The on-going battle between cyberattackers and those tasked with defending their company's ramparts resulted in cybercriminals adding encryption to their bag of tricks to keep their activities hidden, while the good guys placed more faith in artificial intelligence and machine learning as a defensive measure.
Google said that beginning in July 2018 with the release of Chrome 68, the browser will begin marking the sites as part of its move toward a more secure web by strongly advocating that sites adopt HTTPS encryption
Enterprises are developing and using enterprise applications on a large scale for various purposes, but a lack of encryption, coupled with serious security flaws in such applications, is also rendering enterprises vulnerable.
Academic researchers have reported vulnerabilities in the group communication protocols of three encrypted messaging apps -- WhatsApp, Signal, and Threema -- that could allow attackers to willfully subvert their integrity and confidentiality.
A POS malware infection was responsible for compromising payment card data collected at certain Forever 21 stores last year -- an attack that was exacerbated by a lack of encryption on some devices, the apparel retailer stated.
