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BSI sets minimum standards for web browsers
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The BSI has revised the minimum standard for web browsers for administration and published version 3.0. Companies can also use this as a guide. The supplementary browser comparison table and the IT-Grundschutz reference table have also been updated accordingly. Web browsers serve as central software for navigating the Internet. They also process data from untrustworthy sources that contain malicious code. Computers, cell phones and tablets can become infected unnoticed. At the same time, the functions and interfaces of web browsers are constantly increasing. This means they also offer an increasing target for cybercriminals. The dynamic development…

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Digitalization: Unsafe i-vehicle portals will be blocked
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For Federal Minister Wissing it is the big hit: internet-based vehicle registration, i-Kfz for short. However, it seems that many municipalities currently do not meet the IT security standards for operating a portal - because although it is centralized in terms of data, otherwise vehicle registration is a state matter. It's not just companies that will have to meet many IT security requirements from 2024. The states and municipalities also have a lot of catching up to do. Internet-based vehicle registration, i-Kfz for short, should actually take off everywhere and thus make annoying waiting times at offices unnecessary. In many places, however, reality has prevented this wish: according to many media reports, 25...

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Security standards for payment transactions
Security standards for payment transactions

The Payment Security Report 2023 coincides with the upcoming launch date of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Version 4.0 for payments. This update to the current PCI DSS standard is the largest change since 2004. The changes to payments will impact all organizations that store, process or transmit cardholder data, from e-commerce to the public sector. Compliance with PCI DSS v4.0 is strongly recommended until March 31, 2024, when v3.2.1 will be phased out. The standard contains numerous updates and 64 new…

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Perspective: Email encryption in companies

Finally perspective: totemo explains the various standards for e-mail encryption and offers solutions. Companies have to react to the variety of encryption standards. E-mails have become an indispensable part of everyday work: Companies reach almost all customers, both end consumers and companies, as well as their business partners in this way. Strong email encryption is therefore one of the most important principles for protecting business-critical or personal data from being accessed by unauthorized persons during transmission and storage. That is why IT security officers should deal with the TLS, PGP / OpenPGP, MIP and S / MIME standards. It quickly becomes clear: E-mail encryption requires a "specialist translator" ...

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