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City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack

Security Affairs

Once obtained access to the City’s network, the group performed reconnaissance and information-gathering activities using legitimate third-party remote management tools. The Royal group began reconnaissance activity in April 2023, and the analysis of system log data dates the beginning of the surveillance operations on April 7, 2023.

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15 Top Cybersecurity Certifications for 2022

eSecurity Planet

It covers seven security domains: security operations and administration; access controls ; risk identification, monitoring and analysis; incident response and recovery; cryptography ; network and communications security; and systems and application security. After a seven-day free trial, access costs $39 per month.

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Linux Patch Management: Tools, Issues & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

Organizations using Linux in critical applications will typically have experienced administrators who can apply patches and updates, either manually, via package manager, or automatically. In addition, utilizing high-available setups and load balancing ensure that services remain accessible during the active patching process.

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s Cyber Range hubs provide career paths to high-schoolers, underutilized adults

The Last Watchdog

Michigan is cultivating a collection of amazing cybersecurity training facilities, called Cyber Range hubs, that are shining models for what’s possible when inspired program leaders are given access to leading-edge resources, wisely supplied by public agencies and private foundations. Merit 1981. Human scale advances.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

????????Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Markstedter actively contributes to filling the infosec education gap.

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MY TAKE: Remote classes, mobile computing heighten need for a security culture in K-12 schools

The Last Watchdog

Norton is a security consultant at Spirent Communications , an 82-year-old British supplier of network performance testing equipment. This brings the possibility of pedophiles getting access to these lists,” Norton says. The thing that most alarms Jesse Norton is the exposure to kids.

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