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SideWinder carried out over 1,000 attacks since April 2020

Security Affairs

SideWinder, an aggressive APT group, is believed to have carried out over 1,000 attacks since April 2020, Kaspersky reported. The group stands out for the high frequency and persistence of its attacks, researchers believe that the APT group has carried out over 1,000 attacks since April 2020. To nominate, please visit:?

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Estonian National charged with helping Russia acquire U.S. hacking tools and electronics

Security Affairs

made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. In May 2020, Shevlyakov used one of his front companies to buy a licensed copy of the penetration testing platform Metasploit Pro.

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UK emphasises cyber security in new foreign policy strategy

IT Governance

The UK government plans to invest £24 billion in cyber security and the armed forces as part of a major shake-up of its defence policy. Formed in 2020, the NCF is a partnership between the Ministry of Defence and GCHQ. UK cyber security strategy. One way it’s doing that is through an amendment of its nuclear missile policy.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in July 2020 ­– 77 million records breached

IT Governance

You can find our full list of publicly disclosed data breaches from July in this blog. Meanwhile, you can stay up to date with the latest news by subscribing to our Weekly Round-up or visiting our blog. Four military schools in Canada targeted in ‘mysterious’ cyber attack (unknown). Cyber attacks.

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2020 Predictions – Quantum knows what you did last summer

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As technology becomes capable of defeating a higher proportion of current and legacy security efforts, cybersecurity in 2020 will be defined by the need to stand out. National Initiatives in 2020. 2020 will see an ongoing increase in state-sponsored efforts to establish hegemony in the quantum race.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2020 – 832 million records breached

IT Governance

Australia’s Defence Force Recruiting systems were taken offline after security breach (unknown). South African utility provider Eskom is still feeling effects of a cyber security incident (unknown). Wichita State University notifies students and staff of a security incident (1,762). Data breaches. Financial information.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in August 2020 – 36.6 million records breached

IT Governance

There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. The true figure, as always, will be higher than this – in part because organisations rarely disclose how many records were involved in security incidents. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.