If someone asked you “are you protecting your data,” your initial response would probably be to clarify what they are referring to specifically, since the question is so broadly stated. You could just reply with a terse “Yes,” but that is as open-ended and nebulous as the question. The general idea of data protection encompasses so many areas, from the amount of data that is being stored, to the methods of securing it all.
Devoxx Poland is a developer first confrence that invites software innovators from around the world present latest trends in the industry, here are some of the key takeaways to build secure and resilient systems.
Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) is a form of public-key cryptography that is based on the mathematics of elliptic curves. It provides a secure way to perform cryptographic operations such as key exchange, digital signatures and encryption. ECC is an alternative to Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) encryption, which was first released in 1977. Continue reading to learn more about elliptic curve cryptography and why it’s considered the most secure form of encryption.
Former Texas Congressman William "Mac" Thornberry and Trustwave Government Solutions President Bill Rucker recently sat down to discuss several pressing issues impacting the federal government’s cybersecurity preparedness, the impact the Russia-Ukraine War has had on cyber, and what remains to be done to shore up the nation's cyber defenses. This is the second half of their conversation.
Small businesses are more vulnerable to cyber-attacks since hackers view them as easy victims to target. While this may seem unlikely, statistics reveal that more than half of these businesses experienced some form of cyber-attack in 2022. It's also reported that state-sponsored threat actors are diversifying their tactics and shifting their focus toward smaller enterprises.
The University of Rochester is a mid-sized school in New York State. It was founded in 1850 and has more than 12,000 students overall. The school maintains over 30,000 staff members overall and manages a large amount of data for all those individuals. Since data is largely digital today, the school is a major target for data breaches and identity theft. With breaches becoming so common today, it's not surprising the school suffered from a recent breach.