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Australian Cyber Security Centre warns of a surge of LockBit 2.0 ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of a surge of LockBit 2.0 The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) warns of an escalation in LockBit 2.0 In addition to the encryption of data, victims have received threats that data stolen during the incidents will be published.” ransomware. . ransomware.

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

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

What’s driving the security of IoT? The Urgency for Security in a Connected World. 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. Device Security is Hard. Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. Thu, 03/11/2021 - 07:39.

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Key Developments in IoT Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Key Developments in IoT Security. The rush to market for consumers to enjoy the modern conveniences offered by these devices shocked the security community. Security experts were concerned that these devices were built with no security in mind. Has the security of these devices gotten better, or remained the same?

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Calculating the Benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard

Schneier on Security

NIST has completed a study -- it was published last year, but I just saw it recently -- calculating the costs and benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard. Still, I like seeing this kind of analysis about security infrastructure.

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

Security Affairs

This ransomware strain emerged in September 2020, but the threat actors behind already managed to lock quite big companies, such as game developers Crytek, booksellers Barnes & Noble, and most recently a retail giant Cencosud from Chile. Egregor’s favorite sectors are Manufacturing (28.9% of victims) and Retail (14.5%).

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Ransomware at IT Services Provider Synoptek

Krebs on Security

-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries , including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software. A now-deleted Tweet from Synoptek on Dec.

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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command, and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn that Russia-linked threat actors are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters (EdgeRouters) to evade detection in cyber operations worldwide. .”