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Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny

Krebs on Security

has been associated with the user Kerens on the Russian hacking forum Exploit from 2011 to the present day. The very first post by Kerens on Exploit in 2011 was a negative review of a popular crypting service that predated Cryptor[.]biz ru , which for many years was a place to download pirated e-books. was thelib[.]ru

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New UK Online Behavioral Advertising Code Released

Hunton Privacy

Article 5(3) of the amended EU e-Privacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC as amended by Directive 2009/136/EC) requires that users must be provided with “clear and comprehensive information” and must give their prior informed opt-in consent before any cookies are set on their “terminal equipment” ( e.g. , computer or mobile device).

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Irish ODPC Publishes 2012 Annual Report

Hunton Privacy

The ODPC accepts that data sharing can increase efficiency in the delivery of public services, but has long raised concerns regarding data sharing in the public sector. Since July 2011, telecommunication companies and Internet service providers (“ISPs”) have been required to notify data security breaches under S.I. audit outcomes.

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Doing Digital Right (A Book Review)

Information is Currency

The challenge isn’t just managing electronic records, but non-records, content and other data as all information needs to be governed because all information provides risk because of many factors such as e-discovery, data breaches and so much more. Lamourex also extensively cites his own research for the book.

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Time for Australian government to wake up to mobile?

ChiefTech

Front-end Websites are just one aspect of government communication and service delivery. Be strategic about mobile: The agencies and departments that should be thinking about this most are those that have a service delivery element or are involved in public education. Do your e-government applications work on mobile?

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Top MDR Services for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Arctic Wolf raised $200 million in Series E funding in 2020, raising its valuation to a total of $1.3 Users report satisfaction with the Binary Defense team’s impressive skills with detection and service delivery. There is also currently a 0% unemployment rate in a security field that’s maintained that rate since 2011.

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Phishers turning hard-working: CERT-GIB records upsurge of phishing resource blockages as duration of attacks grows

Security Affairs

According to the figures for the past year, the Top-3 of web phishers’ targets were online services (namely client software, online streaming services, e-commerce, delivery services and etc.) Malware delivery: what’s on the menu? Figure 1 The distribution of web-phishing among target categories .