IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 11, 2024

To foster innovation in fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), IBM® researchers have begun publishing challenges on the FHERMA platform for FHE challenges launched in late 2023 by the Fair Math and the OpenFHE community. FHE: A new frontier in technology Fully homomorphic encryption is a groundbreaking technology with immense potential.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2017

To combat threats and keep data safe, IT teams must employ robust encryption, key management, and access controls. To secure storage, many organizations have been leveraging native encryption offerings from their storage vendors. On the other hand, many enterprise applications now offer native encryption capabilities.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. The same rings true for encryption and authentication. Asymmetric encryption may require too much processing power for certain devices, making symmetric keys the only option. due to weak encryption) allows hackers to gain authorized access to a vehicle. What’s driving the security of IoT?

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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. If a hacker intercepts encrypted data, it’s useless without the decryption key.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 3, 2018

Large data scale breaches have led an increasing number of companies to embrace comprehensive encryption strategies to protect their assets. According to our 2018 Global Encryption Trends Study , 43% of respondents report that their organization has an encryption strategy they apply across the enterprise, compared with 15% in 2005.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In this blog, we will explain the unique data security challenges for Telcos and three ways how both Thales and Red Hat can help them protect against future API attacks. For example, if you book a restaurant reservation online, you will see enough information exposed to know if certain timeslots and tables are available. What are APIs?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 18, 2018

One of the long standing challenges with security applications that involve data encryption has been key management. Vormetric Application Encryption. Today’s Vormetric Application Encryption provides a library that provides the PKCS #11 interface as a dynamically loadable library (.DLL) Where to get good keys?

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In this blog, we explain what information security and cyber security are, the differences between them and how they fit into your data protection practices. For example, data can be held on removable disks, laptops, servers, personal devices and physical records. Examples of information security. Examples of cyber security.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Examples of interested parties. For example, a common issue involves the lack of control over the way you manage employees at third parties. For example, employees want clear instructions on how to handle sensitive data, suppliers want achievable contractual agreements, and the media want transparency regarding security incidents.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

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. See, e.g., here.) device locking, secure messaging, etc.);

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Security Affairs

JULY 20, 2022

The encryption scheme is unusual because it combines x25519 and AES. A notable example includes BlackCat and Hive. Researchers from Uptycs first reported the discovery of the new Black Basta ransomware variant that supports encryption of VMWare ESXi servers. ” concludes the report. Luna and Black Basta are no exceptions.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

These techniques also attempt to mask the attackers’ actions by, for example, concealing or manipulating system data to try to hinder forensic investigations. Could you provide examples of anti-forensics techniques? Data encryption : Some threat actors encrypt files to help prevent access to critical evidence for an investigation.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2021

For example, he found that employees usually don’t have a solid understanding of information security or their obligations to protect information. Examples include an organisation giving employees encrypted USB drives with too little storage space, forcing them to share files via email or non-encrypted drives.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2018

One thing all of these incidents have in common is how accessible the leaked information was after the breaches themselves occurred, something that could have been avoided had the data been encrypted. For more information on the Privacy Amendment Act 2017, please visit our dedicated landing page.

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2021

Researchers at Tesorion released a decryptor for Judge ransomware that also decrypts files encrypted by the NoCry ransomware. In January this year, we published a blog post on our analysis of the Judge ransomware. We announced a free decryptor for Judge victims in this blog post, which is available through the NoMoreRansom initiative.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

Here are a few examples of demographic data that in combination with sensitive data makes it Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Ransomware uses encryption (typically a good thing) to make your business information un-available. still available for you to use.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 27, 2021

“Chainalysis has traced more than $46 million worth of funds in NetWalker ransoms since it first came on the scene in August 2019,” the company said in a blog post detailing its assistance with the investigation. For example, the University of California, San Francisco paid $1.4 ” Image: Chainalysis.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Examples of AI chatbot platforms include: •Dialogflow: Developed by Google, Dialogflow is renowned for its comprehension capabilities. Secure communication channels: Ensure all communication channels between the chatbot and users are secure and encrypted, safeguarding sensitive data from potential breaches. Using MFA can prevent 99.9%

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 18, 2017

On August 18, 2017, the FTC published the fifth blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. For example, a business that adopts tried and true encryption methods accepted by industry, and incorporates these methods into product development, acts more prudently than a business that uses its own proprietary method to obfuscate data.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2024

This is from a direct perspective – to enable a supply chain attack, for example – but also because of poor password habits. Things such as encrypting databases containing usernames and passwords, never mind sensitive information, are paramount. My best guess is that these are more lucrative targets to criminals.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

We can see this emphasized also within DORA, in the draft RTS (Regulatory Technical Standards), outlined for the public consultation ( 1 ), under Article 6, focusing on encryption and cryptographic controls, and Article 7, which addresses cryptographic key management.

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IT Governance

APRIL 5, 2023

For example, they can only spot known types of malware, and according to the AV-Test Institute , almost half a million new types of malware are detected each day. In this blog, we explain everything you need to know about it, including our top 8 tips for preventing malware attacks. However, those tools are not flawless.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. For example, this account at Medium has authored more than a dozen blog posts in the past year singing the praises of Tornote as a secure, self-destructing messaging service.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Pervasive encryption: Most application and Internet traffic is now encrypted by default, making it much harder to secure the network from malicious traffic. Inspecting encrypted traffic adds significant latency—sometimes cutting application performance literally in half.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2022

It extends beyond the Deep & Dark Web to: unindexed Web forums, messaging boards, and marketplaces, encrypted messaging systems, and code repositories. Once vetted and accepted, threat hunters will go into these message boards and communities and search for anything connected to your business, for example: •Corporate login credentials.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2022

Experts discovered a feature in Microsoft 365 suite that could be abused to encrypt files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive and target cloud infrastructure. Researchers from Proofpoint reported that a feature in the in Microsoft 365 suite could be abused to encrypt files stored on SharePoint and OneDrive. To nominate, please visit:?.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

For example, the IBM Sterling Transaction Manager automates manual transactions between businesses and suppliers. For example, blockchain-backed contract management, when combined with automation, creates efficiencies and offers a high level of security. Try out cognitive intelligence free for 30-days.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

To counter HNDL, migrating critical systems to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) provides encryption and authentication methods resistant to an attack from a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC). Encryption Thales | Cloud Protection & Licensing Solutions More About This Author > Schema In the U.S.,

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

So watch out for weak encryption protocols, insufficient network segregation, or insecure user authentication mechanisms. For example, as noted previously there’s the ED-202A guidelines in Europe and DO-326A in the U.S., However, onboard Wi-Fi networks, if not adequately secured, can provide a gateway for cyber attackers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

And while the country is not that big of a market for the car maker, this discovery is yet another example of how big and well-known brands fail to secure sensitive data. The leaked Symphony application secret could have been used to decrypt previously encrypted data such as user cookies and session IDs.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

For example, if a criminal hacker stole payment card data, they could make bogus payments on victims’ cards for goods or services. The malicious software encrypts victims’ systems and forces them to pay money in return for the safe return of the data. Examples of cyber extortion. Then came the rise in ransomware.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

On September 15, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission published the ninth blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. This may include, for example, ensuring a service provider has firewalls in place, encrypts data at rest or in transit, and implements intrusion detection systems.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This blog will explain how Thales is enhancing CipherTrust Data Discovery and Classification (DDC) with ML models that help analyze data, learn from insights, and improve results. For example, date of birth is a named entity that can come in many different formats and can have a variety of descriptors in different languages.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 3, 2017

On September 29, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission published the eleventh blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. For example, sensitive files should be kept in a secure location on company premises where only the appropriate employees can access them.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

For example, we are working with Bharti Airtel , a major telecom provider, to offer edge cloud services to organizations in India, helping companies looking to leverage edge services and keep their data in-country by meeting the Ministry of Electronics and IT empanelment requirements.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

The Tails team pointed out that the flaw doesn’t break the anonymity and encryption of Tor connections, this means that it is still safe and anonymous to access websites from Tails if the users don’t share sensitive information with them. Thunderbird , for example, is not affected because JavaScript is disabled.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 12, 2019

As one of our recent blogs discussed, we are entering a new era of business – one that will see wholesale digital transformation drive a digital-first approach by businesses globally. Encryption, encryption, encryption. The financial and reputational damage could prove to be severe. The GDPR effect.

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