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No Surprise: China Blamed for 'Big Data' Hack of Equifax

Data Breach Today

Analysis: Equifax Failed on Security, But Only Governments Can Hold Each Other to Account Who's surprised Chinese military hackers allegedly hacked Equifax?

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China: Navigating China episode 18: Increased scrutiny over connected car and automobile industry data from Chinese regulators, including push towards data localisation

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The Chinese cybersecurity authorities have published new draft rules clarifying data and cyber compliance obligations for the automobile industry, including a push towards most personal information and important data being kept in China. other data that may affect national security and public interests.

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Cyber recovery vs. disaster recovery: What’s the difference? 

IBM Big Data Hub

Disaster recovery (DR) is a combination of IT technologies and best practices designed to prevent data loss and minimize business disruption caused by an unexpected event. What is cyber recovery?

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Best Enterprise VPN Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

With 3000 servers in 160 locations and 94 countries, ExpressVPN boasts its military-grade encryption and leak-proofing features, including a kill switch and unlimited bandwidth for clients. The best VPN solutions offer military-grade encryption with 256-bit AES. Server Prowess. The Role of Zero Trust.

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The History of Malware: A Primer on the Evolution of Cyber Threats

IBM Big Data Hub

However, some adware might harvest personal data or redirect web browsers to malicious websites. At the time, only about 60,000 computers had access to the internet, mostly at universities and within the military.

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Federal Agency Data is Under Siege

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

citizens’ personal data being made available to the public, which has heightened awareness with government officials. For example, just last month Strava, a popular fitness navigation app, accidentally revealed the location of military bases in war zones worldwide potentially putting troops and U.S. national security at risk.