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Raspberry Pi Users Urged to Change Default Passwords as Attacks Surge
PRIVACY PRIVACY Honeypot data highlights importance of good IT hygiene Read More
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Russia Uses Deepfake of Zelensky to Spread Disinformation
PRIVACY PRIVACY Meta acts fast to remove fake clip of Ukrainian President Read More
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Preparing for the quantum-safe encryption future
PRIVACY PRIVACY Security experts and scientists predict that quantum computers will one day be able to break commonly used encryption methods rendering email, secure banking, crypto currencies, and communications systems vulnerable to significant cybersecurity threats. Organizations, technology providers, and internet standards will therefore soon be required to transition to quantum-safe encryption. Upon this backdrop, NATO…
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Smashing Security podcast #266: Dick pics, secret spies, and Kaspersky
PRIVACY PRIVACY Germany tells consumers to stop using Kaspersky anti-virus products, OSINT reveals a secret government department (with help from an Apple AirTag), and the UK says it’s taking a hard line on dick pics. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security…
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What is SIEM? Security information and event management explained
PRIVACY PRIVACY Security information and event management (SIEM) tools collect and aggregate log and event data to help identify and track breaches. They are powerful systems that give enterprise security professionals both insight into what’s happening in their IT environment right now and a track record of relevant events that have happened in the past.…
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Meta fined $18.6M by Irish regulator for GDPR violations
PRIVACY PRIVACY The Republic of Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Facebook parent company Meta €17 million (US$18.6 million) for violating multiple articles of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) related to a series of 12 data breach notifications that occurred in the latter half of 2018. The GDPR is an EU regulation that…
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Meta fined €17 million by Irish regulator for GDPR violations
PRIVACY PRIVACY The Republic of Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Facebook parent company Meta €17 million (US$18.6 million) for violating multiple articles of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) related to a series of 12 data breach notifications that occurred in the latter half of 2018. The GDPR is an EU regulation that…
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Police arrest scammer on FBI’s “Most Wanted” list in relation to $100 million fraud
PRIVACY PRIVACY The alleged ringleader of an international scam operation has been arrested by Nigerian authorities in Lagos, after being wanted by the FBI since 2016. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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Sioux Falls Funds DSU Cybersecurity Lab
PRIVACY PRIVACY City council approves $10m appropriation toward Dakota State University cybersecurity lab Read More
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Irish Watchdog Fines Meta $19m Over Data Breach
PRIVACY PRIVACY Ireland’s data regulator imposes penalty after inquiry into 2018 data breach notifications Read More