The Director of Identity Security at Microsoft has been warning about the inefficacy of passwords and more recently about standard Multi-Factor Authentication. Malicious actors are looking to steal your data at all costs. With the ever evolving technological advancement, even the strongest password will not deter these bad guys for long, especially when quantum computing arrives.

One of the most common cyber-attacks today is via phishing. As you know phishing emails are sent by malicious actors posing to be someone you know asking for help or pertinent information. Phishing is designed to gain access to the victim’s personal information without them knowing. True story – Recently, one of our employees was a target of such a phishing email.  But because of IronCAP X she was able to distinguish between a malicious sender and an authentic sender.

Phishing is the most used hacking technique because the email seems to be coming from a legitimate contact.  He/She is in danger or needs help, and this makes us overlook the obvious warning signs. Here is when IronCAP X comes to use. IronCAP X is the world’s first quantum-safe, end-to-end email encryption and digital signature product. Our end-to-end encryption eliminates the intermediary server aka MITM (Man In The Middle) and our digital signature feature authenticates a legitimate sender from a malicious one. IronCAP X utilizes our patent-pending IronCAP Engine as the underlying cryptographic mechanism to ensure safety against cyber-attacks from not only the conventional world of computers today but also against future attacks from quantum computers.

References:
Forbes article

Among countless cyber breaches, the most shocking cyber failure this week was at Amazon Web Services – the data of more than 10 million users of some of the world’s most used travel websites including Booking.com, Expedia and Hotels.com has been exposed. Researchers at Website Planet reported at least total of 24.4GB of data was compromised.

Data breach is detrimental to the reputation of a company and can cause massive damages in different areas, such as:

1. Disruptions to a company’s daily business operations.
2. Damage to a company’s brand value.
3. Exposure of sensitive, personal and financial information of customers, suppliers and business partners.
4. Potential lawsuits and penalties.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in more data breaches than ever before proving malicious actors are in “full gear”.  The arrival of quantum computers brings them even more power. You need to know the fact that quantum computers can crack the current cryptographic encryption systems such as RSA, in just seconds. A quantum attack will not only compromise your data but also the digital-signature algorithms used to verify the identity of secure web sites.  We need to take control of our data and proactively make it quantum-safe NOW!

IronCAP ‘s unique cryptography is designed to operate on conventional computer systems while at the same time can safeguard attacks from quantum computers. It is proven secure at a hackathon, vetted by industry experts and is low-cost.  To learn more, visit www.ironcap.ca.

References:
AWS

California based enterprise security company Proofpoint said that IT security leaders are ill-prepared for a cyber-attack. Several of their surveys indicate that the lack of data security has put organizations at huge risk for financial and data loss. According to the World Economic Forum between 2019 and 2023, $5.2 trillion in global value will be at risk from malicious actors. The impact of these attacks will be far bigger than just financial loss – reputational damage, downtime, legal fees, compensation and remediation are only a few from the long list of terrible consequences.

Email security is extremely important from a personal and business standpoint. It is a medium that individuals use to communicate and exchange important confidential information. Unfortunately, the most common malicious attack is by phishing aka email fraud. Nearly every computer user has encountered an email fraud with phishing or ransomware in the last 12 months. As each day goes by our security systems are becoming outdated while malicious actors are advancing their techniques and schemes.  You’ve got to act now to prevent or avoid a cyber-attack.

Imagine how awful it would be if a malicious actor has got access to your email account and uses your identity to send out phishing email to your associates?  Why not get some peace of mind from IronCAP X, a proven secure, quantum safe email encryption software that will let you authenticate and digitally sign your email.  Recipients will know it’s a legitimate email if it’s coming from an IronCAP X user in their contacts.  For added security, the email is encrypted and can only be decrypted by the designated recipient.  It is time we educate ourselves on email security and take measures to prevent data loss.  It is 2020 and we got to be cyber smart to outsmart malicious actors.  IronCAP X currently provides you FREE personal end-to-end email encryption usage.  Want to know more? Visit: https://www.ironcap.ca/ironcap-x/

Have questions about email security? Reach out on Twitter, LinkedIn or Facebook. We are here to help.

Reference:
Proofpoint article

Imagine what it would be like if we acted ahead instead of reacted after?

We hear about cyberattacks daily, so what are you doing for your data protection? Unfortunately, most companies and individuals will only work on pumping up their cyber security systems after they have been hacked.  They will regret that they have not strengthened their cybersecurity systems PRIOR to an attack. Instead of spending tons of money to recover data and return all business functions back to normal, investing a fraction of it on your cybersecurity will be the easiest to prevent and avoid cyberattacks.

Recently, Federal and other agencies issued a warning of an imminent cyber threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers. These warnings were in a report released on October 28, 2020 to alert healthcare providers taking precautions to protect their systems. Let IronCAP help you get ahead in the cyber war.  IronCAP can help you build highly secure systems for data storage, remote access, encryption, digital signing, etc.  Our quantum-safe cryptographic system can protect you against ever-evolving illegitimate and malicious means of gaining access to your data.  Be cyber smart and together we can beat cyber criminals not only today, but also in the future world of quantum computing.

Learn more about us: http://www.ironcap.ca

References:
FBI warnings

Cyberattacks have become a common phenomenon in the Year 2020 and that is unacceptable. We have witnessed a significant rise in cyberattacks with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reporting a 400% rise in 2020. These numbers are staggering and growing every day.

In the digital age of 2020, cybercrime against individuals is accelerating. Cybercriminals access your system through phishing or social engineering attacks stealing your credit card information, internet browsing history, login credentials, secure passwords and the list is endless. According to experts the number of such cyberattacks have jumped from 20,000 to 30,000 a day in the U.S. alone. We have to be cyber smart and protect our own data.

At IronCAP we are concerned for your cybersecurity. Hence, our crypto scientists have developed a unique cryptographic, quantum-safe encryption for your data. This means you are not only protected today but also in tomorrow’s quantum world.

Being aware about cybersecurity is not enough.  You need to act and put in the process to avoid that risk.  Check out the different options IronCAP offers for individuals and businesses. We strive to create a cyber smart community.  Be cyber smart with us. https://www.ironcap.ca/ironcap-x/

References:
FBI reporting

Email phishing is the single most used tool for malicious hacking. In this highly tech savvy and digitalized world, it is easy to make anything appear “authentic” when in fact it is a malicious actor behind a screen. We hear about phishing attacks on large companies daily, but we fail to raise the alarm that hackers also target INDIVIDUALS with phishing emails to hack into our network. We as individuals need just as much cybersecurity as any organization. Act before you are the next victim of a malicious attack.

It has been over 6 months since we were hit by a pandemic and most communication has shifted to a digital platform. According to the World Economic Forum, more than half of the world’s population is online. Additionally, a million users hop aboard the Internet daily and two-thirds of the population has a smartphone or a mobile device. This digital economy is fueled by DATA. Whether you are a large corporation, a government agency or a hacker group, the more data you own the more value you hold.

IronCAP sees the importance of cybersecurity for individuals and realizes it can be an expensive investment for them. Hence, we have launched a FREE personal version of our end-to-end email encryption product, IronCAP X, that protects individuals TODAY and in the QUANTUM world.

With IronCAP X we strive to eliminate email phishing. It is the world’s first quantum-safe, end-to-end email encryption, digital signature product. This simply means it is end-to-end encrypted with no intermediary server and the digital signature immediately authenticates a legit sender as opposed to a malicious one. Don’t be the next victim of any cyberattack.  Act now and learn more at: https://www.ironcap.ca/ironcap-x/

References:
World Economic Forum

When we think about cybersecurity, we think of data protection and secure networks within the organization. While that is true…cybersecurity presents a much bigger scope of challenges and impact on everybody than most people know. According to researchers, cybersecurity directly affects the share prices. Studies show an average fall of 7.27% in two weeks after a publicly disclosed data breach. You don’t just lose data but also potential investor interest.

A post-quantum cybersecurity strategy is IMPERATIVE! Recently, financial institutions such as Visa and JP Morgan are said to be preparing threats from powerful quantum computers. Rajat Taneja, President of Technology at Visa said, “The for data we have is sensitive, and it is vast in quantity, so protecting that data is job number one for us.”

We are in the quantum era and it is a given fact that quantum computers can crack the current cryptographic encryption systems in seconds. RSA’s cryptographic method will be especially at risk. A quantum computing attack would not only compromise your data but also the digital-signature algorithms used to verify the identity of secure websites.

IronCAP is the one stop shop. Our unique cryptographic, quantum-safe technology shields your data from cyber threats today and in the quantum world. It is proven secure at a hackathon, vetted by industry experts and low-cost. IronCAP is available TODAY and seamlessly integrates with your existing systems. Tomorrow’s security depends on today’s preparedness.

Learn more: http://www.ironcap.ca

References:
Data Breach Article
Visa  & JP Morgan’s Post-Quantum Preparation 

Industry leaders are racing to build the most powerful quantum computer. Whether you talk about IBM or IonQ or D-wave, their common goal is to develop a powerful and viable quantum computer for commercial use. IonQ just announced it has built the most powerful computer yet with 32 perfect qubits and claims to use IBM’s preferred quantum benchmark to hit a quantum volume of 4,000,000. In fact, D-wave too just launched a 5,000 qubits quantum computing platform. While D-wave uses a different technique from IBM, the goal remains the same, i.e. quantum supremacy.

As we know quantum computing has been around for a while.  It will for sure change the landscape of data security. In fact quantum hacking can be here already given the different platforms available today. The world needs to gear up for a powerful hack that could breach all existing security systems in place. NSA already warned government agencies and companies to be quantum-safe back in 2016. We need to advance our security systems to beat quantum hacking. IronCAP protects you from cyberthreats today and in the quantum world. Its unique cryptographic technology is quantum-safe providing bulletproof encryption for all your data. Our goal at IronCAP is to prevent cybercrime, data loss and promote a safe cyberspace.

From the top leadership to novice technology users, we all need to be cybersmart and proactive. IronCAP is industry vetted and confident it can keep you quantum-safe.

Learn more:

https://www.ironcap.ca
IonQ – Quantum Computer Launch
D-wave Quantum Platform
NSA – Quantum safe

A recent study from CrowdStrike reported that customers faced more cyber intrusions in the first six months of 2020 than in ALL of 2019. Researchers observed an increase in malicious activity by 154% compared to 2019. This is a wake up call to your cybersecurity!

Remote work forced by the pandemic has compromised network securities, companies and government agencies are seeing system failures on a day-to-day basis. Recently ransomware took a cruel turn costing a patient her life in Germany. ZDNet reported, “…. the woman, who needed urgent medical care, died after being re-routed to a hospital further away, as a nearer hospital was in the midst of dealing with a ransomware attack.” We can be better prepared.

As we know quantum computing power is rapidly accelerating. IBM just launched a quantum computer that can solve real world problems. However, cyber threats will also amplify in the world of quantum computers and it is ignorant to believe our current security systems, such as RSA can continue to protect us.

Quantum-safe encryption is the only solution to the cyber threats in this digital age. You can be cybersmart by using IronCAP encryption. IronCAP’s cryptographic technology will provide a quantum-safe, bulletproof shield for your data today and in the quantum future.

Learn more:
IronCAP
ZDNet

There is an urgent need for quantum-safe encryption. This is a fact based on information from industry leaders, investments made by government agencies and large corporations. Here are some facts from 2020:

1. The U.S. Department Of Energy (DOE) invested $625 million on Quantum Research Science Centers and awarded $115 million to Quantum Systems Accelerator (QSA).
2. Honeywell just launched its latest quantum computer with a quantum volume of 64 qubits and said it will increase its quantum volume 10-fold every year.
3. IBM research director predicts a Quantum App store is arriving soon – a code repository where software developers can make their written code available to anyone.
4. And IBM just committed to a functioning quantum computer with a 1,121 qubits quantum volume by 2023. A quantum computer that can tackle genuine real-world calculations.

From Google declaring Quantum supremacy in October 2019 to IBM claiming that we are already in the decade of Quantum Computing at the CES 2020 to then all of the quantum advancements above, we are certain the Quantum Computing revolution is accelerating dramatically! In fact, quantum hacking may be happening already. The world needs to be quantum-safe for pre and post quantum threats NOW.

Back in 2016, the National Security Agency (NSA) asked government agencies and companies to ACT NOW and be quantum-safe. Even industry expert Jeremy Kahn has said, “Quantum computers threaten to end digital security.” Our current securities systems such as RSA cannot protect you from quantum hacking.

IronCAP provides cryptographic quantum-safe encryption for your most valued asset AKA data. It can provide bulletproof encryption at a low cost for businesses and individuals. IronCAP’s technology is quantum-safe, fast, secure and has been vetted by industry leaders and corporations.

IronCAP’s encryption is the “vaccine” to the upcoming “Quantum Pandemic”.  Get your “immunization” TODAY!

Learn more: https://www.ironcap.ca

References:
DOE $115 million award for quantum lab.
DOE $625 million investment in quantum.
Honeywell’s quantum supremacy.
IBM’s 1000 qubits quantum computer
Quantum App Store
NSA’s warning to be quantum-safe.
Jeremy Kahn’s article.