I speed-tested Surfshark's new 'heavenly' Dausos VPN protocol - how it compares to WireGuard

The new protocol was built for 'better security and barrier-breaking speeds.' I tested whether it can compete with WireGuard ...

Payouts King ransomware uses QEMU VMs to bypass endpoint security

The Payouts King ransomware is using the QEMU emulator as a reverse SSH backdoor to run hidden virtual machines on ...
Security Boulevard

Payouts King Takes Aim at the Ransomware Throne

IntroductionIn February 2022, BlackBasta emerged as a successor to Conti ransomware and quickly rose to prominence. BlackBasta was operational for three years until February 2025 when their internal ...
Security Boulevard

This fake Windows support website delivers password-stealing malware

A convincing Microsoft lookalike tricks users into downloading malware that steals passwords, payments, and account access.
IEEE

Hybrid AES-RSA Encryption Framework for Privacy-Preserving Cloud Database Storage

Abstract: In this paper, Cloud databases offer scalability and convenience, cloud database introduce risks regarding data privacy, unauthorized access and data tampering. In response to the present ...
Business Wire

Kingston Introduces Next-gen XTS-AES 256-bit Hardware-Encrypted USB Drive

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today ...
WYSO

Private equity firms to buy AES Ohio in new $33B deal

AES Ohio is included in the $33 billion transaction. A group of private equity firms have agreed to acquire the AES Corp. for $33.4 billion. That includes its utility companies AES Ohio and AES ...
Forbes

AI Data Centers Are An Environmental Catastrophe—More Efficient Data Encryption Could Make A Big Difference

Artificial intelligence has an energy problem. According to McKinsey, AI data centers will account for up to 12% of the world’s total electricity consumption by 2030. This isn’t a problem we can ...
GitHub

Transparent client-side encryption for S3. Zero code changes.

S3's server-side encryption is great, but your cloud provider holds the keys. S3Proxy sits between your app and S3, encrypting everything before it leaves your infrastructure ...
Neowin

FBI bypasses "impenetrable" encryption using BitLocker keys supplied by Microsoft

Microsoft provided BitLocker recovery keys to the FBI, bypassing AES encryption that HSI previously deemed impenetrable during a Guam fraud probe. Microsoft has confirmed that it works with law ...
The Motley Fool

If You Own AES Stock, Take a Look at This Instead

AES is a utility company that provides energy solutions for residential customers and hyperscalers. While Applied Digital has fewer gigawatts, it also produces artificial intelligence (AI) data ...
IEEE

Combining TCP Reno, Bit Stuffing, Kruskal's Algorithm and AES Encryption

Abstract: This paper presents a thorough model that incorporates several network processes, including Bit Stuffing for data framing, TCP Reno for congestion control, AES encryption at the application ...