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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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Finding the treasure in governement information management

CILIP

Asked why he chose the Civil Service above other areas of librarianship, David says: “It is just so interesting… it puts you in the centre of constantly changing challenges while offering unparalleled opportunities to move between librarianship, records management, knowledge management, information governance throughout your career.”

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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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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

As networks evolved and organizations adopted internet communications for critical business processes, these cryptographic systems became essential for protecting data. Quantum computing attacks already present a real threat to existing standards, making the continued development of encryption pivotal for years to come.

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Vint Cerf: Maybe We Need an Internet Driver’s License

John Battelle's Searchblog

Cerf has chaired, formed, and participated in countless working groups, governing bodies, and scientific, technological, and academic organizations. Is there a moment in the history of computing that is as significant as the one we’re in now? And that has been the workhorse of the design of computer chips for years and years.