Tag: encryption
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Why application security must start at the load balancer
Tags: application-security, attack, authentication, breach, business, compliance, control, credentials, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, finance, guide, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, nist, risk, service, technology, threat, tool, waf, zero-trustInternet traffic hits the load balancerThe load balancer forwards traffic as fast as possibleSecurity happens laterThe problem is simple. If the first system doesn’t enforce trust, everything behind it is already compromised by design. Example 1: Financial services: The team invested heavily in downstream security tools. But the load balancer accepted weak TLS versions and…
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Thales Data Threat Report zeigt KI als neue Insider-Bedrohung für Organisationen
KI ersetzt traditionelle Bedrohungen nicht, sondern verstärkt sie vielmehr, indem sie deren Geschwindigkeit, Umfang und Reichweite erhöht. Da automatisierte Systeme einen immer umfassenderen Zugang zu Unternehmensdaten erhalten, müssen Organisationen Identität, Verschlüsselung und Datentransparenz als Kerninfrastruktur neu überdenken. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/thales-data-threat-report-zeigt-ki-als-neue-insider-bedrohung-fuer-organisationen/a43844/
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Ransomware groups switch to stealthy attacks and long-term access
Tags: access, application-security, attack, ciso, control, crime, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, extortion, group, identity, intelligence, monitoring, organized, ransomware, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, switch, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability38% drop in encryption over the past 12 months as more cybercriminals turn to silently exfiltrating data for extortion as their main stock in trade.Picus’ suggestion that the volume of ransomware attacks is dropping is disputed by other experts.Tony Anscombe, chief security evangelist at endpoint security vendor Eset, offered a contrasting perspective.”In the recent Eset…
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New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/
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New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/
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New AirSnitch attack breaks Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises
That guest network you set up for your neighbors may not be as secure as you think. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/02/new-airsnitch-attack-breaks-wi-fi-encryption-in-homes-offices-and-enterprises/
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When Payment Data Becomes the Weakest Link
Tags: access, awareness, breach, cloud, compliance, container, control, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, fraud, least-privilege, PCI, radius, risk, service, software, strategy, threatWhen Payment Data Becomes the Weakest Link madhav Thu, 02/26/2026 – 10:56 Most cybersecurity incidents don’t begin with an attack. They begin with a design decision. Four people experienced that reality in the same week. Different roles. Different systems. One shared outcome. Cybersecurity Karen Kelvie – Product Marketing, Data Protection More About This Author >…
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Keeper Security führt quantenresistente Verschlüsselung ein
Die Bereitstellung der Kyber-basierten quantenresistenten Verschlüsselung ist nun in den Backend-APIs von Keeper und Keeper Commander verfügbar. In Kürze wird sie auch auf mobilen Plattformen verfügbar sein First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/keeper-security-fuehrt-quantenresistente-verschluesselung-ein/a43823/
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Steaelite RAT combines data theft and ransomware management capability in one tool
Tags: access, android, attack, authentication, awareness, business, corporate, credentials, crypto, cybercrime, data, ddos, defense, encryption, endpoint, extortion, infection, infosec, malware, mobile, monitoring, password, phishing, ransomware, rat, remote-code-execution, theft, threat, tool, training, windowsCSO that this isn’t the most sophisticated RAT he’s seen. “The novel aspect here,” he said, “is the convergence. Steaelite bundles remote access, credential harvesting, data exfiltration, and ransomware (currently in development) in a single package.” Traditionally, he explained, these capabilities have occupied different parts of the cybercrime toolchain, but Steaelite unifies the functions, giving…
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LUKS Encryption Compromised on Linux ICS Devices via TPM Bus Sniffing Exploit
Security researchers Per Idenfeldt Okuyama and Sam Eizad have uncovered a critical physical attack vulnerability in the Moxa UC-1222A Secure Edition industrial computer, demonstrating that its LUKS full-disk encryption can be fully defeated by passively sniffing the SPI bus between the processor and the discrete TPM 2.0 chip during system boot. The flaw, tracked as…
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Hackers Use Excel Exploit to Hide XWorm 7.2 in JPEG Files, Hijack PCs
A new phishing campaign is spreading XWorm 7.2 via malicious Excel files, hiding the malware in Windows processes, and using AES encryption to steal passwords and Wi-Fi keys. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-excel-exploit-xworm-7-2-jpeg-files-hijack-pcs/
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Neues eBook: Die Quanten-Bedrohung – Der Q-Day kommt! Jetzt auf quantensichere Verschlüsselung umsteigen
Tags: encryptionFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/q-day-ebook-post-quanten-kryptographie-migration-a-1ee51ceb65a2920e095b80594350dd49/
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Why crypto agility is key to quantum readiness
With quantum computing threatening current encryption standards, experts call for organisations to achieve crypto agility by managing the lifecycle of certificates and cryptographic keys through automation First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366639320/Why-crypto-agility-is-key-to-quantum-readiness
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KI-Agenten, Schatten-KI und das Ende klassischer Verschlüsselung – 2026 wird ein Wendepunkt für die Cybersicherheit
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cybersecurity-2026-ki-agenten-verschluesselung-kryptoagilitaet-a-435924c415e1ac440074b678e7708025/
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Lattice-Based Zero Trust Identity Verification for AI Agents
Explore lattice-based zero trust identity verification for AI agents. Secure MCP deployments with quantum-resistant encryption and 4D access control. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/lattice-based-zero-trust-identity-verification-for-ai-agents/
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Lattice-Based Zero Trust Identity Verification for AI Agents
Explore lattice-based zero trust identity verification for AI agents. Secure MCP deployments with quantum-resistant encryption and 4D access control. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/lattice-based-zero-trust-identity-verification-for-ai-agents/
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State Dept. official says post-quantum transition plans will outlive current leadership
Governments and businesses have a shared interest in seeing post-quantum encryption broadly adopted throughout society. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/post-quantum-state-department-transition-plans-outlive-leadership-cycles/
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Shadow Machines: The Non-Human Identities Exposing Your Cloud AI Stack
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, automation, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, data, encryption, framework, governance, iam, identity, infrastructure, iot, jobs, login, mfa, password, risk, risk-management, saas, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, toolShadow Machines: The Non-Human Identities Exposing Your Cloud & AI Stack madhav Thu, 02/19/2026 – 06:30 The machines we don’t see are the ones running our businesses. Unfortunately, most IAM systems do not track them. In an ironic twist, the ghost in the machine has become the machine itself: invisible, autonomous, and increasingly beyond human…
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Millionen Chrome-Erweiterungen geben Browserverlauf preis
Eine Sicherheitslücke in beliebten Chrome-Erweiterungen führt dazu, dass der Browserverlauf der Anwender offengelegt ist.Ein Sicherheitsforscher mit dem Pseudonym ‘Q Continuum” hat 287 Chrome-Erweiterungen entdeckt, die den Browserverlauf exfiltrieren. ‘Die Akteure hinter den Lecks sind vielfältig: Similarweb, Curly Doggo, Offidocs, chinesische Akteure, viele kleinere, unbekannte Datenbroker sowie ein mysteriöses Unternehmen namens “šBig Star Labs’, das offenbar…
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Carelessness versus craftsmanship in cryptography
Tags: access, advisory, api, attack, authentication, computing, credentials, cryptography, data, email, encryption, github, hacker, oracle, side-channel, software, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerabilityTwo popular AES libraries, aes-js and pyaes, “helpfully” provide a default IV in their AES-CTR API, leading to a large number of key/IV reuse bugs. These bugs potentially affect thousands of downstream projects. When we shared one of these bugs with an affected vendor, strongSwan, the maintainer provided a model response for security vendors. The…
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Carelessness versus craftsmanship in cryptography
Tags: access, advisory, api, attack, authentication, computing, credentials, cryptography, data, email, encryption, github, hacker, oracle, side-channel, software, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerabilityTwo popular AES libraries, aes-js and pyaes, “helpfully” provide a default IV in their AES-CTR API, leading to a large number of key/IV reuse bugs. These bugs potentially affect thousands of downstream projects. When we shared one of these bugs with an affected vendor, strongSwan, the maintainer provided a model response for security vendors. The…
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The era of the Digital Parasite: Why stealth has replaced ransomware
For years, ransomware encryption functioned as the industry’s alarm bell. When systems locked up, defenders knew an attack had occurred. Not anymore. New empirical data show … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/18/picus-security-red-report-identity-driven-cyberattacks/
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Apple Expands RCS Encryption and Memory Protections in iOS 26.4
iOS 26.4 Beta adds end-to-end encryption for RCS messaging and enhanced Memory Integrity Enforcement First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/apple-rcs-encryption-memory/
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Post-Quantum Cryptography for DKIM, PGP, and S/MIME: Quantum Threat to Email Security
Quantum computers won’t break the internet tomorrow”¦ but they will break your email security sooner than you think. Today, cybercriminals and state-sponsored groups are quietly collecting encrypted emails in bulk. They know they can’t crack the encryption today. That’s fine. They don’t need to. They’re playing the long game. This tactic has a name: Store-Now-Decrypt-LaterRead…
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Information Stored in European Passports
Discover how European biometric passports work. Explore RFID chips, Data Groups (DG1-DG3), MRZ encryption, and the tech behind the Schengen Entry/Exit System. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/information-stored-in-european-passports/
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Apple Tests EndEnd Encrypted RCS Messaging in iOS 26.4 Developer Beta
Apple on Monday released a new developer beta of iOS and iPadOS with support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Rich Communications Services (RCS) messages.The feature is currently available for testing in iOS and iPadOS 26.4 Beta, and is expected to be shipped to customers in a future update for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS.”End-to-end encryption…
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Exploitable Flaws Found in Cloud-Based Password Managers
‘Malicious Server Threat Model’ Threatens ‘Zero Knowledge Encryption’ Guarantees. Claims by leading stand-alone password managers that their implementation of zero knowledge encryption means stored passwords can withstand the worst of hacker assaults are vastly overblown, say academic security researchers. They said vendors are in the process of patching the flaws they found. First seen on…
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Vulnerabilities in Password Managers Allow Hackers to View and Change Passwords
Security researchers have challenged end-to-end encryption claims from popular commercial password managers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/vulnerabilities-password-managers/
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Leaky Chrome extensions with 37M installs caught divulging your browsing history
Encrypted exfiltration made detection difficult: The researcher said in a blog post that several of these extensions attempted to hide the nature of transmitted data. Outbound payloads were frequently encrypted or encoded before transmission, preventing automated inspection.”Manual inspection of the captured traffic revealed a variety of obfuscation schemes: base64, ROT47, LZ-String compression, and full AES-256…

