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Calculating the Benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard

Schneier on Security

NIST has completed a study -- it was published last year, but I just saw it recently -- calculating the costs and benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard. Extending the approach of looking back from 2017 to the larger national economy required the selection of economic sectors best represented by the 169 survey respondents.

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Shifting Risk and Business Environment Demand creates a Shift in Security Strategies

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The 2022 Thales Data Threat Report, based on data from a survey of almost 2,800 respondents from 17 countries across the globe, illustrates these trends and changes. The continued efforts of enterprises to identify, classify and protect sensitive data will prepare them for the eventual need to quickly deploy new encryption algorithms.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

As cyber threats and risks to technology and sensitive data proliferate widespread, the dissemination of cybersecurity information and best practices through educational awareness activities is critical for organizations and citizens on a worldwide scale to make informed decisions in their daily lives and protect themselves online.

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Data Privacy and Security: It Takes Two to Tango

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The goal of Data Privacy Week, celebrated between January 24 – 28, is to spread awareness about online privacy and educate citizens on how to manage their personal information and keep it secure. Merely suggesting using multi-factor authentication (MFA) or encrypting everywhere is not enough. Todd Moore | VP, Encryption Products.

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What is a Cyberattack? Types and Defenses

eSecurity Planet

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 Staying ahead of attackers is a constant battle and the cost is “unsustainable,” 81% of WEF survey respondents say. Ransomware.

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How To Keep Cybersecure Over the Holidays

Adam Levin

This presents a set of challenges for IT professionals, with 36.6% of those surveyed listing poorly secured personal and network devices as being their primary concern with a remote workforce. A recent survey , commissioned by Cyberscout and conducted online by The Harris Poll among over 2,000 U.S. Use end-to-end encryption.

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How to manage the growing costs of cyber security

IT Governance

Threat monitoring tools should work in combination with a variety of other technologies – including anti-malware, encryption tools and firewalls as part of a holistic approach to security. These defences rely on continuous, end-to-end monitoring and the ability to analyse threat data from multiple sources in real time.

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