrote an article about it, and, and that was fine. that way.

Computer and Electronics 52

Computer and Electronics IT Security Libraries 52