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Facebook announces WhatsApp end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) backups

Security Affairs

Facebook announced it will allow WhatsApp users to encrypt their message history backups in the cloud. Facebook will continue to work to protect the privacy of WhatsApp users and announced that it will allow users to encrypt their message history backups in the cloud. ” reads the announcement published by WhatsApp.

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Why should enterprises prepare for the coming threat of quantum computing?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

For years, encryption has served as the primary tool for defending this information, both on-premises and in the cloud. But just as enterprises are responsible for safeguarding their sensitive information, they must also protect the encryption methods themselves. Encryption under threat.

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Forrester and Accenture on Schrems II and the Security of International Data Flows

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Forrester and Accenture on Schrems II and the Security of International Data Flows. Recently, Security Advisor Neira Jones moderated a very interesting webinar to discuss the implications of the Schrems II ruling and what organizations can do to prevent unlawful cases of data transfers. Data security. Encryption.

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Own Your Cloud Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

theme will help to encourage personal accountability and proactive behavior in digital privacy, security best practices, common cyber threats and cybersecurity careers. Many companies think that by moving your data to the cloud, the service provider will be responsible for the security of your data. Protect IT.’

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Seven Data Security Challenges You Must Meet to Comply with GDPR

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The paper examines the regulation’s security standards and the capabilities security teams need to comply withthose standards in the face of more hybrid IT environments that encompass both on-premises and multiple cloud services. They are covered in more depth in our White Paper. Strong Key Management.

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Black Hat insights: Getting bombarded by multiple ransomware attacks has become commonplace

The Last Watchdog

This grim outlook is shared in a new white paper from Sophos. I had the chance to discuss these findings last week at Black Hat USA 2022, with John Shier, senior security advisor at Sophos, a next-generation cybersecurity leader with a broad portfolio of managed services, software and hardware offerings.

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Why agnostic access security is critical for compliance in the post Schrems II landscape

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Why agnostic access security is critical for compliance in the post Schrems II landscape. The Schrems II ruling has changed the data protection landscape and introduced new security requirements for the companies wishing to do business with the European Union (EU). Wed, 07/28/2021 - 07:38.