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Alternatives to OpenSSL

For more than 20 years, OpenSSL has been the most widely used SSL/TLS library in use by software applications for cryptographic purposes. OpenSSL is free and open source, which is a huge boon for a library serving as the backbone of a secure …

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Cyber Security: Is it an ideal career path?

Cybersecurity has become an important part of every organization’s data security strategy; and since its application has only increased, the demand for trained and experienced cybersecurity professionals has also grown rapidly. Even though there are …

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An Overview of the Essential Eight

News came out in 2021 about the Australian Government mandating the essential 8 Cyber Security controls for all non-corporate Commonwealth entities. This is scheduled to be put into practice starting June 2022 with a compliance audit every 5-years.

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Exploring Fully Homomorphic Encryption

Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) is the act of operating on an encrypted dataset without first decrypting it. FHE seems at first to be a very abstract concept, but implemented security is both practical and lucrative. The classical example of its …

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OpenSSL 3.0: What you should know

OpenSSL 3.0 has been released, and with it there are some notable changes to the popular library used almost everywhere for implementing SSL/TLS. As of now, the OpenSSL 1.1.1 branch is still under active development, so while it’s worth evaluating …

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How to get a job in Cyber Security. Without a degree!

So, you want a job in cyber security? It can be daunting trying to land your first job in a new industry, whether it’s a career change, your first job out of high school, or getting work in the industry while at university. The cyber-security …

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How do Cyber Criminals get your account details?

Hackers are smart and lazy. Who would want to sit at a computer all day typing away guessing passwords? Not me. They say that lazy people are often the innovators of our society, thinking of ways to do things that require minimal time and effort. …

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What is FIPS compliance?

FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) is a set of requirements asserted by NIST in order to centralize and make uniform the ways in which the US government manage the risks associated with securing and transporting sensitive information. …

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