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Spring4Shell has been catalogued as CVE-2022-22965 and fixed in Spring Framework 5.3.18 and 5.2.20, and Spring Boot (which depends on the Spring Framework) 2.5.12 and 2.6.6.
“The vulnerability impacts Spring MVC and Spring WebFlux applications running on JDK 9+. The specific exploit requires the application to run on Tomcat as a WAR deployment,” Spring Framework developers have explained.
“If the application is deployed as a Spring Boot executable jar, i.e. the default, it is not vulnerable to the exploit. However, the nature of the vulnerability is more general, and there may be other ways to exploit it.”
Sharma offers a short rundown of the situation so far, clears up some misconceptions, and offers advice on what organizations with vulnerable apps should do next – both to plug CVE-2022-22965 and CVE-2022-22963, a RCE in the Spring Cloud Function library, as PoC exploits for both are available online and both are considered to be critical.
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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/04/01/cve-2022-22965/
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Now more than ever, consumers spend increasing amounts of time on the Internet. With every social media account you sign up for, every picture you post, and status you update, you are sharing information about yourself with the world. How can you be proactive to stay safe online and, “Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.”? #BeCyberSmart and take these simple steps to connect with confidence and safely navigate the social media world.
You can learn more at https://bit.ly/2LLRe7R
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https://www.sobxtech.com/national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-social-media-cybersecurity/
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More people will become victims of medical identity theft. There are over half a million cases so far...and it's growing.
Crooks steal personal info to get medical care or payments.
Surprisingly, the culprits are often employees with access to patient insurance info and social security numbers. Sometimes it's family and friends...or "dumpster divers" who find info in the trash.
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https://pharmacist.therapeuticresearch.com/Content/Articles/PL/2007/Dec/people-will-become-victims-of-medical-identity-theft
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Lizzie Schiffman Tufano, director of audience engagement and special projects at the Sun-Times, has been named director of digital growth. Tufano, a Chicago area native and graduate of Lyons Township High School and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, previously was senior editor of DNAinfo Chicago. She joined the Sun-Times as director of news planning and strategy in 2018. Promoted to her former position is Alice Bazerghi, who had been Tufano’s deputy. Bazerghi, a Boston University graduate and former producer at ABC-owned WLS-Channel 7, joined the Sun-Times as digital content producer in 2018. “In 2021 we are going to focus on our readers and digital growth like never before,” said Sun-Times interim editor-in-chief Steve Warmbir.
Tuesday’s comment of the day: Mike Goldman: If I wanted syndicated programming, the Internet is chock-full. To me, live and local means there’s somebody down the street talking to me through the radio. They can relate to me and my town through local knowledge and shared experiences.
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https://www.robertfeder.com/2021/01/06/robservations-two-year-data-breach-hits-employees-email-wttw-wfmt/
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In this episode of ManageEngine Insights podcast, we’ll explore various security concerns arising in enterprises and elsewhere. Enterprises need to consider both bottom-up and top-down approaches, as well as a wide variety of hardware and software-based security measures.
Joseph Steinberg is a recognized cybersecurity thought leader, columnist, CEO, and technology influencer. Joseph is one of only 28 people worldwide to hold the suite of advanced information security certifications: CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, and CSSLP. With nearly two decades of leadership experience in the information-security industry, he has literally written the book on information security, Cybersecurity for Dummies, as well as a study guide CISOs can study to become certified.
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https://insights.manageengine.com/it-security/raising-siem-awareness-and-securing-enterprise-endpoints/
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Less than a week has passed since Apple unveiled the iPad and its new e-book reading software, but it seems that the device is already disrupting the publishing market. This past weekend, publishing house Macmillan and online retailer Amazon sparred over the price of e-books.
The dispute began in behind-the-scenes conversations between the two companies, then spilled over into the public on Friday evening when Amazon removed the ability to buy all of Macmillan's titles--both electronic and paper versions--from its site. (Third-party vendors who operate through Amazon still had the titles for sale).
Macmillan CEO John Sargent penned an open letter to Macmillan authors and illustrators that appeared at trade publication Publishers' Marketplace on Saturday. Sargent laid out the company's plans, which would have involved more variable pricing than the $10 point that Amazon had previously set, with newer books likely going for higher prices of $13 to $15. Amazon would operate under an agency model, taking a 30 percent commission.
Sargent called the 30 percent scheme "the standard split today for many digital media businesses," so it's not hard to see how Apple fits into the equation; it takes 30 percent of iPhone app sales from the App Store, and it's widely thought to get the same from music and video sales through iTunes. Macmillan was one of five publishers with whom Apple has struck a deal to provide titles for its forthcoming iBookstore.
By Sunday evening, Amazon had put out a statement agreeing to Macmillan's terms, though it still called the publisher's prices "needlessly high" and said it didn't expect other publishers to follow Macmillan's example.
While Amazon had already revised its royalty plan for the Kindle earlier this month, including giving publishers the lion's share of a 70/30 split, some publishers were still uncomfortable with certain caveats in the contract, including Amazon's limitations on what titles could cost.
The terms of Apple's deal with publishers has not yet been spelled out, but in a conversation with Wall Street Journal tech columnist Walt Mossberg before this weekend's dust-up, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that publishers were unhappy with Amazon. Jobs also confirmed that the prices for e-books at Amazon and the iBookstore would be the same when the latter launches; Macmillan's new price range gibes with the prices seen onscreen during the iPad launch.
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https://www.pcworld.com/article/188273/article.html
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Market strategist Jeff Saut's weekly commentary this time around is entitled, "Truth of Consequences?" and in it he compiles a compendium of quotes on risk management.
He points out that Benjamin Graham wrote, "The essence of investment management is the management of risks, not the management of returns."
He also singles out a quotation by Peter Bernstein, who said, "The trick is not to be the hottest stock-picker, the winning forecaster, or the developer of the neatest model; such victories are transient. The trick is to survive. Performing that trick requires a strong stomach for being wrong, because we are all going to be wrong more often than we expect."
Saut elaborates on this point by arguing it's what you do when you're wrong that can easily influence returns. Applying these thoughts to the current market, Saut is still waiting for a more buyable pullback and has been playing things conservatively by recommending equities with solid yields such as Rayonier (RYN) and LINN Energy (LINE).
We'd also point to our post with Michael Karsch's thoughts on risk management.
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https://www.marketfolly.com/2012/04/jeff-saut-on-risk-management-admitting.html
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While You pay for security instrument, you almost certainly hope it’s defending you — no longer developing a massive safety breach in and of itself. But In Case You ran Pattern Micro’s password manager, enabled via default for all Pattern Micro users, any website online on the net could have carried out any app to your laptop just by using together with a bit of code.
A patch issued as of late mostly solves the issue. But as Ars Technica reports, that most effective took place because Google Mission Zero staff member Tavis Ormandy publicly berated the corporate.
Related: Google’s Undertaking Zero combats hackers, net vulnerabilities, and more “I don’t even recognize what to say — how may you enable this thing by using default on your entire customer machines without getting an audit from a competent security consultant?” wrote Ormandy in a long email alternate the corporate has due to the fact made public.
Ormandy claimed it took him “about 30 seconds” to find the vulnerability, and verified it by quick constructing a web page that would remotely launch the Home Windows calculator if opened on a computer with the password supervisor put in and working — regardless if users had been using it.
That’s proper although you don’t use the password supervisor, but it surely gets worse Should You do: A Related vulnerability made it imaginable to read all of a customers’ saved usernames and passwords in plain textual content.
A recent update patches the take advantage of by most effective allowing Pattern Micro websites to ship such commands. When You use Pattern Micro, be sure the whole thing is up to date, or you might be extremely exposed to all forms of issues.
But even though you do update, there nonetheless may be problems. As of as of late, Ormandy is pronouncing this “will not be sufficient to stop attacks,” because something like DNS spoofing might trick your laptop into thinking a command is coming from Trend Micro. Ormandy added that “a greater solution can be to digital signal requests with a certificate.”
Google Project Zero is a crew of safety researchers inside Google that find zero-day exploits, problems that would in any other case be exploited by means of hackers. The group gives tool companies 30 days to fix the problem, at which point they make it public. The Speculation is to make the Web a safer location through getting these exploits fixed sooner than hackers can use them, although this has triggered controversy: Some firms feel this isn’t sufficient time. It Is more time than a hacker would grant, although.
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https://socialmediablazer.com/googles-project-zero-chastised-trend-micro-over-security-vulnerability/
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We all know that a computer virus is bad and that we need anti-virus software to protect our computers against them. Unfortunately, this is no longer enough. Cyber Security has become a lot more complicated since the turn of the century and even more so in the last few years.
Recently, the news has been filled with reports regarding Cyber Security, or more accurately Cyber Security failings. Information has been stolen from large corporations but often this isn’t the obvious credit card information but rather contact details and passwords. Whatever the information it all has value and often ends up for sale on the Dark Web alongside purpose built easy to use ‘hacking’ tools. Now even criminals with very little computer skills are able to get a list of e-mail address’ and an app that allows them to start their own cyber-crime business. They can gain access to our systems and take our money either by restricting access to files and holding them to ransom or by stealing information with the intent to extort.
Extortionware is a lot more difficult to predict and protect against. Extortionware attacks are usually highly targeted and are more about the retrieval of data than its destruction or encryption. Once cyber criminals have gained access to your system and taken sensitive information demands are made, usually for money, followed by a threat. For example, criminals may send your company’s intellectual property to competitors or distribute your data online unless they’re paid. However, money isn’t always the motivation behind this sort of attack. The 2015 information leak from website Ashley Maddison was carried out only after hackers gave the company a chance to change their operating policies. The policies weren’t changed and as a result around 36 million user details were released in a highly-publicised leak.
The main concern with this sort of attack is that a backup can’t be you get out of jail free card. Once the criminals have your data there is nothing you can do. Because of this prevention is not only advised but imperative. Ashley Maddison, TalkTalk and Yahoo all failed to protect their systems from attack, but every company large and small should learn from this and ensure their systems are as secure as possible.
Protection is better than Reaction
To avoid becoming pray to the cyber-criminals you must train your staff on how to spot fake e-mails, increase your network perimeter security with a security firewall, add anti-malware software to your computers and always have a regular backup taken throughout the day. It isn’t possible to block 100% of attacks so having a backup is very important as it can often be your last line of defence against criminal file encryption. On top of this we recommend proper controls on server shares to add another layer of protection to sensitive information and block ransomware encryptions where permission is denied.
These points along with other policies and practices help to make up the Government backed Cyber Essentials Qualification. With the rise of more complex and sophisticated cyber-attacks, including ransomware and extortionware, we believe this should be the minimum operating policy of any company no matter the size, industry or customer base.
For more information please contact LSA.
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https://www.lsasystems.com/lsa-systems-blog/what-is-ransomware-extortionware/
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One of the main reasons for using introspection in malware detection is that malwares using advanced techniques such as Rootkits are not detected using traditional automated malware-detection systems. The other reason is the advanced features that this technology provides, which allows the user to have a deep insight into each action happening in the virtual machine.
Thanks to introspection technology, there is no need to be part of the malware environment to analyze it: the behavior of the processes to be monitored will be realized outside the virtual machine, from the hypervisor. In addition to that, malwares that use debugger detection techniques will not detect any debugger, because the introspection system only interacts with the virtual machine’s memory and in no way will attach to the processes launched on the machine. Similarly, it is possible to mislead a malware employing sandbox detection techniques.
As a result, it can’t be denied that the application of introspection to malware analysis is much better than traditional automated-analysis technologies.
Let’s discuss some aspects of virtual machine introspection.
Native hypervisor: Also known as Type-1 hypervisor or “Bare Metal.” This type of hypervisor works directly on the hardware of the machine to control and manage virtual machines. Examples of Type-1 hypervisors include Xen and KVM.
Hosted hypervisor: Also known as Type-2 hypervisor or “Hosted.” This type of hypervisor runs inside another operating system. Examples of Type-2 hypervisors include VMware and VirtualBox.
Fig1: Example of a native and hosted hypervisor
The following figure illustrates how introspection works on a type-1 hypervisor. The introspection tools installed on the hypervisor make it possible to monitor and control everything that happens on the virtual machine (system activity, network, application and so forth).
Fig2. Introspection in native hypervisor
Memory Mapping
In general, there are two levels of memory: virtual memory and physical memory of the physical machine. But there are three levels of memory when we talk about hypervisors: virtual memory and physical memory of the virtual machine, and physical memory of the host machine. The virtual memory of the host machine is abstracted in this case.
Keep in mind that hypervisors only allocate memory to the virtual machine. By default, hypervisors have no knowledge of what is happening in the virtual memory of the virtual machine. To get that information, additional tools have to be installed. Below is a simplified example of memory-sharing with the virtual machine.
Fig3. Example of the three levels of memory addressing under hypervisor.
One of the objectives of the introspection tools is to translate the memory addresses of the virtual machine’s virtual memory: first, from the virtual to the physical memory of the virtual machine, then to the physical memory of the host machine. This will help the hypervisor to access the correct memory area during introspection.
Introspection in Malware Analysis
Nowadays, traditional malware-analysis technologies are no longer effective when it comes to detecting the latest malware attacks. But thanks to hypervisors, malware monitoring can be placed at Kernel-level. It also offers several ways to create compatibility with security components that block monitoring techniques like Kernel API Hooking (Patch Guard, for example, will trigger a Blue Screen of Death under Windows) if low-level components have been altered. In addition to that, introspection can assist the user in covering the analysis of all types of malware, including Rootkits.
Thanks to the memory allocated by the hypervisor to the different virtual machines, it is possible for us to access it from the hypervisor in order to get the information which interests us. This can be done in different ways:
Monitoring via Breakpoints
The idea is to place breakpoints (often used in reverse-engineering) on the APIs that we want to monitor in the virtual machine during the initialization of the introspection system. We do this while maintaining a lookup table of breakpoint offsets and modified bytes. After the installation and launch of the introspection system, the malware calling the APIs on which we have placed breakpoints will be interrupted, and a notification will be sent back to the hypervisor allowing us to find which executable has reached the breakpoint.
Once the desired information (the function, its arguments) are retrieved, we continue the execution of the malware (in order to not change its behavior) until the next breakpoint. Thanks to this information, we can understand the behavior of the analyzed malware.
The use of this technique alone has two weaknesses. First, in the cases where the malware realizes a checksum on itself to detect if its code has been altered. If this is the case (since breakpoints modify the content), the malware may stop executing and not reveal its malicious behavior. Second, in the cases where we want to monitor Kernel APIs: it is possible to cause a BSOD under Windows, since Windows performs an integrity check of the Kernel part and may crash if it has been modified.
Monitoring via Memory Pages
With this technique, there is no need to place breakpoints and thus alter the memory. The idea would be to place a monitoring with memory events on each executable memory page, and to calculate the address of the APIs that one wishes to monitor. Whenever a region of the page marked in execution is accessed, the information is retrieved, and a comparison is made with the address of the monitored API.
This technique solves the problem of altering the memory with breakpoints but creates another. Monitoring on each executable page would be expensive in terms of resources and cause a considerable slowdown of the virtual machine. Do not forget that the virtual machine will not have a lot of resources to work with, especially if we want to automate the analysis on multiple virtual machines in parallel.
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https://resources.infosecinstitute.com/topic/virtual-machine-introspection-in-malware-analysis/
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Civic participation can be defined as contributing to the public good through cooperation with others. Traditionally, it encompasses a broad range of offline activities ranging from voluntary work for the community to attending politically motivated protests. Further possibilities for civic participation have emerged with the spread of the Internet. New platforms such as online discussion forums, blogs, social network sites, or online communities have offered a space for and through which people might engage in civic issues. The field of civic activism has been supplemented by activities such as expressing and discussing political views on blogs, discussion forums or social network sites, expressing support and making donations on specific online sites, or using Internet applications (such as emails or social network sites) to share and spread civic life-related information. Consequently, online participation, realized via modern communication technologies, has been recognized as an important form of civic life, particularly important for young people who are the most frequent Internet users (Banaji & Buckingham, 2010; Gil de Zúñiga, Veenstra, Vraga, & Shah, 2010; Livingstone, Couldry, & Markham, 2007; Mossberger, Tolbert, & McNeal, 2007).
Being widely accessible and low-cost, online participation has given rise to major expectations, it has been heralded as facilitating democratic processes by overcoming barriers characteristic of offline participation (Krueger, 2006; Livingstone, Bober, & Helsper, 2005). But there were also more skeptical voices arguing that many barriers actually persist (and some new ones have emerged, such as differences in digital skills), creating and further reinforcing the democratic divide (Min, 2010; Norris, 2001). Furthermore, some skeptics warn that online participation might exacerbate negative effects, including so-called slacktivism, which refers to non-effective online activities that make participants feel good about themselves (Christensen, 2011), or extremist actions (Bowman-Grieve, 2009; Wojcieszak, 2009).
Hence, the contribution of online participation to the quality of civic life within general populations still remains questionable. Many of the concerns stem from a more general question: Do people who participate online systematically differ from those who prefer more traditional offline forms of participation? Although many pointed out that people who participate online have a strong tendency to participate offline as well (Oser, Hooghe, & Marien, 2013; Schlozman, Verba, & Brady, 2010), there still remains a group of people who are active online but less interested in offline civic activities. Currently, two main hypotheses have been proposed to explain the effects of the online environment on civic participation (Nam, 2012; Norris, 2001). According to the mobilization hypothesis, the opportunity to participate online boosts participation among those who are not active in more traditional offline activities. Hence, proponents of this hypothesis tend to see the Internet as a means of recruiting people who are traditionally disengaged from civic life. On the other hand, the reinforcement hypothesis states that the internet contributes to greater civic participation but mainly among those who are already active offline. So far, support has been found for both hypotheses (Best & Krueger, 2005; Di Gennaro & Dutton, 2006; Livingstone et al., 2005). We can presume that both hypotheses are actually accurate and not mutually exclusive (Stanley & Weare, 2004) as they apply for different segments of the public. While the media can serve as a new arena for those who were civically active, they can also capture a new group of people for whom this area is more suitable.
We believe that by focusing on this group, we can reveal distinctive features of online participation. Therefore, in this study, we aim to examine the individual characteristics of people who prefer online over offline civic participation. This group will be compared to three other groups defined by their civic participation: people who are active both online and offline; people who prefer offline over online participation; and people who are generally passive. Compared to previous studies that focused mainly on the socio-demographic profiles of online activists, we pay attention also to their psychological characteristics.
Overall, the present study aims to examine the similarities and differences between people who participate mainly online and those who do not participate, participate mainly offline, or participate both offline and online. Specifically, we will control for their socio-demographic profiles (age, gender, and socioeconomic status) and we will examine their trust (social, individual, and the media), individual relationships to politics (political interest, exposure to politics in the media, and internal political efficacy), and political ideology (left-right orientation, concern with environmental issues, and support for immigrants’ rights). We presume that online activists will have similar socio-demographic profiles, lower levels of social and institutional trust, and higher levels of trust in the media compared to other activists. Based on the reinforcement hypothesis, a similar relationship to politics and political ideology could be expected. On the other hand, differences in these variables would comply with the premises of the mobilization hypothesis.
Our study deliberately focuses on people from the majority population. Prior studies have shown that ethnic minorities can have different participatory resources (Best & Krueger, 2005; Verba, Schlozman, & Brady, 1995) and motivations to participate (Byrne, 2007; Jensen, 2008; Stepick & Stepick, 2002) than the majority population. Most importantly, people from ethnic minorities might have specific reasons why they prefer online over offline participation, such as fear of discrimination in offline contexts (Seif, 2010; 2011). To ensure a clear interpretation of the results, members of ethnic minorities are not included in the present analyses.
The study was conducted in the Czech Republic whose context is potentially favorable for online only civic participation. Czech citizens show lower trust in institutions, hold weaker citizenship norms and participate less in offline civic activities than people in West European countries (Bolzendahl & Coffé, 2013; Catterberg & Moreno, 2006; Vráblíková, 2014). At the same time, the Czech Republic belongs among countries with high levels of internet penetration, with young people being the most frequent internet users. According to the Czech Statistical Office (2013), 97% of the population aged 16-24 and 92% of the population aged 25-34 used the internet in 2013.The combination of distrust in traditional participation and high internet use may give rise to higher levels of online activism.
Offline and online civic participation. Participants were presented with a list of activities and asked how often they had taken part in these in the last twelve months. Responses could range from never (1) to very often (5). Offline civic participation included (a) volunteering, (b) wearing a bracelet, badge, or other symbol to show support for a social or political cause, (c) donating money to a social or political cause/organization, (d) taking part in concerts or fundraising events for a social or political cause, (e) boycotting or buying certain products for political, ethical, or environmental reasons, and (f) attending a public meeting or demonstration involving political or social issues (α = .65). Online civic participation was represented by (a) sharing a link to news, music, or videos with social or political content with one's contacts, (b) discussing societal or political questions on the internet, (c) visiting the website of a political or civic organization, (d) participating in an online petition, protest, or boycott, and (e) connecting to a group dealing with social or political issues on Facebook or a similar online social network (α = .76). A confirmatory factor analysis showed that offline and online activities formed two distinct dimensions of civic participation (χ2/df = 3.01; CFI = .92; RMSEA = .06) rather than one common dimension (χ2/df = 4.78; CFI = .85; RMSEA = .08). Scales were computed with averaged items.
Income. Household income indicated socioeconomic status in this study and was assessed by asking: Does the income of your household cover everything that its members need? The response scale ranged from not at all (1) to completely (4).
Social trust. Respondents’ beliefs in the trustworthiness of other people were measured by the item: I feel that most people can be trusted. The response scale ranged from absolutely disagree (1) to absolutely agree (5).
Institutional trust. Trust in institutions was measured by rating six institutions (national government, local governments, the European Union, courts, police, and political parties) on a scale from I absolutely don’t trust (1) to I absolutely trust (5). Trust in the media. Participants rated the trustworthiness of newspapers, television, and the internet on a scale from I absolutely don’t trust (1) to I absolutely trust (5). All the three items were averaged to obtain a final score (α = .76).
Political interest. Three items were used to assess respondents’ interest in politics: I discuss social and political issues with friends and acquaintances; I introduce political and social issues into discussions with others; and, I am interested in politics. The final score is an average of the items (α = .84).
Exposure to political news in the media. The frequency of participants’ exposure to politics in the media was measured by asking: How often do you do these activities? Three items were offered: I follow what is going on in politics by reading articles in newspapers or magazines; I watch television programs or listen to radio broadcasts that deal with political issues; and, I pay attention to information about politics on the internet. The response scale ranged from never (1) to daily (5). The final score was computed with averaged items (α = .77).
Internal political efficacy. Two items based on Husfeldt, Barber, and Torney-Purta (2005) were used to measures respondents’ beliefs in their competence to understand and participate in politics: I know more about politics than most people of my age; When political issues or problems are being discussed, I usually have something to say. The response scale was from absolutely disagree (1) to absolutely agree (5). The items were averaged to obtain the final score (r = .69).
Left-right ideology. Respondents’ self-placement on the left-right ideological spectrum was measured by asking: How would you describe your political opinions? The response scale was extreme left (1); left; center left; center; center right; right; and extreme right (7).
Belief in environmental causes. Respondents’ belief that the country has environmental issues was measured by the question: Does your country struggle with environmental issues? Participants’ tolerance was indicated by their support for immigrants’ rights. Because solidarity with immigrants, compared to other disadvantaged social groups, is relatively low in European countries, including the Czech Republic (van Oorschot, 2006), we considered it a touchstone of participants’ tolerance towards minorities. Three beliefs about immigrants’ rights were measured by scales replicated from Nata and Menezes (2004). The final scores were computed with averaged items.
Support for immigrants’ equal rights was measured by four items: Immigrant children should have the same opportunities to study as any other person; Immigrants should earn the same wage when doing the same job as any other person; Immigrants should be entitled to the same social benefits (e.g., health care, unemployment benefits etc.) as Czech people; and Immigrants should be granted the same rights as any other person (α = .89).
Support for immigrants’ cultural rights was measured by four items: Immigrants should be allowed to preserve their language; Immigrant children should have the right to learn their language in school; Immigrants should have the right to maintain their traditions and cultural heritage; and, Immigrants should have the right to build places of worship for their own religions (α = .81).
Support for affirmative action towards immigrants was measured by three items: Immigrants should be granted special rights once they are discriminated against; Immigrants should have a representative in the country’s parliament because they are a minority; and It should be made easier for immigrant children to enter university since they are disadvantaged in our society (α = .68).
Data Analysis
Respondents were classified based on median values as demonstrating low or high levels of offline and online civic participation. By combining these categories, four groups representing different types of civic participation were created: people with high online and low offline participation (n = 90); people with high offline and low online participation (n = 110); people with low offline and online participation (n = 194); and, people with high offline and online participation (n = 228).
Next, participants divided into four different types of civic participation were compared according to several variables (various dimensions of trust, relationship to politics, and political ideology) using factorial analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). Compared to simple analysis of variance (ANOVA), the advantage of this statistical method is that it allows controlling for the effects of other variables. In our analyses, respondents’ sex (factor), age and income (covariates) were controlled for. Follow-up planned comparisons were used to test the hypotheses that the high online group differs from the remaining three groups.
The main goal of our study was to explore whether people who prefer online over offline civic participation systematically differ from people characterized by other types of civic participation. Overall, the group of online activists appears to adhere to a distinctive political ideology, their relationship to politics is similar to people active both online and offline, and they do not differ in terms of social or institutional trust.
The most striking results concern political ideology. Compared to all other groups, online activists describe themselves as being closer to the political right on a left-right ideological spectrum and they support affirmative action towards immigrants less. Moreover, they support immigrants’ cultural rights less and have fewer concerns regarding the environment than other civically active people. The mixture of right-wing orientation, lower endorsement of post-materialist values, and lower approval of immigrant support beyond the provision of basic rights suggests that online activists adopt a more conservative political ideology than other groups. However, this does not mean that they should be perceived as right-wing extremists because, on average, they describe themselves as being center right. Moreover, their support for immigrants’ equality, which is similar to people with other types of participation, indicates that they do not reject immigrants’ rights as such.
The question is whether online participation attracts people who already adhere to a more conservative ideology, or whether it makes activists more conservative. Muhlberger (2003), who found identical results for the comparable age group in the United States, argues for the former option and infers that the internet may serve as a space for people with unusual political views for their demographic group. Although the support for conservative ideology seems to be relatively spread among Czech youth (Kunštát, 2007) it is possible that young people who support conservative beliefs perceive themselves as being in a minority, which makes them prefer online participation. Such processes were documented in the more extreme cases of right-wing online communities (De Koster & Houtman, 2008) and it is possible that they apply to more moderate political orientations as well.
Nevertheless, our findings are based on cross-sectional data; hence we should not completely rule out an alternative explanation. Although we found no direct support for the crystallization of extremist opinions through online participation (Bowman-Grieve, 2009; Wojcieszak, 2010), it is still possible that online participation, characterized by a greater possibility to seek like-minded content or discussion partners, contributes to a greater polarization of one’s ideology (De Koster & Houtman, 2008; Douglas, 2007). The stronger conservatism of online activists in our study probably cannot be fully explained by the polarization of political ideology through online participation because there is no apparent reason why online participation should polarize political beliefs only in a conservative direction. However, a possible scenario could be that young people with conservative beliefs are attracted to online participation that makes their previous beliefs even stronger.
Finally, it is also possible that leftists’ online participation spills over into offline participation more easily than in the case of conservatives. Lawrence, Sides, and Farrell (2010) found that readers of American right-wing blogs were less active in offline political participation than readers of left-wing blogs. They suggested that it is because leftist blogs have greater tendencies to mobilize their readers’ offline participation. Analogously, it is possible that the group of online activists in our study is more conservative because many left-wing online activists have been mobilized via the internet to participate in offline civic activities while conservative online activists have not.
Further, we found that online activists have a more positive relationship to politics in terms of their political interests, exposure to news, and internal political efficacy than people who do not participate or prefer offline participation. The finding that online activists differ from people who do not participate and are similar to people who participate in both environments supports the reinforcement hypothesis. In other words, online participation is apparently not exploited, to a great extent, by people who are alienated from politics. Rather, it seems that the offline participatory gap between people who do and do not take interest in politics and feel competent in this area is merely reproduced online (Brundidge & Rice, 2009).
Although we found that people who prefer online participation have an even more positive relationship to politics than people who prefer offline participation, it should be noted that this finding might stem from how we measured offline participation. Questions on offline participation targeted many civic activities that are not necessarily connected to politics, such as volunteering or donating money, which might be a reason why people who prefer offline participation reported a less positive relationship to politics. It is possible that if we had targeted more offline political activities (e.g. working for political parties), the difference between online and offline activists would have disappeared.
Similar levels of social and institutional trust among all groups in our study indicate that online participation is not a domain for people who are distrustful of their fellow citizens or social institutions. Neither does trust in the media seem be a motive for preferring online over offline civic activities. Such results suggest that the motivations for online participation are not based on these generalized social views.
Further, our analyses of socio-demographic profiles support previous findings that the representation of women and men among online activists is not different from other types of civic participation (Oser et al., 2013). Likewise, no differences were found regarding age. This result reveals that the preferences for online participation are homogenous among people aged 18 to 28.Thus, age seems to matter only if this generation is compared with older generations as shown in previous research (Oser et al., 2013; Schlozman et al., 2010). Finally, people involved in different types of participation did not differ in terms of their socioeconomic status, as denoted by the self-evaluated sufficiency of household income. Lacking differences between people with low and high participation can be surprising in the context of other studies (Oser et al., 2013; Schlozman et al., 2010) but they should be attributed to small differences between our respondents in terms of their socioeconomic resources, with most of them having a high status. A more socioeconomically diverse sample and a better measurement of this variable would be necessary for a better comparison with previous studies. However, putting aside this limitation, the present results give additional support to the reinforcement hypothesis that expects no socio-demographic differences between people participating online and offline.
A number of caveats need to be noted regarding the present study. Our data is cross-sectional, which makes causal inferences difficult, and represents only young adults with a relatively high socioeconomic status. Moreover, to gain a better insight into the studied differences in the future, we would recommend to conduct a more detailed analysis of the different types of online participation, distinguishing, for instance, between more solitary (e.g., online petitions) and more social activities (e.g. online discussions). Using this elaboration, some differences that were expected but not confirmed in this study, such as those regarding social trust, could be explored.
Despite these limitations, however, several important conclusions about the civic life of young people on the internet can be drawn. Online activism does not seem to be a tool for people who are politically alienated or lack resources for offline civic participation. On the other hand, the internet might provide an opportunity for greater activism for young people with conservative political beliefs.
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I received an email late last night telling me that the hit American sitcom “Friends”, starring the likes of Jennifer Aniston and Matt Le Blanc, would be coming to an end next year.
That’s funny. I thought the last series of “Friends” was aired back in 2004?
(Some people argue the show died when actress Helen Baxendale married Ross, and the subsequent clinically unfunny episodes set in England, but lets not get into that debate..)
Clearly, someone going by the highly unlikely name of “Mrs. Naomi Elvis Michael” wants to give $12.7 million. All I have to do, she says, is email her back.
Many of us receive such scam emails, promising us riches, every day. And we know to consign them to the trash can.
On this occasion, however, Mrs Michael (I feel it would be too familiar just to call her “Elvis”) hasn’t sent me the email directly.
Instead, she’s used the “Email to a friend” facility on an old Daily Mail article to send me not only a link to an (old) story of the final days of Rachel, Monica, Phoebe, Chandler, Joey and Ross.
She has also taken advantage of the option to include an “introductory message” to add some words of her own, hoping that I will be foolish enough to believe I could be sent a sizable amount of money.
Maybe she’s hoping that I am so excited by the news of my windfall that I don’t notice it is wrapped around a news article about a 1990s sitcom.
The Daily Mail, to its credit, does include a CAPTCHA field on its “Tell a friend” form, but we all know that these aren’t always enough to stop a determined spam campaign.
I’m actually encouraged that spammers and scammers are going to such ridiculous lengths to get their messages in front of their intended recipients. It strongly suggests that they are finding it harder to ensure that enough “eyeballs” see their bogus messages – and that must surely mean that anti-spam defences are getting better and better.
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Adobe Issues Emergency Patch For Flash PlayerAs attackers actively target new bugs in Flash Player browser plug-in, Adobe issues Windows, Mac, Linux and Android patches. Adobe has issued emergency updates for Adobe Flash Player to fix flaws that are being actively exploited by attackers. The vulnerabilities affect versions of Flash Player running on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Android. The two bugs (CVE-2013-0633 and CVE-2013-0634) allow attackers to run arbitrary code on a targeted system and compromise that system. "Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions," read an overview of the attacks published by Symantec.
The first vulnerability, which targets the ActiveX version of Flash Player for Windows, "is being exploited in the wild in targeted attacks designed to trick the user into opening a Microsoft Word document delivered as an email attachment which contains malicious Flash (SWF) content," according to a security warning published by Adobe.
The second vulnerability, meanwhile, is being used in drive-by attacks from websites that target browsers with malicious Flash content. To date, the attacks have targeted OS X versions of Flash Player running Firefox and Safari on the Mac OS X platform. Attackers are also using the vulnerability to target Windows users via Microsoft Word documents -- attached to emails -- that include malicious Flash content. [ Here's what you need to know about the recent Java security breaches. Read Java Security Warnings: Cut Through The Confusion. ]
Vulnerable software includes Flash Player 11.5.502.146 (and earlier) for both Windows and Mac OS X, Flash Player 11.2.202.261 (and earlier) for Linux, Flash Player 11.1.115.36 (and earlier) for Android 4.x, and Flash Player 11.1.111.31 (and earlier) for Android 3.x and 2.x. Flash users can visit the About Flash Player page on Adobe's website to review which version of Flash they're running. "If you use multiple browsers, perform the check for each browser you have installed on your system," Adobe advised. Flash updates, meanwhile, can be obtained from the Adobe Flash Player download page.
Information security firm FireEye said it first witnessed the in-the-wild attacks that are exploiting the two vulnerabilities on Tuesday. The Word files contain a macro to load an embedded SWF flash object, according to an overview of the attacks published by FireEye. The SWF file contains an action script with the name 'LadyBoyle' that contains the exploit code. Interestingly, the code and documents used in the attacks were respectively compiled and created Tuesday, and while the contents of the documents are written in English, the files' code pages are set to Windows Simplified Chinese (PRC, Singapore). Despite attackers actively targeting two new zero-day vulnerabilities in Flash Player, Adobe said that it's been putting changes in place that make it more difficult for attackers to exploit newly discovered Flash bugs. Those changes have included sandboxing, working with browser makers and operating system developers to deliver Flash updates -- and disable older versions of Flash -- and hardening applications that are used to disguise Flash attacks. "Over the last year, Adobe has been driving down the number of Flash-based zero-days used in the wild," said Peleus Uhley, a senior security researcher within the Secure Software Engineering team at Adobe, in a blog post. "Since the introduction of Adobe Reader X Protected Mode (aka sandboxing) in November 2010, the most common Flash Player zero-day attack vector has been malicious Flash content embedded in Microsoft Office documents and delivered via email."
To address that threat, Microsoft created a Protected Mode sandbox in Microsoft Office 2010 that prevents Flash content in Office documents from executing automatically, if the document originated in either an Internet or Untrusted Zone. But no such safeguards exist in Office 2008, so if a user opens a malicious document any Flash content included in the document will execute automatically.
New features built into the next major release of Flash, which is currently being beta tested, should make it more difficult to attack systems running Microsoft Office 2008 or earlier. "The upcoming release of Flash Player will determine whether Flash Player is being launched within Microsoft Office and check the version of Office," said Uhley. "If Flash Player is launched within a version prior to Office 2010, Flash Player will prompt the end user before executing the Flash content, [displaying a warning that recommends that the content not be allowed to play]."
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CVE-2014-1927Published: 2014-10-25The shell_quote function in python-gnupg 0.3.5 does not properly quote strings, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in unspecified vectors, as demonstrated using "$(" command-substitution sequences, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1928....
CVE-2014-1929Published: 2014-10-25python-gnupg 0.3.5 and 0.3.6 allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via vectors related to "option injection through positional arguments." NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7323.
CVE-2014-3409Published: 2014-10-25The Ethernet Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) handling feature in Cisco IOS 12.2(33)SRE9a and earlier and IOS XE 3.13S and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via malformed CFM packets, aka Bug ID CSCuq93406.
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When applying for graduate programmes in the consulting world, most graduate (or undergraduate) applicants will always dart straight for the respective firm’s London office. It’s a big, prosperous city where most consulting UK HQs are. I must admit that when I initially applied to one of Accenture’s graduate schemes back in 2014 during my second year of university, I did exactly the same. Needless to say, I joined a queue of tens of thousands of applicants and did not get past the online stage that helps their recruiters sort into a ‘yes’ and ‘no’ pile for the next stage. Whether this was because I did not fulfil the required criteria to proceed, I don’t know. However, that didn’t stop me believing that I had been cheated by the recruitment computer!
Although I will be posting more articles about life as an Accenture graduate (alas, the computer was wrong), the purpose of this first post is to try to encourage people who are interested in applying to Accenture to keep their options open in terms of choosing on an office location. I was so dead set on jumping on the ‘fresh out of uni’ bandwagon down to London after I graduated (I’m from York), that I didn’t even consider applying anywhere else until a good friend of mine suggested I applied to the Newcastle office – after all, I was at University in Newcastle and still held a love of the city. Although Accenture gets a huge number of applications for grad positions in all of their offices, London gets by far the most. This fact led me down the thought path of making more of a strategic decision in applying for graduate programmes… let me explain.
First, if there are less applications for a limited number of vacancies, then this immediately increases the probability of getting through to the next stage of applications. Second, if I break out of my tunnel vision and consider locations other than London, I might be able to take advantage of this increase in probability. Third, once you’re an employee of a consulting firm, you have a great opportunity to move around and work in different locations anyway. So, my initial thoughts of – “I HAVE to get a consulting grad job and it HAS to be in London” all of a sudden, changed.
I found the prospect of moving back to Newcastle very exciting and having researched a bit about the Accenture Newcastle office, I was aware of how quickly it was growing, thriving and creating a lot of noise for the firm. Furthermore, if I got my foot in the door with Accenture, I had the ability in future to move around and potentially end up in London anyway. This was a small compromise to make considering all of the factors above gave me a better probability of getting through the recruitment process…
Now given that I am writing this post from the perspective of an Accenture graduate, it’s quite clear that the strategy worked. Therefore, I think it’s really important for graduates to open up their minds a bit more to where they are applying location-wise, but also to apply to the firms that will support you in your ability to move around and build your desired career path. Accenture is a perfect example of a firm that supports you in everything you wish to do in your career. Overall, I feel that the whole ‘grad scheme applications’ thing is all very comparable to when you were selecting which Universities to apply to… I’m assuming you didn’t decide on a city in the UK that you liked and just apply to all the good Universities in that city? You moved for the specific University that you wanted to apply to… and in this case I’m suggesting you do just that – most importantly, apply to the firm that best suits you, but then you could increase your chances of getting through the recruitment stages if you consider applying to an office location other than London.
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Spear phishing, a specific method of email-based crime, has been increasing in notoriety among cybercriminals today. By studying their victims and frame thoughtfully-designed communications, they oftentimes portraying themselves as a trusted associate, entity or business. Spear-phishing attacks usually aim to seize sensitive data, like social media login information or financial information, or other credentials those are to be used for performing fraud, identity theft and other violations later.
Sketched to bypass traditional email security, such as gateways and spam filters, these attacks are frequently transmitted from high-reputation domains or the hijacked email accounts. Spear phishing attacks do not regularly carry malicious URLs or attachments, and most popular email-security routines rely on blacklists and reputation analysis, these attacks bypass them easily.
Spear phishing emails usually have spoofing methods and hold “zero-day” URLs hosted on domains that haven’t been used in any attacks before or that have been inserted into captured authentic websites, hence they are improbable to be hindered by email security technologies.
Moreover, cybercriminals use the power of social-engineering tactics like urgency, shortness and stress, to boost the possibility of victory.
Sophisticated spear-phishing attacks are used to steal account credentials.
Nearly 1 in 5 attacks involve impersonation of a financial institution.
Sextortion scams – a form of blackmail – are increasing in frequency and becoming more complicated and bypassing email gateways.
Sextortion attacks constitute 1 in 10 spear phishing emails
The majority of subject lines on sextortion emails include some kind of security alert.
Criminals usually have the victim’s email address or password in the subject line.
Business email compromise (BEC) attacks form only 6% of spear-phishing attacks but have created more than $12.5 billion in losses since 2013.
Just 10 popular email domains are used to launch 62% of attacks.
Subject lines on the majority of attack emails attempt to set rapport or a sense of urgency; many attacks have implications within the topic that the subject has been previously discussed.
Cybercriminals adapt their email routines to more efficiently target users in various industries.
Finance department employees are profoundly attacked due to their access to sensitive information like banking details.
Phishing attacks often have convincing logos in emails, links to real company web sites, legitimate phone numbers, and email signatures from real employees. But if the message urges you to act (especially actions such as sending sensitive information, clicking on a link or downloading a response), be careful and look for other signs of phishing attacks.
Do not hesitate to communicate directly with the company where the message comes from; Because these companies can verify the authenticity of the message and at the same time they may not even be aware that their company names are used for fraud.
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Cyber threats are exploding in their volume, complexity and aggression.
The result? Burnt-out IT teams and concerned Boards demanding more information.
The traditional approach to security has been to start with the threats and build a response. However, this threat-based approach simply can't keep pace.
say it's impacting their ability to deliver security projects.
Cyber skill gaps are impacting businesses on meeting deadlines.
Rethink with a risk based approach
No one needs more cyber technology thrown at them. We take the time to understand your risks and develop a report to help you decide what to tackle first.
From a technical perspective, this means you can protect the areas of most value from advanced threats quicker, while working towards a sustainable, long-term cyber model.
Here is where we step in
There’s no ‘silver bullet’ to improving your organisation’s security. But endless rounds of consultations, workshops and technical meetings are not the solution either. All our engagements follow a clear set of steps and a validated methodology.
We take the time to understand and account for all aspects of your business with our risk and valued-based criteria.
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https://www.interactive.com.au/services/cyber-security/security-information-event-management-siem/
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The iPhone 4 went on sale in Japan on Thursday morning, as Japanese customers who waited in long lines became among the first to purchase the latest smartphone from Apple.
Hundreds of people waited in lines outside a Tokyo store owned by operator Softbank Mobile and Apple's Ginza outlet, including some people who'd camped out overnight in anticipation of buying the new phone, the Nikkei Keizai Shinbun newspaper reported on its English Web site. The iPhone 4 went on sale at 8 a.m., Tokyo time.
Starting today, the iPhone 4 will initially be available in the U.S., France, Germany, the U.K. and Japan, followed by other countries. By the end of September, the handset will be available in 88 countries.
The atmosphere was subdued at three French mobile phone stores in the La Défense business district to the west of Paris on Thursday morning. The Phone House was deserted. It still stocks the iPhone 3G and 3GS, but not yet the iPhone 4.
Three customers stood around an iPhone 4 on display in the store of mobile operator Orange. After prodding distractedly at the phone for a minute, one of the customers turned to the sales assistant and said: "OK, but what I really wanted was a protective slip-case for my iPhone 3G."
There were 22 people waiting outside the store of another operator, SFR, which had not yet opened at 9:45 a.m., local time. At least half a dozen of those in line already had iPhones in their hands. No one left the line when staff announced that the black iPhone 4 would not be in stock until Friday, while the white one would not arrive till July.
The Apple Store in the center of Paris planned to open two hours earlier than usual Thursday and Friday, primarily for customers who had placed an advance order for an iPhone 4 to pick theirs up.
In the U.S., the smartphone is priced at US$199 for a 16GB model and at $299 for a 32GB model, with two-year data plans. AT&T iPhone customers in the U.S. are eligible for that pricing if their current contract expires any time in 2010.
The iPhone 4 has already been declared a success prior to the device's availability in stores, but not without some hiccups. Apple and its U.S. carrier partner AT&T started taking iPhone preorders on June 15, but a big rush caused online ordering systems to collapse, leaving potential buyers frustrated and angry.
AT&T suspended taking orders the next day and Apple apologized to users, saying that demand for the iPhone 4 was "far higher than we anticipated." Apple and AT&T had taken orders for more than 600,000 iPhones, Apple said.
Lines started forming days in advance outside stores in Japan and the U.S. to purchase the device.
"First of all, the screen is so beautiful that you can't even see the dots," said Manayabu Ishiyama, who stood in a line outside a Softbank store in Tokyo. He was looking to upgrade from an iPhone 3G S.
People also lined up outside an Apple store in Boston a day ahead of the iPhone launch. Rain was forecast in the city for Thursday morning.
"I realize there are more important things going on in the world right now, but it's kind of fun to be out here," said Curtis Glavin, who was first in the Boston line.
The line formed much later for the midnight opening of the flagship Orange store on the Champs Elysées in Paris, however. The store was quiet late Wednesday afternoon, with no one waiting outside, but by the time the store reopened at midnight, a line of over 100 people had formed.
The iPhone 4 is thinner than its predecessors. The device is 9.3 millimeters (0.36 inches) thick, about 24 percent thinner than the iPhone 3GS. A 3.5-inch display shows images at a 960-pixel-by-640-pixel resolution, and about four times as many pixels in the same amount of space than earlier iPhones.
The device includes more than 100 new features, including a front-facing video camera for videoconferencing, a faster processor and improved multimedia capabilities. It promises longer battery life compared to earlier models, offering seven hours of talk time and six hours of Web browsing time over 3G networks. It also offers 10 hours of browsing over Wi-Fi networks, 10 hours of video playback and 40 hours of music listening.
The phone is powered by an internally developed A4 chip, which includes a processor core designed by Arm. The phone has a Micro-SIM tray on the side.
The new chip and front-facing video camera add strong multimedia capabilities that earlier models lacked. The smartphone will be able to record 720p video at 30 frames per second. For videoconferencing, Apple has introduced the FaceTime application for video calls, which will only work over Wi-Fi networks for now. Apple CEO Steve Jobs has said the company "needs to work" with carriers for the application to operate over cellular networks.
The phone will run the Apple iOS 4, which was previously released as iPhone OS 4.0 beta in April. The new OS will bring true multitasking capabilities to run multiple applications at the same time. Previous phones were able to run only selected applications at the same time.
(Sumner Lemon, in Singapore, and Peter Sayer, in Paris, contributed to this story.)
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https://www.pcworld.com/article/199757/Hundreds_Wait_in_Line_as_IPhone_4_Goes_on_Sale_in_Japan.html
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The spectrum shortage is forcing mobile operators to experiment more with pricing models, new technologies and partnerships, executives speaking at the Mobile Future Forward event in Seattle said Wednesday.
“There is a spectrum shortage, and demand will exceed supply, and something has to be done,” said Mike Sievert, chief commercial officer for Clearwire.
At the same time, demand for wireless data services is growing fast. The mean average data usage is 0.5GB per month, per user in the U.S., he said. Users of Clearwire’s USB data sticks, however, consume a mean average of 7GB of data per month, he said. Clearwire’s smartphone users consume less, but “way above the average,” he said.
“It means that when you give people 4G, they use it,” he said. “If the industry average grows to even 1GB or 2.5GB, most carriers in the U.S. are in big, big trouble.”
While Clearwire is in a particularly good spectrum position, it doesn’t feel immune to the pressure, he said. “Even we live in a finite world,” Sievert said.
Operators and vendors are looking at different ways to solve the problem. “As wireless operators, we have to attack those challenges and opportunities on many fronts,” said Neville Ray, chief network officer for T-Mobile. The air interface technology is a key piece, as are opportunities to access more spectrum, he said.
Software-defined radios (SDRs), which can change frequencies based on availability, as well as multimode technology, which lets the radios operate over a variety of air interfaces, will help, said Lixin Cheng, CEO of ZTE USA.
Operators will also have to get better at combining networks so they can transport data over the one that makes the most sense at a given time and location, and based on the application being used, said Bob Azzi, senior vice president at Sprint. “We have three different spectrum positions and two to three technologies to wrestle with, and we want to make use of all of them. And that’s not even counting Wi-Fi,” he said.
Currently, most operators simply default to using whatever network has the fastest connection, he said. “But I don’t think that’s sustainable,” he said.
Operators are likely to experiment with different pricing models as they try to better manage the use of their networks. They already are, with AT&T — often criticized for struggling to keep up with the demands of iPhone users — becoming one of the first to do away with an unlimited data plan.
“Bandwidth as an end-user service is hard to sell; it’s hard to monetize,” said Wim Sweldens, president of Alcatel-Lucent’s wireless division. “If you go to a person and say, ‘I’ll sell you a megabyte of mobile bandwidth, how much are you willing to pay?’ nobody can answer that.”
Instead, if users are asked to buy a book or game or sporting experience on their mobile phone, they understand the value, he said. “It’s up to us to build the business model and the value chain,” he said. That will involve figuring out how operators can best partner with content providers and application developers and figure out how each partner is paid.
The operators said they’ll be trying out different ways of pricing access for the many new kinds of devices that people want to use on mobile networks. People won’t want separate subscriptions for their tablet computers, in-car mobile content system, phones and USB broadband wireless modems, Sievert said.
Instead, people may choose an operator that they trust will have the best choice of devices in the future, he said. The operator will provide service to a variety of devices for a set amount of money per month, he said.
Alternatively, “while the world debates what kind of technology wins, the debate becomes unnecessary due to things like SDR and Wi-Fi,” he said. With SDRs and flexible radios, a device could work on a variety of networks. Plus, Wi-Fi could continue to make it easier for users to connect through things like portable hotspots, which connect to a device via Wi-Fi and to the Internet over any number of network technologies.
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https://www.pcworld.com/article/503023/article-2756.html
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As you probably know already, schools and universities are not immune to attacks from disgruntled employees or other insiders. However, there is another key issue for school leadership teams that is unique to the education sector: students!
Students are often more digitally aware than most teachers and other school employees. This can lead to new digital platforms being introduced into the school environment without staff being made aware. This insider threat to schools from students is not malicious; instead, it’s an issue of negligence in some cases or lack of awareness in other.
While students and teenagers may be tech savvy, they’re not often very security conscious. The consequences of exposing the school network to a data breach or cyber attack is often not properly understood. They are also not legally culpable for any actions that might result in a breach, so there is less of an incentive to take responsibility.
Adults are also potential insider threats; a teacher may bring a corrupted USB stick into school with their learning resources, or school admin staff may open and respond to a phishing email without understanding what it is. This is why schools must keep on top of their security policies and enforce them across the whole school community.
Awareness Of The Threat Landscape
The general lack of awareness about the types of attack a school network may be subjected to, what they look like, and where they come from is a major problem for the school as a whole.
All parties – IT departments, network managers, teachers, school employees and students – must be made aware of the threat landscape with relevance to their internet and network usage. Regular training should be part of the schools’ IT policy, raising awareness of the consequences of cyber attack to the school and individuals personally – which could include disciplinary actions.
An effective way of limiting the potential damage an insider threat poses is to rigorously manage who has access to the network, and what they can and can’t do.
Both staff and students should only have limited access to the school’s network based on their requirements, reducing the opportunity for malicious or accidental misuse of the network. Managing user accounts should also include regularly reviewing what access individuals require, blocking access to some systems if individuals no longer need them, and deleting users when they leave the school.
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The Conference has as its theme, “Emerging Risks: Rising to the Challenge”.
Akalonu said that the theme of the conference underscored the worry of the body concerning the vulnerability of the national space to emerging risks, and notably, cyber-related ones.
He said that tragic incidents such as the unabated petrol tankers fire, building collapse, flood, among other disasters that befell the nation were a matter of concern.
“The incident on Otedola Bridge in Lagos in 2018 and the Upper Iweka, Onitsha, Anambra State incident just last week are sordid and avoidable.
“It has remained our expectation that these tanker fire incidents, incidents of collapsed buildings and massive flooding of cities across the country could be risk managed.
“This is to avoid their occurrence or provide mitigants to the collateral damages which trail such incidents,” he said.
According to him, the professional body has continued to canvass risk-based management of critical national infrastructure.
Akalonu said these include various national assets such as the National Theatre in Lagos, national stadia in Lagos and Abuja, various national and state hospital complexes, petroleum refineries, Ajaokuta steel rolling mill which for many years has been moribund, railways, seaports, among others.
The Association’s President urged respective authorities to also integrate risk management as inevitable policies in order to effect far-reaching changes in the scheme of things.
He said RIMSON had accordingly proposed the engagement of qualified risk managers as part of the civil service structure.
“Apart from national infrastructure and assets, so many decision-making processes could be enhanced through effective risk management.
“Areas such as National budget planning, Urban and regional planning, waste management, urban renewal, National population and immigration policy thrusts, Sea level control , Agriculture and Health policies, Erosion and other ecological issues, among others,” he said.
According to him, risk management must be made an integral part of national consciousness in the country.
Akalonu promised his members that the new executive committee would pursue the actualization of all the identified prospects in the journey of making risk management a necessity and not an option.
Mrs. Adetola Adegbayi, Executive Director, Leadway Assurance, in her lecture, titled: Artificial Intelligence and Liability Issues; Rising To The Challenges of Emerging Risk, said every Society comes with its own risk and challenges.
Adegbayi said that the country must begin to look into the future and adopt humanoid robot to do public service work for prompt and effective delivery.
“We will still need humans to create the robot and make them work, so it does not mean that the use of robots would increase unemployment, rather it will create a different type of employment for people,” she said.
According to her, redefined laws must however hold the makers of such machine accountable and responsible for any criminal offense it commits.
RIMSON, established since 1985, is the premier risk management body in Nigeria with membership cut across the diverse sectors of the national economy.
The society is committed to the regeneration of qualified risk managers through well-articulated training and retraining opportunities.
The annual conference is geared towards the propagation of risk management education, centering on the promotion of risk management awareness and culture across all spheres of our national life.
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https://safetyrecordng.com/2019/10/24/govt-cant-achieve-results-without-proper-risk-management-rimson/
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"We are currently monitoring a DDoS attack against network providers which is affecting latency/connections to our games," said Blizzard via Twitter.
Games company Blizzard Entertainment reported on Aug. 13 that a DDoS attack hit its game servers for World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Hearthstone and other titles.
“We are currently monitoring a DDoS attack against network providers which is affecting latency/connections to our games,” said Blizzard via Twitter.
On Sunday, Blizzard noticed that Down Detector, a tool for monitoring online outages, had logged more than 2,800 reports indicating an upsurge of problems with its gaming services.
In an email to SC Media, Igal Zeifman, director at Imperva Incapsula, said that even attacks that fail to completely bring down an online gaming operating call still have a severe impact on the service. “Competitive online games are an attractive target for any DDoS offender looking to create large-scale mayhem in hope of some Internet notoriety,” said Zeifman. “Moreover, such gaming networks are also particularly vulnerable to denial of service assaults because, unlike many other targets, they don’t need to be taken offline to become unusable.” “In the case of a real-time online game, even a small amount of latency, as a result of a technically “failed” attack, is enough to cause major disruption to gamers looking for a completely responsive and immersive experience. This is exactly what is happening in this case. Even if some users are able to log in, the latency they experience still makes Overwatch unplayable.”
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Insert Elements: An ArrayList starts with a collection containing no elements. You can add them in any position as you choose them.
Automatic Resizing: You do not need to specify the array size. As you add elements, the array automatically ensures there is enough array.
Flexibility when Removing elements: You can remove any elements from Arraylist very easily.
Limitations of ArrayLists
The flexibility of ArrayList comes at a cost of performance. Since memory allocation is a very expensive business, the fixed number of elements of the simple array makes it a lot faster to work with.
Note: ArrayLists are slower and more resource-intensive compared to a conventional Array.
Obj[Convert. ToDateTime(“21/12/2012”)] = “The Judgment day”;
Note: You need to convert the DateTime index values when they are used as an index for a Hashtable.
To read elements, you just need to specify that the key and value is returned. The following code puts the value “india” into a variable named Country:
Insert elements: You can add as many pairs of key/value elements as required; you don’t have to specify the size ahead of time.
Non-numeric index: You can use text, numbers and dates as your key (index).
Faster lookup: The hashtable collection caters very fast lookup of elements.
Flexibility when removing elements: You can remove any elements from ArrayList very easily.
Limitations of Hashtable
Key must be unique: The Hashtable stipulates the key uniqueness requirement which is very cumbersome to manipulate.
No useful sorting: The sorting is not done by using key or values. The items in the Hashtable are sorted internally to make it easy to find objects very quickly.
Performance: Although the lookup is very quick in the Hashtable, CLR has to do quite a lot of work in order to keep its mechanism, which is very resource intensive.
obj[Convert.ToDateTime(“02/14/2012”)] = “Valentine day”; obj[Convert.ToDateTime(“12/22/2012”)] = “Math day”; obj[Convert.ToDateTime(“08/15/1947”)] = “Independence day”;
Bit values are 1 and 0, where 1 represents true and 0 is false. BitArray collections provides an efficient means of storing and retrieving bit values. It allows us to perform bitwise operations as well as count the total number of bits. The content of this collection is not Objects but rather Boolean values because BitArray can hold a large number of Boolean values, which are called bits. One of most significant features of the BitArray is the fact that it’s resizable, which is useful if you don’t know the number of bits needed in advance.
You can create a BitArray object by using the same syntax as defined to the other collections. BitArray provides several constructors. Here we are defining 7 bits length in the BitArray:
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With technology constantly improving, do you feel you are changing anything to better protect your property, business, or most cherished assets? One of the first technology solutions was the burglar alarm system and then came along CCTV to allow for the recording of video data. Connecting CCTV to the internet has opened up numerous valuable capabilities but what are you doing to take advantage of it. Traditionally, video analytics and intrusion detection track the amount of pixel changes on a camera to detect motion. By changing parameters and masking continuously moving motion, the control center can vary the amount of alarm triggers. The next generation of video monitoring centers have been able to integrate this technology with live trained operators to effectively evaluate every motion event and separate positive motion from false motion to determine whether to dispatch police or move on to the next motion event. Police raise the priority of their response if an operator calls in the fact that intrusion is being watched live as opposed to a system generated dispatch.
For example, a Texas based Fortune 500 company recently installed four cameras and contracted with an outsourced control center to live video monitor the cameras at night when the facility was closed. Within the first week, an employee was caught stealing gas and two intruders were sent to jail after trespassing at 2:30am with empty eighteen wheelers ready to be loaded up. Government facilities are now using surveillance centers to remotely activated speakers, turn on lights, open and close gates and move PTZ cameras around a facility to monitor loitering and illegal activities and even monitor the parking lots. Industrial properties with surveillance systems are drastically improving productivity and operational efficiencies by allowing management to oversee employee activity and production lines across numerous facilities all from one office. These are just a few examples of the success stories within the industry but you could ask a monitoring control center who manages hundreds/thousands of client’s surveillance systems remotely to see how they have benefited someone’s life today by using the latest live monitoring capabilities.
Many companies have invested in existing surveillance systems that are just recording to a DVR for after the fact evidence. These investments indicate that losses and problems have occurred but what if there is technology to help these investments can create more value. Companies using live video monitoring services are having trouble imagining life without the customized service. The value is easily measurable to them and the solution of proactively watching security cameras seems so obvious. For example, a client spends $4,000/month (50 hours/week) to $8,000/month (108 hours/week) for a patrol officer to roam around the lot after working hours. Live video monitoring centers can watch all the surveillance cameras around the facility for 12 hours a night or whenever the lot is closed for a fraction of the cost. Reducing the amount of patrol service hours to only peak hours between 11pm and 2am, or eliminating the service completely, will save considerable dollars. Keep in mind that the DVR can be connected to open and close motorized gates, activate audio speakers, and lights to provide the physical presence feeling and to offer guard services such as authorizing late night tow trucks to deliver vehicles after hours in secured areas. Anyone can explain that the security budget can be reduced on a monthly basis and have better protection by having every camera on the property both inside and perimeter being live video monitored whenever the facility is closed. The live video monitoring center is not waiting for any alarms or beams to be triggered but proactively watching surveillance cameras.
When there is motion detected using video analytics that is not related to a person or car moving, the operator can move on and look at the next video clip. So if 1,000 cameras are being live video monitored and about 20 percent of them have motion detected at the same time, and out of those 20 percent, about 90 percent are not a person or car, you are left with about 20 to 30 cameras per trained operator. When there is unwanted activity, the live trained person with the help of video analytics, can instantly watch each camera on the larger monitoring screens to stream live continuous and historical footage to further investigate. The larger screens can be already streaming live continuous video footage of high crime or high activity cameras while the live motion driven pop-ups are viewed on smaller screens. The advanced live monitoring centers also have the ability to instantly call up every camera location on a facility map, protocol of customized instructions, contact information such as who to call, reporting forms with analytics, compatible access control software, and more. Only unusual video clips are sent to a client when an event occurs that needs to be reported.
The next generation of live video monitoring centers will have all the abilities described above and will continue to reduce crime and save money by using advanced video management software and controlled human intervention. By applying the latest cost effective technology and services, any end user will be able to customize their protocol and get more value out of their surveillance system.
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“If someone is seriously threatening or harassing students, faculty, staff or administration at this college, we will not tolerate it, and we will take appropriate actions. We have sent out multiple warnings to the student who posted the video. It is unfortunate that people are interested in attacking other people’s feelings, but as a college institution we are also focused on protecting the safety of our students. We cannot allow threats or intimidation on our campus or anywhere else.”
Two days later, the University sent out a mass email to students and faculty informing them of the immediate and future closure of all classes. One student commented on the email, “I am very disappointed and annoyed that they have closed classes even if the threat is only a joke. Obviously this is not the right decision to make. If you truly believe that this is a threat then I am sure you will join me in condemning this action of bullying and intimidation. Howard University is always more than willing to provide security for our students and faculty and will always put safety first before anything else.”
Howard University also said that it is reviewing all safety procedures in light of the events that took place on the Howard University campus on the day of the attack. Several other colleges and universities have done the same. The fact that Howard University can cancel classes for a few days is an attack on the free speech rights of its students and faculty. This type of behavior is unacceptable and has to be condemned by everyone.
A second reason as to why Howard University decided to cancel classes is because of safety concerns. Students were calling and texting their parents at home and at their jobs to get a hold of someone they could talk to about their fears about being attacked on their college campuses. This is just another reason why Howard needs to increase security around its campus. They need to make people think twice about threatening or harassing people on school property.
The third reason is the fact that students were coming to class unprepared and were not provided with adequate training regarding how to respond during an attack. This is a huge problem and one that demands a strong response from Howard. Someone who does nothing other than create publicity for themselves usually attacks a school. They do not care whether their motives are right or wrong. It is ultimately the victim’s fault for allowing this person into their world, and Howard University should have security in place to prevent this type of behavior.
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The US Department of Justice has unsealed charges against Huawei and its CFO covering separate alleged conspiracies to break sanctions on Iran and to steal trade secrets from T-Mobile USA.
The charges were widely expected, but will do nothing to warm relations between the world’s superpowers at a time of growing tension over trade and cyber-espionage.
The first, 13-count indictment charges Huawei, affiliates Huawei Device USA and Skycom, and CFO Meng Wanzhou, also the daughter of founder Ren Zhengfei.
She is charged with bank fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracies to commit bank and wire fraud, while Huawei and Skycom are charged with: bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and conspiracy to violate IEEPA, and conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Prosecutors allege that the company had been lying about its relationship with a company in Iran (Skycom) since 2007, claiming that it was not a Huawei affiliate. It’s also alleged that as part of this deception, Meng made a presentation to an executive of one of Huawei’s major banking partners repeatedly making the false claims.
It’s alleged that one bank cleared over $100m worth of Skycom-related transactions through the US between 2010 and 2014.
The lies are said to have extended to Huawei providing false information to Congress on its activities in Iran and obstructing justice last year by moving witnesses with knowledge of the affair back to China, as well as “concealing and destroying” evidence.
The second, 10-count indictment charges Huawei with a conspiracy to steal trade secrets, attempted theft of trade secrets, seven counts of wire fraud, and one count of obstruction of justice.
It relates to an attempt to steal IP from then-partner T-Mobile related to its phone-testing robot “Tappy.” Engineers are said to have violated non-disclosure agreements by taking photos of the equipment and in one case stealing a piece of the device during a tour of the T-Mobile lab.
When T-Mobile threatened to sue, Huawei is said to have produced a report falsely claiming the theft was the work of “rogue actors” inside the company.
However, the indictment alleges that this was actually a long-running, company-wide effort that began in 2012. Prosecutors claim to have an internal company announcement that the firm offered bonuses to employees able to steal info from other companies, to be submitted via an encrypted email address.
A federal jury has already sided with T-Mobile in a 2017 civil case.
The rhetoric in the statements provided by the US side reflect the geopolitical nature of the cases.
“These charges lay bare Huawei’s alleged blatant disregard for the laws of our country and standard global business practices,” said FBI director Christopher Wray. “Companies like Huawei pose a dual threat to both our economic and national security, and the magnitude of these charges make clear just how seriously the FBI takes this threat.”
Huawei has denied the allegations.
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There are many different options when choosing an antivirus with respect to Windows. Several offer first-class protection, and some offer simply basic safeguards. You may want to consider Microsoft company Defender, which is already included with Windows 10 and is no cost. There are some pros and cons to applying free malware, which is why you need to use it in your own risk. The best antivirus security software for Microsoft windows is also free, but there are several caveats to keep in mind.
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As of the 8th January 2018 the new information security policy is in force. It will introduce a number of changes and updates which all staff and students should be aware of. We have outlined the key points below:
A notable development within the Policy refresh is the introduction of an overall Information Security Framework. This Framework comprises the Policy, the supporting Standards and Procedures. The Standards and Procedures further define information security control requirements that encompass a broad range of people, process and technology elements. These are currently in development and will be launched during 2018.
This Policy Framework applies to:
Everyone within the University of Edinburgh who accesses University information assets or technology. This includes users*, students and alumni.
Technologies or services used to access or process University information assets.
Information assets processed in relation to any University function, including by, for, or with, external parties.
Information assets that are stored by the University or an external service provider on behalf of the University.
Information that is transferred from and/or to the University for a functional purpose.
3rd party, public, civic or other information that the University is storing, curating or using on behalf of another party.
Protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the University’s key information assets and technology.
Takes a risk-based holistic approach to managing information security risks.
Provides a flexible, outcome based, approach that recognizes the different operational needs across different areas within the University.
To embed these new requirements, and to meet wider good practice, Information Security Awareness training is mandatory for all employees and for anyone having University authorised access to our systems or data. The current online training material is being replaced to coincide with the Policy launch.
The Head of College or Support Group is accountable for ensuring adequate and effective information security controls are in place within their area of responsibility.
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336, VAT Registration Number GB 592 9507 00, and is acknowledged by the UK authorities as a “Recognised body” which has been granted degree awarding powers.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all material is copyright © The University of Edinburgh 2020.
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Ah, the summer dress. Not only are they comfortable and cool enough for even the hottest of days, they’re perfect for making that stylish first impression as the world begins to open up again. And with the increase of flowy, breezy options (we’re looking at you, nap dresses and cottagecore styles), there are a ton of dresses out there that aren’t just practical but also super stylish.
“Wearing a dress during the summer is the most liberating feeling,” shares model and social media influencer Erica Jean Schenk.
“I love that wearing dresses simplifies the process of summer dressing,” shares celebrity stylist Samantha Brown, who’s worked with clients like Karrueche Tran and Olivia Rodrigo. “Instead of overthinking the layers, you’re one and done.”
Whether you’re searching for the perfect everyday style to slip into, an adorable sundress perfect for outdoor events or a breezy maxi dress just right for a beach weekend, we’ve rounded up 26 summer dresses that are stylist-approved, highly rated, or tried, tested and loved by us.
“A little black dress is a night out essential,” shares Schenk. “And during the summer, you can adjust the style and your fit to work with the heat.”
This LBD from Reformation is slim-fitting without being skin-tight, so you can highlight your shape while staying comfortable. The V-neckline and front slits are flirty touches, bringing this classic option up just a notch.
If you’re going to be walking a lot during a busy day, Schenk suggests opting for a longer dress option that you can wear bike shorts underneath — a perfect way to avoid any dreaded chafing. This midi length dress is short enough to show off some leg (and any cute shoes) while still being long enough to comfortably sport your comfiest bike shorts.
The fit and flare cut is a timeless silhouette, while the scoop neckline makes for a more casual look — all in all, it’s a perfect everyday dress for when you still want to look elegant.
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Disruption of business or industrial operations (e.g., denial of service, ransomware, or zero-day vulnerability exploitations affecting information systems, networks, or operational technology system or process); and
Unauthorized access or disruption of business or industrial operations due to loss of service facilitated through, or caused by, a compromise of a cloud service provider, managed service provider, or other third-party data hosting provider or by a supply chain compromise.
The payment of ransom as the result of a ransomware attack.
Description of the vulnerabilities exploited and the security defenses that were in place, as well as the tactics, techniques, and procedures used to perpetrate the covered cyber incident.
Identification of the category or categories of information that were, or are reasonably believed to have been, accessed or acquired by an unauthorized person.
Description of the ransomware attack, including the estimated date range of the attack.
Description of the vulnerabilities, tactics, techniques, and procedures used.
Any identifying or contact information for the actor responsible.
Business information for the impacted entity.
Within 72 hours from when the entity “reasonably believes” that a “substantial” cyber incident has occurred.
Within 24 hours of making a ransom payment.
CISA encourages reporting “quickly” so information can be used to “render assistance and provide a warning to prevent other organizations and entities from falling victim to a similar attack.”
Prompt updates or supplemental reports required if “substantial new or different information becomes available,” up until Agency is notified that the covered incident has been fully mitigated and resolved.
The Act includes an enforcement mechanism, which is new to CISA which previously had no relevant enforcement powers and/or subpoena powers. It now gets both. Specifically, if the CISA Director has reason to believe that a covered entity failed to submit a required report, the Director may obtain information about the covered cyber incident or ransom payment by engaging the covered entity directly. If after 72 hours, no response or an inadequate response is received, then CISA may seek the information via a subpoena. If an entity fails to comply with a subpoena, CISA can refer the matter to the Attorney General to bring a civil action. The enforcement action and subpoena powers do not apply to covered entities that are State, local, Tribal or territorial government entities.
If the Director determines that information provided in response to a subpoena may constitute grounds for a regulatory or criminal action, then the Director may provide such information to the Attorney General or head of the applicable regulatory agency. By contrast, the information contained in a voluntary report or in response to direct inquiry from CISA cannot be used as the basis for such actions.
Information Sharing Provisions
Information received in the reports will be processed and shared by CISA with a number of different groups.
Federal Government: Within 24 hours of receiving a report, CISA will need to make the information available to “appropriate Sector Risk Management Agencies and other appropriate federal agencies.” This interagency sharing is subject to specific requirements to be set by the President, including what agencies are to be included in the information sharing. The FBI and Department of Justice, who had been vocal with their frustration about not being included as direct report recipients, are likely to be provided with reports through this provision. Information from the reports can also be shared with federal departments and agencies to identify and track ransom payments. CISA will provide a monthly briefing to congressional leadership regarding the national cyber threat landscape.
Information Sharing Groups: Anonymized information about context, threat indicators, and defensive measures will be shared with information sharing cyber groups, such as state and local governments, cyber incident response firms, and security researchers.
Critical Infrastructure Owners and Operators: Reported information can be shared, on a voluntary basis, between relevant critical infrastructure owners, particularly where such information relates to ongoing threats, a security vulnerability, or mitigation techniques that may allow entities to prevent cyber incidents.
General Public: CISA can use information from significant incidents, including ransomware attacks, and “identify and disseminate ways to prevent or mitigate similar incidents in the future.” A public, unclassified report will be published quarterly with “aggregated, anonymized observations, findings and recommendations”.
While CISA has not formally begun the rulemaking process that will make the reporting provisions mandatory, organizations should immediately.
Consider whether, based on the guidance issued to date, they are part of the “critical infrastructure.”
Determine whether and when voluntary reporting might be appropriate before the requirement becomes mandatory.
Stay informed about the rulemaking process and consider submitting comments during the rulemaking process to provide feedback regarding any concerns resulting from the proposed reporting requirements and mechanics.
Review the company’s incident response plan and strategize with internal and external incident response resources about operationalizing a 72-hour (24-hour when a ransom payment is made) reporting requirement and a requirement to promptly supplement reports.
Analyze supplier and vendor cyber incident reporting requirements and consider revisions for key entities.
Orrick’s Cyber, Privacy, & Data Innovations team is ready to assist critical infrastructure entities in reviewing their cyber security programs in light of this announced reporting framework and designing practical, forward-thinking strategies to aid with reporting compliance.
Joseph Santiesteban is a trusted cyber law advisor. He regularly advises clients regarding incident response, as well as litigation and government enforcement that commonly arise from privacy and cybersecurity incidents. He uses this experience to offer clients practical advice regarding their data innovation and incident preparedness strategies. Joseph regularly advises companies regarding privacy and cybersecurity incident response, including directing incident investigations, analyzing potential claims and defenses, examining potential notification obligations, and advising regarding communications strategies. He also advises clients regarding regulatory investigations, class actions, and contract disputes that frequently flow from privacy and cybersecurity incidents.
Joseph uses his experience to help clients leverage the value of data and digital technologies in ways that not only meet compliance obligations, but also support innovation, deliver value to the business, meet security needs, and solidify brand and consumer trust. This includes guiding clients through the complexity of federal privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations, including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), state privacy and cybersecurity laws, including the California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), international laws such as the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and self-regulatory frameworks, including those covering online advertising and payment card processing. It also includes assisting clients to practically evaluate legal risk of security decisions in a variety of transactions and across the product lifecycle.
He also provides strategic advice to cybersecurity companies, including those looking to push technological and defense boundaries in cyber defense, incident response, and threat intelligence. This includes helping companies maximize their security offerings by navigating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), and the Federal Wiretap Act, as well as state law analogs.
Caroline practices at the intersection of cybersecurity, data, government enforcement, and trade secrets litigation. Her interdisciplinary experience enables her to guide her clients through crises, respond to cybersecurity incidents, and manage enterprise risk strategically, effectively, and efficiently.
Caroline helps companies across diverse industries and verticals develop effective responses to cyberattacks and privacy incidents that deftly manage reputational, litigation, and financial risk. She is regularly engaged by clients to develop proactive security response programs, and when needed, design and conduct internal investigations to help determine root cause(s) and formulate strategies for organizations to enhance their cybersecurity program. Her extensive litigation and trial experience—including in the areas of criminal defense, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), trade secret misappropriation, and IP—allows her to see around corners to identify and manage key legal and litigation risks, and proactively prepare her clients’ defense strategies against high-stakes litigation and government and regulatory enforcement investigations and actions.
Heather Egan Sussman is the Business Unit Leader for Orrick’s Strategic Advisory & Government Enforcement (SAGE) Business Unit. Heather focuses on cybersecurity, privacy and information management. A strategic advisor to clients, she is ranked by Chambers USA, Chambers Global and The Legal 500 United States as a leader in her field. Chambers explains companies turn to Heather because she “understands all the business issues and the dynamics of how to implement privacy programs [and is] extraordinarily thoughtful, very pragmatic and responsive.”
Heather partners with clients to reduce the risk of privacy and security incidents. In the event of an incident, she helps companies respond, successfully guiding them through investigation, remediation, notification and any ensuing government inquiries. She provides comprehensive crisis management support and companies rely on her to manage their response to catastrophes, investigations and government probes involving conduct by employees, contractors and third parties.
To help clients navigate complicated global regulatory compliance challenges, she leads comprehensive cybersecurity and privacy assessments worldwide, vets risks in corporate transactions, conducts internal investigations stemming from data incidents, and drafts and negotiates contracts concerning data-related vendors and arrangements. She regularly counsels businesses on how to mitigate risks associated with the collection, use, retention, disclosure, transfer and disposal of personal data. Outside of the U.S., she manages teams of talented counsel around the world to deliver seamless advice for clients that operate across many jurisdictional lines, developing comprehensive privacy and cybersecurity programs that address competing regulatory regimes.
Data is igniting a global, technological revolution. Increased collection, use, storage, and transfer of data has shifted the paradigm of innovation – and created a global security problem. Fortune 500 companies with large quantities of data, cities with vulnerable infrastructure, and every institution in-between must manage that risk, without encumbering progress or technological advancement. To do so, they turn to Aravind Swaminathan. Aravind is ranked by Chambers USA in the categories of both Privacy and Data Security: Litigation (Band 2) and Privacy and Data Security: Incident Responses, as well as Chambers Global, which described him as "formidable in assisting clients with both the noncontentious and litigious elements of cyber-attacks and security breaches, including resulting class actions." Clients endorse Aravind, telling Chambers, that he is "very substantively knowledgeable" and has "knowledge gained from prosecuting hackers, meaning he fundamentally understands what they do."
As a strategic cybersecurity advisor, Aravind partners with clients to proactively plan for a crisis and develop strategies to improve resiliency, respond efficiently and effectively, protect their business and brand, and defend them in the onslaught of litigation and enforcement actions that follow. He guides organizations from large public company financial institutions to start-up technology companies to critical infrastructure providers through incidents, and develops business and brand-centric strategies to mitigate and manage risk. He has directed more than 200 cybersecurity incident and data breach investigations, including enterprise-wide network intrusions to cyberattacks with national security implications.
With extensive trial, litigation and appellate experience, he defends his clients in cyber, privacy, and payments-related class actions and other civil litigation (particularly Computer Fraud and Abuse Act matters), and when these issues lead to regulatory investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and State Attorneys General.
Aravind’s background as an assistant United States attorney and Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property Section attorney gives him first-hand understanding of federal agencies that allows him to swiftly navigate the system, partner with investigators and find creative solutions for his clients. As a federal cybercrime prosecutor, Aravind investigated and prosecuted a broad array of cybercrime cases, including hacking, phishing, trade secrets theft, click fraud, cyber threats, and identity theft. Aravind also led the cybercrime outreach program, where he worked with members of the Department of Justice, state and federal regulators, law enforcement and other organizations on cybersecurity and related privacy issues. During his time as federal prosecutor in the Complex Crimes Unit, he also investigated and prosecuted a wide array of white-collar crimes, including investment schemes, corporate fraud and embezzlement, securities fraud, tax evasion and the nation’s largest bank failure.
Shannon K. Yavorsky is a leading authority on United States (U.S.) and European data privacy and security issues. She is uniquely qualified in California, England and Wales and Ireland and helps clients navigate the increasingly complex global privacy and data security regulatory landscape.
Shannon Yavorsky is the head of Orrick's global Cyber, Privacy & Data Innovation Group. Shannon advises clients on a broad range of United States (U.S.) and European data privacy and cybersecurity issues, including emerging issues surrounding the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the e-Privacy Directive. She helps clients undertake comprehensive privacy and cybersecurity assessments worldwide, evaluates privacy and security risks in corporate transactions and drafts and negotiate data-related vendor and arrangement contracts. She also counsels clients on cross-border data transfers, data breaches and developing global privacy compliance programs. She has significant experience with model contract clauses, privacy policies, website terms and conditions, data processing agreements and privacy and security issues in corporate transactions.
Melanie Phillips works with clients to create practical solutions for their data collection, management, and security practices.
Melanie advises clients in various critical areas, including incident response planning, incident response, consumer breach litigation, and regulatory enforcement actions. She has worked on cybersecurity incident and data breach investigations for a range of clients, including enterprise-wide network intrusions. Melanie also assists clients with digital crime investigations. With more than a decade of litigation experience, including in key areas of trade secret, employment, and consumer protection matters, she has a holistic understanding of the key drivers of privacy and security in organizations big and small.
Melanie has dedicated countless hours to pro bono work over her career, focused on issues relating to domestic violence. She was awarded the Honorable Benjamin Aranda III Outstanding Public Service Award in 2014 in recognition of her work with the Los Angeles County Bar Association Domestic Violence Clinic. She also earned the Pro Bono Award at Orrick for her outstanding commitment to pro bono work in 2007 relating a complicated VAWA petition on behalf of an Iraqi interpreter working for the United States military.
Michaela Frai advises clients on solving complex global privacy and data security compliance challenges when developing new technologies and advancing into new markets. She identifies privacy and security risks during corporate transactions and counsels on risk mitigation strategies.
Michaela helps clients build global privacy programs and advises on United States (U.S.) state and federal consumer privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), and the Colorado Privacy Act. Her work also includes counseling on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
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https://www.orrick.com/it-IT/Insights/2022/04/What-Critical-Infrastructure-Should-Do-Mandatory-Cybersecurity-Incident-Reporting
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802 Secure, an industry-leading provider of Wireless IT and IoT Security solutions today announced it has released a solution to help protect the remote office worker from the challenges of the evolving cyber threats of wireless security blind spots that are not detected by current technologies already in place.
IoT enablement brings about new risks and threats. It is projected that we will have 40 billion wireless devices deployed by 2023 making wireless the new network and new attack surface. Wireless devices in the smart home include cameras, TVs, smart appliances, wireless thermostats, smart watches, printers, smart cars, solar and USB thumb drives to name a few smart things. These devices have created a new attack surface which hackers see as low hanging fruit to exploit.
In order for enterprises to stay ahead of this new threat vector, including 5G connectivity, 802 provides real-time visibility into the home network, corporate assets and other connected devices that are vulnerable to attack, detecting advanced threats such as rogue cellular towers – helping to eliminate the security blind spot and reducing business risks.
“As organizations strive to reduce the business risk from remote workers, 802 Secure continues to focus on detecting and assessing unmanaged, unsecured and misconfigured IT and IoT devices within the home environment to reduce exposure states,” said Garry Drummond, 802 CEO.
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https://aitechtrend.com/802-secure-announces-wireless-it-and-iot-cybersecurity-protection-for-remote-office-worker/
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Causes of Bestadblocker 1.0 infection :
Bestadblocker 1.0 is a highly clever malware that adopts several tricky tactics to get a chance to enter in the system. It generally enters in the system through :
In the case if users is using Peer-to-Peer software or working in a shared network that chances are that the system is more likely to get infected with Bestadblocker 1.0 infection.
Many of the freeware or shareware application comes bundled with these malware.
Going to questionable or corrupt websites.
Using or inserting an infected removable storage medium in the system like USB drive may install Bestadblocker 1.0 in the system automatically.
How to track that your system is infected with Bestadblocker 1.0 ?
Users may experience slower system performance.
Several programs and application will take longer time to open or execute.
Appearance of new shortcuts and icons in the desktop, these shortcuts are linked to Unknown Spam websites that may cause dangerous effects on your system..
Redirection of web pages to unknown web pages.
Users PC is bombarded with numerous unwanted virus warnings and requests to Install anti-virus software and different advertisements pop ups.
Users may also encounter random PC messages on their system.
Redirects Google , Yahoo and Bing searches to unknown websites.
Make system performance slow and weird.
Makes internet connection very slow.
Opens back-door for similar other Trojans and malware infection so that they easily finds way to enter in the system.
Modifies registry entries and also delete some of the important files from the system.
How to remove Bestadblocker 1.0 infection from the system ?
Bestadblocker 1.0 is nasty Trojan infection that if not removed immediately than may penetrate deep inside the system and create a havoc in the system. So experts recommend to remove Bestadblocker 1.0 infection from the system immediately.
Manual Removal Method
If you are an experienced computer user and have keen interest in dealing with computer problems than you may choose Manual removal method for Bestadblocker 1.0 removal from your system.
Step 1 : Reboot your system in safe mode with networking. Restart your system and press F8 key simultaneously and than your system window system pop up on your system screen and from the list of options shown select safe mode with networking.
Step 2 : Now change your system settings to show list of all files and folders that also includes hidden and protected files and folders in the system.
Step 3 : Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open task Manager . Now go to the process tab , here you will see list of all the files and processes that are currently executing in the system. Now you can select all the malicious processes and click on End process to remove all these unwanted stuffs from system.
Step 4 : Open control Panel of your PC and move to Add and remove Program. Find and remove all the files and folders related with Bestadblocker 1.0 infection from your system
Step 5 : Go to the Run and type Regedit and hit ENTER , it will open window Registry editor.
Step 6 : From the windows registry editor , delete all the broken and corrupted registry entries.
Step 1 : Download and install Automatic Bestadblocker 1.0 removal tool in your system.. Once the software gets installed in the system , you will notice a “scan Computer” option in the main interface, click on it. Software automatically starts complete scan of the system.
Step 2 : After that a progress bar will appear on the system screen that shows the scanning process. And list of all the malicious threats detected is shown in the thumbnail format.
Step 3 : Automatic Bestadblocker 1.0 automatic removal also comes with “Spyware Help Desk” option that provides complete information about different spyware that is detected in the system.
Step 4 : Another feature of the software is “System Guard” that restricts other malicious threat to enter in your PC and thus makes your system free from malware.
Step 5: Take the Help of ‘Network Sentry’ to prevent malware to change the internet connection.
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Adherence to regulatory compliance standards such as HIPAA and PCI is critical in an era of heightened cyber risk. A new report by Arctic Wolf shows that while software supply chain compromises have tripled in the last year, it remains a challenge for many companies to identify the compliance rules they must follow, implement the appropriate controls, and devote sufficient resources to adopting security and compliance frameworks.
Arctic Wolf, which offers security monitoring services, surveyed 235 North American organizations for its report, “The State of Compliance: 2022 Trends.” The report found that 87% of respondents adhere to some framework of cybersecurity compliance, but only 24% of the organizations devote a full-time position to this responsibility.
Related: Collaboration and Communication Technology Sparks Enterprise Concern
This represents a significant challenge for companies navigating the numerous and complex frameworks available to them, said Arctic Wolf field CTO Christopher Fielder.
Anecdotally, Fielder said, some companies anticipate fines for failure and so build these fines into their cybersecurity budgets. “That’s very unfortunate,” Fielder noted. “That's going to eat the part of your budget that you maybe could apply to fixing the problems or hiring somebody to [help].”
Budget Constraints and Insufficient Headcount
The biggest compliance hurdles for companies now are budgetary constraints and lack of staff devoted to cyber risk, Fielder said. The report shows just how under-resourced cybersecurity efforts can be, with 60% of respondents saying they spend less than 10% of budgets on compliance and risk governance.
Fielder acknowledged that it’s difficult for organizations to reassess their security programs, but he asserted that they would benefit from doing so. Instead of seeing regulatory compliance as an end goal, Fielder urges organizations to treat compliance as “a foundational approach to then build your security posture off of.”
To that end, organizations should always be reassessing their methods. Fielder recommended that organizations run gap assessments to identify instances of non-compliance, then remediate those weak spots before they result in fines or compliance failures.
A Continual Journey of Improvement
Nearly one-fifth of survey respondents said they are unsure why they follow their current compliance standards, highlighting what Fielder called the danger of a “business-as-usual mindset.”
Even organizations with security programs that meet compliance obligations may suffer from an overly static approach. As threats evolve and organizations grow, so must the approaches these organizations take to compliance.
The Arctic Wolf report indicated that most companies will continue to try to meet the demands of ever-changing cyber risks. Ninety-seven percent of organizations plan to spend the same or more on their compliance programs in the next year.
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Update #1: Skype is investigating the issue, we've been told.
Update #2: Skype's official first response can be found here.
The safety of our personal information is often a concern of mine - who has my email address, my phone number, my date of birth? How can I keep my private information safe while still enjoying the internet? These concerns have prompted me to take a deeper look at Android apps more than once, and often this can yield some frightening information.
On April 11, a leaked version of Skype Video hit the web and, having a Thunderbolt, I had to try it. My first impressions of it were positive, it worked and ran smoothly. My next reaction was, you guessed it: let's take it apart. What I discovered was just how poorly this app stored private user data.
I quickly came up with an exploit, and I was in shock at just how much information I could harvest. Everything was available to the rogue app I created, without the need for root or any special permissions.
Surely, only this leaked beta build was vulnerable, or so I thought. But upon examining the standard version of Skype for Android (which has been available since October 2010) I discovered the same vulnerability - meaning this affects all of the at least 10 million users of the app.
Just a side note, the "Skype Mobile for Verizon" version of the app appears unaffected at this time.
Skype mistakenly left these files with improper permissions, allowing anyone or any app to read them. Not only are they accessible, but completely unencrypted.
But how do we find this directory from another app if we don't know the username? Well, Skype stored the username in a static location, we can parse this file, get the username and find the path to Skype's stored data.
The most interesting file one can gain access to is main.db. The accounts table in this database holds information such as account balance, full name, date of birth, city/state/country, home phone, office phone, cell phone, email addresses, your webpage, your bio, and more.
The Contacts table holds similar information, but on friends, family and anyone else in your contact list (that is, more than Skype exposes on other users publicly). Moving further along, looking into the Chats table, we can see your instant messages - and that's just the tip of it. Scary.
This means that a rogue developer could modify an existing application with code from our Proof of Concept (without much difficulty), distribute that application on the Market, and just watch as all that private user information pours in. While the exploit can't steal your credit card info, the data it's harvesting is still clearly very private (chat logs linked back to your real name, address, and phone number).
Imagine if Google accidentally leaked all of your Google Talk logs along with your e-mail address, name, and phone number - such a breach might a cause a mass user exodus, not to mention a federal inquiry.
How Can Skype fix this
First, they can use proper file permissions, second, they should probably implement some type of encryption scheme, and third, they need to have their applications reviewed for security issues prior to release.
NOTE: Android Police has published this information regarding a specific security vulnerability in the "Skype" app for Android in good faith, as a matter of general public concern. The "Proof of Concept app" is provided only for demonstrative purposes.
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(Bloomberg) --Malicious cyber activity cost the U.S. economy between $57 billion and $109 billion in 2016, the White House said Friday.
The estimate comes in a Council of Economic Advisers report on the impact of cyber attacks on U.S. government and industry. The report details the range of threats that U.S. entities face from actors, including corporations and countries such as Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.
Related: New Security Exploit Found for Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerability
"Cyber threats are ever-evolving and may come from sophisticated adversaries," the CEA said in its report. "Due to common vulnerabilities, instances of security breaches occur across firms and in patterns that are difficult to anticipate."
The CEA’s estimate represents between 0.31 percent and 0.58 percent of the 2016 U.S. GDP. For comparison, the report cites a Center for Strategic and International Studies report that estimated the cost of malicious cyber activities against U.S. entities at $107 billion in 2013, 0.64 percent of GDP that year.
Related: 5 User Behaviors That Challenge Corporate Security
The industries making up the largest shares of GDP also saw the highest shares of security breaches in 2016, according to the report. This includes manufacturing, government, healthcare and finance. The finance sector had the highest breaches of all industries, with 471 in 2016.
The report also notes that because big cyber attacks could create knock-on effects throughout the economy, individual private firms are incentivized to “rationally underinvest in cybersecurity” relative to the collective threat it poses.
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Turns out the profitability of cybercrime may have been greatly exaggerated. According to a new report by two researchers for Microsoft's research organization, cybercrime doesn't equal easy money after all, despite findings to the contrary.
In their report, titled "Nobody Sells Gold for the Price of Silver: Dishonesty, Uncertainty and the Underground Economy," Microsoft researchers Cormac Herley and Dinei Florencio say it's a smaller population of more sophisticated and organized gangs of cybercriminals who come out ahead. "While there is a great deal of activity in the underground economy marketplace, it does not imply a lot of dollars change hands," they wrote in their paper. Lucrative cybercrime doesn't occur in the open IRC space because "rippers," or those who don't deliver the goods and services they "sell" there, damage the market, they say.
The researchers also took on security-vendor research (as well as that of Gartner) that estimates the value of the underground economy based on the price tags of wares sold via IRC: "We believe that anyone who shows up on an IRC channel hoping to trade profitably with anonymous partners is almost certain to be cheated. Thus, estimating the dollar size of the underground economy based on the asking price of goods and services advertised on IRC networks appears unsound," they say. "We find that the published estimates of the dollar value of underground economy IRC channels are exaggerated. They are derived by simply adding the unverified claims of anonymous channel participants (who include rippers). Those who lie most and exaggerate most affect the average most."
More nimble and organized alliances and gangs of cybercriminals incur lower overhead by banding together, and they are the sector making a profit. Herley and Florencio said rippers bring instability into the IRC marketplace, making it too risky to do any real business. "We emphasize that the activities of the upper tier are largely invisible and probably account for a majority of the losses," they said.
Researcher Nitesh Dhanjani says the researchers have raised a bigger elephant-in-the-room issue of vendor-sponsored research, as well as flawed logic for calculating the size of the black market. "I think this is the bigger issue [of the research here]... We cannot get a handle on what the situation is, who the agents are that we are up against, and if we are continuously bombarded with bogus statistics in the name of science. I feel Herley and Dinei, in addition to the specifics of the paper, are helping us raise consciousness about this so we are able to distinguish between marketing speak and real scientific discourse," Dhanjani says.
The security industry relies on statistics from biased companies, Dhanjani says. "When was the last time we heard a security firm publish an opinion that played down the impact of anything? In some sense we wouldn't expect them to -- after all, security corporations are businesses, too. But on the other hand, we have not done a good job of distinguishing marketing speak against scientific discourse," he says.
Dhanjani, who along with fellow researcher Billy Rios infiltrated the phishing underground to profile phishers and their activities, agrees that estimates of billions of dollars in losses don't add up. "I remembered [during our phishing research] going through the vast amount of underground message boards and IRC channels where phishers and scam artists convene, noting how much of a constant struggle it was for the criminals to monetize -- including cases where criminals attempted to scam other criminals -- and wondering how it is that such a struggling system could correlate to a loss of billions of dollars. It just didn't feel right," Dhanjani says.
This isn't the first time "myth busters" Herley and Florenci have shot down conventional wisdom about cybercime: Earlier this year, they used an economic analysis method to show phishing was not as lucrative as once thought. Their economic models concluded that phishing is a low-paid, low-skills enterprise where the average phisher makes hundreds, rather than thousands, of dollars a year. The researchers' work is their own, they say, and doesn't speak for Microsoft.
"The more automated, the lower the barrier to entry, [and] the lower the effective return. When it's automated, it becomes a low-skill endeavor, and low-skill jobs pay like low-skill jobs," Herley said in an earlier interview.
Their latest research takes the analysis to another level.
Stolen bank credit card numbers and bank credentials are not easy to monetize, the researchers said in their report, so stealing this information doesn't necessarily translate into profit: "Goods offered for sale on the IRC channels are hard to monetize. Those who sell there are clearly unable to monetize the goods themselves or need someone who will do so for a smaller premium than the ripper tax," they say in their report, noting that stolen credit cards and CCNs are most of what's sold on IRC channels.
"This implies that getting credentials is only a first step, and by no means the most important one, in the chain of fraud," they wrote. "The IRC markets on the underground economy represent a classic example of a market for lemons. The rippers who steal from other participants ensure that buying and selling is heavily taxed."
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For those of you who are still recovering from Friday night, ransomware continued to cripple thousands of computers over the weekend, and, in particular, the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. There have been reports of patients being ushered away at the operating table due do doctors not being able to access their patients records. And to twist the scapula into the Health Industry, attacks are expected to quadruple by 2020.
Ransomware, as the name suggests, is a type of malicious software that holds your data ransom. That ransom can be paid in the form of bitcoins with the aspiration of retrieving your decrypted files. The alternative is to have your data encrypted forever and lost into the abyss.
These vicious attacks on businesses are not performed by some kid in a basement anymore. Ransomware is a well organised, money making machine. Last year was a record year for the malware, with the total cost of ransomware rumoured to reach $1 billion for all of 2016. The hackers responsible are not the basement dwellers you might be envisioning. They are sophisticated criminal organisations, some with help desks to ensure high customer satisfaction and ease of payment whilst withholding your essential data.
With reports now saying that Australia has been hit, businesses here are greatly at risk of these malicious attacks. In data from Datto’s State of the Channel Ransomware report - APAC, we learned that two-thirds of all attacks were made on small to medium sized organizations.
Here’s how to prevent ransomware from succeeding:
Protect your computers from humans. We are the single biggest cause of infection.
Make sure your Antivirus and software systems are up-to-date.
Have a Backup and Disaster Recovery (BDR) solution in place. Trust us, this won’t be the last attack we see this quarter.
Preventing ransomware completely from getting into your computer is widely seen as impossible. It has become a ‘cat and mouse’ game similar to that of Wile E. Coyote’s.
Although we can not prevent it from getting in, we can prevent it from succeeding. Datto has the latest technology incorporating Backup, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity Solutions that can ensure your business does not experience downtime.
In a world significantly increasing its reliance on data, the need for Datto’s solutions are becoming imminent.
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During our routine Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) research, Cyble Research Labs came across various malware samples of Coper malware from a third-party intelligence website. Coper is linked to ExoBotCompat, a revised version of Exobot Android malware.
Coper malware apps are modular in design and include a multi-stage infection method and many defensive tactics to survive removal attempts. Coper malware was initially discovered targeting Colombian users around July 2021.
Newer versions of the Coper Banking trojan have been observed targeting Android users in different countries across Europe. They are anticipated to expand their scope to other regions in the future, targeting a variety of banking apps worldwide.
This type of malware is generally known for impersonating financial institution apps called Bancolombia Personas. Newer versions of the Coper malware also started to adopt impersonating Utility apps.
The infection itself is broken down into two distinct phases. The first step is to install the fake app that the Threat Actors (TAs) pass off as banking software. This app is nothing more than a dropper, and its sole purpose is to disseminate and install the primary harmful module hidden within the malicious app.
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE Allows an application to read from external storage.
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE Allows an application to write to external storage.
WRITE_SETTINGS Allows an application to modify the system’s settings data.
Apart from the application’s subclass, the rest of the components identified from the Manifest file are missing. Hence, we can infer that the application is packed.
“com.theseeye5.KSNckdWjjyIXg” is the applications subclass initiated on launching the application. The application loads its components from the library file upon analyzing the subclass, as shown below.
Upon analyzing the “.so” file, the application acts as a dropper, which is the initial phase of the Coper malware that drops and installs the malware’s primary harmful module hiding inside the victim’s Android device.
As seen in Figure 4, the file drops an encrypted.dex file. This file can be decrypted to reveal the Coper malware’s malicious code, as shown below.
Figure 6 – Decrypted Dex file
Upon analyzing the decrypted.dex file, we were able to find the presence of missed Receivers, Services, and Mainactivity of the application. Below, we have listed the malicious activities the application can perform:
The application uses the Device Administration API along with the DeviceAdminReceiver subclass to enable/disable device admin to the apps that users install on their devices.
The malware maintains a connection with the C&C server and queries it every minute. If the malware gets the relevant instructions from the C&C server, the time interval can be altered to ensure the malware gets sufficient time to perform other malicious functionalities.
Coper malware may also alter additional configuration parameters, as shown in Figure 12.
Figure 12 – Timer Delay and Configuration Changes Performed by malware
The list of webinjects or applications for which malicious apps attempt to steal data were also identified. Coper malware usually has a targeted list of applications in their remote server that prohibits them from running in the infected device. Coper malware actively targets banking applications across Europe, Australia, and even parts of South America.
The malware also receives commands from the TA through the C&C URL hard coded within the app in encrypted text. Figure 13 depicts the list of commands stored within the app in encrypted text.
According to our research, Banking trojans no longer conduct assaults only based on overlay or using rented Mobility as a Service (MaaS), as previously detected in numerous Banking Trojan malware variants.
This malware uses Virtual Network Computing (VNC) to initiate screen recording services by recognizing the foreground settings in the list of apps.
Financial institutions must strengthen their mobile-first approach and prepare for the challenges posed by this virus by understanding the security landscape. This aim may be achieved by implementing a real-time threat-driven mobile security strategy.
Download and install software only from official app stores like Google Play Store or the iOS App Store.
Use a reputed anti-virus and internet security software package on your connected devices, such as PCs, laptops, and mobile devices.
Use strong passwords and enforce multi-factor authentication wherever possible.
Enable biometric security features such as fingerprint or facial recognition for unlocking the mobile device where possible.
Be wary of opening any links received via SMS or emails delivered to your phone.
Regularly check the Mobile/Wi-Fi data usage of applications installed in mobile devices.
Keep an eye on the alerts provided by Anti-viruses and Android OS and take necessary actions accordingly.
Remove the application in case a factory reset is not possible.
Take a backup of personal media Files (excluding mobile applications) and perform a device reset.
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The best malware for Macintosh is one which can keep program all the risks that at present exist. Antivirus software serves to protect your Macintosh against avast game mode malware hits that can, potentially, gain not authorized access to the sensitive data. This is not simply your most current Instagram photo post, suggest passwords and vital monetary information. Considercarefully what might happen if a hacker got hold of your credit card amount, or your social security number. You wouldn’t really know what to do with that, and you absolutely would not be able to get any sort of banking information taken from your Apple pc.
The best antivirus for macs comes with a few added extra supplies to protect you in two different areas: Apple pc privacy safety and trojan protection. Mac pcs are very prone to viruses that attack their particular systems without permission. You may have a disease that sets up itself on your computer without your understanding, or a contamination that distributes itself through networks devoid of you being aware of anything about it. A good anti virus for your Macintosh can help you defend against these kinds of hazards. Some malware programs happen to be primarily committed to the defense of your Macintosh against spyware and adware attacks, while other people are designed to be very good general protectors of your system. For instance , many Macs come pre-installed with some form of privacy protection software, which in turn automatically reads your computer with regards to viruses and also other intrusions and blocks these people from getting into your system.
The other area wherever your Mac antivirus software needs to be powerful and effective can be Mac malwares detection. Several viruses target Macs directly, such as vital loggers and Trojan horses, while others depend on remote gain access to and other process changes to contaminate Macs. The very best antivirus to your Mac will be able to detect and remove the spyware detection on your machine. Some of the programs available are MacMalware scanner, Fakeirus scanner, and many more.
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ECM Plus + New protection capabilities in the latest WebSearch v 4.0 component of DocuLex’s Archive Studio Content Management Suite can now search documents and retrieve content in real-time with password-protected PDF files.
According to Doculex, WebSearch now accepts and manages encrypted PDF files, especially valuable for transferring and delivering files via email or other unsecure routes, such as FTP.
Doculex said that many organizations are still transferring content that is highly-confidential, such as social security numbers, forms or payments and privileged patient medical data, unencrypted.
WebSearch V4 is the document management component of Archive Studio. WebSearch may be used as a service in the cloud or acquired as an on-premise server-based solution. V4 offers a secure, browser-based document management software that enhances internal and external collaboration, business process workflow, email archiving, corporate compliance and records retention management scheduling. The program was developed for use throughout a business’s operations to regulate and streamline the flow of documentation and secure content access from any location, anytime.
The WebSearch user interface is similar, yet easier to use, than internet search engines, such as Scroogle, StartPage, IXQuick and others.
Searches are performed by entering specific index field (meta data), full text content or date ranges, search history, search lists and saved searches.
David Bailey, President of Doculex commented: “We were challenged by existing and new customers to provide something that could help them manage all PDF files, not just the ones that weren’t encrypted. Since email is becoming a primary transport method of files between organizations, and the fact that email transmission is not secure, the ability to encrypt those files that contain sensitive data is becoming more and more imperative. We find there are many applications out there that require protection for their files, so it made sense to create something that could effectively manage this sort of protected file in a business environment. With this added capability to the WebSearch component of our Archive Studio Software Suite, we provide the user an all-encompassing product that will address any PDF document and allow the system to securely and automatically handle this document per the user’s specifications.”
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To pay or not to pay. That has been the question in relation to ransomware, the pernicious and now ubiquitous attack that locks your systems and files, and demands ransom for the “key” to unlock them.
Putting aside the question of whether the “key” will work or whether paying the ransom (which can be covered by insurance) incentivizes the attackers, the question for the victim of the attack is often one of survival. In the end, it boils down to how robust a victim’s backups are and how long the victim can operate without full access to its systems and files. As the recent Hollywood Presbyterian attack showed, a ransomware victim can be left without key system access for days, creating huge losses and operational disruption. See http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ransomware-hollywood-presbyterian-hospital-hacked-for-ransom/.
The question may now also be to report or not to report. The FBI has recently appealed for help from victims in gathering information concerning ransomware attacks. In a recent PSA, which can be found here, the FBI asks victims to report ransomware attacks, via the Internet Crime Complaint Center, www.IC3.gov, including such information as:
The question of whether to report is not an easy one, however. Law enforcement plays a crucial role in relation to investigating and hopefully thwarting cyber extortionists. But ransomware victims have other considerations before them, including what effect a report to law enforcement will have, whether the victim has other reporting duties, and the role of confidentiality in relation to a cyber-attack. Although a victim’s first reaction to a cyber-attack is often to call law enforcement, it is best served having a detailed plan in place, well before the attack, to weigh all relevant considerations before reporting the attack to anyone. In this regard, as in relation to incident response generally, planning can be the best defensive move an entity can take.
Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. This publication is provided as a service to clients and friends of Harter Secrest & Emery LLP. It is intended for general information purposes only and should not be considered as legal advice. The contents are neither an exhaustive discussion nor do they purport to cover all developments in the area. The reader should consult with legal counsel to determine how applicable laws relate to specific situations. ©2022 Harter Secrest & Emery LLP
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Four U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would allow states to collect taxes on Internet sales, even when the seller does not have a physical presence in the taxing state.
The Marketplace Fairness Act, introduced Wednesday, would allow states that sign on to one of two tax simplification plans to collect sales taxes from Web-based sellers, reversing a widespread practice of no Internet sales taxes since the beginning of the commercial Web.
All states with sales taxes require residents who buy products from remote sellers to keep track of their purchases and pay sales taxes, but those rules are widely ignored. By some estimates, close to US$4 billion in Internet sales taxes go uncollected every year.
Under a 1992 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court addressing catalog sales, states are now allowed to collect sales taxes from sellers with no physical presence within their borders.
The new bill would allow states to collect sales taxes from remote sellers if they sign on to the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA), a 12-year-old effort to meet the Supreme Court’s requirements to simplify sales tax collection, or if they adopt a so-called alternative tax simplification plan.
Sponsors of the bill, similar to past efforts to allow Internet sales taxes, said the current system is unfair to small bricks-and-mortar businesses that have to charge sales tax to local customers. The legislation does not create new taxes, the senators said.
“Most small business people don’t want a government handout,” Senator Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat and cosponsor, said in a statement. “They don’t want special treatment. They just want to be able to compete fairly against other businesses.”
The bill allows states to decide whether they should collect Internet sales taxes, added Senator Mike Enzi, a Wyoming Republican. “This bill empowers states to make the decision themselves,” he said in a statement. “If they choose to collect already existing sales taxes on all purchases, regardless of whether the sale was online or in store, they can. If they want to keep things the way they are, it’s a state’s choice.”
Senator Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican, is also a sponsor of the legislation.
Durbin is a cosponsor of a similar bill, the Main Street Fairness Act, introduced in July. Similar bills in recent sessions of Congress have failed to pass.
NetChoice, an e-commerce trade group, and eBay voiced opposition to the new bill.
“This proposal is too late for Halloween but it still scares the heck out of small online businesses,” said Steve DelBianco, executive director of NetChoice. “What’s scary is that this bill is a bald-faced tax increase for businesses nationwide who’d have to start paying states where they have no physical presence. Some businesses may figure out how to pass that tax along to customers, but it’s still a new tax that’s due from the business.”
The bill will “unbalance the playing field between giant retailers and small business competitors,” Tod Cohen, eBay’s vice president for government relations, said in a statement.
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https://www.pcworld.com/article/478114/senators_introduce_internet_sales_tax_bill.html
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The communication giant confirmed that they suffered a Nefilim ransomware attack exposing the data of some of their enterprise customers.
Orange is a French telecommunications company that offers consumer communication services and business services to the enterprise. With 266 million customers and 148,000 employees, Orange is the fourth-largest mobile operator in Europe.
Orange was attacked by Nefilim Ransomware, and asked to pay a ransom or the stolen files will be release to the public.
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The Microsoft spokeswoman didn’t immediately explain how these new Office 365 bundles will fit in with, or possibly replace, the existing Office 365 editions available for the past year.
She also couldn’t say with certainty whether Office 2013 and the new versions of Office 365 will have full feature parity across their applications, or whether there will be gaps and tradeoffs in functionality. One thing Microsoft didn’t address is the question of whether it plans to release versions of Office for iOS and Android devices, given the popularity in particular of iPads in homes and workplaces. Asked to comment about this, the spokeswoman said that the new version of SharePoint will introduce native mobile applications across different device platforms, including Windows 8, Windows Phone and iOS. “With the new SharePoint mobile apps, we are focused on delivering the capabilities to a broad set of people. We will continue to review all viable platforms based on our customer requirements,” she said. Microsoft has a version of OneNote already available for iOS devices. Related to the Apple platform, she also said that when “the new Office” becomes commercially available, the company will deliver an update to Office for Mac 2011. “With this update, Office for Mac licenses can count as part of your Office 365 Home Premium subscription. You will also be able to use SkyDrive and/or Office 365 to save and access all your documents from your Mac,” she said. Those interested in giving the new Office suite a test drive can access it at http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/en.
Juan Carlos Perez covers enterprise communication/collaboration suites, operating systems, browsers and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Juan on Twitter at @JuanCPerezIDG.
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https://www.pcworld.com/article/459905/microsoft_shifts_main_office_product_to_the_cloud.html
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Once Antivirus Protection is installed, it configures itself to run automatically every time, when you start your computer. Once running, the rogue will scan your computer and list a large amount of infections, but these “infections” are actually legitimate Windows files. Do not delete these files! The system scan shows fake infections in order to get the user to buy the software.
Antivirus Protection have included the file c:\windows\system32\SysShield.exe that will display a fake Windows Security Center called Antivirus Security Center on your computer that will recommend you register Antivirus Protection. Ignore the fake center! Use the free instructions below to remove Antivirus Protection and any associated malware from your computer.
Download MalwareBytes Anti-malware (MBAM). Close all programs and Windows on your computer.
Double Click mbam-setup.exe to install the application. When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the installation process. Do not make any changes to default settings and when the program has finished installing, make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
Once the program has loaded you will see window similar to the one below.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Window
Select Perform Quick Scan, then click Scan, it will start scanning your computer for Antivirus Protection infection. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.
When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results. You will see a list of infected items similar as shown below. Note: list of infected items may be different than what is shown in the image below.
Malwarebytes Anti-malware, list of infected items
Make sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected for start Antivirus Protection removal process. When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.
Note: if you need help with the instructions, then post your questions in our Spyware Removal forum.
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Microsoft has just announced hackers have exposed a flaw in Windows 10 and are exploiting it with a new hack. Making matters worse, there is still no patch to prevent hackers from getting to you.
According to Microsoft’s advisory, these are “targeted attacks that could leverage un-patched vulnerabilities in the Adobe Type Manager Library.”
The hack isn’t overly robust, as it only needs a user to open a document containing malware or view in the Windows preview pane. A hacker could easily accomplish this through a simple phishing email.
There may be a bit of a delay in releasing a patch to fix the issue, as Microsoft generally releases updates on the second Tuesday of each month. It can make out-of-band releases for major security issues, but this limited attack will likely be one that Microsoft will let ride until the next update Tuesday.
Until then, Microsoft has released a few workarounds to mitigate the vulnerability. You can find those at the bottom of the advisory page.
We’ll update you is Microsoft decides to release an off-band update before update Tuesday rolls around.
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https://www.itpro.com/security/cyber-security/355089/hackers-hit-windows-with-another-bug
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If you own a world-renowned Security Product or a Service, National Security Agency (NSA) is ready to pay you 10 Million or more bribe for keeping intentional backdoor for them.
According to an exclusive report published by Reuters, there is a secret deal between the NSA and respected encryption company RSA to implement a flawed security standard as the default protocol in its products.
Earlier Edward Snowden leaks had revealed that the NSA created a flawed random number generation system (Dual_EC_DRBG), Dual Elliptic Curve, which RSA used in its Bsafe security tool and now Snowden has revealed that RSA received $10 million from NSA for keeping Encryption Weak.
So, anyone who knows the right numbers used in Random number generator program, can decipher the resulting cryptotext easily.
Recommending bad cryptographic standard is one thing, but accepting 10 million to deliberately implement is something very shameful for a respected Security company.
The new revelation is important, cryptographer and Security expert Bruce Schneier said, because it confirms more suspected tactics that the NSA employs. "You think they only bribed one company in the history of their operations? What's at play here is that we don't know who's involved," he said.
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http://thehackernews.com/2013/12/nsa-paid-10-million-bribe-to-rsa.html
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Because cybercrimes are rising, all businesses and organizations should consider cyber security insurance. If you’re not covered, your company may be exposed to any number of risks.
Researchers with IBM and the Ponemon Institute say that the average cost of a data breach is nearly $4 million. And the average time it takes to identify and contain a breach is 280 days.
But with the right protection, you can rest a little easier. We want to help you identify areas that may be vulnerable to attack and determine the appropriate coverage for your company.
We put together this cyber security insurance questionnaire, so you can quickly find the answers to the questions you need to answer the most.
Ransomware attempts to extract money from victims by holding corporate systems hostage.
Intrusion is defined as any illegal activity on your network that steals valuable resources and puts your company’s security at risk. It’s one of the most difficult attacks to detect because it doesn’t always show up as abnormal.
Malware, short for malicious software, is computer code created by criminals with the goal of gaining unauthorized access to a network or causing serious data or system damage.
When connecting to a website, your browser can use either the secure HTTPS protocol or the vulnerable HTTP protocol. If a website’s URL starts with HTTP, the connection is unsafe, resulting in the “Not Secure” warning.
The “s” in “HTTPS” stands for “secure,” indicating that the website is protected by an SSL certificate. This indicates that all communication and data between your browser and the website’s server is encrypted.
Look for a lock icon near your browser’s location field. If you see it, your site is secure.
What is cloning in cyber security?
Cloning is taking the link to a legitimate document and replacing it with a malicious link. Or, if hackers get into your network, they can do things like:
They can make up email accounts that look like your company’s top executives.
Set up an 800 number with an automated response system that includes executive extensions and voicemail boxes.
Make up fake letterheads and business cards.
Provide authentic credit references from organizations that your company does business with.
Essentially, they can become your business.
If business income is lost and data recovery costs are incurred as a result of a data breach or extortion threat, your policy can cover the losses. Also, if you lose money as a result of a third party’s deception instruction (known as “phishing”).
Your cyber security insurance policy can also cover legal protection from privacy lawsuits and regulatory fines. And If an attack happens, your policy can cover the resources you employ to respond to it.
But every company is different, so you can add coverage to other areas of your business, depending on your needs.
How much does cyber security insurance cost?
Although the price of cyber insurance varies depending on your type of business, annual revenue, and the extent of responsibility you choose, small business owners should anticipate spending anywhere from $750 to $8,000 per year.
Mid-size and large businesses will often pay much more for coverage because of their increased exposure.
Is cyber insurance for small businesses different from larger ones?
Whether you run a large or small business, you could be a cybercrime target. Small business cyber insurance is generally the same as the insurance offered to larger companies.
When your systems or network are hacked or your data is stolen, first-party coverage can help pay the costs. Third-party coverage protects you when a customer sues you for failing to prevent a data breach at their organization.
But keep this in mind: Researchers at “How Much” found that more than 60% of cyber-breach victims are small-to-mid-size businesses.
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Since 2014 the mainstream media has caught up with dramatic developments in both hacking and data security. Decent corporate cybersecurity is now part and parcel of any decent PR strategy.
The rise of politically motivated 'hacktivists' (such as Anonymous) and criminal global attacks (such as the WannaCry ransomware epidemic) have brought the impact of poor cybersecurity firmly into the headlines. High-profile, malicious hacks, such as the infamous 2015 Ashley Madison data breach and household-targeted scams, have dominated news cycles. Ransomware and downloadable malware have intensified consumer worries about their personal data security. All of this publicity seems to have attracted more cybercriminals. Most rough estimates of per capita cybercrime worldwide have steadily increased year-on-year from 2017.
Vast amounts of data, from banking information to messages sent via social networks to photograph albums, are now stored remotely by services such as Dropbox and iCloud. Professional companies employ dedicated services to manage their files away from the visible internet.
While this is always useful for backup, sharing, and file retrieval, it also presents cybercriminals with a rich, concentrated seam of high-value targets. Every system is breachable and not everyone can afford to use secure storage services such as Iron Mountain.
Hackers with a relatively low level of IT skill can cause chaos by revealing embarrassing or compromising private files by spoofing passwords, as happened with the 2017 iCloud mass breach. The ease with which files can be shared allows for rapid transfer, once the hackers are effectively past the first perimeter. Companies are keen to protect their reputations.
Demand drives demand. As cybersecurity has become a key focus, cybersecurity roles have diversified. Wages have generally increased for new cybersecurity professionals. Generous bounties are now regularly offered by corporations to white hat hackers and private engineers willing to disclose any bugs and zero-day exploits they find.
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Authors and/or reviews procedures and policies pertaining to Quality Computer System operation, validation, system life cycle maintenance, IT policies and operations.
Works with Computer System Validation associates to define standards to ensure compliance with FDA requirements for computer system validation and 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
Authors and/or reviews validation documentation for specific computer systems, Quality equipment/process control systems and computer networks, to include validation plans, system requirements, design and validation protocols/reports.
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Performs audits of computer system, software and service suppliers.
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Must be able to work as both a team leader and team member.
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Must be able to develop user requirements for Quality Computer Systems.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to handle or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
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Location, location, location … you’ve heard it many times before but not when it comes to a ransomware deciding a ransom amount. Fatboy, a ransomware-as-a-service, is believed to be the first ransomware that automatically adjusts the ransom amount based on a victim’s location.
Just when you think you’ve heard every conceivable ransomware demand – not just ransoms paid in bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies like Monero, or paid in iTunes or Amazon gift cards, ransomware which costs nothing for decryption as long as you infect two other people, or even ransomware that demands a high score on a shooter game before decrypting drives – now there’s a ransomware that charges victims based on the Big Mac Index.
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https://sequre-it.eu/local-cost-of-a-big-mac-decides-ransom-amount-for-fatboy-ransomware/
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Malwarebytes and ComboFix are both my first choices.
If you do manage to clean the system off, I'd recommend backing up the data and then doing a repair just to be sure all system files are intact.
Start by taking the drive out of that PC and scanning it in another PC.
Be careful with this. Many viruses anymore are written so when you scan them they can launch and infect the machine you are scanning it from.
Disable system restore, then run malwarebytes.
+1, also backup all data on this drive in case it does need to be wiped, be sure to scan the backed up data too.
Attempt to run msconfig or download and install CCleaner, kill any startup items that look rogue and then navigate to the location of them and determine if they are legit or not, if not then move them to recycle bin.
Reboot into normal mode and see if virus is still there, if so, update Malwarebytes and run again. Also, try installing AVG or Microsoft Security Essentials.
Using USB connected after boot rather than other during boot can add a bit of safety.
Just had this one a few days and used spiceworks to help out.
The machine was completley locked down and couldn't end the process or get into safemode. I used spiceworks to remotely kill the suspecting process. I then used malwarebytes to clean the computer.
At the office we get these at least once a month and they seem to be getting harder to get rid of.
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https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/134548-xp-internet-security-2011-removile-help
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According to a recent report, the Ghost Push family of malware is responsible for most of the Android infections. The malware is typically spreading via deceptive adverts and pornographic websites. At its peak, Ghost Push was infecting over 600,000 Android devices each day. The current version of Ghost Push can root all versions of Android from version 5 (Lollipop) and earlier. Only users running version 6 (Marshmallow) and version 7 (Nougat) are safe at this time. According to Google's latest platform statistics (dated Sept. 5), only 18.7 percent of Android users are on version 6.0 or higher. Yet again, another reason to upgrade your devices so they can run the latest operating system.
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The notorious hacker BestBuy, also known as Popopret, pleaded guilty in court on Friday to hijacking more than 900,000 routers from the network of Deutsche Telekom. The 29-year-old man, whom name wasn’t revealed by authorities. used a custom version of the Mirai IoT malware.
Earlier July the popular investigator Brian Krebs announced to have discovered the real BestBuy’s identity. according to the experts, the hacker is the Briton Daniel Kaye.
BestBuy was also known as the author of the GovRAT malware, he offered the source code of the RAT, including a code-signing digital certificate, for nearly 4.5 Bitcoin on the TheRealDeal black market.
German authorities referenced the man as Spiderman which is the name he used to register the domain names that the hacker used as C&C for his botnet.
According to the German website FutureZone.de, Deutsche Telekom estimated that the losses caused by the cyber attack were more than two million euros.
BestBuy targeted the routers in late November 2016 with the intent to recruit them in its botnet that was offered as a DDoS for hire service, but accidentally the malicious code variant he used triggered a DoS condition in the infected devices.
“The hacker admitted in court that he never intended for the routers to cease functioning. He only wanted to silently control them so he can use them as pawns in a DDoS botnet. ” wrote Bleepingcomputer.com.
Early December 2016, the man used another flawed version of Mirai that caused the same widespread problem in UK where more than 100,000 routers went offline. The routers belonged to Kcom, TalkTalk, a UK Postal Office, TalkTalk ISPs.
BestBuy was arrested in late February 2017 by the UK police at the London airport, then he was extradited to Germany to face charges in a German court in Cologne.
On July 21, the hacker BestBuy pleaded guilty, according to German media the man explained that he was hired by a Liberian ISP to carry out DDoS attacks on local competitors.
The hacker said the Liberian ISP paid him $10,000 to hit its competitors.
BestBuy’s sentencing hearing is scheduled July 28, the man faces up to ten years in the jail.
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In winter conditions, fire risks are more prevalent in barns due to the higher occupancy load of livestock and the increased electrical loads due to heating/lighting that may result in overheated circuits and motors. This may result in damage to the electrical equipment and machinery as well as ensuing fire damage to part or all of the building. Adding to that is the decreased access to barns for fire department vehicles. All of this can add up to serious fire losses to buildings, equipment and livestock.
Risk assessment is important for both farmers and insurers. Each of them will have to accept some part of the risk. Can fire risks be accepted by the farmer in the hopes no loss will occur? Will the farmer purchase proper insurance and pass the risk to his insurer? Can the insurer transfer the risk to the reinsurer thereby avoiding the loss themselves?
Perhaps the better way is to reduce the risk before any acceptance or transfer is taken. Then financial damage will be significantly reduced and thereby be more acceptable and cost less. Loss prevention is about reviews and actions that can reduce fire risk and new technology is providing greater ability in loss control.
Prevtech is fast becoming the leader in electrical monitoring for farm buildings and several larger insurers are adding them to their risk tool box. Their inexpensive monitors that watch the electrical grid for any variations in loads and usage, can provide early warning of system failures. Here the saying “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is so true.
Following that theme, Canadian Insurance Mutual Professions (cimp.ca) and Prevtech Innovations have arranged for a free webinar for the Ontario Mutual community on February 17th at 11am – 12pm. This webinar should be of interest to mutual staff and brokers who work with the farming community. Topics to be discussed are:
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Google will now auto-encrypt data for its paid cloud storage service, possibly in response to public wariness over NSA snooping.
Before data is even written to disk, Google Cloud Storage will automatically protect data using 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES-128). Google Cloud Service is a paid storage infrastructure targeted towards robust users and companies, including Ubisoft and DNAnexus. Users can still manage their own encryption keys before transferring data, but this added automatic encryption feature will be available for free.
See also: 6 Ways to De-Cloud and Avoid Tracking
Google says the feature is already active for all new data, while older content will be encrypted "in the coming months."
While The Verge suggested that Google's move to add encryption could be in response to heightened "customer anxiety" over government spying, a Google spokesperson brushed off these claims. The company reiterated to Mashable that it doesn't provide encryption keys to any government, and responded as follows:
"We provide user data to governments only in accordance with the law. Our legal team reviews each and every request, and we frequently push back when the requests appear to be fishing expeditions or don’t follow the correct process. When we are required to comply with these requests, we deliver it to the authorities. No government has the ability to pull data directly from our servers or network."
Are you concerned about your data on the cloud? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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Handyman in Watford UK offers different types of handyman services. You can avail the services that are being offered by these professionals. Handyman in Watford have a very wide scope in their services.
The good news for all the people who are in need of this kind of services is that the Handyman in Watford UK can provide you with all of the convenience in choosing from all kinds of products and equipment. This will give you with a good opportunity to get the products and equipments that will make your work easy and convenient. There are even some tips that will be provided to those who are planning to do a home improvement or repair work.
One of the major services that the Handyman in Watford offers are plumbing services. They also offer some of the best plumbers that you can hire. These plumbing professionals will do any of the repairs that are needed. They also have the expertise in installing new water pipes.
Other than just repairing, they can also be hired to install different types of appliances. Some of the appliances that can be installed by these handymen are water heaters, kitchen sinks and the like. The plumbers that work for them are very experienced in the field of installation and troubleshooting. There are a lot of people who are having problems with their plumbing system. If these professionals can help, then it will be easier for them to get back their water supply that was interrupted due to a broken pipe or clogged drainage system. They can also help those people with the problem of blocked storm water drains and sewer systems.
Handyman in Watford also provides different types of security systems for different types of properties. This is to ensure that their clients’ property are protected. With the installation of these security systems, homeowners can feel safe when they go out in their areas. There are a lot of homeowners who are having a problem with intruders. These companies have the necessary equipment to prevent intruders from entering an area.
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Handyman in Watford companies are also licensed by the government. It is important for you to check this thing so you will know what your handyman should be doing. The good news is that the company will not charge you too much for their services. It will just be a small portion of what you will pay if you are going to hire a professional. Once you get the right company, you can always trust them to handle all of your jobs.
How to Access Your Wi-Fi Router’s USB Port
How to access your wi-fi router’s settings by going to https://loginadmin.net/192.168.0.1/ is a frequently asked question by new users of wireless internet routers. Setting up and using these devices is generally quite simple, but some people may find it somewhat tricky. In this article, I will show you how to get the settings you want from your device. Hopefully by the time you have finished reading this, you will know how to do this easily and quickly. Let us start off by looking at what type of settings you can access.
The first option that you will have access to is your SSID or password. This is an important setting because it is the key that you will use to log into your wireless network and access other services as well. This is usually defaults to “public” on most devices. If you change the setting to “secret”, you can create different passwords and associate them with different websites and networks. It is also possible to associate a password with an email address. You should change this setting if you do not already have one set.
Another option you will have is the settings for the access point itself. The wireless router will need to be connected to an access point in order to establish a connection. This is typically found in the main configuration panel. On some models, it is possible to enter this information manually, but on most models it must be done through the access point setting.
Once you have entered the address, you will need to enter the name of the network that you would like to connect to. If you have a wireless network that is separate from your primary network, you will need to enter a different name. If your wireless network is attached to your primary wireless connection, the name of the network you are trying to access will be different from the name of the computer. If everything was configured correctly, you should now be able to access your Wi-Fi router. If not, you may need to reboot the device and enter the name of the network you want to connect to. Follow the steps above to enter your information.
If you have set up a password for the network you are using, you should be able to access your Wi-Fi router through the access point. Once you have the device turned on, you will see a password-protected icon in the system tray. Click this icon to enter your password and access your Wi-Fi computer. If you do not see an icon for this, you will need to go to the Network settings in your control panel and click on the “Wi-Fi.” Look for the icon and you will see a password option.
After entering your Wi-Fi network’s unique address, you can proceed with How to access your wi-fi router’s USB port. This is quite easy, as you only need to plug in the device and follow the onscreen prompts. You will probably need to provide your Windows users’ credentials in order for you to be able to access the device. If you don’t know them, type in “hooting” and look for “userid=”. Then, log in to Windows and try again.
Finally, if all else fails and you still cannot access your computer’s Wi-Fi network, you may need to check whether it is turned on or not. Most routers come with a built-in tool that enables you to test whether it is turned on. Forcing the Wi-Fi card to appear on your computer may allow you to access the Internet but it will not give you full access to the Internet. More information on this can be found in our other articles.
Accessing your Wi-Fi network should be much easier now, right? And if you need to make any further changes, you can follow the steps mentioned in this tutorial. If you are new to Linux or simply want to see what steps would be involved in configuring your Linux computer, our website “okinetic linux configuring” is the best place for you. We also offer tutorials on setting up a wireless printer, installing Skype and many more!
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A list of the best Harem anime games is something that any fan would like to have. This is because the series is so enjoyable and creative that it makes you think about life in a different way. The animation is one of the things that make this show different from the others. No matter how realistic the scenario is, at some point the show takes you to another world that is full of fantasy and comedy. This is why fans always look for the best Ha rem anime download.
There are so many things that make Haemomobia an interesting show. It deals with a group of teenage girls in Japan. They are known as the “harem” or “yakuza” group. This is a very interesting part of the story because they are at the center of a battle against the evil Yomi, who seeks to destroy them. The harem anime download will not just take you into this world but will take you to another dimension as well.
If you are one of those people who likes fantasy, then you would probably be a big fan of this series. Anime fans who loved watching Bleach will feel at home with this one. The animation is so realistic that many people might think they are in real life. The fights are even more exciting than the scenes in the show.
One of the best anime downloads is the Big Order. The main character is a boy who is called Yuusuke Tozawa. This is the series where you get to meet another main character, Miki Hiraoka. This girl is actually a vampire. The best harem anime download for this series is undoubtedly Big Order.
Another good anime download is the Lucky Star. This is about a girl named Chihiro who ends up joining an idol group called the Lucky Star. This is where many teenage girls from Japan end up falling in love with this hero. It is a good watch for fans of slice of life anime.
The list of top harem anime is incomplete without the mention of the Love Live! series. This anime series is full of comedy as well as excitement. The best download for this series is undoubtedly the English translation patch for the anime itself.
The last on the list of best anime downloads is the Black Butler. This series is based on a series of novels. The anime is very good and is a great watch for anyone who loves fantasy stories. The only problem with this anime is that it has been running for a very long time already. Some people have criticized the length of the series, but the fans of the series really love it.
There you have it. My list of the best harem anime. There are many other anime download clubs out there. Join one now so you can start downloading your favorite animes straight to your computer. Good luck and happy browsing!
Change The World With Your Attitude
The Shayariholic Attitude shayari is a mindset where a person wants to do things for the right reasons, the right way and for the purpose of serving others. It is not a selfish attitude. The acronym, “Shayari Emi” means “itta – what you leave behind.” This Ayurvedic concept is one of the key components of the Law of Attraction.
When we leave things in our control we allow our lives to be controlled by circumstances and other people. When we are self-aware we use our power to create good things in our life and bad things as well. But in both cases we will not be the master of our life, because we are always playing the game. In order to attract you must develop this positive attitude.
As humans we are naturally creative beings. If we are going to make things happen we have to believe that things can and will happen. If we are not willing to open our eyes and see the possibilities in front of us we will continue to live in the same old boring life. In order to create greatness in our life we have to believe and have faith in the unlimited potential of our lives.
The way we think determines many of the things that happen in our life. If we don’t value ourselves and place value on all that we have we will never be happy or healthy. Positive thinkers are more successful in life and they enjoy more meaningful relationships. Those with a positive attitude also find it much easier to get things done their way in life.
When you start to develop a positive mind set you will realize that your luck runs out at some point. You must learn to be patient and understand that sometimes it takes time to accomplish great things. Everything must work together for a good result. If one thing is missing you must find another thing that will complement it. The Law of Attraction responds to what you focus on and you must keep your energy positive at all times.
In order to change the world one must be willing to take action. We must be willing to go beyond what we think is possible and actually turn those thoughts into actions. It is important to always look to the positive side of everything because when you do this you will find that your life changes for the better.
People will only accept and respect us if we have the right attitudes. Our Shariem Attitude is the foundation for everything that we do in life. When we have faith and trust in ourselves we will be surprised at the changes that come about in our lives. If we are not sure about what direction our life is taking we must question what things need to change first. When we know what needs to change we can make the necessary changes and move our life in a new direction.
The way we feel about ourselves affects the way we interact with others. It is important that we surround ourselves with positive people who love themselves. When we surround ourselves with people who are negative and filled with negativity we will find that we don’t have friends. Friends make us want to be like them and when we have people who love themselves we will be more inclined to try to be like them. This is just one of the many ways that we can change the world we live in.
Ride & Joy Window Tinting
Ride & Joy Window Tinting is an internationally accredited, locally owned company in Parker, Colorado. An Authorized 3M automotive company. We offer premium vinyl wrapping services including Paint corrections and Ceramic Coating, in addition to hail repair & paint protection. In partnership with The Hail Garage we now offer Paintless Dent Repair, hail repaired, and touch up paint services.
You want the best in affordable screen tints for your automobile windows. Ride & Joy specializes in offering the highest quality tints at the most reasonable prices to meet all your needs and budgets. Whether vehicle windows tinting in Denver or Beverly Hills, we have the tints that you need. Our screen tints are designed to give you a crystal clear vision of the road while protecting your investment, your environment, and your wallet. This is why we are one of the top vehicle window tinting companies in Denver, Colorado and the surrounding areas.
There are many reasons why people prefer Ride & Joy over other manufacturers of vehicle window tints. The first is because they have a long history in the business. They have been in the business for over one hundred years. The second reason is because they are a family owned business whose owners remain committed to offering customers the best in quality and customer service.
When it comes to choosing the right tint for your vehicle, there are several factors to consider. For example, what size automobile, color, and what type of tint are you interested in? What type of vehicle do you own and how well do you care for your automobile? How much money are you willing to spend on this car repair?
All of these questions must be answered before you decide which tint will work best for you. Ride & Joy screen tints are available in many different sizes so there will be one to fit any vehicle make and model. They are also available in various colors so you can match the shade to the paint of your automobile. When it comes to larger vehicles, such as sedans, minivans, and SUV’s, there are even more colors to choose from.
The next question to answer is how much you are willing to spend on this vehicle repair. This will help you determine the amount of material that is required to cover the entire window. If you are looking to cover the windows of your trucks or automobiles, you will need more material than if you are just replacing single windows on your automobile. Also keep in mind that you may need to purchase a special glue for attaching the trim and spark plugs to your automobile. These are not difficult to install, but you will need the assistance of a professional installer if you have never done this before.
Another thing that will affect the price of the product is the type of material used in its manufacturing. Ride & Joy uses high quality stainless steel for its body filler. This will help ensure that your spark plugs, trim, and other accessories are protected from corrosion and oxidation. This will extend the life of your car engine as well as your spark plugs.
There are many reasons to choose Ride & Joy over other automotive companies that offer similar products. The company has a reputation for being one of the best in the industry when it comes to providing customer satisfaction. They use only the highest quality materials and use the most innovative technology to give you the best in terms of safety, performance, and performance as well. If you want the highest quality, best performing, and innovative technology, then you should definitely consider purchasing your next vehicle with Ride & Joy.
My Coventry Plumber Doesn’t Want to Be My Pitched Into a Business
“My Coventry Plumber runs itself”. That’s how Martin Coleman describes his plumbers and service industry. I’m sure if you’re reading this it must be a pretty big claim to make. In fact, when I first heard it my first thought was, “How dare they call themselves plumbers”! But Martin has a point; in this region (and in the rest of the UK) plumbing can be a highly specialized skill, which can only really be mastered by working in a professional area such as Coventry.
I live in Coventry and a place like this (unless you own your own building) is hard to beat for a professional plumber. In fact, many people I work with wish they were plumbers! And I feel that’s what this business is about – making people happy. So I asked Martin to take a look at what we do and his advice has helped to transform our company, as well as giving me some extra time to relax.
My job as a plumber in Coventry has seen some dramatic changes over recent years. Up until a few years ago my service was mainly ‘one stop shop’ – I’d cater for clients who needed pipes installed and would collect money for the job. This wasn’t very rewarding for me as it meant that I had to stay open later hours (sometimes all night) to see if work was still available. I didn’t want to get in anyone’s way or hassle them – it was more like waiting in the post office for a parcel.
Luckily, Martin and I decided to up the ante a little bit. Instead of just offering a general plumbing service I now specialise in a specific type of service. So whether you need a blocked drain, leaking pipe or burst pipe we could probably help. I no longer have to worry about whether I can fit someone in at lunchtime – I know I can. And Martin and his team don’t have to wait for an appointment to give me a quotation – they can come to my home at a time of their choosing.
That’s not all we’ve done either. We started a garden centre at Coventry City Centre that offers all sorts of classes, from DIY to acting lessons, from paint-ball to yoga. In addition, Martin now also has a small wine cellar where we both drink our wines and share samples from the local area’s best restaurants.
My Coventry plumber friend Martin has always been honest with me about his business. He hasn’t promoted his services ‘just yet’ but he’s planning on doing so in the near future. We are both quite happy with the results so far – but there’s no way I’ll be able to keep him on my payroll for ever! It’s going to be great when he starts to expand his business because it means he’ll get more clients visiting his offices. He loves helping people with plumbing issues so I’m sure there’s no stopping him in the future.
VigRX Plus Review – What This Natural Male Enhancement Product Can Do For You
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The Best Place to Buy Furniture Online
If you are thinking about buying some new furniture, but have limited funds, then you should definitely buy furniture online. It is an exciting way for you to find all of the furniture that you want, without having to physically check each store that you are interested in. This will save you time and money, because you won’t have to waste time driving around and visiting different stores. Here’s the full guide to online furniture shopping:
One: To really make your online furniture shopping experience as smooth as possible, it is important that you understand what it is that you want. First, browse the different sites that have available furniture on the site. You will want to browse through all of the styles, in order to have an idea of what you want. Once you know exactly what , browse through all of the available styles!
Two: Now that you know what , you can start to browse through all of the selections that are available on the website. You can browse through the living spaces that you are interested in. For example, if you are interested in purchasing living rooms and dining rooms, see all of the furniture that is available, along with the price. You can get an idea of the price, without even leaving your home! With a huge selection, you should have no problem finding everything that .
Three: When you have found a few different options that you are interested in, it is time to browse the different items that are offered. When you have browsed through all of the selections that are available online, see just what type of furniture you would like to buy. There are hundreds of different styles, colors, and materials to choose from when you are looking to buy furniture online.
Four: Now that you know exactly what , it is time to start shopping. The next step is to decide which is the best place to buy furniture online. Since there is a huge selection of products that are available online, you may want to narrow down your choices even more. In order to make sure that you have made the right decision, you will want to visit a few different online stores and browse their products.
There are many reasons why people choose to buy furniture online. Perhaps you want to save time and money, or you simply don’t want to wait in line at the local furniture store. Another popular reason that people choose to buy furniture online is because of the wide selection of products that they have to choose from. With a huge selection of home furniture pieces to choose from, it is possible to find just the right piece for your home. It is also very convenient since you don’t have to leave the comfort of your own home.
Once you are ready to start shopping, you will want to visit the different online stores that you have been dreaming of visiting. Each of these online stores will offer a variety of different pieces that you can choose from. One of the things that you will want to consider before making a purchase is whether or not the site will offer free delivery. Many free delivery services will only come by regular mail. However, many of these stores do offer this service. If the best place to buy furniture online, you may want to consider one of these stores.
You will be amazed at all the different things that you will find at these stores. From tables and chairs to rocking chairs, find just about anything you need to create a focal point in your home. You can shop at any time of the day from the comfort of your own home. No matter what time of the day it is, browse through a wide selection of products to choose from. If the best place to buy furniture online, you will probably have no problem finding one.
Save Some Money With Your Home Mortgage!
Are you thinking about becoming a home owner? Check out Guglu Homes Toronto to browse available homes? If you must borrow your purchase funds, you need a mortgage. The process can be tricky, but once you know what you’re doing, it can be a lot easier.
Before you try to get a loan, check your credit report to make sure that there are no errors or mistakes. The past year has seen a tightening of restrictions on lending, so you need to clean up your credit rating as much as possible in order to qualify for the best mortgage terms.
New laws might make it possible for you to refinance your home, no matter if you owe more than your current home is worth or not. This new program allowed many who were unable to refinance before. Check the program out to determine what benefits it will provide for your situation; it may result in lower payments and a higher credit score.
You will most likely have to put down an initial payment. Although there are some mortgages you can get without a down payment, most mortgage companies make it a requirement. You should ask how much you will have to spend on your down payment is before applying.
Know what terms you want before trying to apply for a home loan and be sure they are ones you can live within. No matter how great a new home is, if it makes you unable to keep up with your bills, you are bound to get into financial trouble.
Educate yourself about the tax history when it comes to property tax. You should understand just how your taxes will be before buying a home.
Ask people you know for information on obtaining a home loan advice. It is likely that they will offer advice about the pitfalls to avoid. You can avoid any negative experiences.
Adjustable rate mortgages or ARMs don’t expire when their term is up. The rate is adjusted to the rate at the application you gave. This could result in a high rate later on.
Once you have gotten a home mortgage, you should pay a bit above the interest every month. This will let you get the loan paid off in a timely manner. Paying only 100 dollars more per month on your loan can actually reduce the loan by ten years.
Learn how to avoid a shady home mortgage lender. Avoid anyone who uses smooth talk their way into a deal. Don’t sign things if you think the rates are too high. Avoid lenders who say a poor credit score is not a problem. Don’t work with any lender who says lying is okay either.
If it is within your budget, consider taking out a 15 or 20 year loan instead. These short-term loans come with a lower rate of interest rates and a larger monthly payment. You may end up saving thousands of dollars in the end.
Have a good amount in savings before trying to get a mortgage. You will need money for things like inspections, your down payment and other related expenses. The bigger the down payment you can make, usually you will get more favorable loan terms.
Many sellers just want out and will help you out. You will need to make a two payments from then on, but it can get you the mortgage you want.
Look through the Internet to finance a mortgage. You used to have to get a mortgage from a physical institution anymore. There are many reputable lenders who have started to do business on the Internet. These decentralized businesses will actually process loans in a lot quicker.
Speak to a broker and ask them questions as needed. It is really essential that you know exactly what is happening. Your broker needs to have your contact information stored somewhere. Look at your e-mail often just in case they need certain documents or new information comes up.
Since reading this article, you have more knowledge of home mortgages. As you determine which mortgage you need, use the guidance from this article to secure your best deal. Great pride comes with owning a home, so do not allow the thought of a mortgage scare you out of it.
Tips On How To Remove Wallpaper
Removing wallpaper with wallpaper removal products can be a messy, time consuming and frustrating endeavor. But there is a quick method for removing wallpaper with no glue – simply cut along the border of the wallpaper, spread on some sponges, allow to dry and pull off. But beware: some products leave a greasy residue which makes it harder to apply new wallpaper. And if you do not completely understand what you’re doing, or you begin to become frustrated, then you could damage your wallpaper or prevent the work from being done at all. Here’s how to do it effectively.
Start by finding an area in your room where there is a good, clean surface. A counter, table, floor or open window are all good choices. Some DIYers prefer to use a stick cutter or wallpaper removal tool. Be careful to protect the surface you are cutting from sawing nails or staples. If the plaster is not attached to the wall, use the screws supplied with the DIY tools.
The next step in this DIY wallpaper removal process is to carefully score the wallpaper along the edges. Score down both sides of the paper, being careful to score in the direction of the crease in the wallpaper. Once the score is deep enough, remove the piece of wallpaper with your vinyl scraper. If the wallpaper is attached to the wall, break it off.
With the scrape, it is easier to spread adhesive and begin the removal of the wallpaper. Spread a very thin even layer of glue over the wallpaper removal tool and then use the scraper to scrape it along the wall, being sure to avoid touching the backing. Use your new scrap to gently remove any excess glue, taking care not to allow glue to dry on the surface. Now you may pick away any stray bits of wallpaper.
After the wallpaper has been removed from your walls, it is important to repair any damaged areas. For this, a fresh coat of wallpaper should be applied, being careful not to apply too much. If the damage is extensive, consider calling in an expert to restructure your damaged area. You can also try sanding the area to give it a better finish.
You may choose to buy some DIY supplies to help speed up the DIY wallpaper removal process, such as glue, and underlayment. If you feel like you have the time and patience to replace the backing yourself, try re-installing the original glue on the surface using long, even strokes. Once the glue has dried, use finishing nails to put a final touch on your walls!
Shopping For Cheap Nangs Buy
There are so many different types of nangs buy cream whackers out there that it can be hard to determine which one is right for you. It doesn’t matter if you have a small handheld single action cream whacker, or a larger double action cream whacker. You can still get a good quality whipped cream, and the best part is that you don’t have to get something from a grocery store. In fact, the bulkiest cream whackers that you can find are usually the single action type, since they can be purchased in a huge variety of sizes.
If you are considering getting a cream whipper, you may be wondering if you should get a “pure n2o gas” model, or if a smaller manual model would work better. The answer to this question really depends on what you plan on using your cream whipper for. A small single action cream whip will probably do the job you need it to do and then some. However, if you plan on making a lot of whipped cream, or whipping up several kinds, you may want to go with the larger, bulkier manual cream whipper.
For example, some people like to use their cream whippers for single servings of ice cream or sorbet. A smaller manual model may work better for you, as well as a few of the larger whipped cream dispensers that are available. Regardless, of what you plan on using your cream whipper for, there are enough different kinds of whipped cream whackers out there that you should be able to find at least a few different models that are suitable for your needs.
One of the best places to look for cheap prices on Australian cream chargers and other whipped cream dispensers is online. There are dozens of websites from across Australia that specialize in the manufacturing and sale of cream chargers, dispensers, and other products. If you search around long enough on any given site, you should be able to find an affordable product. However, just because you can find a cheap price on a product does not mean that the product itself will be of low quality or cheaply made. Some sites do have cheap prices, but they do carry only the highest quality products, and that includes the highest priced branded products, as well.
The good news is that many businesses are starting to take advantage of the ability to buy a large amount of products at one time. In most cases, a customer buys more than one item from a particular business when visiting that business. A business will typically offer a great discount to customers who purchase more than one item from them. If a business offers free shipping or other free services, it is even more likely that the customer will buy more than one item from them. In this case, shopping for cheap and free cream whipping equipment becomes almost redundant. Even more so when the items are brand new.
Another good way to save money on the cheap is by doing group orders. In most cases, customers order a certain number of products at one time, usually as a bulk order. When the business processes these bulk orders, the cost of the products goes down, and it saves the customer a lot of money. When shopping for cheap and free cream whipping equipment, be sure to check with businesses that already have a great reputation, and that are located in or near Melbourne Australia.
YTS York Tree Surgeons & Specialists
YTS York Tree Surgeons & Specialists are known as arborists, and they are the specially trained and certified arborist who possess the skill and license of cutting, preserving and cultivating various trees. A surgeon or an arborist is specialized in treating, diagnosing, treating and preventing diseases of trees. They usually use a pruning saw and scalpels to trim, split and cut different parts of a tree. Tree surgeons are skilled, trained professionals, who possess the skill of working with living and non-living trees. The major work of a surgeon is performed on trees which are at risk due to natural or manmade diseases.
The branches of trees which experience disease are thinned out and removed by the tree surgeons. Trimming, cutting off branches that obstruct a sidewalk or road, or tree can direct traffic, reduce air pollution and reduce energy costs. This branch cut off from the diseased tree will prevent the tree surgeon or his team of technicians from being injured while performing their task. In addition to this job, they perform other major services such as pruning, cutting down dangerous trees, trimming old growth, removing hazardous dead trees, and removing branches that grow above safety barriers on top of buildings.
The primary duties of a tree surgeon are performed inside the laboratory where complete pictures are taken using high tech equipment and computer software. After acquiring a qualification from an accredited institution, he/she can proceed to a Bachelors or Masters program in the field of tree surgery. Tree surgeons have to undergo intensive training to learn all about trees, diseases, pests, weather conditions and environmental aspects related to trees. A highly advanced course, such as the Master of Science in Tree Surgery, will prepare them to perform their job in a sophisticated and safe manner.
Tree surgeons require a wide knowledge on proper care and management of trees. Proper care is necessary to avoid any loss due to pests or disease. Proper management involves preventing infestations by properly cleaning infected areas, inspecting for signs of disease and removing infected trees. Pest control methods include applying insecticides and fungicides, regularly inspect trees for signs of disease, trimming branches and uprooting damaged trees, etc. Tree arborists are also responsible for keeping a check on the condition and height of trees surrounding a building. They also install necessary heating and cooling systems, inspect and change wiring, install crowning, inspect and repair roofing systems, take care of winter maintenance including inspecting roof shingles, sealant and snowplowing, etc.
Tree surgeons also perform surgeries involving cutting down and changing the shape of trees. A good arborist should be well trained, experienced and well equipped with all the latest tools and equipments. They should also have vast knowledge on trees and plant anatomy. Other than this, a good arborist must have a vast amount of knowledge on environmental issues like organic farming and conservation. Tree surgeons are involved in a wide range of activities, which includes tree removal and tree trimming, stump removal, stump pressing, pruning, etc.
Tree surgeons perform surgeries and extractions from trees for various purposes. They can perform surgery on trees for transplantation to houses and other public places, tree removal of shrubs and diseased limbs for various purposes. They can even cut down and prune diseased trees and remove growths. They can prune back dead branches and remove tree limbs. These surgeons can perform surgeries on any part of the tree without cutting, sawing or trimming. Their skills and experience make them highly skilled and can reconstruct trees into beautiful shrubbery and furniture.
Practical Garage Door Repair Tips
Garage Door Repair is often necessary when repairing a door that has fallen or damaged completely. A broken door can make it difficult to open or close and can damage stored items. If you are not certain what to do about a damaged door, contact Garage Door Guru. They have a repair team that will assess your door’s needs and come up with a customized plan for fixing it.
Garage Door Guru, also known as Garage Door Opener Geeks, is a leading full-service garage door repair business that provides the highest quality and quickest garage door repair in New York City and other major cities. They offer on-site garage door repair from their warehouse, which is also their biggest advantage over competitors. They have certified repair engineers that know exactly how to work on each type of door and have extensive experience repairing all kinds of doors, both residential and commercial. They offer two main options to address broken springs or problematic rollers. Both require specialized knowledge and equipment, but the experts at Garage Door Guru can fix the problem quickly, efficiently, and professionally.
Garage Door Repair is a specialty job, which means there are different ways to go about repairing a door. Some homeowners try to tackle the job themselves, which can be a huge mistake. The average homeowner rarely has the knowledge to repair a door properly, which is why hiring a professional is crucial. With proper training, garage door repair shouldn’t be a daunting task. Once the job is done right, homeowners can move on to the next project, knowing they got the job done right the first time. When a door requires special attention, however, it is best to call a professional service that specializes in residential or commercial garage door repairs to get the job done right.
Professional services should always use the latest equipment and techniques when repairing any type of door. Garage door manufacturers are constantly improving the products they produce to help homeowners maintain their doors in top shape. Specialized tools and techniques to ensure each job is done right the first time, so investing in a high-quality set of tools for garage doors can save you money in the long run. Having your garage doors repaired professionally ensures every bit of the job is done right, ensuring the doors are as good as new.
While some people choose to perform garage door repairs on their own, this isn’t a smart decision. Even with the most basic of tools, such as a screwdriver, a hammer, and an adjustable wrench, repairing the motors of heavy doors can be tricky and dangerous. In many cases, homeowners have accidentally thrown the instruments into their air ducts or their roofing insulation when attempting minor door repairs. Even the most basic of garage door repairs can lead to serious injury, so taking it on yourself is simply not a wise decision. The next time you need to make a small repair to an automatic door or another automatic unit in your home, make sure you contact a professional to get the job done right the first time.
The next time you are faced with a broken garage door repair, take some time to assess the damage and make sure you get professional help if you need to. It’s better to call a repairman to fix the issue than to try and fix it yourself, which is especially important if you live in an area where there isn’t a skilled repairperson on staff. Hinges, springs, tracks, cables, motors, and other pieces of the door can break down and become damaged without you knowing it, so it’s vital you have a professional fix the issue once you notice it. Avoid further damage by having any broken parts taken to a trusted manufacturer to be repaired or replaced.
What To Look For In An Electrician Watford
A number of different aspects exist for those choosing to hire a Watford electrician https://gabelectrician.com/watford-electrician/. One of the biggest benefits is the ability to save money on any electrical service that is conducted within the home. In addition, an electrician in Watford can provide a service beyond the installation of lights, appliances and such. Below are some things to consider when hiring an electrician.
The location of the electrician is one of the first things that one should consider. When searching for an electrician, it is best to choose someone who works in the area. This will ensure that the electrician has established a place in the community to provide the type of electrician services that one is interested in. This is especially important for those that are looking for services for their homes or businesses.
When searching for an electrician, it is also important to find out if the particular electrician works for any other company besides the one that is providing services within the home. Some electricians work for several companies at one time. While this can be advantageous, it may not always be necessary.
When considering the rates of electricians working for one’s home, it may be best to contact the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to find out any complaints that have been lodged against the electrician in question. The BBB is a third party organization that works to help those who have had negative experiences with a business. By contacting the BBB, one can get valuable information about not only the electrician that one is considering hiring but about the industry as a whole. By keeping a few factors in mind, it will be easier for anyone to find the best deals on their electrical needs.
Finally, when looking for an electrician, it will help to keep an eye out for promotions and specials that a particular electrician may be offering. Often, a business will offer coupons or specials in order to get people into their establishment. This can be one way to keep the cost of electrical services down. Any time one is able to save money on their service, it can make it much easier to find the best services around.
Choosing the right electrician is important. After all, it is the electrician that will be doing all of the wiring throughout the home. It will help to do some research in order to find the best deals on services and prices. One can also take advantage of the services offered by the BBB to find out whether the electrician that one is considering has complaints from any of the associations that are around. Keeping all of these things in mind can help anyone to find the best electrical services possible.
Managing Real Estate and Investing For Tyler Tysdal
Tyler Tysdal has been involved in the personal finance industry for over 25 years. He is a financial planner and has been successful in his field. Tyler Tysdal started his BSBA in Accounting at Georgetown University and went on to complete his MBA at Harvard Business School. After that he worked at Blackrock and later in Boston as an investment analyst for Merrill Lynch. He is now the president of Freedom Factory in Denver, CO and his partner is Robert Hymes.
If one looks back at the career of Tyler Tysdal, one can see many ups and downs. At one point he became very rich and became a celebrity in the media but then financial issues cropped up and it appeared that the money couldn’t last and bankruptcy became an issue. He was back on his feet but again had financial issues. Finally he decided to start his own company and went about it the wrong way. This led to a series of failed businesses and the lesson he learned the hard way is that you have to know when to step aside and take your lessons learned.
Many entrepreneurs have been successful in their own business and continue to be successful today. Some have gone on to become celebrity venture capitalists while others have become successful entrepreneurs and franchise owners. Yet in between them are many more who have turned their entrepreneurial abilities into a home base business or have become top selling authors. These are some of the best examples of how one can make a killing with their home based business without resorting to the help of professional investors or financial institutions. Even though the entrepreneurial spirit within them may want to seek outside funding, many entrepreneurs prefer to stay within their own company until they are ready for bigger investments.
Managing Director Tyler Tysdal knows what it takes to make an investment and get it funded. He has also done the hard work of finding the right kind of venture capitalists to help fund the venture and keep the lights on in order to keep earning the income he needs to support his family. Real estate investors are one of the best categories of investor in any economy because so many of them need to be investors. Tyler Tysdal knows all of the laws and rules regarding property investment and he uses that knowledge to make himself the richest man in Colorado Springs.
Private equity has become a very attractive investment option for a lot of people but those who are making their living with real estate are not the only ones to benefit. The more general public benefits from Tyler Tysdal and his ability to manage his portfolio of properties and earn the money he needs to support his family. Tyler Tysdal started his own real estate investment firm in 1997 with investor Ray Whiteley and now is Managing Director of Whiteley Realty Capital. Whiteley is also a former managing director of The Gann Properties Corporation, where he made a substantial amount of money.
Private equity companies have become very attractive to investors due to the fact that there seems to be fewer risks for the venture capital firms and more opportunities for the general public in terms of earning profits from entrepreneurial ventures. It appears as though Tyler Tysdal knows what he is doing and how to invest to earn multiple streams of income for his family and himself. There have been multiple entrepreneurial ventures such as clothing, fast food restaurants, software development, and many others that have become very profitable for Tyler Tysdal and his partners. These ventures in turn have provided income for Tyler Tysdal’s partners and allowed him to buy more properties and pay less in interest to keep his home in Colorado. Because of these entrepreneurial ventures and the money that has been made by Tyler Tysdal and his partners there has become a much wider audience of people interested in becoming entrepreneurs themselves and even attempting their hand at managing their own real estate portfolios.
You Should Hire Move Out Carpet Cleaning Boise Idaho
When you move out of your rental, it’s not just the furniture and appliances that need looking after – it’s also the carpets too. Vacuuming your carpet on a regular basis is important with carpeted spaces; but if you’re doing move out carpet cleaning Boise Idaho at your place, it’s even more so. The reason why you need to do this regularly is so you can avoid the dust from building up into the pile.
Vacuum more often. This is a good tip for all areas of your rental that you don’t have to vacuum, including bedding, flooring and any other stuff stored in there. Staying on top of it is a great way to avoid that black residue that sticks to the surface of your carpeting when you vacuum – this black residue makes the carpet wear down quicker and looks worse than before. It’s also a good idea to keep the carpet cleaner. Hiring a carpet cleaning company in Idaho for your move out carpet cleaning will ensure it stays clean.
Make sure your carpet doesn’t show any signs of mold or mildew. Mold and mildew can make for unsightly places – especially under your furniture. But, these problems can be easily prevented with a little maintenance on your part. If you’re moving out of your rental in Boise, get a carpet cleaning company to come and give your carpet a thorough clean. You’ll save time and effort as well as save yourself from having to deal with it further down the line.
Don’t forget to wash your carpets too. Carpet cleaning companies in Idaho recommend that you take your carpets inside for steaming every three months to help remove the harmful residue left behind after vacuuming. This is also true for upholstered pieces. The steam helps lift the dirt and grim that’s on top of your furniture.
Move out with your belongings intact. Most carpet cleaning companies in Idaho will come and move your belongings for free. Of course, you’ll want to be sure your things are thoroughly cleaned before you store them. Even if your stuff comes with a warranty, you don’t want it damaged in a move out situation.
If you haven’t hired a professional moving carpet cleaner yet, now is the time to do so. A move out can be stressful, but having your belongings professionally cleaned by a professional moving carpet cleaner in Idaho means you won’t have to worry about it while you’re packing. In addition, you’ll be able to enjoy your belongings more once they’re gone. You deserve the best and moving to a new home in Idaho isn’t always easy.
How To Hire A Professional Moving Company
Are you thinking about hiring a moving company? The reason that you are considering this is because you have plans to relocate into a new house or just moved from your old house. Now, when a reliable moving company, there are some things that you should know first before you hire one. This article will be showing you the top 4 things to consider when hiring a professional mover.
The first thing that you need to look into is the experience level of the moving company that you are planning to hire. It would be better if you hire the most experienced one so that you can be assured that everything that you will get from them will be worth it. Looking at their past record, you can already tell if they are professionals or not. You can check online if there were any complaints filed against them and if they passed all the requirements of the state. If you are in the United States, then you can check if they are allowed to work in your state or not.
Another thing that you can do is to ask for referrals. You can ask from your friends, family, co-workers or anyone that has recently hired a moving company. By talking to them, determine if they are able to provide the quality services that you need. You don’t have to hire the first moving company that you see. There are many moving companies that you can choose from and you can even compare their prices and services.
The third thing that you need to look into is the reputation of the moving company. This will give you an idea of what to expect during the entire moving process. A lot of people would want to choose a company that offers an affordable price but provides quality services. Looking at their customer reviews, you can already determine this. Aside from the customer reviews, you can also ask to see their certificates or licenses.
The last thing that you should consider is the moving company’s insurance. Insurance is very important especially if something happens to your belongings during the moving process. Make sure that you are going to choose the insurance that you can easily pay for. Be sure to request for a quote from the insurance company so you’ll be able to compare their prices and services.
These are just some of the things that you have to consider. Moving can be stressful but with the right preparation, everything will go smoothly. You have to make sure that all the things that you will be moving will fit in your car or will match the new house. Also, don’t forget to ask for the recommendations of your friends or family.
The Pros and Cons of Botox
Botox is an injectable gel that can temporarily paralyze a facial muscle to reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Botox works by blocking the nerves that make the facial muscles contract. When injected, it works by temporarily paralyzing the muscles that are causing you to look older and perhaps even prevents the onset of aging altogether. Botox works in almost every area of your face except for the eyes, where it is sometimes used in conjunction with collagen and filler injections to temporarily change the shape and form of the eye lids. Botox can be used on any area of the face, including the neck, face, and back.
The only downside about Botox is the cost. In the United States alone, Botox treatments account for more than a billion dollars in medical bills annually. Although the number may seem excessive, when you consider the millions of dollars that would be spent if your doctor tried to perform the same procedure using traditional methods, you start to see that this treatment is really a reasonable bargain.
Despite the expense, there are several reasons why Botox is becoming increasingly popular with patients who are concerned about their appearance. One is that the effects are almost instantaneous. Unlike collagen injections and other cosmetic procedures, you do not have to wait for weeks or months to see the results. With Botox, you will see a dramatic difference in just a few hours. Another advantage is that Botox cannot be used in conjunction with any other plastic surgery procedures, such as breast augmentation or fat removal.
Even though Botox cannot be used to correct all of the problems that come with the aging process, many doctors are recommending it for patients who have issues such as excess forehead or jaw lines, drooping eyelids, and small foreheads. Some patients with skin disorders such as psoriasis and acne have found great success with this procedure as well. Because Botox is a chemical that is injected into the face, it is considered to be safe, but everyone wants to be careful.
The downside to Botox is that it can become addictive. If you inject it too often, you may find yourself not wanting to resume your old activities because of the effects it has on your face. Also, because Botox is a chemical, it is hard to get a hold of. In addition, if you want to use it on more than one area of your face, you may have to pay a physician to do so for you. Lastly, Botox does have some nasty side effects that should be discussed with your doctor before you start using it.
Botox is a great way to reduce your appearance, especially if your real problem is excessive facial muscles. It does have some drawbacks, such as the fact that it is a permanent solution, although there are now different injections available that allow you to diminish the effect over time. Discuss any concerns you have with your plastic surgeon before you make your appointment.
The main goal of the specialists at this garage door company is to ensure that your property is kept in as good a condition as possible. They offer a full assortment of Beaverton garage door repairs services, which include: spring installation. Garage Door Replacement. Door Sensor Installation/Repair. All made by the same company.
They have been in business since 1974, providing clients with a variety of different services. One of their most popular services is garage door installation. You can call them for installation at your home or place of business. They also offer a full line of residential and commercial door services for both residential and commercial customers.
Beaverton is a preferred name in the door industry because they provide a variety of solutions for residential and commercial customers. They have a wide range of garage doors to choose from. Some are even made with designer aesthetics, so you don’t need to worry about matching your door to your home. Just so you know, some of their more upscale doors include a combination of wood and glass or fiberglass/ceramic materials. There are even beaverton garage door repair service needs for those homes or businesses that have fiberglass or glass entryways.
For the average consumer, having an opener that works can mean the difference between using it a few minutes or several hours each day. Having problems with your beaverton garage repair door opener can not only be annoying, but unsafe as well. The opener is often attached to the ceiling or other area where there is no access. This means if you need repairs, it can be a dangerous situation. In some cases, people have been injured in such a situation because the person trying to open the door has not been trained in proper installation procedures.
If you have an opener problem that involves a faulty beaverton door spring repair, you may want to consider getting help from a professional in the door opening field. You can find professionals in your area by contacting various companies or checking online. The number of options you have when it comes to beaverton door spring repair depends on the particular brand of opener you have and the condition of the spring. Don’t wait until you experience a problem before you decide to have it fixed. The longer you leave a problem, the worse it will get and you may end up needing more extensive repairs or replacement than you initially expected.
The Many Times That Tobacco Pouches Can Be Used
A tobacco pouch is essentially a large pouch designed to hold tobacco. They are generally manufactured out of leather, which were typically made with seal skins. Pipe tobacco and rolling tobacco are commonly sold in a small plastic pouch. In the past, the individual that purchased the tobacco, whether they had a tobacco pouch or not, would then transfer the tobacco to their large leather pouch. This process was done as a means of ensuring that all tobacco was properly accounted for at all times.
With the advent of newer technology and more modern methods of production, the manufacturing of tobacco pouches has changed. Many tobacco pouches are now made from plastics instead of leather. Both styles of pouch can provide a convenient way of carrying tobacco, which makes them much easier to use than the traditional tobacco pouches that were used in the past. There are also many different designs of plastic tobacco pouches, including designs that have a zipper at the top to help with reducing the amount of moisture that can be contained in the pouch while still allowing the tobacco to be kept securely within.
One of the most common places where you may find a tobacco pouch would be in an automobile accident. Because an automobile is typically traveling at high speeds and with a constant stop for gas, there is a chance that the pouch may tear or be cut open during the trip. In addition to the small amount of moisture that may be present inside the plastic pouch, there is also a greater amount of dust that is present on the exterior of the pouch. The small amount of space that an automobile has to accommodate may also make it very difficult for the individuals that are driving to keep the pouch clean while they are traveling.
Another common use for tobacco pouches is to store tobacco that has been rolled up into a stick. There are several reasons why a person may want to store this type of tobacco in a pouch other than to keep it from wetting or sipping out when it is needed. Many times individuals who are smoking a cigarette will keep a couple of sticks stored in their car or purse, which makes it nearly impossible for anyone sitting in the passenger seat to notice that there is an open pouch in the front seat. Another reason that these pouches are frequently used is because of the security that is provided when the pouch is contained within a metal or plastic container.
Plastic tobacco pouches are also very popular for the fact that they are quite inexpensive. Since the pouch itself is made of a very durable material, the price of the pouch is relatively low compared to other pouch designs. They also offer the same amount of protection against leakage as any other type of pouch does. Many times the individual that purchases these pouches will receive some type of tobacco container in return. These containers are often tamper proof and provide a degree of safety when using them. However, the individual that purchases these packages is advised to ensure that it fits securely into the container and is free from any foreign material that could cause the container to be tamper resistant.
All in all tobacco pouches are a great way to stay organized. They provide the same level of safety as any other type of container when properly used and are extremely affordable. Pouch designs are not only found in traditional drawers but can also be found in various forms such as a travel pouch or leather pouch. This allows an individual to choose the design that works best for them depending on the appearance that they prefer. Whichever design that an individual chooses they are guaranteed to enjoy the convenience of having these pouches available.
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Some of you have noticed I have been posting much lately. I have been on holiday, but still keeping the Chet Chat podcast alive.
I will continue the Chet Chat’s throughout the holiday season, as we may take a much needed break the bad guys won’t. Take 15 minutes each week and join us for the security news and opinion you will need to know when it’s time to come back to the office.
Sophos Security Chet Chat episode 37 was recorded on November 29th, 2010. David Schwartzberg a specialist with our data protection team joined me via Skype to chat about the news and some new full disk encryption options. Our news topics included WikiLeaks cables confirming Aurora attacks, Iran admitting Stuxnet damage, the new zero day in Windows and whether China actually hijacked 15% of the internet.
We also talked about the challenges of encrypting SSD drives and efforts we have taken in SafeGuard Enterprise 5.50.8 to improve initial encryption performance and overhead. Knowledgebase article 112217 is available detailing the new features found in SGN 5.50.8. http://podcasts.sophos.com/en/sophos-podcast-095.mp3(29 November 2010, duration 16:38 minutes, size 11.98MBytes)
You can also download this podcast directly in MP3 format: Sophos Security Chet Chat 37. All of our past podcasts are available from http://podcasts.sophos.com.
Michael Argast joined me once again on December 7th for Chet Chat 38. Topics discussed included the latest QuickTime patch, the upcoming release of ChomeOS, the business challenge of people bringing new smartphones from home and of course the latest WikiLeaks gossip.http://podcasts.sophos.com/en/sophos-podcast-096.mp3(7 December 2010, duration 16:15 minutes, size 11.71MBytes)
Sean Richmond from Sophos Australia linked up with me for Chet Chat 39. We last talked to Sean in April and he was eager to share his viewpoints on the hottest topics this week. We chewed the fat over today’s Patch Tuesday release, RIM’s new agreement with India on lawful interception, the “Do Not Track” proposal by the FTC, Chrome’s new Flash sandbox and whether DDoS is really a sensible way to advance freedom of speech.http://podcasts.sophos.com/en/sophos-podcast-097.mp313 December 2010, duration 17:34 minutes, size 12.66MBytes)
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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2010/12/15/celebrate-holidays-with-some-new-chet-chats/
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The Africa Cyber Defense Forum (ACDF), a continental platform for public-private cooperation, today announced Group-IB, one of the global cybersecurity leaders with headquarters in Singapore, & afriVAD among the sponsors of the forum edition 2022.
We are delighted to have Group-IB & afriVAD support this year’s forum. Our forum has not only become a reference in Africa, but it has also served a centre for conversation where top level government leaders, Technology experts, business leaders and other leaders of society converge every year to discuss, share best practise, network, build long lasting business relationships and shape public policy of the African cyberspace and regional agendas. We look forward to collaborating with like-minded partners like Group-IB & afriVAD to secure our digital economies and keep our cyberspace safe.
Last year, Group-IB established its Middle East & Africa Threat Intelligence & Research Center in Dubai, which accommodated the company’s major units, including hi-tech crime investigations, Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) lab, Threat Intelligence, security assessment, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-GIB), Threat and Fraud Hunting teams, and Digital Risk Protection unit.
In May, Group-IB assisted in the INTERPOL-coordinated operation Delilah that resulted in the arrest of a 37-year-old Nigerian man by the Nigeria Police Force. Group-IB provided threat intelligence that led to the identification of the alleged head of a cybercrime syndicate, dubbed TMT, that launched mass phishing campaigns and business email compromise (BEC) schemes targeting thousands of companies and individual victims around the world.
We are thrilled to participate in the African Cyber Security Forum 2022 to transfer the latest technologies in Information Technology, Data Centers, and Cyber Security to the African continent. based on our innovative methodology that integrates products and solutions developed by the leading technology innovators around the globe, we provide the market with solutions that fulfill the accelerating requirements and cope with the digital transformation promising opportunities. The services bundle that we are delivering to the African countries are flexible and compatible with the different sectors including governmental entities, financial institutions, and economic sectors.
Group-IB, with its headquarters in Singapore, is one of the leading providers of solutions dedicated to detecting and preventing cyberattacks, identifying online fraud, investigating high-tech crimes, and protecting intellectual property. The company’s Threat Intelligence and Research Centers are located in the Middle East (Dubai), the Asia-Pacific (Singapore), and Europe (Amsterdam).
Group-IB’s Unified Risk Platform is an ecosystem of solutions that understands each organization’s threat profile and tailors defenses against them in real-time from a single interface. The Unified Risk Platform provides complete coverage of the cyber response chain. Group-IB’s products and services consolidated in Group-IB’s Unified Risk Platform include Group-IB’s Threat Intelligence, Managed XDR, Digital Risk Protection, Fraud Protection, Attack Surface Management, Business Email Protection, Audit & Consulting, Education & Training, Digital Forensics & Incident Response, Managed Detection & Response, and Cyber Investigations.
Group-IB’s technological leadership and R&D capabilities are built on the company’s 19 years of hands-on experience in cybercrime investigations worldwide and more than 70,000 hours of cybersecurity incident response accumulated in our leading DFIR Laboratory, High-Tech Crime Investigations Department, and round-the-clock CERT-GIB.
Group-IB is an active partner in global investigations led by international law enforcement organizations such as Europol and INTERPOL. Group-IB is also a member of the Europol European Cybercrime Centre’s (EC3) Advisory Group on Internet Security, which was created to foster closer cooperation between Europol and its leading non-law enforcement partners.
Group-IB’s experience in threat hunting and cyber intelligence has been fused into an ecosystem of highly sophisticated software and hardware solutions designed to monitor, identify, and prevent cyberattacks. Group-IB’s mission is to protect its clients in cyberspace every day by creating and leveraging innovative solutions and services.
Group-IB’s mission is to fight high-tech crime while protecting our clients in cyberspace and helping them achieve their goals. To do so, we analyze cyber threats, develop our infrastructure to monitor them, respond to incidents, investigate complex high-tech crimes, and design unique technologies, solutions, and services to counteract adversaries.
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https://www.group-ib.com/media-center/press-releases/africa-cyber-defense-forum-2022/
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i have mcafee enterprizes 8.5i antivirus in my laptop.my os xp sp2.my antivirus worksgood.its a licenced version.i have number of programs in my system startup folder,1-explorer,2-mcafee antivirus.its always lated system startup.its took more time.
so i can decited 2 remove the startup programs to start quickly.so i can remove that 2 programs in startup folder(desktop-startup-delete shortcut mcafee & explore).now my system start quickly.but problem is,my mcafee antivrus not loaded automatically at system taskbar.if i wanna start my antivirus,start-all programs-mcafee-there is no option 2 change antivirus properties.so i can pick virusscan console-properties-enable onaccess at system startup.
but its not loaded taskbar,then i can pick repair insllation option in virusscan console-help-repair installation.i think this is the reason 2 change my antivirus setting.still its not loaded automatically at taskbar.if i go to manually,error msg shows on taskbar''antivirus outdated' i think dat file corrupted or missing.everytime it needs 2 update.if i update my antivirus,still its not dedected any virus.im not interesting to uninstall.coz, its a licenced version.plz help me how 2 solve this?
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Rated antivirus For Microsoft windows, Mac And Android by Bestantiviruspro.com
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Block external access at the network boundary, unless external parties require service.
If global access isn't needed, filter access to the affected computer at the network boundary. Restricting access to only trusted computers and networks might greatly reduce the likelihood of successful exploits.
Run all software as a nonprivileged user with minimal access rights.
To limit the consequences of a successful exploit, run the application with the least privilege required.
Deploy network intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for malicious activity.
Deploy NIDS to detect and block attacks and anomalous activity such as requests containing suspicious URI sequences. Since the webserver may log such requests, review its logs regularly.
Do not follow links provided by unknown or untrusted sources.
Do not use client software to visit sites of unknown or questionable integrity.
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
The information in the advisory is believed to be accurate at the time of publishing based on currently available information. Use of the information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are no warranties with regard to this information. Neither the author nor the publisher accepts any liability for any direct, indirect, or consequential loss or damage arising from use of, or reliance on, this information.
Symantec, Symantec products, Symantec Security Response, and [email protected] are registered trademarks of Symantec Corp. and/or affiliated companies in the United States and other countries. All other registered and unregistered trademarks represented in this document are the sole property of their respective companies/owners.
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I have installed and used the Bejeweled 2 Deluxe game (from a genuine purchased CD) for several years on this computer and it is only in the last update of SAS that this has ever been mentioned.
For this reason I believe it is a F/P and needs to be reviewed.
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HYDERABAD: Cameras flashing, film rolling, Ankit Fadia sits unfazed by the lavish media attention showered upon him. He answers questions with a coy smile and modesty beyond his years. At 24, he has accomplished more than many have in their entire professional careers. He is the author of more than 14 books, runs his own consulting agency, and has emerged as an India’s cultural icon.
Governments, newspapers, television shows and book publishers all want his ear, yet he takes it in remarkable stride. Humbly, he shrugs. “I’m used to it.” A rising star on the computer security scene, Ankit Fadia likes to call himself an “ethical hacker”, a computer specialist allied with the Government and police forces. He has assisted Police Departments in several Indian states, as well as Singapore, Malaysia, and the Central Forensics Laboratory in New Delhi. His accolades include the Indo-American Society Young Achiever Award, the IT Leader Award, and the MTV Pepsi Youth Icon. His computer security training program, Ankit Fadia Certified Ethical Hacker (AFCEH) started in 2006, and has trained more than 10,000 computer specialists across India. “Well, I got my first computer at age 10, and like most kids I wanted to use it to play games,” he explains of his early years, “I developed an interest in hacking at around age 12. It was like a forbidden fruit, a grey area. Something you weren’t really supposed to be doing.” By age 13, Fadia began writing a website on computer security and started his own Internet forum. He recounts his first foray into the world of hacking. “My first hack was somewhat unethical. When I was 13 my favourite publication was CHIP Magazine, and I wanted to see what I could do, so I defaced their website. Instead of going to the main page, people who accessed CHIP India saw a large portrait of me.” “I spent the whole weekend terrified that I was about to be arrested. On Monday I emailed the webmaster saying I was sorry about what I did, and let them know how I did it, and how they could prevent such an attack in the future.” CHIP was so impressed that they offered Fadia a job on the spot, not knowing that he was only 13.He laughs. “They told me to wait five years, until I was 18, and then I could work for them.” By then, however, Fadia had already gone far beyond magazine journalism. At age 14 he authored his first book, The Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking, and from there his career flew. Today, Fadia juggles his time between independent consulting, authoring, and media appearances. He was recently awarded a television show on MTV India called “What the Hack”, where he and a colleague inform the audience of the various tools at his disposal. He is also at work on a spy thriller which he also plans to make into a movie. “If you’re not a criminal, if you’re not a terrorist, then you have nothing to worry about,” Fadia says, “I think that sort of monitoring is fine.” In the end, Fadia expresses an unremitting faith in technology to improve the lives of citizens. “Technology is definitely changing things for the better,” he says, “Now a farmer can look up crop prices online - he doesn’t have to walk 100 kilometres for them.”
STAY SECURE Ankit Fadia Photo : R. Ravindran
Unethical activities land one in trouble right? Wrong! Not if you are Ankit Fadia, India’s first and youngest ethical hacker. At the age of 13, he hacked the website of his favourite magazine CHIP and instead of being handed over to the cops, he was offered a job by the editor of the magazine.
“I was 13 then and I defaced the website and put up my photo on it. Later, I was worried about the consequences so I called up the editor and confessed to him. He took it well and offered me a job in his organisation. When I told him my age he said I could join them when I turn 18,” says Ankit.
It all started when he got a computer at the age of 10 and developed an interest in hacking and related issues. You can’t really penalise the boy if he is using his skill for a good cause. After the September 11 attacks, the U.S Government found some encrypted mails. The mails apparently had only pictures and no text accompanying them. “The pictures followed the steganography pattern where in photographs with embedded messages are used. I gave a few suggestions on decoding them. It was exciting as I was only 16 then. They usually never give any feedback as it is classified information but since I received a few projects even after that I feel I have been of use at some level,” smiles the 24-year-old.
Back home, he has also assisted Indian authorities when a Pakistani hacker group had defaced an Indian Government website. “I submitted a report for which I received threats,” he adds. In August 2008, Fadia was consulted by the Navi Mumbai Police Department to trace the terror email sent just before the Gujarat serial blasts. The baby-faced mastermind also feels that if there is another World War it will be through the Internet. “If a country’s network is attacked it won’t be able to function,” he adds.
Ankit is also an independent computer security and digital intelligence consultant. He conducts a course titled ‘Ankit Fadia Certified Ethical Hacker.’ But what if the students misuse what they learn through the programme? Smiling he explains, “We follow a lot of procedures and comply with the guidelines set by the Ministry of IT. And we don’t teach students the final two steps.”
Ankit has also made his television debut with ‘What The Hack?,’ aired every Saturday on MTV at 8.20 p.m. The show tells the viewers interesting things they can do with their computers and answers queries. Apart from this, Ankit is working on a dating show with a technology twist and a programme based on real and horrifying cyber crimes, a fiction novel and a movie script.
So which is the toughest database to crack? “Nothing is impossible. Even CID and FBI accounts are hacked once a month. But bank websites are difficult to crack simply because they have teams monitoring them 24/7.”
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: This has very much to do with the nation’s security, but not one that the political leadership is being pulled up for. As hackers from across the border in Pakistan mount a cyber attack against the country’s websites, Indian hackers seem to be falling considerably short in firepower.
“In the ongoing cyber warfare between the two countries, roughly 40-50 Indian sites are being hacked on a daily basis by Pakistani hackers while about 10 Pakistani sites are being hit by their Indian counterparts”, says Ankit Fadia, Mumbai-based ethical hacker and an expert on cyber crime.
Mr Fadia is clear that breaking into foreign country’s websites does not fall within the realm of ethical hacking, but mentions how Pakistanis outdo Indians in hacking to underline India’s reactive, rather than proactive, approach to hacking issues.
He says the attitude of the corporate sector towards cyber security is almost as laid back as that of the government agencies, with the result that ethical hacking is still at a low key across the spectrum. Ethical hackers, who also go by names such as white hackers, white knights or sneakers, are computer security experts who specialise in penetration testing and related testing methodologies to check the vulnerability of a company’s information systems.
Nasscom surveys have pointed out that information security threats have created an “unprecedented demand for qualified and experienced information security professionals”, but Mr Fadia reckons that the supply of ethical hackers in the country is far short of the demand of corporates and government agencies.
“Ethical hacking does come with a cost, but it is not prohibitively expensive, either. But often, corporates appreciate the need only after a security breach happens”, Mr Fadia told ET.
According to him, social networking sites have become hackers’ favourite hunting grounds these days, marking a clear break from the e-mail route to passing on a virus.
Ethical hacking communities are operating in the country but Mr Fadia says a strong and serious community operation of ethical hackers is virtually absent in the country.
“When they pass out of engineering college, classmates may form a community of ethical hackers, but these fritter away, starting as a hobby and ending as one”, he says.
Industry players opine that structured courses could be one way to generate the required number of ethical hackers. The first generation of sneakers were self-taught. Mr Fadia says it may just be the right time for colleges to have formal courses in ethical hacking.
The saga is not new and starts from the partition of the erstwhile British India into two dominions, India and Pakistan. From the very beginning animosity of Pakistan to India has been explicit and from time to time it has been found to change and adopt new strategies with the sole intention – to dismantle the democratic fabric of India and also to balkanize it. However, it has faced reverses too that led to the breakaway by the then East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
But its deep-rooted hatred to India is unabated and now it has brought to the fore a novel mode of onslaught and it’s hacking. As per hordes of latest reports, hackers from across the border in Pakistan are leaving no stone unturned to build up a determined cyber attack against the country’s websites. Nevertheless, Indian hackers appear to be falling a great deal short in firepower. What is most striking hardly any Indian political party is aware of this phenomenon!
This fact may send a shudder through the backbones of Indians. Reports state that in the region of 40-50 Indian sites are being hacked on a daily basis by Pakistani hackers while about 10 Pakistani sites are being hit by their Indian counterparts. What ails India then? Well, it’s the same reactive stances instead of proactive, the greatest stumbling block for more than last millennium.
There are other factors as well. Studies suggest how the slipshod attitudes of both corporate sector in addition to the government regarding cyber security impede any positive approach. Ethical hacking seems to prevail India still! Who are these ethical hackers? Well, ethical hackers are usually computer security experts who concentrate in penetration testing and related testing methodologies to test out the vulnerability of a company’s information systems.
Nasscom surveys have pointed out that information security threats have created an “unprecedented demand for qualified and experienced information security professionals” but India is yet to get smart to comprehend this crucial issue.
India and Pakistan, not the friendliest of neighbours, have fought three major wars and are now engaged in another in cyberspace. As per latest reports, hackers from across the border are working overtime to launch cyber attacks on Indian websites in their cross hair.
Though the Indian side is known for its prowess in IT and related fields, it is becoming apparent that a dearth of firepower has left the Indian cyberspace particularly vulnerable to Pakistani attacks.
Reports indicate that around 40-50 sites are being hacked by Pakistani hackers on a daily basis whereas around 10 Pakistani sites are being hit by their Indian counterparts. According to analysts, one of the reasons India has been forced on the backfoot in this cyberwar is the reactive attitude it has chosen to adopt instead of being a proactive player.
There are other factors as well and studies suggest how the laidback attitude of both corporate sector and the government on cyber security has impeded a positive approach.
Cyber security expert Ankit Fadia was quoted inthe media as saying that the need to counter such attacks usually sets in after an attack happens. He adds that though ethical hacking is the answer to such attacks and does come at a cost, it is not prohibitively expensive.
Ethical hackers are also known by such names as white hackers, white knights or sneakers. They are computer security experts who specialise in penetration testing and related testing methodologies to check vulnerability of a company's information systems.
According to Nasscom surveys there exists an unprecedented demand for qualified and experienced information security professionals in the wake of increased information security threats, but Fadia says the supply of ethical hackers in the country falls much short of the demand for qualified information security professionals.
According to Fadia, social networking sites have become hackers' favourite hunting grounds these days marking a change in strategy from the e-mail route of passing a virus.
Fadia says ethical hacking communities have been operating in the country, however India does not have a strong and serious community of ethical hackers.
He says after passing out of engineering colleges classmates do form ethical hacking communities but these turn out to be short lived affairs not going beyond the level of a collective hobby.
According to industry sources, the shortfall could be made up by starting structured courses, though the first generation of ethical hackers was largely self-taught. Fadia says it may be time for colleges to introduce formal courses in ethical hacking.
Revelations by Canadian investigators that a cyber spy ring based in China specifically targeted India's defence establishment are expected to set off a major cyber security overhaul by New Delhi.
Privileged information suggests the Indian government could seriously consider creating the position of a cyber security czar whose mandate would be to fundamentally overhaul cyber security and bring the currently fragmented networks under a clearly defined structure.
The overhaul will demand a whole new approach outside the bureaucratic confines considering that it necessarily requires tapping the cyber security community constituted by young professionals in their 20s and 30s. Since this community is used to working in a highly non-hierarchical environment with a great deal of personal freedom the government will have to use the office of the cyber security czar as its interface with the young professionals.
Although cyber security had already been coming under government focus for some time now, a 10-month-long investigation by the University of Toronto's Munk Centre for International Studies, Canadian security firm SecDev Group and US-based cyber sleuthing organisation Shadowserver Foundation has added extra urgency to the task. The investigators have issued a report titled "Shadows in the Cloud: An investigation into cyber espionage 2.0" which highlights how India's defence establishment was seriously penetrated by cyber attackers based in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in southwest China.
The report exposes widespread penetration of computer systems at the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), which is part of the Prime Minister's Office, Indian diplomatic missions in Kabul, Moscow, Dubai and Abuja, Military Engineer Services, Military Educational Institutions, the Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses, the National Maritime Foundation and some corporations. It is hard to quantify the damage the information obtained by the hackers can cause, but it could be potentially significant.
The report has served to highlight serious flaws and vulnerabilities in India's official information networks. Those who know how the systems work point to a "lack of discipline" in even seemingly trivial details such as senior government officials in sensitive positions still using email addresses on Yahoo, Hotmail and Gmail. They say inasmuch as no email system can be made foolproof, these free accounts are even less so. Even the use of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are known to be prone to systematic attacks.
Apart from the inherent interest in India's defence and other establishments because of its rise as a major power, there is also another reason why the country has emerged as an important target. Its position as home to large IT companies which are in turn repositories of vast global information also makes India particularly attractive to hackers. In a sense hacking India could lead to a great deal of diverse economic, financial, health and other forms of valuable intelligence.
One of the primary mandates of any future cyber security czar would be to create a multi-layered security system around its national assets in a manner that no single successful penetration would yield a treasure trove of information in one place. The cyber security czar could also be mandated to lay down standards and code of conduct for those in the government handling data of certain sensitive nature. Informed sources say the czar would report to the National Security Advisor and would often end up operating outside the traditional command and control structure of the Indian bureaucracy because of the kind of monitoring the office would be expected to do.
One specific approach that the Indian government might have to consider adopting relates to what in industry parlance are known as defensive and offensive hackers. While the former's job would be to ensure strong defences against all attacks, that of the latter would be to actively be part of hackers worldwide who perform the role of flooding malware or malicious software codes used to infiltrate large systems. Such participation is crucial to pre-empting attacks. It is in this context that the Canadian investigation makes an interesting point.
Under the section "Patriotic Hacking" the report says, "The PRC (People's Republic of China) has a vibrant hacker community that has been tied to targeted attacks in the past and has been linked through informal channels to elements of the Chinese state, although the nature and extent of the connections remain unclear. One common theme regarding attribution relating to attacks emerging from the PRC concerns variations of privateering model in which the state authorizes private persons to perform attacks against enemies of the state."
Since the government cannot officially or even unofficially recruit these hackers, it will have to find creative ways to utilize their services and create enough indirect protections in the event some of them run afoul of law-enforcement agencies which may not know about their existence.
This is clearly a grey area which many cyber security experts say is a necessary evil. It is conceivable that India may have to create its own version of "patriotic hackers" if it has to effectively thwart hacking attacks.
who said that india dosent have patriotic hackers the problem is summed up below. its the lack of joint approach and support
Unlike China, which has developed a sizable community of defensive as well as offensive hackers, India has not even begun to evolve a cohesive approach to what cyber security experts regard as a decisive aspect of the information technology-driven world.
I think certain acts are to be done secretly... information related to National security cant be disclosed as such by any elected government nor an official... Thats why even in our country no one really knows about the vision, hierarchy, budget allocations, etc of the intelligence agencies...
all we can do is just speculate.... hence instead of doubting our capabilities on such critical issues we need to take a pragmatic stance that all such important issues will be dealt with utmost sincerity by our government...
IT capital in the new world order and you think india is not hacking others? India will never confirm such things. However i do remember an army chief was it? I fail to recollect , who had said that the army has its own cyber cell for both offensive and defensive hacking and protection.
Also china being a closed society esp at the top level, you would not get any info on chinese systems being hacked. The chinese dont crib about. They go about their work learning from an attack.
India will maintain such things very secret. Believe there are scores of hackers of hackers are employed in the Army's Cyber Warfare wing. Does anyone knows that IA have cyber warfare? Most of them are operating from the asia pacific islands where there is no cyber crime laws. Leaking these things will hamper the good boy image of india in the world level. Another information, india never keeps it secret document available in the network as this is vulnerable to the attacks like this. Still many documents are in the papers.
GoI is not answerable for the spendings of the RAW to the parliament.
China has potentially over 100,000 hackers for data theft and about 200,000 blogger to manipulate public opinion.
China's hackers get caught because Uncle Sam and Euro powers are sniffing them real hard. Also west is decades ahead of China in tech but they will soon catch up as China's cyber force is huge and China has one of the highest PhD's
Hot Note: This article is posted by Kalpesh Sharma for Public Interest and National Interest, so that every concerned person can be aware and alert.
Directly, coming to point I am in touch with you for a matter which is the first part of the protest against Ankit Fadia. I am writing on this forum in current article about truths and facts behind Ankit Fadia who is a self claimed ethical hacker. He has hacked many of my national citizens, media, publishers, even many across the globe. I need your valuable support and co-operation in this matter, so that we can save the citizens of our nation and other nations also. Along with media peoples, publishers, government and non-government sectors as well as inform CBI, CIA and FBI that how this person is misusing every honorable names by false comparisons and attachments with them. And the biggest exclusive and breaking news is that world's biggest encyclopedia wikipedia's two indian administrators are behaving as if they are ankit fadia's relatives or near - dear ones. A very hot comment is going on between a wikipedia administrator and me on wikipedia articles mentioned on below pages where this reputed and notable ankit fadia is using a very bad language. This is evidence for us and all emails about his comments are saved in my inbox. These nominated indian administrators of wikipedia are also equally responsible for spoiling wikipedia reputation. Whereas I am trying to save the wikipedia and all others mentioned here in this matter.
Other then evidence that below links are referred to. I have some hard copies too which I recieved from various sources. These are also very important evidence against him. He has earned crores of rupees in last 7 - 8 years from these activities from indian citizens and threating the country peoples. He is not limited to India, instead hacked several national citizens across globe. Now he has started a course which runs in every reliance web world. I don't know whether it's tie-up with reliance or he is just using reliance services on a payment term. But he has started hacking courses also. Name of the course is AFCEH, as most of you know. So, in short similarly there are several 100's of points which all can be included together which proves that Ankit Fadia is an Ethical Hacker who is unethically hacking my nation's citizen ethics(you, me, everyone). One thing you remember that this will be the first time ever across globe any one is showing the real face behind ankit fadia. This is first part, kindly wait for my second part on the same forum.
He has spoiled prestigious names by falsely misguiding them. Some of them are:
6) Similarly many other media agencies by giving them incorrect information that he is digital intelligence personnel.
In short, you are also part of public and I am trying to do something for you. So Kindly please follow as much as you can from the below links below and give your suggestion and opinion on them:
India is no. 3 haven for hackers
KOLKATA: India may be poised to become a software superpower by 2020, but it has already emerged as one of the top three spawning grounds for Web-based attacks.
India at third slot, stood next to the US and Brazil in 2009, in terms of countries where such malicious attacks originated, according to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat report. The Web security firm says India figured 13th on the list the previous year.
In terms of overall Web-based malicious activities, India already managed to hit the third slot during 2009, up six notches from 11 during 2008. Countries who outdid India were the US, China, Brazil and Germany.
Additionally, we were the third-highest spam generating country in the world, contributing about 4% to worldwide spam volumes. Spams are bogus mails targeted to extract sensitive information from PC users for wrongful financial gains.
In the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, India ranked first in terms of spamming and contributed 21% to the regional total. About 6% of the world spam zombies and 28% of the APJ regional spam zombies resided in India. Around 1% of the world phishing hosts and 7% of regional phishing were in India.
A zombie, in tech parlance is a computer wired to the Net that has been compromised by a hacker. Zombies are used extensively to send e-mail spams, referred to as spam zombies and most owners of such PCs are unaware that their systems are being used in such ways.
Phishing, on the other hand, is an identity theft in which spammers use an authentic-looking e-mail to trick recipients into providing personal information such as credit card numbers or social security numbers.
What’s more, India ranked first in terms of worms and viruses and second for trojans and backdoors in the APJ region. A worm is a self-replicating malware computer program. It uses a computer network to send copies of itself to other computers on the network all by itself. Trojans and backdoors, on the other hand, are malware programs which keep sending sensitive information to hackers from the infected computers.
The country saw an average of 788 bots per day during 2009. Bots are malwares that turn computers into zombies and there were 62,623 distinct bot-infected computers observed in the country during 2009. Amongst the cities in India with the highest number of bot-infected computers, Mumbai figured at the top with 50% followed by Delhi at 13% and Hyderabad at 7%.
According to Symantec, majority of the malicious codes were propagated through file sharing and executable files. File transfer and common internet file system was the second-most preferred means while the rest was through remotely exploitable vulnerability. Other popular means included file transfer, email attachment, instant messengers, data-bases as well as backdoors.
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Yesterday an 89 year-old Microsoft business client of Onsite Computer Services in New Orleans called for service of his recalcitrant PC. While surfing the web, our client received a pop-up from MicroAntivirus declaring his system was infected with a virus and a ‘free’ virus scan would eliminate the problem. The client authorized the ‘free’ Windows virus scan, and following the purported scan his system was crippled. The open MicroAntivirus scan window would not respond to any keyboard or mouse input and dominated the desktop, preventing other programs from running.
A cursory examination of the system revealed MicroAV was installed in the Programs folder without any mention of the program in the Control Panel’s Add/Remove Programs. Msconfig provided evidence that MicroAV was installed in Startup, and regedit revealed more than 30 registry entries for the file microav.exe.
At Onsite Computer Services we regularly discuss ‘free’ software from the Internet. In Economics 101, the first concept students are taught is the notion there is NO free lunch. The lure of ‘free’ software is simply a ploy to inspire a careless click of the mouse. The ‘free’ software often contains malicious code which can do harm to your system, your wallet, or your identity. A user who unknowingly installs malware can breach their online security and open their PCs to a host of undesirable and expensive problems.
If you get trapped by the microav.exe, free virus scan, RUN don’t walk. Use the ESC key to exit the initial popup. If necessary, hold the power button for six seconds and stop the PC. Upon restarting, boot into safe mode. Use msconfig to examine the startup folder. Uncheck the entries that are associated with MicroAntivirus or microav.exe. Manually delete the MicroAntivirus directory in Programs as Add/Remove Programs will not uninstall MicroAntivirus. Hopefully these measures will save a migraine and restore your PC to operation.
If you’re searching for New Orleans computer service or repair of your Microsoft based system or network, then call the Microsoft specialists at 504-469-6991. Onsite Computer Services, Inc. in New Orleans
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Effect caused by [email protected] Encrypt Virus –
[email protected] Encrypt Virus is able to encrypt user all files to blackmail them even when they are persuaded to buy its key. The main motive of this virus to destroy user all files and make money from them. After intruding into the targeted PC, it has various symptoms, some of them are as follows –
Slows down user System, Internet or network connection and causes poor System performance.
Exhibits various commercial ads.
Affects almost all version of windows based web browser and hijacks browser.
Redirects user web browsers to affected pages.
Restart your PC, which can be easily done by pressing Alt + 4 on keyword and selecting Restart option from the drop-down menu.
Keep pressing F8 button on keyboard to get boot menu option.
Now close the Registry Editor and go back to the Command Prompt.
Type “shutdown/r/t 0” and click on Enter to reboot the PC again in normal mode.
By using above mentioned instructions, you will definitely remove [email protected] Encrypt Virus from your Windows 7 PC but it will consumes lots of time and effort. This manual method is mainly used by only technical expert user who have complete skills or knowledge of System and removal method. If you are a non-technical user then you should avoid manual method and use any third-party tool.
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Learning how to put together a resume for the specific job you want will help you land more interviews.
Cyber security is a booming industry with lucrative job opportunities for the right candidates. With the market expected to double in size over the next six years, demand for cyber security specialists has never been higher.
Employers are looking for highly skilled, quick-thinking candidates that can keep the black hats at bay. If you’ve got what it takes, a killer resume will go a long way toward convincing potential employers that you belong on their last line of digital defense.
Choosing the best resume format based on your background is key to writing a convincing cyber security resume.
The chronological resume format is the best option for most job seekers because it draws attention to your most relevant experience by listing your job titles from most to least recent.
Even if you’re new to the field, a chronological format can work for you. Instead of listing work experience, add IT internships and computer science projects you’ve worked on.
Tip
If you’ve been unemployed for long periods of time, consider using a functional resume format. The functional format allows you to focus on your cyber security skills and draw attention away from your employment gaps.
2. Highlight your relevant skills
Highlighting the right set of skills on your resume is essential if you want to land a job in cyber security. Employers are on the lookout for candidates with the necessary technical skills to thrive in this highly specialized field.
But that doesn’t mean you need a degree. In fact, a job in the cyber security field is one of the highest-paying jobs you can get without formal education.
While your technical abilities are primarily what employers are looking for, you should also include soft skills on your resume to round out your application. Particularly if you’re just starting out in the industry, soft skills show employers that you have the potential for growth.
A strong work ethic, attention to detail, and communication skills are all highly sought-after soft skills in cyber security.
3. Open with a strong cyber security resume objective or summary
Start your resume off with a compelling resume introduction that highlights your key cyber security skills to show employers why you’re right for the job.
If you’re new to the cyber security industry, write a resume objective that convinces hiring managers of your potential as an IT professional.
On the other hand, if you’ve already gained a few years of experience, opt for a resume summary instead. A resume summary focuses more heavily on your job-related achievements.
Here’s an example of what a resume summary for a cyber security professional looks like:
Cyber Security Engineer with 5+ years of experience in cyber security, information security, and IT operations. Skilled in implementing information security infrastructure and balancing security initiatives to external risks and business operations.
In just two sentences, the candidate demonstrates their work experience and relevant hard skills.
4. Back up your achievements with hard numbers
In cyber security, hiring managers are looking for adaptable, highly skilled candidates who can respond to an ever-changing landscape of digital threats.
The best way to show employers that you’re the right person to protect their business is by using your resume to quantify your accomplishments using hard numbers.
Include examples of your achievements in your work experience section, accompanied by numbers and percentages that help highlight your previous successes.
Here’s an example of what this looks like in action (the quantified parts have been highlighted):
Quantify your accomplishments to give your resume a boost.
Note that this example uses powerful action verbs like “recognize” and “slash.” This kind of direct, forceful language makes you look like an effective, quick-thinking candidate — exactly the kind of person any hiring manager would want on their cyber security team.
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PGP Corporation has announced a new release of PGP Command Line for IBM Power Systems in conjunction with its presence this week at Infosecurity Europe 2009 in London. PGP Corporation is continuing to extend its support for a broad range of operating systems including midrange and mainframe environments, Windows, Unix, Linux and now IBM i; making it even easier for enterprises to integrate and automate business information security with end-to-end encryption. With this release, enterprise customers now have unparalleled choice and flexibility when it comes to securing the privacy and confidentiality of their data exchange between heterogeneous systems internally, and externally with third-party business partners.
IBM i (formerly known as i5/OS) supports virtualised, large transaction processing and line-of-business (LOB) applications typically deployed in vertical industries such as financial services, retail, insurance, manufacturing and distribution. Businesses in these vertical markets handle extremely high-volumes of confidential data, such as credit card numbers, bank account information, employee payroll and benefit forms, health care information, and patient data. Customer and partner data from these types of applications are most often being transferred to third-parties and external sources for billing and collection, data back-up and storage archival processes. To ensure the confidentiality and privacy of customer and partner information, whether the data is in use, at rest, or in transit, it must be protected and encrypted at all times in the case of interception, loss or theft. Even more importantly, data must be protected to meet stringent compliance and regulatory mandates, in addition to corporate security policies and practices.
PGP Command Line for IBM Power Systems enables administrators to add encryption to existing business processes including batch processing, data transfer and backup. By automating the encrypted transfer and back-up of large volumes of business data, IBM Power Systems customers using PGP Command Line can ensure compliance with corporate mandates and information security regulations. With PGP Command Line, IBM Power Systems administrators can easily integrate information security and data protection into existing automation scripts and back-up processes - data moving across networks and stored on servers is encrypted and protected at the source. With PGP technology, the integrity of the data is supported throughout its lifecycle with end-to-end encryption, no matter where the data resides.
- Data transferred for offsite storage and in danger of being lost, misplaced, or stolen.
"PGP Corporation continues to evolve the PGP Encryption Platform to support more operating systems, platforms and devices to meet the data security needs of any type of enterprise environment," said Steven Schoenfeld, vice president of Products and Strategy at PGP Corporation. "PGP Command Line is ideal for organisations with high-volumes of sensitive data that they are moving between data centres. By adding support for IBM i, we are enabling enterprises using IBM Power Systems to encrypt data at the source, thereby strengthening their data security infrastructure."
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http://www.prosecurityzone.com/News_Detail_End_to_end_encryption_for_ibm_i_environments__7958.asp
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1.06 Improving investigations through utilising technology, community and psychology 1.06 Improving investigations through utilising technology, community and psychology
The project employed an RCT approach, which revealed that use of social media is likely to affect the visual evidence provided by an eyewitness. In addition, a qualitative approach was employed to explore the action orientation of small stories on the Facebook sites of two UK police forces.
The research recognises that increasingly, through the use of Facebook, ‘networked narratives’ are constructed collectively by multiple narrators (both the formal police posts, and the comments of the public).
Given the ability of narrative to both ‘tell’ and ‘sell’ versions of events, and of social media to perform ‘identity in interaction’ this research considered how the police forces are positioned, and repositioned by this social media activity.
1.29 Community perception of threat 1.33 Evaluation of 'We Move': A Manchester mentoring programme for young people at risk of involvement in organised crime 1.34 Proportionality and use of force 1.36 Police diversion and drugs: Collaborative evaluation of the effects and cost-effectiveness of police-led diversion of people who use drugs
1.40 Examining the use of Evidence Led Prosecutions (ELPs) in domestic abuse cases
1.37 Reducing demand from U18 missing persons 1.35 COVID-19 pandemic and the cyber-victimisation of disabled people in Scotland 1.32 Safeguarding victims of domestic abuse during COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities 1.31 Investigating the emergence of expertise in forensic face matching over time 1.30 Victim (dis)engagement in domestic abuse and rape cases 1.28 The impact of police forces and football clubs working together to provide a platform for coaching and mentoring for young people who have received a threat to life notice 1.27 Mobile phone use while driving: enforcement and education 1.26 Community generated victim satisfaction surveys ('User Insight')
1.25 Virtual Inclusion: Tackling Hate and Extremism in the UK Using Virtual Reality Technology
1.12 A warm welcome? Unaccompanied Migrant Children in Networks of Care and Asylum
1.08 Collaborative problem solving for community safety 1.08 Collaborative problem solving for community safety 1.06 Improving investigations through utilising technology, community and psychology 1.04 Forensics markets
1.03 Threat, risk and harm: scoring of OCGs (Organised Crime Groups)
1.02 Visual identification – what works 1.01 Policing practice, citizen enquiry and solving crime with social media 0.01 Putting research evidence into practice using the mystery face procedure
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https://www5.open.ac.uk/centres/policing/research/theme-1-investigation-community-and-vulnerability/106-improving-investigations-through
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Saturday 11 July 2009 06.49 EDT First published on Saturday 11 July 2009 06.49 EDT
South Korea has obtained intelligence that North Korea ordered a military institute of computer hackers known as Lab 110 to "destroy" its neighbour's communications networks last month, news reports said.
The National Intelligence Service told parliament of its finding on Friday, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported, citing evidence the north was behind cyber attacks that paralysed major South Korean and US websites in recent days.
The newspaper, citing unidentified members of the parliament's intelligence committee, said Lab 110, which is affiliated with the north's defence ministry, received an order to "destroy the South Korean puppet communications networks in an instant".
The JoongAng Ilbo said Lab 110 specialised in hacking and spreading malicious programmes.
The NIS – South Korea's main spy agency – said it could not confirm the report. Calls by Associated Press to several key intelligence committee members went unanswered.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency carried a similar report, saying the NIS obtained a North Korean document issuing the order on 7 June. The report, quoting an unidentified senior ruling party official, said the North Korean institute was affiliated with the people's army.
The state-run Korea Communications Commission said it had identified and blocked five internet protocol (IP) addresses in five countries used to distribute computer viruses that caused the wave of website outages, which began in the US on 4 July.
The addresses point to computers distributing the virus that triggered the "denial of service" attacks in which many computers try to connect to a single site at the same time, overwhelming the server. They were in Austria, Georgia, Germany, South Korea and the US, a commission official said on condition of anonymity.
The attacks targeted high-profile websites, including those of the White House and South Korea's presidential Blue House.
Though fingers were immediately pointed at the north, the IP addresses themselves provide little in the way of clarity. It is likely the hackers used the addresses to conceal their identities – for instance, by accessing the computers from a remote location. IP addresses can also be faked or masked, hiding a computer's true location.
South Korean media reported in May that a North Korean internet warfare unit was trying to hack into American and South Korean military networks to gather confidential information and disrupt service. The Chosun Ilbo newspaper reported that the north had between 500 and 1,000 hackers.
Members of the parliamentary intelligence committee have said in recent days that the NIS also suspects North Korea because of a threat it made in state media last month where it boasted of being "fully ready for any form of hi-tech war".
The fact that some of the attacked sites – such as that of the ruling party and the office of President Lee Myung-bak – have links to the South Korean government's hardline policies toward the north were further cited.
The north has drawn repeated international rebukes in recent months for threats and actions seen as provocative by the international community. Those include a nuclear test in May and short-range ballistic missile launches on 4 July.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/11/south-korea-blames-north-korea-cyber-attacks
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“Levin provides thought provoking insights into the world of EdTech and how it affects the lives of educators across the nation.” – Albert’s Index “If the new policies and tech trends get overwhelming, consider Doug Levin, the founder of EdTech Strategies to be a life preserver.” – Meghan Bogardus Cortez, EdTech: Focus on K–12
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https://www.edtechstrategies.com/tag/malware/
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[1] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/phishing-uses-azure-static-web-pages-to-impersonate-microsoft/ [2] https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/new-browser-in-browser-bitb-attack.html [3] https://threatpost.com/browser-in-the-browser-attack-makes-phishing-nearly-invisible/179014/
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https://www.ikarussecurity.com/security-news/neue-tricks-auf-phishing-websites/
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If employers were not paying attention to cybersecurity training before 2021, the past year has given them plenty of reasons to consider it.
Terms such as ransomware became common parlance as organization after organization suffered extensive data leaks. Perhaps the most notable such event occurred on the U.S. east coast, when a ransomware attack — believed by investigators to have been perpetrated by hacking group DarkSide — disrupted the operations of the Colonial Pipeline oil distribution system.
According to a Bloomberg report, the main vector of the Colonial hack was one compromised username and password combination for an account that had not been in use at the time of the attack, but that nonetheless allowed hackers to gain access to the pipeline's computer network. The account did not use multi-factor authentication, a basic cybersecurity protocol, Bloomberg reported.
Cybercrime's repercussions may be frightening, but one school of thought posits that fear is not the most effective way to educate employees about preventing it, according to executives at training software company Hook Security. In an interview with HR Dive, Hook Security co-founders Adam Anderson and Zach Eikenberry, CEO, said the training market for cyber was following "a very dangerous path."We have found that a lot of the stuff that's out there is following old education and old patterns," Anderson said, "and what ends up happening is that we tend to try to scare people into compliance. We use shame, over-education, over-explaining, talking head videos and PowerPoints. Basically, we make it a very painful, unpleasant process to actually get the necessary training."
In the past, some employer clients of Hook Security dealt strict punishments to those who failed key training moments. One customer took to cutting bonuses and used a "three-strike, you're out rule," Anderson explained, reflective of an approach that scared employees into compliance.
"What that does is it floods cortisol," Anderson said. "It's a fight-or-flight type of environment nonstop. You know what I love about marketers? It's how great they can market. I don't want them to be obsessed about cybersecurity, because that's not the thing I need."
In order to create a secure environment, employers must first create an environment in which workers feel psychologically safe, said Eikenberry.
For example, he added, if an employee were to be on the receiving end of a phishing attempt in the form of an email, a psychologically safe environment would encourage the employee to take time to recalibrate and question the email's veracity. Compare that to a workplace in which workers are discouraged from raising concerns about such incidents because they do not feel managers or supervisors want to be bothered.
"When you're in an environment like that, you foster all sorts of toxic behaviors that put the organization at risk, regardless of whether somebody clicks on a malicious link or not," Eikenberry said.
A different approach
Asked how employers might be able to counteract the fight-or-flight instinct that can accompany stressful security-sensitive moments, Anderson offered up a statement that may seem counterintuitive.
"The thing we say is that security is too important to be taken seriously," he said.
Humor can bring employees out of a fearful state, so it can be useful in the cybersecurity context, Anderson said. That finding drives Hook Security's work, and one may see that approach reflected in the company's social media messaging.
The company is not the first to structure workplace software via a more lighthearted approach; others have taken a similar view of topics such as employee benefits enrollment. Furthermore, Eikenberry explained that it is not the fact that employers put employees through phishing simulations that leads to poor results. Rather, it is what employers do with those simulations that can negatively affect culture in the long-term.
"They might win the short game, as in scare everybody into low productivity with their email so they never answer any emails," he said. "But when the business demands of the organization increase [and employers say] no, you've got to answer your emails, you're caught in between two states that keep employees very much off-balance."
Moreover, training that speaks down to employees and is disrespectful of them also can be hurtful, Eikenberry added; "These are toxic behaviors that are ultimately not psychologically safe, nor do they provide psychological security."
That philosophy extends to the company's solutions as well. When employees fall for a phishing simulation, they might see a short skit Hook Security made in the style of Saturday Night Live with a quick punch line.
"We're not trying to make Karen in accounting a security expert," Eikenberry said. "We want her to be good at accounting. What we're trying to do is get her to pay attention to her emails. We're going to focus on one or two things that she can actually take action on."
How HR can impact cybersecurity
HR teams are in a prime position to improve organizational cybersecurity, per Anderson.
"They own all of the information on what drives employees," he said. "They have all of the data, they have the most significant interactions maybe outside of their direct managers."
Additionally, the results gleaned from cybersecurity training can benefit HR managers in their efforts to connect with leadership. Using training reports, Anderson said, HR can point to the exact experiences employees have had, how employees feel about security at the organization and the effect training has had on risk reduction.
But HR practitioners also have access to something security officers may not: the ability to speak directly with the C-suite about the problems its members can create through the examples they set. "Even if the HR person doesn't want to hang out with the cyber person, the cyber folks need HR in order to approach the C-suite, the board, the VPs, in order to educate them on how they can lead by example," Anderson said.
That can be an especially important point because of the frequency with which cyber threats target upper-level management. "Do you know who exempts themselves, in our experience, from training because they're too busy and don't like being tricked? The C-suite leadership," Eikenberry said. "The people actually paying for it exempt themselves."
HR, he added, has the ability to advocate on behalf of the organization's culture and stress to leaders the importance of setting the cultural tone.
"You know you're in a healthy organization that's approaching psychological safety if everybody in the organization joins the training with equal seriousness, and there's parity to the training and nobody penalizes themselves unnecessarily," Eikenberry said.
Another essential culture task may be breaking down barriers between managers and teams that can snowball into larger risks over time. That does not mean the HR team needs to resolve all differences overnight, however.
"The trick is to do something now that has an impact, start the transformation and build off of small wins that will result in these changes," Anderson said.
Employers can start by acknowledging the U.S.’s ableism culture, a disability management pro said.
Long COVID changed the disability landscape. What does that mean for HR?
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https://www.hrdive.com/news/training-creators-say-cybersecurity-drills-dont-have-to-be-fight-or-fligh/606536/
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Australian firm PageUp, one of the largest providers of human resources (HR) software-based services, is investigating a data breach stemming from a malware infection.
According to PageUp’s website, it has 2.6 million active customer employee users in more than 190 countries. On May 23, the company noticed unusual activity on its network and began investigating. Five days later, it found that client data might have been compromised.
Catalin Cimpanu from Bleeping Computer explains that PageUp gives customers custom IT solutions that are embedded on their career sites and intranets to publish job openings, receive resumes, and select candidates. “Data submitted by job applicants is stored on PageUp’s cloud infrastructure, and HR staffers at each company can access it via customized dashboards,” Cimpanu says.
Given the nature of PageUp’s work — human resources — the data in question is sensitive and personal. It counts among its clients major corporations, along with some government entities. While some organizations rely on PageUp software for recruitment only, others use it for human resources functions that can include salary information, bank details, tax numbers and other sensitive personal data, according to ABC. In response, some PageUp customers are suspending connections to the HR systems and encouraging job applicants to check that their personal information is not being misused.
Once again, the lesson prevails that you’re only as secure as the vendors and partners with whom you do business.
PageUp has reported that the malware has been extracted and the company is continuing to investigate the incident with law enforcement and a cybersecurity firm.
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https://www.cybertalk.org/2018/06/06/australia-hr-company-suffers-data-breach/
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Cybercrime, since the advent of internet, has given Nigeria a battered image. Internet-fraud, popularly called yahoo, ranges from e-mail scams, hacking, distribution of viruses, data theft, extortion, impersonation among other things. It has become so rampant in Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) domain that a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, has seen the need to amend both the criminal code and the penal code acts to provide for severe punishment to offenders.
The Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Offences Bill is coming on the heels of the gruesome murder of a young lady, Cynthia Osukogu, in Lagos last year by friends she met on facebook. Before now, former President Olusegun Obasanjo had set up a committee called the Nigeria Cyber Crime Working Group (NCWG) to tackle the increasing cases of cybercrimes, even as of then. However, the menace caused by the unhindered access to internet, which in itself has created unlimited acccess to educational, economic and social opportunities, still remains unabated and whether the new bill, when passed into law, will curb the crimes remain to be seen.
The bill which provides in the criminal code that “unlawful access to a computer” is an offence that attracts N10,000,000.00 fine or a five year prison term when convicted, goes further to explain that when one accesses a computer with “the intent of obtaining data, securing access to any programme, commercial or industrial secrets or confidential information, the punishment shall be a fine of not more than N20,000,000.00 or imprisonment for a term of 10 year or both.”
The bill which also recognises that unlawful interception of communications, unauthorised modification of computer programmes or data, system interference and misuse of devices are punishable offences under section 4, section 5 subsection (1-4), section 6, and section 7 subsection (1) called for amendments to both the criminal and the penal codes.
Unlawful interception of communications, which the bill interprets as “any person who intentionally intercepts the transmissions of non-public computer data, content data or traffic data including electromagnetic emissions or signals from a computer system or network carrying or emitting such, to or from a computer, computer system or connected system or network is seen as; an offence and the personal(s) involved are liable on conviction to a fine of not more than N10, 000, 000:00 or imprisonment for a term of 5 years or both.
Unauthorised modification of computer programmes or data is an offence that the bill stipulates N15,000,000.00 fine or a term of 8 years imprisonment. While systems interference also attracts a N15,000,000.00 fine, a jail term of 10 years is proposed.
Computer related fraud contained in section 9 subsection (1) and (2) of the bill carries the highest punishment for cyber fraudsters.
“Any person who knowingly and without authority or in excess of authority causes a loss of property to another by altering, erasing, inputting or suppressing any data held in any computer, whether or not for the purpose of conferring any economic benefits for sef or another person , commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of not more than N25,000,000.00 or imprisonment for a term of 15 years or both,”section 9 subsection (1) of the bill stated.
The 20-section bill takes care of cyber terrorism in section 13 subsections (1) and (2). It states that any person that accesses or causes to be accessed any computer or computer system network for purposes of terrorism, commits an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of not more than N20,000,000.00 or imprisonment for a term of 10 years or both,” section 13 subsection (1) stipulates.
Racist and xenophobic offences, child pornography and related offences, identity theft and impersonation, cyber harrassment among other offences have been spelt out in various sections of the bill.
The bill, no doubt, covers all aspects of cybercrime but how realistic can the bill, when passed into law curb the ever increasing menace of cybercrime.
First, it is imperative to look at how well prepared the Nigeria security agencies, who for the past few years have had torrid times fighting terrorism are, in combating the cyber fraudsters, who undoubtedly operate with high level of intelligence.
It is clear that fighting cybercrime requires not just a robust legislation, it requires a security force with high level of IT intelligence to be able to counter the criminals whose intelligence and speed of committing offences is always intended to beat the security forces
Essentially cybercrime is information and intelligence based activity. You cannot fight cybercrime with an ignorant security outfit since the need to create an elite security force which will be properly trained to tackle the super intelligent criminals.
Since committers of cybercrimes have defrauded consumers and investors, thereby creating serious credibility and image problems, many countries have developed strategies for preventing, detecting and containing the threats associated with cybercrime, without necessarily infringing on the rights of its citizens. In Nigeria, however, since social networking has become a major pastime for majority of citizens, questions will be raised as to whether their rights to privacy will be trampled upon when the law swings into action. The bill has already passed second reading and Nigerians are eargerly waiting to see when it will be passed into law. Once it becomes law, again, Nigerians will want to see whether it will be an effective instrument in fighting a crime that has not only dented the image of the country in the international community but has left many people distraught. For the family of Cynthia Osukogu especially, and young girls who are vulnerable to cybercrimes most, it will be the beginning of a new era.
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If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware.
If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices.
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http://www.riversstatenews.com/nigeria-fighting-cybercrimes-through-legislation/
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Japanese consumer electronics company Panasonic has confirmed that its network was illegally accessed by a third party on November 11.
While no other information was provided by the company, Japanese publications Mainichi and NHK claimed that the breach actually started on June 22 and ended on November 3.
NHK reported that the attacked servers stored information about Panasonic business partners and the company's technology.
Panasonic, however, said in a statement that as the result of an internal investigation, it was determined that some data on a file server had been accessed during the intrusion.
"After detecting the unauthorised access, the company immediately reported the incident to the relevant authorities and implemented security countermeasures, including steps to prevent external access to the network," Panasonic added.
In addition to conducting its own investigation, Panasonic said it is currently working with a specialist third-party organisation to investigate the leak and determine if the breach involved customers' personal information and/or sensitive information related to social infrastructure.
The Japanese company had signed a pact with cyber security company McAfee in March to create a security operations centre focused on cyberattacks.
"We cannot predict whether it will affect our business or business performance, but we cannot deny the possibility of a serious incident," Panasonic told Mainichi publication.
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https://www.gadgetsnow.com/tech-news/panasonic-confirms-data-breach-probing-cyber-attack/articleshow/88005676.cms
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The holiday shopping season is teed up for its annual explosion of spending. Retailers know this, consumers know this, cybercriminals know this, and are unfortunately ready to take advantage of any weak link that can be found to steal vital consumer and business data.
However, unlike gift buyers heading to stores or shopping online on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, these adversaries are not seasonal actors. The danger facing the retail sector is year-long and growing, as revealed in the just-released Trustwave Threat Intelligence Briefing: The 2023 Retail Services Sector Threat Landscape.
Trustwave SpiderLabs analyzed the threat actors active in attacking the retail sector, including Royal, Bian Lian, LockBit, Clop, BlackCat, Play, 8BASE, and RasomedVC.
These groups have a deep arsenal of well-tried hacking tools at their disposal to gain access, move laterally inside their target, and then exfiltrate data. The most prevalent tactics are email-borne malware, phishing, BEC, and vulnerability exploitation, among others.
Why Target Retail?
As always, the driving factor behind attacks on retailers is the massive repository of extremely valuable data held by these organizations. Threat actors highly covet consumer credit card and personally identifiable information (PII) as criminals can quickly and easily monetize it.
Retailers compile this consumer data while investing significant resources to earn a coveted spot in consumers' minds as household names. The allure of brand recognition is undeniable, but it also presents a stark reality in the realm of cybersecurity: the bigger the brand, the larger the target.
This effort does pay off. The online retail, or e-commerce, market surpassed a staggering $1.09 trillion in 2022, marking a 209% increase from 2019, according to Comscore.
In addition to financial loss due to a data breach or other type of attack, retailers face massive reputational damage, which, in the long run, may prove even more damaging than the attack itself.
Unlike security incidents affecting businesses in less-publicized sectors, a breach involving a major retailer is almost guaranteed to become a headline-grabbing affair. While the average cost of a breach in the retail sector ($2.9 million) is lower than the industry average ($4.4 million), the extensive public awareness of these retail giants, coupled with the loyal customer base they command, can amplify the reputational consequences of any breach.
Retail's Weak Points
The Trustwave SpiderLabs' report spotlights five vital business areas that allow retailers to remain profitable, but also offer avenues of attack to threat actors. Here is an abridged version of the findings:
E-commerce: E-commerce retailers store a large amount of sensitive customer data, such as credit card numbers and shipping addresses.
Supply Chain Vulnerabilities: The complex web of suppliers, logistics partners, and distributors can introduce multiple points of vulnerability.
Seasonality: Seasonality can make it difficult to maintain security and compliance standards.
Omnichannel: An omnichannel approach provides convenience for customers, but it also complicates security.
Prevalence of Gift Cards: Threat actors utilize gift cards to maintain anonymity in their transactions and, more alarmingly, to launder funds sourced from compromised credit cards and other payment platforms.
Franchise Model: A security breach at one franchise could damage the reputation of the entire brand.
While AI isn’t new, the advances made in Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) are setting new benchmarks for what’s possible for retail organizations and for adversaries and defenders. Organizations need to be aware of privacy issues when using AI for their purposes, while threat actors have found a myriad of uses for this technology.
AI and LLM are a boon for adversaries who attempt to utilize phishing emails to gain access to their targets. Phishing is still the prime method used for gaining an initial foothold, and AI and LLMs that can generate authentic appearing and error free emails make them hard for the recipient to spot.
Automated Bot Attacks in Retail
The SpiderLabs team observed a significant increase in malicious bot traffic during the holiday shopping season which poses a threat to online retailers. These bots engage in various automated threats, including credential stuffing, account takeover, gift card cracking, web scraping, API scraping, fake account creation, and inventory scalping. The two types most often used are nicknamed Grinchbots and Freebie Bots.
Bot attacks can potentially slow down or even disrupt online operations of retailers by simulating consumer actions, leading to an overwhelming increase in website traffic. These bots extract pricing information, exploit promotions, and carry out fraudulent transactions, impacting online retail significantly. This increased bot activity may raise operational costs, affecting website resources, marketing, technical support, and even cause financial losses through fraud.
Third-party Risk and Exposure
As with many sectors, the retail industry is increasingly reliant on third-party vendors for a variety of services, such as point-of-sale systems, payment processing, supply chain management, and customer relationship management.
Cybercriminals commonly prefer to attack these third parties as a flanking maneuver—if the attack succeeds, they gain access to the targeted company’s data. Perhaps more importantly, these aforementioned third parties pose a grave risk to retail organizations because of the large dependency of these organizations on third-party software and vendors for day-to-day operations. Recent supply chain headlines, like SolarWinds and 3CX, underscore the exposure that third-party vendors can create for retail organizations.
In a world where the retail sector faces constant cyber threats, the Trustwave SpiderLabs 2023 Retail Services Sector Threat Landscape report paints a vivid picture of the challenges ahead.
The reputation of major retailers, coupled with loyal customer bases, only amplifies the consequences of breaches. As retailers navigate e-commerce, supply chain vulnerabilities, seasonality, omnichannel strategies, gift cards, and franchise models, they must also contend with emerging threats like AI-driven phishing, malicious bots, and third-party vulnerabilities.
Vigilance and robust cybersecurity measures are essential to protect both business and consumer interests in this ever-evolving threat landscape.
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https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/trustwave-blog/trustwave-threat-intelligence-briefing-the-2023-retail-services-sector-threat-landscape/
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The mobile clients conpal LAN Crypt for Android and conpal LAN Crypt for iOS in the current version 1.0 allow downloading and decrypting files. They support multi-window such as Slide Over and Split View, Dark Mode and “Open With” actions for easier access from other applications. Content protection is ensured by the sandbox system, all temporary data is stored in the context of the app and deleted after use. Even in preview mode, no plaintext content is visible. In addition, the app enforces the activation of device security.
conpal LAN Crypt for Android requires Android 8, 9, 10 and 11 as operating system, conpal LAN Crypt for iOS runs on iPhone with iOS 14, on iPad with iPadOS 14. The mobile clients are each available in a German and an English language version.
Technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the lawful purpose of enabling the use of a particular service expressly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a message over an electronic communications network.
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that have not been requested by the subscriber or user.
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https://www.conpal.de/en/encryption-on-the-go-on-the-iphone-or-android-smartphone-with-conpal-lan-crypt/
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I was given CVE-2021-44255 for this – authenticated RCE via a malicious tasks (python pickle) file. So that’s fun. Even though it is authenticated, the default username is admin and the default password is blank, so you know how these things go. I actually haven’t heard of any MotionEye instances being used in botnets or anything.
I should probably request a CVE for the unauthenticated information disclosure that I found, but I need to do some more research on that one.
Sharpshooter, Python2.7, and Pip2 Installation
Newer versions of Linux may not come with any sort of Python 2 installed. I recently wanted to run Sharpshooter, which is a “payload creation framework for the retrieval and execution of arbitrary CSharp source code.”
Problem is, Python 2 isn’t installed by default on Ubuntu 21.xx and neither is pip2. You also need to install an older (I think) version of jsmin – at least that’s what worked for me.
Use this script to install everything and get it up and running.
MotionEye is an open source, web-based GUI for the popular Motion CLI application found on Linux. I’ve known of the Motion command line app for years, but I didn’t know that MotionEye existed. I ran across it while trying to find a multiple webcam, GUI or web based solution for future projects.
MotionEye comes in a couple forms – a standalone app, which I used the docker container version of, or a “whole” operating system, MotionEyeOS, to install on a Raspberry Pi.
Starting off, I used Shodan search to find internet facing installations. Here is the script I used for that. If you use this script, you’ll need to put in your API key and the limit parameter, which limits the API queries that you use.
In my review of the application, I found that you can make a query to the /picture/{camera-number}/current/ endpoint, and if it returns a 200 status code, it means that the feed is open to the public. You can also increment the camera-number an enumerate the numbers of cameras a feed will actually have, even if it isn’t available to view.
I took the output of motioneye-shodan.py script above, and fed it to live-feeds.py script below.
It turns out that if you make a get request to the following endpoint /config/list, some of the feeds will return their config files. Most of the time these config files are innocuous. I’m not sure why these are publicly accessible even if the feed is publicly accessible. Maybe it is used as an API endpoint of some sort. I need to dig into the code some more.
However, sometimes these config files contain some very sensitive information. Consider the following config with email_notifications_smtp_password and email_notifications_addresses removed. These passwords are supposed to be for services that the public cannot access, but unfortunately people like to reuse passwords. Again, why is this file even readable?
Along with the occasional password, email addresses are in here, internal IP addresses and ports, mounting points for local drives, etc.
Once logged in, I found two simple methods of code execution. The first of which is a classic Python cPickle deserialization exploit.
In the configuration section of the application, there is an option to backup and restore the application configurations. It turns out that if you include a malicious tasks.pickle file in the config you are restoring with, it’ll be written to disk and will be loaded when the application is restarted automatically or manually.
You can simply download the current configuration to use it as a template. After downloading and extracting it, slide your malicious tasks.pickle file and tar.gz everything back up.
The final structure of my motioneye-config.tar.gz for the docker container is as follows:
Pause here: You see, those are ssh keys. So you say why don’t we just try ssh? Go for it. You also may not even need a password, but some people have either secured ssh or disabled ssh on the actually raspberry pi, so it won’t work. A lot of these instances will have ssh turned off, and if it is running in docker, you probably won’t be able to download the ssh keys. Also, it is more fun to write scripts in Python.
Once the configuration is uploaded, wait for the app to reload, or, in unfortunate cases, wait for the app to be reloaded by mother nature or the victim. From what I can see, the docker application will not autoreboot. Here is a Python 3 script that will do all of this. Also, see the github repo, which may be more updated.
backup_file = session.get(download_url) open("motioneye-config.tar.gz", "wb").write(backup_file.content)
with tarfile.open("./motioneye-config.tar.gz") as original_backup:
original_backup.extractall("./motioneye- config")
# move malicious tasks.pickle into the extracted directory and then tar and gz it back up os.rename("./tasks.pickle", "./motioneye-config/tasks.pickle") with tarfile.open("./motioneye-config.tar.gz", "w:gz") as config_tar:
useragent = "Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/40.0.2214.85 Safari/537.36" boundary = "----WebKitFormBoundary" + ".join( random.sample(string.ascii_letters + string.digits, 16)
session = login(arguments.username, arguments.password, arguments.victim) download_config(arguments.username, arguments.victim, session)
While authentication is needed for RCE, the presence of default credentials and lack of rate limiting make obtaining authentication straightforward. There are a lot of people running this software in a vulnerable manner.
As per my usual advice, don’t expose MotionEye to the WWW. Like all the self-hosted solutions, I advise you to install this to face your internal network and then connect to your internal network via OpenVPN or Wireguard.
Update: I was give CVE-2021-44255 for the python pickle exploit.
let response = client.request(final_url, httpMethod = HttpGet) let status_code = response.status.split(')[0]
All this code does is take a url parameter and a wordlist parameter and makes http get requests to the url + wordlist entry – standard directory enumeration stuff. If the response code is 200, that url gets sent to stdout.
As time permits I’ll update this app. It’d be cool to have it much more feature complete like gobuster, wfuzz, et. al. For now, see the github respository for more information.
I just started this course the other day. I’m already neck deep in VBA, C#, and Powershell, which I need more experience in anyway. I had to do some C# for the AWAE/OSWE and I’ve written a couple very small web apps in C#. I’ve done a very minimal amount of Powershell, though I’ve been meaning to change that.
I know a lot of people say the OSCP is lacking in Active Directory attacking, which may be true. I’d counter by saying what the OSCP doesn’t cover, PEN-300 will cover. The courses go hand in hand. My early opinion is that anybody that takes and passes the OSCP should do PEN-300
All in all, I’m pleased so far. I’m only about 1/7th of the way through the PDF, though. I have a lot to go. With all that I have going on IRL, I’m not sure I’ll be able to finish it in the two months I’m allotted – I may have to get an extension.
My plan is to pass the OSEP exam in October and then start the EXP-301 course and pass that exam by the end of the year. This is an aggressive, and probably unrealistic goal, but oh well, haha.
Anyway, I’ll be back with a full report after the exam.
For people unfamiliar with this course and exam, here is a link to the Offensive security website. I’ve also written about it before, so you can check my post history. Basically the course is a giant pdf and a bunch of videos that go over web application attacks. You then get access to a lab consisting of 13 machines that are running a wide variety of vulnerable web-apps. In regards to languages/DBs/tech, this course covers VSCode, Visual Studio, JDGui, Javascript, PHP, Node, Python, Java, C#, mysql, and postgres – so it’s pretty thorough.
The exam is a 48 hour long exam where they give you access to two machines running vulnerable web-apps. You have to bypass auth on them to get administrator access and then escalate your attack to full-blown remote code execution. You’ll get two debugging machines that are running the same apps as the exam machines. You get full access to the app source code – this is a white-box course after all. You have to review the code base, and then use these debugging machines to develop ‘one-shot’ exploit script that bypasses auth and trigger RCE. I used python, as do most people, I think.
Oh yeah, and they watch you on camera the whole time.
After the exam time is up, assuming you have enough points to pass, you have another 24 hours to write an exam report documenting what you found and how you exploited it.
> How did it go?
First things first: I had to take this one twice. My power went out twice, briefly, and my father had to go to the hospital (he’s fine) during my first attempt. Even though he lives hours away, and there wasn’t much I could do, I was a little distracted. And it wasn’t like I was in front of the computer for the full 48 hours. I took a break about every 1.5 hours or so and slept 5-6 hours both nights.
Nevertheless, I still managed RCE on one of the boxes, and if I had another hour or so, I would have had an auth bypass on the second box – which would likely have let me pass. I look back and I just kind of laugh at how I failed it. I missed something simple that would have given me enough points to pass. I even knew what I needed – I just overlooked it.
I actually noticed the vulns on both boxes within an hour of looking at them. I then went down some rabbit holes for a bit and got sidetracked – especially on the box that I considered the harder one.
The second time around I crushed the exam in about 8 hours – RCE on both boxes. I had my report turned in at the 20 hour mark or so – and I was lollygagging.
If you don’t know me, my background is this: I’m not a professional developer. I don’t work in IT. I have never worked in IT. I just like computers. If I can pass this exam, so can you.
> Advice and Review
My advice for people that are preparing to take this exam is to just take their time and read the code. You need to know how to get the VSCode debugging going. It is a lifesaver. It is probably hard to pass if you don’t get it working. If you follow the code flow in a debugger, things should pop out at you. With that said, they do throw in a couple curve balls, which I bet throws some people for a loop. Now these curve balls aren’t hard to hit, per se, but someone that hasn’t been in the infosec/CTF/bug bounty world may miss these things.
Another question that I’ve been asked is, “Do you need an OSCP to do this couse?” I’ve changed my mind on this several times, and while I think an OSCP will give you a leg up, you don’t really need to have one – especially if you’re already involved the hacking/bug bounty/CTF world. If you’re coming at it straight from being a developer, it may not hurt to expose yourself to this stuff beforehand.
All in all, I’d say the exam was fair and maybe a little on the easy side. I say that as someone that failed it once, too, haha. But not only that, the exam is also a lot of fun. I love the Offensive Security exams. Some people will probably hate me for saying that, but they are a lot of fun.
Bug hunting seems to be all the rage these days. I can understand that, hacking is fun. So if you can hack (legally) and get paid, why not? Let me just tell you what you’re getting yourself into.
For one, you probably aren’t going to make much money, and even if you do make some money, you’d have probably made more with a part time job, or doing whatever needs to get done at your day job to move up in the organization and make more money.
Here are a few questions to ask yourself before you bug hunt.
Can you afford $20-$40 a month for a VPS? You’ll be doing A LOT of recon and you don’t want to do it from your home IP address. You’ll get IP bans, and it will really make your household angry if they can’t get on Netflix because you spent all night hammering Akamai or whatever the case may be.
Can you afford a $400 Burp Pro subscription? Yeah, you may be able to get away without it, but IMO it isn’t worth the effort – double so if you do/are planning to work in the security industry.
> Programs:
Now, you see all those programs listed for hacking on HackerOne and BugCrowd? Well they are all public programs that have had thousands of people picking over their programs for YEARS at this point. That’s not to say some bugs aren’t still there, they are, but they are way, way less in numbers. Not to mention, many of them have had paid pentesters hacking on them. A lot of these programs were private before they went public too, so when you see the “launched” time, it actually isn’t true – the program didn’t just launch this month.
And don’t get me started on the unpaid bounty programs. They basically are getting all this work done without having to pay anybody. But hey, you’ll get points for hacking them! Oh wow, great. Unpaid programs should not exist. It lessens the value of our work.
Let me tell you a story of me and an unpaid program. About a year ago, I got invited to this program, and I immediately realized the scope was very large – which is awesome. Within a few days, I had found a bunch of bugs. All of these bugs were medium or higher, and one was EXTREMELY critical. So naturally, I’m happy, and I’m thinking I’m going to make some good money. Wrong. That’s when I found out that this program was unpaid.
I know, I know – it is my fault for not checking first. At the time, I was under the assumption that you had to be a paid program to be a private program. I don’t know where I got that from. My point remains valid. Basically, there is a good chance I saved this company millions of dollars, and without going into details, it could have been worse that just a monetary loss for them. You know what I got in return? Points. Great. Wow.
This actually happened to me again recently. Yes, I’m stupid. But I digress, haha.
You don’t have to be a pro, but you need to be decently fluent in python and bash, and at the very least, be able to read PHP and Javascript. The more experienced you are the better.
You see those people making a lot of money bug hunting? They are probably good coders. They’ve probably automated all their recon with Python or Bash scripts. They can decompile mobile and web apps. They’re pretty good coders, generally.
> Certs:
Let’s talk about the OSCP. Is it a cool cert? Yes. Does it teach you much about bug hunting? Yes and no. You’ll need to add a lot more techniques and tools to your arsenal to be successful. The offsec AWAE does have some topics that are useful to bug hunting – web apps in particular.
Let’s talk about these techniques and tools.
You’ll need to install a lot of tools you’ve never heard of. And listen, everybody has a massive amount of bug hunting scripted. They are constantly scanning ALL the hosts in EVERY program for low hanging fruit. Again, that doesn’t mean you won’t find anything, but it greatly reduces your chances.
You still wanna bug hunt? But don’t get discouraged when you’re in the hole $600 bucks and you’ve found two self XSS vulns after a year. Lol
For one, it’ll keep your IP address from being banned by certain providers. How would it feel to wake up one day and not being able to access certain sites because your IP has been blacklisted? If you use a VPS, this isn’t much of an issue. You can just change out the IP from the VPS provider. It may be a littler harder to change your home IP address.
For two, it makes tool installation easier and faster. On Linode, I have a lengthy script that I run when I’m starting up a new box. The script sets up everything I need for bug bounty hunting. It makes tearing down a box and bringing it up a new one simple and quick.
Another reason you may want a cloud-based box running is for server capabilities. For example if you’re testing out some sort of XSS/XXE/etc. and you need a server to host a payload, your bug bounty box can serve double duty. Additionally, some hunters maintain giant databases of scraped webpages, nmap scans, targets and their subdomains, and on and on and on. But perhaps my favorite usage of a dedicated bug-bounty box is hosting your own semi-permanent Burp Collaborator server as described here.
I use this in my day-to-day exploitation because I don’t want to host this stuff at home, which exposes my personal IP address and whatever ports I have open to the general public, which I try to avoid.
Here is a small example of a script that I run. My script is significantly larger, but this is a decent start.
See the latest version on my github page.
You can add whatever you want to this script, and then spin up your bug bounty box with one script. I have my script set my hostname, bashrc, environment variables, download repos from git, install docker, install go, etc.
So who should you use for your VPS? I’ve used AWS, Azure, Digital Ocean, and Linode, and I find Linode to be the best. Just try them all out, and I think you’ll agree with me. AWS and Azure are both massive in size. Azure seems to take way to long to do certain tasks, so that is frustrating. The site just seems slow in general. AWS is better than Azure.
Linode is where it is at. It is quick. The interface is simpler and easier to use than all of the above, and it is cheaper than all of the above. Check it out using my referral link, if you’re interested. That link will give you a $100/60 day credit, so you don’t want to sign up without one. You can just try it out for free and see what you think.
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https://www.pizzapower.me/tag/infosec/page/2/
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Muscat: Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, predicts that ransomware groups will increasingly target Linux servers and embedded systems over the coming years. The latest Trend Micro 2022 Midyear Roundup Report recorded a double-digit year-on-year (YoY) increase in attacks on these systems in H1 2022.
In Oman, Trend Micro solutions detected and blocked over 1.8 million email threats, and prevented more than 1.47 million malicious URL victim attacks, and 10,914 URL hosts. In addition, over 1.4 million malware attacks were identified and stopped.
“Omani enterprises have valiantly fought against a rapidly evolving threat landscape, yet challenges remain in protecting the expanding attack surface,” said Assad Arabi, Managing Director of Gulf Cluster, Trend Micro. “To safeguard digital environments, it is essential to implement multilayered cyber security. The most recent midyear report is a crucial resource for guiding organisations toward a smarter and more powerful approach against future security challenges in the digital sphere."
Detection of attacks from ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) surged in the first half of 2022. Major players like LockBit and Conti were detected with a 500 per cent YoY increase and nearly doubled the number of detections in six months respectively. The RaaS model has generated significant profits for ransomware developers and their affiliates. According to the data, Trend Micro blocked 63 billion threats in H1 2022, there were 52 per cent more threats in the first half of the year than in the same period in 2021, while government, manufacturing, and healthcare were among the top three sectors targeted with malware.
The report also highlights the ongoing risks of remote and hybrid work and learning environments. Backed by Trend Micro’s Smart Home Network (SHN) solutions, Oman blocked a total of 67,258SHN inbound and outbound attacks and prevented 19,373SHN events for hackers to target or control home devices from executing malware, obtaining sensitive information, intercepting communications, or launching external attacks.
New ransomware groups are emerging every day. In the first half of 2022, Black Basta was the most notable. Even though SMBs are a more popular target, many threat actors tend to go for large corporations. Vulnerability exploitation is a common ransomware attack vector. Unpatched vulnerabilities contribute to a growing digital attack surface that many organisations are struggling to secure as hybrid workplaces expand their IT environment. More than two-fifths of global organizations (43%) believe it is "spiralling out of control."
Furthermore, cloud visibility is crucial given the persistent risk posed by third parties using methods like cloud-based crypto mining and cloud tunnelling to exploit misconfigured environments. Threat actors frequently use the latter to host phishing websites or route malware traffic.
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https://timesofoman.com/article/124375-trend-micro-safeguards-oman-from-over-57-million-cyber-security-threats
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Names and photographs of up to 20,000 officers could have been exposed following a data breach affecting UK police forces.
Stockport-based Digital ID is the UK’s largest ID card supplier – serving some 30,000 customers across the country, a list that reportedly includes the Metropolitan Police and Greater Manchester Police, as well as various universities and NHS Trusts.
It’s now thought to have been the victim of a ransomware attack that exposed the personal details of around 20,000 people. What’s more, with the investigation still ongoing it’s feared that the real number of impacted individuals could creep even higher still.
The ongoing investigation means details around this specific cyber attack are scant, though Digital ID has confirmed it was the target, adding that an IT security incident “affected the company’s systems”. A spokesperson added that external consultants were brought in to investigate what data may have been leaked, and whilst all this was ongoing the company couldn’t provide further comment.
Due to the secrecy around the ongoing investigation it has not been officially confirmed whether this hack is related to or separate from another that also impacted Digital ID in recent weeks. This original breach exposed the names, ranks, photos, vetting levels and pay numbers belonging to officers and staff at the Metropolitan Police when the IT system of a Digital ID supplier was hacked.
Reassuringly, this latest breach doesn’t appear to have disclosed as much personal data, with reports claiming that only names and photographs were made available.
That said, Toby Lewis of Darktrace (and a former incident manager at the National Cyber Security Centre) told The Guardian there was still real cause for concern.
He warned: “If you’ve got a pass that’s been made by Digital ID then there is absolutely is the chance that your personal details that were used to generate that pass [have] been caught up in this ransomware attack and could eventually be leaked online if the company chooses not to pay the ransom.”
One saving grace could be that many clients buy ID card printers directly from the company, meaning it doesn’t handle as much data as if it printed everything in house. However, the Metropolitan and Greater Manchester police forces are not thought to be among this group – instead providing Digital ID the information to print passes on their behalf.
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https://www.m2computing.co.uk/police-among-potential-victims-of-huge-data-breach/
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Microsoft offers an extensive array of safety and security for their users. The company is also concerned with the security of the Cyber-Centric Cloud for government agencies. Whether one is an individual, business or national consumer, Microsoft Corporation is working hard to ensure cybersecurity and consumer safety issues are addressed.
There are many solutions available for the safety and security of a person’s computer. The corporation has a website entitled, Safety & Security Center. On the site, there are multiple options for their consumers to read, learn and increase their security knowledge.
In the section called highlights, there are articles pertinent to safety. For example:
Regarding Windows 10 upgrade, do not open any emails which claim to be the upgrade or accept assistance via an incoming phone call offering assistance. Microsoft is reporting cyber criminals are operating nefarious scams. They are actually giving instructions to install malware or ransomware.
Telephone tech support scams are another way cyber criminals get into a computer and control it from the outside. An article entitled, Avoid Tech Support Phone Scams,” offers detailed information about what a person needs to know. Additionally, how to report the scams to help prevent them in the future.
The online safety section offers tips on how to protect the consumer’s money, reputation, privacy, and etcetera. There is a quiz about online bullying. Another area offers information about risks important to the individual consumer. The page takes the reader through many graphics called, “Did You Know?”
There are videos available offering guidance and educational tips regarding safety. They are short videos, the shortest called, Privacy in Action is 1:19 minutes. There is another entitled, What is Rogue Software? which is just over two minutes. The third is 3:21 minutes long about Internet Safety at Home.
Overall, the site is inclusive and educational. It has answers for more topics around computer and internet safety from password guidance to information on how to download Microsoft’s Security Essentials. There is also a security update installation guide and how to remove viruses using their Safety Scanner.
Cybersecurity, consumer safety, and educational assistance are vital concerns for the Microsoft Corporation. According to the company, cybersecurity encompasses the overall security of computer systems, operations, and information.
It is the belief of Microsoft that there should be national strategies for cybersecurity within each government’s system. The company indicates their support of governments moving toward protection of essential information and their Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems. An ICT system is basically the package of hardware, software, data, and its users.
In a blog post about cybersecurity, there was a discussion of what a cyber-centric cloud strategy would look like. The concern being how to set up federal agency safety when moving into the cloud. Microsoft is offering a partnership which will assist the agencies in moving toward the cloud. They wish to assist in a methodical change without any sacrifice to the safety and privacy of the data.
There are recommended steps to be taken such as policy guides, downloads available and definitions of the Microsoft Cloud for Government. There is recommended reading about the company’s “CityNext” Safer Cities. The objective is to protect, detect and respond.
It is the concern of the Microsoft Corporation that all levels of consumer safety and cybersecurity are addressed and solutions offered. Individuals, companies, and governments are all offered the necessary tools and assistance by the corporation.
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http://guardianlv.com/2015/08/microsoft-corporation-cybersecurity-and-consumer-safety/
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Originally published at The Parallax.
The past year was a somber one for democracies around the world, as distaste for political institutions and political elites reached a breaking point. Brexit triumphed over common sense, and united defense, in England. Extreme right-wing politicians continued their march to power in continental Europe. And the U.S. Electoral College victory of Donald Trump secured the election of a populist demagogue who openly criticizes the democratic system.
As we approach his inauguration, Trump is leading a public dispute over whether to believe WikiLeaks Editor-in-Chief Julian Assange and Russian propaganda instead of the combined voices of U.S. and foreign intelligence agencies, elected officials, and the mainstream media across the ideological spectrum.
Although the exact scope and impact of its report is still under scrutiny, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence stated earlier this month that Russian operatives hacked and manipulated the U.S. presidential election of the United States, the historic bastion of republican democracy. Amid the reports of these more concrete attacks, it is easy to overlook the seriousness of another assault on a democracy’s ability to represent the people: that of disinformation.
Information “starvation” under closed regimes robs the public of its ability to make informed decisions, but the other extreme—a flood of disinformation—also has very harmful effects.
The costs of disseminating information have dropped in the Internet age. So, too, has the cost of election interference. Trump’s election confirmed that the power of the Internet to disseminate information at low costs and with even lower accountability can play a transformative role in strengthening or undermining the democratic process.
The pace of information generation has grown far faster than our ability to process it. Traditional sources like newspapers and cable news are rivaled by blogs and social media, where individuals can reach millions of people in seconds. And as volume risks drowning out quality, weapons such as “fake news” are becoming more powerful by the day.
Computer hacks and propaganda are nothing new to international relations, but that doesn’t make interference acceptable. Beyond pushing agendas, propaganda is being used to distract, confuse, and generally weaken people’s ability to perform the necessary duties of citizens in a democracy. As misinformation proliferates, people are less likely to trust anything they read.
Instead of asking whether disinformation will persist—because it will, as long as it is deemed effective—we must ask how we will defend ourselves against it.
Information “overload” has led people to resort to their own methods of media filtering. Some people simply shut it all out, essentially starving themselves of important information and thus becoming easily manipulated voters. Others, struggling to verify the validity of the news they read, might pay attention only to the source, in an effort to conserve mental resources and avoid drowning in a sea of information.
While the development of personal networks of trusted sources is useful, it can result in the prioritization of tribes over democracy, with instinct playing the deciding role in which facts to believe and which to dismiss.
This is, indeed, a central paradox of the Internet age: Easy access to a great deal of information does not necessarily translate to greater openness and transparency. It can, in fact, become easier to hide the truth.
At this point, for example, most people don’t differentiate accurately between the lost emails on Hillary Clinton’s private server and the DNC emails stolen by Russia and distributed by WikiLeaks. And after skimming so many related stories for so long, can anyone accurately describe Trump’s real relationship with the Russian oligarchy?
When we are forced by overload to substitute information and facts with impressions and feelings, we become much easier to manipulate.
Vladimir Putin has long understood how to tap into human psychology and use disinformation to advance his goals. The vast troll factories and covert FSB operations he oversees aim, first and foremost, to overwhelm media consumers. Once people are thoroughly frustrated and distrustful of all sources, it becomes easier to prey on their basic human impulses, such as invoking nationalism, fear of the other, or glorification of the past.
The goal of disinformation is not only to provide wrong information or to promote a specific agenda. It is to devalue the entire concept of truth, and to instill a state of perpetual doubt and confusion.
We cannot quantify the impact of Putin’s techniques on the vote, but we can say with certainty that his meddling helped expand the existing divides in American society into more hostile identity groups. Driven by fear and uncertainty, many Americans retreated into the familiar corners of religion, race, party, and class rather than embracing shared ideals.
I do not advocate for government or media unchallenged by the people, but I do believe that a balance, and a degree of good faith in institutions that deserve it, must be maintained. In democracy, there must be a place for truth—a space that allows for dialogue, understanding, and cooperation—and sincere bipartisan efforts to reveal that truth.
Unfortunately, no effective presidential candidate emerged to push Americans toward unity; instead, the United States now has a president-elect who is all too willing to fan the flames of division to advance his personal success. I hope that the United States can make a collective resolution to revive the values of openness, integrity, and collaboration that keep democracy strong.
Trump won the election; there is no turning back on that. The key will be to constantly remind him and his supporters that he was elected president of a democratic republic, not anointed emperor, and that the rule of law is why the United States has survived and thrived for so long.
Along with many other countries, the United States is witnessing a resurgence of forces that call for a return to the dark past, with sectarian beliefs and regional powers triumphing over universal values. The battle between modernity and archaism is nothing new, but it is now playing out in cyberspace, and those who reject progress have equal access to the fruits of technology.
To combat chaos and the steady undermining of our institutions, we must remember that the foundation of democracy—that people must have a voice in their governance—must remain beyond question.
While free discussion is a key component of liberty, we must also be alert to the threats of hostile propaganda, news overload, and weaponized information. We cannot rely on public or private institutions to rescue us, unless we also act to rescue ourselves by becoming informed, active end users of information and technology. We must inform ourselves, and we must remain critical of our sources, even when we agree with their conclusions.
Many proposed actions would, in practice, turn out to be more dangerous than the disease they aim to cure. Infringing on the freedom of speech is more harmful than disseminating fake news, so be careful about which pills you ingest. Censorship is seldom announced as censorship, and nearly every law that restricts the freedoms of citizens is first proposed as a way to protect them.
Government agencies should be limited to enforcing a fair playing field and protecting citizens from exploitation and fraud. They should attempt to create a level of transparency that empowers people to make informed decisions, just as regulated food labels detailing ingredients and nutritional data are intended to do.
Making facts available isn’t enough. Entertaining narratives that confirm our biases can be irresistible, especially if they come from people we support. Conspiracy theories and anti-establishment contrarianism are always popular, especially with people who, like Trump, are eager to portray themselves as outsiders.
Perhaps we can start with a blueprint for how the media ought to behave in an era when simply reporting both sides of a story does not make for objective journalism. Along with what, how often, and how loudly people say things, we need a greater focus on whether what they are saying is true. We can’t simply block propaganda without harming free speech, and we can never stop people from believing what they want to believe. But if we make an effort to inform and thus protect ourselves and others, we can push back slowly and steadily against the fakes and the frauds.
The credibility of today’s democracies depends on reinstating the value of truth—something that no number of social-media followers or cybercapabilities should be able to subvert. At the moment, we are experiencing a cultural crisis in which propaganda has a tactical advantage. It is easy to lie; finding the truth requires more effort. But that effort is the only way to defend ourselves from exploitation and our democracies from subversion.
Public legislation, corporate policy, and technology can’t get us through this crisis alone. We, as individuals, need to raise awareness and take action.
Truth is a vaccine against propaganda and political manipulation. A society's overall level of immunity to these threats increases as more people absorb the truth. And like that shot in the arm, the truth can be painful for a second, but the benefits far outweigh the pain.
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https://blog.avast.com/trump-putin-and-the-dangers-of-fake-news
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JP: It has been a long journey. The timeline had many phases during this epic project. The first couple of years were spent developing a test plan and raising money from contributors for this enormous (and expensive) project. This was followed by preliminary tests that we call “Scouting Tests” These were used to help define the direction of the entire testing program.
After the preliminary tests, it took several more years for the project team to complete the main arc flash tests and develop the new model. That phase of testing was completed in 2012 and included over 1800 new arc flash tests. Quite an accomplishment. The 2002 edition of the standard was based on around 300 tests.
After the testing and model development phase, the IEEE 1584 working group created a model review task group to review and validate the new model. This took several more years of effort. During that time there was lots of fine tuning to further improve the accuracy. We completed it all in 2016 when it was now time for the formal balloting process. An interesting side note, the new standard passed on the very first ballot – we were all amazed. However, there were also over 1000 comments from the balloters that we had to address. Needless to say, this took some time to resolve. The second edition of this landmark standard was finally published on November 30, 2019
JP: That one is easy. The introduction of electrode configurations. The 2002 Edition had only two configurations: 1) An arc flash in an enclosure and 2) An arc flash in open air. Both were based on the test electrodes in a vertical configuration.
There are now five different electrode configurations: Vertical electrodes in an enclosure (VCB) and in air (VOA) which are the same as the 2002 standard but we also have horizontal electrodes in an enclosure (HCB) and in air (HOA) and vertical electrodes in an enclosure terminating in an insulating barrier (VCBB). The idea is the new configurations provide greater flexibility for modeling actual equipment.
JP: The standard now uses interpolation and extrapolation to fine tune the results and provide better accuracy. There is also a new more detailed calculation for determining the minimum arcing current during an arc flash. The past standard simply used a fixed 85 percent value to determine the minimum.
The new equations are much more complex including a thirteenth-degree polynomial with thirteen coefficients that are selected based on the voltage and electrode configuration. (I hope I didn’t scare anyone away with that comment) The good news is the software takes care of the difficult math for us. The list of changes goes on.
JP: The overall risk assessment process is the same as before. i.e. Arc rated clothing and PPE are selected with an arc rating sufficient for the calculated incident energy. However, the difference is with the incident energy calculations using IEEE 1584. The calculations and modeling have changed dramatically.
Arc rated protective clothing is based on the standards: IEC 61482-1-1 and IEC 61482-2. There are a few other IEC standards for arc flash protection as well. These standards are from the IEC TC 78 Committee that has a group of highly knowledgeable and talented experts from around the globe all working towards developing and maintaining product standards for greater worker safety.
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https://brainfiller.com/brainfiller-library/interview-with-jim-phillips-how-the-new-ieee-1584-standard-affects-arc-flash-risk-assessments-in-europe/
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This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Financial Cryptography and Data Security, FC 2009, held in Accra Beach, Barbados, in February 2009.
The 20 revised full papers and 1 revised short papers presented together with 1 panel report and 1 keynote address were carefully reviewed and selected from 91 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on economics of information security, anonymity and privacy, private computation, authentication and identification, fraud detection and auctions.
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https://www.exlibris.ch/de/buecher-buch/english-books/financial-cryptography-and-data-security/id/9783642035487
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The annihilation of humanity by artificial intelligence? Fortunately, this scenario still belongs to the realm of science fiction, even though we are currently the closest to it historically. Whether we like it or not, artificial intelligence is here and it is not going away - on the contrary, it is becoming more and more advanced, and to stubbornly ignore it in certain sectors would be tantamount to trying to fight windmills. Let's take a look at how today's AI can help you in programming, cybersecurity and other areas of IT.
Artificial intelligence is perhaps already a somewhat annoying "buzzword", which, on the other hand, does not mean that we should underestimate it and pretend that it does not concern us. Artificial intelligence can be found in mobile phones, during internet searches, in marketing, in accounting, in transport, and even in such a seemingly unlikely sector as agriculture.
In the following lines, we will focus on the use of artificial intelligence in ICT. But before we get into that, let's first define what AI actually is (and also what it is not).
→ Tip: Take a look at how AI can be used in accounting and controlling.
What is artificial intelligence (AI)?
In very general terms, it is a form of machine intelligence, distinct from the intelligence of animals and humans. It should not - at least for the time being - be confused with the term "general artificial intelligence". It is characterised by the ability to "think" in a completely universal way, and thus the ability to solve any problem (similar to humans). Such a general artificial intelligence does not yet exist, although huge resources are being invested in its development and it is optimistically estimated that its creation is a matter of the next two decades.
Current AI models are capable of simulating human intelligence - but only in a highly specialised area. In some such areas, AI has long since surpassed human intelligence - for example, in playing chess or go. It should be noted, however, that a neural network that can beat even chess grandmasters "with its finger up its nose" will certainly not be able to handle any other problem - for example, a request for text translation or a query about stock market trends. That, on the other hand, can be handled by other AI models (which, on the other hand, could easily beat a small child at chess or go).
One of the most interesting uses of AI in software development is code generation. Nowadays, even for free, you can use tools and frameworks that can generate functional code in the desired programming language based on a given specification. An example is probably the most famous chat and generative AI of today - OpenAI GPT-3.5
For example, we tried a request to create a function to sort an array in the Python programming language. The result was displayed in a fraction of a second:
AI can therefore generate code quickly, theoretically saving developers time. Why only in theory? The results need to be verified. Nor can we - yet - expect to create more complex programs. To get a better idea, try having a chatbot write an article on a given topic. The result will be a "plus/minus" match to your assignment, but it will also look clumsy, inelegant, flat, too general - in short, a text full of platitudes and meaningless phrases. Moreover, the facts given will often not correspond to reality. In less sophisticated terms, the AI will simply "suck them off the finger" (or rather the chip).
So think of generative AI as a tool rather than an automaton that does all the work for you. It hasn't taken on much creativity and imagination yet. Of course, in a few months or years the situation may be radically different.
As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated, there are growing demands for effective mechanisms to detect and prevent them. AI can analyse large amounts of data and identify unusual patterns indicating a possible attack, for example, detecting suspicious activity on a network and then immediately alerting security teams, or automatically isolating a compromised system or stopping malicious traffic while security teams work to resolve the situation.
Is there a risk of false positives? Sure - we can't completely rule it out. Still, the importance of AI in cybersecurity will grow if only because AI is being used by cybercriminals and hackers themselves.
→ Tip: Check out Sophos cybersecurity products that use AI for heuristic scans in next-gen firewalling as well as for anti-phishing protection.
With artificial intelligence forever?
Artificial intelligence is probably not leaving us. Where its development will take it, no one would dare to say, but what is certain is that it will change our lives. But AI is not just the future, it is the reality of today. At Algotech, we are well aware of this, which is why we already offer products that use AI very effectively - for example, our in-house contact center solution, Algotech CC with advanced voicebots and chatbots.
We are implementing one of the world's most popular CRM systems, SugarCRM - the first ever CRM with datamining AI that was specifically designed to solve sales and marketing challenges. Contact us, we're ready for the future today.
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https://en.algotech.cz/news/artificial-intelligence-and-its-use-in-programming-and-cybersecurity
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Note: This review addresses v6 of the software.
Like the look of Vista but don't want to switch from XP? Then try out the Vista Transformation Pack. It changes XP's basic interface, including the Start button, the Control Panel, system dialogs, icons, and more, so that XP mimics the look and feel of Vista.
Be aware, though, that the transformation is only skin deep. The program won't give you transparent windows, Vista applets, or other unique features of Vista. You're still running XP; it only looks like Vista.
After you install the program, get that Vista look by right-clicking your Desktop, choosing Properties --> Appearance, and choosing from the "Windows and buttons" drop-down list Windows Aero. To use Vista wallpaper, click the Desktop tab and scroll through the backgrounds. Vista wallpaper will have strange numbers, such as "img19," instead of names.
One caveat: Before using the program, make sure to create a Restore Point, because the installation can be somewhat difficult.
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https://www.pcworld.com/article/231558/vista_transformation_pack.html
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Remove [email protected] Ransomware – Complete Tutorial To Remove [email protected] Ransomware
[email protected] Ransomware is identified as heuristic Trojan Horse virus program which uses functionality of backdoor to perform Distributed Denial of Service. It use to penetrate inside Windows system via lurking its malicious codes to the piggy backed software installation, drive by downloads, using infected removable device, read or download attachment which has come in your spam folder with unknown names etc. [email protected] Ransomware responsible for endless problems such as slowdown, adding unused icons on desktop or taskbar, infection in the saved files and as well responsible for system crash.
[email protected] Ransomware persistence for longer duration in Windows system is really unsafe as it does changes in registry settings, as well changes in Windows system files. It uses keylooger to steal your informative details such as bank account details, password, credit card information etc. Although, [email protected] Ransomware always used to run like process in your system background and cover up CPU space . In fact worse activity of such threat that use to add start-up keys to automatically start its execution and bring endless problems. It use to always show certain pop-up on your desktop, ask to click on it to fix PC problems. Such techniques is only use with purpose to paves for remote criminals to gain access over your compromised computer system. Therefore suggested to remove [email protected] Ransomware completely from PC.
Click to Download [email protected] Ransomware Scanner
Harmful Impacts of [email protected] Ransomware
It take help of the security loopholes so a to violate the privacy of your system data.
It create new registry entries and install itself at start-up page so as to execute itself whenever you launch your Windows PC.
Shows fake alert messages and demands to pay for useless product or services.
It steal essential data from the victim’s PC and misuse the data to earn profit through illegal ways
[email protected] Ransomware degrades the speed and performance of your Windows PC.
It has the ability to modify system as well as browser settings without any authorization.
Due to presence of the threat several unwanted ads and pop-ups appears on your PC.
blocks firewall protection and disable the Task Manager without your knowledge.
Malware or other threats automatically starts downloading on your system.
You will notice weird behavior of your system.
Due to presence of [email protected] Ransomware, certain programs and applications become inaccessible.
Thus, if you are facing similar trouble and want to overcome these troublesome issues then take quick steps to delete [email protected] Ransomware from your Windows PC.
Method 1: Detect [email protected] Ransomware with Automatic Scanner
Removing [email protected] Ransomware manually is a difficult task for the users as you need to detect the fake registry entries, hidden files, folders etc. You should know that these steps are associated with high risk. A single mistake in deleting the files can leads the system to permanent freezing situations. To avoid such troubles, you are recommended to make use of [email protected] Ransomware Scanner. It is one of the best tool available in the market which is capable to remove the malignant threats completely and also protect the system from future attacks.
Step 1: After the successful downloading of the tool, you need to double click on “SpyHunter-Installer.exe” to run it.
Step 2:“User Account Control” dialog box will appear on the screen. You need to click on “Yes” option.
Step 3: Click on “Next” button which will appear during the setup process to install the program.
Step 4: Finally click on “Finish” button. If the program ask you to provide your personal information then add it otherwise accept the default data.
Step 5: Now, open the tool and start the scanning process to detect the presence of [email protected] Ransomware in the system. You can wait until it scan gets completed.
User Guide to Run Automatic [email protected] Ransomware Scanner
Step 1: Once the software gets installed, you need to click on “Scan Computer” to start the scanning process.
Step 2: You can use “Custom Scan” feature to scan in a particular location to detect [email protected] Ransomware and other related threats.
Step 3: This tool provides the feature of “System Guard” to block all the suspicious activities of the system. It will also help the users to protect the Active X, Process control, Registry section etc.
Step 4: “Spyware HelpDesk” will provide you complete details about the available threats like [email protected] Ransomware in the system.
Step 5: It will protect the Windows PC on Networks with the help of “Network Sentry” option. Using this feature, you will be able to block the modification and protect the DNS settings as well as Host file.
Step 6: In order to scan the PC at pre-set time, you can make use of “Scan Scheduler”. It will automatically perform scanning even without your interference on weekly, daily or monthly basis.
Method 2: How to Remove [email protected] Ransomware Using Manual Steps
if you have detailed knowledge about the internal files of the system then you can opt manual process to remove [email protected] Ransomware completely from the system. The important points are mentioned below
Step 1: Open Task Manager by tapping Alt+Ctrl+Del keys together. Move the mouse pointer to “Processes” tab. Detect the fake process created by the [email protected] Ransomware and click on “End processes” to terminate them.
You can skip this step if you do not find any file associated with [email protected] Ransomware.
Remove [email protected] Ransomware From Chrome
Open the Chrome browser and click on menu option.
Go to tools menu and choose extensions.
Detect the unknown extensions and click on Remove button.
Uninstall [email protected] Ransomware From Internet Explorer
After opening the browser, click on Tools button and choose Manage add-ons.
From the Show tab, detect the fake add-ons from the list.
%Program Files%\Common Files\EPSON\EBAPI\eEBSvc.exe %program files x86%\common files\speechengines\microsoft\ 808-797-2323.dll %users%\your user account\appdata\roaming\installplugin\808-797-2323.
%windows%\system32\drivers\ 808-797-2323.sys
Step 5: Open the Run box by tapping Win+R key together. Type “regedit” to open the Windows Registry Editor. Delete all the fake entries which is created by [email protected] Ransomware.
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http://www.deletemalwareinfection.com/delete-opencodeindia-com-ransomware-steps-to-remove-opencodeindia-com-ransomware
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