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New Leak Shows Business Side of China’s APT Menace

Krebs on Security

Security experts who reviewed the leaked data say they believe the information is legitimate, and that i-SOON works closely with China’s Ministry of State Security and the military. In 2021, the Sichuan provincial government named i-SOON as one of “the top 30 information security companies.” i-SOON CEO Wu Haibo, in 2011.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

One of those is Mark Sokolovsky , a 26-year-old Ukrainian man who operated the popular “ Raccoon ” malware-as-a-service offering; Sokolovsky was busted in March after fleeing Ukraine’s mandatory military service orders.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Indeed, organizations should be preparing to deploy such enterprise-level, targeted guidance strategies today, as doing so will prepare them for what will become increasingly complicated cybersecurity issues going-forward, in areas such as the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and smart contract spaces. Mandatory Access Control.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Tales From A Ransomware Negotiator

ForAllSecure

So you'll do a three party sale where, again, we're working for counsel on behalf of the client trying to maintain as much privilege as possible, in case there's any sort of litigation. VAMOSI: So once it's paid, it's immediately tumbled or mixed into something else and therefore, the blockchain becomes obvious after you skated and all that.

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Will the U.S. Senate keep citizens safe, vote to force China to divest TikTok?

The Last Watchdog

Brandon Hart , CTO at Everything Blockchain , argues that this divest-or-be-banned mandate, aimed squarely at China “could inadvertently infringe upon (civil) liberties, potentially eroding public trust and individual autonomy.”