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Iranian hackers access unsecured HMI at Israeli Water Facility

Security Affairs

Furthermore, at the time of the publication, the system did not use any authentication method upon access.” Experts noticed that the system still allows communications on port 502, which is used for Modbus protocol, that doesn’t require any authentication/encryption. ” reads the blog post published by OTORIO.

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The most valuable AI use cases for business

IBM Big Data Hub

Agricultural machines can engage in autonomous pruning, moving, thinning, seeding and spraying. Education In education and training , AI can tailor educational materials to each individual student’s needs. AI can assist surgeons by monitoring vitals and detecting potential issues during procedures.

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Australia: Consumer Data Right pipeline to cast a wide net

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

These sectors include: insurance (both general and health insurance); groceries; loyalty schemes; non-bank lenders; superannuation; transport; government; health; education; and. agriculture. Sector designation. the potential for competition and innovation in the relevant sector and the Australian economy more broadly.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 April 2024

IT Governance

Mobile Guardian, which is used to help parents manage their children’s device usage, was hacked on 19 April, according to the Singaporean Ministry of Education. Mobile Guardian, which is based in the UK, said that its investigations detected unauthorised access to its systems via an administrative account on its management portal.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 April 2024

IT Governance

In this instance, Kid Security failed to configure authentication for its Kafka Broker cluster, exposing at least 456,000 private social media messages, audio recordings, IP addresses, device locations, usage statistics and more for over a year. It’s also started automatically blocking bulk emails to help prevent spam and phishing campaigns.

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White House to Corporate America: Take Ransomware Threat Seriously

eSecurity Planet

REvil hasn’t taken credit for the JBS attack, but according to an NPR report , a representative of the group said in an interview in October 2020 that it was turning its attention to the agricultural sector. Industries like healthcare and education have also been high-profile ransomware targets during the pandemic. In her memo to U.S.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Right To Repair

ForAllSecure

Play it out across a few decades and you start to see the type of trouble we’ll be in if we don’t start educating our legislators now, if current trends are allowed to just continue. Vamosi: I want to restate the verb “educate” With infosec, there’s a lot of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt or FUD within government.