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MY TAKE: ‘Digital trust’ has a huge role to play mitigating cybersecurity threats, going forward

The Last Watchdog

They require integrity, authentication, trusted identity and encryption. Related: Leveraging PKI to advance electronic signatures. It used to be that trusting the connection between a workstation and a mainframe computer was the main concern. It can form a foundation of a larger digital trust strategy.

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Wannacry, the hybrid malware that brought the world to its knees

Security Affairs

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware. Cryptolocker and exploit components.

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5 things to know: IBM Cloud’s mission to accelerate innovation for clients

IBM Big Data Hub

Delivering high levels of resiliency It’s essential for clients to be able to securely manage mission-critical workloads and enable business continuity as they implement strategies to reduce risk and keep pace with market demands.

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Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Organizations in the finance sector manage trillions of dollars and maintain very valuable and vital electronic data, including bank account, credit card, and transaction information as well as sensitive data related to estates, wills, titles, and other matters. MFA, a crucial security strategy, is developing but isn't yet widely used.

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European Commission proposes reinforcement of EU Cybersecurity rules

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

A DSP is an information society service that is an online marketplace, an online search engine or a cloud computing service. The deployment models of cloud computing should include private, community, public and hybrid cloud and be interpreted in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17788:2014 standard.

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How To Protect Yourself From Hackers

Cyber Info Veritas

If your data and online privacy are important to you, and it should be whether you use the internet for social media, shopping, making money online, or learning, read this article with keen interest and apply the various “hacker-resistant” strategies discussed herein.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Never Mess With A Hacker

ForAllSecure

For example, in the United States, I generally know what the TSA agents like and I have been complimented on my strategy to get through the checkpoints quickly. In short, I would always disclose as much as I could what electronics and personal toiletries I was carrying onboard. I think I’m a pretty good air traveler. Yeah, right.