IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2022

The Ukrainian government and its military were targeted by DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks, while a pro-Ukrainian group attacked the Belarusian railway system with ransomware after discovering that it was being used by Russia to transport tanks and weapons. Beware of remote access takeover scams.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Even today, less than half of the known antivirus engines are flagging the infection on VirusTotal , as observed by BleepingComputer: The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide.

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Unwritten Record

JULY 12, 2023

This time we will look at And Of Course You , a 1968 film about the global benefits of the Apollo space program. It was also easy to see that the rockets and other technology developed for space exploration could have military applications. And Of Course You ( Local ID: 306.8083 ) is a perfect example of this strategy.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2021

The Defence Academy is headquartered at what used to be the Royal Military College of Science site at Shrivenham in southwestern Oxfordshire; it delivers education and training there and in a number of other sites. The majority of training is postgraduate with many courses being accredited for the award of civilian qualifications.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 12, 2018

military information for sale on the Dark Web for a nominal sum, in and of itself, is unfortunate and unremarkable. In this case, one can surmise that military personnel, or perhaps a contractor, accessed the documents in question via an off-premise device connected to a home or other open WiFi network. The discovery of sensitive U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

and Saudi Arabia have been steadily escalating for at least the past decade, with notable spikes in activity throughout the course of 2019. When it comes to cyber warfare, America is no shrinking violet, of course. The Soleimani assassination simply added kerosene to those long-flickering flames. and Saudi cyber operations.

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AIIM

MAY 15, 2019

Keep in mind that the GI Bill only covers the CIP exam itself and does not include the prep course, other preparation materials, or any of AIIM's other training courses. For several years now we've been trying to determine a way that we can help veterans and military personnel in transition and this is just the first step.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

military computers in history” was traced back to a USB flash drive left in the parking lot of a U.S. But according to new research, this same feature can be abused to redirect the Good Samaritan to an iCloud phishing page — or to any other malicious website. But your average Good Samaritan might not know this.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JUNE 6, 2023

Sure, having a copy of all my personal data sounds great, but in the end, what can it do for me? Up till now, the answer was not much. Before diving in, a caveat: Gather is still at a very early stage, as is the overheated AI ecosystem in which Gather’s products will eventually live. Timing Is Everything With startups, timing is everything.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2018

government should opt to carry out hack backs as retaliation against the massive attacks against organizations in the US private sector, and when appropriate, the military’s hacking unit should hit back, this is what three experts said at a panel organized by APCO. intelligence or military operations.” “The U.S.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Limit financial and military power? My perspective, of course, is security. The twenty-first century is a very different place technically, scientifically, and philosophically. What could democracy look like if it were reinvented today? Would it even be democracy­—what comes after democracy? How do we define fairness?

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 15, 2020

government budgeted as much on military construction for cyber units as it did for the entirety of Homeland Security ($1.9 Of course, the exact Defense numbers for how much is spent on offense are classified. billion compared to $7.8 billion compared to $371.4 billion for each). We cannot ignore what the money is telling us.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2021

Of course, the U.S. He published thousands of classified diplomatic and military documents on WikiLeaks in 2010. Assange faces multiple criminal charges under America’s Espionage Act and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Judge Vanessa Baraitser denied the extradition due to suicide risk for the impression he could suffer in the U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2020

“We see a much more assertive Russia than we did in 2010, with illegal annexation of Crimea destabilising eastern Ukraine, the military build-up. And we see, of course, a fundamental shift in the global balance of power with the rise of China. And it has actually served us well for many years. ” Stoltenberg added.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 17, 2018

And yet two recent disclosures highlight just how brittle the military’s cyber defenses remain in critical areas. military and civilian personnel were compromised. Being the obvious target that it is, the U.S. Related: Why carpet bombing email campaigns endure. million personnel records from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

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IT Governance

JUNE 16, 2022

Channel 4 defended the stunt by saying that it wanted the advert to be “believable and unnerving”. However, viewers complained that they were confused by the broadcast, which urged people not to panic buy food while admitting that “we must expect a significant impact on how we live”. Was it too believable?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2020

military, federal, state, and local government agencies Public universities and schools Hospitals and health care providers Electric utilities Major financial institutions Numerous Fortune 500 companies. Companies on the list have to update their Pulse Secure servers and of course, change their passwords. ” reported ZDNet.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 21, 2021

There are, of course, many nuances to the discussion. When the Ashley Madison data breach occurred in 2015, it made headline news around the world. Not just infosec headlines or tech headlines, but the headlines of major consumer media the likes my mum and dad would read. Have an affair." Does your place of work have a right to know?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

From one of his ads in 2005: Domains For Projects Advertised By Spam I can register bulletproof domains for sites and projects advertised by spam(of course they must be legal). And there were many good reasons to support this conclusion. Icamis promoted his services in 2003 — such as bulk-domains[.]info

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

IoT devices help remotely control our household appliances, power plants, smart buildings, factories, airports, shipyards, trucks, trains and military. The breach of a CFO’s home smart speaker Through the course of 2020, IoT-enabled attacks have manifested new wrinkles. And we’re just getting started.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

military systems and launch nuclear missiles through mere whistling. Read next: Top Cybersecurity Training Courses for Your Employees Network Protection: How to Secure a Network 24 Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools The post Kevin Mitnick, Hacker Turned Cybersecurity Leader, Dies at 59 appeared first on eSecurityPlanet.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 2, 2022

These men and women are obviously highly trained in security matters, as it’s reported that they need to have 22 years of military service to even. Of course, organizations cannot just generate a pair of encryption keys, secure the data that needs securing, and forget about those cryptographic assets afterwards. Data Security.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 2, 2019

These are, of course, on top of the obviously ominous features such as password retrieval and key logging that are normally seen in Remote Access Trojans.”. I tend to have a violent nature, and have both Martial arts and Military training. An advertisement for Orcus RAT. 2017 analysis of the RAT. Stay safe, don’t do stupid s**t.”.

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

The ransomware was accompanied by a note: “Your files are encrypted with the strongest military algorithms. Earlier this month, Norsk Hydro published its first quarterly report since it fell victim to a devastating ransomware attack in March. Profits fell by 82% , but that’s a much better result than many were expecting.

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Unwritten Record

JUNE 23, 2022

Forest Service charted a new course of preventing, rather than merely reacting to, wildfires could include a clip from Little Smokey (NAID 1849) or other Smokey Bear PSAs ( NAID 13458 ). The 2022 National History Day contests resulted in many fascinating projects covering topics ranging from labor and environmental debates to U.S.-China

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2019

military information.” The bill also proposes the creation of a National Supply Chain Security Center and of course, an economic investment to implement security measures. that could potentially harm and expose both consumer and U.S. ” senators said. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Driverless autos, trucks and military transport vehicles are on a fast track for wide deployment in the next five years. military and intelligence agencies. Ever opportunistic cyber criminals, of course, can be expected to swiftly find and exploit any weak spots. Get ready for smart ground transportation. Deep testing.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

military complex, who got frustrated by their inability to extract actionable intel from a deluge of threat feeds. Threat intelligence sharing is such a simple concept that holds so much promise for stopping threat actors in their tracks. So why hasn’t it made more of an impact stopping network breaches?

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Unwritten Record

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The USACE is not only responsible for the building of large-scale military projects but also a major chunk of the country’s civil engineering works as well. It then goes into detail about the specific functions that the corps performs, beginning with the military side.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

Of course, turning off your wireless devices is itself a signal that something is going on. When location exposure could be detrimental to a mission, users should prioritize mission risk and apply location tracking mitigations to the greatest extent possible. It's hard to be clandestine in our always connected world. News articles.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 14, 2018

Applicability: The information security and disposal provisions of the Bill apply to “covered entities,” defined as persons that maintain, own or license personal identifying information in the course of the person’s business, vocation or occupation.

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Unwritten Record

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Coast Guard Series “ Activities, Facilities and Personalities ” for upload into the catalog, we noticed that while the Coast Guard mascot dogs consistently met their primary duty of raising troop morale, there were some high spirited pups that had adventures at odds with military discipline. Some highlights from the rogue’s gallery are below!

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Unwritten Record

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The NARA reels come from multiple series, ranging from unedited footage and produced documentaries made by the military to issues of Universal News that were distributed in commercial theaters. Other institutions providing content are the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Library of Congress, and the Imperial War Museum in London.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 10, 2021

Of course these new businesses require more code. And finally, their nation state interests are either political or military, they can steal sensitive data through espionage or they can attempt to shut down hospitals and power grids to paralyze society. How much more code? Software Failure. Software Adversaries.

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Archives Blogs

JUNE 23, 2020

Civilian and military casualty rates rose exponentially, and news outlets around the world broadcast horrific images of the chaos and tragedy of the war. A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 13, 2018

Polar Fitness and military personnel tracking. I published Pwned Passwords V3 (which, of course, includes all the Pemiblanc passwords so hopefully that helps people who found themselves in that data set). Not only has this been a super busy blogging week, it's also the week my coffee machine decided to die ?? References.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 30, 2022

Perhaps you’ve read it, seen it, or at least heard of it. The premise is pretty basic. Kids are recruited to play this computer game, and the ones who get really good get promoted to live in these fancy villages. And … you’ve probably already guessed the ending, right? How good is the tech that you have?

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