SSL Encryption: Keep Your Head in the Game
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Until your network has been compromised or attacked to ways you cannot imagine, you will never know the importance of security.
Here is an article by By Johnnie Konstantas on March 15, 2016
Cryptography isn’t new. Humans have always liked to keep secrets. Or at least try.
More than 400 years ago, Mary, Queen of Scots, tried. Unfortunately, in the encryption-gone-wrong Babington plot, she didn’t fair so well. When one of Queen Elizabeth’s cunning advisors decrypted a coded correspondence about an assassination conspiracy, it was off with poor Mary’s head.
Decryption can be used to your advantage. It certainly was in Elizabeth’s case.
Encryption: The Double-Edged Sword
Today, more and more Internet traffic is encrypted. In fact, according to the Dell 2016 Annual Threat Report (PDF), nearly 65 percent of it is.
But encryption is a double-edged sword. It’s good when it protects you, your confidentiality, and your data. However, as with most things in life, there’s two sides to every story. And encryption’s not so good when it protects the bad guys, too.
Decrypting SSL
See, in addition to the growth of SSL traffic, studies also show that SSL is one of the fastest growing attack vectors. In fact, in its report, “Security Leaders Must Address Threats from Rising SSL Traffic,” Gartner predicted that, by 2017, more than 50 percent of network attacks will use encrypted traffic to bypass controls. Hackers are drawn to encryption because it makes it easier for them to move and hide malware, and, even, take from you the very data and privacy you aim to protect.
By all estimations, not only should a decryption and inspection strategy be viewed as a necessity for businesses, but as a top security priority in 2016.
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