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

eSecurity Planet

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. While cryptology is thousands of years old, modern cryptography took off in the 1970s with the help of the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle and RSA encryption algorithms.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking the Art of Invisibility

ForAllSecure

SO I only mention Ross Ulbricht in talks because I use him as an example of an Operation Security, or OpSec failure. Operational Security is typically a military process. It's a process of protecting critical information through encryption and being aware of the potential for eavesdropping on conversations.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Tales From A Ransomware Negotiator

ForAllSecure

” Over the next few weeks, chats from encrypted Telegram, and other communications were leaked. And so, a lot of times once the encryption occurs, that's really the final stage. They found what they believed to be sensitive data and then they perform the encryption. Of the of the incident. What's the first step?

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

For example, by only focusing on the machine that captures your vote -- that’s only a part of the picture. Because if, for example, you could check in but then remove that you had checked in from that device and come and vote again. Things like network encryption, certificate pinning - is this device domain joined or not?

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

For example, by only focusing on the machine that captures your vote -- that’s only a part of the picture. Because if, for example, you could check in but then remove that you had checked in from that device and come and vote again. Things like network encryption, certificate pinning - is this device domain joined or not?

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Encrypting critical data assets. For example, organizations dealing with the most sensitive data—such as defense contractors—should target the adaptive tier across functional areas, while organizations with a lower risk profile may decide to target lower tiers when designing their systems. Encrypting Critical Data Assets.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

For example, by only focusing on the machine that captures your vote -- that’s only a part of the picture. Because if, for example, you could check in but then remove that you had checked in from that device and come and vote again. Things like network encryption, certificate pinning - is this device domain joined or not?