Tag: encryption
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Microsoft Enhances BitLocker with Hardware Acceleration Support
Microsoft has officially announced a major upgrade to its encryption technology with the introduction of hardware-accelerated BitLocker. Revealed by Microsoft’s Rafal Sosnowski following the Ignite conference, this new feature is designed to solve performance bottlenecks that have plagued high-speed storage drives, ensuring that users no longer have to choose between robust security and system speed.…
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Implementing NIS2, without getting bogged down in red tape
Tags: access, ai, automation, backup, bsi, business, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, email, encryption, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, law, least-privilege, metric, monitoring, network, nis-2, regulation, saas, sbom, service, siem, soc, software, startup, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayIT in transition: From text documents to declarative technology: NIS2 essentially requires three things: concrete security measures; processes and guidelines for managing these measures; and robust evidence that they work in practice.Process documentation, that is, policies, responsibilities, and procedures, is not fundamentally new for most larger companies. ISO 27001-based information security management systems, HR processes, and…
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SAML Security: Complete Guide to SAML Request Signing Response Encryption
Learn how SAML request signing and response encryption protect your SSO implementation. A comprehensive guide covering integrity, confidentiality, and best practices. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/saml-security-complete-guide-to-saml-request-signing-response-encryption/
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Interpol sweep takes down cybercrooks in 19 countries
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, botnet, business, china, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, encryption, finance, fraud, group, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, interpol, law, malicious, malware, microsoft, ransomware, russia, scam, service, theft, threatA ‘very good thing’: The fact that the same operation broke ransomware operations and a business email compromise (BEC) operation is “unique,” said DiMaggio, because most people think of Africa as the source of BEC and fraud scams.The fact that authorities are working to disrupt ransomware operations in Africa before they grow to the size…
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WhatsApp API worked exactly as promised, and stole everything
Tags: access, api, attack, backdoor, encryption, endpoint, github, malicious, malware, metric, monitoring, supply-chain, threat, tool, updateBackdoor sticks around even after package removal: Koi said the most significant component of the attack was its persistence. WhatsApp allows users to link multiple devices to a single account through a pairing process involving an 8-character code. The malicious lotusbail package hijacked this mechanism by embedding a hardcoded pairing code that effectively added the…
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Think you can beat ransomware? RansomHouse just made it a lot harder
Tags: access, attack, backup, corporate, data, detection, encryption, endpoint, extortion, incident response, leak, monitoring, ransom, ransomware, strategy, updateRansomHouse attempts double extortion: Beyond the cryptographic update, RansomHouse leverages a double extortion model, which involves exfiltrating data and threatening public disclosure in addition to encrypting it, to add pressure on victims to pay.This layered pressure tactic, already a common feature of modern ransomware attacks, complicates incident response timelines and negotiating strategies for corporate security…
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RansomHouse upgrades encryption with multi-layered data processing
The RansomHouse ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) has recently upgraded its encryptor, switching from a relatively simple single-phase linear technique to a more complex, multi-layered method. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomhouse-upgrades-encryption-with-multi-layered-data-processing/
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RansomHouse RaaS Enhances Double Extortion with Data Theft and Encryption
RansomHouse, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation managed by the threat group Jolly Scorpius, has significantly enhanced its encryption capabilities, marking a critical escalation in the threat landscape. Recent analysis of RansomHouse binaries reveals a sophisticated upgrade from basic linear encryption to a complex multi-layered encryption methodology, demonstrating how ransomware operators continue to evolve their technical sophistication…
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NDSS 2025 TME-Box: Scalable In-Process Isolation Through Intel TME-MK Memory Encryption
Session 6B: Confidential Computing 1 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Martin Unterguggenberger (Graz University of Technology), Lukas Lamster (Graz University of Technology), David Schrammel (Graz University of Technology), Martin Schwarzl (Cloudflare, Inc.), Stefan Mangard (Graz University of Technology) PAPER TME-Box: Scalable In-Process Isolation through Intel TME-MK Memory Encryption Efficient cloud computing relies on in-process isolation to…
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The Biggest Cyber Stories of the Year: What 2025 Taught Us
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, government, healthcare, iam, identity, incident, incident response, Internet, law, metric, mfa, monitoring, network, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-day, zero-trustThe Biggest Cyber Stories of the Year: What 2025 Taught Us madhav Thu, 12/18/2025 – 10:30 2025 didn’t just test cybersecurity; it redefined it. From supply chains and healthcare networks to manufacturing floors and data centers, the digital world was reminded of a simple truth: everything is connected, and everything is at risk. Data Security…
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Homomorphic Encryption for Privacy-Preserving MCP Analytics in a Post-Quantum World
Explore homomorphic encryption for privacy-preserving analytics in Model Context Protocol (MCP) deployments, addressing post-quantum security challenges. Learn how to secure your AI infrastructure with Gopher Security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/homomorphic-encryption-for-privacy-preserving-mcp-analytics-in-a-post-quantum-world/
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Homomorphic Encryption for Privacy-Preserving MCP Analytics in a Post-Quantum World
Explore homomorphic encryption for privacy-preserving analytics in Model Context Protocol (MCP) deployments, addressing post-quantum security challenges. Learn how to secure your AI infrastructure with Gopher Security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/homomorphic-encryption-for-privacy-preserving-mcp-analytics-in-a-post-quantum-world/
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Microsoft Will Finally Kill an Encryption Cipher That Enabled a Decade of Windows Hacks
The weak RC4 for administrative authentication has been a hacker holy grail for decades. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/microsoft-will-finally-kill-an-encryption-cipher-that-enabled-a-decade-of-windows-hacks/
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BlindEagle Targets Colombian Government Agency with Caminho and DCRAT
Tags: access, attack, authentication, cloud, communications, control, cybercrime, defense, detection, dkim, dmarc, dns, email, encryption, flaw, government, group, infrastructure, injection, Internet, malicious, malware, microsoft, open-source, phishing, powershell, rat, service, spear-phishing, startup, tactics, threat, tool, update, usa, windowsIntroductionIn early September 2025, Zscaler ThreatLabz discovered a new spear phishing campaign attributed to BlindEagle, a threat actor who operates in South America and targets users in Spanish-speaking countries, such as Colombia. In this campaign, BlindEagle targeted a government agency under the control of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (MCIT) in Colombia using…
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Homomorphic Encryption for Privacy-Preserving Model Context Sharing
Discover how homomorphic encryption (HE) enhances privacy-preserving model context sharing in AI, ensuring secure data handling and compliance for MCP deployments. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/homomorphic-encryption-for-privacy-preserving-model-context-sharing/
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Homomorphic Encryption for Privacy-Preserving Model Context Sharing
Discover how homomorphic encryption (HE) enhances privacy-preserving model context sharing in AI, ensuring secure data handling and compliance for MCP deployments. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/homomorphic-encryption-for-privacy-preserving-model-context-sharing/
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Lücken bei Verschlüsselung und grundlegenden Sicherheitsfunktionen – BSI findet Defizite in Passwortmanagern rät aber weiter zur Nutzung
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/passwortmanager-test-sicherheit-verschluesselung-fremdzugriff-zfa-a-c7d6a7ed8836e76b0be977ff72dbac58/
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NDSS 2025 Selective Data Protection against Memory Leakage Attacks for Serverless Platforms
Session 6B: Confidential Computing 1 Authors, Creators & Presenters: Maryam Rostamipoor (Stony Brook University), Seyedhamed Ghavamnia (University of Connecticut), Michalis Polychronakis (Stony Brook University) PAPER LeakLess: Selective Data Protection against Memory Leakage Attacks for Serverless Platforms As the use of language-level sandboxing for running untrusted code grows, the risks associated with memory disclosure vulnerabilities and…
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The 5 power skills every CISO needs to master in the AI era
Tags: ai, automation, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, framework, governance, identity, jobs, law, leak, metric, network, ransomware, resilience, risk, risk-management, skills, technology, threat, tool, updateWhy traditional skill sets are no longer enough: CISO action item: Run a 1-hour “AI Bias Audit” on your top 3 detection rules this quarter.Ask: “What data is missing? Who is underrepresented?”According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report, nearly 40% of core job skills will change by 2030, driven primarily by AI,…
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The 5 power skills every CISO needs to master in the AI era
Tags: ai, automation, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, framework, governance, identity, jobs, law, leak, metric, network, ransomware, resilience, risk, risk-management, skills, technology, threat, tool, updateWhy traditional skill sets are no longer enough: CISO action item: Run a 1-hour “AI Bias Audit” on your top 3 detection rules this quarter.Ask: “What data is missing? Who is underrepresented?”According to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report, nearly 40% of core job skills will change by 2030, driven primarily by AI,…
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BSI prüft gängige EProgramme
Die Ergebnisse zeigen deutliche Unterschiede: Einige Programme gehen sehr sorgfältig mit verdächtigen E-Mails und Anhängen um oder unterstützen Ende-zu-Ende-Verschlüsselung, andere bieten hier weniger Schutz. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/bsi-prueft-gaengige-e-mail-programme/a43210/
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Souveränität und Verschlüsselung – Wie Hyperscaler Kundendaten in Sovereign Clouds verschlüsseln
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/digitale-soveraenitaet-cloud-computing-verschluesselung-a-84382a0d57c3e927e00fd21a45f03d5e/
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Gentlemen Ransomware Emerges as a Threat to Corporate Networks
A sophisticated new ransomware group known as >>Gentlemen
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Empowering Security and Control: Thales CipherTrust Cloud Key Management Integrates with Oracle Fusion Cloud Services
Tags: access, ai, automation, best-practice, business, cloud, compliance, computing, container, control, data, data-breach, encryption, finance, GDPR, governance, government, guide, healthcare, HIPAA, intelligence, network, oracle, PCI, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, tool, zero-trustEmpowering Security and Control: Thales CipherTrust Cloud Key Management Integrates with Oracle Fusion Cloud Services madhav Thu, 12/11/2025 – 06:50 In a landscape where the safeguarding of sensitive information is paramount, the collaboration between Thales and Oracle Fusion Cloud Services helps create operational independence, data sovereignty, and uncompromising control for organizations worldwide. At Thales, our…