eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2022

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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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) is now available for Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers. Google announced that Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) is now available for all Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers. ” continues the announcement.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Microsoft thwarted a large-scale hacking campaign carried out by Akira ransomware operators targeting an unknown industrial organization. According to the IT giant, its cyber defense solution is able to automatically disrupt human-operated attacks like ransomware without needing to deploy any other capabilities.

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WIRED Threat Level

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

As the Signal protocol becomes the industry standard, it's worth understanding what sets it apart from other forms of end-to-end encrypted messaging.

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2022

The report provides information about tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of the threat actors using the Maui ransomware along with indicators of compromise (IOCs) that were obtained by government experts during incident response activities and industry analysis of a Maui sample. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 9, 2022

China-linked threat actors targeted dozens of industrial enterprises and public institutions in Afghanistan and Europe. In January 2022, researchers at Kaspersky ICS CERT uncovered a series of targeted attacks on military industrial enterprises and public institutions in Afghanistan and East Europe. ” concludes the report.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

One sliver of the $90 billion, or so, companies are expected to spend this year on cybersecurity products and services is an estimated $85 million they will shell out for encrypted flash drives. A chance meeting – in an elevator, no less – led to Kim veering over to the cybersecurity industry. Related: How DataLocker got its start h.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2022

Hive ransomware operators have improved their file-encrypting module by migrating to Rust language and adopting a more sophisticated encryption method. The most important change in the latest Hive variant is the encryption mechanism it adopts. ” reads the post published by Microsoft. ” continues Microsoft. .

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 26, 2022

Even the most advanced and sophisticated security tools are failing to protect against ransomware and data exfiltration, according to a new report from data encryption vendor Titaniam. from various industries. Raman says the emerging technology of choice to defend against data exfiltration and extortion attacks is encryption-in-use.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2023

The PowerShell-based malware uses advanced techniques to evade detection, including deception, encoding, and encryption. Adlumin recommends organizations in the aerospace defense industry remain vigilant against PowerDrop. aerospace defense industry appeared first on Security Affairs. aerospace sector.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

German multinational industrial engineering and steel production company ThyssenKrupp AG was the target of a cyberattack. German multinational industrial engineering and steel production giant ThyssenKrupp AG announced that the Materials Services division and corporate headquarters were hit by a cyberattack. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2020

Experts spotted recent samples of the Snake ransomware that were isolating the infected systems while encrypting files to avoid interference. The Snake ransomware kills processes from a predefined list, including ICS-related processes, to encrypt associated files. ” continues the analysis. ” concludes the report.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 22, 2022

So You Think You Are Protected With Cloud Native Encryption? According to industry surveys, like the IBM 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report, a very high percentage of data breaches occur because attackers are abusing system privileges. Understanding encryption in Amazon EBS. Fri, 04/22/2022 - 09:54. Use AWS managed key.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 13, 2021

Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report notes that the energy industry faces “significant cybersecurity risks” because “threat actors are becoming increasingly capable of carrying out attacks.”. Encryption. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:42.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2020

A previously unknown threat actor, tracked as MontysThree , composed of Russian speaking members targets Russian industrial organizations. Kaspersky Lab researchers spotted a new threat actor, tracked as MontysThree , composed of Russian speaking members targets Russian industrial organizations. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. Malware in Encrypted Traffic. A surprising 91.5

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 1, 2021

Flaw Could Enable Access to Secret Encryption Key A critical authentication bypass vulnerability could enable hackers to remotely compromise programmable logic controllers made by industrial automation giant Rockwell Automation, according to the cybersecurity company Claroty. Rockwell has issued mitigation recommendations.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2020

IBM has released open-source toolkits implementing fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) that allow researchers to process data while it’s still encrypted. IBM has released open-source toolkits implementing fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), which allows researchers to process encrypted data without having access to the actual data.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 23, 2021

Its spyware is also said to be equipped with a keylogger, which means every keystroke made on an infected device — including passwords, search queries and messages sent via encrypted messaging apps — can be tracked and monitored.

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Security Affairs

MAY 29, 2020

Threat actors targeted industrial suppliers in Japan and several European countries in sophisticated attacks, Kaspersky reported. Researchers from Kaspersky’s ICS CERT unit reported that threat actors targeted industrial suppliers in Japan and several European countries in sophisticated attacks. ” continues the analysis.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

EKANS is a new ransomware that targets industrial control systems: But EKANS also uses another trick to ratchet up the pain: It's designed to terminate 64 different software processes on victim computers, including many that are specific to industrial control systems.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 24, 2021

The increasing mobility of data, as it ping-pongs between clouds, data centers and the edge, has made it an easier target of cybercrime groups, which has put a premium on the encryption of that data in recent years. Since then, interest in fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) has increased, largely paralleling the rise of cloud computing.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

That’s the upshot of a survey of 400 large organizations across critical infrastructure industries in the U.S., Their trepidation is focused on the potential undermining of a core security component of classical computing systems: encryption. Germany and Japan. The study, sponsored by DigiCert, Inc., But that’s not the crucial issue.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2019

For many years, encryption has been viewed as a burden on businesses – expensive, complex and of questionable value. We are watching the Fourth Industrial Revolution unfold: a sweeping, global shift that will mean “going digital” is no longer optional. Enter encryption. But what does an effective strategy for encryption entail?

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 8, 2023

Such regulated processing activities mainly include those carried out in the following business areas: monetary policy, cross-border RMB transactions, inter-bank transactions, comprehensive financial industry statistics, payment and clearing, currency management and digital RMB, treasury management, credit collection and anti-money-laundering.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 1, 2021

Protecting Sensitive Data with Luna Key Broker for Microsoft Double Key Encryption. Thales has integrated its Luna HSMs with DKE for Microsoft 365, which work together to enable organizations to protect their most sensitive data while maintaining full control of their encryption keys. Thu, 04/01/2021 - 14:04.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance once again call for tech firms to engineer backdoors into end-to-end and device encryption. The statements reinforce the importance of the encryption in protecting data, privacy, and IP, but highlights the risks of abusing it for criminal and terrorist purposes. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Each time we use a mobile app or website-hosted service, digital certificates and the Public Key Infrastructure ( PKI ) come into play — to assure authentication and encrypt sensitive data transfers. This is a fundamental component of Digital Trust – and the foundation for securing next-gen digital connections.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2023

Implement strong data encryption. Data encryption is fundamental for protecting sensitive information in alternative asset trading. Industry-standard algorithms for encryption can ensure all data, in transit and at rest, is safe. Prioritize continuous threat detection. Stay informed about security best practices.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 27, 2019

This past March at RSAC 2019, Pure Storage and Thales introduced the security industry’s first end-to-end data encryption framework that realizes storage array data reduction efficiencies. Historically, host data encryption and array data reduction are like oil and water – they simply don’t mix.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

The Akira ransomware has been active since March 2023, the threat actors behind the malware claim to have already hacked multiple organizations in multiple industries, including education, finance, and real estate. The Akira ransomware operators implement a double extortion model by exfiltrating victims’ data before encrypting it.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Black Basta ransomware gang claimed to have hacked the UK water utility Southern Water, a major player in the UK water industry. The company is a major player in the UK water industry, it employs over 6,000 people and has an annual turnover of over £1 billion. The position of the encrypted blocks is determined by the file size.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2019

Security experts have discovered many vulnerabilities, including a critical issue, in Moxa EDS and IKS industrial switches. Industrial control systems used in many industries, including the energy sector, critical manufacturing, and transportation, continues to be an element of concern for security experts. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In particular, the Telcom industry has fallen victim to several high-profile API attacks. Over the past year, the Telecom industry has suffered some massive, high-profile data breaches — all of which happened by exploiting unprotected APIs. Unfortunately, API attacks are increasing as vectors for security incidents.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Researchers discovered a new Python-based RAT dubbed PyXie that has been used in campaigns targeting a wide range of industries. Experts at BlackBerry Cylance have spotted a new Python-based remote access Trojan (RAT) that has been used in campaigns targeting a wide range of industries. ” reads the analysis published by Cylance.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2023

OEMs also need to encrypt messages within a vehicle and all other communications that extend beyond it. The AI products layer A modern development platform, such as IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management, allows the automotive industry to practice agile software development in a modern CI/CD environment.

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AIIM

JUNE 21, 2018

In light of recent events, we can all agree that information security has been criminally overlooked on some major fronts across most industries. Encryption is Key. In other words, encrypting your file systems can prevent a massive amount of damage that would have occurred if not for the encryption process. Conclusion.

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