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Cybersecurity, why a hotline number could be important?

Security Affairs

The creation of a dedicated emergency number for cybersecurity could provide an effective solution to this rapidly growing challenge The growing threat of cybercrime is calling for new and innovative defense strategies. What benefits A dedicated cybersecurity emergency number would have several benefits.

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Estonian National charged with helping Russia acquire U.S. hacking tools and electronics

Security Affairs

made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. “Shevlyakov also attempted to acquire computer hacking tools.” ” reads a press release published by DoJ.

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GUEST ESSAY: The story behind how DataTribe is helping to seed ‘Cybersecurity Valley’ in Maryland

The Last Watchdog

With the largest concentration of cybersecurity expertise –– the “oil” — in the world, Maryland is fast changing from the Old Line State into “Cybersecurity Valley.” There’s oil in the state of Maryland – “cyber oil.” The state counts approximately 109,000 cyber engineers.

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According to the ABA, Lawyers are “Failing at Cybersecurity”: Cybersecurity Trends

eDiscovery Daily

In these days of increased data privacy emphasis with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), how are lawyers doing with regard to cybersecurity within their firms? Articles on cloud computing , cybersecurity and websites and marketing were released free online.

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University, Professional Certification or Direct Experience?

Security Affairs

Would it be better a university course , a professional certification or an experience in a cybersecurity firm? Today I’d like to share a simple and personal thought about teaching models on cybersecurity. but that recursive question raised a more general question: what are the differences between cybersecurity educational models?

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 293

Security Affairs

Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter). The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 293 appeared first on Security Affairs.

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How To Build A Cybersecurity Career | What Really Matters

Cyber Info Veritas

The lack of qualified cybersecurity professionals is one of the main reasons why we are yet unable to get a handle on cybercrimes. By having more cybersecurity professionals, we can enhance security. Compounding this is the fact that most cybersecurity graduates are millennials who want to create something of their own.