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Who is Alleged Medibank Hacker Aleksandr Ermakov?

Krebs on Security

Authorities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States this week levied financial sanctions against a Russian man accused of stealing data on nearly 10 million customers of the Australian health insurance giant Medibank. It’s not hard to see why. The attackers who broke into Medibank in October 2022 stole 9.7

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware.

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Automated Security and Compliance Attracts Venture Investors

eSecurity Planet

In 2013, Adam Markowitz founded Portfolium, an edtech startup that matched college students and graduates with employers. “I billion valuation in less than seven years and earning a top 10 ranking in our list of the top cybersecurity companies. The process for creating the report was time-consuming, manual and costly.

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NHS’ Plans to Share Patient Records with Third Parties

Data Matters

NHS Digital (the national custodian for health and care data in England) in May 2021, announced a new data sharing initiative called the General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) service. The Notice further states that the data will never be shared with marketing or insurance companies.

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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

eSecurity Planet

Investors recognize the potential too, as funding for cybersecurity ventures more than doubled from previous years to almost $22 billion in 2021. We’ll start with the top 10 overall and then look at other noteworthy startups in a number of markets. Top 10 Cybersecurity Startups. Series B SECURITI.ai BluBracket.

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

ARMA International

On the 29th of August, 2021, New Orleans felt the impacts of Hurricane Ida. I have been a member of the OAR staff at the ANO since March 2013. Then, in January 2021, I assumed the position of Director of Archives and Records, making me the Records Manager and Archivist of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Background. It was grim.