Every time we swipe our credit cards in a point-of-sale device, our credit card number is read. And we undoubtedly need to encrypt it to maintain security. Format Preserving Encryption, or FPE, is an encryption technology in which the format of the ciphertext output...
What is the Conficker worm? The Conficker or Downup or Downadup or Kido is a computer worm that infects a Microsoft Windows machine using some vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Operating System software and creates a botnet of infected computers to steal...
What is the Zeus malware? Zeus, ZeuS, or Zbot is a trojan malware package used by attackers to steal sensitive data of users, especially banking credentials. It causes heavy financial losses to the users. This malware was first identified in July 2007 and has become...
What is POS malware? POS malware is a type of malware using which cybercriminals steal sensitive credit card data of victims and exploit that for malicious purposes and cause heavy financial loss to the victims. The malware infects a POS system and then collects the...
What is the Extended Validation (EV) certificate? We need to use encrypted communication protocols like SSL/TLS and SSH to transfer sensitive data between two hosts. And, public-key cryptography is used to initiate communication in those protocols. In a secured...
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