Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2018

The security experts from Sophos have published a report on the multimillion-dollar black market business for crooks, they analyzed the SamSam ransomware case as a case study. Since its discovery, the SamSam ransomware targeted large organizations, including hospitals and educational institutions. Million since late 2015.

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Ransomware Encryption Marketing Sales 50

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2024

The Rise of Harvest Now, Decrypt Later Attacks A large, emerging concern are "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" (HNDL) attacks, where hackers intercept and store encrypted long-life data with the intention of decrypting it once quantum computers become capable of breaking current encryption standards.

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Risk Encryption Blockchain Authentication 87

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Is data encrypted in transit and at rest? Can the vendor give references or case studies that show effective security deployments in similar organizations?

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Security Compliance Cybersecurity Communications 89

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This exposed data includes everything from emails and documents typed to passwords entered for authentication purposes. By obtaining sensitive authentication access, attackers can break into the vendor network or user account. User education is one of the most powerful tools for preventing malicious mobile apps.

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