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Dacls RAT, the first Lazarus malware that targets Linux devices

Security Affairs

The activity of the Lazarus APT group (aka HIDDEN COBRA ) surged in 2014 and 2015, its members used mostly custom-tailored malware in their attacks. And our analysis shows that this is a fully functional, covert and RAT program targeting both Windows and Linux platforms, and the samples share some key characters being used by Lazarus Group.”

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MY TAKE: A primer on how ransomware arose to the become an enduring scourge

The Last Watchdog

What’s more, recent analysis from Coveware, a supplier of incident response services, concludes that the cost of ransomware attacks across all sectors spiked during Q2 2019 , with ransom payments rising 184% to an average of $36,295 in April, May and June, as compared to $12,762 in the first three months of this year.

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Privacy as a “Fundamental Right” Clouds Smart Regulation

Data Matters

*Originally Published July 12, 2018 by Chambers and Partners Data Protection & Cyber Security 2018. In December 2009, with the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights guaranteed both privacy and data protection as two of the Charter’s 50 enumerated fundamental rights.

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

ARMA International

Srivastav 2014) See Figure 1 (HistoryComputer 2021). ARMA defines information as “Data that has been given value through analysis, interpretation, or compilation in a meaningful form” (ARMA 2016, p 28). first with bitcoin in 2009 and then other cryptocurrencies such as Ether and financial transactions. Retrieved April 2021.