Tag: encryption
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Ensuring security in a borderless world: The 30th anniversary of Schengen system
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FTC warns tech companies not to weaken encryption, free speech practices for foreign governments
Chair Ferguson cited the E.U.’s Digital Service Act and the U.K.’s Online Safety Act as statutes that incentivize U.S. tech companies “to censor speech, including speech outside of Europe.” First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ftc-ferguson-tech-companies-weakening-encryption-data-privacy-free-speech/
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Enterprise passwords becoming even easier to steal and abuse
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, ceo, ciso, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, exploit, extortion, group, identity, leak, mfa, monitoring, passkey, password, phishing, ransomware, risk, strategy, threat, tool, zero-trustGrowing threat from stolen credentials: Attackers actively target user credentials because they offer the most direct route or foothold into a targeted organization’s network. Once inside, attackers can move laterally across systems, searching for other user accounts to compromise, or they attempt to escalate their privileges and gain administrative control.This hunt for credentials extends beyond…
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Defending Enterprise Data Against Quantum Encryption Attacks
Tags: attack, computer, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, encryption, linkedin, risk, technology, threat, toolThe quantum cliff is coming. Q-Day is the point in time when quantum computers become powerful enough to break most data encryption. It is inevitable that legacy algorithms will be undermined and the race is on to proactively migrate to modern tools to protect sensitive data. In our latest episode of Cybersecurity Insights, I sat…
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Um bei der Nutzung amerikanischer Cloud-Lösungen beim Datenschutz auf Nummer sicher zu gehen, setzen Unternehmen auf Security-Audits, Penetrationstests und Verschlüsselung
Über 86 Prozent der Unternehmen in Deutschland planen derzeit konkrete Maßnahmen, um ihre Daten zu schützen und compliant zu sein. Das hat eine von Techconsult im Auftrag von Eperi durchgeführte Umfrage herausgefunden. Diese hat sich mit der Frage beschäftigt, inwieweit heute seitens der Unternehmen Maßnahmen ergriffen werden, um bei der Nutzung von US-Cloud-Lösungen die Einhaltung…
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UK Retreats on Apple Encryption Backdoor Demand Following US Pressure
US director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, stated that her government persuaded the UK to withdraw its controversial demand First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-retreats-apple-encryption/
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Automation Alert Sounds as Certificates Set to Expire Faster
Maximum Validity of Public TLS Certificates Will Drop From 398 Days to Just 47 Days. The future of managing digital certificates is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed yet. With the public TLS certificate validity period set to drop to just 47 days, as well as the need to migrate to quantum-safe encryption,…
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US says UK has agreed to drop encryption ‘back door’ demands against Apple
US and UK end diplomatic row over UK encryption ‘back door’ order against Apple, but it remains unclear whether Apple will restore advance 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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UK ‘agrees to drop’ demand over Apple iCloud encryption, US intelligence head claims
The United Kingdom is backing down from a controversial legal demand targeting Apple, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard claimed on social media. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-agrees-drop-apple-encryption
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Cooking with Code: A DevOps Kitchen Secured by Thales
Tags: access, ai, api, cctv, cloud, compliance, control, data, encryption, GDPR, identity, infrastructure, injection, least-privilege, malicious, mfa, military, monitoring, PCI, service, software, strategy, tool, waf, zero-day, zero-trustCooking with Code: A DevOps Kitchen Secured by Thales madhav Tue, 08/19/2025 – 05:13 In today’s hyperconnected digital world, deploying applications is a lot like running a high-performance, Michelin-star kitchen. You need the right setup, a disciplined process, and seamless coordination, where every tool, role, and task moves in harmony, executed flawlessly. Speed and precision…
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U.K. Government Drops Apple Encryption Backdoor Order After U.S. Civil Liberties Pushback
The U.K. government has apparently abandoned its plans to force Apple to weaken encryption protections and include a backdoor that would have enabled access to the protected data of U.S. citizens.U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, in a statement posted on X, said the U.S. government had been working with its partners with…
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US spy chief claims UK backed down over Apple backdoor demand
Tulsi Gabbard boasts Washington forced Blighty to drop iPhone encryption fight First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/19/uk_apple_backdoor_uturn/
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Lockbit Linux ESXi Ransomware Variant Reveals Evasion Techniques and File Encryption Process
A recent reverse engineering analysis of a Lockbit ransomware variant targeting Linux-based ESXi servers has uncovered several sophisticated evasion techniques and operational details. The malware, first documented in 2022, employs the ptrace system call to detect debugging environments by attempting to attach to its parent process. If this fails typically due to an existing tracer…
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(g+) Verschlüsselung auf Datenbankebene: Wie Daten selbst bei physischem Zugriff geschützt werden
Wir zeigen, wie mittels Transparent Data Encryption vertrauliche Informationen wirksam vor Unbefugten geschützt werden – sogar bei Zugriff auf Back-ups oder Datenbanken. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/verschluesselung-auf-datenbankebene-wie-daten-selbst-bei-physischem-zugriff-geschuetzt-werden-2508-198929.html
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PQC-Umstellung: Worauf es bei der Einführung hybrider Verschlüsselungsverfahren ankommt
Mit einem leistungsfähigen PKI-Management-Tool lassen sich bestehende Verschlüsselungsstrukturen vollständig erfassen, analysieren und schrittweise auf PQC- oder Hybridverfahren umstellen. So kann auch in hochsensiblen Systembereichen mit strengen Anforderungen an Betriebskontinuität und Sicherheit eine zukunftssichere Verschlüsselung erfolgreich umgesetzt werden. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/pqc-umstellung-worauf-es-bei-der-einfuehrung-hybrider-verschluesselungsverfahren-ankommt/a41677/
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Digitale Souveränität für Deutschland vorerst unerreichbar
Tags: access, ai, bsi, chatgpt, china, cloud, computer, cyersecurity, encryption, germany, google, governance, government, hacker, injection, Internet, risk, strategy, update, usaBSI-Präsidentin Plattner: “Wir haben technologische Abhängigkeiten an ganz vielen Stellen.” Jan WaßmuthSeine Abhängigkeit von Cloud-Lösungen, KI-Modellen und anderen Tech-Produkten aus dem Ausland wird Deutschland nach Einschätzung des Bundesamtes für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) so bald nicht überwinden. Da der Staat seine digitalen Systeme und Daten bis auf weiteres nicht ohne Input aus dem außereuropäischen…
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Researchers cracked the encryption used by DarkBit ransomware
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Profero cracked DarkBit ransomware encryption, allowing victims to recover files for free. Good news for the victims of the DarkBit ransomware, researchers at cybersecurity firm Profero cracked the encryption process, allowing victims to recover files for free without paying the ransom. However, at this time, the company has yet to release…
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Royal Enfield Reportedly Targeted in Ransomware Attack, Hackers Claim Data Encryption
Royal Enfield, the storied motorcycle manufacturer celebrated for its classic designs and global fan base, is reportedly grappling with a significant cybersecurity breach. A hacker collective posted a “Complete Breach Notice” on an underground forum, claiming full system compromise at Royal Enfield Corporation. According to the notice, all servers have been encrypted and backups wiped,…
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New TETRA Radio Encryption Flaws Expose Law Enforcement Communications
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh set of security issues in the Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) communications protocol, including in its proprietary end-to-end encryption (E2EE) mechanism that exposes the system to replay and brute-force attacks, and even decrypt encrypted traffic.Details of the vulnerabilities dubbed 2TETRA:2BURST were presented at the Black Hat USA First seen on…
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Utilities, Factories at Risk From Encryption Holes in Industrial Protocol
The OPC UA communication protocol is widely used in industrial settings, but despite its complex cryptography, the open source protocol appears to be vulnerable in a number of different ways. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/utilities-factories-encryption-holes-industrial-protocol
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MuddyWater’s DarkBit ransomware cracked for free data recovery
Cybersecurity firm Profero cracked the encryption of the DarkBit ransomware gang’s encryptors, allowing them to recover a victim’s files for free without paying a ransom. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/muddywaters-darkbit-ransomware-cracked-for-free-data-recovery/
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Am 1.1.2026 muss die TI auf ECC-Verschlüsselung umgestellt sein; droht ein GAU?
Ich greife mal ein Problem auf, welches bei IT-Mitarbeitern, die im Medizinwesen tätig sind, schon eine Weile diskutiert wird. Zum 1.1.2026 müssen alle Praxen bei der Kommunikation mit der gematik Telematik Infrastruktur (TI) auf eine ECC-Verschlüsselung umgestellt sein. Bedeutet, dass … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/08/11/am-1-1-2026-muss-die-ti-auf-ecc-verschluesselung-umgestellt-sein-droht-ein-gau/
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Encryption made for police and military radios may be easily cracked
An encryption algorithm can have weaknesses that could allow an attacker to listen in. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/08/encryption-made-for-police-and-military-radios-may-be-easily-cracked/
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Multiple Zero-Day Exploits Discover That Bypass BitLocker, Exposing All Encrypted Data
Microsoft security researchers have uncovered four critical vulnerabilities in Windows BitLocker that could allow attackers with physical access to bypass the encryption system and extract sensitive data. The findings, revealed in research dubbed >>BitUnlocker,
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Multiple Zero-Day Exploits Discover That Bypass BitLocker, Exposing All Encrypted Data
Microsoft security researchers have uncovered four critical vulnerabilities in Windows BitLocker that could allow attackers with physical access to bypass the encryption system and extract sensitive data. The findings, revealed in research dubbed >>BitUnlocker,
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Still Dangerous After All These Years
Ransomware isn’t dying, it’s evolving, swapping encryption for aggressive extortion as attacks and data theft hit record highs. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/ransomware-still-dangerous-after-all-these-years/