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MY TAKE: Iran’s cyber retaliation for Soleimani assassination continues to ramp up

The Last Watchdog

and Saudi Arabia have been steadily escalating for at least the past decade, with notable spikes in activity throughout the course of 2019. The report discloses a new strain of wiper malware, dubbed Dustman , found to be targeting entities within the Middle East through the course of 2019. As geopolitical tensions between the U.S.

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US DoJ’s superseding indictment charges Assange with violating Espionage Act

Security Affairs

British authorities arrested Assange on April 11 at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London after Ecuador withdrew asylum after seven years. Assange was arrested in London on a US warrant charging him over his alleged role in a massive leak of military and diplomatic documents in 2010. link] — WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) May 23, 2019.

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Sergeant Presley: Photographs of Elvis’ Time with the Army

Unwritten Record

Here in the Still Picture Branch at the National Archives, we have a handful of photographs within our holdings that show a glimpse into Elvis’ time with the military. On January 20, 1960, Elvis was promoted to Sergeant, received his sergeant’s stripes on February 11, and less than a month later, was officially discharged from active duty.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Below we outline 18 industry tips for actions you can take to reduce your risk of a ransomware attack: Action. The next three actions: prioritize assets and evaluate traffic, microsegmentation, and adaptive monitoring are central steps of the zero trust architecture and greatly reduce your risks of an attack. Description.

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Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

And the World Economic Forum released its Global Risks Report 2018 , which placed cyber attacks sixth in the top ten global risks by perceived impact – behind weapons of mass destruction, extreme weather events, natural disasters, failure of climate-change mitigation and adaptation, and water crises. Well, that’ll do for 2018.

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SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Data Matters

Focus areas for such examinations will include sales practices, supervision of high-risk personnel and compliance with key regulatory requirements (including Rule 15c2-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), the locate requirement of Regulation SHO and the obligation to file suspicious activity reports (SARs)).

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SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities (Including Cybersecurity) for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Data Matters

OCIE also will focus on recommendations and advice provided to retail investors, with a particular emphasis on seniors, retirees, teachers and military personnel, as well as products that the SEC considers higher risk (e.g., Trading and Risk Management Practices (Including Best Execution). Information Security .