Category: Cryptography

Published on February 2, 2023

via Security Intelligence On December 21, 2022, President Biden signed the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act. The risk of quantum-powered password decryption is increasing exponentially. The new legislation is designed to help federal agencies proactively shift to a post-quantum security posture. Agencies have until May 4,…

Published on August 22, 2022

Naples, FL – Advanced Software Products Group Inc. (ASPG, Inc.) has announced the release of CryptoZ, a unique cryptography reporting system made for organizations utilizing z/OS cryptography. CryptoZ offers a behind-the-scenes look at an organization’s Z-system cryptography. By having a better overview of operations, administrators…

Published on February 4, 2022

via Security Intelligence You might feel like you’ve heard these imperatives a million times: “You need to encrypt your data.” “Your information isn’t secure unless you encrypt it.” “You need to eat your fruits and vegetables.” But if you’re like a lot of people, you…

Published on January 6, 2022

via Enterprise Security Magazine As data breaches continue to make headlines, more businesses rely on encryption technologies to safeguard their critical assets, both at rest and in transit. Data encryption is the process of converting data to another format or code to restrict access to…

Published on November 19, 2021

via Venture Beat It’s a threat with a major price tag: data breaches cost companies almost $4 million on average. In the U.S., the price is double that — about $8 million, or a 130% jump over the past fifteen years. Not only do companies have to…

Published on September 30, 2021

Via CSO Online Ransomware is one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity attacks. One of the factors that make these threats especially intimidating is that the costs can be far-reaching. An August 2021 report from security consultancy NCC Group shows that the number of worldwide ransomware attacks analyzed by the…

Published on June 21, 2021

Naples, FL – June 2021 – Advanced Software Products Group, Inc. (ASPG) has announced v2.2 of MegaCryption PC for Windows desktops and servers. As a component of ASPG’s MegaCryption cryptography suite of products, MegaCryption PC provides a comprehensive and scalable solution for data encryption. The…

Published on March 17, 2021

Reposted from Security Intelligence In the early days of the pandemic, many retailers quickly launched e-commerce stores for the first time. Others expanded their offerings, such as adding online ordering with curbside pick-up. Within only a few months, the pandemic accelerated the shift to e-commerce stores by…

Published on February 1, 2021

Reposted from Security Boulevard While the U.S. government was focused on election security last year, unbeknownst to senior American officials a secret cyber espionage campaign by a major nation-state adversary of unprecedented magnitude was already underway – lethal, stealthy and undetected. In early December 2020, the…

Published on June 4, 2020

Naples, FL – Advanced Software Products Group (ASPG, Inc.) is pleased to announce the latest release of MegaCryption 6.5.0. Specifically designed for z/OS environments, MegaCryption is a comprehensive enterprise and mainframe cryptography toolkit providing organizations with encryption, decryption, compression, and file management capabilities. Enhancements to…