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US DoJ announced to have shut down the Russian RSOCKS Botnet

Security Affairs

The RSOCKS was composed of millions of compromised computers and other electronic devices around the world, including industrial control systems, time clocks, routers, audio/video streaming devices, and smart garage door openers. Please vote for Security Affairs and Pierluigi Paganini in every category that includes them (e.g.

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Capital One data breach: hacker accessed details of 106M customers before its arrest

Security Affairs

“A former Seattle technology company software engineer was arrested today on a criminal complaint charging computer fraud and abuse for an intrusion on the stored data of Capital One Financial Corporation, announced U.S. I commend our law enforcement partners who are doing all they can to determine the status of the data and secure it.”

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GUEST ESSAY: The story behind how DataTribe is helping to seed ‘Cybersecurity Valley’ in Maryland

The Last Watchdog

Tech epicenters Maryland’s path toward a cybersecurity epicenter parallels Silicon Valley’s evolution decades ago when it became the world’s biggest and most respected information technology hub. Kleiner was the founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Perkins was an early Hewlett-Packard computer division manager.) According to the U.S.

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US Government Accountability Office Releases New Report On The Internet of Things (IoT)

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

On May 15, 2017, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report entitled “ Internet of Things: Status and implications of an increasingly connected world.” The GAO identified four technological advancements that have contributed to the increase in IoT devices: Miniaturized, inexpensive electronics.

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Cyber Blackmail: More Than Just Ransomware

The Texas Record

We are happy to welcome guest writers from the Texas Department of Information Resources, Daniel Hankins, Shared Services Security Manager and Andy Bennett, Director Information Security Governance. The first category is a new twist on an old criminals’ favorite: blackmail-based extortion. 1] Diamant, A.