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Researchers Quietly Cracked Zeppelin Ransomware Keys

Krebs on Security

Peter is an IT manager for a technology manufacturer that got hit with a Russian ransomware strain called “ Zeppelin ” in May 2020. He’d been on the job less than six months, and because of the way his predecessor architected things, the company’s data backups also were encrypted by Zeppelin. ” they wrote.

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IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

Security Affairs

The Threat is Definitely Real. As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. Hackers or other malicious sources can intercept poorly encrypted communications on the web. The Flaws in Manufacturing Process. Vicious insider. Shadow IoT Devices.

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European Commission proposes reinforcement of EU Cybersecurity rules

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Next to these two entities, Annex II contains the ones listed below: postal and courier services; waste management; manufacturers and distributors of certain chemicals; food producers and distributors; manufacturers of certain critical products, such as some medical devices, transport equipment, motor vehicles, trailers, electrical equipment, etc.;

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UK: New National Strategy for Health Data

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The ICO has written supportively about some of these technologies in its updated draft guidance on anonymisation , and consequently there seems to be a concerted push towards the adoption of technical solutions to privacy concerns in an ever more data-dependent world.

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MY TAKE: How digital technology and the rising gig economy are exacerbating third-party risks

The Last Watchdog

Allen uses a broad definition for what constitutes a third party supplier. On the operating side, whether it’s manufacturing or energy generation, or whatever, those folks are not security experts and they don’t have a connection with IT security people.” And it’s not a static thing. The issues are changing all the time.”

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Supply Chain Security 101: An Expert’s View

Krebs on Security

For the US government, with perimeter monitoring there’s always a trade off in the ability to monitor traffic and the natural movement of the entire Internet towards encryption by default. TS: We’re definitely going through this now in thinking about the election devices.

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New Rules on CFIUS Mandatory Filings

Data Matters

businesses that produce, design, test, manufacture, fabricate, or develop one or more critical technologies (“U.S. – Encryption Commodities, Software, and Technology: authorizes exports of specified commercial commodities, software, and technology subject to encryption controls.