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STEPS FORWARD: Math geniuses strive to make a pivotal advance — by obfuscating software code

The Last Watchdog

Related: How Multi Party Computation is disrupting encrypti on An accomplished violinist, Einstein, no doubt, appreciated the symmetry of his metaphor. Simply put, iO must be achieved in order to preserve privacy and security while tapping into the next generation of IT infrastructure.

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

Spamit), an invite-only community for Russian-speaking people in the businesses of sending spam and building botnets of infected computers to relay said spam. 2008, wherein he addresses forum members with the salutation, “Hello Gentlemen Scammers.” The Spamdot admins went by the nicknames Icamis (a.k.a.

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FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant PAX Technology

Krebs on Security

based WOKV.com reported that agents with the FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had raided a local PAX Technology warehouse. Even if it were publicly proven today that the company’s technology was in fact a security risk, my guess is few retailers would be quick to do much about it in the short run.

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Weekly podcast: NCSC and Kaspersky, parliamentary passwords and macOS High Sierra (again)

IT Governance

The chief executive of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, Ciaran Martin, has warned senior civil servants about using Russian antivirus (AV) software in government departments. The US Department of Homeland Security banned the use of Kaspersky products in US government departments in response to the incident.

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Massachusetts Revises Information Security Regulations and Extends Deadline for Compliance

Hunton Privacy

On August 17, 2009, Massachusetts announced revisions to its information security regulations and extended the deadline for compliance with those regulations. ” First and foremost, the revisions emphasize a more flexible, risk-based approach to developing an information security program. .”

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News Alert: Nuvoton underscores its commitment to 8-bit MCU production sustainability

The Last Watchdog

Nuvoton was spun-off as a Winbond Electronics affiliate in July 2008 and went public in September 2010 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). About Nuvoton Technology: Nuvoton Technology Corporation (Nuvoton) was founded to bring innovative semiconductor solutions to the market.

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Naturally, database vendors are leading providers of database security tools, and a growing number of cloud-based database providers are moving deeper into the data security space. Security is paramount. Starting our list of the top database security vendors is the multinational cloud computing company, Alibaba Cloud.

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