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Cambridgeshire crowned the UK’s cyber crime capital

IT Governance

In 2017, Cambridge became the fastest-growing city in the UK , with businesses attracted to its proximity to London and the North, as well as its highly educated workforce. For example, the pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, which is based in Cambridge, was last year imitated in a sophisticated phishing scam targeting job seekers.

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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. Usually, Hancitor is distributed via spam campaigns. Built-in tools were also abused.

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The most valuable AI use cases for business

IBM Big Data Hub

For example, Amazon reminds customers to reorder their most often-purchased products, and shows them related products or suggestions. For example, a supply-chain function can use algorithms to predict future needs and the time products need to be shipped for timely arrival. Routine questions from staff can be quickly answered using AI.

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Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions

eSecurity Planet

For example, 77% wanted to read external storage. This type of attack can occur in a Wi-Fi hotspot, for example. Educating employees on mobile threats. A 2020 report showed how three out of four phishing attempts targeting pharmaceutical employees also delivered malware to victims. Creating a mobile device policy.

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Revealing the Invisible

AIIM

As the AIIM team and I put the finishing touches on AIIM21: a galactic digital experience , our attention is laser-focused on the educational content we bring to this year's participants. In guiding and prepping the event partners and educators, I revisited an article that AIIM21 keynote speaker, Tom Koulopoulos wrote six years ago.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

For example, if your business places 45 cookies for each web experience, you will be required to disclose the categories of personal information collected through those cookies (e.g., A private right of action, for example, may only be brought if the personal information of a consumer is both unencrypted and unredacted. Code § 56.05(j).

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How To Solve The Cybersecurity Skills Shortage

Cyber Info Veritas

Solving and closing the gap for the cybersecurity skills shortage can’t be achieved with the traditional education and formation of employees by creating a curriculum in a college, training a person on how to “do” or “work” in cybersecurity, submitting an application for a cybersecurity job, then hiring the selected candidate to fill the position.