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Wi-Fi Devices as Physical Object Sensors

Schneier on Security

SENS is envisioned as a way for devices capable of sending and receiving wireless data to use Wi-Fi signal interference differences to measure the range, velocity, direction, motion, presence, and proximity of people and objects.

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Iranian hackers breached Albania’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT)

Security Affairs

INSTAT will continue its statistical activity and will use alternative means of communication such as the email address instat.albania@gmail.com and the official social media channels, Instagram and Facebook.” In September 2022, Albania blamed Iran for another cyberattack that hit computer systems used by the state police.

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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

Krebs on Security

Spamit), an invite-only community for Russian-speaking people in the businesses of sending spam and building botnets of infected computers to relay said spam. Icamis and Sal were in daily communications with these botmasters, via the Spamdot forum and private messages. The Spamdot admins went by the nicknames Icamis (a.k.a.

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The software-defined vehicle: The architecture behind the next evolution of the automotive industry

IBM Big Data Hub

Simultaneously, onboard electronics evolve from individual electronic control units to high-performance computers with higher performance and simplified integration. OEMs also need to encrypt messages within a vehicle and all other communications that extend beyond it.

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EU to Force IoT, Wireless Device Makers to Improve Security

eSecurity Planet

In addition, the amendment also will ensure greater privacy of personal data, prevent financial fraud, and improve resilience in European communications networks, according to EU officials. The result has been devices with trivial vulnerabilities or flaws that have been solved for a decade or longer in traditional computing.

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The Digital Markets Act Is Almost Here: 10 Things to Know About the EU’s New Rules for Big Tech

Data Matters

The DMA could enter into force as early as October 2022, with gatekeepers having to comply with the respective obligations and prohibitions by February 2024. February 2024: Designated companies have to comply with the obligations and prohibitions laid out by the DMA. April 2023: The DMA becomes applicable (i.e., Scope and objectives.

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Finding the treasure in governement information management

CILIP

Non-Corporate Communications The subsequent differences in approaches to KIM mean big differences in attitudes to technology. “We We allow people – we don’t actively approve – but we allow people to use WhatsApp to transact government business because it is one of the principal ways private offices communicate with ministers.