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The Department for Transport has announced a new cyber security standard that companies developing autonomous vehicles can use as a guideline.
Created in partnership with academics, the National Cyber Security Centre, car companies including Bentley, Ford and Jaguar Land Rover and published by the British Standards Institute, the standard isn't a requirement, but more of a guideline. It's a follow-up to the key principles of vehicle cyber security for connected and automated vehicles released by the DfT last year.
One of the main aims of the standard is to ensure that autonomous cars are as hack-proof as possible. With the UK market for connected cars predicted to be worth £52 billion by 2035, it's not a bad idea to make sure we get it right from the (relatively) early stages onwards.
Minister of State for Transport Jesse Norman explains:
"As vehicles get smarter, major opportunities for the future of mobility increase. But so too do the challenges posed by data theft and hacking.
This cyber security standard should help to improve the resilience and readiness of the industry, and help keep the UK at the forefront of advancing transport technology."
The UK is apparently the first country in the world to release a standard of this type. Car manufacturers will be able to use it from today to show that they're complying with best practices (or the government's idea of them) in the field.
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https://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/new-cyber-security-standard-self-driving-cars/
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Having difficult conversations with our kids is ... well, difficult. And having difficult conversations about staying safe and healthy online is arguably the most difficult parenting feat of them all.
Here’s a primer on how NOT to open up a great conversation - and what to do instead.
The parenting manual How to talk so will kids listen - and listen so kids will talk by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish has been a perennial best-seller since it first hit the shelves some 40 years ago.
It’s not hard to see why. The title alone exerts an irresistible pull for any mum or dad who has struggled to hold the attention of a child … which is to say, for every mum and dad.
And the problem is especially acute when it comes to conversations about safety. Needless to say, our children’s safety is our number-one responsibility as parents - and our anxiety about possible risks our number-one fear. But persuading kids to heed our warnings - hell, persuading them even to hear them - can be an uphill climb.
To their ears, our fears - which you and I know are based on fact and experience - often feel like paranoid or just plain silly.
(I remember clearly thinking that my mother’s warnings about not taking candy from strangers was outlandish. Why on earth, I wondered, would a person be so foolish as to give away chocolate bars and lollipops? It just made no sense. Of all things for my mother to worry about - why this?)
Even worse, parental concerns can come across to a child as judgmental or blaming - and questions, no matter how gently put or genuinely motivated, can be heard as accusations.
And when kids feel judged or shamed, they respond exactly the same way adults do when they feel judged or shamed: They shut down. They say as little as possible. They look for an excuse to exit the conversation and the discomfort.
In the digital world we find ourselves in today, it’s not just risks to our kids’ physical safety we worry about (although frankly that too has been heightened with the rising incidence of online predators). It’s their emotional, psychological and spiritual or moral safety too.
Preaching - no matter how well informed - will almost inevitably accomplish the opposite of what you set out to do
Cyberbullying, sexting, pornography, the toxic “comparison culture” of social media - not to mention exposure to violence and hate speech. And thanks to abundant options for interactive chat, what used to be called “stranger danger” is now part of nearly every digital child’s daily reality.
These are the facts of online life. And, sure, you could probably cite studies and statistics to back up your case for caution. But here’s the problem: Facts will not get your child to listen.
Preaching - no matter how well informed - will almost inevitably accomplish the opposite of what you set out to do: Have an open, honest exchange that will help you understand your child’s experience - and is the best guarantee of keeping them safe.
And then ... the next thing you say? Nothing. Nothing at all.
Because the most important hack for having difficult conversations with your kids is listening.
Of course, eventually you’ll want to give some support and guidance. You’ll want to take advantage of teaching moments when they present themselves. But you’ll also want to do that gently, without drama or threats.
Remember: If your child is afraid you’ll take away their device if they tell you the truth - you can kiss the truth goodbye.
Above all, accept that the process of keeping them safe online - and keeping you informed - is an ongoing process. There’s no one-and-done about it.
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District officials released a statement, but it is uknown when the attack began.
The district is working with cybersecurity experts to analyze and contain the infection.
Additionally the FBI is on site to assist with the investigation.
This attack comes with just 3 weeks left before the start of the school year. As of now the school year is still scheduled to start Wednesday, August 21.
Broken Arrow school year start could be in jeopardy due to ransomware attack
Dr. John Hale of the University of Tulsa said:
“It is such an unfortunately profitable thing and again most of the attacks are on the small to medium size businesses. It’s just a matter of when your number is up.”
With an increasing amount of technology in our every day lives, attacks like this are becoming more and more common. As a result, hackers commonly prey on small and medium sized businesses or local municipalities that rely on data for day to day operations. These types of organizations usually don’t have huge amounts of capital to spend on the latest cyber security defenses making them easy targets for ransomware attacks.
School districts susceptible to ransomware attack
It is a numbers game for the hackers. Their goal is to hit as many easy targets as possible requesting a ‘reasonable’ ransom to increase the chances of a victim paying up. If all it takes is $10,000 to get your organization back up and running, that may seem like a small price to pay to avoid the hassle of restoring the entire system from scratch.
The Broken Arrow schools ransomware attack highlights the importance of an effective human firewall. All it takes is one employee to download a malicious attachment and completely bypass even the most advanced network security.
What is a human firewall?
In short, a human firewall is the last line of defense against a cybersecurity attack. Anti-virus technology has become incredibly sophisticated over the years and is able to detect and prevent many attacks on systems. However hackers are increasingly targeting an organization’s users to bypass this sophisticated technology altogether. A human firewall is the line of defense provided by your users. Therefore, having an effective human firewall means educating your users about the risks of clicking links in emails, downloading potentially malicious software, and sharing login credentials.
All the best security systems in the world won’t stop an attack if you give hackers the key to the front door.
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Marvell welcomes individuals or companies to report product security vulnerabilities of Marvell products. Please use the below form, where the minimal requirements are marked with asterisks, to submit your report. Because security vulnerabilities are sensitive in their nature, Marvell supports encrypted messages via PGP upon your request. All submissions are strongly encouraged to be in English.
Marvell will respond to the contact information promptly, notifying the researcher that Marvell has received their communication. Marvell does not currently offer a bug bounty program. However, researchers may receive recognition at Marvell’s discretion for discovering a vulnerability. Marvell PSIRT team will prioritize reports and will acknowledge receipt of the submission and may reach out to the submitter for additional information. No particular level of response is guaranteed for any particular submission or type of issues. The processing of vulnerability reports is subject to change without notice.
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If there's one tech product category that people love to hate, it's printers. The technology has been around for years, but it never seems to improve much. The problems you have with a laser printer at work are basically the same problems you have with your inkjet printer at home, and they're little different from the struggles you likely had with the dot-matrix model you used 20 years ago. You know what I mean: paper jams, replacement-ink hassles, bizarre sounds that foretell disaster, and an innate ability to screw up right before you need to hand in a major project or research paper. Is it any wonder that when you type "Printers are" into Google, the first suggestion you see is "from hell"?
Don't get me wrong--these devices can be great for printing photos at home (unless your printer is finicky and likes only a certain brand of photo paper). They can also print out map directions (if you have enough ink, which you never do). And they can help you craft your own greeting cards (if the software works with your printer).
Let's face it: Printers have never been worry-free. They break down often, they cause heartache, and they are always demanding your attention, begging for paper refills, driver updates, and the occasional system reset. But printers can also be funny--when they do such things to somebody else. So let's take a trip through the wonderful world of printers, where gags can go wrong, cats attack, and water does a better job than paper ever could.
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Cryptography is a method of protecting data and sensitive information used in online communications. It works by applying codes that can only be read by people designated to process the information.
Cryptography transforms data so that it is very difficult to decipher, thus contributing to the generation of keys, privacy protection, web browsing and confidentiality in important data for digital users such as credit cards and emails.
Now, if you are wondering where the idea came from, keep reading, we have this answer for you.
History of Cryptography
The history of cryptography goes back to 2000 BC specifically with the practice of hieroglyphics which the Egyptians used to make complex pictograms whose meaning was known only by a small group or elite.
If we look at the etymological meaning of the word, we find the following: kryptos derives from Greek and means hidden.
For more details, the prefix “crypt” means hidden or vault, while the suffix “grafía” means writing.
The first use of a modern cipher is attributed to Julius Caesar, between the years 100 BC to 22 BC, who developed a system in which each character was replaced by a character three positions ahead of it in the Roman alphabet. Method he created because he did not trust his own messengers.
Over time, this system evolved in the hands of mathematicians and computer scientists around the world who saw potential use in a modality that offers them the ability to store and transfer confidential data.
Next we tell you more about the various types of cryptographies that exist today.
Also known as secret key cryptography, it is the same key for managing operations that have a symmetric scheme since encryption and decryption of information is implemented.
It is used in many occasions, many of them are related to maintaining the confidentiality of certain information or data; that is, you can keep a local hard drive or messages transmitted via the internet very well guarded or in privacy because the key will only be shared with certain users.
Also called public key cryptography, it is one that uses related keys, one public and one private, in order to encrypt and decrypt a message.
Some of its applications are: secure communications, credit or debit cards, electronic transfers between banks, among others.
For this cryptography, two keys are required: a public one, which is sent to any user with whom a communication is to be established and is responsible for encrypting the message; and a private one, which is not shared and, to access the message, it must be decrypted.
In this instance, the mathematical calculations are complex because they require many more resources than those handled in the symmetric structure.
So, the main benefit is that it guarantees greater data security and reduces the possibility of a cybercriminal discovering the key in the transmission process.
Now, why is cryptography important in the digital world? Continue reading because we tell you the details.
What importance does cryptography have?
The importance of cryptography is that, nowadays, it is one of the methods in charge of protecting information; that is, it maintains privacy, computer security, integrity and authenticity of the data.
In addition, it helps to restrict information from unauthorized accesses, thus ensuring its confidentiality.
The application of this digital methodology is mainly used in places such as computer networks and in all data stored in fixed and removable media. If you want to know more, we detail it below.
Where is cryptography used?
Cryptography can be used in two disciplines: cryptology and cryptanalysis. This latter refers to one of the branches of cryptography that deals with breaking codes and creating techniques for encryptions in efficient methods.
But, if we go to everyday life, cryptography can be used in various techniques that facilitate a service rendering; for example, when a customer withdraws money from an ATM, performs some digital renewal through a streaming application or digital file storage or emails.
Just as it is also frequently used in web browsing and to make some connection of a device.
This means, then, that in any of the cases, cryptography is based on four specific objectives: confidentiality, integrity, non-repudiation and authentication. All of them fulfill criteria of cryptosystems that regulate human behavior.
Cryptography is used to create and verify smart contracts, which are automated agreements that execute autonomously when certain conditions are met.
For these reasons, cryptography is an essential part of blockchain technology.
What are the most commonly used cryptographic techniques?
As mentioned previously, cryptography is the study of techniques and tools used to protect information and ensure privacy and security in communication. The most common cryptographic techniques are symmetric key encryption, asymmetric key encryption, hashing and digital signature.
Therefore, it is natural that it is widely used in blockchain technology. In this regard, some of the common cryptographic techniques used in the blockchain are:
Cryptography and blockchain technology are two related technologies that are used to protect the privacy and security of information and to ensure the integrity of data stored on the blockchain.
Also, the data circulating on the internet today makes the world continue its development process. Without it, it would be impossible to perform certain activities and operations of daily life. That is the importance of this methodology.
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Citing a security hole in one of MSN Messenger 7.0's new features, Microsoft suspended the product's beta version this week, according to various reports, so it can rethink how to implement the feature. MSN Messenger 7.0 includes a feature called Winks that lets MSN Messenger users send each other animated graphics and sounds. Attackers can use the feature maliciously, however, so Microsoft has stripped it from the product's most recent beta version, which the company will make available to testers next week. To protect testers against potential problems, all MSN Messenger 7.0 users will be forced to "downgrade" to the publicly shipping version 6.2 when they log on to the MSN Messenger service today.
Microsoft still intends to ship the Winks feature in the final version of MSN Messenger 7.0, which should ship publicly in early 2005. Other new MSN Messenger 7.0 features include a new UI for the Contacts window, a Nudge feature for getting the attention of other users, and deeper integration with various MSN services.
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We would like to point out that data transfer in the Internet (e.g. in email communication) can involve security risks. It is not possible to protect private data completely against access by third parties.
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These data cannot be traced back to individuals by Berlin Bühnen. We do not combine this data with other data sources. We reserve the right to examine these data subsequently if we have grounds to suspect illegal use. Your IP address will be anonymised immediately once the connection is ended.
On this website you have the opportunity to register for our newsletter mailing list or for your personal the favorites list. For this purpose, we collect your first and last name and your e-mail address.
We, Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH as operator of the website, take the protection of your personal data very seriously and comply strictly with data protection regulations under applicable laws. Personal data are collected on this website only to the extent necessary for technical reasons.
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6. Legal basis for the processing of data
We process our data on the legal basis of Art. The processing of the data for the purpose of sending the newsletter is based on Art. a) DS-GVO. The analysis of the usage data is based on Art. 6 (1) lit. f) DS-GVO. Our legitimate interest is in providing information to media representatives, business and project partners as well as interested parties about the activities of Kulturprojekte Berlin GmbH, a state-owned non-profit organisation of the State of Berlin.
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We store our log files for 1 year.
With login option and user account: We store your data as long as you have a user account with us. Afterwards your data will be deleted immediately. You can delete your user profile yourself at any time. If you are unable to do so, please contact our support team. Should Berlin Bühnen wish to process your data for other purposes, this will only take place with your prior consent (Consent).
If storage is no longer necessary, for example if you terminate your user account, all of your personal data will be deleted. We will store the data processed for the e-mail newsletter until you revoke your consent.
The analysed usage data is stored for a maximum of 1 year.
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Some of the Websites use cookies. Their purpose is to make our internet offering more user friendly and effective. Cookies do not damage your computer and do not contain viruses. Cookies are small text files which are placed on your computer and stored by your browser.
Most of the cookies we use are so-called “session cookies”. They are automatically erased when you finish your visit. Other cookies stay stored on your end device until you erase them. These cookies enable us to recognise your browser next time you visit us.
You may adjust your browser settings to let you know when cookies are being placed and only to allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, to block the acceptance of cookies in certain cases or generally or to activate deletion of cookies automatically when you close your browser. If you deactivate cookies you may restrict the availability of the functions of this website. Personal data are processed in this connection on the legal basis of Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest is in offering you the best possible user experience.
You may block the storage of cookies in your browser settings. We would point out, however, that you may then not be able to use all the functions of this website. You may also block the transfer of the data generated by the cookie and relating to your use of our website (including your IP address) to Google and the processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available here: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout 11. Transfer of user data to third parties (categories of recipients)
To implement and constantly improve the service we offer we work together with various service providers (processors) who support us in making this service possible. These include
We would point out to our users that all data disclosed by you in the Internet can also be seen by third parties and will be available to them to use as they please. Although we have taken technical precautions to block mass export of data by third parties, we would draw the attention of our users to the slight remaining risk.
Data provided by users will not be used by the operators for target marketing or similar.
11 a. Reason for transfer to a third country
Some of our external service providers process data in the USA. However, the service providers we use are EU-US Privacy Shield certified, so that an adequate level of data protection is ensured.
12. Rights of the data subject
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guarantees you certain rights which you can assert against us, provided that the statutory requirements are met.
● Art. 15 GDPR – Right of access by the data subject: obtain from us confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you are being processed, and, where that is the case, what data and detailed information on the data processing.
● Art. 16 GDPR – Right to rectification: obtain from us without undue delay the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning you. Taking into account the purposes of the processing, you have the right to have incomplete personal data completed, including by means of providing a supplementary statement.
● Art. 17 GDPR – Right to erasure: obtain from us the erasure of personal data concerning you without undue delay.
● Art. 18 GDPR – Right to restriction of processing: obtain from us restriction of processing.
● Art. 20 GDPR – Right to data portability: You have the right, if data is being processed on the basis of consent or for the fulfilment of a contract, to receive the personal data concerning you, which you have provided to us, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from us or to have the personal data transmitted directly to the other controller, where technically feasible.
● Art. 21 GDPR – Right to object: object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, at any time to our processing of personal data concerning you which is based on a legitimate interest on our part or in performance of a task which is necessary for reasons of public interest or is carried out in exercise of public authority.
If you object, we shall no longer process your personal data unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for the processing which override your interests, rights and freedoms or for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
Where your personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you shall have the right to object at any time to processing of personal data concerning you for such marketing. Where you object to processing for direct marketing purposes, the personal data shall no longer be processed for such purposes.
● Art. 77 GDPR in conjunction with Section 19 of the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG –Bundesdatenschutzgesetz) – Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority: lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority at any time, in particular in the Member State of your habitual residence, place of work or place of the alleged infringement if you consider that the processing of personal data relating to you infringes applicable law.
13. Obligation to provide data
You are under no contractual or legal obligation to provide us with personal data. However, we will not be able to offer you our services without the data provided by you.
14. Existence of automated decision-making (including profiling)
We do not use automated decision-making processes which produce legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you.
15. Search engine findability
In your privacy settings you can at any time state which of your data should be visible and which not and whether your profile should be displayed at all. The findability of your profile within the website and in the whole of the Internet depends on these settings.
16. Amendment of this privacy policy
We will update this policy for the protection of your personal data from time to time. You should read this policy once in a while to keep yourself up to date on how we protect your data and are constantly improving the content of our website. If we make any significant changes to the collection, use and/or transfer of the personal data you have provided to us, we will draw your attention to this with an unambiguous and clearly visible notice on our website. If you have any questions about this privacy policy you are welcome to contact the above-mentioned contact person.
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Robert F. Lentz is President & CEO Cyber Security Strategies, LLC
Mr. Lentz is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Identity and Information Assurance (CIIA) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Networks and Information Integration/Chief Information Officer. Since November 2000, he served as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Department of Defense (DoD) and in this capacity, oversaw the departments 3 Billion dollar Information Assurance & Cyber Security programs. He transformed the programs, to include establishing the first comprehensive IA/Cyber Architecture, supple chain risk management strategy and operationalizing the world’s most robust Identity Management System, and played a key role in leading the United States National Cyber Initiative, and the follow on cyberspace review. Mr. Lentz started his career with the National Security Agency (NSA) in 1975. Since that time he accumulated over 34 years of experience and established himself as a change agent with federal government.
During his federal career Mr. Lentz served the Chairman of the National Space INFOSEC Steering Council (NSISC), was the principal DoD member of the Presidential Sub-Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS), the leader of the DoD IA Steering Council, and the IA Domain Owner of the Global Information Grid Enterprise Information Management Mission Area. In his capacity as the CISO, Mr. Lentz was a member of the DoD CIO Executive Council. He also served as the DoD liaison to several private sector boards, including the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Strategic Advisory Council, the Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVE) Senior Advisory Council, the International Cyber Center Advisory Board and SAFEcode.
Mr. Lentz has received the NSA Resource Manager of the Year Award, the Defense Meritorious Service Award, the 2003 Presidential Rank Award and the 2004 “Federal 100” award. He also received the highest-level honorary award the Department can bestow on a civilian employee, the prestigious Secretary of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award and the 2006 “Top 20” Excellence.gov Award. In 2008, he was named Information Security government Executive of the year for the Middle Atlantic region, culminating in his award as the North American Executive of the year. In 2009, he received the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Civilian Service and the Director, National Security Agency / Chief, Central Security Service Distinguished Service Medal. Additionally he was the recipient of the RSA award for Excellence in the Field of Security Practices and the SANS Cyber Leadership award.
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Elderly men and women were the main targets of the romance scams operated by the fraudsters.
A United States Army Reservist has been sentenced to 46 months and ordered to and pay approximately US$1.8 million in restitution after he was found to be involved in a scheme to commit romance and business email compromise (BEC) scams against scores of victims across the whole United States, according to the United States’ Department of Justice (DoJ). The illicit profits from the scams were laundered to co-conspirators in Nigeria.
“Among the many victims of the internet scams facilitated by Joseph Asan Jr. were elderly women and men who were callously fooled into believing they were engaging online with potential romantic interests. This former serviceman and his co-defendant even laundered money stolen from a U.S. Marine Corps veteran’s organization in one of the conspiracy’s email spoofing schemes,” said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss.
From approximately February 2018 up until October 2019, Joseph Iorhemba Asan Jr. and his co-defendant Charles Ifeanyi Ogozy took part in a fraud scheme that mainly targeted elderly victims using romance scams. The members of the scam ring assumed fake identities and duped unwitting elderly women and men into believing that they were in a relationship with them and then proceeded to convince the victims into wiring them money under using various deceitful claims.
Beyond the romance scams, the members of the ring also engaged in business email compromise scams. Using spoofed email addresses or by gaining unauthorized access to them, the scammers masqueraded as employees of companies or third parties that had working relationships with the companies so they could persuade victims to transfer money to them under false pretenses.
To launder their ill-gotten gains the fraudsters opened up at least ten bank accounts in the names of bogus companies at eight banks. These were used to receive and transfer some US$1.8 million in funds defrauded from at least 69 identified victims to co-conspirators overseas.
Asan was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to forfeit US$ 184,723 and pay the victims US$$1,792,015 in restitution.
A costly and persistent problem
Both BEC and romance scams remain a perennial problem. Based on the FBI’s 2020 Internet Crime Report, BEC Scams remain the costliest type of scam, with losses emanating from them reach a total of almost US$2 billion last year.
Meanwhile, losses from romance scams were also at a record-high in 2020, according to a report published by the United States’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC). “In 2020, reported losses to romance scams reached a record $304 million, up about 50% from 2019. For an individual, that meant a median dollar loss of $2,500. From 2016 to 2020, reported total dollar losses increased more than fourfold, and the number of reports nearly tripled,” said the FTC.
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Maintaining cyber resilience across the ecosystem is a challenge for all organizations and a priority for critical infrastructure sectors such as electricity, highlights the World Economic Forum (WEF).
The COVID-19 crisis has forced everyone to become heavily reliant on the internet and its digital economy.
The WEF advises businesses to consider cyberattack from a business perspective, looking at the cyber element of operational risks to their business as they become increasingly dependent on the internet and digital channels.
In the report Cyber Resilience in the Electricity Ecosystem: Boards and Cybersecurity Officers, WEF presents advice for cyber-aware electricity industry companies’ boards of directors to begin taking action immediately on this important and growing business risk.
The journey to cyber resilience – the bridge between board directors and corporate officers accountable for cyberattack focuses on translating and communicating cyber risks, incorporating them in the enterprise risk register and aligning those risks with business strategic objectives – while maintaining operational resilience as the end goal. First, this report frames the journey towards a company’s cyber resilience. The seven categories mentioned defining the ability of a company to move from a reactive to a proactive data breach posture.
Recommendations for the directors of the board – only the board of directors can instil the cultural shifts and motivate the organizational shifts that must take place to ensure data breach. The section on actions for the board offers clear and achievable steps that directors should take immediately in order to improve cyberattack of their company. This section also recognises the important role that the board plays in embedding cyber resilience in the broader industry’s ecosystem.
Recommendations for corporate officers accountable for cyberattacks – the report provides corporate officers (and other senior cybersecurity executives) accountable for cyber resilience with the tools to communicate the most relevant and salient information in an effective way to support and guide the board of directors to make better risk-informed decisions related to data breach. It also highlights opportunities for the strategic-technical collaboration necessary to managing cyberattacks.
This article was originally posted by Power Engineering International and was republished with permission.
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Canadian government agency Public Safety Canada, which is tasked with overseeing cyber-security across all federal departments, has issued a memo warning government workers that communicating using BlackBerry Messenger PIN-to-PIN messaging is “the most vulnerable method of communicating on a BlackBerry.” Canada’s Postmedia News obtained the memo this week, which repeatedly advises workers to avoid sending PIN-to-PIN messages on their BlackBerry (BBRY) phones.
BlackBerry did not immediately have a statement available.
UPDATE: A BlackBerry spokesperson provided BGR with the following statement via email: “BlackBerry communications remain the most secure, preferred mobile communications used by governments worldwide. In fact, BlackBerry uniquely offers scalable, customizable security options for businesses and governments which allow them to apply their desired level of security.”
According to the memo, PIN-to-PIN messages sent via BlackBerry Messenger could be intercepted and read by any BlackBerry user anywhere in the world. Because of this, the memo states that the service isn’t “suitable for exchanging sensitive messages.” “Although PIN-to-PIN messages are encrypted, they key used is a global cryptographic ‘key’ that is common to every BlackBerry device all over the world,” Public Safety Canada official stated in the memo. “Any BlackBerry device can potentially decrypt all PIN-to-PIN messages sent by any other BlackBerry device.”
It should be noted that Public Safety Canada has failed to take into account the fact that organizations have the ability to change the encryption key to a unique one, ensuring that only BlackBerry devices using the same BES network can communicate with each other. There are also several ways to encode BBM messages such as S/MIME, which adds another layer of security.
This isn’t a new position for the Canadian government, which has warned workers of PIN-to-PIN security issues for nearly a decade. The timing of this new warning couldn’t be worse, however, as rival offerings from Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) continue to gain momentum in enterprise and government environments.
Postmedia News states that nearly two-thirds of federal employees with government-issued mobile devices currently use BlackBerry phones.
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It appears that computer company Acer has been hit by a ransomware attack and its attackers are demanding $ 50 million.
The REvil ransomware gang demands $ 50 million from Taiwanese computer maker Acer according to sources by Internet. The news is unconfirmed but according to rumors the intruders have taken advantage the vulnerability of Microsoft Exchange to gain access to the company network.
If true then this is one of the biggest, if not the biggest, ransomware claims to date, and it probably was because Acer is a huge company that reported nearly $ 3 billion in profits for the fourth quarter of 2020.
The REvil group responsible for the attack broke into Travelex last year and demanded $ 6 million. The same team announced on the dark web, this week, that it has violated Acer and even gave some pictures as proof.
The blackmailers give Acer a deadline of March 28 to pay the ransom otherwise it will leak the stolen data to the web.
In a conversation between REvil and an Acer representative, the hackers offered the company a 20 percent discount if the payment was made last Wednesday.
Acer has so far denied that it was a successful ransomware attack.
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Belfast-based cybersecurity company, Vertical Structure interviewed Chris Van Es, head of engineering for Instil.
Instil is a software engineering consultancy headquartered in Northern Ireland that helps technology companies globally build the software products of the future. Founded in 2005, Instil is trusted by some of the world’s best known technology companies to create their mission-critical, mobile, desktop and cloud systems, and to train and lead their software teams for success.
Recently, Instil tasked the Vertical Structure team with helping them to achieve ISO 27001 Certification.
Q: We know that gaining ISO 27001 Certification is more than just an end-game – that the process itself can be greatly beneficial to most businesses. What did the process achieve for Instil?
A: We’re a smaller company and security has always been a focus when we’re building software. We just wanted more discipline around that. The process keeps us on the right track. It encourages us to improve our own internal processes as well.
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SDSI is pleased to align with the internationally recognised Information Security management standard ISO/IEC 27001.
ISO/IEC 27001 is more than just mandating the user of virus scanners, it is a comprehensive assessment of how all forms of information are managed throughout the business.
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The 2022 Kroll anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) survey in Europe included respondents from France, Germany, Italy and the UK. A larger number than in other regions worked in professional services: 12% in Europe compared to 9% in the Middle East, 6% in Asia Pacific (APAC), 5% Canada, and 4% in Latin America. More respondents in Europe (65%) than in APAC (60%) or (57%) were part of the c-suite with 29% at chief executive officer, 21% chief compliance officer and 15% chief risk officer levels.
Overall, risk and compliance professionals in Europe had a moderate expectation that ABC risks are to increase in 2022. While their risk and governance processes are still evolving and adjusting to global and localized changes in regulatory requirements, responses were mostly on par with those of respondents in the rest of the world. Strong public enforcement actions or trust in regulatory actions therein is an area where changes seem slower to take form in Europe.
In contrast to respondents in Latin American (85%) (96%), who expected their business to perform slightly to significantly better, European respondents (56%) were aligned with Asia Pacific (56%) and (58%), who moderately expected their business to perform from slightly to significantly better in 2022.
Business performance expectations for 2022 might impact respondents’ related confidence in anti-bribery and corruption programs, as levels of pressure and monitoring commitments for ABC programs vary proportionately from moderate to high levels of business activities.
European respondents (70%) were aligned with most other regions in rating their ABC program as effective to very effective. This was on par with 68% of respondents in Asia Pacific, 69% in Latin America and 70% Canada, who consider their ABC program as effective to very effective. The only outlier was the Middle East with a much higher number of the respondents (87%) considering their ABC program as effective to very effective. Might the difference in responses between the Middle East and other regions, including Europe, reflect a difference in the region’s regulatory environment?
European respondents appeared to put a slightly higher stress on third-party review to assess the effectiveness of their ABC program (47%) than internal audits (46%). These responses contrast with responses from respondents who, at 61%, trusted their internal audit(s) to confirm the effectiveness of their ABC program, and, at only 35%, considered that a third-party review of their program had confirmed effectiveness. Do responses indicate a higher confidence in external, third-party reviews in Europe, or that respondents are prioritizing internal audit(s) over external assessments of their ABC programs?
12 Months Regulatory Horizon and Impact of Ukraine Events on Responses in Europe
Compared to Latin America and Middle East respondents, European respondents–in line with Asia Pacific and respondents–do not appear as concerned about what might be on the horizon in the next 12 months in the regulatory environment.
Respondents in Europe (46%) expressed their concern while the rest (54%) did not particularly see any cause for concern on the ABC regulatory horizon in the next 12 months. This contrasts with the responses from compliance professionals and board members surveyed in Latin America where more than 70% responded they had concerns. Disquiet about the regulatory horizon could stem from a variety of likely regulatory incidents and trends observed in the past decade.
Kroll’s 2022 ABC survey was fielded from early February to the beginning of March. After February 24 and the start of the Russian attacks in Ukraine, respondents’ concerns relating to geopolitical risks about the ABC regulatory horizon increased. Responses appeared to mark a correlation between rapid changes in the anti-bribery and corruption space around sanctions of individuals and businesses by the UK, U.S., Australia, Japan and the EU, and respondents’ perception of associated risks in the regulatory horizon.
In the same context, when respondents were asked how they anticipate bribery and corruption risks to their company in 2022 compared to 2021, most respondents in Europe (55%) thought ABC risks would stay the same as in 2021. Responses that those risks would increase slightly or significantly in 2022 (35%) were higher among Europe’s respondents after Russia’s war on Ukraine began.
Breaches of Compliance and Governance Processes in Europe
Kroll’s 2022 ABC survey asked organizations worldwide if serious breaches of compliance are met with thorough internal investigations. Responses in Europe (17%) indicated a sentiment that serious breaches of compliance do not lead as much to thorough internal investigations, compared to respondents in other regions: U.S. and Canada (2%), Asia Pacific and Latin America (3%) (6%).
What could explain Europe respondents 10% higher response that serious breaches of compliance are not met with thorough internal investigations? Kroll’s 2021 Anti-Bribery and Corruption Benchmarking Report highlighted a divergence in responses from those who took the survey in Europe. Some of the differences were explained by Europe’s efforts to catch up with other regulatory and compliance practices, such as those deployed since the 1970s Canada. Might this difference in responses in Europe this year indicate that European companies, at least in Western Europe, still need to adjust and grow their compliance, ethics and governance processes to address compliance breaches through adequate reactions, enforcement and internal investigations?
Among all respondents, only 3% in Europe linked feeling that their anti-bribery and corruption program is not effective because their organization was subject to an enforcement action for bribery and corruption violations–with respondents Canada being at 24%, in Asia Pacific at 38%, in Latin America at 61% and in the Middle East at 70%.
The discrepancy in Europe may indicate, as an external factor, a lack of regulatory and compliance enforcement actions and activities on the continent. Or, as an internal factor, a lack of trust toward such actions, which are often perceived as either not particularly impactful or are the result of political pressures (and sometimes foreign interference) by respondents based in Europe.
Examples come to mind about delayed and regulatory control failings, such as in the WireCard fraud unravelling after German regulators and the market authority, BaFIN, failed to pick up on early signs of governance and control issues at the company. 2
Compared to other regions, the Middle East (46%), APAC (41%) and Latin America (28%), Kroll’s 2022 ABC survey respondents in Europe are the lowest number (14%) after those Canada (0%) to state that they are implementing any new programs for anti-bribery and corruption as a result of regulatory regime enforcement. The variety in responses across regions where Europe and had the closest answers could be explained by the gradation of the roll-out of relevant regulatory regimes worldwide. Kroll’s 2021 ABC survey showed a trend for Europe to follow on the regulatory footsteps of much more closely than other regions.
The same trend applies to respondents who stated that they are implementing new anti-money laundering programs because of regulator-regime enforcement: respondents in Europe (14%) are the lowest number after those Canada (0%), while respondents in Asia Pacific and Latin America are at 37% at 18%.
Implementation of new programs and procedures due to enforcement does not seem to be noticed by respondents in Europe, where answers depict a disparity in regulator-regime driven enforcement and ABC focus. Nonetheless, an evolution of the regulatory landscape and the adjustment of compliance and ABC programs seems to follow its course.
Whistleblower Programs in ABC in Europe
Observing a trend where respondents worldwide follow the lead from U.S. and Canadian regulatory and compliance regimes, more stress is put on organizational culture and the impact it has on individual employee compliance towards anti-bribery and corruption, as well as performance. Respondents in Europe (89%) indicated that their company was either currently developing or operating a whistleblower program for employees to report illicit activity, just behind respondents Canada (90%), while respondents in Asia Pacific (87%), Latin America (83%) (79%) also confirmed the trend.
Most respondents in Europe also confirmed that their organization’s whistleblower program includes policies to protect whistleblowers from retaliation (83%), which are mostly communicated through an annual mandatory online training.3 Noting the mandatory training has its importance as it confirms that organizations are adjusting to new regulatory requirements and following through with systematic online distribution of ethics and compliance training.
Responses align with recent regulatory developments as the EU Whistleblower Directive (2019/1937) is also relevant to organizations worldwide if they have wider EU operations. EU member states were required to implement the Directive transposed into national law by December 17, 2021. As part of this deployment, private sector entities with 250 employees or more had to comply by the December deadline, but smaller entities from 50 to 249 employees had an additional two years, until December 17, 2023. Furthermore, the directive provides latitude to EU member states to separately choose to extend the scope to smaller organizations, depending on the nature of their activities, especially if those activities pose risks to public health or the environment.4
Blockchain in ABC in Europe
Blockchain technology-related interest, while nascent in Europe, is likely to generate scrutiny in the coming months and years as traditional finance and the dynamics of trade and exchange evolve on a global scale.
Respondents in Europe (49%) said their organization was either using blockchain (27%) or planning to use it in the future (22%) as part of their ABC program. This answer shows a lower rate of adoption of the blockchain technology to facilitate tracking and anti-bribery and corruption than in other regions, where respondents in Latin America (55%), Asia Pacific (57%) (75%) linked the use or likely use of blockchain to their ABC program. Respondents in Europe appeared to catch up with Latin America, Asia Pacific and Middle East professionals ahead of respondents where 26% confirmed that their company uses or plans to use blockchain as part of their ABC program.
Directly related to an organization’s grasp of the current financial and geopolitical risk environment in ABC, an understanding of the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency might be key to its preparedness to respond to challenges posed by new worldwide bribery and corruption risks deriving from crypto activities. Recent developments show that ABC and crypto risks were directly affected by Russia’s war on Ukraine and subsequent updates of sanction regimes. Numerous reports alerted to risks of sanction circumvention via crypto transactions, and the EU imposed enhanced due diligence checks on crypto wallets used for bank deposits with larger amounts. The prompt evolution of the crypto risk landscape linked to the current geopolitics was seen in Kroll’s 2022 survey responses in Europe and beyond. Respondents who replied that their organization was not prepared for regulatory requirements to prohibit the use of cryptocurrency payments in response to a ransomware attack increased after the Russian war on Ukraine began.
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https://www.kroll.com/en/insights/publications/compliance-risk/anti-bribery-and-corruption-report/2022-europe-abc-spotlight
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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and as the industry discusses how companies can protect consumers before any untoward happens, investors may look to ETFs that could capitalize on the increased focus on the digital security.
“October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and with the Equifax congressional hearings this week there will be a national opportunity to discuss how companies can protect consumers before a breach takes place,” Kris Monaco, managing partner at Level ETF Ventures, which is responsible for the index underlying HACK, said in a note. “This will likely drive more companies to ramp up their cybersecurity initiatives and strengthen their technology infrastructure.”
Hacks, data breaches and other cyber-enabled crimes have increased in frequency, fueling the need to take steeps to protect oneself when using the Internet, according to the FBI.
The National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which was first launched in 2004 by the Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance, is an annual campaign held every October to help the public stay safe online and to increase national resiliency in the event of a cyber incident.
“Cyber risks can seem overwhelming in today’s hyper-connected world, but there are steps you can take to protect yourself and reduce your risk,” Assistant Director Scott Smith of the FBI’s Cyber Division said in a note. “The FBI and our partners are working hard to stop these threats at the source, but everyone has to play a role. Use common sense; for example, don’t click on a link from an unsolicited e-mail, and remember that if an online deal seems too good to be true, it probably is. And overall, remain vigilant to keep yourself and your family safe in the online world, just as you do in the physical world.”
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https://www.etftrends.com/etfs-for-national-cybersecurity-awareness-month/
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This page will explain exactly how a KeyGhost hardware keylogger is used.
The KeyGhost is a very simple device to connect and use.
It resembles a standard keyboard (PS/2) connector cable but inside the KeyGhost is a tiny computer chip and a flash memory chip (non-volatile, same as in smart cards). The tiny computer chip captures keystrokes as they are typed on the keyboard, and the memory chip stores all of the keystrokes.
If you want to see what has been recorded, simply open any word processing program (We recommend WordPad) and type in your password. When your password has been correctly entered a 'Ghost' access menu will be displayed in wordpad your screen. The menu gives you several options, including; 1) Entire log download, 2) Section log download, 3) Wipe log, 7) Password change, and other options. As soon as the 'Entire log download' option has been selected (by pressing '1' on your keyboard), every word that has been typed on the computer will be displayed for you to see. The KeyGhost types back every keystroke in a way that doesn't interfere or causes System Requirements: PC compatible computer with PS/2 keyboard port.
Learn how easy it is to operate the KeyGhost hardware keylogger.
KeyGhost hardware keylogger installs in under 5 seconds, even when computer is logged out, password protected, locked or switched off. Just plug it in! Its quite unobtrusive. Most users go months without examining the back of their computer. Think now ... can you picture what the back of your computer looks like at the moment?
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Here is the KeyGhost Security Keyboard. It contains an internal KeyGhost hardware keylogger completely concealed from view!
It behaves exactly like a normal keyboard in every way, except that it records all keystrokes typed on it into memory.
Only the administrator can access the log.
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I have the Security+ exam soon. I have Darrill's book and used two different online practice exams. One from TestPrep (?) and one from CompTia/MeasureUp.
I took the book's intro-exam twice, scoring an 88% the second time. I took the final exam once and scored a 94%. I feel that I understand the book well. I have reread some sections, such as Cryptography.
The last time I took the TestPrep exam, I believe I scored in the mid-eighties. This exam was difficult because it used terms I did not see in the book, such as bastion host and screened host. Additionally, this exam makes anomaly and behavior-based IDS to be different terms, while I thought they were the same and you could interchange names.
The CompTia practice exam is difficult to judge. It does not provide answers and only says correct answers by section. I feel the wording of some questions is unclear. The last time I took the exam, I scored in the low-eighties.
How do the practice exams from the book, TestPrep, and CompTia/MeasureUp compare to the real exam. Am I underprepared? I cannot tell because I am getting different feedback from different exams.
While I believe it is possible to pass the exam with only Darril's book, I would not recommend it. Review the Technotes and do some research on any additional test areas you are not comfortable with.
The CompTIA practice exam is much more difficult than the actual exam, so if you're doing 80% or above on it, you're ready.
Second, stop using practice exams. If you 'think' you need to use them, then you should use it to assess you abilities PRIOR to study and then just one time just prior to your exam to note your improvement and any possible areas of weakness you want to review a bit more throughly.
Third, use the objectives. Particularly with CompTIA exams, the objectives are your guide. If you 'know' the material on the objectives and you have the recommended level of experience (usually 500 hours - 2 years depending on the exam) then you will probably find yourself ready.
Lastly, DO NOT ask the members specifics about the exam or how the exam compares to 'x'. They cannot (and you'll find WILL NOT) answer this for you and once you take your first exam, you'll see this too (unless you fail to read your NDA).
"Grammar and spelling aren't everything, but this is a forum, not a chat room. You have plenty of time to spell out the word "you", and look just a little bit smarter." by Phaideaux *I'll add you can Capitalize the word 'I' to show a little respect for yourself too.
'i' before 'e' except after 'c'.... weird?
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https://community.infosecinstitute.com/discussion/56389/advice-test-prep-and-exam
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Last Cam Standing XI: Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Huawei Mate 10 Pro, Apple iPhone X...
Microsoft will integrate Skype's calling features into many of its key products, including Office, the Xbox and its Windows Phone software, but it will it will also continue to offer Skype for competing platforms, CEO Steve Ballmer said Tuesday.
"Products and services that Skype users know today will grow and be enhanced," Ballmer said at a San Francisco press conference to announce the deal. "We will continue to invest in Skype for non-Microsoft devices."
It's an important message for Microsoft to sell, since Skype's massive user base -- which includes users of the iPhone, Android phones and other competing devices -- is a big part of why it agreed to pay US$8.5 billion to buy the company. The deal is Microsoft's biggest to date, and it needs to be sure that Skype users won't flock to alternatives like Google Talk after the acquisition.
Skype has 170 million active users, and is registering 600,000 new users each day, Ballmer said. "The number of users is accelerating, which is really exciting to me," he said.
Microsoft considered partnering with Skype but decided to buy the company because of the central role online video calls are having in communications, and because Microsoft can do more with Skype's technology through an acquisition, Ballmer said.
"We'll move beyond emails and text to rich communications experiences in the future," Ballmer said. "Talking to friends and colleagues around the world will be as seamless as talking to them across kitchen table or the conference room."
Microsoft made an unsolicited offer to the investment group that owns Skype, led by Silverlake Partners, in April, and signed the deal Monday night, Ballmer said. Microsoft expects to close the deal this calendar year, pending regulatory approvals.
"This is a big day for Microsoft and a big day for Skype," Ballmer said with his usual enthusiasm. "By bringing together the best of Microsoft and the best of Skype, we will empower people around the world with new technologies that should bring them closer together."
It wasn't clear how Microsoft will make Skype any easier to use for non-Microsoft users. But it's likely that Windows users will be able to fire up a Skype call quickly from within Outlook or Office, for example, or on a Windows phone.
"It's pretty obvious today that not everyone is doing video, particularly from their phone," Ballmer said. "That's an opportunity where there are lots of things that can be done."
Increased advertising revenue is another key driver for Microsoft, Ballmer said. Skype has just started to run full page ads at the start of video conference calls, and Ballmer hopes to build on that with new advertising opportunities.
"We think advertising is a very power monetization scheme for us," said Skype CEO Tony Bates, who joined Ballmer on stage.
Skype had $860 million in revenue last year and is "a strong and growing business," said Microsoft CFO Peter Klein. Its revenue is growing by 20 percent a year, he said. Its earnings before taxes and other deductions were $264 million last year, and are growing at 40 percent a year, he said.
Microsoft has big customer bases for many of its products and wants to link them together through Skype, Ballmer said. "We want to stitch together the world," he said.
He sees more business users connecting via Skype calls in the future, and also sees video calls allowing parents to attend Parent Teacher Association meetings remotely, for example, or gamers to play online as if they are in the same room.
He seemed particularly excited about the opportunities in business, and said Skype will enhance Microsoft's new unified communications product, Lync.
Microsoft announced earlier Tuesday that it had agreed to acquire Skype. The investment group had earlier acquired Skype from eBay, which originally bought Skype in 2005.
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https://www.pcworld.com/article/227544/article.html
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Joint-venture (JV) TÜV AUSTRIA Cybersecurity Lab Sdn Bhd to house global Cybersecurity Testing and Certification Center of Excellence (CoE) to serve both the domestic and international markets.
CoE will further enhance Malaysia‘s reputation as the Asian hub for cybersecurity assessment, testing, and certification.
This JV will create atleast a hundred new highly skilled cybersecurity jobs. SUBANG JAYA, 28 February 2020 – Austrian Ambassador to Malaysia Dr. Michael Postl today inaugurated TÜV AUSTRIA Cybersecurity Lab Sdn Bhd, an Austrian-Malaysian joint-venture between TÜV TRUST IT, a member of the TÜV AUSTRIA Group, and LGMS of Malaysia.
This partnership aims to take the emerging field of cybersecurity to a whole new level, reaching from Malaysia across the whole Asia-Pacific region to the world at large.
TÜV AUSTRIAis an international testing, inspection and certification (TIC) company with more than 2,000 staff delivering expert services in more than 20 countries worldwide. Founded and based in Austria, TÜV AUSTRIA Group generates around €220m in annual revenue today.
Malaysia’s LGMS is one of the region’s leading end-to-end cybersecurity firms with renowned brands courting its expertise. The company has been accredited with multiple international certifications and recognitions, including International Data Corporation (IDC), which recognised LGMS as one of the world’s leading IoT (internet-of-things) key penetration testing vendors in the 2019 IDC report.
Under the partnership, TÜV AUSTRIACybersecurity Lab Sdn Bhd will house a global Cybersecurity Testing and Certification Center of Excellence (CoE) to serve both the domestic and international markets.
“TÜV AUSTRIA Cybersecurity Labwill go a long way in solidifying Malaysia as Asia‘s foremost authority in cybersecurity assessment, testing, and certification,” said LGMS group managing director Fong Choong-Fook.
He explained that TÜV AUSTRIA Cybersecurity Lab would be instrumental in helping organisations identify vulnerabilities within their IT infrastructure before recommending measures to maintain and to constantly improve on their security levels.
“At the same time, our JV will also stimulate the Industry 4.0 Cyber Security Testing & Certifications ecosystem, driving the protection of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) as encouraged by the Malaysian Government,” Fong added.
On growing local cybersecurity expertise, Fong estimated that up to at least a hundred new highly skilled cybersecurity jobs will be created.
“Local professionals would be identified, trained, and hired to conduct world class cybersecurity testing and certification straight from Malaysia.” Fong said, adding that the JV would also result in animated knowledge and technology transfer through TÜV AUSTRIA‘s innovation and development arm.
TÜV AUSTRIA Cybersecurity Lab to meet market demands and exceed industry expectations
Meanwhile, TÜV AUSTRIA Groups CEO Dr. Stefan Haas considers establishing a cybersecurity CoE jointly with LGMS as one of the most auspicious developments in its company’s history.
“Cybersecurity drives worldwide investments. TÜV AUSTRIA Cybersecurity Lab is here to not only meet market demands but to vastly exceed industry expectations,” said Haas.
The TÜV AUSTRIA Group‘s investment into Malaysia underscores the region‘s excellence-driven potential the CEO is striving to unlock: “We project dynamic growth ahead as local expertise diversifies our cybersecurity portfolio in the service of our clients worldwide.”
Haas, who earned his doctoral degree in mechanical engineering at the renowned Technical University Vienna, confidently embraces the Asian market he deeply admires: “Manufacturing industries have been building plants to meet rising customer demand, and government initiatives seek to grow the economy and incentivise innovation. Cybersecurity is one of the key drivers.”
In terms of certification, Haas shared that, as an independent and objective testing organisation, the TÜV AUSTRIA Group‘s certificates transcends customers’ value propositions.
“We offer certifications based on international and TÜV proprietary standards that document the efficiency and security of customer demands,” he further said, adding that organisations can profit from the well-known brand TÜV and gain a competitive advantage with the TÜV seal.
Fong and Haas also expressed their appreciation to Austrian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur for the support and encouragement behind the scenes to make Malaysia a cybersecurity testing and certification hub in the Asia-Pacific region.
“We are indeed most grateful to Ambassador Postl and his team for their valued support and guidance in helping us realise this JV,” they said.
Meanwhile, Ambassador Postl praised the TÜV Group and LGMS for all their hard work and commitment in realising this joint-venture.
“I am glad to see yet another established Austrian name investing in Malaysia. It is also heartening to note that both parties will be exchanging knowledge, expertise and R&D in this growing field of cybersecurity, said Ambassador Postl.
“This partnership has the potential to establish Malaysia as a hub for cybersecurity testing and certification for the Asia-Pacific region,” added the ambassador.
TÜV AUSTRIA Group’s JV partner LGMS is a member of MDEC’s GAIN (Global Acceleration and Innovation Network)programme that is designed to catalyse the expansion of Malaysian tech companies to soar on the global stage.
At the event, MDEC Chief Operating Officer (COO) Dato’ Ng Wan Peng commended LGMS for being an exemplary Malaysian tech company providing the best cybersecurity testing, assessment and consulting advisory to global organisations.
“The collaboration between LGMS and TÜV AUSTRIA Groupis a testament to Malaysia’s capability in becoming a major cybersecurity hub in the region. This will further boost Malaysia’s position as the heart of digital ASEAN and as a preferred investment destination for tech companies,” she said.
In conclusion, Haas said: “TÜV AUSTRIA Cybersecurity Lab is a venture of multiple opportunities, for the industry, to be sure, but especially for the future generations to write the history of digital evolution.”
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https://www.tuv.at/en/news/news-article/news-single/tuev-austria-cybersecurity-lab-in-malaysia-eroeffnet0/?no_cache=1&cHash=1f95cdbbf707b3b700886e38f11daea4
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Malicious software (aka “malware”) like viruses, worms, and spyware can wreak havoc on your devices and compromise your privacy and security online. In this article we’ll break down exactly what malware is, how it can infect your computer or phone, and most importantly—how to prevent infection and get rid of it if it strikes.
Malware is a term used to describe malicious software that is designed to harm computers and computer systems. Malware can take many forms, including viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware, and spyware. Malware can be spread through a variety of methods, including email attachments, malicious websites, and infected USB drives.
Malware can cause a variety of problems, including data loss, identity theft, and system crashes.
In some cases, malware can even be used to take control of a computer or computer system.
Malware can be spread through links in emails, on social media, and on websites. If you’re not sure about a link, don’t click on it.
Keep your software up to date. Software updates often include security patches that can help protect you from malware.
Use a strong password. A strong password is at least 12 characters long and includes a mix of upper and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols.
Be careful about what you download. Only download files from trusted sources.
Use a firewall. A firewall can help protect your computer from unauthorized access.
Back up your data regularly. If your computer is infected with malware, you may need to reformat your hard drive. Backing up your data regularly will help you avoid losing important files.
By following these tips, you can help protect yourself from malware.
Malware can seem scary, but it doesn’t have to be with the right prevention and response. You now have malware busting knowledge so you can keep your devices secure and working smoothly!
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https://www.htva.net/malware-mayhem/
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In what researchers say is a first, attackers are performing a new container attack technique in the wild, whereby they build their own malicious images on a targeted host instead of pulling preexisting ones from a public registry. This maneuver allows the adversaries to avoid static detection by scanners that are programmed to look for suspicious images.
The attack exploits misconfigured Docker API ports in order to infect victims with a resource-hijacking cryptominer, according to a new blog post from Aqua Security, whose researchers uncovered the scheme.
"This is yet another step in the super-fast evolution of attacks against cloud-native environments in just the past couple of years," said says the post, from Assaf Morag, lead data analyst.
"Normally, attacks against misconfigured Docker API are initiated by pulling an image from a public registry (i.e. Docker Hub) and spinning up the container on the targeted host environment," explains Morag. But by building an original image on the host, scanners likely won't detect a problem "since the image is built upon a standard Alpine base image and would most probably be marked as benign."
Indeed, because images' names and perhaps even IDs are randomly created, security personnel can't easily add these images to deny/block lists in order to facilitate future detection of such threats. The technique also improves the persistency of the attack because the malicious image can't be taken down if it's not stored anywhere in the first place.
Fortunately, Morag advises that dynamic threat analysis that seeks out anomalous behavior should help block this attack technique.
In the observed attack, the adversary used a Docker SDK for Python package to send various malicious commands to vulnerable Docker implementations. The first of these commands is designed to determine if a Docker server has an exposed API. If so, the attackers then use a GET request to receive a list of containers on the host. Next, they use A POST request with a Docker build command to create an image on the host. At that point, the attackers create a new malicious container based on the image and then run said container and ultimately execute an ELF file, which turns out to be the XMRig cryptominer.
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https://www.scmagazine.com/news/cloud/docker-attackers-devise-clever-technique-to-avoid-detection
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UPDATE 12/25/18: A new post with specific information for Facebook can be found at How To: Turn On 2 Factor Auth Facebook.
UPDATE 8/25/16: Comedian Leslie Jones, of Ghostbusters fame, was just hacked. The bad guys, it is believed, got access to her icloud account where they found pictures of her drivers license, passport and some nude photos. They proceeded to then access her website and post all of those pictures to her site. The result is that her site has been taken offline, and her personal and VERY PRIVATE information, has now been made public. This is just another example as to why you need to be using Two Factor Authentication.
One thing you can do secure an online account is to activate Two-Factor authentication, if the site offers the option. Twitter, Facebook, Google, Dropbox, iCloud, and most online email services offer two-factor authentication. With two-factor authentication, when you try to log into your account, you will receive a message (could be text or email) with a code that you must enter before being able to access your account. Yep, I know that means you need to have your cell phone with you or be online to access your email, and it means that you will need to jump through more hoops so that you can access each account you set up with two-factor authentication, but this will help secure your account. The following post is about How To Turn On Two Factor Authentication For Online Services.
The two factor authentication works by using something you know (your password) plus something you have (either email or text message) to prevent anyone who doesn’t have both parts from accessing your account. Over the years there have been many examples as to why you would want to use two factor authentication, from know compromises of Time Warner Cable, to the Gmail account hack, to the leaking of pictures and information from iCloud (the one that included many nudes of celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth Winstead). No matter if you have or don’t have nude pictures posted to any online service, you want to take steps to secure your online accounts.
The following steps will help you turn on two-factor authentication for a number of online services.
Go to the Google settings page for configuring it across various Google services. Click Start Setup
On the next page, you will get prompted for the phone number to use. You can also select if you want a text message or a recorded code via a phone call.
Once you enter your phone number, you will receive the text or recorded code. Enter that code on the verification page.
At this point, you will get a choice to set up the computer you are currently on as a “Trusted computer”. I would recommend allowing a trusted computer that only you use.
Lastly you will be asked to confirm that you want to turn on 2-step verification.
Go to the Security section of your account settings. Click Edit in the Login Approvals section
You can now check the box to “Require a security code….”
You will now see a small pop up explaining how login approvals work. Go ahead and click “Get Started”
You will now see a message that says that they can’t message landlines or Google Voice. Click continue
At this point you will be asked to enter your Facebook Password.
Click on your name from the upper-right of any page to open your account menu.
Click Settings from the account menu and select the Security tab, or click here for a shortcut.
For security reasons, you’ll be asked to re-enter your password to enable two-step verification. Once you do, you’ll be given the choice to receive your security code by text message or to use a mobile app.
After enabling the feature, consider adding a second phone number that can receive text messages as well. If you ever lose your primary phone, you’ll be able to receive a backup security code to that number instead.
Use text messages
If you choose to receive your security codes by text message, you’ll need a phone capable of receiving text messages (carrier rates may apply). Whenever you successfully sign in to Dropbox using your password, a text message containing a security code will be sent to your phone. To enable this option:
Select Use text messages during the two-step verification setup.
Enter the phone number where you’d like to receive text messages.
Select Use a mobile app during the two-step verification setup.
You can choose to either scan the barcode (if your app supports it) or click enter your secret key manually to be given a secret key you can type into the app.
Scan the barcode or enter a secret key manually
Once your app is configured, you’ll need to enter a security code generated by your authenticator app to verify setup and enable two-step verification.
Most apps will generate security codes even when cellular/data service is not available – useful when traveling or where coverage is unreliable.
Microsoft
Microsoft has a FAQ page for two-factor authentication with details of how it works with Microsoft services. Keep in mind that with a single Microsoft account one can access an Outlook inbox, devices like the Xbox console or Surface tablet, and of course Skype. To turn on two-factor authentication for Microsoft
Go to the “Security Info” section of your account settings.
Under Two-step verification, tap or click Set up two-step verification.
Tap or click Next, and then follow the instructions. If you need to add or verify any security info before you can turn on two-step verification, we’ll prompt you with a few simple steps to do so.
I turned on two-step verification. How do I sign in to apps or devices that don’t accept security codes?
Some apps (like the mail apps on some smartphones) or devices (like the Xbox 360, for example) can’t prompt you to enter a security code when you try to sign in. If you get an incorrect password error with an app or device, you’ll need to create a unique app password to sign in. Once you’ve signed in with your app password, you’re all set to use that app or device. You’ll need to create and sign in with an app password once for each app or device that can’t prompt you for a security code.
Sign in to your Microsoft account.
Under Password and security info, tap or click Edit security info. If you’re prompted for a security code here, enter it and tap or click Submit.
Under App passwords, tap or click Create a new app password. A new app password is generated and appears on your screen.
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https://www.techgeekandmore.com/two-factor-authentication-how-to/
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Reimage is recommended to remove virus damage.
Remove it now! There are lots of techniques used for spreading such rogues like this one. The most popular of them rely of fake alerts offering people to check their computers with 'free scanner'. Of course, there is no such thing as 'free scanner'. If you don't want to get infected with rogue anti-spywares, fake PC optimizers and other cyber threats, you should never click on such ads. The other category of ads that must be avoided is those notifications that offer updates for Java, Flash Player, FLV Player and similar applications. If you run into such ad during your browsing on the web, you should ignore it because it's clear that it's fake. The safest way to protect yourself from fake updates is to visit official website of the program and download this update from it. If 2014 virus enters computer, it starts displaying fake alerts that report about various cyber threats. In most of the cases, its victims see such warnings:
System security threat was detected. Viruses and/or spyware may be damaging your system now. Prevent infection and data loss or stealing by running a free security scan
2014 has blocked a program from accessing the internet – This program is infected with Trojan-BNK.Win32.Keylogger.gen Private data can be stolen by third parties, including credit card details and passwords.
Unknown program is scanning your system registry right now! Identity theft detected.
If you are bothered by such fake notifications, you should check your computer with a reputable anti-spyware right away. Beware that sometimes this rogue can block legitimate anti-virus or anti-spyware programs. In order to overcome this issue, you should use a guide below.
How to remove 2014 virus?
If your computer is infected by 2014 virus, you should remove it ASAP. For that we recommend you to select AUTOMATIC REMOVAL OPTION and avoid manual removal. When relying on this option, you should just download a reputable anti-spyware, update it and run a full system scan. If you need a detailed guide explaining how to do that, read this guide.
When trying to remove 2014, our recommended programs are Reimage and Malwarebytes because they can easily detect every hidden component that belongs to this and other cyber threats.
ATTENTION! As we have already mentioned previously, 2014 may try to block installation and activity of legitimate security programs, including SpyHunter and StopZilla. If you can't download or launch any them, try these options:
Launch IE or other browser and enter this link to your address bar: https://www.2-spyware.com/download/hunter.exe
Download a program on your desktop and launch it to remove malicious files.
3. USING ANOTHER PC FOR DOWNLOADING ANTI-SPYWARE:
Take another computer that is not infected by this virus and download Reimage or Malwarebytes on it.
After completing the procedure, transfer this anti-malware to the CD/DVD, external drive, or USB flash drive.
In the meanwhile, kill malicious processes on your infected computer. For that you can use this tutorial.
Stick the device you used for transferring anti-spyware program to your infected PC and launch it.
If you failed to remove virus damage using Reimage, submit a question to our support team and provide as much details as possible.
Free scanner allows you to check whether your PC is infected or not. If you need to remove malware, you have to purchase the licensed version of Reimage malware removal tool.
More information about this program can be found in Reimage review.
If you decided to select another anti-spyware, uninstall Reimage from your computer.
Use the QR scanner to get instructions on your mobile device.
You can quickly scan the QR code with your mobile device and have 2014 manual removal instructions right in your pocket.
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https://www.2-spyware.com/remove-sirius-win-8-antivirus-2014.html
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A report published by Google on Thursday has detailed findings from its ongoing investigations of commercial spyware vendors as part of its Project Zero campaign.
The company named Italian firm RCS Labs as the likely party responsible for the attacks. Google alleges RCS Labs used "a combination of tactics" to target users in Italy and Kazakhstan with what is deemed a "drive-by download attack."
A message would claim that the victim has lost access to their account or services, and will need to sign in via the link provided to restore service. The install links sent by the nefarious actors were masquerading as internet service provider or messaging application notifications.
Once the victim connected to the linked site, they were shown real logos and realistic prompts for account reset, with the link to download the malicious application hidden behind official-looking buttons and icons. For example, one of the many variants of the app used in the campaign installed had a Samsung logo as its icon, and would point to a fake Samsung website.
The Android version of the attack used an .apk file. Since Android apps can be installed freely from outside the Google Play store, there was no need for the actors to convince victims to install a special certificate.
Victims with Android devices then had many permissions granted to the attackers, such as access to network statuses, user credentials, contact details, reading of external storage devices being provided.
Victims using iOS were then instructed to install an enterprise certificate. If the user followed the process, the properly signed certificate allowed the malicious app to sidestep App Store protections after sideloading.
The iOS version of the malicious application used six different system exploits to extract information from the device, with the app broken into multiple parts, each using a specific exploit. Four of these exploits were written by the jailbreaking community to bypass the verification layer to unlock full root access to the system.
Due to iOS sandboxing, the amount of data extracted was limited in scope. While data such as the local database of the messaging application WhatsApp was obtained from the victims, sandboxing prevented the app from directly interfacing and stealing other apps' information directly.
Google has issued warnings to Android victims of this campaign. The company has also made changes to Google Play Protect, as well as disabling certain Firebase projects used by the attackers.
Apple has patched the exploits. Fixes for the entire exploit chain arrived with iOS 15.2.
Apple users have long been targets for nefarious actors. In January 2022, government agents managed to get malware onto the Mac devices of pro-democracy activists. More recently in April, a phishing attack on a victim's iCloud account led to $650,000 worth of assets being stolen.
Owners of iOS or iPadOS devices are protected from attacks of this sort if they don't install certificates outside of their organization. It also good practice for any user to contact a company directly using clear methods of communication established before the message if they have any questions about a call-to-action made through messaging services.
Updated June 24, 7:00 AM ET: Updated with confirmation of Apple's patching efforts to stop the entire exploit chain.
And the Darwin-award candidates running our country and the EU are considering forcing Apple to allow side loading apps to bring all the security-vulnerabilities that Android has? And how is this important? Today's attacks are not about what is on your device, but about diversion and pivoting attacks using your device. You may want to read recent security information. It explains what happened in Kazakhstan and how it got through malware chains into those locations.
Never assume that you are target. You could be puppet with your device needed for something else. Want me to tell story from finance where I worked about what happened with millions of credit cards on black Friday 10 years ago and how HVAC company was involved in that? It is not nice to explain situation to Secret Service officers.
No thank you.
Whoosh
After scanning the linked page it seems the iOS tactic was to get the app installed by sideloading it using Apple's own sideloading procedures.
Sideloading per se isn't the problem.
…which would be even more so of a problem with various mandated third party app stores. That was the point, obviously. Whoosh
Why are you so sure of that?
Sideloading is a way of getting software onto the device. Nothing more.
What is in that software is a different story. No one (not even Apple and the regular App Store) can guarantee against nefarious software getting through the gate but it is entirely possible for alternative app stores to have better screening than Apple. It is entirely possible for trusted vendors to sideload directly onto a device from their own infrastructure. The problem is that Apple doesn't allow that for consumers. But that is a different story too.
Sideloading isn't the root problem.
So the 57,000 square miles that are in Europe don't count? That's more than all of Ireland....
15% of the country being west of the Ural river does not mean that Kazakhstan is in Europe, as OP and the article said. In no sensible measure is 15% taken to be the whole.
Though I'm not sure why continental location is even relevant to the subject.
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https://forums.appleinsider.com/discussion/227964/attackers-hit-ios-and-android-devices-with-spyware-in-italy-and-kazakhstan
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ICE71, the region’s first hub for cybersecurity entrepreneurs and start-ups, has strengthened start-ups’ ability to secure funding through ICE71 Accelerate, a three-month accelerator programme for early-stage cybersecurity start-ups.
Since the programme started in July 2018, ICE71 has helped 16 cyber security start-ups raise $18 million collectively. This includes funding from NUS Enterprise and Singtel Innov8, the co-founders of ICE71.
On 25 June, another nine start-ups had the chance to pitch their companies and solutions to over 300 potential investors, partners and customers via a virtual Demo Day.
This event was timely because of the increasing cyber threats related to data security and privacy as companies accelerate their digitalisation and more people study or work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. These challenges have driven even greater demand globally for cyber security solutions that can help mitigate these risks.
Given the cautious investment climate during this downturn, cybersecurity start-ups face greater challenges in getting investors to fund their ventures. With ICE71’s resources, start-ups are leveraging its capabilities in mentoring and connecting them to an ecosystem of investors, partners and customers.
“The emergence of new challenges in these unprecedented times has presented ample opportunity for cyber security entrepreneurs to create innovative solutions. As cyber security is even more crucial than before, we need strong synergy in our ecosystem to collectively address sophisticated cyber threats,” said Professor Freddy Boey, NUS Deputy President (Innovation and Enterprise).
“NUS and Singtel have been working closely to help strengthen our defences, having made a breakthrough under the NUS-Singtel Cyber Security Lab last year. Through ICE71’s programmes, we continue our efforts in developing industry-relevant programmes and platforms to help our start-ups go to market more quickly. We will continue to offer the resources to help cyber security entrepreneurs accelerate in their growth and expand our ecosystem with support from the Government and our industry partners.”
Mr Edgar Hardless, CEO of Singtel Innov8, said, “The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the start-up ecosystem, making it extremely difficult for start-ups to connect to investors to get funding and grow their businesses. This underscores the value of the cyber security community and network of start-ups, investors, partners and customers that Innov8 has helped ICE71 create over the past two years. ICE71's virtual Demo Day provides our Cohort Four start-ups a great way to showcase their technology and solutions to potential customers and investors, both locally and internationally.”
Hailing from Singapore, Australia, Israel, the UK, the US and Poland, the current cohort of nine start-ups has developed a range of cyber security solutions that are applicable to businesses, governments and consumers. Watch the companies’ virtual Demo Day pitches.
Assimil8 (from Australia) is developing a solution that helps SMEs spot anomalies and identify potential network risks quickly without relying on external specialists.
Chainkit (from the US and originally known as PencilData) uses military-grade tamper detection to expose cyber attacks in real time, preventing cyber attackers from hiding their tracks or dwelling within a network or system.
GamaSec (from Israel) combines cybersecurity and cyber insurance, using virtual hacker technologies to identify and prevent cyber attacks via websites, minimising threats for cyber insurance policyholders.
Guardara (from the UK) focuses on fuzz testing, a software testing technique for discovering coding errors and security loopholes. Its solution helps one discover such loopholes early by identifying software flaws and weakest links in operating systems and networks.
Kapalya (from the US) helps organisations counter ransomware attacks by allowing files and folders to be encrypted across multiple platforms (like desktops, portable devices, cloud storage and servers) that have to be accessed remotely with more people working from home.
Kinnami (from the US) recognises a greater demand for data security across devices and users everywhere, especially with more working from home. It secures confidential data via fragmented and encrypted storage.
neoEYED (from the US): neoEYED has developed a solution that helps prevent fraud by using AI to learn and recognise users’ behaviour. An alert is raised for any suspicious activity on an account.
Olympus Sky Technologies (from Poland) provides secure communication and credential management for IoT-related hardware and virtual assets, helping enterprises in different industries adopt IoT technologies more easily.
Scantist (from Singapore) finds and addresses vulnerabilities in software applications and products which have been the preferred target for hackers worldwide in recent years.
To date, ICE71 Accelerate has supported a total of 34 cyber security start-ups through four cohorts, with the aim of strengthening Singapore’s growing cyber security ecosystem by attracting and developing cybersecurity start-ups with innovative competencies and new technologies. For the latest overview of Singapore’s cybersecurity startup ecosystem, please see ICE71’s map here.
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https://news.nus.edu.sg/ice71s-cyber-security-start-ups-raise-18-million-for-next-stage-of-growth/
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Intel's next big Moore's Law advance will be a 7-nm pilot plant it is establishing this year to explore the upcoming manufacturing process.
The chipmaker announced it was establishing the pilot plant during an earnings call on Thursday.
For decades, Moore's Law has been the guiding light for Intel to make teenier, faster, and more power-efficient chips. The effort has helped PC makers continuously shrink laptops and mobile devices while adding longer battery life.
Intel is trying to hang onto the long-standing observation as a way to push its chip technology forward. However, some experts argue Moore's Law is expiring as it becomes physically impossible to cram more features on smaller chips.
The pilot plant will test and iron out kinks in manufacturing 7-nm chips. Intel hasn't said when it'll start shipping 7-nm chips in volume, but it won't be in the next two to three years.
"The pilot line is about figuring out how to make billions of chips," said Dean McCarron, principal analyst at Mercury Research.
The pilot plant has limited production, but it sets the stage for Intel to invest billions in larger factories to make smaller 7-nm chips.
"Once they have the process locked down, it's replicated in the other plants," McCarron said.
Intel's latest chips, based on Kaby Lake, are made using the 14-nanometer process, and the company is now moving to 10-nm with its upcoming Cannonlake chip, which was shown in a PC at CES earlier this month. The 7-nm chips will come after the 10-nm process.
Cannonlake chips will ship in small volumes by year-end, and their availability will expand next year, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said during the earnings call.
Moore's Law has also helped Intel roll out new chips on a yearly basis like clockwork. Intel first interpreted Moore's Law as a way to double the number of transistors in chips every 18 to 24 months, which doubles performance.
But that interpretation didn't work on the 14-nm process, where it became a challenge to cram more transistors in smaller geometries. Intel dealt with embarrassing product delays and had to move away from its decades-old schedule of advancing the manufacturing process every two years.
Intel also broke away from its history of making two new chip technologies with each manufacturing cycle. It made three new chip technologies -- Broadwell, Skylake, and Kaby Lake -- with the 14-nm process.
The chipmaker now isn't worried about doubling the transistor count with every new chip generation. Instead, Intel is now interpreting Moore's Law more in line with the economics related to cost-per-transistor, which would drop with scaling. That's an important part of Moore's Law.
Intel last year said it was trying to get back to a two-year manufacturing cycle with the 7-nm process, but with smarter chip designs.
The 7-nm process could bring radical design changes to chips, which will be much smaller and power efficient. Intel's planning on using exotic III-V materials like gallium-nitride for faster chips that could bring laptops longer battery life.
Intel is looking at the 7-nm process to alleviate some of the challenges it faces on the 14-nm and 10-nm processors. The company has hinted it would introduce EUV (extreme ultraviolet) tools in the manufacturing process. EUV will help etch finer features on chips, but its implementation has been delayed multiple times.
The pilot factory will help validate all those features, and then allow Intel to order equipment for the new factories, McCarron said.
Competitors like Globalfoundries and Samsung are getting a head-start on the 7-nm process. Globalfoundries has said it will start making 7-nm chips by 2018, and ARM has released tools for the design of 7-nm chips. It's not clear if Globalfoundries will do 7-nm test runs or start making chips in large volumes.
Samsung and Globalfoundries have just started making 10-nm chips like Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835, which will appear in smartphones soon.
Globalfoundries is a close partner with IBM, which produced the first 7-nm chips last year.
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https://www.pcworld.com/article/3162396/intel-pursues-moores-law-with-plan-to-make-first-7-nm-chips-this-year.html
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Former United States Chief Information Security Office Gregory Touhill call on the federal government to rethink how it classifies information to make it easier to share cyberthreat data with the private sector.
The ISMG Security Report appears on this and other ISMG websites on Tuesdays and Fridays. Check out our June 13 and June 16 reports that respectively analyze the security flaws found in mainframe computers and how the WannaCry worm continues to attack unpatched systems at increasing rates.
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https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/interviews/eulogizing-neutrino-exploit-kit-i-3625
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(MENAFN- Comserve) Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Japan, Nov 25, 2021, 03:38 /Comserve / -- MarketsandMarkets estimates the global information security consulting market to grow from USD 16.12 billion in 2016 to USD 26.15 billion by 2021, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.2%.
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1. This report segments the market into various subsegments, covering this market comprehensively. The report provides the closest approximations of the revenue numbers for the overall market and the subsegments. The market numbers are further split across different industry verticals and regions.
2. This report will help in better understanding the competitors and gaining more insights to better one's position in the market. There is a separate section on competitive landscape, which includes competitor ecosystem, mergers & acquisitions, integrations & expansions, and collaborations of various market vendors. Besides, there are company profiles of 10 players in this market. In this section, market internals are provided that can put one ahead of the competitors.
3. The report also helps understand the overall growth of the market. It provides information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
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Other certifications exemplifying skill sets such as those described in DoD Instruction 8570.1 Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level I proficiency
Bachelor’s and advanced degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or other cyber discipline is preferred; we can substitute experience with the degree.
Mid level:
At least 5 years serving as an Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) at a cleared facility.
Minimum of 7 years of work experience in a computer science or Cybersecurity related field.
Hold Aat least one of the following certifications: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Global Information Security Professional (GISP), or the CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) or other certifications exemplifying skill sets such as those described in DoD Instruction 8570.1 Information Assurance Management (IAM) Level III
Familiarity with the use and operation of security tools including Tenable Nessus and/or Security Center, IBM Guardium, HP Weblnspect, Network Mapper (NMAP), and/or similar
A bachelor's or advanced degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or other cyber discipline is preferred.
Venesco LLC, offers a very competitive benefits package of healthcare, HSA, vision, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, 401K, and personal leave. We help pay for certifications and training related to the position and have one of the strongest 401K contribution programs in the industry
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2. In the body of the email, provide the following information:
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AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we dont just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.
How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.
With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.
At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. Thats why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential. Its about helping one another and our business to move forward and succeed.
Our enterprise I&D mission is to become the most inspiring company to work for. Well achieving this through our three areas of focus:
Drive an Inclusive Culturecreate a global workplace that works for everyone, with a culture that values all individuals, backgrounds and ideas, and where every colleague feels safe, valued and respected.
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Support Our Marketplace & Communitiessupport our communities and visibly and thoughtfully champion equity around the globe.
At AXA XL our approach to corporate responsibility (CR) is the same as our approach to business; constantly seeking to provide innovative solutions to the worlds most complex problems. From offering our expertise, products and services to help build more resilient communities, to advancing understanding and response to climate change, our strategy Our Impact. Our Future. aligns key issues that are pertinent to our business climate, water and financial resilience - and contributes to AXA Groups purpose to Act for human progress by protecting what matters..
Climate: Were reducing our carbon footprint, protecting ecosystems and exploring how our business can help build a better world.
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Over three million people had downloaded the federal government’s COVIDSafe app just three days after its release last 26 April, said Health Minister Greg Hunt. The government is hoping at least 40% of the population will make use of the app, designed to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus disease.
Previously dubbed TraceTogether – in line with a similar app rolled out in Singapore – the coronavirus contact tracing app has been an ongoing cause of contention among the public. Many people have voiced concerns of an erosion of privacy, and potential misuse of citizen data by the government.
The app’s landing page outlines its purpose: to help Australian health authorities trace and prevent COVID-19’s spread by contacting people who may have been in proximity (to a distance of about 1.5 metres) with a confirmed case, for 15 minutes or more.
The second screen explains how Bluetooth technology is used to record users’ contact with other app users. This screen says collected data is encrypted and can’t be accessed by other apps or users without a decryption mechanism. It also says the data is stored locally on users’ phones and isn’t sent to the government (remote server storage).
These screens that show up upon app installation explain the app’s functions and guide users through registration.
COVIDSafe requires certain permissions to run.
In subsequent screens, the app links to its privacy policy, seeks user consent to retrieve registration details, and lets users register by entering their name, age range, postcode and mobile number.
This is followed by a declaration page where the user must give consent to enable Bluetooth, “location permissions” and “battery optimiser”.
In regards to enabling location permissions, it’s important to note this isn’t the same as turning on location services. Location permissions must be enabled for COVIDSafe to access Bluetooth on Android and Apple devices. And access to your phone’s battery optimiser is required keep the app running in the background.
Once the user is registered, a notification should confirm the app is up and running.
Users will have to manually grant some permissions.
Importantly, COVIDSafe doesn’t have an option for users to exit or “log-off”.
Currently, the only way to stop the app is to uninstall it, or turn off Bluetooth. The app’s reliance on prolonged Bluetooth usage also has users worried it might quickly drain their phone batteries.
Preliminary tests
Upon preliminary testing of the app, it seems the federal government has delivered on its promises surrounding data security.
Tests run for one hour showed the app didn’t transmit data to any external or remote server, and the only external communication made was a “handshake” to a remote server. This is simply a way of establishing a secure communication.
Additional tests should be carried out on this front.
This screenshot shows test results run via the Wireshark software to determine whether data from COVIDSafe was being transmitted to external servers.
Issues for iPhone users
According to reports, if COVIDSafe is being used on an iPhone in low-power mode, this may impact the app’s ability to track contacts.
Also, iPhone users must have the app open (in the foreground) for Bluetooth functionality to work. The federal government plans to fix this hitch “in a few weeks”, according to The Guardian.
“Source code” is the term used to describe the set of instructions written during the development of a program. These instructions are understandable to other programmers.
In a privacy impact assessment response from the Department of Health, the federal government said it would make COVIDSafe’s source code publicly available, “subject to consultation with” the Australian Cyber Security Centre. It’s unclear exactly when or how much of the source code will be released.
Making the app’s source code publicly available, or making it “open source”, would allow experts to examine the code to evaluate security risks (and potentially help fix them). For example, experts could determine whether the app collects any personal user information without user consent. This would ensure COVIDSafe’s transparency and enable auditing of the app.
Releasing the source code isn’t only important for transparency, but also for understanding the app’s functionality.
Some COVIDSafe users reported the app wouldn’t accept their mobile number until they turned off wifi and used their mobile network (4G) instead. Until the app is made open source, it’s difficult to say exactly why this happens.
Overall, it seems COVIDSafe is a promising start to the national effort to ease lockdown restrictions, a luxury already afforded to some states including Queensland.
Questions have been raised around whether the app will later be made compulsory to download, to reach the 40% uptake target. But current growth in download numbers suggests such enforcement may not be necessary as more people rise up to their “civic duty”.
That said, only time will reveal the extent to which Australians embrace this new contact tracing technology.
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https://themigrant.com.au/covidsafe-tracking-app-reviewed-the-government-delivers-on-data-security-but-other-issues-remain/
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Fortinet has announced FortiNAC, a new network access control product line that delivers network segmentation and automated responses for IoT security.
The use of IoT devices is growing at a tremendous rate as organisations embrace digital transformation to enable better operational efficiency.
According to Gartner, “Internet of Things endpoints will grow at a 32% CAGR from 2016 through 2021, reaching an installed base of 25.1 billion units.”
The sheer volume of devices - including IoT, corporate, and BYOD - seeking wired and wireless network access are exponentially enlarging the attack surface and raising internal provisioning, management and compliance costs.
The responsibility of connecting and securing access has shifted from a network-led issue to a security-led issue and poses a challenge for organisations: security managers need to secure every single device every single time, while cybercriminals only need one open port, one compromised or unknown device or one uncontained threat to circumvent all of the effort going into securing the network.
“Digital transformation brings a proliferation of unsecure IoT devices accessing the network, and with it, the increased risk of a security breach,” says Fortinet products and solutions senior vice president John Maddison.
“FortiNAC allows organisations to identify every single device on the network and enables segmentation, giving each device access only to approved items. This functionality is delivered all within a solution that works with multi-vendor environments and an unlimited number of devices.
“It strengthens the Fortinet Security Fabric for IoT deployments, delivering broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions across the entire attack surface. In the world of IoT, FortiNAC answers the question ‘what’s on your network’ and then enables you to protect it.”
Once visibility has been achieved, FortiNAC establishes dynamic controls that ensure that all devices, whether wired or wirelessly connected, are authenticated or authorised, and are subject to a context-driven policy that defines who, what, when and where connectivity is permitted.
This ensures that only the appropriate people and devices can connect to and access appropriate applications, infrastructure and assets.
Additionally, it can enforce company policies on device patching and firmware version and it contains network orchestration capabilities for delivering automated responses to identified threats and can perform threat containment in seconds.
Fortinet strengthens its Security Fabric by extending its ability to engage network devices beyond the Fabric-Ready Partner Program to a wider multi-vendor environment, including third-party firewalls, switches, wireless access points and endpoints.
FortiNAC is also integrated with the FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall, FortiSwitch, FortiWLC Wireless Controllers, FortiSIEM and FortiAP to minimise the risk and impact of cyber threats and provide broader visibility and security for complex networks.
The two companies are extending their relationship by working together on a reference architecture.
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http://channellife.com.au/story/fortinet-adds-network-access-control-solution-for-iot
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Feds seize $2.3M in cryptocurrency wallet reportedly used in Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack
Successful seizure could encourage other victims to better cooperate with federal agencies and cause ransomware gangs to rethink their operations.
The Justice Department has seized 63.7 bitcoins currently valued at approximately $2.3 million that allegedly represents some portion of a May 8 payment by the Colonial Pipeline company to DarkSide ransomware attackers.
Colonial Pipeline admitted paying the cyber criminals a total ransom of around $4.4 million in bitcoin to restore full functionality to its systems following the crippling ransomware attack announced by the company on May 7.
Lisa Monaco, a deputy attorney general of the Justice Department, said during a press briefing that "the old adage 'follow the money still applies.' And that's exactly what we do.
"After Colonial Pipeline's quick notification to law enforcement and pursuant to a seizure warrant issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California earlier today, the Department of Justice has found and recaptured the majority of the ransom Colonial paid to the DarkSide network in the wake of last month's ransomware attack."
The targeted seizure of the wallet aims to undercut the current wave of increasingly destructive ransomware attacks, particularly those targeted at highly critical infrastructure such as oil and gas pipelines.
"We turned the tables on DarkSide by going after the entire ecosystem that fuels ransomware and digital extortion attacks, including criminal proceeds in the form of digital currency," Monaco said. "We will continue to use all of our tools and all of our resources to increase the cost and the consequences of ransomware attacks and other cyber-enabled attacks."
FBI is vague on how it identified the attacker's wallet
Precisely how law enforcement identified the attacker's wallet is unclear. During the briefing, FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate said that the Bureau has been investigating Russia-based cyber crime gang DarkSide since last year. DarkSide is only one of 100 ransomware variants affecting 90 identified victims that the FBI is investigating, Abbate said.
"We identified a virtual currency wallet that the DarkSide actors use to collect a payment from a victim using law enforcement authorities. Victim funds were seized from that wallet, preventing DarkSide actors from using it," Abbate said while offering few details on how the operation worked.
In an affidavit accompanying an application for the seizure warrant, an FBI field agent, whose name was redacted, said that Colonial Pipeline informed the FBI on May 8 of the cryptocurrency address it used to make its ransom payment.
From there, the FBI reviewed the bitcoin public ledger to trace the bitcoins to the ultimately seized wallet. "The private key for the [wallet] is in the possession of the FBI in the Northern District of California," the agent said in the affidavit." Private keys, which are 256-bit secret numbers that allow bitcoin to be unlocked and sent, are critical components of how the cryptocurrency is kept anonymous and secure.
Knowing how the FBI obtained the DarkSide actor's private key is critical to determining whether law enforcement might be able to follow the money again and remove the economic incentive for other ransomware attackers in the future.
According to reports of an FBI press call on the wallet seizure, the Bureau said it is deliberately vague regarding how it obtained the private key to avoid tipping off hackers. According to one agent, the method the FBI used is "replicable," which means authorities could use it against the next ransomware attacker. The FBI also revealed it received substantial help from the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) in seizing the wallet.
Three theories on how law enforcement found the wallet "The FBI court documents leave much to speculation, but one thing that is certain is that they did take possession of the hacker group's private key and the 63.7 bitcoin associated with it," Adrian Bednarek CISO of virtual economy company Overflow Labs, tells CSO. Bednarek speculates that one of three scenarios explain how the FBI obtained the hackers' private key.
First, "sloppy operational security by DarkSide led to the FBI discovering the physical location of any computing devices that were used to collect ransomware payments," he says, with the seizure of those devices leading to the forensic recovery of DarkSide's private keys. This notion fits with DarkSide's mid-May statement that it lost control over its servers.
Under another, least likely, scenario, a DarkSide insider cooperated and cut a deal with the FBI to turn over any private key, Bednarek says.
Bednarek's third scenario holds that the FBI used non-public zero-day exploits in either operating systems or software (or both) used by DarkSide to either "reveal the real internet protocol (IP) address of DarkSide computing devices and work with ISPs to get their physical location or execute malicious code to recover any bitcoin private keys forensically," Bednarek says. "From previous experience, I can say that they even seek out and hire firms to specifically discover exploits in software used by adversaries."
Monaco said this latest action is not the first time the US government has seized cryptocurrency connected with ransomware attacks. In January, authorities seized approximately $454,530.19 in cryptocurrency ransom payments in a multi-part offensive against the NetWalker ransomware gang.
Colonial Pipeline's collaboration could encourage other victims to work with the feds
Colonial Pipeline acknowledged its collaboration in working with the FBI to seize the wallet and share knowledge with field officers and prosecutors. "When Colonial was attacked on May 7, we quietly and quickly contacted the local FBI field offices in Atlanta and San Francisco, and prosecutors in Northern California and Washington DC to share with them what we knew at that time," Colonial said in a statement.
The FBI hopes that this successful seizure would encourage other ransomware victims to work with law enforcement to deprive ransomware attackers of financial gain.
"The message we are sending today is that if you come forward and work with law enforcement, we may be able to take the type of action that we took today to deprive the criminal actors of what they're going after here, which is the proceeds of their criminal scheme," Monaco said.
"This was an attack against some of our most critical national infrastructure in the form of the Colonial Pipeline. This represents the swift whole of government response represented in the work of this [FBI ransomware] task force and our determination to go after the entire ransomware criminal ecosystem used by these types of criminal networks and their affiliates."
Ransomware actors could struggle to remain anonymous
Whether authorities successfully weaken the ransomware ecosystem, it is clear that this latest law enforcement action signals that ransomware actors can be traced, which is bound to force some regrouping among the cyber criminals.
"Remaining anonymous on the internet is very difficult and requires meticulous attention to detail," Bednarek says. "There are countless things to keep track of, so it's very hard to remain anonymous online, especially when directing a ransomware attack that deals with the collection of cryptocurrency as a ransom."
Speaking at the Justice Department's press briefing, Acting U.S. Attorney Stephanie Hinds for the Northern District of California underscored the seeming futility of ransomware actors hiding behind supposedly anonymous cryptocurrency payment systems.
"New financial technologies that attempt to anonymise payments will not provide a curtain from behind which criminals will be permitted to pick the pockets of hardworking Americans," she said. "This case demonstrates our resolve to develop methods, to prevent evildoers from converting new methods of payment into tools of extortion for undeserved profits."
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https://www.reseller.co.nz/article/688972/feds-seize-2-3m-cryptocurrency-wallet-reportedly-used-colonial-pipeline-ransomware-attack/
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It is an End-to-End solution that provides encryption, transmission, decryption and optical detection of data instead of digital. What does “optics” mean? The electric current does not participate in any of the phases of encryption of the data being transmitted. Using standard optical equipment, the research team of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) proposes rendering the light transmission. This light is generated by the optical fiber, making it practically invisible or “stealthy”.
Instead of using a color of the light spectrum to send data, the optical encryption method extends the transmission across many colors in the bandwidth of the optical spectrum, and intentionally creates small portions of data that are hidden under the noise and avoid all detection.
Why do you propose an optical encryption method? Basically, because it has been shown that it is possible to transmit more weakly encrypted data under a high level of noise, making the data undetectable.
Phase mask
This encryption model also applies this mask. Its role is to change the phase of each wavelength (color). That process also appears as noise, which destroys its coherence (or ability) to collect data without the correct encryption key. Then, the phase mask cannot be collected by anyone to be able to dispose of it offline. In this way, the encrypted data is destroyed if an attacker tries to decode it.
Now, what is the application of this methodology ? It is especially useful for communication oriented applications at very high speed. In addition to the sensitive transmission of financial, medical and / or information from social networks. The risk of an attacker infiltrating the data transmission flow is virtually nil. And if you manage to do so, you will need many years to obtain the encryption key for the data that has been transmitted. So it would be virtually useless to try to get over this innovative method.
Currently, the developers of optical encryption are in search of an industry partner with the aim of enhancing its implementation and commercial dissemination. They are clear about the fact that a non-digital encryption method is necessary, considering that the needs of customers and people in general are becoming increasingly demanding. The security level of the data transmitted from beginning to end should be as high as possible.
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At a high level, a software vulnerability is a flaw or weakness that can be exploited by bad actors. Those bad actors can use the vulnerability to gain access to an organization’s sensitive data or perform unauthorized actions. No software is immune to vulnerabilities; the key is to find and remediate them as quickly as possible.
The NVD database holds 8,051 vulnerabilities published in Q1 of 2022. This is about a 25 percent increase from the same period the year prior. If these numbers hold, this would mark a slight year-on-year increase since there were around 22,000 published in 2021.
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Twitter has been hit by yet another hacking scandal, this time involving the accounts of some of the most influential figures in the world. The attack was a coordinated effort to scam followers out of Bitcoin, and it has raised serious questions about the platform’s security.
The scam was initiated through the account of a well-known cryptocurrency exchange, which was then used to send out messages claiming that they were giving away Bitcoin to anyone who sent them a small amount of the cryptocurrency. The messages were then retweeted by several high-profile accounts, including those of prominent politicians, business leaders, and celebrities.
The attack was not just limited to Twitter, as hackers also targeted accounts on other social media platforms such as Instagram and LinkedIn. The messages posted on these platforms were similar to those on Twitter and directed users to a website where they could send their Bitcoin in exchange for a larger payout.
The scam was not only widespread but also highly successful, with hackers able to make off with over $100,000 in Bitcoin. The incident has highlighted the need for increased security measures on social media platforms, particularly in the cryptocurrency space where scams are becoming increasingly common.
Twitter has acknowledged the attack and stated that they are investigating the matter. They have also taken steps to prevent any further scams by locking down the affected accounts and disabling the ability to tweet or reset passwords.
However, many are still questioning the effectiveness of Twitter’s security measures, particularly in light of the fact that this is not the first time the platform has been targeted. In 2019, several high-profile accounts were hacked in a similar manner, and Twitter was criticized for its slow response to the incident.
The incident has also raised concerns about the safety of cryptocurrency investments, with experts warning that scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated and difficult to detect. Investors are advised to be cautious when receiving unsolicited messages or offers that seem too good to be true.
While Twitter works to improve its security measures, it is clear that the responsibility for protecting against scams ultimately falls on the individual user. This includes using strong passwords, enabling two-factor authentication, and being vigilant for signs of suspicious activity.
In conclusion, the recent Twitter hack has once again highlighted the need for increased security measures on social media platforms, particularly in the cryptocurrency space. While Twitter works to address the issue, investors must remain cautious and take steps to protect their investments from potential scams.
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Edit the following components into a letter of notification or web site statement. Headings are boldface, several examples follow each heading. Delete the heading; edit the sample text into your letter.
Disclaimers: Don't disclose anything that hampers the investigation, gives additional information to those who would do harm, etc. Consult your university legal counsel. Release information only through university approved channels.
Hints
1) For printed notifications, ensure the letter appears genuine by printing it on colored letterhead paper, and mailing it in envelopes printed with your return address. If you have printed return address envelopes that are also security envelopes, that's even better.
2) If at all possible, individually address each notification. For printed notifications, format the letter so that the address of the recipient will appear in a window envelope. This will eliminate the additional step of printing the address on the envelopes and then matching the letters to the right envelopes. This will also allow you to use an electronic letter folder (borrow one from another unit if necessary) to fold the letters quickly for stuffing into the window envelopes.
3) As soon as you have a list of affected individuals, get someone to begin creating an address list in a standardized computer readable format (e.g. comma or tab separated CSV) that can be used to merge with letter text, print address labels and envelopes if necessary, and generate email notifications in an automated fashion. Gather all the necessary supplies for sending notification and arrange for postage while the letter is being finalized. Usually, the very last piece to be ready is the actual text of the letter.
If you need help: There are a number of vendors who will handle all the aspects of notification for you, including identifying addresses for recipients, letter printing, envelope stuffing, and mailing. It is preferable to arrange for such services in advance of the need to notify, and this often can be done at no charge to you. But, vendors also will provide these services on demand at the time of the incident.
Example: "The university's routine, pro-active network scans detected an anomaly in ."
Example: "An employee in XYZ department reported unusual behavior in ."
Example: "A routine review of network activity logs revealed unexpected activity ."
What data was potentially compromised?
Example: This computer contained a list of [department] student employees. The list included the names and Social Security Numbers of the students.
Example: The data fields downloaded were: name, telephone number, University email address (if one was registered), social security number, date of birth, University identification number, passport number, city and country of birth, country of citizenship, school and department, degree sought, major field, University employee identification number (if employed at the University), non-immigration classification (e.g., F-1, J-1, etc.), and local and permanent address. Not all of these fields were filled for every student. It is also probable that a small number of students included in the database were domestic students who had been identified as international students prior to verification.
Example: The file downloaded during this theft may have contained some information about you.
Example: We are notifying you of this security breach because you are one of the students whose personal information was present on the laptop. Although we have no evidence that an unauthorized individual has actually retrieved and is using your personal data, we are bringing this incident to your attention, in accordance with California law, so that you can be extra alert to signs of any possible misuse of your personal identity.
What steps are/were being taken?
(e.g. machine taken off the net, law enforcement (local/FBI), Credit card companies notified (for cases where contact information is needed about cardholders), etc)
Example: The server was originally secure but became vulnerable when a Microsoft security update to the operating system was installed. Security to the system has since been restored.
Several offices at the University, including Information Services and the Provost, are working hard to address problems caused by this incident and any further implications it might have for you. As the situation develops, we will send additional messages regarding further actions or precautions that you should take.
(e.g., place a fraud alert with the credit bureaus, contact credit card companies, close accounts, etc.)
Example: Please monitor your email in the coming days for messages from The University.
Example: Although there is no evidence that an unauthorized person has obtained your personal information and is using it, there are some steps you can take, exercising abundant caution, to protect yourself. First, you may place a fraud alert with credit bureaus and/or periodically run a credit report to ensure accounts have not been activated without your knowledge. If you determine that an account has been fraudulently established using your identity, you should contact law enforcement and the financial agency. The following references provide additional information about identity theft:
Obtain and carefully review credit reports. Order free credits reports from all three credit agencies by going to the website at [http://www.annualcreditreport.com/|http://www.annualcreditreport.com/] or by calling 877-322-8228.
Review bank and credit card statements regularly, and look for unusual or suspicious activities.
NOTE: Apologizing for an incident could serve as an admission of guilt and create unnecessary risk to your institution, especially in situations where litigation might follow. Such a statement should be reviewed by General Counsel and Public Relations to ensure the institution is in agreement on whether or not an apology is appropriate. This is especially important if an incident is still under investigation.
Example: We deeply regret this situation and any inconvenience or alarm it may cause you.
Example: We regret that your information may have been subject to unauthorized access and have taken remedial measures to ensure that this situation is not repeated. The University is committed to maintaining the privacy of student information and takes many precautions for the security of personal information. In response to incidents of theft like this one and the increasing number of internet-enabled computer attacks, the University is continually modifying its systems and practices to enhance the security of sensitive information. We sincerely regret any inconvenience this incident presents to you.
Anticipated next steps, if any.
E.g., intention to notify if any additional information becomes available?
Example: The theft of this information raises a number of possible risks to you. One is theft of identity for financial gain. The University will be sending you a package of materials outlining steps you can take to protect yourself from this. Another risk is theft of identity for purposes of international travel or foreign entry. The University is currently working with several federal agencies, including the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and we have been informed that because of this theft, you may be asked further questions to verify your identity when leaving or entering the United States.
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Viruses – Malware that self-replicates by infecting other files or systems.
Worms – Malware that spreads itself automatically over networks by exploiting vulnerabilities.
Trojans – Malware masked as legitimate software that downloads other malware.
Ransomware – Malware that encrypts data until you pay a ransom.
Spyware – Malware that gathers data on your browsing habits and personal information.
Adware – Malware that floods your screen with pop-up advertisements.
Keyloggers – Malware that records your keystrokes to obtain passwords and sensitive data.
Rootkits – Malware that obtains administrator-level access to take complete control.
The number of new malware samples seen yearly has exploded to over 670 million in 2020 according to AV-Test Institute. Trojans and droppers accounted for over 57% of new malware in 2020.
Just one infection can result in significant financial losses and security headaches. But with vigilance, you can protect yourself.
Examine running processes in Task Manager.
Sort by CPU or memory usage and research any unfamiliar process names. Malware often hides under innocent disguises.
Open Performance Monitor and view network usage over time.
Unexplained spikes may indicate malware communications. Legitimate traffic tends to be periodic.
Carefully review startup items and scheduled tasks using msconfig.
Malware likes to start automatically when you boot up. Disable suspicious entries.
Check your browser extensions and addons.
Malware may install itself as an extension. Remove anything unfamiliar.
Monitor network connections with netstat and process explorer.
See what connections are open and the associated programs.
Being patient and observant helps reveal attempts to hide. Now let‘s discuss how to remove discovered infections.
Run scans with updated antivirus software like Malwarebytes Anti-Malware or Norton Security. These will detect and automatically neutralize most infections. Schedule regular scans to catch any new malware.
Restore your system to an earlier state using System Restore or snapshots. This rolls back your computer to before an infection occurred.
Start fresh by reformatting drives and performing a clean OS installation. This completely eradicates malware but is time-consuming.
Reset web browsers to default settings to clear malicious extensions and toolbars.
Manually delete malware files, registry keys, and associated program folders. This requires some technical skill.
Persevere through multiple scans and reboots until malware is gone. Prevention is truly the best medicine though.
Use antivirus suites like Norton 360 and make sure to regularly update definitions and scan. This catches malware upon entry.
Exercise caution with downloads and avoid pirated software and media. Only install apps from trusted sources like official developer sites and app stores.
Enable firewalls and encrypt connections on WiFi networks to block attackers. Never access sensitive info over public WiFi.
Back up your files regularly either locally or to the cloud. This gives you flexibility to reset your system if infected.
Think twice before opening email attachments or clicking random links, which are common malware ploys. Delete any suspicious messages.
Always install software updates which patch security flaws that malware exploits. Don‘t use outdated operating systems.
Use standard user accounts for daily activities to limit system modification capabilities. Malware needs administrator rights.
Stay vigilant and proactively protect yourself from malicious programs seeking to disrupt, steal, and spy. But if you do get unlucky, use this guide to defeat malware. Don‘t let it defeat you!
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https://www.hobsoft.com/detect-malware/
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UPDATE: T-Mobile has published a portal for its customers who want to learn more about the data breach. You can check it out by clicking on this link. From this site, T-Mobile customers can take advantage of the free two-years of McAfee ID Theft Protection offered by the carrier, set up and change their PIN, change their password and more.
Just a few days ago, we told you that some T-Mobile customers were victimized by a data breach that collected personal information belonging to the carrier’s subscribers. This morning, The Wall Street Journal said the information stolen from 47.8 million current and prospective customers included first and last names, birth dates, information from driver’s licenses, and Social Security numbers.
7.8 million active T-Mobile postpaid accounts had personal data stolen during last week’s data breach
T-Mobile said that 7.8 million of the accounts involved in the attack belong to current postpaid customers. The remaining 40 million people victimized are accounts belonging to former customers and potential customers who applied for credit and might not have actually done any business with the wireless provider. 850,000 active pre-paid T-Mobile customers had their names, phone numbers, and account PINs left open and T-Mobile says that it will “proactively reset all of the PINs on these accounts to help protect these customers, and we will be notifying accordingly right away.”
T-Mobile said that 47.8 million current and prospective customers had their personal data stolen last week
No Metro by T-Mobile customers, former Sprint prepaid subscribers, and Boost Mobile users had their names or PIN numbers exposed.
In a statement, the nation’s second-largest carrier said, “While our investigation is still underway and we continue to learn additional details, we have now been able to confirm that the data stolen from our systems did include some personal information.
We have no indication that the data contained in the stolen files included any customer financial information, credit card information, debit, or other payment information.
Some of the data accessed did include customers’ first and last names, date of birth, SSN, and driver’s license/ID information for a subset of current and former postpay customers and prospective T-Mobile customers.
Our preliminary analysis is that approximately 7.8 million current T-Mobile postpaid customer accounts’ information appears to be contained in the stolen files, as well as just over 40 million records of former or prospective customers who had previously applied for credit with T-Mobile. Importantly, no phone numbers, account numbers, PINs, passwords, or financial information were compromised in any of these files of customers or prospective customers.”
T-Mobile recommends that postpaid account holders reset their PIN number
As we already mentioned, T-Mobile already reset PIN numbers for prepaid subscribers. It recommends that postpaid subscribers change their PIN numbers. T-Mobile says that it found an access point that was used by the attackers to break into the company’s servers and patched it. The company called the data breach “a highly sophisticated cyberattack,” and a person who claims to know the identity of the attacker explained how it went down.
The attacker supposedly relied on lax security to break into T-Mobile’s backup servers which contain unencrypted data dating back to the mid-1990s. A sample of the data stolen included important data such as names, addresses, and serial numbers that can help to identify the specific handset unit that a customer uses, and the subscriber identity module, or SIM. With the latter information, an attacker could steal a victim’s phone number or create other fraudulent scenarios.
Gizmodo states that this morning, T-Mobile said that it will offer two years of free identity protection to McAfee’s ID Theft Protection Service and will encourage customers to sign up for T-Mobile’s Account Takeover Protection service. The carrier added that “We take our customers’ protection very seriously and we will continue to work around the clock on this forensic investigation to ensure we are taking care of our customers in light of this malicious attack.
While our investigation is ongoing, we wanted to share these initial findings even as we may learn additional facts through our investigation that cause the details above to change or evolve.”
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https://cyberstoretech.net/t-mobile-says-that-48-million-subscribers-were-victimized-in-data-breach-offers-free-id-protection/
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When possible, keep negotiations going with multiple vendors until a final contract is signed. If a vendor knows it has been selected prior to negotiating a final contract, the vendor may leverage that knowledge to bring up new issues or limitations before the contract is signed.
State negotiation rules up front.
Set the expectation that vendors should always have their best offer "on the table." They may not get an opportunity to improve their offer later.
Do not give vendors the impression or set the expectation that negotiations should progress at any specific pace. Go as fast or as slow as needed to meet your requirements and attain best value.
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In July 2017, Doctor Web specialists detected a 0-day vulnerability in the Cleverence Mobile SMARTS server applications. Program developers released an update to fix this vulnerability. However, cybercriminals still use it to mine cryptocurrencies.
Applications of the Cleverence Mobile SMARTS Server family are created for automizing shops, warehouses, various facilities and productions. They are designed to operate on a PC with Microsoft Windows OS. In July 2017, Dr.Web specialist detected a critical vulnerability in one of the Cleverence Mobile SMARTS Server components. Cybercriminals used it for unauthorized access to servers and to install Trojans of the Trojan. BtcMine family designed to mine cryptocurrencies. We immediately informed the software developers of this vulnerability.
First, cybercriminals used several versions of the miner detected by Dr.Web as Trojan. BtcMine.1324, Trojan.BtcMine.1369 and Trojan. BtcMine.1404. Cybercriminals send a special request to the server where the Cleverence Mobile SMARTS Server software runs, which results in executing the command contained in this request. The attackers use the command to create a new user with administrator privileges in the system and employ this user account to get unauthorized access to the server via the RDP protocol. In some cases, cybercriminals use the Process Hacker tool to shut down the processes of anti-viruses running on the server. Once they obtain access to the system, they install the Trojan miner on it.
This Trojan is a dynamic library. Cybercriminals save it to a temporary folder and then run it. The malicious program replaces one of the legitimate Windows system services selecting a “victim” by a number of parameters and deletes the original service file. The malicious service then gets a number of system privileges and sets a critical flag for its process. Then the Trojan saves the files required for its operation to the disk and starts mining cryptocurrencies using the hardware of the infected server.
Although developers of Cleverence Mobile SMARTS Server released a timely update which closed the software vulnerability, numerous server administrators do not hurry to install it, and cybercriminals take advantage of them. The virus writers continue to install miner Trojans, which are constantly modified, on the hacked servers. Starting from late November 2017, cybercriminals started using a brand new Trojan, modified up to now. This malicious program was dubbed Trojan. BtcMine.1978. It is designed to mine the cryptocurrencies Monero (XMR) and Aeon.
The miner is launched as a critically important process with a displayed name “Plug-and-Play Service”. If one tries to shut down this process, Windows performs an emergency shutdown and displays the “blue screen of death” (BSOD). Once launched, Trojan. BtcMine.1978 tries to delete the services of Dr.Web anti-viruses, Windows Live OneCare, Kaspersky Anti-virus, ESET Nod32, Emsisoft Anti-Malware, Avira, 360 Total Security and Windows Defender. Then the miner searches for the launched processes of anti-virus programs on the attacked computer. If it is successful, the Trojan decrypts, saves to a disk and runs a driver used to make attempts at closing these processes. Dr.Web successfully detects and blocks the Process Hacker driver used by Trojan. BtcMine.1978. This driver was added to the Dr.Web virus databases as a hacktool.
Once it obtains a list of ports from its own configuration, Trojan. BtcMine.1978 searches a network for a router. Then, using the UPnP protocol, it redirects the TCP port of the router to ports from the obtained list and connects to them waiting for connections via the HTTP protocol. The malicious program saves the settings necessary for its normal operation in the Windows system registry.
In the body of the miner, there is a list of IP addresses of the command and control servers. The Trojan checks them for an active one. Then the Trojan configures proxy servers on the infected machine. They will be used to mine cryptocurrencies. Also, on the command of cybercriminals, Trojan. BtcMine.1978 launches PowerShell and redirects its input-output to a remote user connected to a compromised host. It allows the attackers to execute various commands on the infected server.
Once these actions are executed, the Trojan embeds a module into all running processes. It is designed to mine cryptocurrencies. It is the first process of this module’s operation that will be used to mine Monero (XMR) and Aeon.
Despite Trojan. BtcMine.1978 having a mechanism which allows it to force shut down processes of anti-viruses, our users can feel secure, because the Dr.Web anti-virus self-protection mechanism does not allow the Trojan to intervene with the operation of critically important components. Dr.Web specialists recommend that server administrators who use Cleverence Mobile SMARTS Server install all security updates released by the developers.
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https://news.drweb.com/show?c=23&lng=en&i=11705
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Nearly nine in 10 (86%) organizations believe they have been targeted by a nation-state threat actor, according to a new study by Trellix and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
The research, which surveyed 800 IT decision-makers in Australia, France, Germany, India, Japan, the UK and US, also found that 92% of respondents have faced, or suspect they have faced, a nation-state backed cyber-attack in the past 18 months, or expect to experience one in the future.
The findings have come amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which is expected to permanently alter the cyber-threat landscape for all organizations.
Unsurprisingly, Russia and China were identified as the most likely suspects behind such attacks. Two-fifths (39%) of organizations that believe they have been targeted by a nation-state-backed cyber-attack in the past 18 months suspect the attack was by Russia, while 44% of those expecting to face nation-state threats in the future identified Russia as the most likely perpetrators. For China, the figures were 35% and 46%, respectively.
More than 90% of respondents said they are willing to share information on nation-stated sponsored attacks, but not always with full details of the incident or its effects. In addition, more than nine in 10 think governments should do more to support organizations (91%) and protect critical infrastructure (90%) against nation-state-backed cyber-attacks.
The report also revealed most organizations have difficulties in accurately determining if a cyber-attack is linked to a nation-state, with just 27% of respondents saying they have confidence in their ability to do so.
The researchers highlighted key distinctions between nation-state and cybercrime groups to help organizations better differentiate between the two. One is regarding motivation, with nation-states tending to use cyber-operations to steal sensitive information, influence populations and damage critical infrastructure, as opposed to seeking financial gain.
The two also take different approaches to compromising organizations’ systems. While cyber-criminals aim to quickly get in and out of networks, nation-state attackers tend to get in carefully and loiter for years.
The IT decision-makers estimated the total financial impact of a nation-state cyber-attack to be $1.6m. Yet, despite the growing cyber-threat posed by nation-states, just 41% of organizations distinguish and provide specific guidance for state-backed attacks. Even more worryingly, 10% admitted they still do not have a formal cybersecurity strategy, including 9% of critical infrastructure organizations.
Bryan Palma, CEO of Trellix, commented: “As geopolitical tensions rise, the likelihood of nation-state cyber-attacks rises as well.
“Cybersecurity talent shortages, outdated IT infrastructure, and remote work are the greatest challenges in today’s operating environment. Organizations must improve their automation, remediation and resiliency capabilities to defend against increasingly sophisticated attacks.”
James Lewis, senior vice president and director, Strategic Technologies Program for CSIS, added: “Nation-states and their criminal proxies are some of the most dangerous cyber-attackers because they are capable, best resourced and extremely persistent.
“It’s not surprising that nation-states, particularly China and Russia, are behind many of the cyber-attacks organizations experience; what is surprising is that 86% of respondents in this survey believe they have been targeted by a group acting on behalf of a nation-state, and only 27% are completely confident in their organization’s ability to recognize such an attack in contrast to other cyber-attacks.”
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https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/organizations-faced-nationstate/
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SSH, or secure shell, is an encrypted protocol used to administer and communicate with servers. When working with a Linux server, chances are, you will spend most of your time in a terminal session connected to your server through SSH. SSH keys provide an easy, yet extremely secure way of logging into your server. For … Read more
Categories howto Tags authorized_keys, id_rsa.pub, keys, ssh, SSH Key Authentication, ssh-copy-id, ssh-keygen
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https://malware.expert/tag/ssh-keygen/
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The annual Insight Fusion Conference, organised by the Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research (WIN) in cooperation with Mediana Institute, is set to captivate the market research community from June 11th to 14th at the Intercontinental Hotel in Ljubljana. This event will bring together industry leaders from around the world, and prominent Slovenian figures, to touch on all aspects of innovation and market research, with a focus on AI.
Keynote speaker Mr. Borut Pahor, former Slovenian President, will take the stage on Monday, June 12th, to share his insights on the significance of public opinion surveys in political decision-making and discuss strategies for building a strong personal brand in today’s dynamic political landscape.
The first head of the Slovenian independent equality body, Miha Lobnik, will also be on stage to talk about how to prevent and battle Discrimination in Slovenia for equal opportunities.
The event will be packed with thought-provoking sessions on a wide range of topics relevant to the insights sector, such as, generative AI, the dynamic realm of cybersecurity and its effects on data and businesses, and a book presentation “The Power of Public Opinion.” »I am proud that we have managed to summarize and address such important topics and questions for researchers and citizens of the world,” said Janja Božič Marolt, President of Institute Mediana.
“It’s a pleasure to be hosting our WIN Conference here in this fascinating and charming location of Ljubljana,” says Vilma Scarpino, President of WIN International Association “Slovenia is a leading example of a modern country with its focus on sustainability, and environmental safeguarding efforts, which have been propelled by good research and innovative solutions.”
For more information on the event, please contact [email protected].
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https://en.mediana.si/global-win-conference-2023-in-ljubljana-market-research-leaders-to-discuss-the-power-of-public-opinion-ai-and-cybersecurity/
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UPSKILLING people from a diverse range of backgrounds is crucial to addressing the UK’s cyber security skills gap and could create thousands of highly skilled jobs across Scotland, according to the UK Cyber Security Council.
The comments come at the start of CyberScotland Week, hosted by CyberScotland to deliver educational and informative events both physically and virtually across Scotland. The UK Cyber Security Council is working with Skills Development Scotland to deliver a webinar ‘Career Progression in Cyber’ on Friday 3rd March from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm. This webinar will help educate people about opportunities in the cyber security sector.
Government statistics show that the UK’s cyber sector is facing a workforce gap of 14,100 people each year. According to Scottish Government data, the gap in Scotland in 2020 was estimated at between 620 and 840 unfilled vacancies[1]. At the same time, almost 40 per cent of businesses across the UK reported they had identified a cyber attack in the past 12 months[2].
Research from the University of Birmingham and software company Avast published in 2022 also found that Scotland was the third most affected region of the UK by cyber crime, with 63% of the population impacted.[3]
However, despite the high risk of cyber attacks and the fact that many businesses and organisations are looking to bolster their cyber defences, the scarcity of cyber professionals in Scotland is leaving many vulnerable.
Tackling this is one of the key aims of the UK Cyber Security Council, a chartered, government funded organisation which has been created to help encourage more people into the cyber sector while setting a universally-recognised professional standard and ethical framework for the industry.
The UK Cyber Security Council said: “Cyber Security is a really strategically important sector for Scotland and the wider UK. The government is committed to making the UK the safest place in the world to live and work online and in order to achieve that ambition we need to encourage more people into the industry. We need to address the skills gap and build a really deep and robust cyber security sector filled with skilled practitioners.
“That means attracting talent from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences into the sector. It could be students wanting to take their first step into the profession, or it could be people looking at a career change. Whatever your background, our message is clear – there is a place for you in the cyber sector.
“If we can encourage more people from across Scotland into the sector then that’s great for cyber but it’s also great for Scotland. Jobs in the cyber sector are highly skilled and well paid – the average salary for a cyber practitioner in Scotland is £54,900[4]. There’s a fantastic opportunity to upskill people across Scotland to help meet the current shortfall in cyber practitioners. Doing so could create thousands of jobs deliver a genuine long term boost to the Scottish economy.
Part of how the Council is doing this is ensuring its careers framework clearly maps onto the Scottish Government’s strategic framework, so Scottish businesses can easily map their skills and expertise. The Council also engages with Scottish cyber security institutions, and is a member of the CyberScotland partnership.”
CEO of the UK Cyber Security Council, Professor Simon Hepburn, recently spoke about what this partnership means to him.
Commissioned in 2019 by the Department for Media Culture and Sport (DCMS), the Council is tasked with promoting and stewarding nationally recognised standards for cyber security in support of the UK Government’s National Cyber Security Strategy.
The Council is currently rolling out pilot schemes for each of the cyber security specialisms aligned to its professional standard. Each offers cyber practitioners the opportunity to receive a Council-recognised Professional Title at either Associate, Principal or Chartered level.
To learn more about routes into the cyber industry, please visit the UK Cyber Security Council’s website: https://www.ukcybersecuritycouncil.org.uk/careers-learning/careers-route-map/
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https://siliconscotland.com/uk-cyber-security-council-says-unmet-demand-for-cyber-skills-offers-a-key-opportunity-to-upskill-workers-across-scotland/
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Somehow my wife got MyWebSearch loaded on my Windows 7 computer, which cleaned off fine, except for Firefox web searching! Every time I used the Awesome Bar to search, MyWebSearch showed the results. Easy fix… Â go to “about:config” in Firefox by typing it in the URL bar. Â In the Filter […]
Revisiting MsMpEng.exe Antimalware service executable high resource usage 16
23 Feb, 2011 in Antivirus / Security / Windows 7 / Windows XP tagged Antivirus / Security / Windows 7 / Windows XP by Greg
MsMpEng.exe – Antimalware service executable I generally do not have any issues with Microsoft Security Essentials. It just works, and does its job quite well. Â From time to time I notice some weird issues on my client computers, where MsMpEng.exe (Antimalware service executable) is using way too many and high […]
DNS settings hijacked and av.exe won’t go away. Internet turns Inertnet!
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https://www.1stbyte.com/category/antivirus/
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Computing on the Net is heading for a fall because security is a joke. So we summoned the best minds to see if we could put Humpty back together again.
Professor Hannu H Kari of the Helsinki University of Technology is a smart guy, but most people thought he was just being provocative when he predicted, back in 2001, that the Internet would shut down by 2006. "The reason for this will be that proper users' dissatisfaction will have reached such heights by then that some other system will be needed," Kari said, "unless the Internet is improved and made reliable."
Late last year, Kari bolstered his prophecy with statistics. Extrapolating from the growth rates of viruses, worms, spam, phishing and spyware, he concluded that these, combined with "bad people who want to create chaos", would cause the Internet to "collapse!" - and he stuck to 2006 as the likely time.
Kari holds dozens of patents. He helped invent the technology that enables mobile phones to receive data. He's a former head of Mensa Finland. Still, many observers pegged him as an irresponsible doomsayer and, seeing as how he consults for security vendors, a mercenary one at that.
And yet, in the past year, we've witnessed the most disturbingly effective and destructive worm yet, Witty, that not only carried a destructive payload but also proved nearly 100 percent effective at attacking the machines it targeted. Paul Stich, CEO of managed security provider Counterpane, reports that attempted attacks on his company's customers multiplied from 70,000 in 2003 to 400,000 in 2004, an increase of over 400 percent. Ed Amoroso, CISO of AT&T, says that among the 2.8 million e-mails sent to his company every day, 2.1 million, or 75 percent, are junk. The increasing clutter of online junk is driving people off the Internet. In a survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 29 percent of respondents reported reducing their use of e-mail because of spam, and more than three-quarters, 77 percent, labelled the act of being online "unpleasant and annoying". Indeed, in December 2003, the Anti-Phishing Working Group reported that more than 90 unique phishing e-mails released in just two months.
Less than a year later, in November 2004, there were 8459 unique phishing e-mails linking to 1518 sites.
Kari may have overstepped by naming a specific date for the Internet's demise, but fundamentally, he's right. The trend is clear.
"Look, this is war," says Allan Paller, director of research for The SANS Institute. "Most of all, we need will. You lose a war when you lose will."
So far, the information security complex - vendors, researchers, developers, users, consultants, the government, you - have demonstrated remarkably little will to wage this war. Instead, we fight fires, pointing hoses at uncontrolled blazes, sometimes inventing new hoses, but never really dousing the flames and never seeking out the fire's source in order to extinguish it.
That's why we concocted this exercise, trolling the infosecurity community to find Big Ideas on how to fix, or begin to fix, this problem.
Our rules were simple: Suggest any Big Idea that you believe could, in a profound way, improve information security. We asked people to think outside the firewall. Some ideas are presented here as submitted; others we elaborated upon. Those who suggested technological tweaks or proposed generic truths ("educate users") were quickly dismissed.
What was left was an impressive, broad and, sometimes, even fun list of Big Ideas to fix information security. Let's hope some take shape before 2006.
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https://www.cio.com.au/article/181425/how_save_internet/
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StartPage. DDK is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions.
It reduces the security level of the computer: it changes the security settings of Internet Explorer, decreasing its security level.
It uses stealth techniques to avoid being detected by the user:
It uses techniques included in its code to hide itself while it is active.
StartPage. DDK uses the following propagation or distribution methods:
Exploiting vulnerabilities with the intervention of the user: exploiting vulnerabilities in file formats or applications. To exploit them successfully it needs the intervention of the user: opening files, viewing malicious web pages, reading emails, etc.
Via Internet, exploiting remote vulnerabilities: attacking random IP addresses, in which it tries to insert a copy of itself by exploiting one or more vulnerabilities.
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https://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/security-info/about-malware/encyclopedia/overview.aspx?idvirus=214939
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The Ministry of Defence is offering tech firms incentives of up to £300,000 to help improve the build technologies to plug the cybersecurity gap.
The Ministry of Defence in the UK has invited tech businesses to apply for a grant that will allow them to build technologies that reduce the possibility of a successful attack on the department and the wider defence sector.
The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) programme has launched a scheme, dubbed Reducing the Cyber Attack Surface, that aims to fund the development of tech that reduces the prospect of cyber attacks
The new initiative comes as part of a review that has described the defence sector as “full of legacy systems vulnerable to cyber attacks”.
“The Defence Enterprise is an expansive, diverse and continually changing construct with a large integrated network of cyber technologies, many of which are legacy,” the MoD said in its open call. “This presents a large and diverse surface for cyber-enabled attack. The programme, in that spirit, aims to reduce the vulnerabilities within current and future computer networks and systems, with a particular focus on operational technologies."
A spokesperson went on to say: “The Defence Science and Technical Laboratory (DSTL) on behalf of the MOD is interested in identifying and accelerating next-generation hardware and software technologies to ‘design out' the vulnerabilities prevalent within current and future computer networks and systems (with a particular focus on Operational Technologies), thereby dramatically reducing Defence exposure to Cyber effects.”
Firms can submit proposals for a nine-month contract worth up to £300,000, with prospective technologies coming alongside a roadmap describing how they would achieve technical proficiency by the end of the 2023 financial year.
There will be four cycles during which businesses can apply, including a first expiring on 20 October, and a second that will run from 20 October to 5 January. The third and fourth cycles haven’t yet been given dates.
The MoD is looking for systems that intelligently apply technologies that significantly reduce the opportunity for cyberattacks while raising the barrier to entry for hackers. These systems should also be applicable across various types of attack and not just tailored to a specific threat.
In calling for submissions, the government has acknowledged how unreliable the systems and technologies that comprise the UK’s defence network are.
For example, the National Audit Office (NAO) previously blasted the MoD and Capita for botching a digital transformation project that would improve army recruitment.
The callout also follows the launch of the MoD’s bug bounty programme in December 2020, in which white hat hackers can disclose flaws to the department without fear of prosecution.
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https://cybermagazine.com/cyber-security/mod-offers-tech-firms-incentives-improve-uk-cybersecurity
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Device encryption is a security feature on Windows which allows encrypting your drive and protect your data from unauthorized access in case your laptop gets stolen.
BitLocker is a full device encryption with management controls. It is available on Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise or Educational editions. Home edition users don't have this feature.
Select the way you would like to store your recovery key. In case you decide to store it in a file, select the path to the not encrypted drive. Once after selecting the backup option for your encryption key, click "Next" button to proceed further
For new PCs it is recommended to select "Encrypt used disk space only" option. For those PCs which are in use and have data on the disc it is more secure to choose "Encrypt entire drive" option. Since the PC we are activating BitLocker on has freshly installed Windows and has not been in use yet, we selected the first option
Check "Run BitLocker system check" option to ensure that BitLocker can read the recovery and encryption keys correctly before encrypting the drive
Before starting the encryption, BitLocker will restart your computer. You need to click "Restart now" button and complete all your tasks before doing this
The encryption process will start after restarting your PC. It may take some time, depending on the data volume.
Fundamentally both features are the same. However, there are some differences:
Device encryption is available for every Windows edition, while BitLocker is not available on Home edition of Windows 10/11.
Another difference is an ability to select the drives to encrypt with help of BitLocker management panel. Device encryption does not provide an ability to select the drive to encrypt.
Device encryption requires a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) and a user signed into Microsoft account since the recovery key gets uploaded to OneDrive. BitLocker allows storing a recovery key locally on a not encrypted drive, printing it or uploading to OneDrive.
Device encryption and BitLocker are almost the same at provided encryption with the difference in availability of management tools.
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https://virola.io/how-to/configure-device-encryption-and-bitlocker-encryption-on-windows-11
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We're happy to announce that the Exchange Server Deployment Assistant (ExDeploy) now includes support for configuring hybrid deployments using Exchange 2010 SP2 and Exchange 2007 on-premises organizations.
This newly added scenario is for Exchange 2007 organizations interested in maintaining some users on-premises and some users hosted in the cloud by Microsoft Office 365 for enterprises. Like the Exchange 2003 scenario released in March, this Exchange 2007 scenario uses the Hybrid Configuration wizard to streamline deployment.
Some things to know about this new Exchange 2007 scenario:
Information is only available in English at this time.
You’ll need to add at least one Exchange 2010 SP2 server to your current Exchange 2007 organization.
If you have previously configured a hybrid deployment using ExDeploy and Exchange 2010 SP1 and still need guidance; don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten about you! For your convenience, checklists for configuring hybrid deployments with Exchange 2010 SP1 are in Office 365 Hybrid Deployments with Exchange 2010 SP1.
And, we’re not done yet with updating ExDeploy. Although limited, interim hybrid deployment configuration support for Exchange 2010 on-premises deployments is also included with this April update, complete hybrid deployment checklists for the 2010 on-premises scenario are in progress. Watch this space for announcements about the upcoming Exchange 2010 hybrid deployment scenario update.
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https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/omers/2012/05/05/exchange-server-deployment-assistant-update-for-exchange-2007-and-office-365-hybrid-deployments/
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Sdbot. LRQ is a worm with that has backdoor characteristics. Sdbot. LRQ spreads by copying itself, without infecting other files. Its main objective is to collapse computers and networks, thus preventing users from working on their computers.
Furthermore, due to its backdoor characteristics, Sdbot. LRQ allows hackers to gain remote access to the affected computer. Therefore, hackers will be able to carry out actions that compromise user confidentiality and impede the tasks carried out on the computer.
It captures certain information entered or saved by the user, with the corresponding threat to privacy: passwords saved by certain Windows services.
It reduces the security level of the computer: it terminates processes belonging to security tools, such as antivirus programs and firewalls, leaving the computer defenseless against attacks from other malware; it awaits remote-control orders received through IRC.
It terminates its own execution if it detects that it is being executed in a virtual machine environment, such as VMWare or VirtualPC.
Sdbot. LRQ uses the following propagation or distribution methods:
Exploiting vulnerabilities with the intervention of the user: exploiting vulnerabilities in file formats or applications. To exploit them successfully it needs the intervention of the user: opening files, viewing malicious web pages, reading emails, etc.
Computer networks (shared resources): it creates copies of itself in shared network resources to which it has access.
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https://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/security-info/about-malware/encyclopedia/overview.aspx?idvirus=188971
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AddJob. E is a Trojan, which although seemingly inoffensive, can actually carry out attacks and intrusions.
AddJob. E does not spread automatically using its own means. It needs an attacking user's intervention in order to reach the affected computer. The means of transmission used include, among others, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, email messages with attached files, Internet downloads, FTP, IRC channels, peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing networks, etc.
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https://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/security-info/about-malware/encyclopedia/overview.aspx?idvirus=188902
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Safe Systems, a national provider of fully-compliant IT, compliance and security services for community banks and credit unions, has issued a new white paper, "Top IT Areas Where CEOs of Financial Institutions Should Focus: Important Questions and Answers," now available for download on its website.
As technology continues to evolve and cyber threats increase in volume and sophistication, community banks and credit union chief executive oficers (CEOs) must focus on a number of IT areas to ensure their institutions are compliant and secure. Safe Systems' white paper addresses common questions CEOs should consider about technology, security and compliance. It outlines five key IT areas they must focus on to ensure their financial institutions are adequately prepared to recover from major cyber events. These areas include the cybersecurity assessment tool (CAT), cybersecurity, email threats/security, security layers and the cloud.
"In today's threat landscape, cybersecurity is a constant and critical endeavor for community banks and credit unions that must be managed effectively," said Darren Bridges, president of Safe Systems. "Our new white paper provides an in-depth resource for CEOs to evaluate the key IT areas that have the most impact on their cybersecurity and resilience posture. We offer advice to ensure these institutions stay ahead of cyber threats, remain compliant and meet their core business goals."
About Safe Systems
Safe Systems was founded in 1993 to provide compliance-centric IT and security solutions exclusively to financial institutions. The company has become one of the leaders in the industry, managing hundreds of financial institutions representing more than $61 billion in combined assets, 1,100 locations and more than 20,000 network devices. Safe Systems' IT network management services are the bridge between the core and other third-party applications. These cost-effective solutions include IT support and managed services, internal network/cloud design and installation, hosted email, business continuity and disaster recovery, compliance consulting, security services, and IT and compliance training. Safe Systems helps financial institutions to significantly decrease costs, increase performance, and improve their compliance posture. For additional information about Safe Systems, Inc., please visit www.safesystems.com or call 770.752.0550.
View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190709005625/en/
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http://www.cybersecuritytrend.com/news/2019/07/09/8983650.htm
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The team at PCH Technologies understands that every aspect of cybersecurity plays a vital in safeguarding your critical infrastructure and network systems. That’s why we deliver flexible and scalable IT solutions to secure sensitive information and back up your essential data.
PCH Technologies offers a diverse range of opportunities for securing your online activities and application usage at a small, fixed monthly cost. As your managed service provider, we help you stay ahead of the latest threats with our industry-leading technologies.
Stalling on your cybersecurity requirements to save money is akin to leaving your front door open at night because you refuse to pay for a replacement lock. A single ransomware attack can be devastating. When you fail to preserve your business data, your necessary operating information may be unrecoverable after a breach. A successful invasion costs small companies as much as $200K, and up to 60% of those impacted businesses permanently shutter within six months.
As online services and connected technology usage increased across all industries, so did the incidence of cyberattacks. Companies that lack the proper security measures leave their organizations at significant risk for critical data loss and breaches that compromise sensitive information. The growing volume and sophistication of cyber threats mean that password-based breaches and theft are more common now than ever. But this is only one area of concern, and the risk of letting your business remain exposed hardly ends there.
How Cybersecurity Consulting Helps
When business owners delegate their security tasks to a single person or a small, work-stressed IT team to save capital, they usually end up spending more. The cybercriminal community has recently focused its scope on vulnerable small companies that often struggle with IT security skill gaps and fail to keep their network and data protection strategies current.
Companies in this situation discover themselves in reactive positions when they should be proactively identifying vulnerabilities to prevent systemic incursions. By partnering with a co-managed IT service provider, you add a group of cybersecurity specialists to support your internal staff to prevent the most sophisticated attacks before they ever occur. Moreover, a managed service relieves your in-house IT department of chasing down complicated cyber threats so the team can stay on top of its core business tasks.
A common misconception about managed cybersecurity services is that they represent only a part of a package that replaces your entire internal IT department. While that is certainly an option, our managed cybersecurity solutions are scalable and designed to supplement your internal IT staff with antivirus programs, data backup strategies, and ongoing education to minimize risk and safeguard your business from advanced threats.
An IT service provider will conduct a comprehensive assessment and customize your cybersecurity plan by implementing several protective resources to cut costs and increase productivity. A trusted managed partner helps companies gain more control over their systems, ensuring optimal security and a smooth-running operation with minimal downtime.
Our team understands how challenged smaller companies are to meet cybersecurity requirements in the current digital environment. Small business owners know they must take extra precautions to protect their organizations but often struggle to find a reliable point of departure. After a comprehensive assessment to identify your strengths and weaknesses, our experienced technicians develop a plan to secure your systems.
As an all-in-one managed IT provider, we save you money and time by giving access to an array of solutions without the need to engage multiple services. We only succeed when your business thrives. You can rest assured that all your system components are always in safe hands with us. To schedule a your cybersecurity assessment today, dial (856) 754-7500.
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https://pchtechnologies.com/cyber-security-solutions/
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As a rise in variants spurs new uncertainties around the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses around the globe are tasked with developing a long-term plan and work model, whether in-person, remote or hybrid, that meets the needs of employees and the business.
Entrust surveyed 1,500 business leaders and 1,500 general employees from 10 countries to better understand how workers from the manager level to the C-suite are preparing for a new hybrid workplace.
There is no question employers are leaning into a clear desire among employees for hybrid work options, with 68% saying they are considering hiring talent that resides in geographically diverse locations. For employers following this trend and hiring employees in a new, hybrid environment, there are several ways to improve and secure the onboarding process.
The study found business leaders are improving training methods (53%), rolling out new or improved collaboration tools (47%) and implementing mobile ID issuance for remote employees. Furthermore, leaders are taking steps to maintain internal security as they incorporate a hybrid model, with 51% rolling out one-time password technology, 40% utilizing biometric authentication and 36% using mobile identity verification, citing the desire to stay ahead of hackers and protect their internal data.
Maintaining and enhancing security in the office environment
As companies start bringing workers back to the office, the ongoing pandemic raises the stakes of physical security to include health, safety and infosecurity. For example, companies must consider best practices when they begin to open their doors to visitors outside their internal workforce once more.
Support for organizational visitor management is overwhelming, with 96% of business leaders and 93% of employees agreeing that it is important for their company to have a system in place that logs and tracks visitors who enter and exit the building when employees work in the office.
With this in mind, companies will begin paying more attention to who’s going in and out of the office building. Reasons for this enhanced scrutiny of visitors is primarily due to caution surrounding COVID-19, with 83% of leaders and 84% of employees citing the risk of spreading COVID-19 as the top reason it is important to have a system in place that manages and tracks guests. Other reasons included protecting confidential information (65% of leaders and 55% of employees) and avoiding physical harm to employees (61% of leaders and 62% of employees).
Merging data security with work from home standards
Business leaders also agree that it is imperative to consider the intersection of data security and work from home standards. Fortunately, it appears that the introduction of hybrid work has resulted in a step in the right direction for workplace data protection. In fact, while 81% of leaders said their company has offered employees training on data security, 86% said it was offered as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating a trend towards enhanced data security.
Unfortunately, while leaders are offering this training, only 61% of employees said their company offers this training, indicating a communication gap between leadership and their employees. By communicating these trainings to employees, leaders can help reduce the risk of security threats including phishing and ransomware attacks.
A global view
Naturally, while the study takes a holistic look at the top trends of hybrid work, some individual countries presented data that is particularly intriguing. Some top findings of key international trends and takeaways include:
65% of employers in Japan say they have offered data security training for the hybrid work model, but only 36% of employees agree, indicating a potential gap in communication or training execution.
Businesses in Saudi Arabia (89%) and the United Arab Emirates (87%) are by far the most willing to consider hiring talent that resides anywhere in the world. Businesses in the United States and Singapore are the next most likely to hire talent anywhere in the world, both with 73% of leaders indicating they would be willing to hire global talent.
Businesses in Indonesia are particularly likely to implement cutting-edge security technologies into their business practices, with 75% of employers saying they have utilized one-time passwords and 69% indicating they utilize biometric authentication.
Of the countries surveyed, respondents from Germany indicated the lowest productivity impact due to network access or login delays with 49% reporting that they have never had an issue, and 27% reporting only 1-3 incidents. By comparison, in the United Kingdom, only 25% reported no issues, with 34% reporting 1-3 incidents.
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This year has, thus far, tested the bricks in the foundation of many organizations in our industry. Unimaginable security breaches caused by advanced ransomware, plus the onset of global remote working (which may not be temporary), has many asking, “are there gaps in our security policies and structure?”
It’s important to know what steps to take inside and outside of your technology to fully secure users. At Oasis, we take preventive steps to make sure our client’s data is kept safe and secure; this includes everything from the application layer all the way through to network security and hardware configuration. With that in mind, we asked some of our team members to give recommendations on these, specifically for remote user security. All of their knowledge has been combined below to provide you with an expert’s well-rounded set of usable recommendations.
We also require users to log in through a secure VPN like Citrix or Microsoft RD Web (also with MFA) before they can access any applications within our private environment. This provides additional security and control over your user population.
It’s crucial to know what security features are available within each application you’re using and ensure you have armed users with all the necessary information and tools for maintaining their security within those applications. That includes having the latest antivirus, reminding them of software updates, and educating them on security risks.
Network Security
At this point, it’s likely you’re aware of the network settings needed to safeguard your environment security. For optimizing user-level security, we highly recommend using secure VPN access points to establish an encrypted connection that safely transmits data and prevents unauthorized users from listening to activity.
Remote machines may also be set up to limit functionality, such as copying files and text to home machines, or barring access to services like Dropbox or Google Drive, which would allow users to upload and access files outside of the work machine. Consider the business need for the remote machine and build it to those exact specifications––if there is no need to access certain services, the security to block them should be in place. If you don’t choose this method, you could take a network inventory to see which unnecessary applications are running and shut them down. Here are some other tips for network security:
Create a weekly routine for checking that all devices are fully patched with the latest operating systems, antivirus/antimalware, and deploy all necessary updates regularly.
Carry out penetration testing to find and fix vulnerabilities.
Require the use of a password utility such as Lastpass or 1Password to make sure passwords are strong, unique, and not easy to crack.
Give safety recommendations to remote users regarding their home internet:
Change the default administrator password and settings on your home router.
Require a password to access your Wi-Fi and encrypt using WPA2 to prevent hackers from simply capturing your data.
Create separate Wi-Fi networks––one for family and visitors and one for work to separate all internet activity.
Secure Hardware Configuration
Provide hardware that is suitable and capable of delivering your requirements.
Everything must be encrypted everywhere, then encrypted again. Ask yourself, ‘did I actually provide the tool or operating system to achieve the security requirements?’
Have policies in place for removable media use. It’s not safe for users to plug in personal or found USB drives, phones, etc., so be sure to have a policy that doesn’t allow users to plug them in. Set up an alert system to notify you if an unauthorized device is recognized in the system.
Consider providing hardware with biometrics such as fingerprint scanning or facial recognition.
Work from private spaces and make sure laptop screens are never visible to others.
Maintain privacy while on conference calls.
Don’t let friends or family use your work devices.
Secure devices when not in use.
Constantly educate yourself by receiving the latest security training and certifications available.
Ensuring accurate software, hardware, and network security aspects are in place will give you confidence in the foundation of your security. It’s a constant effort to provide proper training, hardware, network, and application security––all of which may take extra effort with remote users. However, you’ll be providing your team with a defense in depth approach that limits vulnerabilities, reduces the chance of a security incident, and increases the strength of your organization’s overall security. If you have questions about the suggestions in this article or would like to learn more about Oasis’ information security, cloud security, or secure data centers, contact us at [email protected].
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When starting a business, one of the main considerations is developing a plan that accounts for the possibility of a security breach occurring within the organization. Since breaches are not uncommon in the cyberworld's complex operations, you will need a contingency plan during worst-case scenarios.
Unfortunately, many businesses don’t have comprehensive IT plans set up or don’t really know how each plan works for them. While others often get overwhelmed with all the acronyms and technological terms and end up with no plan at all.
This security gap is an imminent danger to one’s business.
ITS has been helping hundreds of businesses bolster their cybersecurity for nearly twenty years. One effective way to strengthen the network defenses is by helping them develop a strategic IT plan, or in this case, plans.
We reached out to Jeff Farr, Intelligent Technical Solutions Security Consultant, to give a brief distinction of the three plans. Farr has extensive experience running MSPs with his 30 years in the IT industry.
“Disaster Recovery is when you need to recover your technology... It has to do with the IT portion during the aftermath of a disaster.” he says.
For example, fire comes in and burns down a huge part of an office building, taking out the server room where all data is stored. The DR plan is to immediately start setting up servers in the Cloud before everything gets out of hand.
However, just getting the servers back up does not mean the business will continue–that is why a DR should go hand in hand with a Business Continuity Plan.
What is a Business Continuity Plan?
The Business Continuity (BC) plan is a system for dealing with both internal and external threats. So, given that your IT team had already resolved the technical issues, the problem now is where would the employees work?
“It may be that the employees don’t have desks, or all the office computers are burned to the floor. The problem may also be how they would get into the building because the fire department wouldn’t let them in.” Farr explains.
A BC plan is a vital component in resolving the effects of a company disaster and addressing loss. It lays down the operational procedures of how the business can keep running amid certain limitations. The plan strategy can be summarized as follows:
“Incident Response or IR is a cybersecurity term that denotes a security incident within the organization. It means something has happened. Maybe an unauthorized individual got into the network, or a malicious virus or ransomware infiltrated your connection,” Farr says.
The incident could be a major one, such as all the computers getting hacked, or a localized one where only one computer isn’t working. Case in point, you have an incident, and you need a predefined plan of what you must do.
When a cyberattack or breach occurs, the Incident Response (IR) plan is a document that must guide the team through the recovery processes. It will be extremely beneficial if a company is equipped with complete information about the response procedures to any cyber incident. Such events may be:
Business Continuity is the way to get your business back up and running after something, a disaster or accident, happened.
Disaster Recovery is the process of IT people trying to get technology back up and running.
Incident Response is in the cybersecurity world where an IR team is trying to respond to the cybersecurity of a situation, and the trouble that comes after.
Farr adds, “I don’t think you can have a Disaster Recovery Plan vs. Business Continuity Plan vs. Incident Response Plan without exaggerating the importance of all three. Always keep in mind that your IR should coincide and work with your DR and BC. They need to be coordinated without stepping on each other.”
Need help setting up Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, and Incident Response Plans?
While the objectives of the three plans differ, the goal is the same: to protect companies when it comes to the safety of their operations. So having all three of them is essential to be prepared.
But as a Managed IT Service Provider, ITS understands that building an extensive DR, BC, and IR plan demands great effort and resources. Just thinking about all the things that need to be done, not to mention the maintenance, may be quite overwhelming for your organization.
That is where the expertise of a Managed IT comes in.
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By extending the use of smart, connected devices to collect data and monitor processes, the IoT enables transformational change across consumer and industrial uses. (In industrial contexts, the IoT is usually called the Industrial Internet of Things [IIoT]. However, because cybersecurity is equally relevant for both industrial and consumer use cases, in this Viewpoint we use “IoT” to describe both areas.) It delivers higher efficiency, greater innovation, and allows new ways of working and connecting to customers. Its impact is being felt across all industries, including smart agriculture, smart homes, education, industry, healthcare, retail, mobility, grid/energy, government, and smart cities. Using IoT sensors to monitor vaccine cold chains during the pandemic is a prime example of the benefits the technology can provide (see Appendix).
Demonstrating the pervasiveness of the trend, a recent International Data Corporation study estimates IoT spending will top US $1 trillion in 2022. And Statista predicts the market size for industrial IoT applications alone will reach $111 billion by 2025. However, this expansion brings increased cybersecurity risks. IoT adds a substantial number of new end points for organizations to protect, many of which may be out of the direct control of a company’s IT team. Moreover, IoT devices tend to be deeply interconnected, creating a greater risk of cyberattacks spreading from them throughout the company network. At the same time, organizations face an overall rise in cyberattacks — both from private individuals and state actors — that are increasing in complexity. Whether the objective is espionage, extortion through ransomware, or simply to cause malicious damage, these groups will always target the easiest way into an organization. Therefore, businesses must take a forward-looking approach that protects them both now and in the future.
Currently, IoT represents a weak point due to a combination of underinvestment, the complexity of technology, and unclear security responsibilities. For example:
Cybersecurity makes up about 20% of a normal IT budget, but less than 2% of IoT budgets (see Figure 1). This underinvestment in cybersecurity prevention opens the door for attackers to infiltrate a company’s equipment.
IoT ecosystems normally contain a large number of disparate devices, often deployed externally to company networks or in areas traditionally run by operational technology (OT) rather than IT teams, such as factory control systems. All such devices can pose severe security risks.
Responsibilities for IoT security can be blurred between IT, OT, and external providers, leading to a piecemeal approach. This undermines the holistic response required to effectively prevent cybersecurity attacks that normally cross over internal organizational boundaries.
Ring. Amazon-owned smart home company Ring provides a range of connected devices, from video doorbells to security cameras and alarms. It suffered a hack when criminals exploited weak, recycled, and default security credentials to access live feeds from the cameras around customers’ homes. Hackers were even able to communicate remotely using the devices’ integrated microphones and speakers, harassing customers in some cases. In addition to causing customer distress and reputational damage, Ring is currently the target of ongoing legal actions, including a class-action lawsuit for $5 million.
Oldsmar water supply. In Oldsmar, Florida, USA, an intruder was able to hack into the system that controls the town’s water supply using remote-monitoring software and then boosted the level of sodium hydroxide (lye) in the water supply to 100 times higher than normal. While the change was detected and cancelled by an operator before it went into effect, the potential consequences for public health were catastrophic — lye poisoning can cause burns, vomiting, severe pain, and bleeding.
A framework for holistic IoT security
Given the increasing importance of IoT to business operations, the time to act on security is now. However, organizations should not only invest more in IoT security. Unless this spending is coupled with the right IoT security risk management, it will potentially be wasted.
Based on ADL’s Cybersecurity Matrix, outlined in a previous Viewpoint (see “Being Concerned Is Not Enough”), we have developed the IoT Risk Assessment Framework (see Figure 2) with a specific focus on risks related to an organization’s IoT devices. By applying the holistic framework, companies can understand and mitigate risks across their IoT ecosystem. The framework distinguishes between internal and external activities and requires organizations to understand and include areas that are outside their direct control or influence, such as external service providers and partners across the supply chain. Often, companies focus only on the areas of the ecosystem within their direct influence, failing to account for risks from external service providers.
Governance — unclear rules and governance structures that hamper the safe use of IoT devices. For example, unaligned policies between internal and external IoT devices.
Human — security risks caused by human error or malicious activity. For example, not all internal/external staff may have received sufficient training to work securely with IoT devices.
Technology — security risks from issues with hardware, software, and services. Often companies are unaware of external risks within bought-in hardware or services due to a lack of detailed due diligence. Similarly, the growing number of IoT devices used within production technology may not be known to IT or may not be managed under existing security policies.
Processes — security risks caused by poor processes within the operation of the IoT network. Issues arise particularly when processes span different parts of the business and/or involve external providers.
In a complex environment, with multiple internal and external players, implementing an effective IoT security framework can appear challenging. Organizations have the choice between standards from ISO, IEC, or the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Among the options, ADL recommends adopting the NIST framework due to its more holistic approach and easier mapping. The approach must be comprehensive, following NIST’s five-stage model:
Identify. Create an inventory of all network-connected IoT devices across the business and in use by external providers within the supply chain. Create a full asset register, identifying and logging potential risks, including possible future risks. Determine where are the strengths and potential weaknesses. Confirm that suppliers meet security standards (e.g., ISO) within their own operations and ensure all employees are properly qualified and certified.
Protect. Put in place the governance, controls, and training to mitigate risk and ensure security. Begin with the most pressing weaknesses to ensure major issues are covered quickly. Implement safeguards around access control, data security, and information protection — inside and outside the organization. Run regular awareness training with all relevant employees and contractors, including simulated attacks.
Detect. Develop and implement full security monitoring across the ecosystem, including OT and external providers. Focus on clear processes to detect anomalies and events, with well-understood escalations to named individuals.
Respond. Have a full plan in place to launch immediate responses in the event an IoT security attack is detected. This should include both internal and external communication and actions to be taken across the ecosystem. Responses should be frequently tested and subject to a process of continuous improvement.
Recover. Develop and implement appropriate activities to maintain plans for resilience and restore any services that are impaired due to IoT security breaches. Recovery plans should include short-term mitigations to reduce business disruption, and longer-term improvements to the human, technology, and process parts of the framework.
The clear benefits of the IoT are driving massive growth and investment in the technology, particularly in industrial and supply chain scenarios. However, security is currently a low priority, putting companies at risk. Organizations therefore need to focus on:
Creating a comprehensive IoT security framework that spans the ecosystem and includes OT alongside traditional IT.
Covering more than just technology to incorporate the risks from people, processes, and governance.
Understanding the roles of both the internal and external parts of the ecosystem, through a holistic view of the entire IoT estate.
Enforcing standards through C-level involvement.
Taking this approach will help unleash the benefits of IoT while ensuring secure, uninterrupted operations.
Appendix — IoT security in vaccine cold chain
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent vaccine rollouts have demonstrated the importance of IoT in the pharma cold chain — and the risks that require identification and mitigation. Put simply, if many vaccines exceed certain temperatures or are damaged en route, they lose effectiveness, putting lives at risk. Thus, the cold chain cannot be interrupted. It's a perfect example of how the IoT security framework can work across the supply chain ecosystem.
The pharma cold chain is complex and involves multiple players and locations (see Figure A). It stretches from the vaccine production site to storage facilities (potentially in other countries), to the local point of care (e.g., hospitals), and to vaccination centers (e.g., surgeries, pop-up clinics, and care homes). It involves a diverse mix of people from multiple organizations — from production employees to drivers/couriers at logistics companies and medical staff at hospitals/clinics.
Figure A. The vaccine cold chain
The vaccine’s condition is monitored by IoT sensors in its packaging, which relay information to a cloud-based IoT monitoring platform. Data is then shared with the organizations responsible for vaccine rollouts — whether health providers, governments, or the pharmaceutical company itself. Potential issues, along with mitigations, may include the following factors:
Governance. Imprecise cybersecurity responsibilities prevent the sustainable implementation of cybersecurity standards across the supply chain. Ensure clear responsibilities by establishing an overarching governance structure and formalized rules that include all relevant ecosystem partners.
Human. An employee at a production site connects cooling sensors to an unsecure network or a delivery driver leaves a truck door open, enabling physical access to tamper with sensors. Prevent this by training employees on the proper use of sensors, backed up by specific rules and a defined emergency plan.
Technology. Internally, legacy systems connected to the IoT network are not properly protected, or externally, the monitoring solution suffers a security breach. Guard against such risks through an IT security audit of the whole ecosystem, including external providers, before the vaccine rollout begins.
Process. Inconsistent data transfer can occur during the handover between the production facility and transportation stage of the process. Issues may also occur in plane cooling systems during flights. Regular process audits that bring together relevant ecosystem partners can identify such risks, enabling their prevention.
To enable success, all these factors must be enforced and underpinned by C-level involvement. Regular risk meetings should identify emerging issues and continuously improve the framework to safeguard the cold chain. While this example model covers the pharma cold chain, it applies equally to other industries, particularly those with complex, IoT-controlled supply chains.
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Although DataNodes do not contain metadata about the directories and files stored in an HDFS cluster, they do contain a small amount of metadata about the DataNode itself and its relationship to a cluster.
This shows the output of running the tree command on the DataNode’s directory, configured by setting dfs.datanode.data.dir in hdfs-site.xml.
File to which the "cursor state" is saved.
The DataNode runs a block scanner which periodically does checksum verification of each block file on disk. This scanner maintains a "cursor," representing the last block to be scanned in each block pool slice on the volume, and called the "cursor state."
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afterwards I looked for the openoffice program and it was no where to be found....and things started to slow down on my computer so I then realized..... "this is not good"
I proceeded to use control panel and use the uninstall program feature and deleted all of the programs that were installed recently, I also remember hearing a suggestion from a friend that avast antivirus is the best thing to use for uninstalling viruses and adware for free. I downloaded it and had it "scan" my computer and it said that there were several programs that were infected so it "cleaned" the files then I noticed the fonts on my computer and borders started to look weird so then I realized "yay...another virus"
Have you heard of Malwarebytes Anti-malware tool? Its very good and free, which you can upgrade if you want I believe constant protection.
Microsoft Security Essentials is a good free anti-virus, but I recommend looking for a good paid anti-virus when you get a chance.
Malwarebytes should cover the trojan I believe.
(Someone could have better solutions. I just gave what I use when I get Malware and Viruses.)
What I did was made a new account on the computer. Viruses seems to be LESS ACTIVE on the new made account, so that would probably buy you time. Download Anti-Malwarebytes and run a quick scan. After that, you'll be taken to a log of all virus activities and you are to restart you computer. Now, you can go back on your regular account. But I would disable internet if I were you, while running a FULL SYSTEM SCAN
And because Anti-Malwarebytes is only 30 days, wait for your computer to calm down and make sure it's secure. uninstall that and download Avira.
I googled OpenOffice and it does look like there may be some sketchy sites attempting to pull the ol' switcheroo on the unsuspecting. You would have wanted OpenOffice.org
Avast is a pretty good free antivirus solution and the one I use most often currently.
AVG offers another free alternative http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage. I haven't used it in several years, but it used to serve adequately.
Personally I wouldn't recommend Microsoft Security Essentials, it scored well in 2009 and won several awards. However, per Wikipedia:
In AV-TEST's 2011 annual review, Microsoft Security Essentials came last in protection, seventh in repair and fifth in usability.[63] In the 2012 review, it came last in protection and best in usability; however, having lost its certificate, it was not qualified for the usability award.[64] In June 2013, MSE achieved the lowest possible protection score, zero.
You already seem familiar with most of the biggest anti-spyware programs, and someone mentioned MalwareBytes already, so you should know everything you need there already..
As for resolving your current situation... I would recommend backing up anything important on a good sized external hard drive and give your computer a nice fresh reformat. Once you've got Windows installed and updated again then you'll want to immediately install and update an antivirus and antimalware. Personally I would recommend Avast and MalwareBytes.
Once you have those installed and updated, plug your external back in and use both programs to scan everything you backed up on it just to be sure. Afterwards you should feel free to start restoring everything.
I use Malwarebytes and AVG. I have the free versions of those. Other family members use Avast. I like the paid version of Advanced System Care too. (They have a free version, but I like the features on the paid version). AVG will do automatic updates, but you have to manually update Malwarebytes. I haven't used Avast so I don't know if you have to manually update or not. It is ALWAYS important to make sure that you keep your Anti-anything updated so make it a habit to update your stuff daily. (I do so when I turn on my computer at the beginning of each day).
I never liked Norton because it always make my computer run SUPER SLLLLLLLLLLOW. Maybe it's changed since it's been years, but I avoid Norton whenever possible.
malware bytes seems to be the next step... I just recently tried disabling all the startup apps and services using the msconfig program (to my dismay) now im not sure which things I should switch on and now my computer is running slower than usual (but then again I never really restart or turn off my computer...maybe its just the initial loading that's slowing everything down but probably not....
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So you’ve found a great data centre run by a provider who seems to tick all the boxes. But before signing on the dotted line and taking space, there are several property and legal traps which need to be examined first.
Not only do IT executives need to consider physical security and environmental credentials but even legislation such as the <i>Privacy Act 1988</i> and the <i>Patriot Act</i> can come into play, say legal experts.
Truman Hoyle partner, Nick Finlayson, says IT executives should investigate the physical security of the facility while negotitating a data centre lease. This is because they may not want competitors in the same building or other neighbours – such as political or defence organisations – who might introduce levels of risk for the data centre operation.
“It’s important to specify building security in the property lease to ensure access to the physical space housing the data centre is tightly controlled and the facility does not jeopardise its Tier equivalent classification,” Finlayson says.
Middletons partner, Cameron Abbott, says clients expect third-party data centres to provide more robustness and power and energy use than they can provide themselves.
However, this does not always prove to be the case.
“When power fails, you have two fall backs,” he says. “Uninterruptable power supplies have short-term power storage but that tends to protect you from shorter term disruptions. Then you’ve got to rely on back-up generators to spring into action if it [the UPS] is going to go longer than that."
He pointed out that in June 2012, Amazon Web Services lost data centre power which affected businesses that use the company’s hosting services.
“Technically the vendor only lost power for 30 minutes but what happened is that it interrupted the servers or they started to turn the servers off realising that they had limited battery life in their UPS,” he says.
“The UPS power is only finite and as it starts running out you have to turn off servers because it’s better to have them power down than crash.”
Truman Hoyle’s Finlayson says access to power – including back-up supply and availability of power upgrades – was an important consideration.
“Power upgrades beyond the initial maximum threshold in the lease are generally the responsibility of tenants, who also need to consider where the property is located as upgrades in densely packed business districts might not be possible,” he says.
Gilbert+Tobin partner, Bernadette Jew, says that a big focus of her firm’s property contracts are on data centre power usage efficiency (PUE) measures. For example, its contracts focus on the PUE measure and IT load of the facility.
“We’re conscious that levels of power efficiency need to improve over time so we don’t just agree on one [PUE] measure and lock it in for 15 to 20 years,” Jew says.
“You have a mechanism to improve it on a year-by-year basis so improvement in the PUE measure is part of your annual planning and technology roadmap.”
She adds that IT executives need to benchmark energy efficiency with similar sized data centres. For example, if different facilities are achieving a better PUE, then the tenant’s data centre provider needs to take whatever steps are required to improve the PUE level.
Green IT
Truman Hoyle’s Finlayson says that environmental performance of data centres is becoming an important consideration for tenants due to rising costs of electricity and corporate social responsibility.
In addition, the recent passing of the carbon tax also needs examining as Finlayson warns that some landlords may try to use the tax in their favour to pass on carbon costs to the data centre tenant.
“For example, the landlord’s obligations on a contract I looked at recently were far reaching and I’m not sure they were a reflection of where the carbon tax really is,” Finlayson says.
“It was basically `we’re going to catch everything to do with Carbon and you’re going to reimburse us’.”
Other environmental legislation which executives need to be aware of is energy disclosure under the <i>Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act 2010</i>.
According to Finlayson, this Act is about reporting and giving information to a tenant as a consumer.
“It’s all in relation to the star rating on a property for energy usage. As a tenant, you’re obliged to give the landlord information every now and then so they can provide that information to any prospective tenant or purchasers of the building,” he says.
Finlayson added that the Act generally applies to properties over 2,000 square metres.
“There is still an obligation on the tenant to provide this information even if you’re in a small space because that’s how the landlord works it all out. In so far as what you see as a prospective tenant, so you can assess the energy rating for yourself,” he says.
Middletons’ Abbott adds that based on anecdotal evidence from clients, the growth in data centres is happening because a lot of organisations want to be able to boast that their main office is six star environmentally rated.
“That [rating] very hard to achieve if you have the data centre in your own office,” he says.
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A number of Netflix Ireland customers have received an email saying there was an error with their account.
Netflix Ireland have issued a warning to customers over an email phishing scam.
The email reads: ‘Dear customer, during the regular maintenance and verification processes, we have detected an error in your account.’
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The email continues: ‘If your account information is not updated within 24 hours, your ability to access your account will be restricted.’
A spokesperson for Netflix said: ‘Phishing scams are, unfortunately, very common and often exploit well-known brands.
‘Internet users should always be cautious when they receive an email request any personal information or credit card details.
Netflix users have been warned over the scam. Pic: Shutterstock
It continued: ‘Phishing is an attempt to acquire your personal information by pretending to represent a website or company you trust online.
‘Phisher will go to great lengths to try hijack your account or steal your personal information. They may create fake websites that look like Netflix, or send official-looking emails asking you for personal information.
‘Netflix will never ask for any personal information in an email. This includes payment information, social security number or tax identification number, or your account password.’
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The Netflix spokesperson concluded: ‘If you receive an email asking for you personal information be careful.
‘If you’re unsure about a link in an email, you can hover over the link to see where it goes.
‘If you’re still unsure the website you’re on is the real Netflix site, type www.netflix.com directly into your internet browser.’
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https://extra.ie/2019/06/17/entertainment/movies-tv/netflix-ireland-warning-phishing-scam
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In conclusion, BetterHelp treatment provides numerous benefits over conventional in-person treatment, consisting of benefit, cost, and therapist choice. While there are other online treatment platforms readily available, BetterHelp stands out for its large network of therapists and economical prices plans. Ultimately, the choice between online therapy and conventional in-person therapy comes down to personal preference and private needs.
Treatment can be helpful for a wide variety of mental health conditions. In this short article, we’ll explore 10 various conditions that people might have and how treatment can help.
Tension is a typical experience for lots of people, but it can have unfavorable influence on mental health. Treatment can help by teaching relaxation techniques and developing coping methods to handle stress, along with recognizing and resolving the underlying psychological and mental concerns that add to stress.
In conclusion, therapy can be an effective tool in handling a large range of mental health conditions, from depression and anxiety to drug abuse and relationship concerns. Think about looking for the support and guidance of a licensed therapist if you are struggling with your psychological health.
Seeing a therapist can have many benefits for a person’s psychological health and health and wellbeing. Here are some of the benefits of seeing a therapist from a psychological point of view:
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There has been a data breach at Natural Health Services, including its location in Windsor.
It involves the personal health information of about 34,000 medical marijuana patients that was accessed in a data breach of an electronic medical record system used by NHS and its parent company Sunniva Inc.
NHS says patients have been informed in the last week of the breach that occurred between Dec. 4, 2018 and Jan. 7.
It says the breach didn't involve any financial, credit card or social insurance number information since those aren't collected from patients.
However, personal injury firm Diamond and Diamond -- which has announced a proposed class-action lawsuit against NHS and Sunniva -- says it did involve diagnostic results, health-care numbers and personal contact information.
"What is more integral than the preservation of our health information?" said Jeremy Diamond, Manager Partner at Diamond and Diamond Lawyers. "All individuals that filled out these online forms could be affected by this egregious breach."
The law firm also confirms to CTV News that the first complainant was from the Windsor area.
The company, which operates seven clinics in Canada including in Windsor, says it has been working with privacy protection and law enforcement authorities to investigate and respond to the breach.
A dedicated hotline has been set up to field patient inquiries, at 1-888-297-0573.
"We value our patients and understand the importance of protecting personal information and apologize to the patients whose personal information has been improperly accessed and for any frustration or inconvenience that this may cause," stated NHS president Dr. Mark Kimmins. “We are taking this situation very seriously and are taking the necessary steps to prevent a situation like this from happening again.”
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https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/personal-data-of-34-000-medical-marijuana-patients-accessed-in-data-breach-nhs-1.4356392
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DNS and WINS help you resolve names so you can connect to remote computers across the LAN and across the Internet. WINS resolves computer (NetBIOS) names such as \\surtur, and DNS resolves host names such as surtur.paradigms.com. To help clarify some confusion surrounding the different types of name resolution, this sidebar describes the steps a network takes to resolve computer and host names.
Table A shows the properties for three computers in a TCP/IP network. (Note that this network contains just one WINS server and is not the same network described in the main article.) Two NT computers (\\patmos and \\samos) are in one domain, and a Windows 95 computer (\\tadpole) logs in to that domain. In this sample network, a WINS server runs on \\patmos, and \\samos and \\tadpole point to that server to resolve NetBIOS names. DNS runs on \\patmos and \\samos, and \\tadpole points to \\samos to resolve host names. Listing A shows the contents of the DNS configuration files on \\patmos, and Listing B shows the contents of the DNS configuration files on \\samos. Let's investigate both types of name resolution.
NetBIOS Name Resolution
Clients resolve computer names such as \\patmos and \\tadpole with NetBIOS name resolution. Suppose a user on the NT server, \\samos, issues the command netusex:\\patmos\data to display information about that computer connection. If you configure \\samos to use WINS, host files, DNS, and lmhosts files, \\samos follows a series of steps to resolve a computer name.
1. The \\samos server checks a local NetBIOS name cache for the \\patmos computer name. If \\samos finds the name in the cache, it uses that cached name to resolve the NetBIOS name.
2. If \\samos doesn't find a cached name, it tries three times to contact the \\patmos WINS server. A WINS resolver on \\samos uses a hard-coded IP address (204.241.138.10), rather than a NetBIOS or host name, in the TCP/IP configuration so that the resolver can access the WINS server without needing to know that the resolver is accessing \\patmos. The resolver's success in accessing the WINS server depends on whether WINS is running on \\patmos and whether the resolver finds a mapping (a correlation between the physical IP address and computer name) in the WINS database for \\patmos. If the resolver finds a \\patmos mapping, it uses that mapping.
3. If WINS is not running and the WINS resolution fails, \\samos tries three times to resolve the name by sending out name query requests in the form of broadcasts. Each computer on the network receives the broadcast and checks its name cache to see whether this computer owns the nameif so, the computer sends a name query response, using Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) to obtain the source host's hardware address. This broadcast will succeed on a local network such as our sample network but will fail in a routed environment because most routers aren't configured to forward broadcasts.
4. If we add a router and the broadcasts fail, \\samos checks its local lmhosts file for a \\patmos entry. If \\samos finds a \\patmos entry, it uses that entry. Our sample network has no entry in \\samos's lmhosts file for \\patmos.
5. If the lmhosts file lookup fails, \\samos tries a hosts file lookup. Again, our sample network has no entry for \\patmos.
6. Finally, \\samos sends a request to its configured DNS, which is local in this case. If we enter the same net use command from \\tadpole, we see a similar series of events. The \\tadpole system will check its local files or send requests to the WINS server at 204.241.138.10 or to DNS on \\samos.
Clients resolve host names such as patmos.sakellariadis.com with host name resolution. Suppose a user on the NT server \\samos issues the command ping patmos.sakellariadis. com to verify the connection to that remote host. If you configure the \\samos server to use all possible methods of name resolution, the system follows a series of steps to resolve the host name.
1. The \\samos server checks whether the host name matches the local host name. In the sample network, it doesn't.
2. If \\samos doesn't find a match, it parses the hosts file. If \\samos finds an entry in the parsed hosts file, it uses that entry. In our sample network, no entry for \\patmos is in the hosts file, so this search fails.
3. The \\samos server sends a request to the configured DNS, which is local in this case. 4. If DNS doesn't complete the zone transfer, \\samos checks its local NetBIOS name cache for the host name.
5. If \\samos doesn't find the cached name, it tries once to contact the WINS server at 204.241.138.10.
6. If WINS resolution fails, \\samos broadcasts three times to try to find the remote host, as in Step 3 of the NetBIOS name resolution procedure.
7. If an entry for \\patmos is in the lmhosts file, \\samos uses that entry. If you follow these steps for a network with the IP addresses shown in Table A, the attempt to ping patmos.sakellariadis.com by name will work because Step 3 will succeed. If the DNS zone transfer hasn't happened, however, the ping succeeds at Step 6.
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Investigation can be termed as the dawn of a criminal trial. It usually commences with the registration of the First Information Report (“FIR”), wherein the investigating agencies investigate the veracity of the complaint or information received. The procedure of investigation often changes with the nature of the offence committed and hence, for offences like cybercrimes, criminalized and penalized under the Indian penal Code, 1860 (“IPC”) and the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”), technological know-how becomes an important investigative tool. The specific techniques used cybercrimes are complex enough that many enforcement agencies, including the Central Bureau of Investigation (“CBI”), have created distinct cells for the investigation and handling of cyber space offences.[1] Bangalore, being the Information Technology or IT hub of India, was the first city to establish a Cyber Crime Police Station.[2]
To further ease the process of investigation in cyber-crimes, NASSCOM and DSCI, representing the Indian IT industry, under an exclusive partnership, came up with a Cyber Crimes Investigation Manual in 2011.[3] A need for such collaboration and creation of the manual was felt because of the rising menace of cybercrimes. As of 2021, more than 3.17 lakh cybercrimes have been registered online since the inception of the IT Act.[4] With the growing threat of cyber space offences the need for distinct investigative techniques is becoming acute to prevent as well as to detect these crimes.
However, before delving into the investigative techniques, one needs to understand the scope of cybercrimes. Cybercrimes are inclusive of all acts or commissions done with criminal intent in cyberspace.[5] Cybercrimes, majorly in India, are reported under the category of computer hacking, forgery, counterfeiting, publication or transmission of pornographic or obscene content, and fraud.[6] The primary offences dealt with within the IT Act are tampering with source code, deleting or altering data with malicious intent, and transmitting or publishing pornographic material.[7] Nevertheless, cybercrimes are not limited to only these categories of offences. Certain other offences added in the IT Act through subsequent amendment are cyber-stalking, worm attack, cybersquatting, identity theft, financial crimes, web jacking, pharming, spamming, skimming, website defacement, email spoofing, cyber terrorism, acts distressing the integrity and sovereignty of India, etc.[8] The IT Amendment Act, along with the amendments to IPC and Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (“Evidence Act”), paved the way for prosecution of offences like phishing and other financial crimes.[9] In spite of this, the trial and prosecution of cybercrimes are not resorted to due to a lack of awareness of the applicability of these general laws to cybercrimes.[10]
But now the question arises, how are cybercrimes committed? And, is there a special procedure for its investigation? Various techniques and technological tools are used in the commission of cybercrimes such as buffer overflow, phishing, malware, salami attack, data diddling, cracking, steganography, trojan, zombie, etc.[11] Investigation of cybercrimes due to the use of such technical tools is primarily done through the gathering of digital evidence and cyber forensic analysis of the digital evidence. Cyber forensics can be further classified into disk forensics, wireless forensics, network forensics, malware forensics, email forensics, database forensics, SatNav forensics, and memory forensics.[12] The cyber forensics process requires identification of digital evidence, preservation of evidence, analysis of evidence, reporting of findings, and adducing of digital evidence before the trial court.[13] Moreover, cyber forensic analysis happens subsequent to the examination of any possible alteration, data corruption or virus introduction, the discovery of files on the subject system, recovery of deleted or hidden files, access to protected or encrypted files, analysis of all relevant data, analysis of the timeline of events occurred, etc.[14]
These techniques are traditional methods of investigation used in cybercrimes. Cybercrime investigating agencies, especially in India, use these traditional investigative techniques, particularly concerning information and evidence gathering.[15] Furthermore, the old method of interviewing suspects, witnesses, and victims is still followed during the investigation of cybercrimes in India.[16] With the advent of technological augment, there is a necessity of innovative techniques for investigation, possibly to prevent even the happening of such crimes. The traditional techniques of detection of cybercrimes, as of now, seem to be incapable of entirely stopping or mitigating these crimes.[17] This is because the target groups or the victims differ for different cyberspace offences and the cyber criminals improvise their methods of attacks with the advancement in technology.[18]
In the article Analysis of Cybercrime Investigation Mechanism in India, the authors M. Elavarasi and N. M. Elango state that the process of cybercrime investigation includes questioning information gathering and computer forensics.[19] As per the authors, the techniques of investigation are searching the offender, tracking the IP address, analyzing the webserver, tracking the emails, recovery of deleted data, ethically hacking the system for the purpose of investigation, and uncovering hidden data on the subject system.[20] This article, however, does not probe into the mechanics of cyber forensics. It simply states the steps involved in the process of investigation of cybercrimes without elaborating on the crime detection methods.
In the article Research on Cybercrime and its Policing, published in the American Journal of Computer Science and Engineering Survey, the authors have emphasized the role of investigating agencies in curbing cybercrimes.[21] The authors state that because of lack of resources, under-reporting, and low reporting rate, the chances of prosecution of offenses committed in cyberspace are quite low.[22] The authors identify training of the personnel as a major challenge when it comes to such digital crimes. But the investigating agencies have formed partnerships with the computing divisions of universities for ease of investigation. Moreover, the authors suggest collaboration with private companies as they have more expertise and experience in dealing with such cases. Lastly, the authors recommend the use of Artificial Intelligence for the identification of threats whereby the problem gets detected in the openness in a short span of time.
But what are these techniques used in the detection of threats or cybercrimes? As per the article Comprehensive Review of Cybercrime Detection Techniques, there are various new models of crime detection and prediction techniques.[23] A few of them are as follows: statistical, machine learning, data mining, and other techniques such as biometric, cryptography, or computer visions.[24] The paper does not differentiate between detection and predictive techniques. These two are mostly grouped together.
However, prediction is a different step when it comes to the analysis of cybercrimes data. Ensar Seker states that the present focus should be on prediction systems that can anticipate complex cyber-attacks rather than being on the defence mechanism and trying to mitigate the damages incurred.[25] Similarly, the author of the article Computational System to Classify Cyber Crime Offenses using Machine Learning emphasizes the predictive techniques by stating that while analyzing data in the prediction step, the cybercrime data is used to predict which crimes are occurring in larger number in a particular year at a particular location.[26] Such analysis helps the investigating agencies to reduce the manifestation of future cybercrime incidents.
Furthermore, Akshay Kumar Singh, Neha Prasad, Nohil Narkhede, and Siddharth Mehta, in their article Crime: Classification and Prediction Pattern, have defined a structure for analyzing crime and have also given a discourse on the method of increasing the accuracy of crime prediction for the deterrence of crimes.[27] They have used the method of ‘A Priori Algorithm’ for the identification of drifts and patterns in crime. Their method of prediction divides the crime into classes or categories of crime. Hence, it is made to aid the investigating agencies in the employment of measures for the prevention of crimes. It can also predict the timeline of the crimes if the data collected is complete and comprehensive.
Few other authors, for example, in the article Crime Pattern Analysis, Visualization and Prediction Using Data Mining, have also grouped crime data together according to different types of crimes against women that had taken place specifically in various cities of India.[28] The authors in this article have used various statistical predictive methods to cluster, correlate crimes, and finally make a crime prediction. In the article Survey of Analysis of Crime Detection Techniques Using Data Mining and Machine Learning, the authors mentioned different machine learning and data mining techniques while analyzing their work. They have reviewed various types of crimes, including cybercrimes. They have used various techniques such as hidden Markov model, genetic algorithm, neural network, logistic regression, kernel destiny algorithm, k-means, and random forest.[29]
Taking into consideration the above-reviewed literature, the present research paper aims to understand the crime predictive techniques used in cybercrime investigation. The paper will, in the upcoming sections, study the crime predictive techniques used by different countries cybercrimes and, in light of that, try to understand the methods used in India. Lastly, the paper will try to come up with proposals, if any, for efficient investigation of cybercrimes in India through the use of crime predictive techniques.
What are ‘Crime Predictive’ Techniques?
Crime predictive techniques or also known as predictive policing, are not a new method of investigation. It involves the use of algorithms to analyze huge data sets in order to predict and prevent the commission of future crimes.[30] One of the first countries to adopt such methods of investigation was the United States of America, specifically the Los Angeles Police Department in 2008.[31] They have implemented such policing methods wherein the areas with the likelihood of gun violence are identified, and hot-spots for certain other property-related crimes are intensified when it comes to patrolling.
There is also evidence of the use of such crime predictive techniques cybercrimes. However, before digging into the predictive techniques, it is important to ask the question that are detection and predictive techniques the same? On a survey of existing literature, no such difference was observed. The techniques used for crime detection are used for crime prediction as well. Therefore, some of the latest crime detection or predictive techniques used are as follows[32]:
1. Statistical: Statistical method is used mostly for evaluating and extracting data for the effective detection of cyberattacks.[33] This method is carried out by using the K-means clustering in a certain grouping of crimes.[34] K-means is a method in which the data can belong to more than one group. Statistical method is also used in machine learning techniques sometimes for predicting outcomes.[35] However, due to lack of evidence, it can also happen that the offender’s behaviour is considered to understand whether he has committed some other undetected crime in this method.[36] 2. Machine Learning: It is the method of predicting outputs constructed on input data fed into the machine, i.e., the computer.[37] The data fed into the machine is also called training data. Machine learning process can be either unsupervised or supervised. In the unsupervised method, the machine does not know the right output for each input data. However, in supervised machine learning, the input data and corresponding data output are paired, and hence, the correct data is shown as output. A neural network is also a form of machine learning, and it works in a similar fashion to that of the neurons in the brain.[38] Neural learning can be further sub-divided into deep learning and fuzzy logic neural networks.[39] 3. Data Mining: Data Mining uses the ‘A Priori’ algorithm for the detection/prediction of cybercrimes.[40] Usually, cases are identified from which variables of the cases are determined and extracted. Thereafter, visual representations are made, for example, graphs, bar charts, etc., for easier comprehension of the analysis by the investigating agencies.
4. Geographical System: Crime hot-spots are identified, for example, a shopping complex, etc.[41] Identification of such crime generators is based on the idea that the previous victimization is a good predictor of upcoming risks.
5. Other Techniques: Some of the techniques that are included in this category of crime prediction techniques are biometric, forensic tools, cryptography, and computer vision.[42] There are also other techniques such as detection of deviation, string comparator, and social network analysis.[43]
These are not the only techniques used for crime prediction. There are several algorithms that are used to produce accurate results using other techniques, for example, decision tree, KNN classification, Bayesian method, Logistic Regression, Random Forest, etc.[44] The above-mentioned techniques are the most commonly used techniques across different countries.
Using Crime Predictive Techniques in Investigation of Cybercrimes
The internet has become a potent weapon in this century. With new innovations happening every day, cyber crimes have become a hazard that requires quick solutions. Traditional investigating methods take a longer time to predict plausible offenders, future crime-scene or even to understand the pattern of the cybercrimes, and hence, it is necessary these days to analyze the crime patterns, crime-scene, criminals, etc. using new techniques or methods.[45]
One of the major concerns cybercrimes is that the investigating agencies are not adequately trained to be able to investigate cyberspace cases.[46] The workforce is becoming deficient as technology progresses with time, and therefore, even new resolutions are falling short.[47] But, it is the duty of the enforcement agencies to ensure that cybercrimes are effectively investigated. Researchers, with the help of crime prediction techniques and analysis of data, can help these agencies in fighting cybercrimes.[48]
A few examples of such crime prediction in traditional crimes are risk mapping,[49] criminal detection,[50] etc. On carrying out predictive analysis on murders that occurred in ten years in Brazil, the accuracy rate shown was 97%.[51] Random Forest method was used in order to understand the effect of urban metrics on murders. Random forest is an algorithm that creates a classifier on training data through a combination of outputs to have the best possible predictions on test data.[52] Ignorance and unemployment were identified as important variables in the analysis of murders in Brazil. The study also highlighted the pressing need for predictive analysis of crime data for ease of investigation.
Attempts, through predictive analysis, have also been made to combat cybercrimes; for example, a model was built to predict phishing attacks, and satisfactory accurate results were observed.[53] Also, there are surveys to show that machine learning techniques have been effective in tackling the problem of ‘online sexual grooming.’[54]
One recent study had taken five years of cybercrimes data of Turkey for predictive analysis. [55] Through the use of machine learning techniques, the mode of attack and offender were predicted. Factors such as age, income, education, marital status, etc., were considered for the analysis. These factors were helpful in envisaging the mode of attack and victims of these cybercrimes. The accuracy rate of predicting the offender in these cybercrimes was found to be around 60%. The researchers in this study tried to link the victim’s education and income level to that of the occurrence rate. They found that the occurrence rate is inversely proportional to the victim’s educational and income level. The objective of this study was to aid the enforcement agencies and to provide a faster mechanism for predicting criminals.
Machine Learning Analysis to classify Cybercrime Offenses: Different techniques of machine learning were used to analyze data set collected from all over India.[58] The data set contained information about the type of cybercrimes, age of the offenders, victims, access violation, year and place of occurrence, and damage incurred by the victim. For classification of the crimes, the Bayesian method and for clustering K-means were used. This model, as per the researchers, classified data with 99% accuracy. The model saved the amount of time that would have been consumed in manual reporting and classification of these cybercrimes. However, changes will have to be made for the investigating agencies to be able to curb the growth of cybercrimes in a specific area/location.
Cybercrime Detection on social media using Random Forest technique: This study was based on the premise that for ease of cybercrime investigation, data mining techniques can be used.[59] The researchers in this study have collected data from the social media interface, which is then classified using algorithms. The parameters used in the analysis of data were age, location, synonyms, hashtags, gender, and keywords. Random Forest method was found to be most accurate in the parameter-based detection of threats. It showed an accuracy rate of 80%.
When it comes to the implementation of such research or studies, only a few initiatives can be seen. Gradually, the investigating agencies, especially the police, in Maharashtra is adapting to the ways of predictive policing, which happens to be one of the most digitally progressive forms of monitoring by the police of the future.[60] There is evidence where cybercrime experts have admitted to the fact that predictive techniques will be the most effective tools for investigation. Around 47 cybercrime labs have been established in Maharashtra.[61] Also, the Government is trying to establish cybercrime police stations for the facilitation of faster registration of cybercrimes and forensic investigation of such digital crimes.
The Jharkhand Police, in 2013, in partnership with the National Informatics Centre, started a project for the development of a data mining software that will analyze the data to trace the crime trends and patterns.[62] Delhi Police has also, in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (“ISRO”), developed a predictive tool for policing called ‘Crime Mapping, Analytics and Predictive System’ or CMAPS.[63] The system of CMAPS identifies hotspots of crimes by the combination of calls placed in the Delhi helpline number and satellite imagery provided by ISRO’s that basically performs the function of clustering. After the use of CMAPS, Delhi Police has reduced the time taken to analyze a crime, on an average 15 days, to that of only three minutes. Even though these are examples of traditional crime predictive mechanisms, it showcases that India is trying to keep up with the trends of the advancing technology and hence, would perhaps in the future implement predictive techniques with more rigour for the investigation of cybercrimes.
Are Crime predictive techniques Violative of Fundamental Rights?
Crime predictive techniques, in the above sections, were portrayed with a virtuous stance. However, there are researchers and advocates of human rights who oppose the use of such techniques because they believe that these techniques institutionalize discrimination and are violative of certain fundamental rights.
There is ample evidence to suggest that the police in India are casteist, discriminatory, and communal.[64] Religious minorities and lower castes have been historically the victims of violence in the hands of the system.[65] In the case of Ankush Maruti Shinde v. the State of Maharashtra,[66] the Supreme Court, in review petitions, acquitted these six men who had been on death row for almost sixteen years, and that too in solitary confinement. These men belonged to a marginalized community and were apprehended by the police as offenders even when an eyewitness had identified four other men as the actual offenders. Not only this, but marginalized communities like Dalits, tribals, and Muslims who constitute as per the 2011 census 16.6%, 8.6%, and 14.2% of the population constitute around three-fourth of the undertrial prisoners’ population in the prisons.[67] To be precise, out of the total undertrial prisoners in India, 21.6% are Dalits, 11.8% are tribals, and 19.7% are Muslims. Similarly, in the United States, Blacks only constitute 12% of the population, whereas they account for around 33% of the inmate population.[68]
Prediction of similar discrimination in predictive policing is being made by a few scholars. In fact, scholars in the United States of America have urged other researchers working in the field of predictive policing to stop working on the same as they believe it purports structural or institutionalized racism.[69] Researchers have also tried to demonstrate the same bias being enforced against the marginalized communities in the predictive techniques in India. A particular study shows that CMAPS, initiated by the Delhi police, is discriminatory in nature.[70] Hence, criminal predictive techniques are perceived to be another tool that will institutionalize such discrimination. The way this discrimination is envisaged is that the data fed into the algorithms would be discriminatory in nature, and therefore, the results, in turn, would be biased. In simpler terms, it “isn’t necessarily reflective of who is more likely to commit a crime; rather, it is an indicator of who is more policed.”[71]
On paper the predictive algorithms used for policing seem to be beneficial but in reality, the algorithms target only a certain group or community as the people feeding data sets to the machine are biased. This leads to the production of biased results and consequently, only the people who were always at a disadvantage, to begin with, are apprehended. Moreover, the constitutional validity of these algorithms can be challenged in light of cases such as Lt. Col. Nitisha v. Union of India[72] and Madhu v. Northern Railways[73], which have held that policies that are neutral on paper but discriminatory in practice can violate the right against discrimination (systemic discrimination).
However, all of these concerns are with regards to traditional crimes’ investigation. There aren’t pieces of evidence of such discrimination when it comes to cybercrimes per se, but these arguments possibly could also be made against the use of predictive techniques cybercrimes. Lack of accuracy, accountability, and privacy concerns are other arguments against the use of predictive techniques in cybercrimes investigation.[74]
The usage of data available online, on social media, or with the government for investigation of cybercrimes raises questions about violation of one’s privacy. Enforcement agencies might argue that since these were voluntarily given, the issue of privacy cannot be raised. But, can it be said that everything that is online can be used to incriminate an individual? Few lawyers view this as a violation of one’s privacy which is neither legally nor morally right.[75] Moreover, Rule 3(5) of the Intermediary Rules 2018, which regulates the transmission of information on the internet, enables the intermediaries to be able to trace the originators of info on the platform. These companies could be pressured to monitor data and hand it over whenever the enforcement agencies or the government desires. After the Puttaswamy judgment,[76] these techniques could be challenged as being violative of Article 21 on the ground of violation of privacy.
Are Crime Predictive Techniques Effective?
There are research studies and examples which suggest that predictive techniques used for policing are ineffective. The Chicago police used predictive algorithms for the identification of around 400 people who were at the highest risk of being victims of murders in the year 2013-14. Later, it was observed that only three of those identified as potential victims were on the list of people who were actually homicide victims.[77] In Florida, the incorporation of these predictive techniques led to an increase in property crimes.[78] Predictive policing systems sold by a company in this industry called PredPol were discontinued in the United States as they were ineffective.[79] Not just United States but also in countries like Berlin, these techniques were, after a trial, declared ineffective.[80] The reason for such failure is when data becomes the sole identifier, and the enforcement agencies fail to understand the cause-and-effect relationship between the data fed and the output obtained. For example, if it is believed that the administration of drugs is a major reason for the occurrence of a lot of violent crimes, then this is just correlation and not causation. The algorithms seem unable to identify this gap in their prediction mechanism.
Also, in the United Kingdom, the National Crime Agency has been identifying ‘at-risk’ children based on their online activity/presence, which then becomes indicative of potential interest in “cybercrime forums or the purchase of cybercrime tools.” [81] This puts the children or youngsters on the radar of the Crime Agency even before they have engaged in any criminal activity online based on mere web-engine searches, which might seem absurd.
With technology, there will be quite a few instances of failure as they are at the end made by humans, and humans are susceptible to error. But there are researchers and enforcement officers who firmly believe that predictive techniques will result in wondrous control of cybercrimes.[82] The cases studies elaborated in this research paper also provide high rates of accuracy, which can be achieved if the data fed into the machine is unbiased, free from prejudices, and the techniques are updated regularly, keeping in view the current technology used in the commission of cybercrimes.
Conclusion
Technology, when used with malice, will result in unfavorable outputs. But technology, when used without pre-set prejudices and biases and in a system that is against the idea of discrimination, would probably never prey upon the weaker communities. Discrimination ingrained in the system in India cannot be obliterated overnight. It has been an ongoing issue that either has to be sidestepped or checked through various checkpoints. If predictive techniques are stopped from being used in the investigation, in my view, it would not really address the issue of discrimination. The enforcement agencies will continue to target the marginalized communities. However, if the predictive techniques are designed in a manner that addresses the issue of discrimination or misuse not just cybercrimes but also traditional crimes, then these techniques can be put to use.
Crime predictive techniques are still in the stage of development. With new methods of commission of cybercrimes being invented almost every day, predictive techniques would need to be as fast-paced. The enforcement agencies with collaborations with research institutions in this field will have to come up with solutions that are neither invasive of one’s privacy nor so inaccurate that it is rendered ineffective.
[The author is a L.L.M. student at NALSAR University, Hyderabad]
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[42] Al-Khater et al., supra note 17. at 137306.
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[52] Bilen and Özer, supra note 47.
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[54] C.H Ngejane et al., Mitigating Online Sexual Grooming Cybercrime on Social Media Using Machine Learning: A Desktop Survey, in 2018 International Conference on Advances in Big Data, Computing and Data Communication Systems (icABCD) 1–6 (2018), https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8465413/ (last visited Nov 8, 2021).
[69] Courtney Linder, Why Hundreds of Mathematicians Are Boycotting Predictive Policing, Popular Mechanics (2020), https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/math/a32957375/mathematicians-boycott-predictive-policing/ (last visited Nov 9, 2021).
[70] Vidushi Marda & Shivangi Narayan, Data in New Delhi’s predictive policing system, in Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency 317–324 (2020), https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3351095.3372865 (last visited Nov 9, 2021).
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[78] Predictive policing in India: Deterring crime or discriminating minorities?, LSE Human Rights (2021), https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/humanrights/2021/04/16/predictive-policing-in-india-deterring-crime-or-discriminating-minorities/ (last visited Nov 7, 2021).
[79] Twitter, LAPD pioneered predicting crime with data. Many police don’t think it works, Los Angeles Times (2019), https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-lapd-precision-policing-data-20190703-story.html (last visited Nov 10, 2021).
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Antivirus software business is expected to grow to $4.3 billion by 2025.
Half a century ago, the first computer antivirus program in history was: cutter (mower), to deal with Lata (Bell), first virus, Since then, threats have evolved as technology has entered our daily lives. Antiviruses have tried to adapt to the challenges to come, but their level of complexity makes it necessary that users cannot just delegate a security tool, but have to actively play a role and be careful while using their tools. Measures have to be taken. “Many people think that paying for antivirus will automatically protect them, but it doesn’t have to be. By not investing in it, they are going to be safe,” says Josh Bruni, Digital Forensics and Marshall University (West Virginia, USA) Professor.
Angela García Valdés, a cybersecurity technician for citizens at the National Institute of Cyber Security (INCIBE), insists that antivirus should be “on all our devices, even on smart TVs”.smart TV)”, although agrees that “this does not mean that we have everything insured. We have to continue to use the Internet securely and responsibly.” This responsible use includes hard-to-guess passwords, two-factor authentication where it can be activated, Downloading apps only from official stores (Play Store and App Store depending on the operating system) and avoid accessing untrusted web pages.
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Cybersecurity expert and computer court expert Javier Tobal explains, “Antivirus is going to solve problems that aren’t complex attacks, but if it eliminates a simple virus that might one day make you cringe, then it’s going to be a great solution.” should already be installed.” “How much effort do you need to install antivirus? It takes two seconds,” he insists.
However, some experts, such as Josh Brunti, believe that systems that include software companies out of the box, such as Windows Defender, are sufficient when additional security measures are taken, so installing third-party antiviruses is not necessary, and paying much less. version, because the threats have evolved so much that it is really necessary to understand them.
companies of software Antivirus defends that their products “provide additional layers of protection for those who possess the operating system itself”, as explained by Josep Albers, director of research and awareness for computer security company ESET in Spain. “They always give you the possibility to buy one for a fee; it will be there for a reason…”, he suggests. This extended version is usually in the same language and from the same country at almost no time to get technical support. Albers laments: “This service is rarely valued until something happens.”
Brunti warns that, by requesting the services of an antivirus, “you can mimic what you already have, something that’s already integrated (as in the case of Defender), at least if it’s fine. is active”. However, Albers raises what happens to devices that are specific to the system and which are used by attackers to achieve their objectives: “These are not malware Or viruses, are tools that Windows itself has, for example, and are used in many attacks, more and more every day. How do you detect it? With Defender, no, but with analysis tools and malicious functions detection”. And he adds: “It’s probably much easier for an attacker to bypass a system integrated into the operating system than with third parties specializing in cybersecurity.” compared to the system.”
Europe is the second region with the largest antivirus market shareResearch and Markets.com report “Global Antivirus Software Market 2021: COVID-19 Growth and Change”. is expected to increase to $4,300 million. According to a study by Security.orgOf course, American households who pay for antivirus software outnumber households with more than 10 million installed free versions. The same company estimates that 8.9% of users with the free version experienced some malware In 2021, while this figure was 7.4% of those paying.
According to the same study, three out of four users in the US continue to use antivirus despite the fact that more and more software companies offer the service, such as Microsoft. For Javier Tobal, this technology comes out very well in independent analysis of antivirus services “just like the MacBook. The nice thing about it is you activate it and forget about it and it doesn’t work for others.” Doesn’t offer much less protection in comparison.
Valdes recalls that antiviruses “provide many more services: they work as firewalls, they include filters. anti spam, Optimize computer performance, some have web addresses analyzed, and even have parental control tools. So, every user has to see what they want or need”.
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LoginRegister Search Enter your keywords f g+ t Follow @phonedog yt Samsung issues response to claims of Knox vulnerability Android Alex WagnerEditorial Director of News and Content | January 9, 2014 85 shares 6 73 6 0 Remember last month when researchers at Ben-Gurion University claimed to have found a vulnerability with Samsung's Knox security software? Well today Samsung addressed the situation with an official statement, and the good news for folks that rely on Knox is that as long as the software is configured correctly, the exploit won't be an issue.
On its official Knox blog, Samsung explains that the "exploit" uses legitimate Android network functions in a way that they're not meant to be used in order to intercept unencrypted connections from apps on the device. Known as a "Man in the Middle" attack, Samsung's research showed that the issue has nothing to do with Knox or Android, but is actually made possible by unencrypted app data and user-installed programs.
Samsung goes on to say that Knox has a few Knox tools to help protect against Man in the Middle attacks, including Mobile Device Management, Per-App VPN and FIPS 140-2. "Proper configuration of mechanisms available within Knox appears to be able to address the previously published issue," explained Professor Patrick Traynor, an expert on security at the Georgia Institute of Technology. "Samsung should strongly encourage all of their users to take advantage of those mechanisms to avoid this and other common security issues."
Any type of software vulnerability is a big deal that should be taken seriously, but the fact that this purported vulnerability was found in Samsung's security software that's meant to protect against these types of exploits made the matter an even bigger deal. The good news is that Samsung was on top of the matter and found that there's no issue with Knox, which I'm sure puts both the company and its business customers at ease. Samsung's full statement on the situation can be found at the link below.
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As a parent, one of the most moving lines I have ever heard from a movie was Mel Gibson in the movie Ransom when he was talking to the kidnappers and he screamed “Give me back my son!”. He was clearly scared, angry, emotional and felt completely helpless. While the stakes are not the same when it comes to your business, for many small business owners their businesses are their “babies” and if they are a victim of ransomware, they want to shout “Give me back my data!” because the emotions can be very similar.
Ransomware is a type of malicious computer virus which infiltrates your network and wraps all of the data it can find on your server in a locked “bubble” called encryption that only the data-nappers (hackers) have the key to. The hackers then literally ask you for money (ransom) to gain access back to your data. Ransomware often enters your network through an email or email attachment opened by one of your employees. It doesn’t always act immediately so when it is triggered, you may not even know that it has happened. Once it triggers, you can not access any of the data on your network and you are given a certain amount of time to pay the ransom in bitcoin which is a computer based currency that is not all that easy to obtain quickly for the average person. A common ransomware virus is called Cryptolocker.
At this point you have choices. If you can obtain the bitcoin and pay the ransom, you will likely be given the password to unlock your data. Depending upon how well you have been backing up your data, this may be your only option. Surprisingly, once the ransom is paid, most often the criminals who locked up your data do provide the password to unlock it. More surprisingly, if you have trouble, they even give you a help line you can call for assistance (yes, you would think that is they can have a help desk, we should be able to stop them, right? Apparently not.). Unfortunately, even if you get your data unlocked, there is no guarantee that their malicious code is not still lurking on your system somewhere leaving you vulnerable to getting hacked again.
A better option is to be proactive about the way you backup your data. Because “time is money”, the best options involve using a backup system which allows you to quickly restore your servers back to a previous point within minutes of the ransom notice. Enabling your business to do this requires that your servers are setup properly using a virtualization software such as VMWare. Additionally, using a service that allows cloud based backups of your data such as Datto will give you the option to continue operating your business while your IT team scrubs your servers of any remaining malicious code. While this seems like a daunting technical task, most IT managed service providers can help you get setup properly to protect your business if you don’t have the in-house expertise.
Michael Giuffrida from Southington CT has been operating businesses since 1997. He is an experienced entrepreneur in business management, profitable growth, business valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and information technology managed services
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Interpreting Cyber Risk TrendsVerizon says 75% of financial sector breaches in the past decade involved web application attacks, DDoS, and card skimming. There's no scarcity of metrics on the cyber threats facing financial institutions. Software and hardware vendors and many consulting firms often publish reports from their data or experiences. Reviewing these reports can take hours, and with time as the scarcest of resources, administrators need to be able to zero in on the most relevant information.
Below is a cross section of important points from some of the most popular and widely regarded studies. We've also taken a deeper dive into each issue in an effort to highlight how these trends translate into the banking sector.
Continued mobile threatsHP's Cyber Risk Report (registration required) focuses on applications and has information on the mobile threat landscape that is particularly applicable to FIs increasing their mobile banking footprint. Among other findings, the report revealed that, "nearly 46 percent of iOS and Android applications analyzed use encryption improperly."
Unfortunately, administrators are growing weary when it comes to mobile device security. Predictions in 2013 about rampant malware threats haven't really materialized. But that doesn't mean the financial sector can get complacent. Smartphones and tablets are becoming ubiquitous and are used so casually that it is almost a perfect storm of exposure. Attackers haven't taken advantage of the weaknesses so far, but we can't be certain they won't do so in the future. Network managers must recognize the very real threat mobile device vulnerabilities pose, and they must remain vigilant when it comes to managing this point of risk.
The mega breachSymantec's Internet Security Threat Report is known for its focus on all things web. Among the trends noted in this year's study was the impact of the "mega breach." The total number of breaches in 2013 climbed 62% from 2012, but the bigger news may have been that eight of last year's breaches exposed more than 10 million identities each.
For the financial industry, the effects of these massive events go much deeper. Day-to-day operations are impacted, from the need to monitor huge numbers of accounts for potential fraud to the issuance of millions of new payment cards. No matter where the exposure occurred (retailers suffered the majority of the mega breaches), banks are often the first place consumers turn for answers about account security. Ongoing identity theft concerns will surely occupy FIs for many months to come.
Data breach costsThe Ponemon Institute has a strong history of gathering data on financial damages, and its Cost of Data Breach Study (registration required) is a valuable tool. Of special interest to FIs will be the findings that several proactive steps -- having a robust security posture, implementing an incident response plan, and appointing a CISO -- reduced data breach costs per record by $14.14, $12.77, and $6.59, respectively. Given the mega-breach trend, these per-record-breached amounts add up quickly.
Reactive efforts to data exposures are often the focus for banks and credit unions. Customers are issued new payment cards -- sometimes out of an abundance of caution, rather than in response to confirmed fraud -- and account monitoring typically happens after the fact. But the Ponemon study shows the tangible monetary value behind specific preventive measures.
Watering holesA combination of findings highlights a particularly dangerous trend. HP's report includes a ZDI analysis that finds Java is susceptible to nearly every common software vulnerability. Symantec's report showed an increased use of "watering hole" attacks, which leverage weaknesses in less secure sites ultimately to go after more lucrative and highly secure organizations.
These industry-spanning dangers are especially concerning for banks. Malware, security gaps, watering holes, and Heartbleed-type vulnerabilities allow hackers to find entry points and use those compromised connections to sneak past the often robust protections guarding financial networks. Segmenting and encrypting sensitive data against these attacks should be a priority for banks, since security weaknesses across the web will be an ongoing concern.
Overall trendsVerizon's Data Breach Investigations Report is full of analysis, so much so that network administrators may not have the time to digest the entire report. But just a few points in the study can offer FIs enough information to focus on the areas where they’re most vulnerable.
According to Verizon, 75% of breach incidents in the FI sector over the past decade involved "web application attacks, distributed denial of service (DDoS) and card skimming." To make the best use of available resources, banks should prioritize security efforts in those areas.
Fortunately, measures don’t have to be elaborate or expensive to be effective. In its 2013 study, Verizon found that 78% of attacks rated "low" or "very low" in difficulty. (The company did not update that figure in this year's report. The trend has held true for several years, and we have no indication this year would be any different.) This means FIs implementing fundamental, relatively low-cost but relevant security measures will be ahead of the game in protecting their networks from thieves.
Deena Coffman is chief executive officer of IDT911 Consulting and has broad experience providing guidance to clients adopting technology or building programs relating to data privacy, data security, and electronic discovery. Prior to joining IDT, she was the chief operating ... View Full BioComment | Email This | Print | RSSMore InsightsWebcasts
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Data analytics and cybersecurity are two separate fields of tech; however, if desired, data analytics can lead to stronger cyber securitization practices. Today, data analytics is essential for modern cybersecurity practices. Through utilizing data analytics in cybersecurity, organizations can expand beyond perimeter-based security measures and embrace a data-driven securitization approach.
In short, tech professionals should not shy away from the power of data in enhancing their ability to identify and mitigate cyber threats. That said, let’s start by breaking down these two fields of work and learn what role data analytics should play in cybersecurity.
What is Cybersecurity?
As the digital terrain grows, the threat of hackers and data breaches is only expanding. Thus, cybersecurity is an ongoing process that looks to protect information technology systems from malicious actors. It’s an umbrella term to describe the multiplicity of processes that work to secure digital data, computer systems, and networks from damage, theft, unauthorized access, and other disruptions.
It’s the responsibility of cybersecurity professionals to ensure the integrity and availability of digital data. Through active monitoring, assessment, and preventative work, cybersecurity professionals proactively establish strong defenses against online threats.
Let’s break down some of the specifics of being a cybersecurity professional. Protecting and defending computer systems from the onslaught of digital threats is work that requires foresight, attention to detail, and an awareness of current cyber threats. Of course the work will vary based upon the organization, their work, and the type of computer networks used, but generally cybersecurity professionals’ responsibilities include:
Risk assessment and management: identifying potential security vulnerabilities and assessing their risk is core to a cybersecurity professional’s work. They must then develop strategies to mitigate risks and allocate resources effectively in order to protect companies from potential attacks.
Designing and implementing secure architectures: cybersecurity professionals must develop security policies, establish standards, and determine guidelines for the organization’s IT infrastructure.
Detecting threats: threat detection and prevention is reliant upon the regular monitoring of network traffic and user activities in order to identify and block unauthorized use or malicious behavior. Equally, cybersecurity professionals must stay informed about emerging threats and evolving attack techniques.
Response and recovery: refers to the process of developing and testing incident response plans in order to best confront and mitigate security incidents. After a security breach, cybersecurity professionals must determine the source, scope, and impact of the attack. This work requires strong coordination between internal teams and external stakeholders in order to contain and resolve incidents.
Identifying vulnerabilities: much of a cybersecurity professional’s work is about predicting and preventing cyber threats. This happens through vulnerability assessments and penetration testing that help identify vulnerabilities in network systems. Once those weaknesses are identified, cybersecurity professionals must patch and update systems and applications.
Teaching cybersecurity: an organization’s cybersecurity program is only as strong as the people who carry it out make it. Ultimately all employees play a role in securing network systems, and thus, they must be educated about cybersecurity best practices and safe online behaviors. Cybersecurity professionals often conduct security training workshops in order to promote a culture of cybersecurity throughout the organization.
Compliance and regulations: when it comes to cybersecurity, organizations must be in compliance with government regulations and other industry standards. Cybersecurity professionals must conduct regular audits and assessments to verify compliance with data protection and privacy laws.
Soft skills: cybersecurity professionals must possess strong interpersonal skills such as collaboration and communication in order to align security efforts. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and communicating security risks and mitigation strategies is crucial to an organization's security.
Cybersecurity professionals must be active and vigilant in their work in order to safeguard organizations from a vast range of cyber threats. It’s a career that requires both soft and technical skills in order to fully maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of an organization’s digital assets.
What is Data Analytics?
Data analytics is the process of breaking down, cleaning, processing, and transforming raw data with the intention of securing insights that help companies make stronger data-driven decisions. Data analytics is a huge field that uses a wide range of techniques and methodologies in order to uncover patterns, trends, relationships, and other valuable information from large datasets.
Today, data analytics is utilized across industries to support organizations in making data informed decisions, solving complex problems, and optimizing their operations. The verstitle ways in which data analytics can aid companies is what makes it one of the fastest growing fields in the United States. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates a 22% growth in the industry through 2030, meaning that more than 3,000 new job positions in data science will need to be filled each year. Knowing that, what exactly does it entail to be a data analyst?
Data analysts must collect, process, examine, and pull meaningful insights from raw datasets. The conclusions drawn from the trends, correlations, and relationships in data sets are then utilized to make informed recommendations to organizations on how to best optimize everything from production processes to marketing campaigns. The work varies depending on the organization, but key responsibilities include:
Data collection: it’s upon data analysts to collect relevant data from numerous sources. These include databases, spreadsheets, websites, and social media platforms, among others.
Data preparation: ensuring data quality and accuracy is part of the data preparation process. Raw data is often overwhelmed with inconsistencies, missing values, and other anomalies. Data cleaning is crucial in identifying and resolving issues pertaining to data accuracy and reliability.
Data filtering: generally data must be transformed and organized such that it’s suitable for analysis. This involves updating, filtering, and normalizing data to make the analysis manageable and valuable.
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA): EDA is the process of visualizing and summarizing data sets in order to identify trends, patterns, and other correlations within the data set.
Machine learning: this data analysis technique utilizes algorithms in order to build predictive models that give organizations insights into future outcomes based on historical data. Machine learning and predictive analysis are often used in fraud detection and customer behavior prediction.
Visualization and reporting: this is a huge piece of data analysis. The insights uncovered are only as relevant as the analyst’s ability to communicate them to stakeholders. Data analysts use charts, graphs, and other images to communicate findings to non-technical stakeholders.
These are just a few of the many responsibilities of a data analyst. It’s important to note that the work straddles technical analysis work and tactical communication skills in order to present findings. The field is constantly evolving with the introduction of artificial intelligence and other techniques that aid analysts in extracting insights from data sets.
Cybersecurity vs. Data Analytics
Data analysis and cybersecurity are two distinct areas of work, however, they overlap and can complement each other. As we know, data analysts focus on the collection and exploration of data, while cybersecurity professionals look to protect and make more resilient computer networks. That said, data sets need to be secured in order to ensure their integrity, while threat detection processes can be enhanced utilizing data analytics.
In other words, if data analysts and cybersecurity professionals collaborate, they can strengthen the reliability of data analysis processes and improve network securitization systems. Let’s learn how!
Cybersecurity data science refers to the application of data science techniques to cybersecurity data. It utilizes statistical analysis, machine learning, and other data science methodologies to uncover patterns, anomalies, and relationships within cybersecurity data. From here, cybersecurity data analysts can create predictive models which aid in threat detection and can enhance the organization’s cybersecurity processes.
Knowing the importance of data analysis in cybersecurity, organizations may decide to hire a cybersecurity data analyst. A cybersecurity data analyst is a tech professional who specializes in analyzing and extracting insights from cybersecurity data in order to identify potential security threats, vulnerabilities, and other relevant trends. Ultimately, their role is to carry out cybersecurity data analytics to gain deeper insights into the organization’s security landscape, and better protect sensitive data from growing cyber threats.
Volume, velocity, and variety: there’s a significantly greater amount of data than standard datasets, it’s generated at a high speed, and takes diverse forms (video, texts, pdfs, graphics, etc).
In the context of cybersecurity, big data analytics allows data scientists to extract insights from massive datasets including network traffic, logs, social media feeds, and threat intelligence feeds.
The process can enhance traditional cybersecurity practices, leading to a more resilient security posture.
These are a few of the many ways in which data analysis can improve an organization’s network security. If you’re interested in expanding your knowledge about these evolving industries, then you're in the right place! Ironhack offers bootcamps in both data analysis and cybersecurity that will give you the skill sets to jumpstart your tech career.
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What Degree for Cyber Security? The question of whether or not you require a cybersecurity degree is a complex one. … While it is true that a college degree isn’t necessary for most IT job titles, it proves to be extremely relevant for someone looking for an IT security position. Some companies might be satisfied with associate’s degrees …(16)
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https://cyberspecial.net/is-a-degree-necessary-for-it-cyber-security-job/
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Microsoft Corp. has executed a coordinated authorized sneak assault in a bid to disrupt the malware-as-a-service botnet Trickbot, a worldwide menace that has contaminated hundreds of thousands of computer systems and is used to unfold ransomware. A courtroom in Virginia granted Microsoft management over many Web servers Trickbot makes use of to plunder contaminated methods, primarily based on novel claims that the crime machine abused the software program big’s emblems. Nonetheless, it seems the operation has not utterly disabled the botnet.
A spam e-mail containing a Trickbot-infected attachment that was despatched earlier this yr. Picture: Microsoft.
“We disrupted Trickbot by means of a courtroom order we obtained in addition to technical motion we executed in partnership with telecommunications suppliers all over the world,” wrote Tom Burt, company vice chairman of buyer safety and belief at Microsoft, in a weblog put up this morning in regards to the authorized maneuver. “We have now minimize off key infrastructure so these working Trickbot will now not be capable to provoke new infections or activate ransomware already dropped into laptop methods.”
Microsoft’s motion comes simply days after the U.S. army’s Cyber Command carried out its personal assault that despatched all contaminated Trickbot methods a command telling them to disconnect themselves from the Web servers the Trickbot overlords used to regulate them. The roughly 10-day operation by Cyber Command additionally stuffed hundreds of thousands of bogus information about new victims into the Trickbot database in a bid to confuse the botnet’s operators.
In authorized filings, Microsoft argued that Trickbot irreparably harms the corporate “by damaging its fame, manufacturers, and buyer goodwill. Defendants bodily alter and corrupt Microsoft merchandise such because the Microsoft Home windows merchandise. As soon as contaminated, altered and managed by Trickbot, the Home windows working system ceases to function usually and turns into instruments for Defendants to conduct their theft.”
From the civil criticism Microsoft filed on October 6 with the U.S. District Court docket for the Jap District of Virginia:
“Nonetheless, they nonetheless bear the Microsoft and Home windows emblems. That is clearly meant to and does mislead Microsoft’s prospects, and it causes excessive injury to Microsoft’s manufacturers and emblems.” “Customers topic to the adverse results of those malicious purposes incorrectly consider that Microsoft and Home windows are the supply of their computing system issues. There may be nice danger that customers could attribute this downside to Microsoft and affiliate these issues with Microsoft’s Home windows merchandise, thereby diluting and tarnishing the worth of the Microsoft and Home windows emblems and types.”
Microsoft mentioned it’s going to leverage the seized Trickbot servers to determine and help Home windows customers impacted by the Trickbot malware in cleansing the malware off of their methods.
Trickbot has been used to steal passwords from hundreds of thousands of contaminated computer systems, and reportedly to hijack entry to effectively greater than 250 million e-mail accounts from which new copies of the malware are despatched to the sufferer’s contacts.
Trickbot’s malware-as-a-service characteristic has made it a dependable car for deploying numerous strains of ransomware, locking up contaminated methods on a company community until and till the corporate agrees to make an extortion fee.
A very damaging ransomware pressure that’s carefully related to Trickbot — referred to as “Ryuk” or “Conti” — has been chargeable for pricey assaults on numerous organizations over the previous yr, together with healthcare suppliers, medical analysis facilities and hospitals.
One latest Ryuk sufferer is Common Well being Providers (UHS), a Fortune 500 hospital and healthcare providers supplier that operates greater than 400 amenities within the U.S. and U.Okay.
On Sunday, Sept. 27, UHS shut down its laptop methods at healthcare amenities throughout the USA in a bid to cease the unfold of the malware. The disruption induced among the affected hospitals to redirect ambulances and relocate sufferers in want of surgical procedure to different close by hospitals.
Microsoft mentioned it didn’t anticipate its motion to completely disrupt Trickbot, noting that the crooks behind the botnet will possible make efforts to revive their operations. However to date it’s not clear whether or not Microsoft succeeded in commandeering all of Trickbot’s management servers, or when precisely the coordinated seizure of these servers occurred.
As the corporate famous in its authorized filings, the set of Web tackle used as Trickbot controllers is dynamic, making makes an attempt to disable the botnet more difficult.
Certainly, based on real-time info posted by Feodo Tracker, a Swiss safety web site that tracks Web servers used as controllers for Trickbot and different botnets, almost two dozen Trickbot management servers — a few of which first went energetic at starting of this month — are nonetheless dwell and responding to requests on the time of this publication.
Trickbot management servers which can be presently on-line. Supply: Feodotracker.abuse.ch
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https://cheski.com/cyber-security/microsoft-makes-use-of-trademark-legislation-to-disrupt-trickbot-botnet-krebs-on-safety/
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Burnley Football Club introduced the new 'TeamCard' access control system in the summer of 2014.
The TeamCard system incorporates both access control to Turf Moor and a loyalty system via your new SeasonCard, which will be a massive benefit to all fans of Burnley Football Club.
SeasonCard holders will very soon be receiving their 2015/2016 SeasonCards through the post (please note: if you have 'renewed' for the 2015/2016 season your season ticket data will be automatically uploaded onto your current card). Please ensure you keep this safe as this is now your season ticket to attend 2015/2016 League games here at Turf Moor, and will also be used in the future if you purchase cup matches or renew your season ticket for the 2016/2017 season..
If you were a 2014/2015 SeasonCard holder and you have renewed for the 2015/2016 season you don't need to do anything! Your new 2015/2016 season card access will be automatically loaded onto your card...simply turn up to Turf Moor on the first day of the season and gain entry.
If you are a 'new' SeasonCard holder for the 2015/2016 season you will receive your SeasonCard in the post over the summer before the season starts.
Your full season ticket data will be on your SeasonCard and allow you access to Turf Moor for all 2015/2016 SkyBet Championship league home matches. Any Capital One Cup or FA Cup matches which you purchase during the season will also be uploaded onto your SeasonCard if you keep the same seat, and allow you access to Turf Moor for these additional matches you purchase.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ME? – NON SEASONCARD HOLDER.
Non 2015/2016 SeasonCard holders will also be able to purchase a members teamcard for £1 from the Clarets Store (this £1 will be placed onto your card in the form of points) or the Turf Moor Ticket Office.
COMING SOON: This is not available currenlty. We will announce on www.burnleyfc.com when this is available
DO I STILL PURCHASE TICKETS IN THE SAME WAY I DID LAST SEASON?
Yes, the only difference is that your purchased match will be uploaded onto your SeasonCard instead of receiving a paper ticket. SeasonCard Holders will simply use their SeasonCard (which will have your seat details printed on it). However, individual matchday purchasers will also receive a receipt which will have details of their seat for that match. You can purchase match tickets from the Turf Moor Ticket Office, from the Clarets Store, online at www.claretsstore.com or by calling 0871 221 1914
Additionally there is a ‘print from home’ option for those fans purchasing tickets from www.claretsstore.com. Simply purchase your ticket, print it off at home and bring it with you on matchday to gain entry to the stadium.
Once you receive your SeasonCard you are good to go and can gain access to your purchased matches and begin building up Teamcard points when you purchase retail items at the Clarets Store.
Each time you make a purchase at the Clarets Store @ Turf Moor, Clarets Store @Charter Walk Burnley, or online at www.claretsstore.com (on retail items) you will collect points.
TeamCard points will only be collected when you purchase retail items from Burnley Football Club, unless otherwise stated (Eg: TeamCard points will not collected when purchasing season tickets or matchday tickets at the current time).
For every £1 you spend on retail items you will receive 10 TeamCard points.
Burnley FC will have select ‘TeamCard matchdays’ and events throughout the season when additional TeamCard points can be collected. These will be advertised on www.burnleyfc.com
TeamCard points can be spent at the Turf Moor Ticket Office towards the cost of your season ticket renewal, at either of the Clarets Stores against retail items, or online at www.claretsstore.com
For example: If you had 1000 points (£10) you could spend these to reduce the cost of your next season ticket.
Yes, cards are transferable within the same age category and in lower categories. You cannot transfer the card to a higher age /price bracket unless you pay the upgrade payments, where applicable, as outlined. There are no downgrade refunds.
Cards remain the responsibility of the owner.
Free Under 10 tickets in the Family stand are not transferable.
If you cannot attend a game you may also have the option of putting your seat back on sale and receiving points on your card if the seat is purchased. For queries contact the Turf Moor Ticket Office on a non-matchday on 0871 221 1914
If the unlikely situation occurs where there is a technical fault with your card you will be asked to return to the Ticket Office who will provide you with a paper ticket to gain entry.
Fans are reminded that to attempt to enter Turf Moor using someone else’s card without the club's permission or under the incorrect price band is a fraudulent offence. Anyone who would like to upgrade their season ticket teamcard must do by close of business the day before matchday. Anyone found to be attempting to enter Turf Moor under the incorrect price band on a matchday will be asked to report to the Turf Moor Ticket Office, pay the full cost for the correct price band season or matchday ticket plus an additional admin charge of £50. Until this process is complete you will not be granted access to Turf Moor.
DO TEAMCARD POINTS EXPIRE AND IF SO WHEN?
TeamCard points collect for the full 2014/2015 season up until June 30th 2015. At this point you will have until December 31st 2015 to use your points before they expire
From 1st July 2015 you will then begin collecting TeamCard points for the 2015/2016 season which in turn will collect up until June 30th 2016. At this point you will have up until December 2016 to use your points before they expire. And so on…
Your total points and their expiry date will be available online at www.teamcard.co.uk once you have registered your TeamCard.
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https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/2014/august/access-control--season-cards-your-questions-answered/
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LONDON– TAC Security, the cyber-security solutions provider with a mission to anticipate, resolve and mitigate customers’ cyber security risks and challenges so as to make their data and information world safe, secure and seamless, today announced that it has designed a special service to fight UK Cyber War.
TAC Security Solutions helps corporate giants recognize their weaknesses and vulnerabilities before the fraudulent hackers can use them adversely and cause harm. TAC provides network, application & web security solutions to corporate giants, Governments and Law enforcement agencies.
Trishneet Arora, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TAC Security Solutions
Speaking on the international move, Trishneet Arora, a renowned cyber-security expert & ethical hacker and the Founder & CEO, TAC Security Solutions, commented, “Britain is setting up a new HQ in London to fight against the burgeoning number of cyber-attacks coming from countries including Russia, China, as well as terrorist and criminal organisations and we want to play our part in helping them to fight against cyber terrorism that is plaguing our world. We are already providing our state-of-the-art cyber security services to various clients here in Europe and UK and we are committed to tirelessly protect people and businesses against such deeply damaging cyber attacks.”
Some of Britain’s best technological minds are working closely with the Government to build up defenses to stop malware and phishing emails automatically. TAC’s new service, TAC-CERT (Cyber Emergency Response Team) was launched this January by Industry and Commerce Minister of Punjab, India and now we are launching the same service in UK.
About TAC Security
TAC Security is a friendly hacker that helps corporate giants recognize its weaknesses before the fraudulent hackers can use them adversely.
TAC focuses on providing specialized services called Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing. The former helps to discover the security loopholes present in organization’s systems but does not exploit the vulnerabilities. The latter is employed to demonstrate how damaging security vulnerabilities could be in a real cyber-attack. We provide a comprehensive picture of the security deficiencies that exist within the IT infrastructure and applications, and the potential impact. TAC informs the corporations about their glitches before any damageable cyber-attack.
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http://tacsecurity.co.in/blog/news/tac-security-to-provide-solution-to-cyber-attacks-in-uk-post-brexit/
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We strive for our clients’ businesses’ dynamic development. As a Certification Authority, it’s our priority to protect our clients from cyber attacks and other external threats. We do it through a wide range of services.
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