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MY TAKE: Why companies and consumers must collaborate to stop the plundering of IoT systems

The Last Watchdog

IoT devices help remotely control our household appliances, power plants, smart buildings, factories, airports, shipyards, trucks, trains and military. The infamous Mirai botnet self-replicated by seeking out hundreds of thousands of home routers with weak or non-existent passwords. And we’re just getting started.

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Executive Order on access to Americans’ bulk sensitive data and Attorney General proposed regulations – Part 2

Data Protection Report

government, including the military and Intelligence Community.” government, including the military and Intelligence Community.” (at Will there be some exempt financial transactions? What types of data brokerage transactions are in-scope?

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks

KnowBe4

In a statement by Xavier Chango, the National Head of Forensic Science, "It's a military-type explosive, but very small capsules." DOS boot sector viruses, password guessing, USB autorun malware, misconfigurations, etc.), Per the Ecuadorian government, these attacks were fueled by attempts to intimidate the media.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Going Passwordless

ForAllSecure

Passwords are everywhere, but they probably weren't intended to be used as much as they are today. Maybe you are at an organization that requires you to change your passwords every 90 days or so, and so you have password fatigue -- there are only so many variations you can do every 90 days or so. I must have the password.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. Healthcare and financial services are the most attacked industries. Ransomware facts. The FBI estimates ransom payments per year exceed $1 billion ( Datto ).

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

According to a listing on a popular hacking forum, the database includes customers’ names, email addresses, hashed passwords, and more. Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3 The claim is yet to be verified. Data breached: 36 million records.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Commonly used in military contexts, mandatory policies imply that all access control policy decisions are made by a centralized authority, such that individual users cannot change access rights. Mandatory Access Control. Role-Based Access Control. Authentication and Lifecycle Management. Federation and Assertions.