Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2019

Good news for the victims of the Hacked Ransomware, the security firm Emsisoft has released a free decryptor to decrypt the data of infected computers. Security experts at Emsisoft released a free decryptor for the Hacked Ransomware. Well, experts an Emsisoft also released a free decryptor tool for this threat. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 18, 2021

CipherTrust Data Security Platform now allows users to control encryption keys for data processed by Google Cloud’s Confidential Computing. Google implements Ubiquitous Data Encryption for EKM. Its bottom line is that customers are responsible for the security of their data in the cloud. Tue, 10/19/2021 - 06:19.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2021

Your employees encounter potential cyber security threats on a daily basis. In The Psychology of Information Security , Leron Zinatullin explains how employees respond to those challenges and explains why they make the decisions they do. Use this book to understand your employee’s behaviour and resolve security-related conflicts.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Tutanota , the popular free and open-source end-to-end encrypted email software, has been blocked by Russian authorities. The popular free and open-source end-to-end encrypted email service Tutanota has been blocked in Russia on Friday evening. ” states Tutanota. ” states Tutanota. We condemn the blocking of Tutanota.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 18, 2021

billion in 2017; Avast acquired AVG for $1.3 Meanwhile, native security is increasingly being built into popular operating systems, and there’s a trend toward beefing up application security, as well. This is critical to ensure their own personal privacy and the security of their data. billion in 2016, for instance.

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OneHub

MAY 6, 2021

What exactly is data encryption? Data encryption is a complex facet of data security that consists of high-level mathematics and cryptography. Encryption protects data such as business files by making the information unreadable to unauthorized users. Do I really need to encrypt business files? Yes, urgently.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

This serious flaw, assigned CVE-2019-15126, causes vulnerable devices to use an all-zero encryption key to encrypt part of the user’s communication.” ” The issue is related to the KRACK (Key Reinstallation Attacks) that was discovered in October 2017 and that works against almost any WPA2 Wi-Fi network. .

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2024

billion insurance claim for the losses caused by the NotPetya attack that took place in 2017. In August 2017, the pharmaceutical company revealed that the massive NotPetya cyberattack disrupted its worldwide operations. Merck filed a $1.4

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Once Classified Document Finally Released In 2017, the U.S. Army ordered that the use of drones made by Chinese manufacturer DJI be discontinued, citing security concerns.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Few would describe 2017 as a quiet year. After supporters and opponents of mandated government access to encrypted communications publicly feuded for much of 2016, reprising arguments they’ve had since at least the days of the “Clipper Chip,” these “encryption debates” seemed to quiet down for much of last year.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2018

Google has not had any of its 85,000+ employees successfully phished on their work-related accounts since early 2017, when it began requiring all employees to use physical Security Keys in place of passwords and one-time codes, the company told KrebsOnSecurity. A YubiKey Security Key made by Yubico. a mobile device).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2018

November 2017 saw one of Australia’s biggest ever data breaches, in which sensitive personal information regarding almost 50,000 consumers and 5,000 public servants was exposed online. Here then, as with the breaches mentioned above, we can see the importance of an “encrypt everything” strategy, as referred to in my previous post.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2019

According to experts at Sonicwall, scanning of random ports and the diffusion of encrypted malware are characterizing the threat landscape. Most of the attacks targeted non-standard ports and experts observed a spike in the number of encrypted malware. million encrypted malware attacks, +27% over the previous year. .”

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Explore some real-world instances below and discover when and how to use DLP procedures for optimal data security. Industry-specific rules: Check relevant regulations on a regular basis to verify data security compliance , and use DLP to protect sensitive data and reduce regulatory risks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Like all ransomware, this is a type of malware that, once introduced into an organization, encrypts the data and then requires the victim to pay a ransom in order to decrypt it. Encrypted file structure ransomware BlackCat / ALPHV: [ORIGINAL_FILENAME].[ORIGINAL_extension].specific/different Black The LockBit 3.0 ORIGINAL_extension].specific/different

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The data was compromised during a cyber attack that occurred between May 13 and July 30, 2017, which affected 146 million customers globally. Equifax Ltd failed to ensure adequate security measures were in place or notice that Equifax Inc. Department of Homeland Security in March 2017. or following the transfer.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Even though encryption should be taken seriously by businesses of all sizes, only a small fraction of the corporate sector puts their back on it. Impact of Privacy & Security Issues in Business Communication. Why is Encryption a Feasible Option against Digital Threats?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

From the very beginning of the cloud computing era, security has been the biggest concern among enterprises considering the public cloud. In addition, 95 percent of survey respondents confirmed that they are extremely to moderately concerned about public cloud security. What is cloud security?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

CipherTrust Data Security Platform now allows users to implement Signed Access Approval in Google Cloud External Key Manager. Google Cloud has long been a proponent of the shared fate model within the cloud security ecosystem. The key that data initially was encrypted with exists in Google only ephemerally.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2020

When it comes to securing mobile computing devices, the big challenge businesses have long grappled with is how to protect company assets while at the same time respecting an individual’s privacy. Reacting to the BYOD craze , mobile security frameworks have veered from one partially effective approach to the next over the past decade.

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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.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Application security tools and software solutions are designed to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and threats in software applications. These tools play a vital role in ensuring the security, integrity, and confidentiality of sensitive information, such as personal data and financial records.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2022

This issue was reported by an independent security researcher and disclosed to Slack on 17 July 2022. The company states that the bug affected all users who created or revoked shared invitation links between 17 April 2017 and 17 July 2022. of its users due to the exposure of salted password hashes appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2021

The news of the availability of the source code was first reported by Tom Malka , a senior threat intelligence analyst for security firm Security, that reported it to BleepingComputer and The Record. . Paradise Ransomware has been active since September 2017, its operators offer the malware with a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security; and James Smith, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that JOSHUA ADAM SCHULTE was sentenced to 40 years in prison by U.S. .

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

National Security Agency (NSA) Equation Group. The name “ Bvp47 ” comes form numerous references to the string “Bvp” and the numerical value “0x47” used in the encryption algorithm. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The KONNI RAT was first spotted by Cisco Talos researchers in 2017, it has been undetected since 2014 and was employed in highly targeted attacks. The malicious code uploads the exfiltrated, encrypted data to the C2 server via a POST request. ” concludes the report.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Here are some other safety and security tips to keep in mind when shopping online: -WHEN IN DOUBT, CHECK ‘EM OUT: If you don’t know much about the online merchant that has the item you wish to buy, take a few minutes to investigate its reputation. -USE No, it’s best just to shop as if they’re all compromised.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 318 appeared first on Security Affairs. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

And the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added 15 more vulnerabilities to its list of actively exploited vulnerabilities. “In some instances, BlackByte ransomware actors have only partially encrypted files,” the advisory said. cybersecurity advisories in recent weeks.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

The attackers breached dozens of enterprises and in some cases compromised their IT infrastructure, taking over systems used to manage security solutions. The emails used weaponized Microsoft Word documents exploiting the CVE-2017-11882 vulnerability. ” reads the report published by Kaspersky. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware. Cryptolocker and exploit components.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2020

RC4 algorithm with hardcoded key (in this example – "21983453453435435738912738921") is used for encryption. That means that if you got your files encrypted by this #ransomware , it is possible to decrypt them without paying the ransom. link] — Tatyana Shishkova (@sh1shk0va) December 17, 2020. "CyberPunk2077.sfx.exe"

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2021

A few hours ago Microsoft published a security advisory to warn its customers of another remote code execution zero-vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-36958 , that resides in the Windows Print Spooler component. CrowdStrike recently observed a malicious activity associated with Magniber ransomware , a threat that has been active since 2017.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2023

Europol announced that the takedown of the EncroChat encrypted chat network has led to the arrest of 6,558 people and the seizure of $979 million in illicit funds. The police infiltrated the global network of the encrypted chatting app that was used by criminals involved in drug dealing, money laundering, extortions, and even murders.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

What’s driving the security of IoT? The Urgency for Security in a Connected World. It’s also enabling manufacturers to respond faster to security vulnerabilities, market demand, and even natural disasters. Device Security is Hard. The same rings true for encryption and authentication. Guest Blog: TalkingTrust.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The security firm first detected the attacks on November 21 and immediately alerted the CERT US. The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage. The key is then RSA encrypted and written to aes.bin. Pierluigi Paganini.

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