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Russia-linked Turla APT uses new TinyTurla-NG backdoor to spy on Polish NGOs

Security Affairs

The Turla APT group (aka Snake , Uroburos , Waterbug , Venomous Bear and KRYPTON ) has been active since at least 2004 targeting diplomatic and government organizations and private businesses in the Middle East, Asia, Europe, North and South America, and former Soviet bloc nations.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Resilient Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) and Strong Passwords

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Historically, October has always been an important month for the cybersecurity community and a month of major cybersecurity events. So in 2004, the President of the United States designated October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. How much do they trust industries to keep their sensitive data secure? Use strong passwords.

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The Great $50M African IP Address Heist

Krebs on Security

based researcher whose findings shed light on a murky area of Internet governance that is all too often exploited by spammers and scammers alike. That individual — Ernest Byaruhanga — was only the second person hired at AFRINIC back in 2004. The allegations stemmed from a three-year investigation by a U.S.-based

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The Updates Must Go Through

Adam Shostack

Microsoft has been trying to get folks to apply critical security patches to address a problem that’s being actively exploited. For example, see our Timing the Application of Security Patches for Optimal Uptime , Usenix Lisa 2002). In 2004, Microsoft shipped the Blaster removal tool to remove a virulent worm.

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Attacks Targeting Oil and Gas Sector Renew Questions About Cybersecurity

Hunton Privacy

Federal oversight of pipeline safety and security is split respectively between the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) and DHS’s Transportation Safety Administration (“TSA”). Pipeline security activities within TSA are led by the Pipeline Security Division.

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Professor Chris Whitty and author Matt Haig are among the recipients of CILIP Honorary Fellowships

CILIP

As Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Professor Chris Whitty has been at the forefront of health information keeping the public informed throughout the pandemic as the UK government?s He was the interim Government Chief Scientific Adviser from 2017 to 2018, including during the Novichok poisonings.

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Liability for Data Security Auditors

Hunton Privacy

A lawsuit that will soon commence in Arizona has the potential to alter the data breach liability landscape by making data security auditors liable for data breaches experienced by the companies they audit. In 2005, CardSystems revealed that it had experienced an information security breach that compromised forty million payment cards.