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MY TAKE: Why ‘basic research’ is so vital to bringing digital transformation to full fruition

The Last Watchdog

Biomedical engineer Dr. Joe Alexander, the former medical director at pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, grabbed a distinguished scientist post, as well. Digital commerce exists in the form we have it today because of the Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI , our system for encrypting data and certifying its authenticity.

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New Cybersecurity Directives (NIS2 and CER) Enter into Force

Hunton Privacy

However, the concept of an “essential entity” is much broader and will also capture many organizations that have, to-date, not been subject to the NIS regime—for example, pharmaceutical companies and operators of hydrogen production, storage and transmission. Reporting of incidents.

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SILENTFADE a long-running malware campaign targeted Facebook AD platform

Security Affairs

The attackers primarily ran malicious ad campaigns, often in the form of advertising pharmaceutical pills and spam with fake celebrity endorsements.” Cookies are more valuable than passwords because they contain session tokens, which are post-authentication tokens.

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Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions

eSecurity Planet

is a type of malware that will encrypt a user’s data and hold it for “ransom” until the attacker is paid. Authentication attacks : Many different types of authentication attacks aim to steal user credentials or trick users into inputting their credentials into a fraudulent web page or app. ransomware?

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Half of EDR Tools, Organizations Vulnerable to Clop Ransomware: Researchers

eSecurity Planet

Lace Tempest (Storm-0950, overlaps w/ FIN11, TA505) authenticates as the user with the highest privileges to exfiltrate files,” Microsoft notes. The group has targeted pharmaceutical companies and other healthcare institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Memorial Day holiday.

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Article 29 Working Party Issues Guidance on European Patients Smart Open Services

Hunton Privacy

A high level of technical and organizational measures must be ensured, including clear instructions for staff using the epSOS system, secure communication protocols and end-to-end encryption for data exchanges, strong authentication mechanisms, logging and audit mechanisms (especially when data are accessed in emergency cases without the required authorizations), (..)

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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. But this is easier said than done.