The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has been clear about encrypting personal data, both in its guidelines and in recent data breach investigations. But according to Chris ...

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Securing information in the data centre is critically important. A company’s data is one of its most valuable assets, and a security plan must provide for protection of data throughout all aspects of ...

Any data stored on businesses’ systems is an asset but it’s also a liability. Stored on nearly every computer and/or server across a variety of industries, data is not just vulnerable in the event of ...

Microsoft has tried on a few occasions to use proprietary encryption algorithms rather than rely on industry-standard algorithms. The theory was that a closed-source proprietary algorithm was that ...

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. Cloud computing services have ...

Many embedded systems depend on obscurity to achieve security. We often design systems to download unsigned or unencrypted firmware upgrades or store unencrypted user data, a practice we justify ...

More of you are encrypting stored data to comply with regulations such as California SB 1386, which is designed to protect consumers’ personal information. But how do you know whether you’ll be able ...

The Zeppelin ransomware gang has joined the ranks of ransomware strains that will also collect and steal a victim's data before encrypting files. Zeppelin joins Maze, REvil (Sodinokibi), Snatch, and ...

Terry Halvorsen is preparing for the inevitable — what he refers to as a “ripple in the force.” The chief information officer for the Defense Department is steeling himself for the fear and discontent ...