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Connecting the Bots – Hancitor fuels Cuba Ransomware Operations

Security Affairs

As of April 28, the site mentioned nine companies primarily from aviation, financial, education and manufacturing industries. An example of spam email content Clicking the malicious link obviously leads to downloading a weaponized document. Files are encrypted using ChaCha20 with 12-bytes length IV.

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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. Communication to and from the EdgeRouters involved encryption using a randomly generated 16-character AES key.

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IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

Security Affairs

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 only way to tackle this challenge is to educate the users about these threats and their potential implications.

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Bring-Your-Own-Device Programs: A Balance Between Privacy and Cybersecurity

Data Protection Report

For instance, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (“ PIPEDA ”) [4] requires federally regulated employers to inform employees of the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information. 2] Jailbreaking is the process of modifying a device to remove restrictions imposed by the manufacturer or operator.

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Understanding Blockchain and its Impact on Legal Technology, Part Two

eDiscovery Daily

Areas such as financial services, technology, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and energy industries all needed systems with these two factors. Or think of it as a document in Google Docs that is being seen by multiple people simultaneously. How Blockchain Works.

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Data security: Why a proactive stance is best

IBM Big Data Hub

Thirty percent of those incidents occurred in manufacturing organizations. It means physically securing servers and user devices, managing and controlling access, application security and patching, maintaining thoroughly tested, usable data backups and educating employees. Establish a cybersecurity policy. Require strong passwords.

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Protecting Against the Risks and Managing the Complexities of a Quantum World with Thales and IBM Consulting

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The Rise of Harvest Now, Decrypt Later Attacks A large, emerging concern are "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" (HNDL) attacks, where hackers intercept and store encrypted long-life data with the intention of decrypting it once quantum computers become capable of breaking current encryption standards.

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