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News alert: MxD roundtable with White House officials highlights cybersecurity workforce needs

The Last Watchdog

21, 2023 — MxD, the Digital Manufacturing and Cybersecurity Institute, today hosted a roundtable discussion with the White House Office of the National Cyber Director. Organizations gathered to discuss courses and programs to address the critical cybersecurity workforce needs in the United States. Chicago, Ill.,

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MY TAKE: How decentralizing IoT could help save the planet — by driving decarbonization

The Last Watchdog

Related: Why tech standards matter IoT is transitioning from an array of devices that we can control across the Internet into a realm where billions of IoE devices can communicate with each other and make unilateral decisions on our behalf. Infineon supplies semiconductors embedded in smart systems, most notably in automotive, power and IoT.

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Q&A: Here’s how the ‘Matter’ protocol will soon reduce vulnerabilities in smart home devices

The Last Watchdog

Related: The crucial role of ‘Digital Trust’ After numerous delays and course changes, the Matter protocol, is set to roll out this fall, in time for the 2022 holiday shopping season. It also represents digital trust [insert the way we are defining DT] between all compliant devices from different manufacturers.

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GUEST ESSAY: In pursuit of smarter cybersecurity — to overcome complex risks and grow revenue

The Last Watchdog

In golf there’s a popular saying: play the course, not your opponent. Departments such as support, manufacturing, design, services, and delivery are enhanced by smart security measures, which allay distracting setbacks and increase the overall inertia. Related: How ‘CAASM’ closes gaps. In an enterprise, it’s the same rule.

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New RedLine malware version distributed as fake Omicron stat counter

Security Affairs

Over the course of the few weeks after this variant was released, we noticed one IP address in particular communicating with this C2 server.” The malware also looks for Telegram folders to locate images and conversation histories to steal, it also focuses on Tokens.txt which is used for Discord access. This variant uses 207[.]32.217.89

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB KSA Architecture Source New Construction and real estate USA Yes 1.5

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 11 – 18 December 2023

IT Governance

GB Alexander Dennis Source (New) Manufacturing UK Yes 507 GB CMS Spain Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Legal Spain Yes >500 GB West Virginia University Health System Source (New) Healthcare USA Yes 495,331 Dameron Hospital Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Healthcare USA Yes >480 GB World Emblem Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 417.12