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Data leaks – incidents where unauthorized people have gained access to data collections – happen again and again. To prevent user passwords from being compromised in such a case, it is important that they are not simply stored in plain text. Instead, they should always be stored only “hashed”. This article explains which hash functions are suitable for this purpose.
Hardening IT systems is an important topic in cybersecurity. Many companies that are new to it are confronted with security incidents. Oneconsult’s Incident Response Team is dedicated to helping organizations manage such incidents.
Unwanted emails, SMS and other digital messages, also known as “spam”, are tiresome and unpleasant but also part of our everyday digital life. Nowadays, we all regularly receive unwanted messages (spam) that are not just advertising, but deliberately try to trick us into an action that can have far-reaching consequences.
Malware has become a common word understood by the average person. Whether it’s in the media, through fellow users, or because one’s own anti-virus software sets off an alarm, the term is regularly brought back into consciousness.
APTs have a lot of media coverage, especially when a well-known organization became its victim and the resulting damage is huge. However, the threats most companies face on a daily basis were not deployed by powerful organizations but by common cyber criminals that are mostly interested in earning money not knowledge. This article gives advice on effective countermeasures.
by Gregor Wegberg With the introduction of Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) domain holders can specify the Certificate Authorities authorized to issue certificates for the domain. This article in German explains CAA and its use.
Despite many known weaknesses and problems, passwords are ubiquitous. A new service, normally intended for geo-addressing, can be used to generate (reasonable) secure, easy to remember passwords. This article covers the mathematical basics as well as the pros and cons of this approach.
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