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GUEST ESSAY – Notable events in hacking history that helped transform cybersecurity assessment

The Last Watchdog

Here are five notable historical events that influenced cybersecurity assessment and transformed it into what it is today: The Battle of Midway (1942). military officials hired data analysts to crack the Japanese secret code known as JN-25. After the devastating blow of Pearl Harbor, U.S. As a result, the U.S. The ILOVEYOU Worm (2000).

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GUEST ESSAY: Preparing for the dire cybersecurity consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Last Watchdog

These Russian cyber actors are government organizations and include other parties who take their orders from the Russian military or intelligence organizations – while not technically under government control. Educate your employees on threats and risks such as phishing and malware. Enable auto-update features if available.

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China-linked APT Volt Typhoon remained undetected for years in US infrastructure

Security Affairs

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

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FBI chief says China is preparing to attack US critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Unwritten Record

The purpose of International Holocaust Remembrance Day is to serve as a date for the official commemoration of the victims of the Nazi regime and to promote Holocaust education. We here at the Unwritten Record wanted to share past blogs about the Holocaust in an effort to help promote education on the topic. Army courts.

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s cybersecurity readiness initiatives provide roadmap others should follow

The Last Watchdog

Merit is an acronym for the Michigan Educational Research Information Triad. Other hubs followed at military bases, other state universities and even a high school and a non-profit community arts and tech center. military unit, MEDC and TARDEC this summer hosted the second annual Commercial CyberTruck Challenge.

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White hat hackers showed how to take over a European Space Agency satellite

Security Affairs

This week, during the third edition of CYSAT, the European event dedicated to cybersecurity for the space industry, the European Space Agency (ESA) set up a satellite test bench, inviting white hat hackers to attempt seizing control of OPS-SAT , a nanosatellite operated by the agency for demonstration purposes. .”