Schneier on Security

JULY 24, 2019

Speaking at Fordham University in New York, he admitted that adding backdoors decreases security but that it is worth it. Some hold this view dogmatically, claiming that it is technologically impossible to provide lawful access without weakening security against unlawful access. percent level of protection? This is untenable.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 27, 2023

What they really want to do is make unauthorized transfers. What's more, they may ask for personal information like Social Security numbers, setting people up for possible identity theft." Scammers understand how our shopping habits have changed and have updated their sleazy tactics accordingly," the FTC says.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 6, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 | June 6th, 2023 [Wake-Up Call] It's Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing Fighting spear phishing attacks is the single best thing you can do to prevent breaches. make up only 0.1% Get a look at THREE NEW FEATURES and see how easy it is to train and phish your users. This is that fact: ".spear

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

With the year 2022 firmly in the rear view, and as we look to start the new year in 2023, Norton Rose Fulbright’s Regulatory Compliance and Investigations team looks back and rounds up the five key cyber and data protection developments that took place in Southeast Asia in 2022. . in damages to its customer over data leak.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 14, 2019

Speaking at Fordham University in New York, he admitted that adding backdoors decreases security but that it is worth it. Some hold this view dogmatically, claiming that it is technologically impossible to provide lawful access without weakening security against unlawful access. percent level of protection? This is untenable.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

As we enter 2022, the shortage of cybersecurity pros hasn’t gotten better. The move to remote work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic increased the workloads for skilled IT professionals, and combined with the rising rate of ransomware attacks , many security pros are suffering from burnout. In fact, it’s gotten worse.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

As if cybersecurity weren’t already a red-letter issue, the United States and, most likely, its allies–in other words, the global economic community–are in Iran’s cyber sites, a major player in cyber warfare and politically divisive disinformation campaigns. We’re all connected.

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Adam Shostack

DECEMBER 1, 2019

The Huawei and Snowden Questions , by Olav Lysne is a deep dive into what happens when an untrusted vendor builds your trusted computing base, and more importantly, why a great many of the “obvious” ways to address those risks are subject to easy work-arounds. How to design games. Cult of the Dead Cow , Joseph Menn.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We each need to consider how these trends may affect our organizations and allocate our budgets and resources accordingly: AI will turbo-charge cybersecurity and cyberthreats: Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost both attackers and defenders while causing governance issues and learning pains. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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Cyber Info Veritas

JUNE 25, 2018

On a professional level, the need for cybersecurity is even more important because as businesses evolve and adopt technology in all areas of operation, as the need to maintain and protect user databases increases, cyber threats are ever increasing as black hat hackers try to gain access to this invaluable information.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

However, at this moment in history, two particularly worrisome types of cyber attacks are cycling up and hitting local government entities hard: ransomware sieges and election tampering. Related: Free tools that can help protect elections I had a deep discussion about this with Todd Weller, chief strategy officer at Bandura Cyber.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 19, 2020

WhiteHat Security got its start some 17 years ago in Silicon Valley to help companies defend their public-facing websites from SQL injection and cross-site scripting hacks. Yet organizations have many more application security headaches to resolve these days.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

He also talks about his infosec journey hacking cryptocurrencies, joining the Digital Defense Service and CISA, and helping secure the 2020 presidential election… all before the age of 22. intelligence community, and to designate the current wave of digital extortion as a national security threat.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 18, 2021

He also talks about his infosec journey hacking cryptocurrencies, joining the Digital Defense Service and CISA, and helping secure the 2020 presidential election… all before the age of 22. intelligence community, and to designate the current wave of digital extortion as a national security threat.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 5, 2020

Is America’s working definition of “national security” too narrow for the digital age? Related: The golden age of cyber espionage The United States, at present, operates with a “nebulous” definition of what constitutes a cyber attack that rises to the level of threatening national security, asserts Rogers, who was commander, U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 27, 2020

It’s difficult to convey the scope and scale of cyber attacks that take place on a daily basis, much less connect the dots between them. Related: The Golden Age of cyber spying A new book by Dr. Chase Cunningham — Cyber Warfare – Truth, Tactics, and Strategies — accomplishes this in a compelling, accessible way.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The threat landscape of cybersecurity changes daily, with hackers and cybersecurity professionals in a perpetual cat-and-mouse chase; hackers discover new ways to infiltrate and exploit their targets, and the cybersecurity industry looks for vulnerabilities, tries to anticipate new threats and responds when cyber security issues arise.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 4, 2019

Now that one year has passed since the GDPR came into effect, we’ve had a lot of questions arising such as how are companies managing the adoption of the new stricter data protection regulation? How are Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) handling the enforcement of violations and issue non-compliant fines?

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2022

And while that’s incredible for staying connected with friends, organizing rallies, and sharing important messages, it’s also the reason we are facing a cyber security crisis. This is now catching the attention of elected leaders like Senator Mark Warner and Senator Marco Rubio. Convenience trumps security.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 8, 2021

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has assumed a very visible and vocal role. Mayorkas has been championing an extensive portfolio of initiatives to rally public-private collaboration to fend off cyber criminals and state-sponsored threat actors. I’m excited by his visionary focus on diversity as a source for cyber talent.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

2023 – Given the sharpening complexity of cyber threats, our digital and physical infrastructure faces mounting challenges. In the past year alone, we’ve seen cybercriminals refine their arsenal with sophisticated tools aimed squarely at evading defences and causing disruption. Big year for cyber in politics?

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