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Intelligence agencies prepare for post quantum world when current public key cryptology will be easily broken by quantum Computers

Modern cryptography being used extensively for securing our internet payments, banking transactions, emails and even phone conversations use cryptographic algorithms based on public-key encryption, which is considered to be secure against attacks from modern computers.   The development of quantum computers once seen as a remote theoretical possibility is now …

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Blockchain & Cryptocurrency breakthroughs to transfer funds safely, quickly, anonymously and energy efficiently

As society become increasingly digital, financial services providers are looking to offer customers the same services to which they’re accustomed, but in a more efficient, secure, and cost effective way. Blockchain’s conceptual framework and underlying code is useful for a variety of financial processes because of the potential it has …

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DARPA GAPS program developing hardware and software architectures that can provide physical security like air-gaps

Today, modern computing systems are incapable of creating sufficient security protections such that they can be trusted with the most sensitive data while simultaneously being exposed to untrusted data streams.” “Therefore, for the most sensitive computing systems, [the Department of Defense] and commercial industry have in certain places adopted a …

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Militaries developing Cyber Testbeds to test and validate strategies, tactics and security measures for Cyber Warfare

All over the world Cyber attacks are becoming increasing in number and sophistication. Many organizations in Europe and the US have been crippled by a ransomware attack such as “Petya” ,  WannaCry or WannaCrypt ransomware attack affected more than 230,000 computers in over 150 countries.  Number of incidents such as …

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Countries race to employ Blockchain, the virtual currencies technology, for tamper-proof military systems and cybersecurity

Blockchain is a transformative technology for the two billion people in the world currently underserved by financial institutions. The technology has the potential to enhance privacy, security and freedom of conveyance of data. Blockchain is based on open, global infrastructure, decentralized public ledger of transactions that no one person or …

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Supercomputers can assist in Cyber Security by Identifying threats, detecting anomalous behaviour and finding software vulnerabilities

Supercomputers have  become essential for National Security, for decoding encrypted messages, simulating complex ballistics models, nuclear weapon detonations and other WMD, developing new kinds of stealth technology, and cyber defence/ attack simulation. Because of the expense, supercomputers are typically used for the most intensive calculations, like predicting climate change, or …

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Industry developed new approach to protect against advanced ‘ROP’ Cyberattacks

Today’s cybersecurity playing field is fundamentally asymmetric. Attackers are easily able to identify weaknesses in a target system once they have access to its code and configuration. As a result, defenders are perpetually playing a game of catch-up to secure their systems post-attack.   ROP attacks are particularly insidious in …

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Cyber risks of Video-conferencing apps like Zoom, popular with professionals working from home globally

Video conferencing apps like Zoom have become popular with professionals working from home globally, who are using it for virtual meetings, presentations and calls.  Millions of people have turned to the app as they work and study from home amid the global lockdown. In India too it had become the …

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High-assurance Network encryptors secure voice, video, and data moving over public and private IP networks

Protecting network transmitted data against cyber attacks and data breaches is imperative for government agencies. Data network eavesdropping, innocent error or technical failure, data tampering and data theft have all become commonplace. The implications of a significant breach are often catastrophic.     Encryption is a popular and effective method …

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Global threat Intelligence and warnings shared by Cyber Agencies enables mitigating cyber threats before large scale exploitation by hackers

According to the World Economic Forum’s 2016 Global Risks Report, cyber-security is recognised as one of the greatest threats to business worldwide, and the global cost of crimes in cyberspace is estimated to be $445bn. By 2021, cybercrime damage is estimated to hit $6 trillion annually.  To put that in …

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