Tag: encryption
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CyberVolk Ransomware Targets Windows Systems in Critical Infrastructure and Research Institutions
CyberVolk ransomware, which first emerged in May 2024, has escalated its operations against government agencies, critical infrastructure, and scientific institutions across Japan, France, and the United Kingdom. Operating with pro-Russian leanings, CyberVolk specifically targets states perceived as hostile to Russian interests, leveraging sophisticated encryption techniques that render decryption impossible. This article delivers a technical analysis…
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X’s New Encrypted Chat Has Major Security Flaws Experts Warn
Cryptography experts are warning that X’s current implementation of encryption should not be trusted. While the platform claims to offer end-to-end encrypted messaging through its new XChat feature, the technical details reveal significant gaps that make it far less secure than established alternatives. What we are seeing is encryption theater; the marketing sounds impressive, but…
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Eperi stellt auf der it-sa Datensouveränität und Quantum-Hacking-Resilienz in den Fokus
Mit der richtigen Verschlüsselungstechnologie können Unternehmen schon heute für Datensouveränität und Schutz vor potenziellen Quantum-Computing-Hacks sorgen. Das Encryption-Unternehmen Eperi präsentiert auf der diesjährigen it-sa (Halle 9, Stand 346) sein modernes Verschlüsselungsportfolio, mit dem Unternehmen ihre sensiblen Daten nicht nur vor aktuellen Bedrohungen schützen können, sondern auch vor etwaigen zukünftigen Angriffen. Besonderen Wert legt Eperi dabei…
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Eperi stellt auf der it-sa Datensouveränität und Quantum-Hacking-Resilienz in den Fokus
Mit der richtigen Verschlüsselungstechnologie können Unternehmen schon heute für Datensouveränität und Schutz vor potenziellen Quantum-Computing-Hacks sorgen. Das Encryption-Unternehmen Eperi präsentiert auf der diesjährigen it-sa (Halle 9, Stand 346) sein modernes Verschlüsselungsportfolio, mit dem Unternehmen ihre sensiblen Daten nicht nur vor aktuellen Bedrohungen schützen können, sondern auch vor etwaigen zukünftigen Angriffen. Besonderen Wert legt Eperi dabei…
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Symmetrische und asymmetrische Verschlüsselung – Was ist Verschlüsselung?
Tags: encryptionFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/was-ist-symmetrische-asymmetrische-verschluesselung-a-df0ee339bb8784103c734b86a1019b1d/
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How Strong Device Policies Can Help Solve Your Shadow IT Problem
Remote work fuels Shadow IT risks. Learn how to manage USBs and portable storage with encryption, EDR, and policies that balance security with usability. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/how-strong-device-policies-can-help-solve-your-shadow-it-problem/
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How Strong Device Policies Can Help Solve Your Shadow IT Problem
Remote work fuels Shadow IT risks. Learn how to manage USBs and portable storage with encryption, EDR, and policies that balance security with usability. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/how-strong-device-policies-can-help-solve-your-shadow-it-problem/
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Grade School Crypto Videos
This is a short, gentle two-part introduction to basic cryptographic concepts using text-based crypto examples. The videos illustrate encryption, decryption, ciphers, keys, algorithms, code cracking, cryptanalysis, and letter frequency analysis. Full disclosure: I produced these videos over a decade ago. Now they are hosted directly on this web site. The technical details in the videos……
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Smart Approaches to Non-Human Identity Detection
Are We Fully Leveraging the Power of NHI and Secrets Management? Many organizations are waking up to the potential of Non-Human Identity (NHI) management to reinforce their cybersecurity strategies. They are recognizing the potential of NHI a combination of machine-created identities and encryption secrets to offer next-gen protection. However, could they be doing… First seen…
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TDL 002 – Defending the DNS: How Quad9 Protects the Internet with John Todd
Tags: access, apple, attack, business, china, ciso, communications, control, country, crime, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, dns, email, encryption, firewall, google, ibm, india, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, law, malicious, malware, network, phishing, privacy, service, strategy, technology, threat, tool, zero-trustSummary The Defender’s Log episode features John Todd from Quad9, discussing their mission to protect the internet through secure DNS. Quad9, a non-profit launched in 2017 with founding partners Global Cyber Alliance, Packet Clearing House, and IBM, provides a free, global recursive DNS resolver that blocks malicious domains. Todd emphasizes that Quad9’s success is a…
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Quantum Is Closer Than You Think”, So Why Are You Still Encrypting Like It’s 2015?
Tags: access, ai, business, cloud, communications, compliance, computer, computing, container, crypto, cryptography, data, defense, encryption, endpoint, exploit, government, guide, Hardware, infrastructure, network, nist, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityQuantum Is Closer Than You Think”, So Why Are You Still Encrypting Like It’s 2015? madhav Tue, 09/02/2025 – 05:43 Not long ago, the idea that quantum computers could one day break today’s strongest encryption felt like science fiction. Today, it’s no longer about if”, but when. While real-world demonstrations of quantum algorithms like Shor’s…
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How to Secure Your Email Via Encryption and Password Management
From emailing vendors to communicating with team members, serious business happens in the inbox. That’s why it’s critical to secure it. These TechRepublic Premium resources can help. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/securing-your-email-inbox/
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How to Secure Your Email Via Encryption and Password Management
From emailing vendors to communicating with team members, serious business happens in the inbox. That’s why it’s critical to secure it. These TechRepublic Premium resources can help. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/securing-your-email-inbox/
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US says UK has agreed to drop encryption ‘backdoor’ demands against Apple
US and UK end diplomatic row over UK encryption ‘backdoor’ order against Apple, but it remains unclear whether Apple will restore advanced encryption services to UK users First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366629434/US-says-UK-has-agreed-to-drop-encryption-back-door-demands-against-Apple
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2025 CSO Hall of Fame: George Finney on decryption risks, AI, and the CISO’s growing clout
Tags: ai, attack, automation, breach, business, ciso, computing, conference, cyber, cybersecurity, data, encryption, intelligence, jobs, LLM, microsoft, risk, soc, threat, tool, zero-trustWhat do you see as the biggest cybersecurity challenges for the next generation of CISOs, and how should they prepare? : George Finney: One major challenge is the threat of attackers saving encrypted data today with the intention of decrypting it later. With quantum computing, we know that in five to 10 years, older encryption…
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(g+) Verschlüsselung, Maskierung, Kontrolle: Datenschutz im laufenden Betrieb
Tags: encryptionMit welchen Methoden Daten auch bei Nutzung und Anzeige vor neugierigen Blicken geschützt bleiben – selbst auf Administratorenebene. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/verschluesselung-maskierung-kontrolle-datenschutz-im-laufenden-betrieb-2508-199050.html
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First AI-Powered Ransomware “PromptLock” Uses OpenAI gpt-oss-20b for Encryption
PromptLock, a novel ransomware strain discovered by the ESET Research team, marks the first known instance of malware harnessing a local large language model to generate its malicious payload on the victim’s machine. Rather than carrying pre-compiled attack logic, PromptLock ships with hard-coded prompts that instruct a locally hosted OpenAI gpt-oss:20b model”, accessed via the…
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Microsoft Unveils Storm-0501’s Cloud-Based Ransomware Deployment Tactics
Tags: backup, cloud, cyber, data, encryption, endpoint, exploit, intelligence, malware, microsoft, ransom, ransomware, tactics, threatMicrosoft Threat Intelligence has detailed the evolving tactics of the financially motivated threat actor Storm-0501, which has transitioned from traditional on-premises ransomware deployments to sophisticated cloud-based operations. Unlike conventional ransomware that relies on endpoint encryption malware and subsequent decryption key negotiations, Storm-0501 exploits cloud-native capabilities to exfiltrate massive data volumes, obliterate backups, and enforce ransom…
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Storm-0501 hackers shift to ransomware attacks in the cloud
Microsoft warns that a threat actor tracked as Storm-0501 has evolved its operations, shifting away from encrypting devices with ransomware to focusing on cloud-based encryption, data theft, and extortion. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/storm-0501-hackers-shift-to-ransomware-attacks-in-the-cloud/
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Encryption Vendor Virtru Settles Patent Case With Microsoft
Deal Ends Suit Alleging Microsoft’s Message Encryption Tool Violated Virtru Patents. After three years of litigation, Virtru and Microsoft have settled a patent infringement case involving the tech giant’s email encryption product. The suit claimed Microsoft’s technology infringed Virtru’s patented identity-driven encryption method for seamless, credential-free data access. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Underground Ransomware Gang Unleashes Innovative Tactics Targeting Global Organizations
The Underground ransomware gang has been coordinating recurring attacks on enterprises throughout the globe in a worrying increase in cyber risks. They have demonstrated sophisticated malware engineering that blends cutting-edge encryption techniques with focused penetration measures. First detected in July 2023, the group resurfaced in May 2024 with a revamped Dedicated Leak Site (DLS), where…
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TDL003 – Breaking Barriers: IPv6 Adoption and DNS Transformation with Tommy Jensen
Tags: access, ai, apple, attack, backup, banking, browser, business, ceo, chrome, ciso, compliance, computer, computing, control, country, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, dns, encryption, endpoint, google, government, group, international, Internet, jobs, law, microsoft, mobile, network, phishing, phone, privacy, programming, radius, risk, service, smishing, strategy, switch, technology, threat, update, vpn, windows, zero-trustSummary This episode of the Defender’s Log features special guest Tommy Jensen, an internet technologist specializing in IPv6, Zero Trust, and standards. Jensen’s career path, from an AppleCare contractor to a key figure in advancing internet technologies, is explored. The discussion highlights the critical importance and challenges of migrating to IPv6 and the necessity of…
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Encryption Backdoor in Military/Police Radios
I wrote about this in 2023. Here’s the story: Three Dutch security analysts discovered the vulnerabilities”, five in total”, in a European radio standard called TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio), which is used in radios made by Motorola, Damm, Hytera, and others. The standard has been used in radios since the ’90s, but the flaws remained…
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Jubiläum ESicherheitsspezialist Seppmail ist seit 10 Jahren in Deutschland
Die Seppmail Deutschland GmbH, ein führender Anbieter für sichere E-Mail-Kommunikation, feiert im August 2025 ihr 10-jähriges Bestehen. Seit 2015 bietet das Unternehmen zuverlässige Lösungen für E-Mail-Verschlüsselung und Datenschutz. Der Anlass würdigt ein Jahrzehnt erfolgreicher Zusammenarbeit mit Kunden, Partnern und Mitarbeitern ein Meilenstein, der nicht nur die kontinuierliche Entwicklung des Unternehmens unterstreicht, sondern auch […] First…
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FTC Chair Tells Tech Giants to Hold the Line on Encryption
The chairman sent letters out to companies like Apple, Meta, and Microsoft, advising them not to adhere to the demands of foreign governments to weaken their encryption. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/ftc-chair-tech-giants-encryption
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FTC warns tech giants not to bow to foreign pressure on encryption
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning major U.S. tech companies against yielding to foreign government demands that weaken data security, compromise encryption, or impose censorship on their platforms. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-warns-tech-giants-not-to-bow-to-foreign-pressure-on-encryption/
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FTC warns tech giants not to bow to foreign pressure on encryption
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning major U.S. tech companies against yielding to foreign government demands that weaken data security, compromise encryption, or impose censorship on their platforms. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ftc-warns-tech-giants-not-to-bow-to-foreign-pressure-on-encryption/
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How AI is reshaping cybersecurity operations
Tags: access, ai, attack, business, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, finance, gartner, governance, guide, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, malware, microsoft, monitoring, phishing, regulation, resilience, risk, sans, service, skills, soc, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, updateBecause AI can perform tasks at speeds that supersede human capacity, it exponentially scales the amount of work that a cybersecurity function can do, says Rob T. Lee, chief of research for AI and emerging threats and head of faculty at SANS Institute.Moreover, AI excels at doing repetitive tasks near perfectly every time, so it…