Tag: Encryption

January 9, 2023

Amazon’s cloud storage Simple Storage Service (S3) now encrypts all new objects added on buckets server-side at no extra cost. In an announcement(opens in new tab) on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) blog, the company claimed that while encryption had […]

December 19, 2022

Google has become the latest company to roll out an encryption upgrade, revealing it Gmail email service is set to get full end-to-end encryption (E2EE) support, but not all users will be able to get it. In an update on […]

October 14, 2022

Electronic Codebook encrypts repeated blocks of information with the same ciphertext – meaning that in the supposedly impenetrable gibberish encryption uses to protect information from prying eyes, patterns may emerge. “You can have the correct cipher, a really secure way […]

September 19, 2022

Nowadays, implementing strong security practices is more important than ever because offices are no longer stable physical locations, while the diversity of access points in organizations’ ecosystems are constantly growing. Managers are facing these challenges for the first time, and […]

August 15, 2022

A few years ago, talking about homomorphic encryption in a business context would elicit either blank stares or sighs. Those who were familiar with it recognized its paradigm-shifting potential, and others were just curious about its potential and its computational […]

June 17, 2022

If your organization gets hit by a ransomware gang that has also managed to steal company data before hitting the “encrypt” button, which types of data are more likely to end up being disclosed as you debate internally on whether […]

May 24, 2022

In this day and age, we are not dealing with roughly pieced together, homebrew type of viruses anymore. Malware is an industry, and professional developers are found to exchange, be it by stealing one’s code or deliberate collaboration. Attacks are […]

February 14, 2022

The encryption management solutions market is expected to increase by $6.07 billion from 2020 to 2025, and the market’s growth momentum will accelerate at a CAGR of almost 17%, according to Technavio. Encryption management solutions vendor insights The encryption management […]

September 22, 2021

In a recent Mozilla review of the privacy features of 21 popular video call apps, only two were singled out for outstanding features (Signal and Threema). Meanwhile, three products were slapped with a dreaded “*Privacy Not Included” warning label (Facebook […]

August 31, 2021

Researchers discovered a novel ransomware emerging on the heels of the ProxyShell vulnerabilities discovery in Microsoft Exchange servers. The threat, dubbed LockFile, uses a unique “intermittent encryption” method as a way to evade detection as well as adopting tactics from […]

August 26, 2021

When it comes to business communication, email is still king. Cybercriminals are aware of this fact, and they’re constantly perfecting their attacks to successfully evade the built-in security defenses of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. In this interview with Help […]

July 21, 2021

The past decade has witnessed scandal after scandal over private images maliciously or accidentally made public. A study from computer scientists at Columbia Engineering reveals what may be the first way to encrypt personal images on popular cloud photo services, […]

March 11, 2021

Police say they have disrupted Sky ECC, a global encrypted communications network allegedly used by numerous criminals to plan their operations. Law enforcement authorities say Sky’s cryptophone service, which includes both infrastructure and apps, is run from the United States […]

January 4, 2021

In the past, the pursuit of privacy was an absolute, all-or-nothing game. The best way to protect our data was to lock it up with an impregnable algorithm like AES behind rock-solid firewalls guarded with redundant n-factor authentication. Lately, some […]

September 4, 2020

There are clear benefits of 5G SIM capabilities to protect the most prominent personal data involved in mobile communications, according to the Trusted Connectivity Alliance. Addressing privacy risks The IMSI, known as a Subscription Permanent Identifier (SUPI) in 5G, is […]

July 21, 2020

Regardless of the political side of the situation, the curious case of Edward Snowden has proven one thing: when uncovered, government spying enables a giant push to data scrambling on the Web. Giants like Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft have substantially […]

July 7, 2020

A joint operation headed by European and British law agencies dismantled the Encrochat messaging service, leading to the arrests of more than 100 people as well as the seizure of numerous weapons and ammunitions, drugs and millions in criminal funds. […]

June 30, 2020

Over the last few decades, as the information era has matured, it has shaped the world of cryptography and made it a varied landscape. Amongst the myriad of encoding methods and cryptosystems currently available for ensuring secure data transfers and […]

June 18, 2020

Security researchers have analyzed contact-tracing mobile apps from around the globe and found that their developers have generally failed to implement suitable security and privacy protections. The results of the analysis In an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, […]

February 13, 2020

When you are looking for the perfect security solution for your company or personal data, you might be overwhelmed by the tons of information available online. Today, there are plenty of service providers who claim your data is protected by […]