Qrypt launches a quantum Entropy-as-a-Service and access to quantum random number generators hardware. Image: iStockphoto/niplot Just as the revolution will not be televised, the end of encryption will not be announced via press release. A new cryptography company, Qrypt, launched a service today to help companies get ahead of that unavoidable day. Qrypt announced a web portal that provides access to a quantum cryptography API. This will allow most businesses to integrate the highest level…

Two schools in the south of England have been forced to temporarily close their doors after a ransomware attack that encrypted and stole sensitive data. The Skinners’ Kent Academy and Skinners’ Kent Primary School were attacked on June 2, according to a statement on the trust’s website which said it is currently working with third-party security experts, the police and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). It revealed that on-premise servers were targeted at the Tunbridge Well-based schools….

A consumer rights group is calling on all high street banks to improve their anti-phishing capabilities after spotting that a key protocol is sometimes not configured to offer maximum protection.   Domain-based message authentication, reporting and conformance (DMARC) is a tried-and-tested way to help brands block phishing emails to customers. It helps to verify that the domain of the sender hasn’t been impersonated, although it must be set to “p=reject” in order to prevent suspicious emails…

A meat processing giant recently hit by ransomware has confirmed it paid its extorters $11 million, reigniting the debate over the ethics of doing so. A statement published by Sao Paolo-headquartered JBS, whose US and Australia businesses were hit in the incident last week, claimed that at the time of payment, the “vast majority” of its facilities were operational. “In consultation with internal IT professionals and third-party cybersecurity experts, the company made the decision to…

On January 20, President Joseph Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13990 to help protect U.S. bulk power organizations. This Order enacted a 90-day suspension of E.O. 13920 which was set by the previous administration. The new executive order empowered the Secretary of Energy (“Secretary”) to publish new criteria around pre-qualifying vendors of electric equipment, as well as to devise rules for helping U.S. entities replace electric devices at risk of sabotage. With those functions suspended,…