If recent cyber attacks on businesses have been any indication, it doesn’t matter what size you are — if you have any attachment to cloud computing, you’re at risk. Cloud security has become a focal point of conversation. Don’t make the same mistake that led to the downfall of others. Consider the following common foibles and ways you can avoid them: Encryption Issues You don’t want your sensitive information in the wrong hands, because it can be costly in terms of fines but most … [Read more...]
TLS 1.3 Approved Without Backdoor
IETF Approves TLS 1.3 as Internet Standard/ IETF members voted the protocol unanimously, even after members of the financial sector asked for the introduction of a backdoor in the protocol's structure, so financial institutions could decrypt TLS 1.3 traffic inside internal networks. The proposal was laughed off by experts, who pointed out that the backdoor would effectively make TLS 1.3 useless in the first place. There is no way to safely insert a backdoor or "golden key" in encryption … [Read more...]