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Cambridgeshire crowned the UK’s cyber crime capital

IT Governance

Figures from the ONS (Office of National Statistics) show that security incidents in Cambridgeshire increased from 2,789 in 2016 to 4,155 in 2018. 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.

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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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Mobile Malware: Threats and Solutions

eSecurity Planet

While the total volume of mobile malware is a fraction of that created for desktops, it is nonetheless a growing security concern, as more and more high-value and sensitive tasks are performed on mobile devices. Security researchers at Kaspersky determined that it accounted for 61.43% of mobile malware detected in Q1 2021.

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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. And if AI can guide a Roomba, it can also direct self-driving cars on the highway and robots moving merchandise in a distribution center or on patrol for security and safety protocols.

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

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, etc.);

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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.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Industrial Control Systems

ForAllSecure

So there’s a need, a definite need, for information security professionals to have access to industrial control systems -- not virtual, but actual hands on systems -- so they can learn. In a moment I’ll introduce you to someone who is trying to do that--bring ICS equipment to security conferences. Technology Security.