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When Your Smart ID Card Reader Comes With Malware

Krebs on Security

government employees and contractors have been issued a secure smart ID card that enables physical access to buildings and controlled spaces, and provides access to government computer networks and systems at the cardholder’s appropriate security level. A sample Common Access Card (CAC). Millions of U.S.

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$10M Is Yours If You Can Get This Guy to Leave Russia

Krebs on Security

government this week put a $10 million bounty on the head of a Russian man who for the past 18 years operated Try2Check , one of the cybercrime underground’s most trusted services for checking the validity of stolen credit card data. In 2017, U.S. In Kulkov’s case, it no doubt was critical to U.S.

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Can Gather Change the Course of Internet History?

John Battelle's Searchblog

He has a deep background in consumer and enterprise products used by hundreds of millions of people, as well as exposure to government policy, across technology areas including security, identity, privacy, and e-commerce.” First, Gather The Data My Amazon data in Gather: Who knew I bought that back in 2006?!

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Increasingly, thought leaders, professional organizations, and government agencies are beginning to provide answers. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure. Using appropriate access controls. Aligning cyber risk with corporate strategy. Aligning cyber risk with corporate strategy. Encrypting critical data assets.

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The role of a secret Dutch mole in the US-Israeli Stuxnet attack on Iran

Security Affairs

That mole then provided much -needed inside access when it came time to slip Stuxnet onto those systems using a USB flash drive.” In 2006, the researchers conducted a sabotage test with centrifuges, and President George Bush authorized the operation. ” wrote the journalists. The final updates were made on Sept.

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Remembering 9/11

Unwritten Record

The photographs included in this post illustrate how we remember the events of September 11th, and continue to provide access to our Nation’s records. March 27, 2006. They also help inform the public about government photographic resources that are available. Original Caption: New York, N.Y., jpg, NAID: 24476723.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Fog of Cyber War

ForAllSecure

I remember meeting Mikko in 2006. Today, it's much more likely that the group spent an extended amount of time and maybe even buys access to gain access to a corporate network and might be there for weeks for lateral movement, because they know that they can be asking for a million dollars or $10 million for ransomware.