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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. Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice. What is Encryption?

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NASA warns of a significant increase in cyber attacks during Coronavirus outbreak

Security Affairs

During the past few weeks, NASA’s Security Operations Center (SOC) mitigation tools have prevented success of these attempts.” 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.”

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MY TAKE: COVID-19’s silver lining could turn out to be more rapid, wide adoption of cyber hygiene

The Last Watchdog

It is possible, if not probable, that we are about to witness an accelerated rate of adoption of cyber hygiene best practices, as well as more intensive use of leading-edge security tools and services. A few months later the UAE stood up its National Electronic Security Authority (NESA) which proceeded to do much the same thing.

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The Future of Payments Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

For example, compromised card details are used to make unauthorized purchases online and personal details are used to take over an account or apply for a credit card in someone else’s name. As the digital economy plays an increasing part in our lives, it is vital that electronic payments are secure, convenient, and accessible to all.

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AUSTRALIA: Assistance and Access Act, December 2018 – Holy grail of uncertainty created by new rushed-in data encryption laws

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Of particular public concern is the issue raised that law enforcement agencies will be allowed to directly intercept messages sent through end-to-end encryption under technical assistance and capability notices, affecting tools used by companies such as Google, WhatsApp, Apple iMessage, and Telegram (who have all publicly denounced the Act).

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Supply Chain Security 101: An Expert’s View

Krebs on Security

BK: Right, the Trusted Foundry program I guess is a good example. BK: But certainly there are some areas of computer hardware and network design where you absolutely must have far greater integrity assurance? BK: Can you give some examples? BK: For example….? TS: Exactly. That was an attempt to help support a U.S.-based

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Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. What’s driving the security of IoT?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

There is also less hardware and compute power to work in your typical IoT device when compared to traditional devices, so embedding security becomes a matter of choice, rather than necessity. The same rings true for encryption and authentication. The same rings true for encryption and authentication. Connected Car Threats.

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