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Best Encryption Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It’s been a couple of decades since data tapes delivered by trucks made encryption a standard enterprise cybersecurity practice. By encrypting data, it can only be accessed with the right password and by those with the appropriate access rights. You may have seen passwords getting longer and more complex in recent times.

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EU to Force IoT, Wireless Device Makers to Improve Security

eSecurity Planet

Manufacturers will be required to adhere to the new cybersecurity safeguards when designing and producing these products. “Cyberthreats evolve fast,” Thierry Breton, commissioner for the Internal Market, said in a statement. IoT market growth. They are increasingly complex and adaptable. Common EU Security Standards.

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Weekly podcast: NHS upgrade, $242m Equifax loss and prison hacker jailed

IT Governance

However, a large part of the loss has been offset by the company’s cyber insurance: Equifax announced that it maintains “$125 million of cybersecurity insurance coverage, above a $7.5 Equifax’s huge data breach, which compromised the personal data of 147.9 million people last year, has so far cost the consumer credit reporting agency $242.7

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Craig Ball of Craig D. Ball, PC: eDiscovery Trends 2018

eDiscovery Daily

A frequent court appointed special master in electronic evidence, Craig is a prolific contributor to continuing legal and professional education programs throughout the United States, having delivered over 2,000 presentations and papers. You can market to that expectation using the right buzz words. This is not that day.

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

eSecurity Planet

Quantum computing attacks already present a real threat to existing standards, making the continued development of encryption pivotal for years to come. To no one’s surprise, the study of cryptography and advancements in encryption are essential to developing cybersecurity. The Importance of Encryption.

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Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Since the inception of data forensics almost forty years ago, methods for investigating security events have given way to a market of vendors and tools offering digital forensics software (DFS). Autopsy is its GUI and a digital forensics platform used widely in public and private computer system investigations to boost TSK’s abilities.

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Multi-Factor Authentication Best Practices & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. But even when passwords are secure, it’s not enough. Recently, hackers leaked 87,000 Fortinet VPN passwords , mostly from companies who hadn’t yet patched a two-year-old vulnerability. MFA can be hacked.