Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2024

The backdoor has been developed to target both Windows and Linux operative systems and using different protocols to communicate which depend on the configuration of the malware sample itself. The decryption is through AES , a well-known symmetric encryption algorithm, with keys stored directly in the sample itself.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2024

The backdoor has been developed to target both Windows and Linux operative systems and using different protocols to communicate which depend on the configuration of the malware sample itself. The decryption is through AES , a well-known symmetric encryption algorithm, with keys stored directly in the sample itself.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 14, 2019

In a post to Facebook last week, founder Mark Zuckerberg outlined a vision of the future that includes end-to-end encryption and an ephemeral lifespan for private messages and photos. Today we already see that private messaging, ephemeral stories, and small groups are by far the fastest growing areas of online communication.”.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

An attacker with access to the dispenser controller’s USB port can install an outdated or modified firmware version to bypass the encryption and make cash withdrawals. ATM vendors have implemented a built-in protection against black-box in modern systems, typically using end-to-end encryption between an ATM computer and the dispenser.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 2, 2020

On November 26, 2020, the Conference of the German Data Protection Authorities ( Datenschutzkonferenz , the “DSK”) issued a press release with conclusions from their 100th anniversary meeting. According to the DSK, secure and trustworthy encryption is an essential requirement for resilient businesses and public administrations.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 28, 2019

The Department of Justice wants access to encrypted consumer devices but promises not to infiltrate business products or affect critical infrastructure. Barr repeated a common fallacy about a difference between military-grade encryption and consumer encryption: "After all, we are not talking about protecting the nation's nuclear launch codes.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 9, 2013

On October 2, 2013, the 86th Conference of the German Data Protection Commissioners concluded in Bremen. securing electronic communications by implementing and developing end-to-end encryption. securing electronic communications by implementing and developing end-to-end encryption.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

The FBI revealed to have received numerous reports of VTC hijacking (also called “Zoom-bombing”), victims have seen their conferences being disrupted by pornographic and/or hate images and threatening language. According to the Reuters, the ban only impacts the use of the Zoom on mobile devices, citing sources informed of the decision.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

An attacker could use $300 worth of off-the-shelf equipment to eavesdrop and intercept signals from satellite internet communications. The academic researcher James Pavur, speaking at Black Hat 2020 hacking conference , explained that satellite internet communications are susceptible to eavesdropping and signal interception.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 8, 2019

Electron is a cross-platform development system for many popular communications apps, including Skype, Slack, and WhatsApp. Basically, the Electron ASAR files aren't signed or encrypted, so modifying them is easy. Security vulnerabilities in the update system allows someone to silently inject malicious code into applications.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 16, 2014

The closed session featured a discussion on the benefits and risks of the Internet of Things among four experts from academia and the private sector and the Conference member authorities. Conference members called on big data users to take a number of actions, including the following: Respect the principle of purpose specification.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 27, 2023

Here’s a look at some of those issues — including some that came up at this week’s RSA Conference in San Francisco. “The application developers will have to ensure that it doesn’t store or log any secrets locally, and that it is communicating only with the third-party endpoint and not man-in-the-middle actors.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2022

” Experts pointed out that when an iPhone is turned off, most wireless chips (Bluetooth, Near Field Communication (NFC), and Ultra-wideband (UWB)) continue to operate. Unlike NFC and UWB chips, the Bluetooth firmware is neither signed nor encrypted opening the doors to modification.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

The downside to this long-term trend is that communications online, never mind on public cloud platforms, present vulnerabilities via web attacks and malware. VPNs offer clients an encrypted access channel to remote networks through a tunneling protocol and can obfuscate the client’s IP address. Enter VPN technology. Golden Frog.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Attorney General Bill Barr said at a press conference today that the Justice Department doesn’t normally charge members of another country’s military with crimes (this is only the second time the agency has indicted Chinese military hackers). . dubbed the “China Initiative Conference.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2018

Business Insider recently reported that “…at least 42 states introduced more than 240 bills or resolutions related to various cybersecurity issues, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.”. The only true way to protect data is to encrypt it. Encryption is key when it comes to protecting data.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Last year, boffins discovered several key management flaws in the core of Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol that could be exploited by an attacker to hack into Wi-Fi network and eavesdrop on the Internet communications stealing sensitive information (i.e. credit card numbers, passwords, chat messages, emails, and pictures).

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

This will help me later in the case I will be able to obtain a firmware that eventually is encrypted (i.e. Firmware Analysis: Passed the initial shock, I thought the data inside the dump would have been still encrypted in some way. With of course, an active anti-tamper detection mechanism that will void the encrypted content.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

Chatting with Snowden on an encrypted IM connection, I joked that the NSA cafeteria menu probably has code names for menu items. Transferring files electronically is what encryption is for. I told Greenwald that he and Laura Poitras should be sending large encrypted files of dummy documents back and forth every day.

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Preservica

JANUARY 22, 2020

Today, digital information and communications technologies are ubiquitous in the public sector and every agency is engaged in e-government. Last year I had many opportunities at conferences and professional meetings to hear about challenges records managers and archivists face.

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Data Protector

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

The STC noted that " Previous attempts to legislate in this area have met with criticisms over the lack of consultation with communications service providers (CSPs) on matters of technical feasibility and cost.” …. The approach towards the examination of Communications Data in the draft Bill is inconsistent and largely incomprehensible.

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OneHub

OCTOBER 20, 2020

And cloud technologies needn’t cost the earth, with a big variety of paid and free tools available for sharing and communication. Team messaging apps simplify business communications. Select one with end-to-end encryption to ensure optimum security. It’s been shown to be the backbone of high performing companies. Image source.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

27, a new Twitter account “ Contileaks ” posted links to an archive of chat messages taken from Conti’s private communications infrastructure, dating from January 29, 2021 to the present day. Plus, he somehow encrypted the config, i.e. he had an encoder and a private key, plus uploaded it all to the admin panel.

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eDiscovery Daily

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Holmes, III indicated his belief that the use and “necessity of manually configuring [the messaging app] Signal to delete text communications” on the part of the plaintiffs was “intentional and done in bad faith”. They remained reluctant to produce additional communications, doing so only after AFMC’s motion to compel.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2014

On March 28, 2014, the 87th Conference of the German Data Protection Commissioners concluded in Hamburg. During the Conference, Resolutions concerning the following topics were adopted: New Employee Data Protection Law Required. Human Rights and Electronic Communications.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 26, 2023

What Are the Latest Developments from Thales in Data Security and IAM at RSA Conference 2023? New Phishing-Resistant Authenticators for Microsoft Azure Active Directory At the RSA Conference, Thales also launched the SafeNet eToken Fusion series, a new set of USB tokens combining Fast IDentity Online 2.0 And there’s much more!

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2023

The 4th Annual Multi-Cloud Conference and Workshop on ZTNA is an upcoming event for anyone interested in how the federal government is advancing standards in ZTNA. Encryption in transit provides eavesdropping protection and payload authenticity. We want encryption in transit so no one can read sensitive data from our network traffic.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 1, 2020

The Conference of German Data Protection Authorities (“DSK”), the body of the federal and state Data Protection Authorities (“DPAs”) in Germany, recently issued joint recommendations regarding employers’ processing of employee personal data in the context of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2019

On one side is law enforcement, which wants to be able to break encryption, to access devices and communications of terrorists and criminals. We need job boards, conferences, and skills exchanges­ -- places where people on the supply side can learn about the demand. Three: the marketplace. We've had some press coverage.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

For example, before the aforementioned TP-Link firmware update, HA could reach out from its home in my server cabinet directly to the smart plug in Ari's room and communicate with it over port 9999. That said, from a simple security and privacy perspective (and often a performance perspective too), I always prioritise local communication.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 3, 2019

On one side is law enforcement, which wants to be able to break encryption, to access devices and communications of terrorists and criminals. We need job boards, conferences, and skills exchanges­ -- places where people on the supply side can learn about the demand. Three: the marketplace.

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eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 7, 2019

When I spoke at the University of Florida E-Discovery Conference last month, there was a question from the live stream audience about a lawyer’s duty to disclose a data breach within his or her law firm.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2023

To deliver value on this investment, the penetration test writer must display the professionalism and competence of the testers clearly, both through the results of the test and the effective communication of the results. Confer with the client to determine the distribution needs for the report.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

Kent: it's a little bit of a borrowed term right inside of software there are API's that you call, you know, in the libraries and stuff to move things around, and we've moved it out into the application space as kind of a way to go get data, a way to communicate between two systems. So it's typically computer to computer communication.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 16, 2021

Kent: it's a little bit of a borrowed term right inside of software there are API's that you call, you know, in the libraries and stuff to move things around, and we've moved it out into the application space as kind of a way to go get data, a way to communicate between two systems. So it's typically computer to computer communication.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2021

These are people who could also be attending a Salesforce conference. Okay, maybe not a Salesforce conference, but you get the idea. Simultaneously, self taught, it's a bunch, but also sharing information of his own history of, you know, BBs is forward to conferences and forums and to a certain extent Twitter is still.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Network security creates shielded, monitored, and secure communications between users and assets. The router or switch then facilitated communication between the other devices on the network such as other servers, network storage, and printers. How Network Security Works Networks connect assets for the purpose of communication.

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