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Strengthen information protection with a Zero Trust Information Governance program

OpenText Information Management

This applies to airport security, military defense, and of course, to … The post Strengthen information protection with a Zero Trust Information Governance program appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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GUEST ESSAY: A Memorial Day call to upskill more veterans for in-demand cybersecurity roles

The Last Watchdog

Meanwhile, 200,000 well-trained and technically skilled military service members are discharged each year. Yet, there’s still work to be done to make this path more accessible and known among the veteran and transitioning military community. Many government and non-profit organizations like VetJobs and VetsinTech are doing just this.

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for March 2022

IT Governance

The Ukrainian government and its military were targeted by DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks, while a pro-Ukrainian group attacked the Belarusian railway system with ransomware after discovering that it was being used by Russia to transport tanks and weapons. Get started.

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GUEST ESSAY: Theft of MQ-9 Reaper docs highlights need to better protect ‘high-value assets’

The Last Watchdog

military information for sale on the Dark Web for a nominal sum, in and of itself, is unfortunate and unremarkable. In this case, one can surmise that military personnel, or perhaps a contractor, accessed the documents in question via an off-premise device connected to a home or other open WiFi network. The discovery of sensitive U.S.

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MY TAKE: Iran’s cyber retaliation for Soleimani assassination continues to ramp up

The Last Watchdog

and Saudi Arabia have been steadily escalating for at least the past decade, with notable spikes in activity throughout the course of 2019. Buried in the Shamoon code was an image of a burning American flag, intended as an admonishment to the Saudi government for supporting American foreign policy in the Middle East.

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GUEST ESSAY: Pentagon’s security flaws highlighted in GAO audit — and recent data breach

The Last Watchdog

Government Accountability Office audit last week found that the defense department is playing catch up when it comes to securing weapons systems from cyberattacks. military and civilian personnel were compromised. The result: personal information and credit card data of at least 30,000 U.S. million personnel records from the U.S.

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Channel 4 Under Fire Over “Emergency News” Stunt to Promote Cyber Attack Drama

IT Governance

Incidents have proliferated since, and in 2021, the UK government announced plans to invest £24 billion in cyber security and the armed forces as part of a major shake-up of its defence policy. Of course, the verisimilitude of the advert is exactly why Channel 4 chose this stunt.

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