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Delaware County, Pennsylvania, opted to pay 500K ransom to DoppelPaymer gang

Security Affairs

. “The County of Delaware recently discovered a disruption to portions of its computer network. We commenced an immediate investigation that included taking certain systems offline and working with computer forensic specialists to determine the nature and scope of the event.

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Free Tool: Honey Feed

Security Affairs

The entire system detect approximately 140k events per day. Geographic distribution is shown in order to have a quick overview of which country is hitting mostly my HoneyPot network, a nice event wave shows the time of the most relevant hits while selected protocols and services graph shows the most interesting hit selected protocols.

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Snowden Ten Years Later

Schneier on Security

I fly a lot—a quarter of a million miles per year—and being put on a TSA list, or being detained at the US border and having my electronics confiscated, would be a major problem. So would the FBI breaking into my home and seizing my personal electronics. Transferring files electronically is what encryption is for.

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Best Encryption Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Encryption technology has evolved over the years to cover data in use, and the emerging power of quantum computing has given rise to quantum cryptography. The advent of quantum computing has given them far more juice to crack traditional encryption methods. This adds a vital extra layer of security. New Quantum Encryption Standards.

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Strategies to Protect your Records from Ransomware

The Texas Record

As information technology continues to advance, it is vital that all local government offices and state agencies understand how to mitigate the risks of an attack on your records management system. These viruses attack electronic records in various forms such as Word Document, email, Excel Spreadsheet, etc.

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Today is the Day to “Master” Your Knowledge of eDiscovery in Washington DC for 2018: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

Today is the start of the The Master’s Conference DC event! This year’s Washington DC event includes nearly two days of educational sessions covers topics ranging from privacy to cybersecurity to social media to cloud computing. GDPR, blockchain and big data are also significant topics for the event. Hope you can join us!

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Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part I

Krebs on Security

Now, after more than seven years in prison Hieupc is back in his home country and hoping to convince other would-be cybercrooks to use their computer skills for good. prison system and deported back to Vietnam, Ngo is currently finishing up a mandatory three-week COVID-19 quarantine at a government-run facility. Secret Service.