Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 17, 2019

Modern encryption can trace its root back to before WWII when Alan Turing built a modern computer in order to break the Enigma. Encryption went from being a technology predominantly used in highly classified, mission critical applications to a foundational component used in almost all aspects of our lives.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 28, 2018

Cloud providers have done a good job of integrating default encryption services within their core infrastructure. However, as discussed in previous blogs , the encryption service is only as secure as the keys that are used to encrypt the data. Which data within cloud workloads is encrypted. Key access information.

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erwin

APRIL 2, 2021

Data Security Starts with Data Governance. Lack of a solid data governance foundation increases the risk of data-security incidents. Without data governance, organizations lack the ability to connect the dots across data governance, security and privacy – and to act accordingly. Who is authorized to use it and how?

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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

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

As government agencies get back to work after summer barbeques, family vacations and once-in-a-lifetime getaways, the focus is on the priorities for the rest of 2019. Cybersecurity remains one of the top concerns and priorities for our government. Quantum Computing is Coming-Is the Federal Government Ready? In fact, the U.S.

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erwin

MARCH 25, 2021

erwin recently hosted the second in its six-part webinar series on the practice of data governance and how to proactively deal with its complexities. Led by Frank Pörschmann of iDIGMA GmbH, an IT industry veteran and data governance strategist, the second webinar focused on “ The Value of Data Governance & How to Quantify It.”.

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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.)

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erwin

JULY 12, 2019

In light of recent, high-profile data breaches, it’s past-time we re-examined strategic data governance and its role in managing regulatory requirements. Govern PII “at rest”. Classify, flag and socialize the use and governance of personally identifiable information regardless of where it is stored. Govern PII “in motion”.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

A data breach typically means the company must notify customers and local law enforcement, often government agencies like the FTC, or Health and Human Services, or others. Ransomware uses encryption (typically a good thing) to make your business information un-available. still available for you to use.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 5, 2024

From securing everyday personal messages and the authentication of digital signatures to protecting payment information for online shopping and even guarding top-secret government data and communications—cryptography makes digital privacy possible. This enabled a new form of encryption called asymmetric key algorithms.

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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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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 15, 2020

Remember back in 2016 when Apple with in a court battle with the Department of Justice over giving investigators access to encrypted data on the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters? Now, Apple is in a new dispute with the government again over the same issue. Or are there bigger privacy concerns at play here?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

The government says Urban went by the aliases “ Sosa ” and “ King Bob ,” among others. Among those was the encrypted messaging app Signal , which said the breach could have let attackers re-register the phone number on another device for about 1,900 users. On July 28 and again on Aug. According to an Aug.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Secure remote working tips and VPN insights from our senior penetration tester Leon Teale is a senior penetration tester at IT Governance. Actually, it’ll be at its most secure if it’s set to use AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption instead of the weaker Blowfish encryption.

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IT Governance

APRIL 5, 2023

In this blog, we explain everything you need to know about it, including our top 8 tips for preventing malware attacks. It can do this in a number of ways, such as: Stealing, encrypting or deleting sensitive information; Hijacking or altering core system functions; Monitoring user activity; and Spamming the device with adverts.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

By strategically combining technology in these areas, organizations can enhance their ability to embed security, drive risk mitigation, enable continuous monitoring, ensure adaptive business continuity, foster interoperability, and streamline governance.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2019

Furthermore, ProtonMail’s end-to-end encryption means we cannot be forced by a court to provide unencrypted message contents.” ” reads the blog post. The company clarified that it does not agree with the interpretation taken by some branches of the Swiss government. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2021

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. The information in this blog was taken from Leron Zinatullin’s The Psychology of Information Security. Want to know more?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 16, 2022

In a previous blog post, I discussed how The White House Executive Order issued on May 12, 2021 laid out new, rigorous government cyber security standards for federal agencies. Protect – Encrypt data at rest and in-flight without costly performance impact. Government. MFA and Encryption. Tue, 05/17/2022 - 05:36.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2024

Leon Teale is a senior penetration tester at IT Governance with more than ten years’ experience performing penetration tests for clients in various industries all over the world. In my research work for IT Governance, I’ve noticed a pattern where the same names repeatedly crop up. Presumably, this isn’t a coincidence?

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

According to government experts, the Royal ransomware attacks targeted numerous critical infrastructure sectors including, manufacturing, communications, healthcare and public healthcare (HPH), and education. The Royal ransomware is written in C++, it infected Windows systems and deletes all Volume Shadow Copies to prevent data recovery.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Data encryption : Some threat actors encrypt files to help prevent access to critical evidence for an investigation. For example, if an organisation has implemented on-site virtual servers, a threat actor may encrypt the entire virtual machine to mask what actions they took within the environment.

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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. This can include; Data encryption; Passwords; VPNs; Spam filters; Multi-factor authentication; Secure code review; and Anti-malware software. What is information security?

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” continues the report.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2018

In this blog post, I’ll discuss: Our current perimeter defense; The need to shift to a data-centric security approach; and, The need to educate the public to strengthen our critical infrastructure security posture. For more information about Thales eSecurity’s federal government security solutions, visit here.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2022

The analysis of encryption techniques employed in the attack allowed the government experts to associate the campaign with the cybercrime group Trickbot. To nominate, please visit:? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ukraine).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. As a result, data has become a critical asset for companies and governments alike, as well as the primary target for nefarious actors and nation states. Tue, 12/22/2020 - 10:08. Privacy Shield was unlawful.

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Data Matters

JUNE 23, 2022

the Licensee believes the Nonpublic Information involves 250 or more Consumers and either (a) notice is required to any government body or other supervisory body or (b) the Cybersecurity Event has a reasonable likelihood of materially harming (i) any Consumer residing in the State or (ii) any material part of the normal operation of the Licensee.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 12, 2022

sections “The Underdogs – Best Personal (non-commercial) Security Blog” and “The Tech Whizz – Best Technical Blog”). Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g. To nominate, please visit:?. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2023

” In a blog post , SophosLabs principal researcher Andrew Brandt reported that the advisory was published following a Sophos research discovery of more than 100 malicious drivers that had been digitally signed by Microsoft and others, dating as far back as April 2021. ” The campaign was first detected in June 2023. .

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 5, 2022

Prescribed use of cloud centric data encryption and key management. Yet it does not address the emerging demand of customers and governments for organizations to retain digital sovereignty over critical data and digital assets. The data access and encryption policies, or. The keys enabling data encryption. Cloud security.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The data security capabilities that are provided by IBM Cloud® Hyper Protect Crypto Services help clients on their confidential computing journey by providing complete control of cloud data encryption keys and cloud hardware security modules. It also offers the industry’s only Keep Your Own Key (KYOK) for data encryption at rest.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Technology options for SaaS data security… Although SaaS data security is a broad, multi-faceted domain, multiple schemes that require appropriate safeguarding of data, including GDPR, PCI-DSS, and HIPAA, have highlighted two primary areas: Encryption and Key Management, as “go-to” technology options for SaaS and cloud data protection.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 14, 2018

The variety of laws and regulations governing how organizations manage and share sensitive information can look like a bowl of alphabet soup: HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, PCI and GLBA. You are responsible for governing the data your employees access, regardless of how they access it. Layer defenses. Train employees.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 1, 2019

While many state and government officials are under no illusion that they are safe from a digital attack, concern should run deeper than election integrity. These vulnerabilities can span from limited use of data encryption to the abuse of privileged user policies. The Future is Multi-cloud. Data Breaches aren’t Slowing Down.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The rules contain the provisions we had described in the original NYDFS proposal a year ago (see our blog post here ), but include some changes. On November 1, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) finalized the second amendment to its cybersecurity regulations, which are available here. d) and 500.22(e)),

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