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Australia moves to drop some cryptography by 2030 – before quantum carves it up

The Register - Tue, 17/12/2024 - 03:58
The likes of SHA-256, RSA, ECDSA and ECDH won't be welcome in just five years

Australia's chief cyber security agency has decided local orgs should stop using the tech that forms the current cryptographic foundation of the internet by the year 2030 – years before other nations plan to do so – over fears that advances in quantum computing could render it insecure.…

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Ransomware scum blow holes in Cleo software patches, Cl0p (sort of) claims responsibility

The Register - Mon, 16/12/2024 - 23:45
But can you really take crims at their word?

Supply chain integration vendor Cleo has urged its customers to upgrade three of its products after an October security update was circumvented, leading to widespread ransomware attacks that Russia-linked gang Cl0p has claimed are its evil work.…

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Trump administration wants to go on cyber offensive against China

The Register - Mon, 16/12/2024 - 19:30
The US has never attacked Chinese critical infrastructure before, right?

President-elect Donald Trump's team wants to go on the offensive against America's cyber adversaries, though it isn't clear how the incoming administration plans to achieve this. …

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Deloitte says cyberattack on Rhode Island benefits portal carries 'major security threat'

The Register - Mon, 16/12/2024 - 18:01
Personal and financial data probably stolen

A cyberattack on a Deloitte-managed government system in Rhode Island carries a "high probability" of sensitive data theft, the state says.…

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