In the wake of Flame—the malware attackers used to spy on networks in Iran earlier this year—Microsoft has decided to upgrade its level of cryptographic key encryption and will support only systems using a minimum of 1024-bit keys. This change, which was applied on 15 August 2012, will materially impact organisations from today as they roll out the latest Microsoft patches.
- CALUM MACLEOD, EMEA DIRECTOR, VENAFI
- InfoSecurity
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