Data encryption is a bit like insurance - we all know we need it (a necessary evil you might say), but it’s difficult to decide what we need to protect, and with an increasing amount of options out there, it’s a mission in itself to find the right provider. That’s probably why when we take out insurance we tend to only get coverage when we feel it’s absolutely necessary – for example, for our property, our cars and when we travel.

“Please enter the one-time-password (OTP) that has been sent to your registered mobile number.” The next time you see a statement like this remember that there is a definite reason behind it. IT administrators utilize a variety of security methods, including hardware and software solutions, to secure network data against unauthorized access and other threats. These mechanisms are a preventive measure that ensure network security.

Encryption is an important security tool for protecting sensitive data. However, not all solutions used the same cipher techniques. There are a number of encryption algorithms that can be used to secure data with varying levels of security. To set acceptable standards for encryption technologies used by the U.S. Government the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) series. These standards define how U.S.

Encryption is an essential step in cybersecurity that protects confidential information by turning it into scrambled gibberish. This ensures attackers can’t understand it, and only trusted individuals can make it understandable again.

We are pleased to announce the launch of NC Encrypt to provide independent encryption key management and Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) support for Microsoft 365 applications and SharePoint Server environments. The sheer number of communication and collaboration channels the M365 platform has introduced, increases the vulnerability of sensitive data and potential for accidental data loss or overexposure, making protection mechanisms such as encryption critical.

Many organizations want to leverage encryption in their environments. This usually starts off with encrypting data and devices that physically leave the organization. External USB drives with encryption or internal drive encryption on laptops using BitLocker for example. We have all heard stories of secret government documentation being left behind on the train or a laptop with employee information being left in a Taxi while traveling.

The current cyber threat landscape forces the secure handling of personal data, and data privacy laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) assist in enforcing essential security measures.

Everyday life depends on the internet, from online banking to shopping online in this digital world. However, with the increase in the use of networking, cyber-crimes have also increased, which results in the stealing of sensitive data and the spreading of malicious software through unnatural links. Here comes the importance of Public Key infrastructure. PKI is based on data encryption which secures online data from cyber-attacks.

During the assessment of one of the financial applications built upon the flutter framework, we came across that the application was using PGP encryption for encrypting the API requests. It is pretty common for financial applications to be implementing traffic encryption, with AES seen to be the preferred algorithm for encrypting traffic. There is plenty of research already available on decrypting AES encrypted traffic.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to guarantee a safe boundary for your sensitive data. As work-from-anywhere cements, employees are now collaborating freely with each other, with contractors and with partners. But this freedom to collaborate more broadly also means information is being shared among devices, applications and networks that your organization doesn't necessarily have control over.