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Adconion Execs Plead Guilty in Federal Anti-Spam Case

Krebs on Security

The government alleged that between December 2010 and September 2014, the defendants engaged in a conspiracy to identify or pay to identify blocks of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that were registered to others but which were otherwise inactive. .'”

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Hacker breaches key Russian ministry in blink of an eye

Security Affairs

Spielerkid89, who wished to remain anonymous, did not intend to harm the organization and left its systems intact. However, his experiment is a perfect example of how poor cyber hygiene can leave organizations vulnerable to cyber attacks. Ideally, VNC should be used only with authenticated users, such as system administrators.

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Your CVSS Questions Answered

IT Governance

So, whether you’re a developer using a web application scanning tool to assess your own work, or a systems administrator doing your monthly due diligence checks with a vulnerability scanner, or a third-party security company performing a penetration test , you’re likely to use the CVSS. One example is TLS [Transport Layer Security].

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Feds Allege Adconion Employees Hijacked IP Addresses for Spamming

Krebs on Security

A statement of facts filed by the government indicates Petr Pacas was at one point director of operations at Company A (Adconion). The government alleges the men sent forged letters to an Internet hosting firm claiming they had been authorized by the registrants of the inactive IP addresses to use that space for their own purposes.

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What Is an Insider Threat? Definition, Types, and Examples

IT Governance

There are countless examples of people who have turned to crime when they need money or they want more. However, they might simply want the organisation to suffer, for example by shutting down business processes or redirecting information. Examples of insider threats 1. million (about £900,000) in damages.

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Can smart cities be secured and trusted?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

There’s just one problem…these massive, radical, interconnected technology systems also raise serious privacy and security concerns. For example, by requesting the route from school to home, personal details about your daughter’s schedule, preferences, and whereabouts are being provided to the driverless car technology company.

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Georgia Governor Vetoes Broad-Reaching Computer Crime Bill, Highlighting Debate Around Bug Bounty Programs

Data Matters

Specifically, researchers believed that the current version of SB 315 could chill security research—both the purely academic and the “white hats”—ultimately discouraging individuals from identifying vulnerabilities in networks and alerting system administrators of the issues.