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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

For example, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires security features such as encryption to protect patients’ health information. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires encryption or equivalent security measures to protect private student records.

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The effects of phishing awareness training wear off over time

IT Governance

Employees forget the guidance given on phishing training courses within six months, new research has revealed. The findings, which were presented at the USENIX SOUPS security conference in August, were the result of a year-long investigation into the effectiveness of staff awareness training. What type of training works best?

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Network Security Architecture: Best Practices & Tools

eSecurity Planet

Examples of services security include: AD security : Adds layers of security to Active Directory to eliminate unneeded access or permission levels, detect unauthorized changes, and block other attacks on AD. Others seek centralized control, employee training, defense in depth, efficient design, least privilege access, resilience, and testing.

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Global Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in April 2024 – 5,336,840,757 Records Breached

IT Governance

1 Example: Le Slip Français – initially logged as unknown, although we knew that the threat actor claimed to have more than 1.5 2 Example: Argentinian database of driving licences – sample of 70,000 licences, so we logged this as 70,000 records, but the full database allegedly contains 5.7 million licences/records.

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What Is a SaaS Security Checklist? Tips & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

Common compliance standards include GDPR, which governs data processing for EU members; PCI DSS, which guarantees safe credit card transactions; and NIST 800-53 for IT risk management. Social engineering, for example, is a threat that makes use of human vulnerabilities for illegal access.

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Strong Encryption Explained: 6 Encryption Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

For example, the Blowfish algorithm uses simple XOR functions with four actions in each of the 16 rounds of encryption: XOR the left half of the data with an 18 entry P-array. For example, the earliest government-endorsed encryption algorithm, DES, encrypted using 64-bit blocks, 16 rounds of encryption, and a key of only 56 bits.

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How to Prevent Malware: 15 Best Practices for Malware Prevention

eSecurity Planet

The stakes are even higher for businesses, government and other organizations, as successful attacks can be devastating to operations and sensitive data. As with phishing emails, the best defense is a well-trained, alert user. Also read: 19 Different Types of Malware Attacks: Examples & Defenses 3.

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