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Group-IB Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report

Security Affairs

Group-IB , a global threat hunting and intelligence company, has presented its annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report. In the report, the company examines key shifts in the cybercrime world internationally between H2 2019 and H1 2020 and gives forecasts for the coming year.

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SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Data Matters

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year. Focus Areas for Both Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers.

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SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities (Including Cybersecurity) for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Data Matters

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year. Focus Areas for Both Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers.

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CIA Hacking unit APT-C-39 hit China since 2008

Security Affairs

Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 revealed that the US CIA has hacked Chinese organizations in various sectors for the last 11 years. Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 is accusing that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of having hacked Chinese organizations for the last 11 years.

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New Cyberthreats for 2021

Adam Levin

The cybersecurity industry faced a challenging combination of new and familiar challenges in 2020. In 2020, hackers actively exploited the Covid-19 pandemic as well as the resulting unemployment. 2020 saw a record number of ransomware attacks, and we can expect more of the same in 2021. Economic stimulus checks were targeted.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Just in 2020, the SolarWinds hack could’ve been prevented for organizations that promptly patch software. 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?

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

In the summer of 2018 during Rootz, a program to teach kids hacking during the annual DEF CON conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, an eleven-year-old hacker exploited an online imitation of the State of Florida’s Election Site in a matter of minutes. It also lead to even more testing of election system devices in other states. Bee: Great.