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Lattice-Based Cryptosystems and Quantum Cryptanalysis

Schneier on Security

The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has been hosting a competition since 2017, and there already are several proposed standards. On April 10, Yilei Chen from Tsinghua University in Beijing posted a paper describing a new quantum attack on that shortest-path lattice problem. I was not one of them.)

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The Equifax Breach Settlement Offer is Real, For Now

Krebs on Security

Millions of people likely just received an email or snail mail notice saying they’re eligible to claim a class action payment in connection with the 2017 megabreach at consumer credit bureau Equifax. One reader’s copy of their Equifax Breach Settlement letter. They received a check for $6.97.

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A zero-day exploit for Log4j Java library could have a tsunami impact on IT giants

Security Affairs

The Chinese security researcher p0rz9 who publicly disclosed the PoC exploit code revealed that the CVE-2021-44228 can only exploited if the log4j2.formatMsgNoLookups The vulnerability was discovered by researchers from the Alibaba Cloud’s security team that notified the Apache Fondation on November 24.

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Is Your Chip Card Secure? Much Depends on Where You Bank

Krebs on Security

based merchants suggest thieves are exploiting weaknesses in how certain financial institutions have implemented the technology to sidestep key chip card security features and effectively create usable, counterfeit cards. But a recent series of malware attacks on U.S.-based A chip-based credit card. Image: Wikipedia. Source: RCMP.

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10 measures for good IT security governance

CGI

10 measures for good IT security governance. Wed, 02/15/2017 - 01:58. Too often we see organizations implement technical security safeguards, but fail to implement proper security policies or procedures. As a result, weak practices persist that undermine security and expose assets to significant risk.

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Russian telco Rostelecom hijacks traffic for IT giants, including Google, Amazon and Facebook

Security Affairs

The phenomena were also monitored by security firm Qrator Labs, below and excerpt from its analysis. In May 2017, Rostelecom was involved in another suspicious incident that impacted financial giants Visa, Mastercard, HSBC, and more. In November 2018, security researchers Chris C. The prefix 31.13.69.0/24 Pierluigi Paganini.

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FTC Posts Eleventh Blog in Its “Stick with Security” Series

Hunton Privacy

On September 29, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission published the eleventh blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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