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Kevin Mitnick, Hacker Turned Cybersecurity Leader, Dies at 59

eSecurity Planet

For example, Mitnik received eight months in solitary confinement because a federal judge was convinced that Mitnick could hack into U.S. military systems and launch nuclear missiles through mere whistling. However, he also knew that there will always be new attacks, and he dedicated his career to educate us all to be less vulnerable.

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US and UK agencies warn of Russia-linked APT28 exploiting Cisco router flaws

Security Affairs

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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Have We Become Apathetic About Breaches?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

One such example is the recent disclosure that military personnel wearing Strava devices are revealing highly sensitive information about their locations and activities. For example, are they encrypting their data? But like many trends, I’m not sure this one is here to stay.

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Is the federal government ready for robotic process automation?

CGI

Don’t think of the shambling, clanking humanoid automatons from 1950s sci-fi, or even the sleek bomb-disposal robots used today by the military and police departments. The software robots, or “bots,” used in RPA vastly eclipse the utility of more rudimentary forms of automation (for example, scripts or command line utilities).

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2022 Cyber Security Review of the Year

IT Governance

Tensions rose throughout February as the Russian military amassed across the Ukrainian border. Although Vladimir Putin and his sympathisers assured the world that they were simply conducting military exercises, the inevitable occurred on 24 February, when troops mobilised and war was declared. Source: Security Affairs.

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#ModernDataMasters: Carl Smith, PZ Cussons

Reltio

For example, I did some systems training in the supply-chain area early in my career at Office Depot. My dad was a military man – now retired – and a very practical, adaptable person. “I The CDO owns the data strategy – it’s the people who generate the data that are the ones that need to be educated.

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#ModernDataMasters: Carl Smith, PZ Cussons

Reltio

For example, I did some systems training in the supply-chain area early in my career at Office Depot. My dad was a military man – now retired – and a very practical, adaptable person. . The CDO owns the data strategy – it’s the people who generate the data that are the ones that need to be educated.