Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I didn’t know either of them, but I have been writing about cryptography, security, and privacy for decades. Chatting with Snowden on an encrypted IM connection, I joked that the NSA cafeteria menu probably has code names for menu items. Transferring files electronically is what encryption is for. It made sense.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 21, 2021

That's not to say there are deliberate spying regimes designed to invade the privacy of workers, rather it's a recognition that many threats enter the organisation via email. Sidenote: there's a whole other discussion about active interception of encrypted communications that may also give an employer access to this.)

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. While cryptology is thousands of years old, modern cryptography took off in the 1970s with the help of the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle and RSA encryption algorithms.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

VPNs offer clients an encrypted access channel to remote networks through a tunneling protocol and can obfuscate the client’s IP address. Cyberghost is explicit in their marketing, they believe privacy is a fundamental human right, and it drives their solutions. Also Read: Tokenization vs. Encryption: Pros and Cons.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

First, it said that it would invest in cultivating military assets in the digital space, as reported by the Organization for World Peace. That’s why it announced it would pursue two measures designed to strengthen its national digital security posture ahead of these sporting events.

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Cyber Info Veritas

JULY 11, 2018

How VPNs work The role of a VPN is privacy: it allows you absolute privacy as you send data over a network. The server then encrypts this data before sending it out to its target destination; all of this takes milliseconds depending on the location of the server. This, however, is not always the case with all VPNs.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

There are four operators in Myanmar: state-owned Myanma Posts and Telecommunications ( MPT ) , Qatar based Ooredoo, military-aligned Mytel, and privately owned Telenor Myanmar. She says “this (decision) is based on a holistic evaluation, including privacy considerations, as user data on attempted access is outside of Myanmar’s jurisdiction”.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. Cyber attacks.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 9, 2019

The expanded definition also includes any of these data elements or combination thereof without the consumer’s name if the data is not encrypted or redacted, or if the data would enable a person to commit identity theft.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

There’s no mention of the incident on the company’s homepage , but in an FAQ page on its website , the company said an investigation “confirmed that the perpetrators gained access to email addresses and encrypted password credentials of customers who registered on the company website”. Well, that’ll do for this week.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Rainbow table attacks are an effective tactic for threat actors targeting password database vulnerabilities presenting inadequate privacy and security functionality. A cryptanalytic attack is one where unauthorized actors breach a cryptographic security system through exhaustive searches for information related to the encryption scheme.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

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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ForAllSecure

MARCH 1, 2022

Operational Security is typically a military process. It's a process of protecting critical information through encryption and being aware of the potential for eavesdropping on conversations. It's basic privacy hygiene. So privacy in my opinion, is on a sliding scale. But I view internet privacy differently.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2022

All communication is end-to-end encrypted, and the app is open source. ” Recently media shared an FBI training document that reveals the surveillance capabilities of the US law enforcement detailing which data can be extracted from encrypted messaging apps. Source Property of the People. ” states the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

One of those is Mark Sokolovsky , a 26-year-old Ukrainian man who operated the popular “ Raccoon ” malware-as-a-service offering; Sokolovsky was busted in March after fleeing Ukraine’s mandatory military service orders. Twitter acknowledges that it was relieved of phone numbers and email addresses for 5.4 million users.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Dual-use items are sensitive goods, services, software, and technology that can be used for both civil and military purposes. military end uses in an embargoed country (so called ‘military end use’). uses as parts or components of military items exported without authorization or in breach of an authorization.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Rainbow table attacks are an effective tactic for threat actors targeting password database vulnerabilities presenting inadequate privacy and security functionality. A cryptanalytic attack is one where unauthorized actors breach a cryptographic security system through exhaustive searches for information related to the encryption scheme.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The HSE ultimately enlisted members of the Irish military to bring in laptops and PCs to help restore computer systems by hand. the EternalBlue exploit used by the WannaCry and NotPetya15 attacks); if cloud systems had also been encrypted such as the COVID-19 vaccination system.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Private clouds —computing environments where all hardware and software resources are dedicated to and accessible only by a single organization—emerged primarily as a way for businesses to maintain strict control over IT infrastructure so they could protect sensitive data and meet privacy or regulatory compliance requirements.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Virtual private networks (VPNs): Secure remote user or branch office access to network resources through encrypted connections to firewalls or server applications. Apply encryption protocols and other security measures to connections between computers. Communication protocols (TCP, HTTPS, etc.): You can unsubscribe at any time.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2020

Digital commerce from day one has revolved around companies bulling forward to take full advantage of wondrous decentralized, anonymous characteristics of the Internet, which began a military-academic experiment. When companies build better security foundations it puts much of the proverbial low hanging fruit out of reach to cybercriminals.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

The hope is that the strategy outlined herein will help corporate directors and executives who support them ( e.g. , legal, information technology security, privacy, compliance, and audit) make practical use of the various technical guidelines available without misaligning their systems from the broader corporate mission.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 19, 2021

There is of course a lot of security around these digital releases, for example, there's watermarks, digital certificates, and even keys at the code, the encrypted copies of the films in specific theaters for specific periods of time. Yet, somewhere in China. When digital production servers slipped through the cracks.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Since Versa Unified SASE is the only top SASE vendor that offers an option for locally installed SASE control software, buyers with strong security needs (military, biotech, etc.) Email Address By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. must strongly consider this product.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

For example, here’s Jerry Lewis in a scene from a 1950s film, where he’s trying to break into a Nazi German military base. As an American, I marvel at this idea that someone might be interested in protecting my right to privacy online, and that if something were to happen, there’s a non-governmental agency set up to help.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Initially ransomware was targeting home users to encrypt your holiday pictures, pay us 200 bucks to get your pictures back. BBC: Well as Ukrainian military battles Russian troops on the ground there's another battle taking place. I know I mean to finish reserves myself, this is what we do when I go back to military refreshers.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Should law enforcement and military officials have access to a digital backdoor enabling them to bypass any and all types of encryption that exist today? The disturbing thing is that in North America and Europe more and more arguments are being raised in support of creating and maintaining encryption backdoors for government use.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

We discussed how Russia in 2023 began synchronizing asymmetrical attacks with kinetic military operations — targeting Ukraine’s infrastructure with both missile strikes and advanced power grid hacks. Regulators are responding by implementing stricter data privacy and supply chain security standards.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 16, 2021

Bitskrieg gives substance to, and connects the dots between, a couple of assertions that have become axiomatic: •Military might no longer has primacy. It used to be the biggest, loudest weapons prevailed and prosperous nations waged military campaigns to achieve physically measurable gains. Still a tall order.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Encryption ranges from very weak to possibly strong , depending on which flavor the system uses. This is a real fear; earlier this year, US intelligence officials warned that phones made by the Chinese companies ZTE and Huawei might be compromised by that government, and the Pentagon ordered stores on military bases to stop selling them.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2018

Military operatives and intelligence units today routinely hack to knock down critical infrastructure, interfere with elections, and even to exact revenge on Hollywood studios. WannaCry encrypted data on company servers and demanded ransom payment in Bitcoin. Related podcast : Obsolescence is creeping into legacy security systems.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2019

That May 10th air strike by the Israel Defense Force marked the first use of military force in direct retaliation for cyber spying. This comes as no surprise to anyone in the military or intelligence communities. nuclear arsenal in 2003 • Breaches of computers at the Department of Commerce in 2006 • Hacking of military systems at U.S.

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