Everteam

APRIL 4, 2019

While everyone is digging deep into the Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Blockchain and many other new digital transformation phenomena, Quantum Computing has been transformed from theory to reality. Listed under one of the ten strategic technology trends for 2019 according to Gartner, Quantum Computing has been grabbing the headlines. Let’s move to how it’s related to computers. What is Quantum Computing? Quantum Computing quantum computing

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Threatpost

JANUARY 8, 2018

Cloud Security Cryptography Government Mobile Security Privacy ACLU cameras computers digital privacy digital search Electronic Frontier Foundation Encryption passcodes phones reasonable suspicion tablets U.S. The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol announced new restrictions on when agents can copy data from digital devices at border crossing points.

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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. From a news article : At the BSides LV security conference on Tuesday, Pavel Tsakalidis demonstrated a tool he created called BEEMKA , a Python-based tool that allows someone to unpack Electron ASAR archive files and inject new code into Electron's JavaScript libraries and built-in Chrome browser extensions.

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eDiscovery Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

At Appellant’s apartment, after the agents discovered a single computer, an HP Envy 700 desktop, which was encrypted with TrueCrypt, Appellant informed the agents that he lived alone, that he was the sole user of the computer, and that only he knew the password to his computer. When the agent requested that Appellant provide him with the password to the computer, he responded: “It’s 64 characters and why would I give that to you? In Commonwealth v.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 15, 2019

According to its Explanatory Memorandum, the Act is intended to ‘introduce measures to better deal with the challenges posed by ubiquitous encryption ‘ It amends primarily the existing Telecommunications Act 1997 to establish frameworks for voluntary and mandatory industry assistance to law enforcement and intelligence agencies in relation to encryption technologies, via the issuing of technical assistance requests, technical assistance notices and technical capability notices.

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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. In his keynote address at the International Conference on Cybersecurity, Attorney General William Barr argued that companies should weaken encryption systems to gain access to consumer devices for criminal investigations. Before the Internet revolution, military-grade electronics were different from consumer-grade.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) issued new guidance to regulate the use of external electronic data storage providers (EDSPs 1 ) by licensed firms that intend to keep (or have previously kept) records or documents required to be maintained pursuant to the statutory recordkeeping rules and anti-money-laundering regime (Regulatory Records) in an online environment. by encryption). Asia Cloud Computing Cybersecurity

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eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 7, 2019

Right inside the door, you see a handwritten notice on a big whiteboard which says: All network services are down, DO NOT turn on your computers! Finding this odd, you turn to your firm receptionist who tells you that the firm was hit with a ransomware attack overnight, and that if you turn on your computer all of your files will be immediately encrypted, subject to a bitcoin ransom.”. Electronic Discovery Security

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eDiscovery Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Articles on cloud computing , cybersecurity and websites and marketing were released free online. The survey found that the most popular security measure being used by 35% of respondents was secure socket layers (SSL), which encrypt computer communications, including web traffic. Electronic Discovery Privacy Security

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

“Sources told Action News, the cybercriminals gained control of the network on Saturday encrypting files, including police reports, payroll, purchasing, and other databases. “The County of Delaware recently discovered a disruption to portions of its computer network.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 11, 2021

A DSP is an information society service that is an online marketplace, an online search engine or a cloud computing service. It is also clarified that data centre services other than cloud computing services are as well covered by the Directive and provides for a definition of this concept.

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eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Much speculation centered around the name being based on a setting in the 1996 movie Rising Sun; however, it was believed the true authors were several cryptography and computer science experts of non-Japanese descent. The audit trail itself is visible to all participants yet allows encryption of individual transactions. Blockchain Electronic Discovery Project Management

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eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 9, 2019

Two most common challenges to extracting data from mobile phones are locked phones and encrypted data. Computers were a distant second at 52% , followed by CCTV (i.e., Used by legal and business customers worldwide including more than 50 of the top 250 Am Law firms and many of the world’s leading corporations, CloudNine’s eDiscovery automation software and services help customers gain insight and intelligence on electronic data.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 3, 2019

Thus, it doesn’t have centralized points of vulnerability that computer hackers traditionally exploit. No more “username/password” systems, but rather encryption technology and constantly updating audit trails. Use highest-grade security standards to protect encryption keys. Blockchain Electronic Discovery Project ManagementEditor’s Note: Tom O’Connor is a nationally known consultant, speaker, and writer in the field of computerized litigation support systems.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2020

When it comes to securing mobile computing devices, the big challenge businesses have long grappled with is how to protect company assets while at the same time respecting an individual’s privacy. In May 2017, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) implemented its Cyber Security Framework mandating prescriptive measures, including a requirement to containerize data in all computing formats. You now actually have to prove the data is encrypted, both at rest and in transit.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 3, 2020

The company collects a laundry list of data about you, including user name, physical address, email address, phone number, job information, Facebook profile information, computer or phone specs, IP address, and any other information you create or upload. Zoom's encryption is awful. First, the company claims that it offers end-to-end encryption, but it doesn't. It only provides link encryption, which means everything is unencrypted on the company's servers.

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The Texas Record

MAY 7, 2018

Ransomware, which is when a criminal encrypts an organization’s data and then demands payment before releasing the key required to reverse the encryption that is holding the victim’s data hostage, has made international headlines lately. Ransomware Hits CDOT Computers. News Cyber Security electronic records Information Governance Local Governments ransomware security State Agencies

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InfoGoTo

JULY 21, 2020

Policy Example #1: Acceptable Use of Computer Equipment and Internet. Purpose: Establishes guidelines for employees to use personal electronic devices including but not limited to personally owned cell phones, tablets, and computers to perform work duties.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 16, 2018

Because more than 90 percent of documents today are generated in electronic format, ESI is becoming more and more prominent in criminal matters, especially white collar criminal cases. This exception is generally allowed for protection of law enforcement officers and may not give them the right to seize a computer unless it poses a threat. If the police have probable cause to believe there is evidence of a crime on a computer, they may search it otherwise they will need a warrant.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

All told, VCPI is responsible for maintaining approximately 80,000 computers and servers that assist those facilities. 17, unknown attackers launched a ransomware strain known as Ryuk inside VCPI’s networks, encrypting all data the company hosts for its clients and demanding a whopping $14 million ransom in exchange for a digital key needed to unlock access to the files.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 9, 2013

securing electronic communications by implementing and developing end-to-end encryption. Resolution on End-to-End Encryption. The DPAs state that they are committed to the promotion of the confidentiality and integrity of electronic communications. They request that the public sector takes a leadership role and implements “end-to-end” encryption using the “Online Services Computer Interface (OSCI)” standard developed by the federal state of Bremen.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

A cyber attack was detected on the Sopra Steria computer network on the evening of October 20. And part of the information system would have been encrypted.” French IT outsourcer Sopra Steria hit by ‘cyberattack’, Ryuk ransomware suspected.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

The Shamoon “wiper” virus , for instance, devastated Saudi oil company Aramaco, destroying the hard drives of more than 30,000 Aramaco computers and forcing a weeklong shutdown of the company’s internal network. In May 2017, the Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) rolled out its Cyber Security Framework mandating detailed data security rules, including a requirement to encrypt and containerize business data in all computing formats.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 18, 2018

There is no time frame established for this review since it may take a substantial amount of time, especially with encrypted drives. On board computer systems in automobiles, Exif data in digital photos, GPS coordinates in Google maps are all examples of this type of data which has been used as evidence for years. The first is forensic images of computers and cell phones. Criminal Law Electronic Discovery

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 25, 2018

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. Craig’s articles on forensic technology and electronic discovery frequently appear in the national media and he teaches E-Discovery and Digital Evidence at the University of Texas School of Law. Electronic Discovery Industry Trends

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

NASA employees and contractors should be aware that nation-states and cyber criminals are actively using the COVID-19 pandemic to exploit and target NASA electronic devices, networks, and personal devices.” Refrain from opening your personal email or non-work related social media on your NASA computer systems/devices. Ensure your NASA electronic devices receive required patches and updates.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 28, 2013

The agents then subjected the computer to a forensic analysis and discovered it contained child pornography in portions of the hard drive that had been deleted or protected with passwords. The federal district court ordered suppression of this evidence in the criminal case against Cotterman on the ground that the agents’ forensic analysis of his computer violated the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on warrantless searches. Federal Law Criminal Law Encryption Mexico Ninth Circuit

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

A peer-to-peer (P2P) communications technology built into millions of security cameras and other consumer electronics includes several critical security flaws that expose the devices to eavesdropping, credential theft and remote compromise, new research has found.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

At a first sight, the office document had an encrypted content available on OleObj.1 Those objects are real Encrypted Ole Objects where the Encrypted payload sits on “EncryptedPackage” section and information on how to decrypt it are available on “EncryptionInfo” xml descriptor. However, in that time, the EncryptionInfo was holding the encryption algorithm and additional information regarding the payload but no keys were provided.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

From the recorded traffic it’s possible to see the following patterns: a HTTP GET request with some encrypted information to download plugin/additional stages and finally a HTTP POST to send victim’s data directly on the “attacker side”. The used variable holds a Base64 representation of encrypted data. Even in this case the transmitted content is a Base64 representation of encrypted data. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

BK: But certainly there are some areas of computer hardware and network design where you absolutely must have far greater integrity assurance? But the bottom line is that doing this is really much harder [for non-nuclear electronic components] because of all the offshoring now of electronic parts, as well as the software that runs on top of that hardware. It’s n ow almost impossible to for consumers to buy electronics stuff that isn’t Internet-connected.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Unlike desktop computers, laptops don’t have extra covers to protect them from water damage, which increases your risk of electronic components short circuiting. Computer viruses. A computer’s hard drive is its most fragile part.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Any data that can be identifiable on its own or combined with other information, both direct and indirect through electronic or non-electronic systems. A VPN removes all traces leading back to your original IP address and encrypts your connection to allow safe and private browsing.

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Cyber Info Veritas

AUGUST 9, 2018

Before we outline the safety hacks, let us briefly discuss why you need to protect yourself from hackers: How Safe Is Your Data: Why You Need To Protect Yourself From Hackers As the internet, computers, and connected devices (smart homes, smart appliances, etc.) As computers and smart devices creep into every crevice of our life, the need to protect yourself from hackers has never been greater. Be on the lookout for “https” encryption on the sites you visit.

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Thales eSecurity

JANUARY 31, 2019

The goal of the project is to create a set of standards for protecting electronic information from attack by the computers of today and in the future. Quantum-resistant algorithms rely on one of four main types of difficult problems, against which quantum computers are thought to offer no benefit: lattices; hashes; codes; or multivariate quadratic polynomial problems.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2019

AV and plenty static traffic signatures confirm we are facing a new encrypted version of Emotet trojan. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. I do have a MD in computer engineering and a PhD on computer security from University of Bologna. I do have experience on security testing since I have been performing penetration testing on several US electronic voting systems.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

In this episode of the podcast, #119: Electronic Frontier Foundation General Counsel Kurt Opsahl joins us to talk about the Coders’ Rights Project. In this episode of the podcast, #119: Electronic Frontier Foundation General Counsel Kurt Opsahl joins us to talk about the Coders’ Rights Project. ” Kurt Opsahl is the Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel at The Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

On December 3, 2018, twelve attorneys general (“AGs”) jointly filed a data breach lawsuit against Medical Informatics Engineering and its subsidiary, NoMoreClipboard LLC (collectively “the Company”), an electronic health records company, in federal district court in Indiana. According to the complaint, over a period of 19 days, hackers were able to infiltrate the Company’s computer systems.

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IT Governance

MARCH 21, 2018

Card imprint machines are non-electronic machines that make an imprint of the payment card, transferring the imprint onto a carbon paper receipt, which is then stored by the merchant. Dial-out terminals are electronic machines that use chip and PIN and swipe cards, or require users to manually key in information. For merchants that don’t store card data in electronic format but use IP-connected point-of-interaction (POI) devices.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2019

The SilentTrinity malware can take control over an infected computer, it allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands. The C2 traffic is encrypted with AES, the public key is generated using the Diffie–Hellman protocol, the network transport is implemented over HTTP(S) with proxy support. “The Office of Information Security (SIS) has, in its several jurisdictions, observed the most recent phishingcampaign most likely to be spread by electronic mail.”

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