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What CISOs need to know about the renewal of FISA Section 702
PRIVACY PRIVACY In our hyperconnected world, multinational organizations operate within and across multiple nation-states. Those who do business within the United States will want to keep their eye on the status of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which sets out procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence.…
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UK Banks Still Failing on Digital Security – Report
PRIVACY PRIVACY Which? study finds many fail to provide basic online protection Read More
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MKS Instruments falls victim to ransomware attack
PRIVACY PRIVACY Semiconductor equipment maker MKS Instruments is investigating a ransomware event that occurred on February 3 and impacted its production-related systems, the company said in a filing with the US Security and Exchange Commission. MKS Instruments is an Andover, Massachusetts-based provider of subsystems for semiconductor manufacturing, wafer level packaging, package substrate and printed circuit boards. An…
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CIS Establishes the Alan Paller Laureate Program
PRIVACY PRIVACY CIS has launched the Alan Paller Laureate Program to carry on Alan’s philosophy for improving cybersecurity as well as his passion to test and refine new ideas.[…] Read More
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Massive ransomware attack targets VMware ESXi servers worldwide
PRIVACY PRIVACY A global ransomware attack has targeted thousands of servers running the VMware ESxi hypervisor, with many more servers expected to be affected, according to national cybersecurity agencies and security experts around the world. The Computer Emergency Response Team of France (CERT-FR) was the first to notice and send an alert about the attack.…
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How to remove yourself from the internet and from people search sites
PRIVACY PRIVACY Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Incogni. Thanks to the great team there for their support! Cybercrimes happen much more often than you might think and affect a growing amount of people. With crimes such as identity theft and various other scams, being mindful of your digital…
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Novel Banking Trojan ‘PixPirate’ Targets Brazil
PRIVACY PRIVACY Scripts could interact with the device’s UI and enter text, simulate touch events, etc. Read More
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Super Scams – Beat the Online Scammers Who Want to Sack Your Super Bowl
PRIVACY PRIVACY Crooks will aways try to cash in on a good thing, and football is no exception. Online scammers are ramping up for the big game with all types of schemes designed to rip you off and steal your personal info—but you have several ways you can beat them at their game. Like shopping…
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Ex-Ubiquiti worker pleads guilty to data theft, extortion, and smear plot
PRIVACY PRIVACY A former software engineer at Ubiquiti Networks has pleaded guilty to stealing gigabytes of data from the firm, attempting to extort millions of dollars, and damaging the company’s reputation in the media. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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Iranian Threat Actor Neptunium Associated With Charlie Hebdo Cyber-Attacks
PRIVACY PRIVACY Microsoft’s Digital Threat Analysis Center shared the findings last Friday in a blog post Read More