Data Breach Today

JANUARY 6, 2021

National Security Agency has released guidance on how the Defense Department, other federal agencies and the contractors that support them should replace obsolete encryption protocols that can enable cyber intrusions. Agency Recommends Replacement of Old TLS and SSL Protocols The U.S.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 6, 2020

Web Conferencing Provider Blames Routing of Keys via China on Scaling-Up Error Zoom, responding to research that identified encryption and infrastructure shortcomings in its audio and video conferencing software, has promised to further revamp its security controls.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 24, 2023

The Bill provides no explicit protection for encryption, and if implemented as written, could empower OFCOM to try to force the proactive scanning of private messages on end-to-end encrypted communication services – nullifying the purpose of end-to-end encryption as a result and compromising the privacy of all users.

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Dark Reading

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The data security broker from Baffle brings field and file level encryption of sensitive data to new IBM Cloud Security Compliance Center.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It’s a question we often hear: “Isn’t DNSSEC the same as encrypted DNS?” While DNSSEC protects networks against man-in-the-middle attacks, it does so through public key cryptography, which is different from encryption. How is public key cryptography different from encryption? Security was an afterthought.

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Record Nations

OCTOBER 4, 2023

One effective way to enhance your digital security is by encrypting your files. But which files should you encrypt? Which Files Do You Need to Encrypt? The post Which Files Do You Need to Encrypt? appeared first on Record Nations.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 4, 2022

Researchers have found a major encryption flaw in 100 million Samsung Galaxy phones. We also show the implications of our attacks on two higher-level cryptographic protocols between the TrustZone and a remote server: we demonstrate a working FIDO2 WebAuthn login bypass and a compromise of Google’s Secure Key Import.

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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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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 3, 2023

3, 2023 — Vaultree, a cybersecurity leader pioneering Fully Functional Data-In-Use Encryption (FFDUE), today announces a strategic integration with Tableau, a renowned platform for data visualization and business intelligence. San Francisco and Cork, Ireland, Aug. Today, we’re making that future a reality.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 31, 2024

ESG Research Unearths Critical Insights for Future-Proofing Encryption and Key Management madhav Thu, 02/01/2024 - 05:14 Encryption and key management are critical defenses against data breaches and cyber threats in the evolving digital landscape. This trend underscores the growing reliance on encryption as a primary safeguard.

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WIRED Threat Level

MARCH 21, 2024

Privacy and security are an Apple selling point. But the DOJ's new antitrust lawsuit argues that Apple selectively embraces privacy and security features in ways that hurt competition—and users.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 19, 2020

Teleconference Company Describes Series of Security Measures Zoom will begin beta testing an end-to-end encryption feature in July that it plans to make available at no charge to all who use the paid or free version of its teleconference platform. It's also rolling out other new security features.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 21, 2021

In the first, hackers encrypt data with ransomware A and then re-encrypt that data with ransomware B. The other path involves what Emsisoft calls a “side-by-side encryption” attack, in which attacks encrypt some of an organization’s systems with ransomware A and others with ransomware B.

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OpenText Information Management

AUGUST 4, 2022

Organizations need a secure path to the cloud in a Zero Trust world. Concerns over security can be a barrier for organizations transitioning to cloud-based solutions. Build a more secure … The post Increase security with customer-managed encryption appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 26, 2023

TETRA Algorithms Can Be Decrypted, Says Cybersecurity Firm Midnight Blue Security researchers uncovered multiple vulnerabilities in a widely used radio communication system used by law enforcement and in critical infrastructure for data transmission that could allow remote decryption of cryptographically protected communications.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Quantum Resistant Encryption – Are You Ready? Over the past few months, a handful of Thales CPL clients have mentioned their concern regarding the future threat of quantum computing to their data security frameworks. With the emergence of quantum risk to cipher-security, we will no doubt emerge more resilient out the other end.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 22, 2022

This is a dumb crypto mistake I had not previously encountered: A developer says it was possible to run their own software on the car infotainment hardware after discovering the vehicle’s manufacturer had secured its system using keys that were not only publicly known but had been lifted from programming examples. […].

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The cryptocurrency fintech startup Prime Trust lost the encryption key to its hardware wallet—and the recovery key—and therefore $38.9 It is now in bankruptcy. I can’t understand why anyone thinks these technologies are a good idea.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

How encryption can help address Cloud misconfiguration. So, whichever way you go, there is, across time, a very high likelihood that a CSP's encryption, tokenization, or key management scheme will be misconfigured either by the CSP itself or by the CSP user. Bring your own encryption (BYOE). Tue, 11/16/2021 - 06:15.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A bug in the message encryption mechanism used by Microsoft in Office 365 can allow to access the contents of the messages. Researchers at the cybersecurity firm WithSecure discovered a bug in the message encryption mechanism used by Microsoft in Office 365 that can allow to access message contents due. ” states Microsoft.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2022

After way too many years, Apple is finally encrypting iCloud backups : Based on a screenshot from Apple, these categories are covered when you flip on Advanced Data Protection: device backups, messages backups, iCloud Drive, Notes, Photos, Reminders, Safari bookmarks, Siri Shortcuts, Voice Memos, and Wallet Passes.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Government Can Force Technology Companies to Break Encryption Australia's Parliament has passed new laws enabling it to compel technology companies to break their own encryption.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

Black Basta ransomware gang implemented a new feature to encrypt VMware ESXi virtual machines (VMs) running on Linux servers. The Black Basta ransomware gang now supports encryption of VMware ESXi virtual machines (VMs) running on Linux servers. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 11, 2021

For three years, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Australian Federal Police owned and operated a commercial encrypted phone app, called AN0M, that was used by organized crime around the world. We’ve seen law enforcement take over encrypted apps before: for example, EncroChat.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

To accelerate the ransomware encryption process and make it harder to detect, cybercriminal groups have begun using a new technique: intermittent encryption. Intermittent encryption allows the ransomware encryption malware to encrypt files partially or only encrypt parts of the files. Others are automated.

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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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Data Breach Today

JULY 5, 2019

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes the debate over whether the government should require technology firms to use weak encryption for messaging applications. Plus, D-Link's proposed settlement with the FTC and a CISO's update on medical device security.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 4, 2022

Mosyle Wants to Expand Beyond MDM and Provide a Holistic Apple Security Platform Mosyle closed a $196 million funding round to expand beyond mobile device management and provide a holistic security platform for Apple devices.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Google introduces end-to-end encryption for Gmail web to its Workspace and education customers to protect emails sent using the web client. Google announced end-to-end encryption for Gmail (E2EE), with Gmail client-side encryption beta, users can send and receive encrypted emails within their domain and outside of their domain. .

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WIRED Threat Level

AUGUST 18, 2022

The best end-to-end encrypted messaging app has a host of security features. Here are the ones you should care about.

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

But in one of the biggest deployments of post-quantum encryption so far, Apple is bringing the technology to iMessage. Useful quantum computers aren’t a reality—yet.

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Threatpost

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Intel's addition of memory encryption to its upcoming 3rd generation Xeon Scalable processors matches AMD's Secure Memory Encryption (SME) feature.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 5, 2021

The facts aren’t news, but Zoom will pay $85M — to the class-action attorneys, and to users — for lying to users about end-to-end encryption, and for giving user data to Facebook and Google without consent.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

“If we can recover the RSA-512 Public Key from the registry, we can crack it and get the 256-bit AES Key that encrypts the files! . “If we can recover the RSA-512 Public Key from the registry, we can crack it and get the 256-bit AES Key that encrypts the files!” ” they wrote. Technical details.

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WIRED Threat Level

JUNE 15, 2023

The US government warns encryption chipmaker Hualan has suspicious ties to China’s military. Yet US agencies still use one of its subsidiary’s chips, raising fears of a backdoor.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Researchers found several vulnerabilities in third-party encryption software that is used by multiple storage devices from major vendors. Researcher Sylvain Pelissier has discovered that the DataVault encryption software made by ENC Security and used by multiple vendors is affected by a couple of key derivation function issues.

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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. The organizations affected had solid cybersecurity measures, but nonetheless experienced significant data security failures. The solution?

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