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CryptoAgility to take advantage of Quantum Computing

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

CryptoAgility to take advantage of Quantum Computing. The same goes with the advent of Quantum Computing , which is supposed to bring exponential computing power that shall not only bring endless benefits but also raises question marks on the current state of cryptography that is the bedrock of all information security as we know today.

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STEPS FORWARD: Math geniuses strive to make a pivotal advance — by obfuscating software code

The Last Watchdog

Related: How Multi Party Computation is disrupting encrypti on An accomplished violinist, Einstein, no doubt, appreciated the symmetry of his metaphor. Amit Sahai, professor of computer science at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and director of UCLA Center for Encrypted Functionalities (CEF).

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PCI DSS: Which PCI SAQ is Right for My Business?

IT Governance

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. SAQ P2PE-HW.

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Use cases of secure IoT deployment

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In this article, we are going to present four use cases that demonstrate how businesses can secure devices, identities, data and software in their IoT deployments. The data encryption public key and root of trust were installed in the pacemaker; the pacemaker then verifies the signed firmware against its root of trust.

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Snowden Ten Years Later

Schneier on Security

I fly a lot—a quarter of a million miles per year—and being put on a TSA list, or being detained at the US border and having my electronics confiscated, would be a major problem. So would the FBI breaking into my home and seizing my personal electronics. The meeting presenters try to spice things up. Probably not.

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The Future of Payments Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Online skimming is an adverse activity of stealing payment information during card-not-present transactions by infecting e-commerce sites with sniffers. As the digital economy plays an increasing part in our lives, it is vital that electronic payments are secure, convenient, and accessible to all. Online skimming.

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MartyMcFly Malware: new Cyber-Espionage Campaign targeting Italian Naval Industry

Security Affairs

The analyzed email presented two attachments to the victim: A company profile, aiming to present the company who was asking for spare parts. At a first sight, the office document had an encrypted content available on OleObj.1 And why the attacker used an encrypted payload if the victim cannot open it? 1 and OleObj.2.