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Triple Data Encryption Standard (Triple DES) is a symmetric block cipher-based cryptography standard that uses fixed length keys with three passes of the DES algorithm. As a symmetric cryptographic scheme, DES implementations rely on the same secret keys shared between the sender and the recipient. As we’ll see later, Triple DES was developed as a way to prevent man in the middle attacks. Let’s take a look at Triple DES — and we’ll start first with DES.

Cryptography is used to secure data at rest, stored in servers, and in motion, transmitted over the network. Cryptography involves mathematical operations that convert the original plaintext into an unintelligible ciphertext (encryption) and the reverse process, converting ciphertext to plaintext (decryption). Cryptographic algorithms apply these algorithms in combination of keys, which serve as a secret knowledge to complete the algorithmic operations correctly.

Threat hunting and detection are two major prevention strategies in modern cybersecurity systems. Both strategies help identify potential threats to the organizations — though they take different approaches to threat identification. This article explains the difference between threat hunting and detection, so you know what to focus on for your organization’s cybersecurity strategy.

The mathematical properties and concepts of elliptic curves are used in asymmetric key exchange cryptography schemes. Common applications include: In this article, we’ll take a deep dive into elliptic curve cryptography. We aim to take a digestible, slightly less academic look that still thoroughly explains this technical topic. For something a little lighter, explore our introduction to cryptography.

A form of social engineering, phishing is an online situation where the adversary tricks the victim into sharing sensitive information or installing a malware payload into their systems. Today, phishing is the most prevalent cybersecurity threat in the digital world, with the victim count totaling well over 323,000 unsuspecting Internet users. That’s a 34% increase year over year — and that’s why we’re taking a look at this concerning trend here.

In the world of cybersecurity, honeypots are a unique mechanism. They exhibit no business value, no production value. In fact, any or all interactions with the honeypot are expectedly anomalous and unauthorized. Honeypots are nothing more than a trap set up to lure cybercriminals into believing that they have accessed legitimate and high value computing resources within your network.

Malware refers to any modified script in a software system that aims to cause intentional harm to the victim. The term malware is a portmanteau that blends two words: malicious and software. Let’s take a good look at this bad situation. We’ll review how malware works, alarming stats and trends, signs that you’re likely infected and, most importantly, ways to prevent this malice.

All cyberattacks that violate the confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA) of the network and data demonstrate some form of anomalous behavior. The starting point of this behavior may be an unauthorized intrusion into the network and, then, unauthorized use of the resources contained within the network. If you can identify an unauthorized network intrusion attempt, you can maintain the CIA of your data assets and network resources.

Arguably nothing in tech has changes the landscape more than ‘as a Service’ offerings, the subscription-based IT service delivery model, In fact, the ‘as a Service’ offering has made its way into the cybercrime landscape. And cybercrime, for its part, has evolved beyond a nefarious hobby — today it’s a means of earning for cybercriminals.

Cryptography is fundamental to many information security and privacy mechanisms. Today, a variety of cryptographic algorithms are used in many different applications. This article explains cryptography: how it works, key principles or operations of cryptography, types of cryptography, use cases and more! (This article was written by Shanika Wickramasinghe.