Encryption is viewed by many as “bulletproof” technology to protect data from cyber thieves. Organizations swear by it, and consumers feel overly confident knowing that their recent transactions and personal data are encrypted. Despite the confidence around this “go to” technology, time has shown that encryption is just not enough. In fact, it’s failing us.
High-profile data breaches, including Thursday’s DoorDash breach, continue. While the details of the Doordash incident — which included the last four digits of payment cards for some consumers, as well as names, emails, delivery addresses and phone numbers — require further analysis, other recent corporate hacks shows us that encryption either did absolutely nothing to prevent hackers from infiltrating systems or, worse, helped disguise cybercriminals while wreaking havoc in organizations’ systems.
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/27/cybersecurity-chiefs-8-tips-to-protect-yourself-online.html
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