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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. Communication to and from the EdgeRouters involved encryption using a randomly generated 16-character AES key.

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How To Keep Cybersecure Over the Holidays

Adam Levin

Even discounting the significant increase during the Covid-19 pandemic, many employees opt to work remotely over the holidays to avoid using vacation days or falling behind on communication. Many online retailers depend heavily on outreach and advertising via email and social media networks to bolster their sales through the holiday season.

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Does your use of CCTV comply with the GDPR?

IT Governance

This will typically cover public authorities such as government departments, schools and other educational institutions, hospitals and the police. Many retailers sell signs like this, leaving the purpose blank so that you can fill it in with the appropriate message. This means keeping the footage in a secure location.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Source (New) Retail Italy Yes 436,932 Toner-dumping.de TB Paysign, Inc.

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GUEST ESSAY: Leveraging best practices and an open standard to protect corporate data

The Last Watchdog

Additionally, ensure you reset and communicate expectations with your down-level managers about the importance of data protection, so they can incorporate these practices into their day-to-day work. Educate employees. The trouble is that most encryption methods aren’t universal.

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Attack of drones: airborne cybersecurity nightmare

Security Affairs

According to research firm Statista, the global retail drone market is expected to reach $90 billion by 2030, with Defense, Enterprise, and Logistics being the primary industries driving growth. In China, the retail drone market reached $15 billion in 2021, with projections to exceed $22 billion by 2024. Market overview. Disclaimer.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

More sophisticated organizations can further protect identity with investments in tools such as: Application programming interface (API) security : Guards against attacks using program-to-program communication protocols. The vendor surveys report that: Cisco: Analyzed that 35% of all attacks in 2023 were ransomware. . +30%