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Privacy Violating COVID Tests
PRIVACY PRIVACY A good lesson in reading the fine print: Cignpost Diagnostics, which trades as ExpressTest and offers £35 tests for holidaymakers, said it holds the right to analyse samples from seals to “learn more about human health” — and sell information on to third parties. Individuals are required to give informed consent for their…
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Massive Ransomware Attack Could Cost Irish Health Exec €100m
PRIVACY PRIVACY Costs have already topped €40m Read More
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Zenly Bugs Exposed Users to Data Loss and Account Takeover
PRIVACY PRIVACY Social app patches medium-severity flaws after responsible disclosure Read More
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Biden Mulls “Massive” Cyber Strikes on Russia – Report
PRIVACY PRIVACY Unnamed intelligence officials say President Biden is considering unprecedented action Read More
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TrickBot operators slowly abandon the botnet and replace it with Emotet
PRIVACY PRIVACY TrickBot, once one of the most active botnets on the internet and a primary delivery vehicle for ransomware, is no longer making new victims. However, there are signs its operators are transitioning the already infected computers to other botnets, including Emotet. “Our team assesses with high confidence that Trickbot operators are working closely…
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Government Advisories Warn of APT Activity Resulting from Russian Invasion of Ukraine
PRIVACY PRIVACY Government agencies publish warnings and guidance for organizations to defend themselves against advanced persistent threat groups. As governments around the world call for heightened cyber vigilance, the reality of our digital world comes into stark relief: there are no boundaries when it comes to the potential damage that can be inflicted as a…
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Ransomware is top attack vector on critical infrastructure
PRIVACY PRIVACY Ransomware was the number one attack vector on critical infrastructure in 2021, according to a report by Dragos, a leading company in industrial cybersecurity. Nearly two-thirds of those attacks (65%), were aimed at the manufacturing sector, the company revealed in its annual review of cyber threats facing industrial organizations released Wednesday. “You can…
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Ukraine Attacked with ‘Wiper’ Malware
PRIVACY PRIVACY New data-wiping malware hits Ukraine as country comes under full-scale Russian attack Read More
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WMATA Twitter Account Hacked
PRIVACY PRIVACY Obscene posts on DC Metro transit authority’s Twitter account attributed to hacker Read More
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How Configuration Assessments Help Improve Cyber Defenses
PRIVACY PRIVACY There’s an old adage in business; if you’re not measuring something, you can’t manage it. These days, information technology (IT) and information security professionals know this all too well, especially when it comes to configuration assessments. Network performance requires constant monitoring. Cyber threats demand identification and remediation. Systems need to be securely configured…