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Q&A: Crypto jackers redirect illicit mining ops to bigger targets — company servers

The Last Watchdog

Illicit crypto mining is advancing apace. It began when threat actors began stealthily embedding crypto mining functionality into the web browsers of unwitting individuals. Related article: Illicit crypto mining hits cloud services. Arsene: It’s important to understand that crypto mining may seem benign.

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GUEST ESSAY: Why any sudden influx of spam emails is an indicator of a likely security issue

The Last Watchdog

Typically, scammers want to get ahold of an email because it’s a gold mine of information. For example, attackers may hope people won’t notice purchase confirmations or password change requests when intermingled with an enormous amount of spam. For example, people could use one to sign up for things and another for sensitive records.

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SHARED INTEL: A foolproof consumer’s guide to creating and managing bulletproof passwords

The Last Watchdog

Most people say “what if the password manager gets hacked” while this might be a valid concern, it’s not a concern of mine. For example, all of your sites for social media would be in a category, all of your email sites together, all of your banking sites together, and all of your shopping sites together. Here’s an example.

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Pending Updates to Regulations of Archives in Colombia

AIIM

This article was written by AIIM Florida Chapter Board Member Alvaro Arias Cruz , District Director of Archives of Bogotá. This is an example of active and dynamic democracy that demonstrates how laws should exist for the function and benefit of society and its institutions. Learn more about the AIIM Florida Chapter at [link].

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Part 1: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about understanding the business drivers?

ARMA International

Gartner (2021) has two related definitions: Digital Transformation: “can refer to anything from IT modernization (for example, cloud computing), to digital optimization, to the invention of new digital business models.” Therefore, in this article the terms “information,” “data,” and “content” are synonymous.

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How ‘digital transformation’ gave birth to a new breed of criminal: ‘machine-identity thieves’

The Last Watchdog

However, these fraudsters don’t really care about snatching up your credentials or mine. By now, your personal information and mine has been hacked multiple times and is readily on sale in the Dark Web. Related article: 7 hacks signaling a coming global cyber war. This has long been true of the vast majority of Americans.

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UK Information Commissioner’s Office Publishes Final Guidance On Employee Monitoring

Data Protection Report

It substantially follows the draft guidance, with some additional examples and pointers on where employers “must”, “should”, or “could” follow the approach laid out. Similarly, examples draw out the distinctions between workers who might expect intrusive monitoring in their employment and those who would not. Takeaways for employers 1.1

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