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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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How to Keep Your Information Safe for Data Privacy Day 2020

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

An extension of the celebration for Data Protection Day in Europe, Data Privacy Day functions as the signature event of the National Cyber Security Centre’s ongoing education and awareness efforts surrounding online privacy. Encryption. An organization’s digital security strategy would not be complete without encryption.

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The iPhone 11 Pro’s Location Data Puzzler

Krebs on Security

x, sharing a video showing how the device still seeks the user’s location when each app and system service is set to “never” request location information (but with the main Location Data service still turned on). The video above was recorded on a brand new iPhone 11 Pro. on iPhone 11 Pro devices.

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Australian social news platform leaks 80,000 user records

Security Affairs

To increase efforts to secure user data, Snewpit will be reviewing “all server logs and access control settings” to confirm that no unauthorized access took place and to ensure that “user data is secure and encrypted.”. Here are some examples of the user records, videos, and images left on the exposed Snewpit bucket.

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Thales at GITEX 2021 – An Exciting Time With Exciting News

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

One of the first post-pandemic large-scale, in-person events recently took place in Dubai. The three main concerns for any company working towards digital transformation is understanding where the data is, encrypting that data, and controlling access to that data. Thales at GITEX 2021 – An Exciting Time With Exciting News.

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FBI warns of crooks targeting online shoppers during the holiday season

Security Affairs

.” Cybercriminals will attempt to entice their victims in multiple ways including: E-mails advertising hot-ticket or products that are hard to find on the market, such as event tickets or gaming systems. Feds recommends purchasing a pet online only after met the animal and owner via video chat.

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Microsoft December 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes an actively exploited zero-day

Security Affairs

Yes No EoP CVE-2021-43893 Windows Encrypting File System (EFS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Important 7.5 No No RCE CVE-2021-43217 Windows Encrypting File System (EFS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Critical 8.1 No No DoS CVE-2021-40452 HEVC Video Extensions Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Important 7.8

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