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Top skill-building resources and advice for CISOs
The role of the CISO has evolved, and so have the responsibilities. Some believe a CISO must have technical knowledge and experience as a cybersecurity professional, others think leadership skills such as being able to communicate with boards are what matters most. Ultimately, the hiring organisations will define what it needs in terms of cybersecurity…
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Global Cops Arrest Dozens Linked to Financial Crime Gang
Black Axe syndicate responsible for multimillion-dollar losses Read More
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True Security Requires a Holistic Approach
In the eyes of hackers, scammers, and thieves, your online privacy and identity look like a giant jigsaw puzzle. One that they don’t need every piece to solve. They only need a few bits to do their dirty work, which means protecting every piece you put out there—a sort of holistic view on your personal…
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Anti-Money Laundering Service AMLBot Cleans House
AMLBot, a service that helps businesses avoid transacting with cryptocurrency wallets that have been sanctioned for cybercrime activity, said an investigation published by KrebsOnSecurity last year helped it shut down three dark web services that secretly resold its technology to help cybercrooks avoid detection by anti-money laundering systems. Antinalysis, as it existed in 2021. In…
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Friday Squid Blogging: On Squid Ink
It’s aimed at children, but it’s a good primer. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Read More
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at the World Ethical Data Forum, online, October 26-28, 2022. I’m speaking at the 24th International Information Security Conference in Madrid, Spain, on November 17, 2022. The list is maintained on this page. Read More
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Mirai Botnet Targeted Wynncraft Minecraft Server, Cloudflare Reports
The multi-vector, 2.5Tbps attack consisted of UDP and TCP floods Read More
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Shein Holding Company Fined $1.9m For Not Disclosing Data Breach
The data breach saw Zoetop allegedly trying to keep the real impact of the leak quiet Read More
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Education Sector Experienced 44% Increase in Cyber-Attacks Over Last Year
An average of 2297 attacks against organizations were recorded every week Read More
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Regulating DAOs
In August, the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned the cryptocurrency platform Tornado Cash, a virtual currency “mixer” designed to make it harder to trace cryptocurrency transactions—and a worldwide favorite money-laundering platform. Americans are now forbidden from using it. According to the US government, Tornado Cash was sanctioned because it allegedly laundered…