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Holy Ghost ransomware operation is linked to North Korea

Security Affairs

The list of victims includes manufacturing organizations, banks, schools, and event and meeting planning companies. The Holy Ghost ransomware appends the file extension.h0lyenc to filenames of encrypted files. MSTIC linked DEV-0530 to another North Korean-based group tracked as PLUTONIUM (aka DarkSeoul or Andariel ).

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Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Driven by the need to secure themselves against increasing threats, organizations (both manufacturers and IoT consumers) realize that they need better built-in security. IoT manufacturers may elect either using an on-premises HSM or (even better) using a managed, on-demand cloud-based HSM service.

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Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. What’s driving the security of IoT?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. Additionally, many auto manufacturers now have the ability to remotely update software to fix vulnerabilities or even upgrade functionality. Co-ordination is key.

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3 Ways to Protect Smart Devices from Criminal Exploits

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

1) Manufacturer Protocols “Matter” First, consumers should seek to purchase Smart Devices that are Matter certified. Additionally, while most manufacturers are experts in their device domain, they are not typically familiar with IoT security needs or how to incorporate them into production.

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Priming the payments ecosystem for explosive growth

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

This week marks the return of Amazon Prime Day – Amazon’s seasonal retail event which has fast become a masterclass in driving demand and growth through great customer experience. In fact, last year’s event was touted as ‘the biggest shopping event in history’ , with over 100 million products sold.

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The software-defined vehicle: The architecture behind the next evolution of the automotive industry

IBM Big Data Hub

A close-up of the SDV architecture The infrastructure layer This layer includes not only the vehicle but also the telco equipment, roadside units, smart city systems and similar components, as well as various backend systems of the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

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QakBot Big Game Hunting continues: the operators drop ProLock ransomware for Egregor

Security Affairs

First, the initial access is always gained via QakBot delivered through malicious Microsoft Excel documents impersonating DocuSign-encrypted spreadsheets. Egregor operators leverage the intimidation tactics, they threaten to release sensitive info on the leak site they operate instead of just encrypting compromised networks.