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Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Data Encryption Shields the Energy Sector Against Emerging Threats. The energy sector is part of the critical national infrastructure (CNI), and delivers services that are essential for modern life. Energy services companies are a lucrative target for adversaries. Wed, 01/13/2021 - 09:42. Cybersecurity challenges.

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Ragnar Ransomware encrypts files from virtual machines to evade detection

Security Affairs

Ransomware encrypts from virtual machines to evade antivirus. Ragnar Locker deploys Windows XP virtual machines to encrypt victim’s files, the trick allows to evaded detection from security software. Mounting all the shared drives to encrypt. ” reads the report published by Sophos.

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Johannesburg residents left in the dark after a ransomware attack at City Power

Security Affairs

South African electric utility City Power that provides energy to the city of Johannesburg, has suffered serious disruptions after a ransomware attack. The energy utility informed its customers via Twitter of the ransomware attack that encrypted its network, including all its databases and applications.

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US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

Security Affairs

The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data. LockBit is a prominent ransomware operation that first emerged in September 2019. The free decryptor for the Lockbit ransomware can be downloaded from the website of the ‘No More Ransom’ initiative.

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More details about Operation Cronos that disrupted Lockbit operation

Security Affairs

The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data. LockBit is a prominent ransomware operation that first emerged in September 2019. This NCA-led investigation is a ground-breaking disruption of the world’s most harmful cyber crime group.

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The Growing Presence (and Security Risks) of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

That pace is unlikely to slow down over the coming years; Pagely noted that organizations are still turning to IoT devices as a way to automate and optimize their business processes as well as save on energy costs. Organizations can accomplish this task by using a sophisticated security platform to encrypt data handled by IoT devices.

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

The Last Watchdog

Tatsuaki Okamoto, director of NTT Research’s Cryptography and Information Security (CIS) Lab , and Dr. Amit Sahai, professor of computer science at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and director of UCLA Center for Encrypted Functionalities (CEF). But it took massive processing power to make Gentry’s crude prototype work.