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GUEST ESSAY: Rising cyber risks make business intelligence gathering more vital than ever

The Last Watchdog

Intelligence is required to support the evolving needs of business, providing information for decision makers throughout the company lifecycle – everything from entering and exiting markets to managing mature operations. with a turnover of over USD 250 million) about the importance of intelligence to their company.

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NEW TECH: DataLocker introduces encrypted flash drive — with key pad

The Last Watchdog

DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. Park: The trend nowadays is to move everything to the cloud. DataLocker actually got traction, early on, selling to the military.

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What Role Government?

John Battelle's Searchblog

( image ) As I begin to dig into the work of my next book, I’ve found myself thinking about politics and government far more than I anticipated. For initial thoughts and stats, see Government By Numbers: Some Interesting Insights ). There, our identity is not managed by the government. Some do ask for our SSN, of course.

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Biden Cybersecurity Strategy: Big Ambitions, Big Obstacles

eSecurity Planet

The first is to rebalance responsibility for cybersecurity away from individuals, small businesses and local governments, and towards “the owners and operators of the systems that hold our data and make our society function, as well as of the technology providers that build and service these systems.”

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Spyware, ransomware and Nation-state hacking: Q&A from a recent interview

Security Affairs

Spyware are powerful weapons in the arsenal of governments and cybercrime gangs. These tools are even more sophisticated and are able to evade detection by using so-called zero-day exploits allowing attackers to bypass the defense of government organizations and businesses. Is the Pegasus spyware as a game-changer?

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Kevin Mitnick, Hacker Turned Cybersecurity Leader, Dies at 59

eSecurity Planet

With Mitnick as the public face of the company, KnowBe4 rocketed to the top of the nascent market for employee cybersecurity training. military systems and launch nuclear missiles through mere whistling. government to track down offenders or impose punishments. billion last year by Vista Equity Partners.

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Here’s Why Credit Card Fraud is Still a Thing

Krebs on Security

In October 2019, someone hacked BriansClub , a popular stolen card bazaar that uses this author’s likeness and name in its marketing. McCoy said there was some data to suggest many of these prepaids were issued to people collecting government benefits such as unemployment and food assistance. million), just 36 percent were sold.

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