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Cambridgeshire crowned the UK’s cyber crime capital

IT Governance

In 2017, Cambridge became the fastest-growing city in the UK , with businesses attracted to its proximity to London and the North, as well as its highly educated workforce. For example, the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, which is based in Cambridge, was last year imitated in a sophisticated phishing scam targeting job seekers.

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Connecting the Bots – Hancitor fuels Cuba Ransomware Operations

Security Affairs

As of April 28, the site mentioned nine companies primarily from aviation, financial, education and manufacturing industries. The blog post examines a typical Hancitor and Cuba kill chain, the threat actors’ TTPs, detailed recommendations, and mitigation techniques. The actual number of victims is expected to be higher.

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China-linked hackers target government agencies by exploiting flaws in Citrix, Pulse, and F5 systems, and MS Exchange

Security Affairs

Department of Justice indictment, MSS-affiliated actors have targeted various industries across the United States and other countries—including high-tech manufacturing; medical device, civil, and industrial engineering; business, educational, and gaming software; solar energy; pharmaceuticals; and defense—in a campaign that lasted over ten years.[

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in August 2020 – 36.6 million records breached

IT Governance

You can find our full list of publicly disclosed data breaches from August in this blog, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Meanwhile, you can stay up to date with the latest news by subscribing to our Weekly Round-up or visiting our blog. million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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The most valuable AI use cases for business

IBM Big Data Hub

Education In education and training , AI can tailor educational materials to each individual student’s needs. Pharmaceuticals For the life sciences industry, drug discovery and production require an immense amount of data collection, collation, processing and analysis.

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Understanding Blockchain and its Impact on Legal Technology, Part Two

eDiscovery Daily

Now, Tom has written another terrific overview regarding blockchain and legal technology titled Understanding Blockchain and its Impact on Legal Technology that we’re happy to share on the eDiscovery Daily blog. Tom’s overview is split into six parts, so we’ll cover each part separately. Part one was Monday, here’s the second part.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in April 2023 – 4.3 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.