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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

According to the 2021 IBM Threat Force Intelligence Index , Manufacturing was the industry most likely to be attacked last year, comprising 23.2% In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S., of cyber attacks IBM handled. Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%.

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The Applications of Blockchain in Data Management

AIIM

Blockchain is one of the most important new technologies that has impacted the business world in the last decade. Along with cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and robotic process automation (RPA), blockchain is transforming business operations and challenging traditional methods the world over. Data Security.

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Protecting Against the Risks and Managing the Complexities of a Quantum World with Thales and IBM Consulting

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Threats to cryptography are generally prevented by using common cybersecurity hygiene practices defined in clear and achievable governance. As quantum computing continues to advance, the threat it poses to traditional encryption methods is clear. to initiate malicious transactions on long term blockchains or distributed ledgers.

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Why Sucessful Central Bank Digital Currencies require Partnership enagement

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Encryption key management lies at the heart of digital asset custodianship, of which CBDC is a subset. As such, all technology partners should subscribe to established best practice the areas of data governance, user access management, key management, code signing, secrets management, encryption and tokenisation.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

Affected information includes users’ names, email addresses, IP addresses and encrypted passwords. Nearly 20 million Cutout.Pro users’ data breached Cutout.Pro, an AI photo and video editing platform, has suffered a data breach. The threat actor, KryptonZambie, listed a 5.93