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Hacker breaches key Russian ministry in blink of an eye

Security Affairs

However, his experiment is a perfect example of how poor cyber hygiene can leave organizations vulnerable to cyber attacks. However, evidence suggests that the rogue superstate’s cyber capabilities are as weak as its military stance in Ukraine, especially when met with resistance.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

KnowBe4

Take the following example, provided by Phish Labs: [CONTINUED] Blog post with screenshot: [link] Are Your Users' Passwords. This tests against ten types of weak password related threats for example; Weak, Duplicate, Empty, Never Expires, plus six more. APT28 is associated with Russia's military intelligence service, the GRU.

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s Cyber Range hubs provide career paths to high-schoolers, underutilized adults

The Last Watchdog

Both were well-equipped to teach, test and train individuals ranging from teen-agers and non-technical adults, to working system administrators and even seasoned tech security pros. Take, for example, 17-year-old Pinckney senior Aidan Ozias. Merit 1981. He’s now hacking cars for a living,” Galea says.