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U.K. Plans for Enhanced Cybersecurity Role

Data Breach Today

Joint Effort with US to Maintain a Black List of Hackers Among Plan proposals The U.K. says it plans to turn the country into a global leader in cybersecurity, in partnership with the U.S, to counter threats ranging from ransomware to critical infrastructure attacks, according to a report by U.K. newspaper the Telegraph.

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BackdoorDiplomacy APT targets diplomats from Africa and the Middle East

Security Affairs

ESET researchers discovered an advanced persistent threat (APT) group, tracked as BackdoorDiplomacy, that is targeting diplomats across Africa and the Middle East. ESET researchers spotted a new state-sponsored group, dubbed BackdoorDiplomacy, that was behind a series of cyberattacks against Ministries of Foreign Affairs aimed at numerous African countries, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia.

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UK government admits ministers can use self-deleting messages

The Guardian Data Protection

Exclusive: Civil servants also able to delete messages instantly, as fears grow about accountability Ministers and civil servants are allowed to set messages to delete instantly, the government has admitted, amplifying concerns about its transparency and accountability. The confirmation comes amid concerns that self-destructing messages are being used to avoid scrutiny of the decision-making process, including on key issues such as the government’s coronavirus response.

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APWG: Phishing maintained near-record levels in the first quarter of 2021

Security Affairs

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) revealed that the number of phishing websites peaked at record levels in the first quarter of 2021. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has published its new Phishing Activity Trends Report related to the first quarter of 2021. The document revealed that phishing maintained record levels in the first quarter of 2021, the number of phishing websites peaked in January 2021 with an all-time high of 245,771.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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WhatsApp boss decries attacks on encryption as Orwellian

The Guardian Data Protection

Will Cathcart likens governments’ stance to insisting a 1984 telescreen be installed in every living room Government attacks on WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption are akin to demands that an Orwellian telescreen be installed in every living room, the app’s head has said as it launches a major advertising campaign in defence of privacy. Will Cathcart told the Guardian in an interview that the abstract nature of digital communications can obscure huge violations of personal freedom.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 318

Security Affairs

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the international press subscribe here. REvil Ransomware spokesman releases an interview on recent attacks Chinese SharpPanda APT developed a new backdoor in the last 3 years Russian cybercrime forums launch contests for cryptocurrency hacks Experts found an RCE vulnerability in QNAP Q’center Russia behind

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Enhanced Privacy and Confidentiality using Thales and Google Workspace Client side-encryption

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Enhanced Privacy and Confidentiality using Thales and Google Workspace Client side-encryption. madhav. Mon, 06/14/2021 - 06:59. Thales is expanding its partnership with Google Workspace to enhance secure access to cloud environments and are excited to announce that its CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager and SafeNet Trusted Access have been integrated with Google Workspace Client-side encryption (beta coming soon), a new privacy and confidentiality offering for Google Workspace users.