Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Some of the world’s largest Internet firms have taken steps to crack down on disinformation spread by QAnon conspiracy theorists and the hate-filled anonymous message board 8chan. Technology Inc. Technology Inc. Technology gives the latter the right to use more than 21,500 IP addresses. ” and “207.”

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 5, 2022

Advisories Recommend Entities Take Steps for Prevention and Mitigation Federal authorities, in two separate advisories issued Thursday, urge healthcare sector entities to proactively address security risks from internet of things devices equipped with sensors, software and other technologies to connect and exchange data over the internet and from open (..)

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 17, 2023

The Internet of Things ( IoT ) is on the threshold of ascending to become the Internet of Everything ( IoE.) Yet IoE, at this nascent stage, holds much promise to tilt us towards a utopia where technology helps to resolve our planet’s most intractable problems. Very well said! I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 2, 2024

It’s a digital swindle as old as the internet itself, and yet, as the data tells us, the vast majority of security incidents are still rooted in the low-tech art of social engineering. Indeed, the technology and best practices to do this are readily available. New AI risks have lit a fire under IT teams.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 28, 2021

Researchers Warn: Do Not Expose Technology to the Internet Researchers are warning of three zero-day vulnerabilities in Kaseya's Unitrends cloud-based enterprise backup and disaster recovery technology. The news comes after a July 2 ransomware attack exploiting flaws in Kaseya's VSA software had a major impact.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 17, 2023

based technology company Micfo LLC , has been sentenced to five years in prison for wire fraud. ARIN says the 5-year sentence handed down by the South Carolina judge “sends an important message of deterrence to other parties contemplating fraudulent schemes to obtain or transfer Internet resources.”

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

How did America and Americans regress to being much less secure than before the Internet? Everyone knows the many amazing conveniences, benefits, and advances the Internet has enabled. The internet was designed that way.” A recent Council on Foreign Relations report confronts this irrational Internet utopianism. “

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

Related: Using ‘Big Data’ to improve health and well-being But there’s yet another towering technology mountain to climb: we must also overcome the limitations of Moore’s Law. Optical technology can enable us to control energy consumption so we can support increasing capacity and increasing bandwidth,” Gomi summarizes.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 5, 2022

Researchers Say Nonprofit's Data Exposure Affects Tens of Thousands Researchers say an unsecured cloud storage bucket belonging to a nonprofit cancer organization has exposed to the internet sensitive images and related data of tens of thousands of individuals.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 8, 2022

Lumen Technologies , an American company that operates one of the largest Internet backbones and carries a significant percentage of the world’s Internet traffic, said today it will stop routing traffic for organizations based in Russia. ru) from the Internet.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

As technology has rapidly exceeded all historical imaginings, opportunities for fraudsters to exploit their victims abound. Digital exploitation refers to the abuse and manipulation of technology and the internet for illegal and unethical purposes, including identity theft, sextortion, cyberbullying, online scams, and data breaches.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 13, 2023

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Window Snyder, the founder and CEO of Thistle Technologies about the (many) security challenges facing Internet of Things (IoT) devices and her idea for making things better: Thistle’s platform for secure development and deployment of IoT devices. Read the whole entry. »

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 26, 2021

Internet Browser Pioneer on ID Threats and Overcoming the Password Liability When he co-founded the firm Beyond Identity in 2020, serial entrepreneur Jim Clark said he felt somewhat responsible for the proliferation of passwords. They are providing access to their passwordless technology for free.

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AIIM

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Leo and one of his co-hosts got into an interesting discussion on the use of Generative AI like ChatGTP with respect to search on the internet. The two things are similar but not the same, and what was being discussed was actually adding ChatGTP to Bing, bringing two technologies together to search for information. podcast network.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Flaw Allows Unauthorized Users to Send Specially Crafted Requests Security firm Positive Technologies says more than 6,000 VMware vCenter devices worldwide that are accessible via the internet contain a critical remote code execution vulnerability. VMware has issued recommendations for patching the flaw.

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OpenText Information Management

JUNE 21, 2023

“Artificial intelligence is as revolutionary as mobile phones and the Internet.” — Bill Gates Despite the hype that seems to accompany nearly every technology breakthrough, true revolutions are few and far between. The first … The post Make the AI pivot appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

26, 2023 — The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2Coalition) launched the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) in 2020 to establish a baseline for how virtual private network (VPN) providers should operate. Social Responsibility: VPN providers will promote VPN technology to support access to the global Internet and freedom of expression.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 19, 2024

Asset management and technological innovation Advancements in technology underpin the need for holistic grid asset management, making the assets in the grid smarter and equipping the workforce with smart tools. Machine connectivity through Internet of Things (IoT) data exchange enables condition-based maintenance and health monitoring.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 1, 2024

The technology and best practices for treating cybersecurity as a business enabler, instead of an onerous cost-center, have long been readily available. These key capabilities fall under the four competencies of oversight, process risk management, technology risk management, and human risk management. What are some basic first steps?

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John Battelle's Searchblog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

I’m at least three books behind in my reviews, so I figured I’d bang out a fun one today: The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century’s On-line Pioneers by Tom Standage. Highly recommended. Morse by Kenneth Silverman ( review ) Code: And Other Laws of Cyberspace, Version 2.0

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 23, 2020

Five Customer Service Databases Were Left Internet-Accessible for Three Weeks Microsoft accidentally internet-exposed 250 million customer support records stored in five misconfigured Elasticsearch databases, for three weeks.

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OpenText Information Management

APRIL 22, 2024

Crafting clouds: The next internet era Our CEO and CTO, Mark J. Barrenechea, brought to light a transformative vision: "It is not an internet anymore. It is an internet of clouds." Thank you for being a part of OpenText World Europe 2024.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

In the more than 30 years since the digital revolution swept through marketing, most of us have adapted to the ever-present change inherent in what has become a technology-driven profession. Wasn’t that the promise of the Internet, after all – a one-to-one relationship with our customers, at scale? (image credit).

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies provide intriguing opportunities for immersive and interactive experiences in cybersecurity training. Related: GenAI’ impact on DevSecOps Here’s how these technologies can bridge learning gaps in cybersecurity awareness and enhance the overall training experience.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2024

Launched in 2008, privnote.com employs technology that encrypts each message so that even Privnote itself cannot read its contents. Other Privnote phishing domains that also phoned home to the same Internet address as pirwnote[.]com The real Privnote, at privnote.com. And it doesn’t send or receive messages. com include privnode[.]com

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 8, 2024

5G (fifth-generation mobile technology) is the newest standard for cellular networks. Like its predecessors, 3G, 4G and 4G LTE, 5G technology uses radio waves for data transmission. Since its release in 2019, 5G broadband technology has been hailed as a breakthrough technology with big implications for both consumers and businesses.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

New government rules coupled with industry standards meant to give formal shape to the Internet of Things (IoT) are rapidly quickening around the globe. I had an eye-opening conversation about all of this with Steve Hanna , distinguished engineer at Infineon Technologies , a global semiconductor manufacturer based in Neubiberg, Germany.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

China has enclosed its national internet servers within what is colloquially called ‘the Great Firewall.’ If your staff can log on to the internet to access their emails, so can an attacker. MFA can be challenging to implement for some organizations from a technology or cost perspective or due to user pushback.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The number of internet-facing cameras in the world is growing exponentially. Businesses and homeowners increasingly rely on internet protocol (IP) cameras for surveillance. New research by Cybernews shows an exponential rise in the uptake of internet-facing cameras. Surge in internet-facing cameras.

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OpenText Information Management

APRIL 19, 2024

What really is the “internet of things” nowadays? What I mean is, the affordability of sensors, smart devices, and gateways is allowing for many things outside of the data center to be connected back to the cloud through the public internet. VIPER: Technology is allowing us to advance from smart things to smart ecosystems.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2022

I had the chance at Black Hat 2022 to visit with Rajiv Pimplaskar, CEO at Dispersive , an Alpharetta, GA-based supplier of advanced cloud obfuscation technology. Can the deployment of WWII battlefield technology turn the tide against hordes of threat actors? I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Assessing the risks involved in using the latest technology is something our culture had to adopt in the early days of the computer. New technologies come with risks — there’s no denying that. It foreshadowed how encryption would come to be used as a foundation for Internet commerce – by companies and criminals. Lessons learned.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 25, 2023

Open source coding has come to dominate business software applications; rising to comprise 75 percent of audited code bases and putting open source on a trajectory to become a $50 billion subsector of technology by 2026. For a full drill down on our conversation please give the accompanying podcast a listen.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Internet Browser Pioneer on ID Threats and Overcoming the Password Liability When he co-founded the firm Beyond Identity in 2020, serial entrepreneur Jim Clark said he felt somewhat responsible for the proliferation of passwords. They are providing access to their passwordless technology for free.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 5, 2023

Previously, these schemes involved coerced or stolen digital material, but now some criminals are using technology to create explicit content from innocent images or videos found online. This information comes from today's alert by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 10, 2023

Just decades ago, the internet was something that could only be accessed from large, immobile personal computers. Auerbach In the US, respondents reported the highest levels of digital fraud from all sources, including banking and payments, Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Cities. Today it is everywhere.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2024

It is a subsidiary of the partially state-owned Chinese company Wingtech Technology. In response to the incident, the company disconnected the affected systems from the internet to prevent the threat from spreading. Nexperia is a semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

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