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MY TAKE: Why ‘basic research’ is so vital to bringing digital transformation to full fruition

The Last Watchdog

Ongoing basic research in advanced cryptography concepts is pivotal to putting the brakes on widening cyber risks and ultimately arriving at a level of privacy and security that makes sense. The public key is held by the individual user and the private key is held by the certified server storing the encrypted data.

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Encryption – A Feasible Savior against Prevalent Privacy Issues in Business Communication

Security Affairs

Even though encryption should be taken seriously by businesses of all sizes, only a small fraction of the corporate sector puts their back on it. Impact of Privacy & Security Issues in Business Communication. Why is Encryption a Feasible Option against Digital Threats? Final Thoughts.

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

The Last Watchdog

Simply put, iO must be achieved in order to preserve privacy and security while tapping into the next generation of IT infrastructure. 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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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed. of the Standard.

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2019 end-of-year review part 1: January to June

IT Governance

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Security researcher Brian Krebs explained that Facebook’s internal company servers contained passwords stored in plaintext. Facebook said that the breach was discovered in January 2019 as part of an internal security review.