Key Takeaways Cyber threats are continuously evolving as everyone is moving towards an era of digital interventions. Now, various defense mechanisms are coming into play to combat these threats, and among them, one such is multi-factor authentication, which has gained significant traction in recent years. 92% of organizations now use…
The final standards for quantum-safe algorithms were made available early in 2019. NIST has posted draft standards for the public to comment on. Draft standards for CRYSTALS-KYBER, CRYSTALS-DILITHIUM, and SPHINCS+ have been made available to the public by the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the United States. A…
Over the past year, several developments in the cybersecurity and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) sectors have forced organizations to assess and revise their security posture. Discussions on certificate validity periods, new laws, growing cyber threats facilitated by artificial intelligence, and actual instances of the catastrophic consequences that security incidents may…
Crypto agility can be defined as a system’s capacity and willingness to quickly switch from its present cryptographic primitives and algorithms to the latest and most advanced ones. RSA-based public-key systems that rely upon discrete logarithm issues and large integer factorization are vulnerable to hacking with the introduction of quantum…
Security is a fundamental and absolute requirement in today’s digital and interconnected world. It is essential for preserving service availability, protecting sensitive data, guaranteeing data integrity, and building trust between people, companies, and governments. Security is essential for maintaining national security, fostering economic stability, and safeguarding individual privacy in a…
Administrators employ two essential information security procedures to secure systems and data: Authorization and authentication. A service’s identity is confirmed by Authentication, and its access permissions are established through Authorization. Though they have similar sounds, the two concepts are different yet just as crucial to the security of data and…
Key Takeaways As of 2024–2025, around 317+ million SSL/TLS certificates were active globally. Experts’ analysis estimates the SSL Certification Market could be USD 687.8 million in 2026 and grow to over USD 2.28 billion by 2035, at a ~14.3% CAGR. Strong security is the primary distinction between Port 80 and…
SSL certificates are not an unfamiliar idea in the world of online security. All client-server connections on the web are protected from cybercriminals by the encryption security provided by these SSL/TLS certificates. In a nutshell, SSL certificates use encryption technology to protect HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol) communication on the web…
The Secure Shell (SSH) protocol is a technique for securely Sending instructions to a computer over an insecure network. In SSH, communications between devices are authenticated and encrypted using cryptography. Data packets can traverse networks they would not usually be able to use tunneling, also known as port forwarding, made…
Key Takeaways Introduction Hackers do not take a break. As a result, it’s essential that you fully understand every cybersecurity term. During your cybersecurity journey, you could have encountered the term “Secure Hashing Algorithm.“ The Secure Hash Algorithm, sometimes called SHA1, SHA2, SHA256, and SHA512, is among the most common…
The number of Internet users globally peaked at 4.7 billion in early 2020, representing a startling 1,187% surge in only 20 years. In addition, our growing reliance on Internet-based technology produces enormous volumes of data. This data must be encrypted since it includes many “sensitive” information. We utilize specialized encryption…
Imagine a world where your valuable secrets and sensitive information are guarded with an ironclad shield of protection. A realm where unauthorized access is nothing but a distant nightmare. Welcome to the realm of HSM, the mighty guardian that stands tall to safeguard your digital treasures. HSM, short for Hardware…
In a significant leap towards bolstering digital security, Google Chrome has introduced support for a hybrid post-quantum cryptographic algorithm in its latest release, version 116, released on August 15. An announcement made by Devon O’Brien from the Chromium Project blog post, made live on August 10, signifies this adoption as…
What is the SSL Handshake? SSL handshake establishes secure connections and safeguards sensitive data. This intricate process often operates silently in the background, ensuring that websites and applications uphold the highest encryption and authentication standards. In exploring the SSL/TLS handshake, we embark on its inner workings, understand its significance in…
With the rapid rise of cryptography, the RSA algorithm was a groundbreaking creation that forever changed the landscape of secure communication. Conceived in 1977 by Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman, RSA harnesses the computational challenge of prime number factorization to create a robust public key/private fundamental framework. This…
