Krebs on Security

MARCH 25, 2020

For example, the official U.S. “Attackers are using free certificates on phishing sites that they create, and are abusing the encryption already installed on hacked web sites,” PhishLabs founder and CTO John LaCour said. “It only indicates that the connection is encrypted. Here’s how you know.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2021

Researchers at Tesorion released a decryptor for Judge ransomware that also decrypts files encrypted by the NoCry ransomware. Fortunately, our decryptor for Judge also decrypts files encrypted by the NoCry/Stupid ransomware. When those tasks are completed, the ransomware starts encrypting the victim’s files. A free decryptor.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

There are three factors that I could see presenting an even greater risk going forward. So watch out for weak encryption protocols, insufficient network segregation, or insecure user authentication mechanisms. For example, as noted previously there’s the ED-202A guidelines in Europe and DO-326A in the U.S.,

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Instead, it presents an opportunity to transform compliance expenses into strategic investments that are aimed at delivering higher business performance. According to Article 6 of the draft RTS, data encryption is deemed essential throughout the entire data lifecycle, covering data at rest, in transit, and in use.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

Brent Waters, a rock star computer scientist at the University of Texas, enthusiastically accepted a distinguished scientist post to continue his award-winning studies on a couple of breakthrough areas of cryptography: attribute-based encryption and functional encryption. More about these paradigm shifters below.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 26, 2021

Despite the benefits, the cloud introduces cybersecurity risks that weren’t present in legacy systems. For example, the advisory notes that many public cloud security incidents, such as data leaks, were caused by poor management on the user’s end (e.g., Encryption. Encryption Key Management. Avoid vendor lock-in risks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

To counter HNDL, migrating critical systems to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) provides encryption and authentication methods resistant to an attack from a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC). Encryption Thales | Cloud Protection & Licensing Solutions More About This Author > Schema In the U.S.,

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 19, 2022

Ransomware groups also harvest cookies and “their activities may not be detected by simple anti-malware defenses because of their abuse of legitimate executables, both already present and brought along as tools.” For example, authentication cookies must be sent using SSL/TLS channels. How Users Can Protect Access.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 18, 2021

Perhaps you had to encrypt your data as part of a regulatory requirement, or you voluntarily understood the value of encryption, and deployed it as a safeguard. Encryption is one of those technologies that, once it is implemented, is typically fairly easy to manage, as most organizations use cryptography supplied through a vendor.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 18, 2021

Perhaps you had to encrypt your data as part of a regulatory requirement, or you voluntarily understood the value of encryption, and deployed it as a safeguard. Encryption is one of those technologies that, once it is implemented, is typically fairly easy to manage, as most organizations use cryptography supplied through a vendor.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2023

At a high level, DKIM enables an organization to provide encryption hash values for key parts of an email. Using public-private encryption key pairs, receiving email servers can compare the received email hash value against the received hash value to validate if any alterations took place in transit. For example the filename nashville._domainkey.exampledomain.com

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The IBM 2023 Cost of a Data Breach Report , for example, highlights the continuous financial burden on retailers, which, coupled with potential reputational damage, emphasizes the dire need for retailers to prioritize and bolster their cybersecurity measures. Today, using Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) isn't just a luxury; it's a necessity.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 3, 2024

This transformation presents both opportunities and challenges for business executives. Enterprises in these regions will adopt advanced data encryption techniques, like bring-your-own-key (BYOK) and hold-your-own-key (HYOK) systems, to meet growing demands for data sovereignty.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 1, 2023

To prevent unwanted access and protect data in transit, wireless connections must be secured with strong authentication procedures, encryption protocols, access control rules, intrusion detection and prevention systems, and other security measures. As a result, wireless networks are prone to eavesdropping, illegal access and theft.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In order to make it impossible for the victims to recover the encrypted files, the ransomware deletes the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) using the Service Control Manager and the Windows backup utility catalog along with any shadow copies. The report from Varonis also includes indicators of compromise (IoCs) that help detect the malware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 26, 2021

Personally, I have been working in the field of encryption and cryptography for more than 25 years, and during this podcast, I really enjoyed discussing some of the more important ideas about how encryption in the cloud brings new challenges. Other encryption considerations for moving to a cloud environment include key management.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2021

“This website presents FragAttacks ( fr agmentation and ag gregation attacks ) which is a collection of new security vulnerabilities that affect Wi-Fi devices. The following video shows three examples of how a threat actor can exploit the vulnerabilities. . CVE-2020-26147 : Reassembling mixed encrypted/plaintext fragments.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 26, 2021

Despite the benefits, the cloud introduces cybersecurity risks that weren’t present in legacy systems. For example, the advisory notes that many public cloud security incidents, such as data leaks, were caused by poor management on the user’s end (e.g., Encryption. Encryption Key Management. Avoid vendor lock-in risks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The ransom encrypts all files and renames them by appending. According to the popular malware researcher Michael Gillespie , when the B0r0nt0K ransomware encrypts a file it will base64 the encrypted data. An example of a encrypted file’s name is zmAAwbbilFw69b7ag4G4bQ%3D%3D.rontok.”

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 25, 2020

Pitt maintains that machine learning needs to be trained to do things that are repeatable, so that once those frameworks are in place, it can be presented with more complex tasks. Analyzing encrypted traffic One area where Juniper is differentiating itself is in the area of encrypted traffic analysis.

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Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

Figure 2 presents an example of an SMS sent to Internet end-users during the ANUBIS social engineering wave. Figure 2: Example of SMS sent during the social engineering wave. As observed, criminals are using the Let’s Encrypt CA to create valid HTTPs certificates. After clicking on “ CONTINUAR “, a new page is presented.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 8, 2022

For example, HHS explains that if a “state or other law prohibits abortion after six weeks of pregnancy but does not require the hospital to report individuals to law enforcement,” the Privacy Rule would not permit a disclosure to law enforcement under the “required by law” permission. Such a disclosure cannot exceed what is required by law.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

These operations have spanned from as early as 2012 to the present day. Yet another example that demonstrates why end-to-end message encryption is so important. APT41's operations have included state-sponsored cyber espionage missions as well as financially-motivated intrusions.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

The presentation at last week’s Black Hat security conference by NCC’s Iain Smart and Viktor Gazdag, titled “RCE-as-a-Service: Lessons Learned from 5 Years of Real-World CI/CD Pipeline Compromise,” builds on previous work NCC researchers have done on compromised CI/CD pipelines. Have a strong vendor policy.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Enter attribute-based encryption ( ABE ) an advanced type of cryptography that’s now ready for prime time. ABE makes it much more difficult to fraudulently decrypt an asset in its entirety; it does this by pulling user and data attributes into the encryption picture — in a way that allows decryption to be flexible.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 14, 2018

Encryption provides an extra layer of security and control over your data, as well as the systems holding and transmitting your data. Data encryption also allows your employees to continue sharing files through familiar systems like email. For complete control of your encrypted data, you must have sole access to your encryption keys.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 16, 2022

Several countries have advocated a number of public and private sector security measures to address the dangers presented by cybersecurity assaults. Protect with Encryption and De-identification: Once an organization knows where its sensitive data is, it can apply critical data breach mitigation controls such as encryption or tokenization.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 21, 2021

However according to Cybersecurity Challenges of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Past, Present & Future , “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia averagely faces 160,000 cyberattacks daily.” Consider, for example, the shift to cloud computing and the recent rise in working remotely driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Encryption. Access Control.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 15, 2019

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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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

JSWorm encrypts all the user files appending a new extension to their name. During the encryption phase, the ransomware creates an HTML Application “JSWRM-DECRYPT.hta” in each folder it encounters. The malware encrypts all the files whose extension is not present in the list. Figure 3: Extensions excluded from encryption.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 6, 2022

While the Guidance sets out many different kinds of PETs, we list below three key technologies and how a business could use them to support data protection: Homomorphic Encryption (“HE”) – this allows you to perform computations on encrypted data without first decrypting it. How can PETs be used in a GDPR compliant way?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

They are present in every organization in varying capacities and functions. Yes, and Ellen uses the example of a retail grocery store to effectively demonstrate the point. Encryption Key Management. This is a massive growth, as well as an equally substantial risk footprint. To hear more, tune into the podcast. Data security.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The simplest example may be insurance. For example, even with training and a strong security culture, sensitive information can leave an organization simply by accident, such as data stored in hidden rows in spreadsheets or included in notes within employee presentations or long email threads. Advanced Encryption.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The agencies shared a few examples of attacks orchestrated by ransomware gangs ahead of holidays and weekends: In May 2021, leading into Mother’s Day weekend, malicious cyber actors deployed DarkSide ransomware against the IT network of a U.S. and Australian meat production facilities, resulting in a complete production stoppage.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

In it, I would call out particularly egregious -- and amusing -- examples of cryptographic " snake oil.". The discovery challenges today's current encryption framework by enabling the accurate prediction of prime numbers." Black Hat was so embarrassed that it removed the presentation from the conference website.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 21, 2018

I was fortunate to be one of the presenters at SecureWorld’s recent web conference on “ Deploying Containers in the Age of GDPR.” She also noted some of the technical measures outlined within the GDPR, including its references to encryption and pseudonymisation to protect personal data. Encrypting or pseudonymization of sensitive data.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 17, 2022

Tokenization has also been transformative for security, protecting everything from in-person mobile device payments to card-not-present transactions using Visa’s Cloud Token Framework. ” Also read: Tokenization vs. Encryption: Pros and Cons. .” Also read: Database Security: 7 Best Practices & Tips.

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