Bleeping Computer

FinWise data breach shows why encryption is your last defense

The 2024 FinWise data breach serves as a stark example of the growing insider threats faced by modern financial institutions. Unlike typical cyberattacks originating from external hackers, this ...
Forbes

Old Battles, New Wars: Rediscovering Encryption’s Power To Prevent Data Breaches

"It’s déjà vu all over again" aptly describes each news headline about the next major data breach. Throughout history, if someone had valuable information, others would seek access to that information ...
TechRepublic

Data encryption as a crucial step to manage data access and security

With data breaches on the rise, encryption has never been more important for protecting companies against hackers and cyberattacks. In a poll of 1,000 business professionals and software developers, ...
Wall Street Journal

Apple Plans New Encryption System to Ward Off Hackers and Protect iCloud Data

Apple is finally bringing end-to-end encryption to most of iCloud, including backups, photos and more. In an interview, Apple software chief Craig Federighi sat down with WSJ’s Joanna Stern to explain ...
Bleeping Computer

Kraken ransomware benchmarks systems for optimal encryption choice

The Kraken ransomware, which targets Windows, Linux/VMware ESXi systems, is testing machines to check how fast it can encrypt data without overloading them. According to Cisco Talos researchers, ...
Forbes

Data Makes The World Go Round—Until It Doesn’t: What You Urgently Need To Know About Keyless Encryption

“Shut it down! Shut it all down! And pay them what they are asking!” It was 5:55 AM on May 7, 2021, in Alpharetta, Georgia. Minutes earlier, an employee of The Colonial Pipeline Company (CPC) ...
Ars Technica

Newly discovered ransomware uses BitLocker to encrypt victim data

A previously unknown piece of ransomware, dubbed ShrinkLocker, encrypts victim data using the BitLocker feature built into the Windows operating system. BitLocker is a full-volume encryptor that ...