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Global Aviation Cyber Security Market Estimate–2022 analysis of a market is man essential matter for various key players for instance market participants , CEOs , market traders, merchants etc. Aviation Cyber Security market report includes updated marketing information which is important to monitor efficiency and make significant conclusions for progress and effectiveness of business
The aviation cyber security solutions are advanced software suites that are designed to defend or contend aviation networks and databases from cyber-attacks and unauthorized access for the malicious purposes. As the aviation industry is blooming globally, it is becoming more dependent on the information technology (IT) solutions. Digital technologies and technical advancements have made cyber security a serious concern. Cyber-attackers are using sophisticated software and continuously changing their ways to attack aviation systems, in order to access the information. The companies in aviation market are exhaustively trying their best to comprehensively secure their systems to protect their customers and deliver quality services.
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We all know the importance of strong password security. Still, easily cracked passwords remain the biggest reason that hackers gain access to computer networks to steal data and use it for criminality.
With the incoming GDPR legislation, data breaches like these leave your organisation liable to large fines, not to mention a significant loss in reputation. Fines for breaching the GDPR can reach up to €20 million, or 4% off global annual turnover, with some saying that fines could even reach up to €1 billion if larger organisations do not comply.
It has been reported that around 63% of data breaches were due to poor password security (Verizon 2016 data breach investigations report). Therefore, cyber and password security should be a priority for businesses in the lead up to the GDPR coming into force and beyond to avoid hefty fines that could be detrimental to business.
Blue Rock Managing Director Lorraine Mills, our expert on cyber defence strategy, is happy to share with us her top tips for implementing and maintaining a strong password security policy.
Tips for password security
Minimum password length should now be at least 12 characters. It has been suggested that 8 characters is enough, however as cyber criminals become more advanced and technology evolves, 12 characters should be the minimum for optimum security.
Criteria should involve both lowercase and uppercase letters, numbers and symbols.
Aim to reset passwords every 60-90 days.
Do not allow previous passwords to be re-used.
Implement account lock-outs in the event of incorrect passwords.
During the session, Lorraine Mills will be on hand to dispense helpful tips and advice about data protection and cyber security in general. She will also be telling you more about Blue Rock’s bespoke password security service. This involves pinpointing password weaknesses, educating your people so that they become more diligent with password security and then undertaking regular auditing to make sure you stay one step ahead of hackers.
Registration is easy, simply contact us here and we will be delighted to add you to the guest list.
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This session will cover a tried-and-true approach to creating a vendor risk management program.
Between regulatory pressures and the latest increasingly risky environment from the pandemic, vendor management has never been more important. The stakes are high, so now is the time to get a grasp on this important topic.
Cancellations: In the event that this session would need to be cancelled, you will be personally contacted and registered for the rescheduled event.
Concerns: For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaints, please contact our offices at 270-506-5140.
Venminder is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor on continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have the final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE Credit. Compliance regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.
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Smadav can clean some viruses that already infected your PC and also fixes the registry change made by the virus. The tools are:
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Updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.
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Those responsible for a ransomware attack on the city of Tulsa last month are sharing personal information of some residents online, city officials said Wednesday.
More than 18,000 city files, mostly police reports and internal police department files, have been posted on the dark web, said Michael Dellinger, Tulsa’s chief information officer.
“While we’re still investigating, some of the files contained personally identifiable information, such as name, date of birth, address and driver’s license (numbers),” Dellinger said.
He said the police reports do not include social security numbers.
Ransomware is malicious software that locks a computer and its data until a ransom is paid. Dellinger said the hackers sent the city a message asking them to contact its negotiators to discuss a payment.
“We chose not to do this,” Dellinger said.
City officials are warning anyone who has filed a police report or shared personally identifiable information with the city to monitor their financial accounts and credit reports. They are also warning those people to alert credit and debit card companies and to change passwords to personal accounts.
Last month, the city said no personal data had been accessed by the breach. The ransomware was initially detected May 6, the city said.
Tulsa shut down much of its network to stop the ransomware from spreading. The primary effect of the shutdown was that most residents were prevented from paying their water bills because the city could not process credit or debit cards with computers inoperable.
While public-facing computer systems and networks, such as those used by residents to pay utility bills or municipal fees, have been restored, it could take another two months to get all of the city’s core systems up and running, Dellinger said.
“As part of the restoration effort, the city has implemented additional security measures and increased monitoring to further protect citizens’ data from future attacks,” Dellinger said.
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https://www.securityweek.com/tulsa-says-ransomware-attackers-shared-personal-information/
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I doubt that many of us would have envisaged the advances in technology which we have seen over the last 30 years. In 1988, phones were not smart (they were still fixed to landlines), personal computers were in their infancy and relied on dots for graphics, and alternative media meant it was necessary to get up from your chair and walk across the room to change (with a choice of four) channels on the TV.
At the same time the Australian Privacy Act 1988 was introduced. No doubt the legislators would never have conceived how differently we do things today and how heavily we reply upon technology in our everyday life. Communicating with friends, taking a photo, paying a bill, getting directions, shopping, and renewing our car registration are all interactions capable of taking place online and generating data…the list is endless. That has resulted in an exponential increase in the amount of data and personal information collected, stored, used, and shared by organisations on a global scale.
This has governments around the world very concerned, and many have taken steps in the last 12 months to address the changes in use of technology and to update the rights which individuals enjoy to privacy.
In September Facebook reported that the accounts of nearly 90 million users had been compromised. The details of more than 500 million Marriot guests were also hacked, revealing customer data dating back to 2014.
Given those concerns, 2018 became the year a number of regulatory developments were introduced in Australia to enhance privacy governance across both public and private sectors. Internationally, on 25 May the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect. Those rules apply to Australian businesses operating in the EU or dealing with European citizens. (See our article here.) Domestically, the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme also came into effect on 22 February 2018.
What is the NDB scheme?
The NDB scheme requires entities to notify affected individuals and the Privacy Commissioner where a data breaches occurs involving personal information that is likely to result in serious harm to any individual affected.
It is important to understand that data breaches don’t just occur as a result of hacking, but can occur from simple human behaviour leading to accidental loss or disclosure of personal information. Examples of data breaches include the following incidents:
It is essential for organisations to regularly review their privacy policy and to consider the steps which they implement in the organisation to achieve compliance.
A move towards a best practice approach to privacy governance includes building a stronger system with the help of latest technology to manage data breach risks. This should include a review of your privacy policy and the establishment of protocols to assess and (if necessary) respond to any potential breach.
As with the development of technology, businesses must continue to review and evolve how they collect, store and handle personal information. It is essential to keep moving with the times, assessing where risks lie (both internally and externally), updating policy (set and forget won’t be acceptable) and developing appropriate response plans – should they ever be needed.
The Privacy Commissioner is unlikely to be impressed if you tell them that you have a pristine copy of your privacy policy in the bottom drawer, which was generated on your dot matrix printer back in 1988 and hasn’t been touched since.
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https://www.mullinslawyers.com.au/directory/notifiable-data-breaches-scheme-what-your-business-needs-to-know
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-Most of the money spent on security software goes toward tools that only show security operations teams the vulnerabilities and security issues found in an environment, but do nothing to fix or remediate the issue. By harnessing proven event-driven automation to deliver full-service, closed-loop automation for IT system compliance and vulnerability remediation, SaltStack Comply is changing what is possible in cybersecurity. -SaltStack Comply combines the proven infrastructure automation and configuration capabilities of SaltStack and adds vulnerability remediation and continuous compliance functions. This combination provides collaboration and automation for security operations teams working together to truly secure IT operations, whether teams need help automating the work of ITOps, DevOps, NetOps, or SecOps.. Its intelligent, event-driven automation makes self-healing, continuously compliant infrastructure possible if so desired by the SecOps team, something traditional security vendors cannot, and do not try, to achieve.
Brief Overview
SaltStack Comply, part of the SaltStack SecOps product family, delivers intelligent automation and collaboration software for security operations teams. It is the only enterprise security automation product that can scan an infrastructure environment, determine non-compliance with policies such as a CIS Benchmark, DISA-STIGS, or NIST, and then automate remediation of any discovered system-level vulnerabilities or misconfigurations. SaltStack Comply automation also includes a persistent connection between a master command and control server and minions (agents) on any managed infrastructure (public and private cloud infrastructure, network infra, any operating system, containerized environments, and more. In this way, SaltStack ensures continuous compliance and combines compliance scans with actionable remediation routines, ensuring that when vulnerabilities are discovered, they are also FIXED. This enables security and IT teams to secure their networks comprehensively at scale, insulating their organizations from liabilities associated with data breaches, such as lawsuits, intellectual property theft, and fines for non-compliance.
Enterprise IT operations and SRE teams use SaltStack to manage and secure cloud-based business operations in some of the biggest companies in the world with the most substantial and complex infrastructure, leveraging its ability to automate the work of ITOps, DevOps, NetOps, or SecOps functions. For example, the network engineering team at IBM Cloud credits SaltStack Comply with increasing operational efficiency, enhancing visibility into the current state, streamlining deployments, and proactively and reactively securing networking infrastructure throughout their systems. The LinkedIn SRE team used SaltStack to automate the remediation of a critical Linux vulnerability afflicting 40,000 servers underpinning the LinkedIn service, in less than five minutes. eBay uses SaltStack to automate maintenance and security of more than 300,000 servers.
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https://cybersecurity-excellence-awards.com/candidates/saltstack-comply/
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Mary Ellen Zurko remembers feelings of disappointment. Not long after getting a bachelor’s degree from MIT, he did his first job to evaluate a safe computer system for the US government. The aim is to determine whether the system is in accordance with the “orange book,” the government’s authoritative manual on cybersecurity at that time. Is the system technically safe? Yes. In practice? Not too much.
“There is no concern for whether the security demands for end users are completely realistic,” said Zurko. “The idea of a safe system is about technology, and it is considered a perfect and obedient human being.”
The inconvenience started on the track that would define Zurko’s career. In 1996, after returning to MIT for a master’s in computer science, he published an influential paper that introduced the term “user-centered security.” It grew into its own field, concerned by ensuring that cybersecurity was balanced with use, or humans might avoid security protocols and give foot attackers on the door. Lessons from security that can be used now surround us, affecting the design of phishing warnings when we visit unsafe sites or the discovery of “strength” blades when we type the desired password by cybersecurity.
Getting ahead of influence operations(cybersecurity)
Research on thwarting online influence operations is still young. Three years ago, Lincoln Laboratory launched a study on the subject to understand its implications for national security. The land has since increased, especially since the propagation of dangerous and deceptive COVI-19 demands online, has been perpetuated in certain cases by China and Russia, as revealed by a Rand study. There is now funding dedicated through the laboratory technological office to develop countermeasures for influence operations.
“It is important for us to strengthen our democracy and make all our citizens resilient to the types of disinformation campaigns intended for international adversaries, who seek to disrupt our internal processes,” explains Zurko.
Like cyber attacks, influence operations often follow a path at several stages, called a killing chain, to exploit foreseeable weaknesses.
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John F. Savarese, Wayne M. Carlin, and Sabastian V. Niles are partners at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. This post is based on their Wachtell memorandum.
In recent years, companies across a wide range of industries have wrestled with the challenge of making appropriate disclosures about cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities. Earlier this week, an SEC enforcement action, In the Matter of First American Financial Corp. (June 14, 2021) (“FAFC”), shed important new light on these cyber disclosure issues. Importantly, the case did not involve a third-party attack or actual data breach. Rather, it arose from an existing weakness in FAFC’s systems, and centered on the company’s public statements when the vulnerability was publicized in a press report. The case charges that FAFC failed to maintain disclosure controls and procedures sufficient to ensure that all available relevant information concerning the problem was analyzed for inclusion in the company’s disclosures. The SEC has not previously employed this theory as the exclusive basis for a cyber-related enforcement action. FAFC settled without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings.
FAFC is a real estate settlement services provider. According to the SEC’s order, in mid-2019, a cybersecurity journalist contacted FAFC seeking comment on a story about a security vulnerability in one of the company’s web-based applications. FAFC provided a statement to the reporter and also released it to other media outlets, noting, among other things, that “security, privacy and confidentiality are of the highest priority, and we are committed to protecting our customers’ information. The company took immediate action to address the situation .” Shortly thereafter, FAFC filed a Form 8-K, in which it stated that it “shut down external access to a production environment with a reported design defect that created the potential for unauthorized access to customer data.”
According to the SEC, FAFC’s information security personnel had identified this security vulnerability months before the journalist’s inquiry. Despite detecting the problem, the company did not remediate it over the ensuing months. Moreover, in the immediate efforts to formulate a response to the May 24 inquiry, senior FAFC technical experts with knowledge of the earlier detection did not bring it to the attention of FAFC’s senior executives responsible for disclosure, including the CEO and CFO. The SEC concluded that the senior executives consequently lacked information necessary to “fully evaluate the company’s cybersecurity responsiveness and the magnitude of the risk” at the time they approved the disclosures.
Significantly, the SEC did not charge FAFC with antifraud violations, in contrast to the Lumber Liquidators case two years ago, which involved knowing or recklessly false statements in response to a corporate crisis, though not in the cybersecurity context. The SEC also did not charge FAFC under the theory spelled out in its October 2018 Report of Investigation concerning cyber-related frauds, which suggested that a failure to maintain adequate protections against cybercrime could constitute a violation of the internal controls provisions of the Exchange Act. Rather, the SEC charged FAFC with violating Rule 13a-15(a), for failure to maintain adequate disclosure controls and procedures. In addition to the specific failure in responding to the press inquiry, the SEC noted that FAFC did not have any disclosure controls and procedures related more generally to cybersecurity incidents. The SEC previously highlighted the importance of such controls, including the need to assure that information is communicated “up the corporate ladder” for disclosure purposes, in its Statement and Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures issued in 2018.
The SEC has recognized that it is not generally in the public interest to subject companies to enforcement action after they have been victimized by cyber incidents. FAFC illustrates that companies can compound their exposure, however, if they make public statements about cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities, as well as efforts to address such factors, without sufficient examination of the relevant facts. This danger is magnified in a corporate crisis, when pressures to make reassuring statements may be most intense.
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https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2021/06/26/a-new-angle-on-cybersecurity-enforcement-from-the-sec/
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James Brokenshire has said the launch of a new National Cyber Crime Unit next week will mark a step change in the fight against gangs and individuals exploiting the internet for criminal gain. Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, the Security Minister said that the new unit would tackle the most significant and sophisticated cyber threats as well as supporting broader police work to arrest and disrupt online criminal networks and enhance officers' digital investigation skills.
The new unit which launches on 7 October has been operating in shadow form since March. It has already helped smash a $500million worldwide computer scamming ring and arrested a young person as part of an ongoing investigation into one of the largest cyber attacks ever seen - widely reported to have "slowed the internet down". James praised officers for their work on these and other complex investigations during a recent visit to the unit's headquarters.
Speaking at a fringe meeting hosted by the British Computing Society, James said:
"The National Cyber Crime Unit will provide the focus for our national response to combating serious cyber criminals. It will use its increased operational resources to deliver arrests, disruption and prevention. It will pro-actively pursue criminals, targeting them where they are most vulnerable."
James revealed that to help equip the next generation of digital detectives, over 2,000 officers within the new National Crime Agency were being trained to become digital investigators, complimenting the specialist team within the National Cyber Crime Unit. The College of Policing will also be training 5,000 police officers and police staff by 2015 to help drive up digital skills and provide a stronger local response to cyber-enabled crimes.
"This marks a step change in our response to combating cyber crime - confronting the criminals who threaten the public and driving up specialist capabilities and skills within policing." James said.
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If your machine has been infected with Search.myappzcenter.com hijacker, every time you run your internet browser you’ll see this web page. Of course you can setup your home page again, but next time you run a web-browser you’ll see that Search.myappzcenter.com startpage return. As mentioned above, the browser hijacker may alter the default search engine on this undesired web site too, so all your search queries will be redirected to Search.myappzcenter.com. Thus the authors of the hijacker infection may gather the search terms of your queries, and redirect you to intrusive web-pages.
While the Search.myappzcenter.com browser hijacker is active, you won’t be able to restore the MS Edge, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Firefox’ settings like search engine by default, newtab page and start page. If you try to set your start page to be Google, Bing or Yahoo, those settings will be automatically modified to Search.myappzcenter.com with the next personal computer reboot. But this does not mean that you should just ignore it or get along with this fact. Because this is not the best option, due to the Search.myappzcenter.com home page you can have problems with the Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer, undesired advertisements and even privacy data theft.
In order to remove browser hijacker responsible for redirecting user searches to Search.myappzcenter.com from your machine, clean the affected web-browsers and return the MS Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Google Chrome settings to its default state, please use the Search.myappzcenter.com removal guide below.
To remove Search.myappzcenter.com, complete the steps below:
How to manually remove Search.myappzcenter.com
Remove Search.myappzcenter.com start page with Malwarebytes
Remove Search.myappzcenter.com redirect from Firefox
If the Mozilla Firefox browser program is hijacked, then resetting its settings can help. The Reset feature is available on all modern version of Mozilla Firefox. A reset can fix many issues by restoring Firefox settings like newtab page, default search engine and home page to their original state. Essential information such as bookmarks, browsing history, passwords, cookies, auto-fill data and personal dictionaries will not be removed.
Launch the Firefox and press the menu button (it looks like three stacked lines) at the top right of the browser screen. Next, press the question-mark icon at the bottom of the drop-down menu. It will open the slide-out menu.
Select the “Troubleshooting information”. If you are unable to access the Help menu, then type “about:support” in your address bar and press Enter. It bring up the “Troubleshooting Information” page like below.
Click the “Refresh Firefox” button at the top right of the Troubleshooting Information page. Select “Refresh Firefox” in the confirmation dialog box. The Firefox will start a task to fix your problems that caused by the browser hijacker that developed to reroute your internet browser to the Search.myappzcenter.com web-site. After, it is finished, click the “Finish” button.
) . It will open the drop-down menu. Select More Tools, then press Extensions.
Carefully browse through the list of installed extensions. If the list has the extension labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following steps: Remove Google Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy otherwise, just go to the step below.
Open the Google Chrome main menu again, press to “Settings” option.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Advanced” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as shown below and press the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.
Confirm your action, click the “Reset” button.
Get rid of Search.myappzcenter.com search from Internet Explorer
If you find that IE internet browser settings like start page, newtab and default search provider having been hijacked, then you may revert back your settings, via the reset web browser process.
First, launch the IE. Next, click the button in the form of gear ( ). It will open the Tools drop-down menu, press the “Internet Options” as displayed in the following example.
In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The IE will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as shown on the screen below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.
You will now need to reboot your PC for the changes to take effect.
Scan your computer and remove Search.myappzcenter.com with free tools
The easiest way to remove Search.myappzcenter.com hijacker is to run an antimalware program capable of detecting browser hijackers including Search.myappzcenter.com. We recommend try Zemana Free or another free malicious software remover that listed below. It has excellent detection rate when it comes to adware, hijackers and other PUPs.
Scan and free your PC system of Search.myappzcenter.com with Zemana Anti-Malware
We recommend using the Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM). You can download and install Zemana to look for and delete Search.myappzcenter.com startpage from your computer. When installed and updated, the malicious software remover will automatically scan and detect all threats exist on the system.
Visit the following page to download the latest version of Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) for Windows. Save it to your Desktop.
After downloading is done, start it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the Zemana will try to update itself and when this task is done, click the “Scan” button to start scanning your computer for the hijacker related to Search.myappzcenter.com .
While the Zemana application is scanning, you can see count of objects it has identified as threat. Review the results once the utility has finished the system scan. If you think an entry should not be quarantined, then uncheck it. Otherwise, simply click “Next” button.
The Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) will remove browser hijacker infection that designed to reroute your internet browser to the Search.myappzcenter.com web site and move threats to the program’s quarantine.
Delete Search.myappzcenter.com browser hijacker and malicious extensions with HitmanPro
Hitman Pro is a free removal utility. It removes PUPs, adware, hijackers and undesired web-browser add-ons. It’ll identify and remove hijacker infection responsible for redirecting your web browser to Search.myappzcenter.com web-site. Hitman Pro uses very small personal computer resources and is a portable application. Moreover, HitmanPro does add another layer of malware protection.
Installing the HitmanPro is simple. First you’ll need to download HitmanPro on your PC by clicking on the link below.
When the download is finished, open the file location and double-click the Hitman Pro icon. It will launch the HitmanPro tool. If the User Account Control dialog box will ask you want to start the program, click Yes button to continue.
Next, click “Next” to begin checking your PC for the browser hijacker that designed to redirect your internet browser to the Search.myappzcenter.com web site. A scan may take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your computer and the speed of your PC system. While the Hitman Pro is scanning, you may see how many objects it has identified either as being malicious software.
As the scanning ends, HitmanPro will display a screen that contains a list of malware that has been found as shown on the screen below.
Once you’ve selected what you want to remove from your machine click “Next” button. It will open a dialog box, press the “Activate free license” button. The Hitman Pro will remove browser hijacker infection that causes browsers to open annoying Search.myappzcenter.com site and add threats to the Quarantine. Once the cleaning process is done, the utility may ask you to reboot your machine.
Remove Search.myappzcenter.com hijacker manually is difficult and often the browser hijacker is not completely removed. Therefore, we suggest you to run the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your PC. Moreover, the free program will help you to remove malware, PUPs, toolbars and adware that your PC system can be infected too.
Visit the page linked below to download the latest version of MalwareBytes Anti-Malware for Windows. Save it directly to your MS Windows Desktop.
When the downloading process is finished, close all programs and windows on your machine. Double-click the install file called mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as displayed below, click the “Yes” button.
It will open the “Setup wizard” which will help you install MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) on your machine. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
Once installation is done successfully, press Finish button. MalwareBytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you can see its main screen as displayed in the figure below.
Now click the “Scan Now” button to detect Search.myappzcenter.com browser hijacker and other web-browser’s malicious extensions. This task may take some time, so please be patient. While the MalwareBytes Anti Malware tool is scanning, you may see count of objects it has identified as being affected by malware.
When the scan is finished, MalwareBytes Free will open you the results. In order to delete all threats, simply click “Quarantine Selected” button. The MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) will remove hijacker that responsible for internet browser reroute to the undesired Search.myappzcenter.com webpage and add items to the Quarantine. After that process is finished, you may be prompted to reboot the PC system.
We suggest you look at the following video, which completely explains the process of using the MalwareBytes Free to remove adware, browser hijacker and other malicious software.
Run AdBlocker to block Search.myappzcenter.com and stay safe online
One of the worst things is the fact that you cannot block all those intrusive web pages such as Search.myappzcenter.com using only built-in Windows capabilities. However, there is a program out that you can use to block intrusive web-browser redirections, ads and popups in any modern web browsers including IE, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Chrome. It’s called Adguard and it works very well.
Installing the AdGuard is simple. First you’ll need to download AdGuard by clicking on the following link. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop.
Once the downloading process is finished, double-click the downloaded file to run it. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen as on the image below.
Follow the prompts. AdGuard will then be installed and an icon will be placed on your desktop. A window will show up asking you to confirm that you want to see a quick instructions as shown below.
Click “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick guidance which will allow you get to know AdGuard better.
Each time, when you launch your PC, AdGuard will launch automatically and block ads, web pages like Search.myappzcenter.com, as well as other malicious or misleading web pages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, which can be found on your desktop.
Do not know how your web browser has been hijacked by Search.myappzcenter.com hijacker?
In most cases, the free applications installer includes the optional adware or PUPs like this browser hijacker infection. So, be very careful when you agree to install anything. The best way – is to choose a Custom, Advanced or Manual installation mode. Here reject all optional software in which you are unsure or that causes even a slightest suspicion. The main thing you should remember, you don’t need to install the additional applications which you do not trust! The only thing I want to add. Once the free programs is installed, if you uninstall this software, the start page, new tab page and default search provider of your favorite web browser will not be restored. This must be done by yourself. Just follow the few simple steps above.
To sum up
Now your personal computer should be free of the browser hijacker that created to redirect your browser to the Search.myappzcenter.com webpage. We suggest that you keep Zemana Anti Malware (to periodically scan your system for new hijackers and other malware) and AdGuard (to help you block unwanted advertisements and harmful pages). Moreover, to prevent any hijacker infection, please stay clear of unknown and third party apps, make sure that your antivirus application, turn on the option to detect potentially unwanted applications.
If you need more help with Search.myappzcenter.com related issues, go to our Spyware/Malware removal forum.
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The Czech photographer portraying the beautiful uncertainty of youth.
Czech photographer Hana Knížová portrays youth in all stages of being. Whether it’s siblings with an uncanny resemblance, the inhabitants of a youth detention centre in northern Czech Republic or aspiring actors, screenwriters and directors in and around Hollywood, Knížová never fails to capture the emotional subtleties of her subjects.
The fact that her model’s faces are frequently covered renders their body language all the more powerful, making them appear like entangled sculptures at times. Knížová hopes to create a time capsule for her subjects that will later allow them to look back at these days filled with fickleness, uncertainty and great aspirations and hope.
Knížová lives and works in London, where her works have been met with critical acclaim: her pictures were shown in the prestigious Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition. In 2013, she was awarded the John Kobal New Work Award by the National Portrait Gallery. SLEEK presents a selection of works from her Young Hollywood and her Couple Exchange series as well as a picture from Ellyana, a series which was sparked by her interest in albinism.
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https://maisonrmi.com/the-photographer-portraying-the-vulnerability-of-youth/
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In late 2017, an insured discovered that an unidentified third party had launched a ransomware attack on a subsidiary company.
It was discovered that although the ransomware was initially launched against the subsidiary it had subsequently spread to the parent company’s corporate servers. In total, 49 servers were affected. With the help of an outside IT vendor, the insured was able to restore most of the facility and corporate servers from back-ups without paying the ransom demand, with only one server remaining inaccessible for a short period of time. Limited business interruption occurred due to the quick work of the insured and outside vendors.
Taking into consideration the US Department of Health and Human Services’ view of ransomware with regard to healthcare entities, with the consent of the underwriters, the insured and subsidiaries were referred to breach counsel for further guidance and advice on how to handle the incident. Forensics were later engaged to conduct a review to ensure there was no continued outside access and that no information had been exfiltrated or otherwise compromised, in order to establish whether notification would be required. On further investigation, all parties were satisfied that no notification would be needed.
Tarian Underwriting Limited is part of the Beat Group, writing consortia operated by Beat Syndicate 4242, an established Lloyd’s syndicate. Tarian’s policyholders therefore gain the additional comfort from the Lloyd’s central fund (www.lloyds.com/investor-relations/lloyds-capital-structure). Lloyd’s maintains an A or A+ rating among the top rating agencies.
Tarian Underwriting Limited is registered in England and Wales under company registration number 10336579. Registered office: 5th Floor Camomile Court, 23 Camomile Street, London EC3A 7LL. United Kingdom.
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https://www.tarianuw.com/case-studies/healthcare-ransomware-attack/
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Pete Chestna has more than 25 years of experience developing software and leading development teams, and has been granted three patents. Pete has been developing web applications since 1996, including one of the first applications to be delivered through a web interface. He led his company from Waterfall to Agile, and finally to DevOps in addition to taking the company from a monolithic architecture to one based on microservices. Since 2006, Pete has been a leader in the Application Security (AppSec) space and has consulted with some of the world’s largest companies on their AppSec programs. In addition to his role as a contributing editor at DevOps.com, he now shares his experience by speaking internationally at both security and developer conferences on the topics of AppSec, Agile and DevSecOps. Buy him a whisk(e)y and he’ll tell you all about it.
Email: [email protected]
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https://izone.cybersecurity-chicago.com/chicago/en/node/person-peter-chestna
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Explain Network Services?Network services are the thing that a network can do. The major networking services are
 File Services: This includes file transfer, storage, data migration, file update, synchronization and achieving.
& #61623; Printing Services: This service produces shared access to valuable printing devices.
& #61623; Message Services: This service facilitates email, voice mails and coordinate object oriented applications.
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http://www.odesk-tests.net/articles/interview-questions-answers/computer-network/explain-network-services-1778.html
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As I mentioned in my first blog on this topic, there is a wide array of connected medical devices in a hospital environment. These devices can be classified into 5 broad categories:
Consumer wearables, such as sleep pattern monitors, fitness trackers, etc.
Patient monitoring devices, including insulin pumps, ECG, heart rate monitors etc.
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https://www.varinsights.com/doc/healthcare-cyber-threats-that-should-keep-you-up-at-night-0001
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". Cybercriminals do their homework, identifying chief operating officers, school executives or others in positions of authority. Using a technique known as business email compromise (BEC) or business email spoofing (BES), fraudsters posing as executives send emails to payroll personnel requesting copies of Forms W-2 for all employees.
The initial email may be a friendly, “hi, are you working today” exchange before the fraudster asks for all Form W-2 information. In several reported cases, after the fraudsters acquired the workforce information, they immediately followed that up with a request for a wire transfer.”
What You Can Do
The IRS advises all employers to educate their payroll and finance personnel on how to identify and handle a fraudulent request, should one be made, and urges businesses to consider limiting the number of employees who have authority to handle Form W-2s.
Having some type of verification procedure in place when emailing sensitive employee data can also help mitigate risks, suggests the IRS. This is especially critical, it warns, given the constantly evolving nature of cyber scams.
How to Report
If your business falls victim to a W-2 scam, there are steps you can take that may help protect your employees from tax-related identity theft. According to the IRS, businesses should notify the IRS immediately of W-2 data thefts by doing the following:
Email [email protected] to notify the IRS of a Form W-2 data loss and provide contact information, as listed below.
In the subject line, type “W2 Data Loss” so that the email can be routed properly. Do not attach any employee personally identifiable information data.
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https://www.proxushr.com/resources/irs-issues-w-2-phishing-alert
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By: FE Online | Published: December 2, 2016 2:19 PM Tor co-founder Roger Dingledine found the flaw in Mozilla Firefox and he posted it on the Tor website. (Reuters)
Mozilla has quickly patched a critical security flaw which affected Firefox users. This move came following a new exploit against a big security issue was discovered that targeted users of the Tor browser. The problem, also known as zero-day vulnerability attack a heap overflow bug. This bug gives malicious programs a chance to work itself in targeted Windows desktops and laptops. Tor co-founder Roger Dingledine found the flaw and he posted it on the Tor website. The bug has only one basic HTML and one CSS file. Dingledine himself informed about the fact that Mozilla was already patching the flaw in Firefox. He wrote, “It sounds like the immediate next step is that Mozilla finishes their patch for it. Then the step after that is a quick Tor Browser update. And somewhere in there people will look at the bug and see whether they think it really does apply to Tor Browser.”
Even as the bug uses the heap overflow issue, it also needs JavaScript to be incorporated into the browser for us. According to experts, it can be said that one need to disable Javascript while using the Tor browser as if prevents security risks and ensures a maximum of it. Mozilla recently corrected another big flaw which made it possible to control another targeted computer and also a case where another open source browser security issue was patched. Mozilla Foundation published an advisory this week at the same time it published the patch. There the company admitted that the bug “can result in same-origin violations against a domain if it loads resources from malicious sites. Cross-origin setting of cookies has been demonstrated without the ability to read them.”
If The Wack0lian is to be believed the new bug calls a unique identifier to a server with address 5.39.27.226 which belongs to French ISP OVH but there is reportedly no response from there. There are also many suspicions on whether the issue somewhere relates to any FBI operation. Dan Guido, CEO of TrailOfBits in a series of tweets described the issue and also said, “The vulnerability is present on MacOS, but the exploit does not include support for targeting any operating system but Windows.” He added, “Final thoughts: the Tor Browser Bundle is unable to protect those that need it most. If you rely on it, strongly reconsider your choices.”
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http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/technology/mozilla-patches-firefox-browser-tor-cyber-attacks/462314/
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The ENGAGING VULNERABILITY research program (EV) is now seeking one to two post-docs, 100%, from September 1, 2020 to August 31, 2022. The successful applicant is expected to conduct research that contributes to and develops the issues that are the focus of the EV program.
The research field is open, and may be in the humanities, the social sciences and/or the natural sciences. Research may focus on people, animals, the environment and/or it can be about phenomena or theoretical perspectives that extend and deepen the way we might think about vulnerability in new ways. The position requires the ability to work independently, good interpersonal skills, the ability to establish academic contacts around the world, the ability to formulate research questions in a way that arouses international interest, the ability to publish in relevant scholarly forums, and the ability to convey the research questions and results to a wider audience.
You are welcome to submit your application no later than December 6, 2019.
For additional information and to apply for the position, see the advertisement: https://uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=298976
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http://www.engagingvulnerability.se/positions/postdoctoral-researcher-to-join-the-engaging-vulnerability-research-program-2/
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The health care system of the future is taking shape right now, and the foundation of that new system is health care data that is private, trusted and secure. Today, we are pleased to release the final Data Security Policy Principles and Framework (Security Framework) for President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI). The types, breadth, and sensitivity of the personal health, genetic, and environmental information that may be part of a precision medicine-type activity warrants careful attention and protection. Therefore, the Security Framework (modeled on the Administration’s Cybersecurity Framework) establishes security expectations for organizations who participate in PMI and provides a risk management approach to achieving those principles. To ensure that we are leading by example, Federal PMI agencies have committed to integrate the framework throughout all PMI activities.
On January 30, 2015, President Obama launched PMI to enable a new era of medicine – one where doctors and clinicians are empowered to tailor their treatments to their patients’ needs, and patients can get individualized care. With new advances in medical research, our health care system can deliver the right treatment to the right patient at the right time, taking into account an individual’s health history, genetics, environment, and lifestyle.
Since the launch of the initiative, researchers, technologists, and potential participants have shared their excitement for this vision. At the PMI Summit in February, the Administration announced over 40 major commitments from the private sector that will advance precision medicine, including commitments from seven major electronic health record (EHR) vendors to implement technology that allows patients to easily send their EHR data to the PMI cohort.
Our greatest asset in PMI is the data that participants contribute, and we want to make sure participants know that their data is protected. The Security Framework we are releasing today builds on the existing PMI Privacy and Trust Principles and ensures we put the security of participants’ information first.
We recognize that there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to managing data security. This is why the Security Framework, which builds on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework, is designed to be adaptable and responsive to the needs of multiple participating PMI groups, providing a broad framework for protecting participants’ data. Additionally, the Security Framework emphasizes transparency with participants, the public, and with other precision medicine organizations so that groups can learn from each other’s experiences and challenges. Organizations can use the framework to develop detailed implementation guidelines that address their specific data security needs. With this flexibility, we can make use of rapid evolutions in medicine, research and technology while still protecting participants’ information.
Finally, we are committed to helping organizations develop these tailored requirements. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Office for Civil Rights, in partnership with NIST, other Federal partners, and a broad set of stakeholders, will release a precision medicine-specific guide to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework by December 2016.
Today, our health care system is standing on the verge of unprecedented breakthroughs in the way we care for patients and treat disease. Thanks to President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative, we have a greater opportunity to make those breakthroughs a reality. And by protecting the health care data that powers those breakthroughs, we can make sure that every American is healthier and their health care data is secure.
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https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/05/25/precision-medicine-initiative-and-data-security
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A couple of weeks ago the CIRA team was chosen to participate in a brand new Internet of Things (IoT) accelerator hosted by the Ottawa-based startup incubator L-SPARK. Over the coming year, CIRA Labs will be working with a cross-disciplinary team of experts, technologists, and advisors to develop a cutting edge IoT Registry through L-SPARK’s Secure IoT Accelerator program.
With the widespread deployment of 5G networks on the horizon, there will soon be an explosion of internet-connected devices in households and businesses around the world. Everything from doorbells to fridges to thermostats and beyond will soon begin to ship with a SIM card and a high-quality internet connection, enabled by state-of-the-art 5G networks.
Of course, as more and more commonplace devices become internet-connected, the cybersecurity risks around them grow. With this in mind, CIRA is working on innovative strategies to mitigate the risks these devices pose to users as well as the public internet.
Right now the entire industry is trying to solve a massive problem:
How are internet service providers, IoT manufacturers, cloud service providers, and end users going to keep track of every single device and ensure security across the entire network.
This is the billion dollar question that CIRA’s L-SPARK project – and the entire IoT industry – is racing to answer.
Now, you may have noticed that, unlike the other participants, CIRA is not actually a startup. We’re a mission-driven not-for-profit working hard to manage the .CA domain and build a better online Canada. Our inclusion in this program shows how far we’ve come in being able to position ourselves as a nimble, innovative tech organization at the forefront of the cybersecurity and internet infrastructure industries.
The good news is that we think we’ve found a solution that will work; the bad news is that we can’t say too much about it publicly right now – but we’ll tell you everything we can as we advance through the Secure IoT Accelerator program.
In the meantime, we are super excited to be working with some of the brightest minds in the industry to develop a world-class security framework for IoT devices, and can’t wait to share it with the world. Stay tuned for updates!
Learn more about what CIRA Labs is up to.
Jacques Latour
As an expert in developing innovative, leading-edge IT solutions, Jacques has established CIRA as a global leader among ccTLD registries. He has 25+ years of experience in the private and not-for-profit sectors and as CIRA’s CTO,is currently leading CIRA Labs, CIRA’s innovation hub and providing leadership and direction for the management and security of the .CA registry and its underlying DNS.
A visionary in the Internet community, Jacques led the development of CIRA’s Internet Performance Test, is an outspoken advocate for the adoption of IPv6 and represents the .CA registry internationally as a member of a variety of working groups and advisory groups. He is committed to the development of a new Canadian Internet architecture. He has served as the catalyst for the creation of a national Canadian IXP association, CA-IX, and is a member of the Manitoba Internet Exchange’s (MBIX) and the DNS-OARC Board of Directors. Jacques is also a member of ICANN’s Security and Stability Advisory Committee (SSAC).
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https://www.cira.ca/blog/cybersecurity/we-just-joined-a-brand-new-iot-accelerator-help-solve-a-massive-industry-wide
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() With Assurency SecureData, data is encrypted before it goes into the SAN.
PHOENIX—Storage administrators at Storage Networking World here Tuesday saw a new SAN encryption option, Assurency SecureData, announced by Kasten Chase Applied Research Ltd.Assurency SecureData uses a 2U rack-mounted server, agent software and PCI cards in a storage area networks servers, and agent software in switches, said Hari Venkatacharya, senior vice president of the Mississauga, Ontario, company. Data is encrypted before it goes into the SAN, he said. Other products use an appliance inside the SAN, which means data is vulnerable en route, he noted. The system is available now starting at about $30,000, and uses 128- and 256-bit AES encryption, plus certificate-based authentication, he said. It runs on Linux and Solaris servers, with a Windows version available soon. Further reading
IBM, Cisco Team for New Object Storage NetApp, Cisco Launch New FlexPod SF Agent software on the switches conducts the authentication back to the server, Venkatacharya explained. "This focuses on Fibre Channel SANs. We are developing a NAS [network-attached storage] version that is iSCSI-based. We will be deploying that in the near future," he said. The product was co-developed with San Jose, Calif.-based Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Venkatacharya said, and certification with several other switch and storage makers is under way.
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http://www.eweek.com/storage/kasten-chase-rolls-out-san-encryption-option
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Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Scott today announced that Vermont will partner with the SANS Institute to bring the Girls Go CyberStart challenge to Vermont for a second year, providing high school girls with cybersecurity skills and career exploration opportunities.
Girls Go CyberStart is a free, forward-thinking cybersecurity skills program designed to educate and inspire high school girls about the opportunities and rewards of a career in cybersecurity. In the program, students complete games and challenges in which they learn and apply cybersecurity skills including forensics, open-source intelligence, cryptography and web application security
In 2018, 46 girls in schools across Vermont participated, and the State hopes to triple that number in 2019. Schools with at least five participants who master six or more of the challenges will win access to the full CyberStart Game for 50 additional male and female students for the remainder of the school year. Participants can also win cash prizes for themselves and their schools (at least 10 Vermont high school girls will win $500 college scholarships).
“As we work to expand our labor force and prepare Vermonters with the skills they need to succeed in today’s economy, programs like Girls Go CyberStart are critical in providing valuable learning opportunities,” Governor Scott said. “This partnership with the SANS Institute will strengthen Vermont’s skilled cybersecurity workforce, attracting Vermonters to this important sector of our economy that protect our state’s critical assets.”
This year, college students will also be able to play in a companion program called Cyber FastTrack, with a chance to win advanced cybersecurity scholarships totaling $2.5 million, as well as internship and job opportunities with employers in the industry.
“The development and enhancement of cybersecurity capabilities throughout Vermont is one of the Agency’s strategic priorities to modernize government and protect Vermonters,” said Agency of Digital Services Secretary Quinn. “Bringing Girls Go CyberStart and Cyber FastTrack to Vermont provides young people with the opportunity to join in our efforts.”
Registration for Girls Go CyberStart is open to high school girls in grades 9-12 through March 20 when the games begin. Registration for Cyber FastTrack is open to college students beginning on April 5 to begin playing immediately. Participants must have access to a computer and the internet, but no prior cybersecurity knowledge or IT experience is needed.
To see the types of challenges the students will face in the games, please visit https://go.joincyberstart.com/. More information may be found at https://www.girlsgocyberstart.org for Girls Go CyberStart and at https://www.cyber-fasttrack.org for Cyber FastTrack.
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https://governor.vermont.gov/press-release/governor-scott-announces-cybersecurity-competition-vermont-students
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New Data Finds Women Still Only 10% Of Security WorkforceBut more women hold governance, risk and compliance (GRC) roles than men, new (ISC)2 report finds. The needle has not moved: new data released today by (ISC)2 and Booz Allen Hamilton shows that the percentage of women in cybersecurity worldwide has remained static over the past two years, holding at an anemic 10%.
That finding from the new "Women in Security: Wisely Positioned for Future of InfoSec" report, reflects a long-perplexing issue for an industry that's scraping for talent to fill massive numbers of job vacancies every day. But the new findings don't technically mean that fewer women are joining the industry overall, according to the report, which was conducted by Frost & Sullivan on behalf of ISC(2) and Booz Allen: in fact, the overall number of women joining the industry is on the rise. Their numbers just aren't keeping pace with the overall security workforce.
Women now dominate the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) sector of security, however: the report found that one in five women in security hold a GRC position, while just one in eight men do. According to the report, women were ahead of men in taking GRC jobs, and the skillsets of collaborating with multiple groups and balancing business and risk issues are skills women are likely to have, according to a focus group of women infosec leaders in the report.
Gurdeep Kaur, a member of (ISC)2, says the GRC sector holds a solid career path for women with a combination of technical and business skills. "If I have the right balance of technical skills and business acumen, I may be in position to provide an advisory role, and gain confidence and move up [in a role] of the security ladder," she says.
Even as a minority demographic in the industry, women now hold higher advanced degrees in the field than men do, the study found. Of women in senior positions, 58% hold a Master's Degree or a Doctorate, whereas 47% of males in leadership positions do.
But the overall low representation of women in the industry remains problematic. "We're not getting closer to general parity," says Julie Franz, (ISC)2 Foundation director. "If you [achieved] gender parity, it would wipe out the workforce gap."
Franz says one issue affecting the number of women is a language gap in how the industry describes the jobs and roles in security. It tends to lean toward the technical and abstract, rather than emphasize the real-world impact. "We talk too much about jobs being about things and technology … Women want to know they are securing the people who use the things."
Women's salaries still lag those of men in the industry. The (ISC)2 compared salaries of men and women in the GRC space specifically, and found that women make 4.7% less than men, with an average salary of $115,779. Their male counterparts make $121,513.
Three factors appear to contribute to the higher male GRC salaries, according to the report: men stay in the industry longer than women, on average 15.2 years versus 14.5 years for women; more women have security analyst job titles than men, a job that pays about $95,000; and men rate monetary compensation higher than women do statistically. Around 58% of women in GRC rate monetary compensation as a top incentive, while around 62% of men do. Women rate work schedule and location flexibility higher than men do.
Franz says the data shows that women are less likely to change jobs than men, and that also accounts for the lower salary since job changes typically come with higher pay.
[What not to ask a woman in the security field, where men make up 90% of the workforce: What's it like to be a woman in the security field? Read How To Empower Women In Security.]
Interestingly, the average starting age for both male and female infosec pros is 30 years old. There's a gap overall in attracting or hiring young talent.
The bottom line is that entry-level security jobs are few and far between. "The requirement for experience for most [jobs] is higher than one would normally require for any entry-level position," (ISC)2's Franz says. "The need is so acute in cyber that it the requirement for someone to hit the ground running is much higher."
Angela Messer, executive vice president at Booz Allen, says companies need to be more proactive in their training and recruiting. "The kind of skillsets we're seeing today have definitely evolved. They are not the same ones we needed five years ago," Messer says. "You have to be more proactive in taking nontraditional skillsets and repurposing and training them into these fields."
Frost & Sullivan surveyed some 14,000 security pros from around the globe for the report.
Kelly Jackson Higgins is Executive Editor at DarkReading.com. She is an award-winning veteran technology and business journalist with more than two decades of experience in reporting and editing for various publications, including Network Computing, Secure Enterprise ... View Full BioComment | Email This | Print | RSSMore InsightsWebcasts
I would hope that no one is steered away from a field due to a reason such as gender, race, ethinicity, etc.
It is a case by case basis, not an appeal to the masses campaign as everyone has different interests. As I said before I think that trying to close the disparity is not the right idea. What happens if you were to reach the goal of closing the gap or even eclipse the gap...do you then reverse your track and deter those you helped to close the reverse disparity. Its a never ending cycle.
Like I said before, if you are not prohibited from a field and are treated with respect it is not an issue.
Not seeing this "Problem" in the real world. This is mentioning that it is a problem that there are not more women in the Security field. But from what I have seen working in a few SOCs in the public and Private sectors for many years is that they hire the PERSON who can answer the technical interview questions the best. I do not see any bias towards any race nor sex, simply "can this person perform the job duties?"
Most women have no interest in this type of work. The only way it will increase is if somehow women take more of an interest in the field. Half of the women I know who have been in the field have left for other positions they are more comfortable with. Several I have seen have done well in the field but wanted a more social type of a job and moved into positions such as account managers. For the ones that moved into positions like that they had some great experience with some technical background and did very well with that background in their new positions. The other half of the women were really into learning more and more about Network Security and have done very well in the field and I have seen no restrictions ever put on women that are not on men as well.
I believe, from my expereince, the only problem is that most women are just not interested in the field and nothing more than that. If a female wants to get into the field there is nothing stopping them that would not also stop a male (of course there are some jerks who are sexists, but there are always exceptions and those often end up in the news nowadays).
CVE-2017-0290Published: 2017-05-09NScript in mpengine in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine with Engine Version before 1.1.13704.0, as used in Windows Defender and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (type confusion and application crash) via crafted JavaScript code within ...
CVE-2016-10369Published: 2017-05-08unixsocket.c in lxterminal through 0.3.0 insecurely uses /tmp for a socket file, allowing a local user to cause a denial of service (preventing terminal launch), or possibly have other impact (bypassing terminal access control).
CVE-2016-8202Published: 2017-05-08A privilege escalation vulnerability in Brocade Fibre Channel SAN products running Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) releases earlier than v7.4.1d and v8.0.1b could allow an authenticated attacker to elevate the privileges of user accounts accessing the system via command line interface. With affected version...
CVE-2016-8209Published: 2017-05-08Improper checks for unusual or exceptional conditions in Brocade NetIron 05.8.00 and later releases up to and including 06.1.00, when the Management Module is continuously scanned on port 22, may allow attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and reload) of the management module.
CVE-2017-0890Published: 2017-05-08Nextcloud Server before 11.0.3 is vulnerable to an inadequate escaping leading to a XSS vulnerability in the search module. To be exploitable a user has to write or paste malicious content into the search dialogue.
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As you guys know we need anti-spywares to protect your computer from all those nasties out there.
An antivirus alone is not enough, so grab one of these if you haven't already.
And one more thing, it is alyways better to have anti-spywares that give you real-time protection.
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Data breaches usually end up being more widespread than first suspected. Find out why. By Karla Bowsher on October 15, 2015Photo (cc) by hackNY
If history repeats itself, the high-profile Experian data breach announced two weeks ago today will affect a lot more than the initial estimate of about 15 million T-Mobile customers. Quartz’s recent comparison of data-breach announcements from recent years shows that initial estimates of how many people or records were compromised usually end up dwarfed by post-investigation numbers. For example, the publication cites numbers from announcements by the following entities:
U.S. Office of Personnel Management: “Approximately 4 million” in June became “21.5 million” in July.
Target Corp.: “Approximately 40 million” in December 2013 became “up to 70 million” in January 2014.
Adobe: “2.9 million” in October 2013 reportedly became at least 38 million and then more than 150 million later that month after hackers posted stolen data online.
One reason numbers change is because initial estimates are made before investigations start or as they get underway. The language that companies use in initial announcements often hints at this. For example, Adobe’s first announcement said, “Our investigation currently indicates …”
Salvatore J. Stolfo, a computer science professor and part of the Intrusion Detection Systems Group at Columbia University, tells Quartz that another reason numbers change is because companies are forced to revise their estimates after hackers post stolen data online. Discoveries by outside law enforcement agencies also can turn up greater numbers than companies’ internal investigations. Do you take any steps to protect yourself against data breaches? Let us know how below or on Facebook.
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I write this blog from Jakarta, Indonesia where yesterday I had a meeting with employees of the Koran Tempo. The Koran Tempo is a major magazine and news publication here. In the English edition of Tempo magazine there are several stories about Obama and the election in the US. One story that caught my eye is titled “The End of Racist Politics?”
It occurred to me that this is also the first time America has had a president who has been exposed to PCs for most of his adult life. As Bush leaves office we have probably seen the last president who will not have spent at least half of their life exposed to the PC and other modern technologies. It is clear that as new blood enters the US congress there will also be an increasing number of representatives and senators who have grown up with technology. The key question is “Will these people be able to make better decisions concerning technology?”
It is clear that to fight cybercrime government is going to have an increasing role. The dismal failure called the “Canned Spam Act” was enacted by a largely technology ignorant congress and was a catastrophic battle loss in the fight against spam.
It will be interesting to see if and how a younger generation entering leadership affects technology policy and legislation. While Obama’s election is important from a racial standpoint in America, I am hopeful, but skeptical as to any positive changes to technology legislation and policy.
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If the parameter '-forceProtocolEncryption=1' is set to the database, it means that regardless of what the client requests, protocol encryption will be FORCED (i.e. required) by Exasol for the connection. If either Exasol or the client requests encryption, encryption will be used.
So we can conclude that no matter which client/driver you use, if the parameter '-forceProtocolEncryption=1' is set over the database, then all the connections are encrypted.
Additional notes:
With '-forceProtocolEncryption=1', clients are only rejected if they do not support encryption at all (e.g. older drivers).
An unencrypted connection is only allowed if both Exasol and the client disable encryption.
Having this parameter (forceProtocolEncryption=1) set, means that even if the client/driver side encryption is turned off then (with the exception of -- the driver being not old/does not support encryption) then the client/driver is forced to encrypt data. In other case (when this parameter would not have been set) then client/driver connection would be allowed to transfer data UNENCRYPTED.
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im so suprised they all got it wrong and you got it right.
even tho they have triple the IQ.
Even if that were true (which needs mathematical proof, rather than just 'thinking'), it would be of no use in data compression, since nobody ever needs to compress an infinite quantity of data.
As for your 'simple concept', I'm not going to try to figure out what your algorithm (which you haven'rt explained comprehensibly) is doing, since the pigeon hole principle holds for finite compression algorithms. All of them. There are no generalised methods of data compression which can reversibly compress all instances of data, and there never will be. Not because nobody will ever think of one, but because elementary logic demonstrates conclusively that no such method can exist. Either your algorithm sometimes generates the same output for two or more different numbers, or there are some numbers it can't compress at all.
If you want to become famous for discovering some wonderful new algorithm, I suggest you start looking for one amongst things that are even theoretically possible.
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Simple curiosity, the lure of compensation pay-outs, and the chance to get their own back on companies who might have treated them badly: these are some of the reasons that will tempt consumers to use new rights coming in under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), allowing individuals to request access to all the personal information any organization is holding about them, new research suggests.
Under the GDPR, a major shake-up of data privacy laws which comes into effect next May, data access requests such as these must be turned around free of charge and within 30 days. Businesses will need to have adequate systems and processes in place to quickly locate individuals’ personal information and be ready to handle the extra administration involved.
The survey of 1,000 UK consumers suggests that around half (52 per cent) would make a request if they suspected their personal information was being held without their consent; 39 per cent would consider doing it just because they are curious to see what data companies are holding about them; and 26 per cent would make a request if there was a chance of compensation – which is possible if the rules were not being followed or their privacy was being breached, for example. 17 per cent would make a request in order to ‘get back’ at companies who had given them a negative experience.
In fact, only seven per cent of UK consumers would not be interested in seeing the personal information companies are holding about them, according to the survey carried out by UNICOM® Global’s Macro 4 division in partnership with MaruUsurv, the online survey company.
GDPR requests will pose a challenge for organizations both because personal data now includes so many different types of information and because it is difficult to predict just how many requests to prepare for, explained Lynda Kershaw, Marketing Manager at Macro 4, which provides IT solutions to support GDPR compliance.
“Personal information can be anything that is identifiable to an individual: everything from contact details, date of birth and credit card numbers, to information within emails and social media conversations, letters, bills and policy documents. Much of this is unstructured information held in separate systems controlled by different business departments and cannot be pulled together at the snap of your fingers.
“And things get even more complicated if you’re an online or ecommerce business that tracks people’s online behavior – such as the web pages they visit and ads they click – for marketing purposes. Under the new rules, cookies, IP addresses and other online identifiers all count as personal data. You need to explain exactly how you are using this kind of information, and be able to respond to customer queries about it, too.” 62 per cent of the survey sample said they want stricter rules surrounding data collected about people’s online behavior (sites they visit, ads they click and purchases they make). The GDPR takes account of this by classifying online identifiers such as computer IP addresses as personal information.
Surprisingly, with over six months to go before the GDPR takes effect, the research suggests that 66 per cent of consumers already have some awareness of the regulation. 43 per cent say they want to see bigger fines for companies who are not following data protection rules.
While tough financial penalties are expected for failing to comply with the GDPR, experts believe companies should also be concerned about compensation litigation, which could mimic the activity that has grown around Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) compensation pay-outs. This supposes that hundreds or thousands of individuals could be brought together by law firms to mount ‘no-win, no-fee’ class actions against organizations who have not adhered to the new data privacy regulation.
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You need to change your 'Security & Privacy' settings in order to protect this computer.
Click 'Open Security & Privacy' and then click 'Allow' within the next screen.
In theory the next step is easy ... except there is no "Allow" option at the next screen. And so I am left with no choice but to repetitively hit "Close" to ignore the pop-up. I run 10.13.6 (High Sierra) on a 2018 MBPro, in case that helps anyone lead me to an alternative solution.
Thank you in advance for your time and attention.
I happened upon this thread and I also am having the same problem.
I copied and pasted the above command into terminal and there was no reaction - just the appearance of another cursor.
As you can see in the thread, I joined in the other day as I came across your issue and I'm having the exact same problem. So, I hope you don't mind if I chime in here.
I think that the place that has been suggested to place that command line is not in Sophos but in the Terminal app which is part of the Mac OS. You can try that.
I've tried it and nothing actually happens except the cursor moves to a new line. If you get a result other than that, please post. I may be doing it incorrectly.
I know, I’m with you, there’s comfort in numbers.
I’m using the latest version of High Sierra.
As for the terminal app, take a peek in Utilities. That’s where it is in mine. It’s in Applications/Utilities, I believe. I’m not in front of my computer just now.
If I may add my voice to the chorus here. The same issue has recently "popped up" (sorry) on my 2018 Macbook Pro, macOS Mojave, version 10.14.2.
Sophos Anti-virus Home edition 9.7.7. I've tried the Terminal work-around to no avail. Hopefully we can expect a software update to address this new glitch? I've been extremely happy with Sophos for several years now.
If you any of you are using Sophos Home premium, please create a support ticket from you Sophos Home dashboard and let me know the ticket number via PM and I would be glad to work on it & get this sorted for you.
The requirement to enable the Kext for third-party applications is due to new security changes with Later versions of Mac. If you are ok, you can try to Reinstall from macOS Recovery and then follow these steps to enable the kext in Mac Security.
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The Real Time Access Control report displays the number of tickets scanned for a range of performances, users, sections, gates, rows and dates. Totals are displayed for those tickets scanned in, out, and re-entered as well as for scanning failures. The resulting output can be displayed with or without detail. For more information on internal gates, refer to Access Control.
This report could be used to report the status of tickets scanned, by performance in real time.
Venue the report by one or more venue selections.
To select more than one venue, hold CTRL or SHIFT while making your selections.
Series the report by the selected series.
This is the date that the ticket was scanned.
Scanned From If you are entering a date range, this is the date from which data will be included in the report. This date is inclusive where the starting time will be 0:00:00 on the selected date.
Any value entered into this field will only apply if Date Range is used.
Performances From for those performances that occur on or after the date entered.
The application will ignore your entry if you do not enter an entry for Performances To date.
Performances To for those performances that occur on or before the date entered.
Enter a date or relative date into the field or click or to select the date or relative date.
For more information, refer to Using the Calendar to Select a Date or Using Relative Dates and Times.
User Name by the selected users.
Enter the user name and press ENTER or click to search for the user. For more information on searching for a user, refer to The Find Users Dialog Box.
This is the user who scanned the ticket.
Section the report by a section in the venue.
Mark Description results by text marked on a ticket when scanned.
You can enter the words with which the description begins, or use wildcard characters to search using portions of text.
The following image illustrates a sample report.
The first part of the report displays the number of tickets scanned or failed to scan by user, mark description, gate, section and row depending on the columns selected as criteria. The second part of the report displays the number of tickets yet to be scanned for the selected performance(s).
User Name The scanner’s user and login name.
Mark Description The description configured for the scanner, if any.
This only displayed if included in the report’s Output Columns.
Gate The gate configured for the scanner, if any.
Scanned In The number of tickets scanned in.
Scanned Out The number of tickets scanned out.
Re-Entered The number of tickets which have re-entered, that is exited and re-entered the venue.
If your venue is configured for internal and external gates, the ticket status only changes to Re-entered if the ticket holder is scanned out of an external gate and then scanned in again.
In Venue The number of tickets holders currently in the venue.
If the ticket holder is not scanned out, they will still appear as being in the venue.
Failures The number of scanning failures, such as:
Ticket number does not exist: An invalid ticket number was scanned.
Unable to mark ticket - ticket is already taken: Ticket has already been scanned IN or OUT.
Ticket does not belong to any of the selected performances: The ticket number is valid but not for performance(s) selected.
Unable to mark ticket(s) - Incorrect gate: An attempt was made to scan a ticket through a gate which the ticket is not allowed access.
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Educate the membership on phishing e-mails, text messages and phone call scams.
Record warnings on your telephone system and post notices on the credit union's website, in newsletters, and in branch lobbies stating the credit union will never solicit personal or financial information.
Advise members to not open unsolicited e-mails or text messages, or any links in unsolicited e-mails and text messages.
Advise the member to report the incident to the credit bureau, order a credit report, report the incident to the Federal Trade Commission, and file a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov;
Advise members to monitor their financial accounts closely and report any discrepancies.
CUNA Mutual will continue to monitor the Global Payments breach and notify its policyholders when new information becomes available.
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The spread of the new coronavirus and the resulting disease, COVID-19, has created immense challenges and hardships for individuals and companies. Unfortunately, some of those challenges are in the cyber arena.
To download the article, click the button on the right hand side.
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Advisors will probably say they don't need a study to tell them they're barraged by product pitches; for manufacturers, however, the results could be eye-opening.
The typical advisor receives 50 to 100 different marketing and sales contacts a week in various formats, according to a new report from the Boston-based research and consulting firm Practical Perspectives.
Additionally, the report, “Communicating with Financial Advisors–Insights and Opportunities 2013,” found roughly one in three advisors indicate they actually receive significantly more communications.
“Many advisors find the volume of marketing and sales contact to be overwhelming and are challenged to devote time to reflect on these outreach efforts,” the report says. “Consequently, a large portion of the messaging is given cursory attention or ignored, especially from firms that advisors are not currently engaged with.”
Howard Schneider, Practical Perspectives’ president and author of the report, says advisors see benefit in the marketing and sales outreach they receive from product providers and other sources, but most don’t have the time to digest the messages given other day-to-day priorities.
“Providers are spending countless resources on outreach each year to build awareness, loyalty and sales,” Schneider says. “Many advisors indicate these contacts do influence key factors such as their willingness to consider a particular provider or their loyalty to a provider. The struggle for firms is to use best practices to gain advisors' attention in a highly cluttered environment with so many firms competing for the chance to connect.”
Additional findings of the report include:
Marketing/sales communications are heaviest from asset managers (those they currently use as well as those they do not) and from an advisor’s broker-dealer or custodian.
The vast majority of marketing/sales communications advisors receive are in the form of emails, with in-person office visits representing a relatively low portion of contacts.
Advisors are far more likely to value face-to-face contacts in their office, with advisors three times as likely to pay attention to in-person visits compared with emails or telephone calls.
JPMorgan, BlackRock/iShares, American Funds, Franklin Templeton and PIMCO are recognized by advisors for having the most attention-getting and useful marketing/sales outreach.
Despite much attention to the topic, most advisors do not perceive communications via social media to be a useful source of connection relative to other formats.
Advisors suggest a variety of changes to get them to pay more attention to communications, including making them more concise, focusing on relevant topics, and tailoring the message to the advisor and the client base they serve. Many also suggest reducing the volume of contacts directed to them.
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Standard form of authenticated encryption (AE) requires the ciphertext to be expanded by the nonce and the authentication tag. These expansions can be problematic when messages are relatively short and communication cost is high. To overcome the problem we propose a new form of AE scheme, \( \textsf {MiniAE} \), which expands the ciphertext only by the single variable integrating nonce and tag. An important feature of \( \textsf {MiniAE} \) is that it requires the receiver to be stateful not only for detecting replays but also for detecting forgery of any type. McGrew and Foley already proposed a scheme having this feature, called AERO, however, there is no formal security guarantee based on the provable security framework.
We provide a provable security analysis for \( \textsf {MiniAE} \), and show several provably-secure schemes using standard symmetric crypto primitives. This covers a generalization of AERO, hence our results imply a provable security of AERO. Moreover, one of our schemes has a similar structure as OCB mode of operation and enables rate-1 operation, i.e. only one blockcipher call to process one input block. This implies that the computation cost of \( \textsf {MiniAE} \) can be as small as encryption-only schemes.
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in Azure Active Directory, Microsoft Intune, System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Server Remote Desktop Services, Thought Leadership It’s been a little while since I wrote about the work we are doing around the BYO and Consumerization trends – but this is an area I will be discussing much more often over the next several months.
Consumerization is an area that is changing and moving quickly, and I believe the industry is also at an important time where we really need to step back and define what our ultimate destination looks like.
I think there is a great deal of agreement across the industry on what we are all trying to accomplish – and this is aligned with Microsoft’s vision. Microsoft’s vision is to enable people to be productive on all the devices they love while helping IT ensure that corporate assets are secure and protected.
One particular principle that I am especially passionate about is the idea that the modern, mobile devices which are built to consume cloud services should get their policy and apps delivered from the cloud. Put another way: Modern mobile devices should be managed from a cloud service.
One of the reasons I am such a big believer in this is the rapid pace at which new devices and updates to the devices are released. Enabling people across all the devices they love brings with it the need to stay abreast of the changes and updates happening across Windows, iOS, and the myriad of Android devices. By delivering this as a service offering, we can stay on top of this for you. Thus, as changes are needed, we simply update the service and the new capabilities are available for you. This means no longer needing to update your on-premises infrastructure – we take care of all of it for you.
System Center Configuration Manager is the undisputed market leader in managing desktops around the world, and now we are delivering many of our MDM/MAM capabilities from the cloud. We have deeply integrated our Intune cloud service with ConfigMgr so organizations can take advantage of managing all of their devices in one familiar control plane using their existing IT skills. Put simply: We are giving organizations the choice of using their current ConfigMgr console extended with the Intune service, or doing everything from the cloud using only Intune if they wish to do management without an on-premises infrastructure.
On a fairly regular basis I encounter the question about whether or not cloud-based management is robust enough for enterprise organizations. My response to this has surprised our partners and customers with just how powerful a cloud-based solution can be. The answer is a resounding, “Heck yes it is robust and secure enough!”
Windows Intune and Windows Azure Active Directory puts IT leadership in the driver’s seat by allowing an organization to define and manage user identities and access, operate a single administrative console to manage devices, deliver apps, and help protect data. The result is employee satisfaction, a streamlined infrastructure, and a more efficient IT team – all with existing, familiar, on-prem investments extended to the cloud.
This holistic approach is central to Microsoft’s strategy to help organizations solve one of the most complex and difficult tasks facing IT teams today: Mobile device management (MDM).
As I discussed on the GigaOM Mobilize panel back in October (on the topic of “The Future of Mobile and the Enterprise,” recapped here), it wasn’t that long ago that an IT department worked in a pretty homogenous hardware and software environment – essentially everything was a PC. Today, IT teams are responsible for dozens of form factors and multiple platforms that require specific processes, skills, and maintenance.
Helping organizations proactively manage this new generation of IT is what makes me so excited about the advancements and innovation we are delivering as a part of next week’s update to the Windows Intune service. These updates include:
Support for e-mail profiles that can configure a device with the correct e-mail server information and related policies – and it can also remove that profile and related e-mail via a remote wipe.
In addition to our unified deployment mode and integration with System Center Configuration Manager, Windows Intune can now stand alone as a cloud-only MDM solution. This is a big win for organizations that want a cloud-only management solutions to manage both their mobile devices and PC’s.
There is also support for new data protection settings in iOS 7 – including the “managed open in” capability that protects corporate data by controlling the apps and accounts that can open documents and attachments.
This update also enables broader protection capabilities like remotely locking a lost device, or resetting a device’s PIN if forgotten.
Windows Intune offers simple and comprehensive device management, regardless of the platform, for the devices enterprises are already using, with the IT infrastructure they already own.
Looking ahead to later this year, we will continue to launch additional updates to the service including the ability to allow/deny apps from running (or accessing certain sites), conditional access to e-mail depending upon the status of the device, app-specific restrictions regarding how apps interact and use data, and bulk enrollment of devices.
This functionality is delivered as part of the rapid, easy-to-consume, and ongoing updates that are possible with a cloud-based service.
Today’s announcements are just a small example of the broader set of innovations Microsoft has been developing. Our focus on a people-centric approach to solving consumerization challenges has led to a number of product improvements and updates like:
Windows Azure Active Directory Premium Preview (for cloud-based identity and access management, including single-sign-on and access management for SaaS apps).
Microsoft Remote Desktop apps (available now for iOS, Android, and Mac OS X – which I wrote about in late October).
Company Portals as part of the Windows Intune service (for consistent access to your apps, your data, and your devices across platforms).
The number of factors at work within this Consumerization of IT trend make it clear that to effectively address it we have to think beyond devices and focus on a broader set of challenges and opportunities.
Microsoft is in a unique position to address the holistic needs behind this industry shift with things like public cloud management, private cloud management, identity management, access management, security, and more.
For organizations who haven’t already evaluated Microsoft’s device management solutions – now is the time. With the rapid release and innovation cycle offered by a cloud-based service like Intune, the ability to keep your infrastructure optimized, efficient, and secure has never been easier.
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https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/enterprisemobility/2014/01/29/a-people-centric-approach-to-mobile-device-management/
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Years after the widespread adoption of workplace smartphones, more than half of U.S. companies said they have no formal BYOD (bring your own device) policy to safeguard their enterprises, according to a survey.
The survey of 447 businesses of all sizes was conducted over the summer by systems integrator Champion Solutions Group. It found that 53% of those businesses haven't implemented a formal BYOD policy, while more than one-fourth confessed they have no systematic security approach, much less a formal policy.
The survey findings are "ridiculous … surprising," said Champion CEO Chris Pyle, in an interview. Mobile security best practices have been promulgated by analysts and security firms for more than a decade to protect sensitive corporate data, but there is apparently widespread variation about how companies implement security for BYOD workers.
"The evidence is indisputable that a growing need exists for more stringent application of security policies and procedures in modern businesses," Champion wrote in an 18-page white paper describing the survey's findings.
The value of allowing workers to use their personal smartphones and tablets while at work is now well understood by companies, and has been tied to greater productivity because workers find and use applications and services for their phones that they personalize to become more efficient.
But Pyle said there can be a downside. "You need to have workplace freedom, but you need to have a framework as well," he said.
In addition to the lack of formal BYOD policies, the survey found that only 21% of businesses are using multifactor authentication (MFA) to verify a user's identity when granting access to critical enterprise applications and data. MFA covers a wide category of techniques to require two or more methods of authentication from independent categories of credentials when a person logs in from a device.
MFA techniques deployed by U.S. businesses rarely include biometric authentication, where a fingerprint or iris scan is used to support a user name and password to authenticate a user's access to corporate data, Pyle said. Sometimes, instead, a unique code, or token, is sent to a smartphone for each entry into a company's applications or other data.
More often, companies rely on enterprise rights management software to grant a group of users — such as sales managers — access to a certain set of data from their phones — such as sales in a certain district. But that approach doesn't guarantee that every instance of access is from the authorized user. It could be from someone else who may have stolen a phone or used it temporarily, unbeknownst to the owner.
"Right now, there's some confusion and trepidation in the market about MFA," said Jason Milgram, director of software development for Champion. "None of our customers are incorporating biometric authorization into their security plan, even though they will eventually. Many are focused on enterprise content rights management and all of them are working out their strategy. When we bring up the subject of biometrics, people know about it and ask us, 'Can you show us or tell us.' "
While newer iPhones and many Android phones, like Samsung Galaxy smartphones, use fingerprint scanners for a user to access the phone itself, companies are only just beginning to consider using the fingerprint scanner to access enterprise apps or data, Milgram said. Some companies are relying on partitioning of personal from work data within the operating system of some newer phones, but even that approach may not be secure enough, depending on the level of risk that a company can tolerate.
Champion has 2,300 business customers, primarily in health care, distribution and finance. It operates a business unit called MessageOps that helps companies deploy Microsoft Cloud Services, including Office 365, Enterprise Mobility and Azure services. Champion also works as a system integrator to help companies deploy other enterprise mobility management products such as VMware's AirWatch and IBM's Maas360.
The low adoption of MFA for mobile security noted in the survey doesn't surprise Pyle. "There's a lot of good talk by companies about what's coming and what's going to be available, but people aren't implementing what's available today, let alone what's coming tomorrow," he said.
As an example, the survey noted that 23% of companies don't lock out mobile access after a repeated number of sign-in failures. "That's a large percentage, too large," Milgram said. "Someone could launch a brute force attack if nothing is turned off."
The survey also found that 30% of companies don't even require alphanumeric passwords (those using both the alphabet and numbers). "That's a pretty basic precaution," Pyle added.
Champion plans to repeat the survey next year and expects to see a greater focus on security, he said.
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This app requires device admin permission.
This app uses Accessibility services.
What's New?!
In Bitdefender Mobile Security & Antivirus 3.3.114.1546
We've included a card in the Dashboard displaying the number of scans performed by your trusted security app. This way, you can easily see the protection you get while enjoying your Android device.
We've also included performance and stability improvements to maintain an optimal experience with the app.
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Affirmative Opt-In Consent. While the CCPA only required opt-out consent for the selling of personal information, the PAA would require businesses to provide California consumers with an affirmative opt-in consent to share that consumer’s personal data. Furthermore, sharing under the PAA includes all forms of selling, renting, releasing, disclosing, disseminating, making available, transferring, or otherwise communicating and, unlike the CCPA, no monetary or valuable consideration is required. Like other affirmative opt-in consent requirements, businesses will not be able to pre-check the opt-in consent — consumers must perform an affirmative act for the consent to be valid. In addition, the collection of data from children under 13 years of age still requires opt-in consent from a parent or guardian.
Exceptions to Right to Delete. The PAA would also significantly restrict a business’s ability to refuse a California consumer’s request to have his or her personal information deleted. Under the PAA, a business will only be able to delay its compliance with a consumer’s request for deletion only for so long as reasonably necessary until one of the enumerated exclusions no longer applies. Under the PAA, a business would be required to automatically comply with the request once none of the exceptions apply without a further request from the consumer. Additionally, the business will be required to delete all of the consumer’s data regardless of the source, not just data collected from that consumer by the business.
Increased Disclosure Obligations. Under the CCPA, businesses were only required to disclose the categories of personal information shared and the categories of third parties with whom the personal information was shared. Under the PAA, businesses would be required to also disclose the specific pieces of personal information disclosed as well as the specific third parties to whom the personal information was disclosed. Businesses will also be required to contractually prohibit downstream recipients from re-identification of consumer information, and must make reasonable efforts to ensure service providers comply with the PAA.
Expanded Definition of Personal Information. The CCPA already had a broad definition of personal information, which included information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular California consumer or household. The PAA would expand the definition of personal information to include information that could be linked with a device, including, for example, network MAC addresses and device serial numbers. However, while the CCPA excluded from the definition of personal information publicly available information made available from federal, state, and local government when the information was used for a purpose compatible with the purpose for which the information was maintained, under the PAA all information (other than biometric information) lawfully made available from federal, state, or local governments would be excluded.
Increased Liability for Violations by Service Providers. The PAA would significantly expand exposure to liability of businesses for their service providers’ violations of the PAA. Under the CCPA, a business was not liable for the violations of its service providers if, at the time of the disclosure of personal information, the business had no knowledge of or reason to believe the service provider intended to violate the CCPA. Under the PAA, a business would not be liable for its service providers’ violations of the PAA only if the business has made reasonable efforts to ensure that the service provider will comply with the PAA and the business has no actual knowledge of or reason to believe that the service provider violated the PAA. Essentially, the PPA creates a duty on businesses to audit their vendors and confirm their compliance with PPA.
Increased Private Rights of Action. Under the current version of CCPA, a California consumer could bring a private right of action only for data breaches resulting from failures to reasonably protect personal information and only after the consumer provided the business notice and an opportunity to cure. Under the PAA, California consumers would be able to bring a private right of action for any violation of the PAA without providing the business pre-suit notice or an opportunity to cure. The PAA also explicitly permits California consumers to recover reasonable attorney’s fees in addition to other statutory damages of no less than $100 and up to $750 or any other relief the court deems proper.
Increased Regulatory Enforcement. The PAA would expand the scope of potential regulatory actions from actions brought by the Attorney General’s office with a 30-day cure period to actions brought by any district attorney, city attorney, or county counsel with no cure period. In addition to injunctive relief, fines remain at up to $2,500 for each unintentional violation and up to $7,500 for each intentional violation.
Applicability to businesses
The PAA would continue to apply to for-profit entities that do business in California that also determine the purposes and means of the processing of California consumers’ personal information, and that either: (a) have annual gross revenues in excess of $25,000,000 (anywhere); (b) annually process the personal information of 50,000 or more California residents, households, or devices; or (c) derive at least half of their gross revenue from the sharing of personal information of California consumers.
The PAA excludes the same businesses as are excluded from the CCPA, such as: Medical Information governed by California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act or protected health information subject to the privacy, security, and breach notification rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; information collected as part of a clinical trial subject to human subject protections under the Common Rule, the International Conference on Harmonisation’s “Guideline for Good Clinical Practice,” or the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; the sale of personal information to or from a consumer reporting agency used to generate consumer reports and in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act; information processed, sold, or shared pursuant to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act; and information collected, processed, sold, or shared pursuant to the Drivers’ Privacy Protection Act.
It also would not apply when a business believes in good faith that an emergency exists that requires sharing of personal information, or when information is shared with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in connection with a report.
Impact on businesses
Although the PAA, if passed, will not go into effect until 2021, it will take time for impacted businesses to comply with all of its provisions. Businesses subject to the PAA should consider the following actions in preparation for the PAA implementation:
Conduct a data mapping of the personal information collected by the business to understand the scope of personal information collected and how it is obtained, used, and shared with third parties.
Review internal policies and procedures to be able to appropriately respond to consumer requests for access to, deletion from, or information related to the sale or disclosure of their personal information.
Begin the planning and implementation of technological improvements to their information systems that may be necessary to process consumer requests and consumers’ rights to opt-in to the sharing of personal information. Businesses may wish to consider the use of technology features that enable easy moves between opt-in and opt-out consents in the event this requirement is not present in the final law.
Review and update privacy policies to comply with the disclosure requirements of the PAA when it becomes necessary to do so.
Begin preparing training materials and planning for training all personnel who are responsible for handling consumer personal information inquiries.
Update contracts with third parties and/or service providers to whom consumer personal information is conveyed to ensure that the contracts explicitly limit the use of personal information to providing the services contemplated, permit the business to audit the vendor’s operations for compliance with PPA and contractual terms, and require the vendor to assist with consumer requests.
Review vendor due diligence procedures (including audits) to verify that service providers are able to comply with the PAA.
Consider including defense, indemnification, and insurance provisions in favor of the business in all contracts with vendors given access to consumer information.
Consider using third-party audits to ensure compliance with the PAA and conducting those audits through legal counsel to support the position that the results are covered by the attorney-client privilege.
Although AB 1760 has only now been formally introduced, Assembly Member Wicks has been discussing the PAA for a few weeks. In February, she stated that “Consumers should have the right to find out what data companies have collected on them, how that information is being used, and to stop their personal information from being shared and sold.” While the fate of the PAA remains in question, we expect that we will see several concepts from the PAA become law. There is already significant lobbying taking place on behalf of the PAA, including by the ACLU of California, Common Sense Kids Action, Consumer Reports, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. In addition, often considered a more liberal state, California is seeing a backlash resulting from the rushed, closed-door process of drafting the CCPA — which some have called “pay-for-privacy” and holding the right to opt out hostage — opening the door for an increasing groundswell for a “fair deal for all.”
On the other hand, the PAA does not incorporate other proposed changes to the CCPA that have received significant support, making it likely that we will see the PAA amended again. For example, AB 25 proposed to remove employee personal data from the scope of the CCPA, which is not reflected in the PAA as it is currently drafted. It is also worth noting that many businesses in California are calling for the CCPA enforcement date to be pushed back, as even those business that are taking an aggressive, proactive response to complying with the CCPA fear they will not be compliant by January 1, 2020.
Many businesses are also concerned about the look-back period created by the CCPA, as almost no company can say it was compliant with the CCPA as of January 1, 2019. Given all of the above and more, we are seeing efforts to push back the effective date of the CCPA to 2021, like the PAA is proposing. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether California Governor Newsom will sign the bill into law, as the CCPA was signed into law by his predecessor, former Governor Brown.
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https://www.csoonline.com/article/3390437/proposed-changes-to-california-consumer-privacy-act-of-2018-could-rewrite-privacy-law.html
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Considering the date the CDROM was shipped, it means that two of the exploits were zero-days. It’s notable that the code attempts different variants of kernel exploits, and does so in a loop, one by one, until one of them succeeds. The exploit set from the sample on the CDROM includes only three exploits, but this exploitation package supports the running of up to 10 different exploits, one after another. It’s not clear whether this means that there is also a malware with 10 EoP exploits in it, or whether it’s just a logical limitation.
The code has separate payloads for Windows NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 2008, including variations for certain service pack versions. In fact, it runs twice: firstly, to temporarily elevate privileges, then to add the current user to the local administrators group on the machine, for privilege elevation persistence.
Such attacks were crafted only for important victims who couldn’t otherwise be reached #EquationAPT #TheSAS2015Tweet
If these actions are successful, the module starts another executable from the disk, rendering the photo slideshow with pictures from the Houston conference.
At the end, just before exiting, the code runs an additional procedure that does some special tests. If the date of execution fell before 1 July 2010 and it detects no presence of Bitdefender Total Security 2009/2010 or any Comodo products, it loads an additional DLL file from the disk named “show.dll”, waits for seven seconds, unloads the DLL and exits.
If the date fell after 1 July 2010, or any of the above products are installed, it drops execution immediately.
After that it sets the (Default) value for “Version” subkey as “008.002.000.003”, which identifies the implant version.
It also attempts to self-delete on the next reboot, which fails if it’s started from the CD.
When run by the exploitation package “Autorun.exe”, the program already has administrative privileges from one of the three exploits. However, the code checks again if it’s running with administrative privileges, and attempts to elevate using just two kernel vulnerabilities:
This indicates that the DoubleFantasy installer has been designed to run independently from the disk from Houston with its “Autorun.exe”. In fact, we’ve observed the independent use of the DoubleFantasy installer in other cases as well.
The installer checks for security software using a list of registry keys and values stored in the resource section. The keys are checked in quite a delicate “non-alarming” way using key enumeration instead of direct key access. List of top level keys checked:
The mark will be in the form of {CE0F7387-0BB5-E60B-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx} for the (Default) value data and will then exit.
If no security software is identified, it will unpack (UCL) and XOR-decrypt the main payload, which is extracted into %system%\ee.dll.
Remarkably, it loads the DLL using its own custom loader instead of using standard system LoadLibrary API call.
The Equation Group’s DoubleFantasy implant is a validator-style Trojan which sends basic information about the system to the attackers. It also allows them to upload a more sophisticated Trojan platform, such as EquationDrug or GrayFish. In general, after one of these sophisticated platforms are installed, the attackers remove the DoubleFantasy implant. In case the victim doesn’t check out, for example, if they are a researcher analysing the malware, the attackers can simply choose to uninstall the DoubleFantasy implant and clean up the victim’s machine.
In fact, there are several known versions of the DoubleFantasy payload. The disk from Houston used version 8.2.0.3; while other versions were mostly delivered using web-exploits.
First of all, it checks if the running module is named “ee.dll” and, if so, will undertake the final installation steps:
Try to find configuration settings in registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{6AF33D21-9BC5-4f65-8654-B8059B822D91}\TypeLib, in value “DigitalProductId”. If this value exists it decodes it using base64 and decrypts using RC6 (with a 16-bytes HEX key: 66 39 71 3C 0F 85 99 81 20 19 35 43 FE 9A 84 11).
If the key was not found in the registry, it loads configuration from a resource.
It copies itself to one of the two variants of filenames. Then it substitutes one of the system components by renaming and replacing the original.
Set 64-bit value from config to (Default) value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{6AF33D21-9BC5-4f65-8654-B8059B822D91}\TypeLib key in form of {8C936AF9-243D-11D0-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx}, it seems to be used later as victim ID when connecting to C&C server.
Set (Default) value of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{6AF33D21-9BC5-4f65-8654-B8059B822D91}\Version to “008.002.000.003” string.
Upon the creation of a key it performs additional steps to set KEY_ALL_ACCESS rights for Everyone.
Update start time, encode and write back config to registry value HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{6AF33D21-9BC5-4f65-8654-B8059B822D91}\DigitalProductId
If an error occurs, it sets HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\CLSID\{6AF33D21-9BC5-4f65-8654-B8059B822D91}\MiscStatus\(Default) value to “0”. Registry value {CE0F7387-0BB5-E60B-8B4E-xxxxxxxxxxxx} then contains xor-encrypted error code.
If there is an initialization error, if the hosting process is “explorer.exe” or “avp.exe”, it supresses any exceptions and continues execution. This could indicate that if there were any errors in these processes they must not be shut down because of them.
To correctly hijack the replaced COM objects, the code exports a set of functions bound to original DLL files.
CompareLinkInfoReferents = linkinfo. CompareLinkInfoReferents
CompareLinkInfoVolumes = linkinfo. CompareLinkInfoVolumes
CreateLinkInfo = linkinfo. CreateLinkInfo
DestroyLinkInfo = linkinfo. DestroyLinkInfo
DisconnectLinkInfo = linkinfo. DisconnectLinkInfo
GetCanonicalPathInfo = linkinfo. GetCanonicalPathInfo
GetLinkInfoData = linkinfo. GetLinkInfoData
GetProxyDllInfo = actxprxy.GetProxyDllInfo
IsValidLinkInfo = linkinfo. IsValidLinkInfo
NPAddConncection = hgfs1.NPAddConncection
NPAddConncection3 = hgfs1.NPAddConncection3
NPCancelConncection = hgfs1.NPCancelConncection
NPGetConnection = hgfs1.NPGetConnection
NPGetResourceInformation = hgfs1.NPGetResourceInformation
NPGetResourceParent = hgfs1.NPGetResourceParent
The implants periodically run checks against a special file defined in config. If that file has changed since the last check, or at least a week has passed since the last check, it does the following:
Perform a connectivity check via public domains (specified in config, i.e. “www.microsoft.com” and “www.yahoo.com“) using HTTP POST requests.
If Internet access is available, connect to one of two C&C IPs or hostnames (specified in config: i.e. 81.31.34.175 and 195.128.235.23). Standard HTTP/HTTPS ports 80 and 443 are probed.
Received data is decoded using Base64 and decrypted using RC6. The result is interpreted as a backdoor command.
Results of the command execution are sent back to the C&C. It then attempts to fetch the next command from the server.
Uninstalls itself if it can’t connect to the C&C server within 180 days (configurable).
This is an EXE file running as a service process.
Configuration data stored in the overlay of the file, instead of in resources.
Other registry keys are used as a config storage – set of subkeys under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Setup\Common
RC6 encryption and Base64 encoding is not used. The network traffic data is sent in plaintext or simply XOR-encrypted.
The number of supported remote commands is only four.
The command encoding type is different.
In addition to browsers, the library can also inject malicious code and read the memory of other processes in order to obtain and decrypt users’ passwords. The same library is also used inside the main EQUATIONDRUG orchestrator and TRIPLEFANTASY modules.
The library gathers stolen credentials and then probes them when accessing proxy server while connecting to the Internet, and, if a probe was successful, the valid credentials are encrypted with RC6 and encoded with BASE64 to be used later.
The disk used in the Houston attack represents a rare and unusual operation for the Equation Group. We presume that such attacks were crafted only for important victims who couldn’t otherwise be reached, for instance, through a web-based attack vector. This is confirmed by the fact that the exploitation library had three exploits inside, two of which were zero-days at the time.
The DoubleFantasy Malware is usually the first step in the infection of a victim by the Equation Group. Once the victim has been confirmed by communicating with the backdoor and checking various system parameters, a more sophisticated malware system is deployed, such as EquationDrug or Grayfish.
During the upcoming blogposts, we will continue to describe the more sophisticated malware families used by the Equation Group: EquationDrug and GrayFish.
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https://securelist.com/blog/research/68877/equation-group-from-houston-with-love/
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Earlier this summer, customers of popular UK high street stores Currys PC World, Carphone Warehouse, and Dixons Travel were warned that hackers had breached one of the processing systems used by its stores, and made off with 5.9 million payment cards and the personal data records of 1.2 million individuals.
Now parent company Dixons Carphone is saying that some 8.8 million *more* customers may be impacted by the breach which occurred in 2017.
The silver lining on the cloud, however, is that Dixons Carphone believes that these breached records do not contain payment card information or bank account details. It also says that it has seen no evidence that any fraud has taken place as a result of the breach.
“Since our data security review uncovered last year’s breach, we’ve been working around the clock to put it right. That’s included closing off the unauthorised access, adding new security measures and launching an immediate investigation, which has allowed us to build a fuller understanding of the incident that we’re updating on today.” “As a precaution, we’re now also contacting all our customers to apologise and advise on the steps they can take to protect themselves. Again, we’re disappointed in having fallen short here, and very sorry for any distress we’ve caused our customers. I want to assure them that we remain fully committed to making their personal data safe with us.”
The company is no stranger to finding itself in the media spotlight over hacks.
In 2015, Carphone Warehouse (which was then a separate company) warned that approximately three million customers had been put at risk after its IT systems were breached by hackers.
The hack resulted in the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issuing a £400,000 fine earlier this year.
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https://grahamcluley.com/dixons-carphone-admits-hack-far-bigger-than-originally-thought/
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In this episode of ‘The CIO Show’ we take a look at the latest data on IT salaries in Australia, and discuss current trends in this most unusual of years for the sector and those working within it.
Nicole Gorton, APAC director with global recruiter, Robert Half, provides a deep dive on the company’s recently published A/NZ Salary Guide 2020, revealing the range of salaries currently on offer across the key tech jobs here and across the ditch. But she urges employers – and candidates - to think beyond just money.
And AIIA chief executive, Ron Gauci, shares some choice findings from the industry body’s own ‘Remuneration Report’, as well as its new whitepaper, 'Building Australia’s digital future in a post-COVID world', which provides ample food for thought about Australia’s future as a tech-driven economy with a vastly larger tech workforce.
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https://www.cio.com/article/3574648/the-cio-show-how-much-are-you-worth.html
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Related Professionals: Alexander Y. Thomas
“Potential data security breaches range from technical glitches to potential catastrophes,” said Mark Melodia, founder of Reed Smith’s Information Technology, Privacy & Data Security, and co-chair of the firm’s IP, Tech & Data Group. “But in each case, time is of the essence. Breach RespondeRS simplifies the application of the patchwork of state laws to let companies focus in on the real work of protecting data and preventing further harm.”
Drawing on Reed Smith’s experience helping companies through hundreds of actual and suspected data security breaches, Breach RespondeRS starts with a series of yes-no-maybe factual questions. Depending on the facts provided, Breach RespondeRS applies all relevant state laws and reports on the risk of notice being needed. The app generates and provides users a report on the requirements imposed by the applicable laws, with links to additional information and materials. These materials include a free copy of Reed Smith’s 50-state survey of data security breach laws, as well as checklists, model notifications, and other practical advice.
While Breach RespondeRS is helpful for companies in any industry trying to better understand their obligations, Reed Smith plans to release subsequent versions specific to highly regulated industries. Next up, Paul Bond, co-practice leader of Reed Smith’s Information Technology, Privacy & Data Security Group, will work to develop a version of Breach RespondeRS for US financial institutions with lead coder Anthony J. Ford, a member of the firm’s Blockchain Initiative and formerly a computer scientist for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory where he studied artificial intelligence and machine learning.
“Breach RespondeRS is a great example of Reed Smith driving progress through innovation," said Sandy Thomas, the Global Managing Partner of Reed Smith. “We listened to our data security clients when they identified the application of these many state laws as a real headache, and used technology to create a solution. Now Reed Smith can help our clients with the many difficult judgment calls that come into play when data security breaches strike.”
Breach RespondeRS exemplifies Reed Smith’s leadership in developing technologically innovative approaches for addressing the pressing legal challenges faced by clients. The app was developed entirely in-house with lawyers in Reed Smith’s Information Technology, Privacy & Data Security Group collaborating with members of the firm’s Knowledge Management, IT, Practice Support and Business Development teams.
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https://www.reedsmith.com/en/news/2017/06/reed-smith-releases-first-app-for-multistate-assessment-of-data-breach
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Most laptops make it especially basic for clients to support their data. For the most part everything necessary is an external drive which is tolerably humble. Both PC’s and Mac laptops come outfitted with worked in support programming that is everything except hard to investigate, but you may moreover decide for purchase support programming that can do additionally evolved features. Data support is moreover a critical thought on the grounds that about the potential for a PC’s hard plate to crash or get hurt, either through gear issues, a power flood or a few different stunning outcomes. Data support enables you to rapidly recover any lost data up to the mark of the last support various support programs run unobtrusively in the groundwork of various ventures; backing up changes to records that were scarcely made a short time frame before that possibly anything is lost. Data recovery costs can be high so it is to your most prominent benefit to guarantee your data is supported up regularly.
Additional sorts of protection for the two plates that are recommended are antivirus programming to safeguard your circles from damaging contaminations, Offsensive Security malware or spyware and firewall confirmation which is expected to go probably as a safeguard against the people who might endeavor to get to your data without proper assents. You may in like manner contemplate data encryption which encodes your data so it cannot be examined or seen by any person who does not have the right mystery express. There are different levels of data encryption programming available, dependent upon how sensitive your data is. If your business contains any kind of sensitive or confidential data, you should guarantee you have some kind of satisfactory data protection to all the more promptly ensure that the data does not fall into hands outside the association.
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https://cem-neuillysurmarne.com/the-significance-of-data-security-for-private-ventures.htm
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A cover letter is a letter that contains all your academic achievements as well as job experiences. This letter includes all of your skills, achievements, experiences, and expertise. Here are mentioned some worthy tips to follow while writing a cover letter:
Stick with the job description. Avoid providing irrelevant information in your job application. This will make the letter look just like a bundle of words that no one would like to read.
Mention your experience related to the provided description. Narrate with facts and avoid unnecessary explanations.
Write about your personality and the purpose of a cover letter in the first section. Mention if you came to know about the vacant seat from an already working member of the organization. This will make a positive impact on you in the eye of the recruiter.
Choose an appropriate professional-looking format. You can choose the one provided by us on our website.
Start and end with a greeting to make a humble impression of yours.
Explain why you are a perfect fit for this job and why the company should hire you specifically.
One of the main points which you should focus on writing a cover letter is that you must not write details and briefing of your qualifications and experiences. Instead, you should include why the hiring manager should hire you for the job. What are your specialties that make you perfect for this job? So, instead of self-praising, mention those eye-catching skills of yours that you become the priority of the hiring manager. While writing a cover letter, you must keep in mind that this document is the only way to create a first best impression and only this document can separate you out from all other applicants.
A cover letter is a deciding letter for a company for which applicant they want to invite for an interview. So, you must write your letter in such a way that it distinguishes you out from above all.
What to write in a Information Security Manager cover letter?
A cover letter does not mean you have to explain your resume in words. Instead, it should be something that interprets your resume in the best possible way to sharpen out your application for a job.
In your cover letter, you must create your thoughts in such a way as to create a first impression of yours in front of your boss. Avoid getting some errors and for that purpose, use some high-end detecting software that provides you suggestions and, in the end, read out the whole letter so that no mistake leaves in the letter.
In your cover letter, you should try to relate your experience with the job details for which you are applying. In this way, it can stand out clearly in front of the hiring manager. Carefully sort out your letter for the best outcome of your job application.
When I read your ad for a Chief Information Officer for the {Company} office, I couldn’t help noticing how well your requirements align with my experience, skills, education, and background. With a track record of leading cross-functional IT teams, I will be able to contribute significantly to your bottom line.
As a chief information officer at {Company} Company, I was responsible for providing visionary leadership to a team of 400+ employees. Specifically, I am an expert in:
1. Developing goals and strategies to ensure that the IT department runs smoothly 2. Directing and establishing IT-related projects 3. Selecting and implementing appropriate technology 4. Customizing technological systems and platforms 5. Implementing new systems 6. Overseeing the technological infrastructure of the company 7. Observing changes and need for modification 8. Developing and testing new programs 9. Seeking out high-quality vendor services 10. Ensuring the security of company data and backup systems 11. Training information technology team members to use technology optimally
Moreover, I am well-versed in troubleshooting data-related issues, for which I have received a high commendation. I would be thankful for the chance to further demonstrate my skills in a personal interview. Please feel free to schedule a meeting. Thanks for your time and consideration.
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https://www.bizzlibrary.com/Template/BBJL9/information-security-manager-cover-letter/
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Reading time: between 3-15, up to you.
While the USA and Israel have enjoyed the spotlight of cybersecurity’s hall of fame for over a decade, it appears that the new kid on the block has been working diligently to catch up and enjoy some of that market share. This is of course, the UK.
The Israeli cybersecurity ecosystem consists of roughly 400 cybersecurity companies. The human and technological resources provided by the Israel Defence Forces to grow and nurture cyber talent has no equivalent, and was considered the only place in the world that can give the entrenched Silicon Valley a run for their money.
However, over the past few years a new cybersecurity cluster has been growing, startups from the UK and abroad are finding a warm home for their innovations, in London. "You wouldn't necessarily think an Israeli business would decide to come to London given the strength Israel has in this space, but actually there are things that London can offer that they couldn't get in Israel." Grace Cassy, one of CyLon's founders told WIRED.
This is why as good marketers, we decided to look around at the supporting cybersecurity UK eco-system and naturally, the first place to look is content. We’ve put together some of the best UK cybersecurity blogs we could find, if you know others reach out to us, we’d love to have look.
1. UK Cyber Security News
This site is more than a blog, it is a one stop shop for anything and everything related to cyber security in the UK, including; news, publications, articles and information on a wide variety of topics from cyber tools to career advice.
Running since 2008, founder and top contributor Dave Whitelegg has gained nearly 9,000 Twitter followers with plenty of reader reactions and re-tweeting to boot. As a certified Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator and a former Cisco Certified Security Professional, there is much that can be gained from his years of expertise.
2. Graham Cluley
In case he does need an intro -- Graham Cluley is a public speaker and independent computer security analyst who actually wrote one of the first anti-viruses for Windows back in the early 1990s. His website has become a major hub of knowledge, with over 85,000 followers on Twitter, Facebook, a large email list and a YouTube channel. In fact, his YouTube channel has received nearly 250,000 views.
This is the place to visit for ideas and information on the latest malware, the consequences of having a typo in your IP address or how even his Twitter account was hacked, while he was offline on a plane. The range of information and solutions is wonderful, so go on and take a look.
3. Sophos - naked security
Sophos has been a longtime player going back over 30 years and it should come as no surprise that they continue to lead the field in firewalls, web and email gateways, and secure Wi-Fi. They have over 65,000 followers on various social media websites with high levels of engagement and feedback.
The blogs are fun because they often challenge and entice the reader with straightforward or suggestive questions that get you thinking and encourages engagement. An example RSA Conference 2017: Did our predictions come true? Wouldn’t you click on that title? This style of writing is important as it lures the reader into wanting the answer.
4. BAE Systems - Inspired Work
Based in the UK, BAE Systems is a renown worldwide company with over 88,000 employees, offering a wide range of services including, advanced electronics, cybersecurity and intelligence for corporations and militaries worldwide.
Their twitter and Facebook accounts boast for a combined 150,000 followers with plenty of engagement. Perhaps part of their success in the blogging sphere is due to their eye catching titles like "Cyber defense: know when to hold and fold em" and the inclusion of thought leadership pieces like "A united front is the key to effective cyber defense". Sometimes, just take a step back and watch the pros.
5. Wandera
With headquarters in the UK and the US, Wandera is making its mark by focusing on mobile threat vulnerabilities. The company was recently added to the Cybersecurity 500 list.
Wandera are establishing themselves as thought leaders with frequently updated content on a variety of topics and categories, addressing questions such as “Will blocking mobile content upset your employees?”. If you want to stay up to date, they have a Trends section covering, “5 reasons why large companies buy software from small vendors”. Wandera are attacking content from several different angles!
6. DarkTrace
Founded in 2013, DarkTrace uses AI to detect emerging cyberthreats. The company is trailblazing with over 360 employees, 50 awards and products deployed in 60 countries. With nearly 15k followers on Twitter and LinkedIn and consistent interaction, shows they are on social media fire.
The best thing about their blogs, is the great humor they attach to their very serious and informative content. A rare and welcome relief!
Although established as recently as 2016, Forcepoint is a powerhouse in new technologies that enables organizations to provide unobstructed access to critical data and IP, while reducing security risk. This is the lovechild of, “Raytheon Cyber Products, Websense and Stonesoft organizations, integrating the user protection, data security and cloud expertise of Websense with the insider threat and analytics technology of Raytheon, along with the next-generation network protection capabilities of Stonesoft”.
With nearly 130k social media followers and solid, consistent reader interaction, they are doing excellent work. Forcepoint blogs are updated almost weekly and are filled with interesting, fun and informative information. They have a great combination of industry news and trends as well as noteworthy company updates.
9. Kevin Townsend’s IT security
This blog goes out of it’s way NOT to endorse any product releases or company promotions. Kevin and his team of bloggers do provide a no nonsense review of the subject matter at hand -- from zero day exploits and the cost of a breach, to the future of gaming. The blog is refreshingly not shy of exposing internet shams… such as, what makes people successful.
Social media is not a strong card here, so you’re best going the old fashioned route of RSS feed.
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Cybersecurity refers to the application of technologies, processes, and practices that safeguard digital devices and services against threats, attacks, or unauthorized access. We use various devices such as the latest smartphones, laptops, computers in our daily lives to access services online or at work. It is important to protect personal information and confidential data stored on these devices. Thus, cybersecurity is the information technology security that protects devices and data from theft or damage.
According to intelligence officials, cyberattacks and digital spying have been some of the greatest threats to national security in the recent decade. The ever-increasing transition of government, military, business, medical, and corporate sectors to digital mode has led to an unprecedented amount of information being stored online. While this increases ease of access, it also exposes them to a myriad of threats from cybercriminals.
Elite Cyber is a bespoke firm that is tailored to your needs and that is why they argue their clients use their team of as one of the leading cyber security recruiters experts.
As a strong player within the cyber security market, Elitecyber is present at various specialist events such as the ICICS or Cyberdays and are recognised within this space for the high level of service they bring to clients throughout the process but equally during their candidate’s on-boarding into their client’s organisation.
4. Secure
Secure are in our top cyber security recruitment agencies guide as they are a highly respected, niche, Corporate Governance and Cyber Security specialist search business and their clients range from Global Banking Corporations, Insurance Companies (Lloyd’s, General, Health, Life & Pensions), Financial Services Organisations, Technology Firms, Audit & Tax Operations, Management Consultancies, Defence Firms and Fast Track Start-Up Businesses.
Secure argue their clients in the cyber security space benefit from transparent and tangible cost savings by enlisting our team of experienced, well trained sector professionals who have had many years’ experience of recruiting for these specific areas and their strengths are our people and our proven process, both of which ensure a high and thorough standard of delivery, coupled with a high quality of service and dedication .
5. So Much Soap
So Much Soap ambition as one of the leading specialist cyber security recruiters is to revolutionise the recruitment industry by exploring the boundaries of innovation and also introducing services for in house recruitment that will reshape the way in which their clients attract talent.
as one of the best Cyber Security Recruitment Agency has to offer, their consultants have tackled the largest and most complex multi-region campaigns. The last few years, So Much Soap have felt that recruitment is more transactional and detached than ever before. This is because most agencies operate as a external supplier and your rarely get a sense of the business drivers and wanted to break the mold and reinvent the wheel.
With this approach, So Much Soap argue they are revolutionising the online recruitment industry by helping organisations achieve zero agency fee spend and build or supplement internal recruitment functions and provide them with services on demand to ensure they can be self sufficient.
6. InfoSec People
InfoSecPeople are in our top cyber security recruitment agencies guide as they are a specialist IT and Information recruitment business and are committed to providing best-practice recruitment solutions, upholding the highest levels of service and delivery for our clients and candidates alike.
InfoSecPeople provide Permanent, Contract and Executive Search recruitment solutions in the InfoSec sector, working closely with our clients to find the right career move or the best talent in the industry to drive business forward.
Cybersecurity is a growing and flourishing industry from network and data security, IT governance, policy compliance, or risk management. According to C.B. Insights Emerging Trends Cybersecurity Report, the cybersecurity industry is estimated to be worth $300 billion by 2025. In 2020 alone, 268 cybersecurity startups raised $4.7 billion.
For UK cybersecurity startups, funding has increased by an incredible 940% during the pandemic. A total of £512 million were raised in 2019, while £496 million were raised in the first half of 2020 alone. Due to the increased instances of cybercrimes in recent years, and especially during the pandemic, investors have been rushing to invest in cyber risk management startups.
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According to the UK government’s Cyber Security Sectoral Analysis 2020, 1221 establishments offer cybersecurity products and services within the country. Cybersecurity businesses have increased by 44% in the last two years, indicating that a new business is being registered every week.
Here are some of the top-funded cybersecurity startups to watch.
OneTrust
OneTrust helps users manage security, privacy, and third-party risks by developing SaaS software. It was founded in 2016 and now has over 6,000 users, including big companies like Randstad and Adobe. Registered in England, the company now has headquarters in London and Atlanta, with 12 offices across America, Asia, Europe, and Australia, and employs 1,500 people.
The first funding received by the startup was a staggering £160 million. Shortly after, in 2020, it received a further £162 million by Insights Partners and Coatue Management. OneTrust’s total funding is over £322 million, ranking it as the top-funded cybersecurity startup.
If you are still interested in what is cyber security still then this security management company relies on artificial intelligence to study online behaviour patterns and identify inconsistencies that signal a potential cybersecurity threat. It was founded in 2013 by mathematicians at the University of Cambridge and currently has more than 3,500 organizations relying on its security services. Its users include some of the big names like eBay, Samsung, and Rolls Royce.
It secured a £58.3 million equity fundraising in July 2017, and a further £38 million equity fundraising in September 2018, raising its total funds to a whopping £173 million.
It helps companies with threat detection by providing telecommunication services and products including IoT, mobile security, and broadband. It was founded in 2012 and is based in Hampshire. With the telecom sector expanding rapidly and the growth of better digital infrastructure in the UK, including 5G and superfast fibre, OneCom ensures security services are well placed for future success.
It is one of the fastest-growing telecom providers in the UK, with over 100k business customers. It has partnerships with firms like Apple, Samsung, and Vodafone. It secured £100 million in equity funding.
Founded in 2015, it is currently co-headquartered in London and San Francisco. It protects social media and cloud computing users by developing a suite of online tools. Its product, SearchLight, helps reduce risks of cyberattacks and detect data loss, thereby minimizing cyber threats. Accenture, Pret, Regeneron, and Human Rights Watch are among its well-known clients.
Recently, Digital Shadows has announced its partner program to accelerate growth in the US, Canada, and Latin America. It secured £53 million in equity fundings and nearly £500 thousand in grants.
Computer security, cybersecurity, or information technology security is the protection of computer systems and networks from information disclosure, theft of, or damage to their hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. Wikipedia
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By now we’re sure you’ve heard about ransomware and the threat it poses to data security. Most of the high-profile ransomware attacks have been targeted hospitals and healthcare organizations, but you might now know that state and local government organizations are increasingly under threat from these types of attack.
Recently, both the State of Indiana and the Washington D.C. police department (DCPD) have been victims of ransomware attacks. While Indiana paid the $20,000 ransom, the DCPD opted to take the “infected devices offline and wipe them clean,” according an article on State Scoop. Peter Liebert, CISO for the State of California, in commenting on these and other attacks noted that “good training and good backups are really the best thing that state and local governments can do right now to cope with the ransomware threat.”
But what if there was more that state and local governments could do to both detect attacks before they happen and to minimize the impact of an attack on data and systems if one is successfully executed?
NetApp has teamed up with Varonis to provide solutions that address the challenges of ransomware for public sector organizations. In an upcoming webinar on Tuesday, March 28th at 2pm (EDT) Brian Vecci, Technical Evangelist at Varonis and Andre Middleton, Security Technical Engineer at NetApp, will guide attendees on ransomware mitigation strategies from identifying warning signs of an attack to discovering which files were compromised and finally provide recovery with no performance effect to your data storage.
Interested in learning more about how to manage the ransomware threat? You can register for the webinar here. Or tap into our other resources on ransomware here.
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When the FBI broke into the iPhone of a terrorist linked to the San Bernardino shooting in 2016, it kicked off a global debate over encryption and privacy.
Now, that debate is set to rage once more with the US and its intelligence allies issuing an ultimatum to tech companies worldwide: give us access to encrypted data and devices, and if you don’t, we’ll force you.
Government representatives from the US, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand — the so-called “Five Eyes” intelligence community — met in Australia last week to discuss to the future of cybersecurity, national security and the growing threat of terrorism in digital spaces.
The Five Country Ministerial meeting (FCM) issued a number of joint statements, including a Statement of Principles on Access to Evidence and Encryption which came with a strong message: “privacy is not absolute.”
The Statement reiterated governments and tech companies have a “mutual responsibility” to ensure access to “lawfully obtained data.” “Providers of information and communications technology and services — carriers, device manufacturers or over-the-top service providers — are subject to the law, which can include requirements to assist authorities to lawfully access data, including the content of communications,” the statement read.
“Currently there are some challenges arising from the increasing use and sophistication of encryption technology in relation to which further assistance is needed.”
It’s a bullish statement, and could mean that everyone from hardware manufacturers like Apple and Samsung to service providers like Facebook, Google and WhatsApp could be forced to “assist” in giving access to communications on their platforms.
The battle over encryption is not new. While governments and intelligence agencies say they need access to encrypted communications in order to police crimes like child exploitation and terrorism, tech companies and digital rights advocates say opening so-called “back-doors” into encrypted communications has the potential to decrease security and privacy for everyone. And often, it’s simply not possible.
But that hasn’t stopped the Five Eyes powers calling on tech companies to “voluntarily” build features into their hardware and software to allow law enforcement to get an easy way in.
And if they don’t?
“Should governments continue to encounter impediments to lawful access to information necessary to aid the protection of the citizens of our countries, we may pursue technological, enforcement, legislative or other measures to achieve lawful access solutions.”
That’s a big stick to wield at tech companies who (if Apple is anything to go by) are particularly reticent to hand over their customers’ information.
But the issue isn’t going away. The back-and-forth between Apple and the FBI was just the start in recent years, with some US members of congress recently proposing laws that would stop the government forcing companies to decrypt communications. The UK has also struggled with the issue in light of a spate of terror attacks, with Prime Minister Theresa May calling on tech companies to “do more” to assist law enforcement.
The communiqué released out of the Australian meeting also follows proposals from the Australian government to introduce laws that would require tech companies to build capabilities into their tech to open access to data. But Australian leaders say the laws would “expressly prevent” the creation of back doors.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Adaware Antivirus Pro 12.10.234 Crack + Keygen 2023 [Latest]
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In this post, I will try to explain OneDrive Outlook Security Policies Troubleshooting with Event Logs Registry. The easiest and best way to configure Outlook security policies using Intune administrative template policies.
The following are the three policies that I configured to prevent the users from configuring personal account sync with OneDrive.
This policy setting lets you block users from signing in with a Microsoft account to sync their personal OneDrive files. More details about enabling or disable options of this policy.
If you enable this setting, users will be prevented from setting up a sync relationship for their personal OneDrive account.
Users who are already syncing their personal OneDrive when you enable this setting won’t be able to continue syncing (and will be shown a message that syncing has stopped), but any files synced to the computer will remain on the computer.
If you disable or do not configure this setting, users can sync their personal OneDrive accounts.
This policy allows you to prevent users from adding non-default Exchange accounts to existing Outlook profiles.
If you enable this policy setting, you will prevent users from adding non-default Exchange accounts via the Add New E-mail Account wizard.
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, users can add non-default Exchange accounts to existing Outlook profiles.
Event IDs – 873, 866, 831, & 814 for Disable OneDrive personal sync.
Event ID 873 - MDM PolicyManager: ADMX ingestion starting new Admx ingestion. EnrollmentId (AAB267BF-EBF2-4649-822C-74511A4CC253), app name (OneDriveNGSCv2), setting type (Policy), unique Id (OneDriveNGSCv2).
Event ID 866 - MDM PolicyManager: ADMX Ingestion: EnrollmentId (AAB267BF-EBF2-4649-822C-74511A4CC253), app name (OneDriveNGSCv2), setting type (Policy), unique Id (OneDriveNGSCv2), area (NULL).
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With high-profile cyberattacks growing in frequency, industry has become all too aware of the potential dark side of internet-connected devices. While plant-floor networks were once air-gapped to separate them from enterprise networks, this approach has become untenable, as the core functionality of Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT) initiatives are built on integration between operations technology (OT) and IT.
As a result, defense-in-depth strategies have grown in popularity. These approaches seek to use intentional redundancies at every layer of a system down to the device level to ensure security. In the case of an internet-connected device such as a CNC machine, this can be achieved via routine cybersecurity updates to the industrial PCs (IPCs) they are outfitted with. However, in some cases, these IPCs may run outdated operating systems that are no longer supported. As a result, cybersecurity updates may not be available, rendering important factory assets vulnerable to potential breaches.
While replacing machinery entirely can be expensive and time-consuming, a relatively straightforward retrofit may be able to avoid the need for this. For example, through its Panel i Replacement Program, Fanuc provides IPCs equipped with touch or non-touch LCD displays, solid-state drives, and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise for CNC machines running on obsolete operating systems such as Windows 7, XP, or older. These older operating systems are no longer supported by Microsoft, and therefore are not furnished with cybersecurity updates.
“To stay competitive, you need real-time operational information from your CNC machines to make data-driven decisions,” said Jon Heddleson, general manager of factory automation for Fanuc America. “But we realize there is a lot of legacy CNC equipment still in use today. To fill this critical cybersecurity need, this program allows Fanuc CNC users to unlock Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) advantages by connecting their machines to the business network in a safe and secure way.”
Once CNC equipment receives the appropriate cybersecurity updates, it is able to securely collect and transmit production data. Fanuc’s replacement panels are available in multiple sizes and come equipped with Gigabit Ethernet ports.
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By Dr. Kenneth Williams, Executive Director, APUS Center for Cyber Defense (CCD)
Why would an organization hire hackers to try to infiltrate its systems? Despite the risks involved, an increasing number of organizations are turning to white-hat hackers, also known as ethical hackers, to test their vulnerability to cyberattacks. Provided an organization understands and has prepared for the risks, hiring a hacking service can deliver expert insight into how that organization can effectively enhance the protection of its network and systems.
Just as doctors are experts in the medical profession, hackers are considered experts in the field of cybersecurity, or more precisely, in methods of cyber intrusion. Hackers know how to infiltrate a network and gain access to an organization’s valuable data. Ethical hackers understand the methods of a malicious hacker, but are motivated to help organizations identify and secure vulnerabilities rather than exploit them.
The Hacker Hierarchy
As most computer users are aware, some hackers are malicious and untrustworthy. One noteworthy example of a hacker who transitioned from “bad to good” is Kevin Mitnick. Mitnick is a notorious U.S. hacker who spent time in jail for hacking into 40 major corporations, but he is now considered one of the most knowledgeable gray-hat hackers in the nation and has been hired by many organizations to help detect vulnerabilities.
Script Kiddies – Script kiddies are among the lowest levels of the hacker hierarchy. They are usually young, techsavvy individuals who are more interested in exploring the Darknet and testing their own capabilities than they are in performing targeted attacks. Script kiddies often discover vulnerabilities accidentally by playing around with technology. Once they discover valuable or private information, such as the password of a celebrity, script kiddies will often continue their activities until they’re caught or access is denied.
White-Hat Hackers – White-hat hackers (also known as ethical hackers) are more skilled than script kiddies and usually more respected. Individuals in this category earn the trust of the public more easily than other hackers because they have no previous involvement in illicit activities. Ethical hackers are focused on using their skills to benefit society rather than causing harm.
Gray-Hat Hackers – Gray-hat hackers, like Kevin Mitnick, are reformed “bad” hackers who have previously engaged in unauthorized hacking attempts. These hackers once worked on the “dark side” with the intent to harm users through illicit activities, but often due to life-changing events, they now apply their skills to help users and organizations find vulnerabilities in their systems and protect against cyberattacks.
Black-Hat Hackers – Black-hat hackers focus on breaking the law through their actions of stated intent. This group includes hackers who conduct disruptive activities against businesses, usually for financial gain. These hackers often use their skills for their personal benefit and their agenda is considered criminal or closely related to the actions of criminals.
Suicide Hackers – Suicide hackers are often associated with terrorist or vigilante groups. One such group is Anonymous, a decentralized international group noted for its attack against governments and other well-known public corporations. This category of hackers assumes an antiestablishment stance with causes that include political, terrorist, or other disruptive activities.
Is Hiring a Hacker Necessary?
Organizational leaders place a lot of trust and confidence in the abilities of their IT department. These departments are full of competent and hard-working individuals dedicated to protecting a company’s systems, so why would leadership feel the need to bring in an outside party?
While IT professionals are often highly skilled at designing and implementing security measures, hackers possess the ability to think outside the box and bypass those security measures. The methods they use may not be on the radar of formally trained IT professionals. Hiring ethical hackers, who share the same natural curiosity and mindset as malicious hackers, can help an organization “test” its network security ahead of a real cyberattack.
This approach, done with the support of the IT department, helps identify vulnerabilities and verify security measures of devices and systems. The information gained can help the IT department enhance its protections.
It’s important that organizational leaders explain that hiring an ethical hacking service is not a test of the capabilities of the IT department, but rather an additional measure to help build the most secure infrastructure possible.
What can an organization expect to gain from using an ethical hacking service to discover vulnerabilities? The short answer is peace of mind.
Using a hacking service allows the organization to discover if someone gained improper access to its computers or network. It may also discover that its software has not been properly updated with the latest security patch or is no longer supported by the supplier.
The hacking service can also expose insider threats and weaknesses. Whether intentional or otherwise—employees often expose blind spots within the organization through their daily interactions. A vulnerability scan can discover actions by employees or partners that cause risks to the organization.
One example of the risk of third-party vendors is the massive 2013 data breach of Target, when a subcontractor stole network credentials and accessed more than 40 million customers’ credit and debit cards. This intrusion cost Target $18.5 million. If Target had completed a comprehensive vulnerability assessment and accepted the security recommendations, the likelihood of such a data breach would have been significantly less.
The strategic decision to employ an ethical hacking service can be extremely beneficial for an organization, resulting in increased awareness of unknown vulnerabilities and the implementation of stronger security measures and network protections.
He holds a doctoral degree in cybersecurity and a master’s degree in information security/assurance from Capella University. In addition, Dr. Williams is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and holds Security+ and CompTIA certifications. He has also held positions such as President/Chief Information Officer for Thelka Professional Associates; Adjunct Professor for Northern Virginia Community College, DeVry University and Sullivan University; IT Specialist/Cybersecurity Compliance Auditor for the U.S. Army Inspector General; Information System Security/VOIP Engineer and Contract Lead for the U.S. Army’s CECOM; and Information System Security Engineer and Technical Manager/Chief Information Officer for Onyma, Inc. He is an Army veteran with more than 24 years of active service.
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Also, do the drill down with registry editor and check if MSFS key exists now.
I've had users get error messages and yet still have the keys created.
If that doesn't work, we'll try another way.
got to go to bed, sorry, hate to bail but I've got my grandson at 7:00 am and he is 2yrs old and happens to be visually impaired so I need my rest :) He's a handful. I'll check in tomorrow, thank you.
No problem! We've all got "real lives" and they take precedence.....
This freaking Vista is really annoying.
-- Try running Regedit with an "elevated command prompt" and then try the permissions change from a few posts ago (post #126).
I do not know how much of an exaggeration that is.....
It's that bloody UAC - Now, you did say you disabled this, but I want to double-check that.
Also, there are a couple programs we can try as well.
It's the never ending computer issue... :( Maybe I need a Mac
LOL! . Macs have problems too :)
I've been unexpectedly busy this week (not that I'm complaining given the economy) so please bear with me.
-- For the registry issue, please download and install subinacl.exe
We'll have another crack at the registry. My fear, though, is that we'll finally be able to add the desired key and then Adobe will still have an issue with it..... But, I'd still like to give it a try.
-- For the other issues, we'll need another combofix log. Hold off on that for now until I can go back over some things.
-- And, just to complicate things a bit more . Are you able to create a New Administrator account on the ill computer? Let me know.
I have to get back to work - If I can't check in later, will be back Thursday.
Let me know if you have an problems with new account creation.
First, use the new account and see if you are able to install Adobe.
It probably won't be that easy . LOL!
If that fails, try using the new account and open an elevated command prompt (as you did when creating new account) and then try the steps in posts 124 and 126.
Let me know how you fare. Back on Thursday.
ok, someone said they did this and it worked http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/400/kb400769.html
If I try this will it affect my other adobe programs? I don't want to cause myself more issues. I even tried going through and one by one turning on all the individual permissions in all the adobe registry folders and the windows folder, still came up with the same error. I can find lots of people with the issue, just no good solutions.
so I found and did this http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/331/331303.html and now I can open acrobat pro again but can't update till I get the disk from the office because with no plug ins the updater no longer works, nor the repair... progress? maybe
I am not sure how everything "fits together" with Adobe suite, so I really can't offer much there. My typical solution is to remove it all and try again - but we can't do that here.
-- I'd like to try the registry again with the tool you downloaded.
I am going to put together a little command for it. What is the exact username you log onto the compy with?
don't know what it means but something downloaded Microsoft Office pro yesterday which corrupted my office home suite so I had to remove it and reinstall it, no idea how this happened, it was some file with the name Bootstrap... something IDK, I think the machine has a mind of it's own.
:) I really do appreciate it.
The "bootstrapper" kind of controls the update/install/setup, if I am not mistaken.
Not sure why it would run out of the blue unless it was set to auto-update....
If, after I update, fix or whatever needs to be done to Acrobat pro, it works properly, I will not need Acrobat reader anymore, could possibly be one of the issues according to the tech note I read today because of duplicate plugins or something. I had reader first and did not uninstall it when I installed the newer Adobe Suite. It may have nothing to do with any of it though.
We can try uninstalling Reader - let's wait for now. I'd like to try that reg key again.
Thank you for your patience. Let it run for as long as it takes - might be a while as subinacl.exe "walks" the registry.
When it finishes, press any key and a log ought to pop up. Please post that for me.
Let me know if you run into any trouble.
it says FixPerms.cmd is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file
OK - Either it wasn't extracted from the zip or it wasn't located properly.
Try extracting it to the desktop and then Copy and paste FixPerms.cmd into the C:\ProgramFiles\Windows Resource Kits\Tools folder.
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Baked into Android is a system that trusts apps signed by the same key that is used to authenticate the operating system itself. So you can see what the problem is here. A bad actor with control of these keys could have Android "trust" malware-laden apps on the system level. That is like giving a thief the keys to your home and car with your approval. Any and all data on vulnerable devices could be at risk. And some of these keys are used to sign regular apps installed from the Play Store or sideloaded from other Android app storefronts.
There's no beating around the bush when it comes to this vulnerability.
Rahman tweets that the leaked signing keys cannot be used to install over-the-air updates that are compromised. And he adds that the Play Store Protect system could flag apps signed by the leaked keys as being potentially harmful.
Google says that the vulnerability was reported to it in May of this year and that the companies involved have "taken remediation measures to minimize the user impact." Not exactly the "all clear" sign, especially in light of the news that APK Mirror has very recently come across some of the vulnerable signing keys in Android apps from Samsung.
Google, in a statement, says that Android users were protected through the Google Play Store Protect feature, and through actions taken by manufacturers. Google stated that this exploit did not impact any apps downloaded from the Play Store.
A Google spokesperson said, "OEM partners promptly implemented mitigation measures as soon as we reported the key compromise. End users will be protected by user mitigations implemented by OEM partners. Google has implemented broad detections for the malware in Build Test Suite, which scans system images. Google Play Protect also detects the malware. There is no indication that this malware is or was on the Google Play Store. As always, we advise users to ensure they are running the latest version of Android."
What you need to do to limit your exposure
Google is recommending that the companies involved swap the signing keys currently being used and to stop using the ones that leaked. It also suggests that each firm initiate an investigation to understand how the keys were leaked. Hopefully, this would prevent something like this from happening again in the future. Google is also recommending that companies use singing keys for the minimum number of apps to reduce the number of potential leaks in the future.
So what can you do as the owner of a possibly affected Android phone? Make sure that your handset is running the latest version of Android and install all security updates as soon as they arrive. Who cares if these updates don't bring exciting new features as their job is to make sure that your device doesn't get compromised. And Android users should refrain from sideloading apps. That is when you install an app sourced from a third-party app storefront.
The scary thing is that this vulnerability apparently has been around for years. Samsung even brings this up in its statement made to Android Police which says, "Samsung takes the security of Galaxy devices seriously. We have issued security patches since 2016 upon being made aware of the issue, and there have been no known security incidents regarding this potential vulnerability. We always recommend that users keep their devices up-to-date with the latest software updates."
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As we’ve covered on ToW before, OneNote is an application that attracts legions of fans like few other productivity apps. The average user probably snips and clips, pastes and types into their OneNote notebooks, but may not realise the depths of functionality only a menu or two away. Surface 3 users even experience magic.
One simple yet really powerful feature is the ability to have OneNote templates – either self-created or downloaded from elsewhere. It’s easy to assign a template to a specific notebook section, and set it so that every new page follows that template. Doing interviews? Qualifying sales leads? Researching cars to buy? Then this could be just the cut of your jib.
Creating a custom template for a section
Start by laying out how you want to capture information – once you have it to your liking, go to the INSERT menu in OneNote and select the Page Templates option.
You’ll see a pane appear on the right-hand side of the main OneNote window – this lets you pick from a predefined list of templates or search from ones already published online.
Frankly, most of the in-the-box templates looks nice, but they’re a bit rubbish, really. You’ll always have to customise a template to capture just what you want, and do you really need a fancy graphic on the background of every single page in your notebook? No.
Once you have your own less-groovy but more useful template sorted out, just click on the “Save current page as template” link at the very bottom of the task pane, and it will prompt you for a name, and ask if you’d like to save it as the default for the section.
Once you’ve saved your fave template, then you’ll need to apply it section-by-section to the bits of your notebook you want – by navigating to each section, then going into the Page Templates section as above, and using the Always use a specific template drop-down option at the bottom of the same pane.
Now, when you create a new page in said section, it’ll use your new template. The template is local to your own PC, so if you use OneNote on another machine it will still be applied to new pages, but you won’t be able to set it to be the default for new sections – unless you repeat the process above by creating a new page (using the old template) then save that as a template on your 2nd PC, and apply it to the new section.
There’s no way to retrospectively apply a template to existing pages, but there are some tools in the awesome OneTastic addin that might help to tidy up formatting in bulk. Tags Office Productivity Comments (0) Cancel reply Name * Email * Website Follow UsPopular TagsOutlook
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https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/ewan/2014/09/05/tip-o-the-week-239-onenote-templates/
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On the outside, data encryption is simple. It means converting one set of data into another, hiding it from plain view. In other words, when you encrypt your data, it is converted from a readable format into an unreadable one. To read it again, it has to be decrypted. This should mean that, even if a cybercriminal were to hack into your systems, the data they could retrieve would be worthless, as they wouldn’t have the encryption code, so it would be rendered unreadable.
It’s a simple solution, but highly effective, and it’s used by small businesses and large corporations alike as an added layer of protection against cyberattack.
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https://www.ubi-interactive.com/news/2021/01/16/how-does-data-encryption-work/
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Cybersecurity is not only a concern for technology firms and giant corporations. Small and midsize companies with inadequate data protection are particularly vulnerable, and New York businesses are no exception. In this article, we’ll look at what kinds of risks small face and how they can protect themselves.
As the world becomes increasingly digitized, so too do the risks that businesses face. A 2017 study by Symantec found that 43% of cyber attacks target small businesses. And of those attacks, 60% are successful. The costs of a successful cyber attack can be devastating for a small business. In fact, 58% of small businesses that experience a cyber attack are forced to shut down within six months.
The most common type of cyber attack is malware, which is software that is designed to damage or disable computers. Malware can be installed on a computer without the user’s knowledge or consent, and can cause serious harm to files and data. Other common types of attacks include phishing, which is when hackers send emails that appear to be from a legitimate source in order to trick users into clicking on malicious links or attachments, and ransomware, which is when hackers encrypt a user’s files and demand a ransom in order to decrypt them.
Small face a particularly high risk of cyber attacks due to the city’s large population and its status as a major financial center. In addition, the state of New York has some of the most stringent data protection laws in the country, which can make it difficult for small businesses to comply with all of the requirements.
Despite the risks, many small are not taking steps to protect themselves. A 2017 survey found that only 40% of small businesses in the state have a cybersecurity plan in place. This leaves them vulnerable to attacks that could potentially cripple their business.
There are a number of steps that small can take to protect themselves from cyber attacks. One of the most important is to invest in information technology security services. These services can help businesses to identify and fix vulnerabilities in their systems, and to implement safeguards against attacks. Syzygy 3 is a leading provider of information technology security services, and has helped many businesses in New York to protect themselves from cyber attacks.
In addition to investing in information technology security services, small should also make sure that their employees are properly trained in cybersecurity. Employees should know how to spot phishing emails and other attempts to gain access to confidential information. They should also be aware of the importance of keeping their computer systems up to date with the latest security patches.
By taking these steps, small can greatly reduce their risk of becoming the victim of a cyber attack. While no system is perfect, by making themselves less attractive targets, they can help to ensure that their business remains safe and secure.
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https://www.ubi-interactive.com/news/2022/05/01/how-much-cyber-risk-do-new-york-businesses-face/
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It is hard to consider this application a malicious infection because it has its own official website, and you can easily download the program from the page. You can access the page via wizzscreenmode.wizzproducts.com.
When you open the website, you will notice that the page offers you several applications, but our security experts suggest that most of them are highly suspicious. The website may tell you that Wizzscreenmode is a “desktop widget thant give you the posibility to custom your creen mode.” Do you notice anything strange about this promotional line? How about poor spelling and grammar that definitely kills any wish you have this program installed. This should be enough to prove that the application and its creators cannot be trusted.
Now, you may also say that you have never visited the site, and you did not download the program yourself. The point is that the program may also employ other means of “transportation,” if you like. The program may be distributed in software packages, bundled with other adware and freeware applications.
The research specialists at anti-spyware-101.com have found that this application is closely related to Sound+ and Space Sound Pro potentially unwanted programs. Therefore, whatever means these aforementioned programs might have employed to spread around the web, the same methods could be used by Wizzscreenmode as well. Thus, when you are about to remove this application, you have to make sure that you terminate all the other unwanted programs, too.
What does Wizzscreenmode do?
Wizzscreenmode is an adware application, so its main focus is on displaying commercial advertisements when you visit various online websites. It does not even try to make you think that the application can provide you with some useful function. During our tests, we have found that the program does not function properly. You can adjust its settings, but whenever you try to exit the application, it will crash. Naturally, that is not something one would want from a reliable application.
So why would it be dangerous to keep Wizzscreenmode on your PC? The main security concern, associated with and other adware applications, is third party content. Even the program itself points out that they “may include or offer third party products or services on our websites or applications. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies.”
This would suggest that Wizzscreenmode is not responsible for whatever might happen when you get exposed to this third-party content. In the worst case scenario, you could land on a site or download an additional program that is related to malware. It is very often that users get infected with ransomware these days by downloading freeware, so you should never rule out such a possibility when you deal with such annoying applications.
How do I remove Wizzscreenmode?
Luckily, there is no need to fret because it is not hard to delete this program from your computer. It has been proven in our internal lab that you can uninstall this application via Control Panel completely. Once the Control Panel removal procedure is complete, you no longer need to delete any other file manually.
However, please do not forget that this program might have entered your computer together with additional applications. Thus, Wizzscreenmode is not the only unwanted piece of software you have to get rid of.
To find out which programs must be terminated without any further ado, run a full system scan with the SpyHunter free scanner. After that, make sure you get rid of all the potential security threats and protect your system from similar intruders. Should you encounter any problems while trying to safeguard your PC from malicious infections, do not hesitate to ask for assistance by leaving a comment below.
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http://www.anti-spyware-101.com/wizzscreenmode-removal
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A zero-day Java exploit found for sale in the criminal underground has renewed calls to disable the cross-platform runtime environment in Web browsers.
The latest exploit of a vulnerability not yet publicly known was reported on Tuesday by Brian Krebs, author of the KrebsonSecurity blog. An established member of the Underweb forum, an invitation-only site, was selling the exploit for Java JRE 7 Update 9, the latest version of the platform. The expected price was in the "five digits. "The flaw was in the Java class "MidiDevice. Info," a component that handles audio input and output, Krebs said. The seller claimed "code execution was very reliable" on Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows 7.MORE ON CSO: How to spot a phishing emailThe latest exploit discovery comes three months after two other zero-day vulnerabilities and exploit code were found, one by a security researcher at Accuvant and the other by a developer at Immunity. The flaws were in Java 7 and affected Windows, Mac OS X and Linux operating systems running a browser with a Java plug-in. The latest exploit was unusual because they are seldom sold in such an open manner, said Chester Wisniewski, a senior security adviser for Sophos. "Granted it is on a members only criminal forum, but it sounds like the post was rather straight forward. "Java is used in 3 billion devices worldwide, says its steward, Oracle. The platform's ubiquity makes it a favorite hacker target, along with the fact that the platform often goes unpatched in people's computers. Security company Rapid7 estimates that 65% of the installations today are unpatched. "Many people don't even know Java is installed on their computers and browsers, and that's a huge problem," said Andrew Storms, director of security operations at nCircle. Oracle contributes to the problem by not working more closely with the security industry in building better defenses in Java, Storms said. The company shares very little information with security experts between patches. [See also: Oracle knew about currently exploited Java vulnerabilities for months, researcher says]"We could all benefit by Oracle stepping up the game to engage the community at large," Storms said. Experts recommend disabling Java in Web browsers, unless it is needed to access specific business applications. In the latter case, a separate browser should be dedicated for the sole purpose of accessing those applications."IT departments should really consider if users need to access Java for business critical applications, otherwise, they should get rid of it," said Rob Rachwald, director of security strategy at Imperva. Another option is to configure a client firewall to block a browser's Java plug-in from accessing the Internet, unless the destination site is on a whitelist.[Join the discussion in Salted Hash: If we disable Java, what replaces it?]
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http://www.csoonline.com/article/2132609/malware-cybercrime/latest-java-zero-day-exploit-renews-calls-to-disable-it.html?source=CSONLE_nlt_techwatch_2012-12-03
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At the annual Microsoft TechFest event—which began today at the company's headquarters in Redmond—Microsoft's senior vice president of research, Rich Rashid, announced that the source code of the Singularity project will be available for download from Microsoft's Codeplex web site.
The Singularity project is an experimental microkernel and operating system developed primarily with managed code, and it uses static analysis to ensure high dependability. Singularity uses Microsoft's experimental Bartok compiler, which translates .NET Common Intermediate Language (CIL) into optimized native code.
Although Singularity incorporates some very intriguing theoretical concepts, the operating system itself is developed exclusively for research purposes and is not intended for practical use. Some of the underlying principles may one day inspire future Windows design decisions, but not in the foreseeable future.
"Singularity is not the next Windows," Rashid said in a statement. "Think of it like a concept car. It is a prototype operating system designed from the ground up to test-drive a new paradigm for how operating systems and applications interact with one another. We are making it available to the community in the hope that it will enable researchers to try out new ideas quickly."
Singularity architecture. Image source: Microsoft
Much of Singularity is developed with Sing#, which builds on Spec#, an extension of C# that adds Eiffel-like design-by-contract paradigms for programmatic verifiability. Sing# adds support for channels—first-class asynchronous message-passing constructs. Singularity also introduces a software-isolated process (SIP) mechanism, which makes it possible for lightweight processes to coexist safely with their own sealed code environments in the same memory space. All communication between SIPs is conducted through channels. The use of SIPs effectively eliminates the overhead traditionally incurred by context-switching in conventional microkernels.
Although the Singularity research development kit (RDK) is available for download, it is not technically open source. The source code is distributed under the terms of the restrictive Microsoft Research License rather than one of Microsoft's two OSI-approved open source licenses. Singularity can only be used for noncommercial academic use, and the license for the Singularity RDK explicitly stipulates that you can't use the included compilers to develop production software. Developers who are interested in open source managed code kernels that can be used in commercial and production environments might want to look at the SharpOS and Cosmos projects, which we wrote about early last month.
The Singularity project illuminates the broader implications of using managed code to develop operating system components. Although we probably won't see anything like Singularity running on desktop computers any time in the near future, the concepts have a lot of theoretical merit and will likely interest many in the academic community.
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https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2008/03/singularity-microsofts-research-os-available-for-download/?comments=1
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BlackBerry has added a new multi-platform encryption tool to the mobile technology firm’s portfolio of cybersecurity offerings designed for the public sector.
SecuSUITE for Government is certified by the National Information Assurance Partnership as a voice platform that can support smartphones and tablets with Android, BlackBerry 10 and iOS operating systems, BlackBerry said Thursday.
The company added that SecuSUITE has been included on the NIAP Product Compliant List and the National Security Agency‘s Commercial Solutions for Classified program list.
“Restricting agency employees to only exchange classified information from the desk phone is no longer a viable option, but it could be the new reality if governments don’t start securing calls and texts from mobile devices,” said Alex Thurber, senior vice president and general manager of BlackBerry’s mobility solutions business.
BlackBerry noted its NIAP Common Criteria certification provides an opportunity for the company to help federal customers secure conversations from potential electronic eavesdropping with the SecuSUITE platform.
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SEMELI HOTEL, respect the privacy of all our customers and business partners, and treat personal information (personal data) provided by you as confidential. Visits to our web site - www.semelihotel.com.cy - are on an anonymous basis. Without your voluntary input we will not, and are not able to, collect any information about you. We appreciate your trust that we will collect, use, and store your information with every due care and diligence in accordance with all the relevant laws.
Our web site may provide links to third-party Internet sites, which have their own separate privacy and data collection practices. SEMELI HOTEL is not responsible or liable for these third-party policies or actions.
1. Providing services such as processing a transaction (e.g. making a reservation, fulfilling a request for information, or completing a product order); 2. For marketing purposes, such as sending you updates on our latest promotions, including joint and cross promotions with our business partners; 3. Performing market research via surveys to better serve your needs, improve the effectiveness of our web site, your hotel experience, our various types of communications, advertising campaigns, and / or promotional activities; 4. For identification and verification purposes; 5. When required or authorized by or under any law or any court order or any law enforcement agent or authority or any other government authority organization or body to disclose the information; 6. Disclosing any of the data to any third party either in Hong Kong or overseas if the disclosure is necessary for or directly related to any of the above purposes; and 7. For any other purpose which is either necessary for or directly related to any of the above purposes.
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To maintain the accuracy of the data, as well as preventing unauthorized access and ensuring the correct use of the data, we have carried out appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial measures to safeguard and secure the data we collect online.
The web site has a firewall in place, which is devised and set up to protect the data collected from you against unauthorized or accidental access. However, complete confidentiality and security is not yet possible over the Internet, and privacy cannot be assured in your communications to us. You acknowledge that personal information is disclosed at your own risk, and may be subject to unauthorized use by others. This may result in you receiving unsolicited messages from other parties. We are not responsible in any manner for direct, indirect, special, or consequential loss or damage, howsoever caused, arising out of the communication of information to us.
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Some companies request their access control system to interact with their ID, registration and payment system, and request that a single smart card can be used for all applications.
Sagio offers a complete pay- and/or print solution which is integrated with several of the leading manufacturers of access control systems – such as Siemens, Bosch, Nedap, INET / 7 and Thor.
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What is more, the adware may open ads depend on a page that you are visiting. That is, it’s clear that this adware, without your permission, steals your private information such as: your ip address, what is a web page you are viewing now, what you are looking for on the Internet, which links you are clicking, and much, much more. The adware may monetize its functionality by collecting data from your browsing sessions and selling it to third party companies. This puts your personal information at a security risk.
The malicious software from the adware family that changes the settings of browsers usually affects only the Chrome, FF, MS Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer. However, possible situations, when any other browsers will be affected too. The ‘ad supported’ software may change the Target property of a internet browser’s shortcut, so every time you run the web-browser, instead of your startpage, you will see the unwanted Onepagesnews.com ads.
Instructions which is shown below, will help you to clean your PC from the ‘ad supported’ software as well as remove Onepagesnews.com unwanted pop up advertisements from the Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge and other web browsers.
Remove Onepagesnews.com pop-up advertisements without any utilities
The following instructions is a step-by-step guide, which will help you manually remove Onepagesnews.com pop ups from the Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.
Once installed, the ad-supported software can add a task in to the Windows Task Scheduler Library. Due to this, every time when you run your computer, it will open Onepagesnews.com unwanted web page. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all harmful tasks that have been created by malicious program.
Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard together. This opens a dialog box that called Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as displayed below.
Task scheduler
In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Please choose the first task, its properties will be show just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your personal computer. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then get rid of this malicious task. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it’s a component of the ‘ad-supported’ programs, then this task also should be removed.
Having defined the task that you want to remove, then press on it with the right mouse button and choose Delete as displayed on the image below.
Delete a task
Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by ‘ad-supported’ programs. Once is finished, close the Task Scheduler window.
Fix infected web browsers shortcuts to remove Onepagesnews.com redirect
Now you need to clean up the browser shortcuts. Check that the shortcut referring to the right exe-file of the browser, and not on any unknown file.
To clear the internet browser shortcut, right-click to it and select Properties. On the Shortcut tab, locate the Target field. Click inside, you will see a vertical line – arrow pointer, move it (using -> arrow key on your keyboard) to the right as possible. You will see a text like “http://site.address” that has been added here. You need to delete it.
When the text is removed, click the OK button. You need to clean all shortcuts of all your internet browsers, as they may be infected too.
) . It will display the drop-down menu. Next, click to “Settings” option.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as shown in the following example and click the “Reset settings” button.
Confirm your action, click the “Reset” button.
Remove Onepagesnews.com ads from Firefox
If your FF web-browser is rerouted to Onepagesnews.com without your permission or an unknown search provider shows results for your search, then it may be time to perform the browser reset.
First, open the Firefox. Next, press the button in the form of three horizontal stripes ( ). It will show the drop-down menu. Next, press the Help button (
) button. Next, press “Internet Options” as displayed in the following example.
In the “Internet Options” screen select the Advanced tab. Next, press Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the Reset Internet Explorer settings dialog box. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box and click Reset button.
You will now need to restart your computer for the changes to take effect. It will get rid of adware that causes multiple annoying advertisements and popups, disable malicious and ad-supported web browser’s extensions and restore the Microsoft Internet Explorer’s settings such as newtab page, homepage and search provider by default to default state.
How to automatically delete Onepagesnews.com redirect
If your computer is still infected with ad supported software that causes browsers to display annoying Onepagesnews.com popup ads, then the best method of detection and removal is to use an antimalware scan on the computer. Download free malware removal tools below and start a full system scan. It will help you remove all components of the ‘ad supported’ software from hardisk and Windows registry.
After the downloading process is finished, close all applications and windows on your PC. Open a directory in which you saved it. AntiMalware. Setup.
Further, click Next button and follow the prompts.
Once installation is complete, press the “Scan” button to perform a system scan with this utility for the adware that causes multiple unwanted ads and pop-ups. This process can take quite a while, so please be patient. While the Zemana Anti-Malware tool is checking, you may see how many objects it has identified as being infected by malware.
When the system scan is complete, Zemana will open a screen which contains a list of malicious software that has been detected. When you are ready, press “Next”. After the clean-up is finished, you can be prompted to reboot your computer.
At the download page, click on the Download button. Your web browser will display the “Save as” dialog box. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
After the downloading process is finished, please close all software and open windows on your machine. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
This will run the “Setup wizard” of MalwareBytes onto your PC system. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the MalwareBytes will start and display the main window.
Further, click the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan for the ad supported software that causes internet browsers to open unwanted Onepagesnews.com popup ads. Depending on your PC, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) program is checking, you can see number of objects it has identified as threat.
After the scanning is finished, MalwareBytes AntiMalware will show a list of all threats detected by the scan.
All found items will be marked. You can get rid of them all by simply press the “Quarantine Selected” button. When disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to reboot the machine.
Close the AntiMalware and continue with the next step.
Video instruction, which reveals in detail the steps above.
Run AdwCleaner to get rid of Onepagesnews.com advertisements from browser
AdwCleaner is a free portable application that scans your PC system for ad supported software that designed to redirect your web browser to various ad pages like Onepagesnews.com, potentially unwanted software and hijackers and helps remove them easily. Moreover, it’ll also help you remove any malicious web-browser extensions and add-ons.
Read the “Terms of use”, and press Accept.
In the AdwCleaner window, click the “Scan” to begin scanning your PC for the ad-supported software that causes multiple intrusive advertisements and pop ups. While the utility is scanning, you can see how many objects and files has already scanned.
Once the scan get finished, a list of all threats found is produced. Make sure all items have ‘checkmark’ and click “Clean”. If the AdwCleaner will ask you to reboot your PC, click “OK”.
The guide shown in detail in the following video.
Use AdBlocker to stop Onepagesnews.com and stay safe online
If you surf the Web, you cannot avoid malvertising. But you can protect your browser against it. Download and use an ad blocker program. AdGuard is an adblocker that can filter out lots of the malicious advertising, stoping dynamic scripts from loading malicious content.
Installing the AdGuard ad blocking program is simple. First you will need to download AdGuard by clicking on the following link. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.
Once downloading is complete, double-click the downloaded file to start it. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen as shown in the figure below.
Follow the prompts. AdGuard will then be installed and an icon will be placed on your desktop. A window will show up asking you to confirm that you want to see a quick tutorial as displayed in the following example.
Click “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick guidance that will help you get to know AdGuard better.
Each time, when you launch your PC system, AdGuard will start automatically and block ads, web-sites such Onepagesnews.com, as well as other malicious or misleading web sites. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your desktop.
Tips to prevent Onepagesnews.com popup advertisements and other unwanted software
Many applications developed to show a huge number of undesired ads within your computer’s web-browser. So, when you installing free software, carefully read the disclaimers, select the Custom or Advanced setup mode to watch for additional software that are being installed, because some of the applications are potentially unwanted software such as this ad supported software that created to redirect your browser to various ad web sites like Onepagesnews.com.
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Fault tolerance is "the property that enables a system (often computer-based) to continue operating properly in the event of the failure of (or one or more faults within) some of its components. If its operating quality decreases at all, the decrease is proportional to the severity of the failure..." (1)
Fault tolerance is integral to systems engineering of critical systems. The assumption is that systems will fail and that the impacts of those failures must be controlled. An example approach would be to mandate that a system be two fault tolerant. This would then drive the design of three inhibits, any one of which could prevent the failure of the system. For a physical system, the failure may be physical failure. For an information system, the failure will likely be loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of critical data or a critical business process.
Fault tolerance can and should be applied to infosec as well. When we plan our defenses, we should assume that some defenses will fail to mitigate the risks they were designed to prevent. We should assume that some vulnerable conditions will be taken advantage of. To plan infosec inhibits, we must understand the attack path between the causes of our risk (likely a threat) and where the consequences are realized. It is along these paths that we can then document inhibits. Whether it be a firewall, code whitelisting, requiring a written form before receiving privileges, or detecting and responding to threats before consequences are realized, we can capture those along the attack path. Currently we refer to this as 'defense in depth'. We all have a general understanding of what it means, but the above approach provides a concrete and quantifiable method for implementing it.
A few months ago there was a significant discussion on whether pen test teams should have a 'zero day' card they could use during a pen test. What this is really asking is, "Should we test whether the system's backup defenses can be relied upon in case of a failure of primary defenses?" Or, in other words, "Is the system fault tolerant?" The answer is we should absolutely include a 'zero day' card. Part of any pen test should be to articulate which defenses, inhibits, or mitigating conditions (whatever you call them) failed. However, it a system is supposed to implement 'defense in depth', then a 'zero day' card allows us to test that assertion by simulating the failure to see how well the system's defenses handle a failure. The documentation simply needs to be able to articulate that a failure was simulated to test the fault tolerance of the system. Ultimately, we should plan for our information systems to be fault tolerant, even under purposeful information security attack. One fault tolerant, two fault tolerant, three fault tolerant... Regardless the standard set, not planning for fault tolerance is assuming the system's defenses will function perfectly. An inherently flawed assumption.
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Malware prevention and remediation provider, Malwarebytes, announced it has appointed Christopher Green to lead the company's expansion in the Middle East.
His most recent role was as divisional director for Westcon Group overseeing its security practice since 2012. Prior to that, he spent seven years at Avnet Middle East, setting up its operations and building the component distribution and HP ESSN businesses.
Green will take on the role as regional director in the Middle East, where he will bring his background in IT security and experience in planning and executing go-to-market strategies with his main objective being to develop a successful two-tiered channel across the region.
"I am delighted to be joining the Malwarebytes team, this is cutting edge technology in the endpoint security space," said Green. "I believe we have a fantastic opportunity to make the endpoint the starting point for any layered security approach."
Anthony O'Mara, Malwarebytes Vice President of EMEA added: "We are delighted that Christopher has decided to join Malwarebytes and lead our expansion in the territory. The Middle East is an important part of our EMEA sales strategy and having someone of Christopher's experience and deep knowledge of two tier channels is only going to accelerate our expansion."
The global firm, which is based in Santa Clara, California, will start operations in Dubai in April.
Great news for Malwarebytes to get Chris Green onboard, a real professional with great Middle East experience. Great news for Chris Green to be able to open up the Middle East for a young company and do things right from the start.
All round good news for Middle East customers.
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http://www.itp.net/607023-malwarebytes-hires-former-westcon-executive
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In this week’s show IBM and Sun merger talks break down, Acer launches 20 new products, Nintendo’s DSi handheld launches worldwide, the Mousegrips helps you exercise while checking e-mail, Nanotouch solves the fat finger problem, JAXA unveils a new supercomputer, iRobot updates the Looj, Skype helps marriages, GM and Segway unveil the PUMA, and Casmobot mows the lawn.
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Organizations globally believe they are their own worst enemy when it comes to cybersecurity, with 45 percent saying they are ill-equipped to cope with the threat of malicious insiders and twice as many, 90 percent, calling malicious insiders a major threat to the organizations’ security, according to Mimecast.
“Companies’ IT security priorities usually change depending on different factors, among which the budget and the threat vectors are the most important for most. If last week Oracle’s POS breach was the most debated, most surely retailers using POS devices and all organizations working with financial data have started to check their own systems and to see how they can strengthen their security for that specific threat. In the light of such incidents, insiders threats are left out, so it is no wonder that 45 percent are ill-equipped to cope with malicious insiders,” Roman Foeckl, CEO at CoSoSys, told Help Net Security.
“It is also realistic that 90 percent of organizations see malicious insiders a major threat, but I would include here also negligent insiders. From our encounters with CSOs from organizations in different verticals, we noticed their fear is directed towards insiders in general, not necessarily malicious ones. In case of human error, there is the risk of people uploading sensitive files on unsanctioned applications, copying confidential information on cloud file sharing apps or making print screens of critical data and publishing it on unauthorized online services. Regardless if we’re talking about malicious or careless employees, to prevent data losses or thefts, businesses should define what data should be allowed or not to be transferred and through what channels, if it’s e-mail, instant messaging, cloud file sharing apps, or portable storage devices,” explains Foeckl.
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Mimecast uncovered that 65 percent of IT security decision makers globally feel their email security systems are inadequately equipped to handle cyber threats.
By concentrating predominately on perimeter defense and outside threats, organizations around the world struggle with the risk that comes from their own people, emphasizing the need for organizations to implement employee awareness and education as well as creating a cyber resilience strategy that includes both technology- and human-based defenses. This is evident especially considering this study revealed that nearly half of the organizations polled felt exposed to malicious insider attacks.
threats as those who believe they aren’t equipped at all (16 percent vs. 17 percent), indicating that the risk of malicious insiders trumps perceptions of security confidence.
“It’s no surprise that even the most cyber-ready companies are terrified of insider threats. It was always possible for employees to steal or misplace valuable corporate data, but never this easy. Cloud services have facilitated the movement of data into and out of the enterprise like never before – which is both a great asset and risk to businesses,” says Andreas Zengel, EMEA CTO at Skyhigh Networks.
“Cloud services have vastly expanded the scope of insider threat. The most common insider threat scenarios – such as a salesperson jumping ship, rogue sys admins or simply employees committing security missteps in the process of doing their job – are all enabled by cloud computing, and much more difficult to detect due to the nature of modern business operations. With the vast amount of interactions with cloud services by each user every day, it is essential that enterprises put in controls and intelligent monitoring solutions that can filter out the noise of day-to-day usage from the activities performed by a malicious insider and pro-actively warn security operations and prevent actions when an anomaly or threat was detected,” Zengel concluded.
Mimecast tips for safeguarding against malicious insiders 1. Assign role-based permissions to administrators to better control access to key systems and limit the ability of a malicious insider to act.
2. Implement internal safeguards and data exfiltration control to detect and mitigate the risk of malicious insiders when they do strike, to cut off their ability to send confidential data outside the network.
3. Offer creative employee security training programs that deter potential malicious insiders in the first place and help others to spot the signs so they can report inappropriate activity to their managers. Then, back that up with effective processes to police and act swiftly in the event of an attack.
4. Nurture a culture of communication within teams to help employees watch out for each other and step in when someone seems like they’ve become disenchanted or are at risk of turning against the company.
5. Train your organization’s leadership to communicate with employees to ensure open communication and awareness.
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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/08/17/malicious-insiders/
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The latest Yahoo revelations once again raise the question: Who reads all our digital communication? (05.10.2016)
Yahoo Inc said on Wednesday that it has identified a new system breach that occurred in August 2013 and involved data associated with more than one billion user accounts.
The company, which is being acquired by Verizon for $4.83 billion (4.58 billion euros), said an unauthorized third party had stolen the data and that it was working closely with law enforcement.
The stolen user account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, hashed passwords and, in some cases, encrypted or unencrypted security questions and answers.
Payment card data and bank account information was not stored in the system believed to be affected, the firm added.
Double affected users
Users are now required to change their passwords so they can't be used to hack into accounts. Security questions linked to accounts are also being invalidated.
The company believes that the incident is unlikely to be connected to the breach it previously disclosed in September. In that particular case - which was thought to be the world's biggest known cyber breach - information associated with at least 500 million user accounts was stolen from its network in 2014.
Fall from the top
The latest breach discovery is a further embarrassment for Yahoo, which at one time was one of the biggest names of the internet but failed to keep up with rising stars such as Google and Facebook.
The incident is also likely to raise questions about Verizon's proposed acquisition of Yahoo, and whether the mobile carrier will look to modify or abandon its bid.
In a statement, Verizon said it will evaluate the situation as Yahoo investigates and will review the "new development before reaching any final conclusions." Spokesman Bob Varettoni declined to answer further questions.
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Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific is the latest company to come under pressure to communicate the scope of a data breach following an attack by hackers. The current decade has seen a surge of major data leakages.
Marriott data breach hits 500 million guests 30.11.2018
Unknown hackers breached the network of the Marriott hotel chain and stole data on around 500 million people, the company has said. The data included passport numbers, email accounts, and even some credit card info.
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https://www.dw.com/en/yahoo-discloses-new-data-breach-affecting-one-billion-accounts/a-36770934
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Lilith ransomware was discovered in June and has already been carrying out attacks on businesses using double extortion.
When the ransomware is executed the encryption code begins infecting the files, adding the “.lilith” extension, and data is stolen and locked. Lilith targets machines that use 64-bit versions of Windows.
A file with the ransom note is left by the group on the victim’s desktop. The attachment contains a link to the TOR network where negotiation via TOX can be carried out. The hackers give a 3-day deadline for the payment to be made. If the deadline expires, the victim risks having their data publicly exposed.
It is worth noting that there is no guarantee of getting the data back through negotiation, according to CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), 80% of companies that resort to ransomware tend to be attacked again.
Like other groups, Lilith has a website that exposes encrypted companies. Recently a large construction network based in South America fell victim to the ransomware.
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Our services offer benefits to those who hire them, we can perform the recovery in a totally remote way, reducing the time for the delivery of results. In extreme cases, we have our emergency mode where our team works 24×7 to recover the files.
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As a company, we know how valuable our data is, and to prevent it from being exposed, we offer each client a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). This ensures the confidentiality of each procedure.
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recipe criminals, terrorists and state actors is one of the greatest challenges we face on a daily basis, and it's clear that a substantial improvement in our cyber databases and defenses is perilously overdue," said Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. (Associated Press)” />
WASHINGTON – Hackers broke into the U.S. government personnel office and stole identifying information of at least 4 million federal workers. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Thursday that at the beginning of May, data from the Office of Personnel Management and the Interior Department was compromised. “The FBI is conducting an investigation…
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Our cyber ecosystem is continually expanding as home to a large federal presence and abundant business resources. MoCo companies receive great state and County support, serving federal and local governments and private sector security needs. The FY19 Federal Government Budget includes $15 billion for cyber-related activities, a $583.4 million increase*.
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We are part of this disruptive, transformative change that's happening in cybersecurity, the use of AI, making machines smart to solve difficult cyber problems.
Montgomery College is a future-focused higher education institution with multiple campuses delivering content and innovative programming that is both affordable and accessible, on campus and online. Spearheading a statewide consortium of community colleges, and using grant dollars to continuously update and expand offerings, Montgomery College is always looking to innovate, and cybersecurity is one of their top priorities. The college serves nearly 60,000 diverse students per year in 130 programs of study.
Programs include the Cyber Advantage program which helps IT professionals take their careers to the next level. Montgomery College leads a state-wide consortium of 14 community colleges, created with a $15 million Department of Labor grant. They also have a state-of-the-art cyber lab on the Germantown campus.
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The Royal Cheshire County Show is fully committed to managing its impact on the natural environment whenever and wherever practicably possible.
We are fully aware that The Royal Cheshire County, as a very popular event, generates vast amounts of litter waste. However, we are proud to work with the Nick Brookes Group, which handle our various waste streams, to ensure we have a zero amount of waste going to landfill each year.
This is achieved by choosing not to attempt to segregate waste at source (at the show), which can prove problematic, but with all waste collected on site being taken to a local recycling centre and sorted into recyclable and non-recyclable waste streams. We are currently working on an 80% recycled percentage, with the remaining 20% being used as Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) to generate energy.
We also encourage all suppliers to The Royal Cheshire County Show to reduce their impact on the natural environment in anyway practicably possible.
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The table below shows all ip addresses (e.g. A records) associated with this Locky Distribution Site. In case the host is a domain name, the table also shows a history of previous A records if there are any.
Active (?This row indicates whether the domain name's A record is currently pointing to an IP address or whether the record is historic (e.g. because the A record has been moved to a different IP address).
yes 2019-03-21 01:56:38 2019-10-17 01:55:48 104.27.186.197 Not listed AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US United States (US) yes 2019-03-21 01:56:39 2019-10-17 01:55:48 104.27.187.197 Not listed AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US United States (US) no 2016-09-27 17:01:37 2016-10-29 05:45:42 149.154.65.166 [...] 2016-12-29 12:59:28 2017-01-16 12:28:32 185.129.101.244 ddos-guard.net Not listed AS57724 DDOS-GUARD , RU 2019-02-24 01:58:13 never 194.58.56.114 Not listed AS197695 AS-REG, RU 2017-02-10 12:35:10 2017-02-13 12:43:53 194.58.56.57 Not listed AS197695 AS-REGRU , RU 2019-02-12 01:56:47 2019-03-15 01:56:06 194.58.56.58 Not listed AS197695 AS-REGRU , RU 2017-10-24 01:12:08 2019-02-11 01:56:43 23.236.62.147 147.62.236.23.bc.googleusercontent.com Not listed AS15169 GOOGLE - Google LLC, US United States (US) no 2016-09-19 06:29:47 2016-11-21 13:04:31 37.230.114.67 dns.parked Not listed AS29182 ISPSYSTEM-AS ISPsystem Autonomous System [...] 2016-11-22 13:29:06 2016-12-26 12:25:56 62.109.16.8 mastersrii.ru Not listed AS29182 ISPSYSTEM-AS ISPsystem Autonomous System[...] 2016-09-14 13:44:25 2016-09-19 05:49:01 80.87.195.26 free.msk.ispsystem.net [...] 2017-01-21 12:22:27 2017-10-23 01:10:20 92.53.96.22 vh216.timeweb.ru Not listed AS9123 TIMEWEB-AS , RU 2019-03-16 01:54:51 2019-03-20 01:58:03 93.104.210.78 Not listed AS8767 MNET-AS Germany, DE Germany (DE)
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Back in March, our VP of Sales and Marketing, Max, highlighted that one of our key priorities this year is evolving our leadership position, so that we can continue helping organizations — including those who may not ultimately become our customers — strategically and cost-effectively strengthen their overall cybersecurity and IT security posture.
Today, we are thrilled to share that our leadership commitment and efforts have been recognized by Cyber Defense Magazine, which named Devolutions the 2022 winner of the coveted “Editor’s Choice — Privileged Access Management” award. Cyber Defense Magazine is a premier source of cybersecurity news and information for InfoSec professions in business and government.
The accolade was announced at the RSA Conference 2022, and is part of Cyber Defense Magazine’s prestigious annual Global Infosec Awards. Since 2012, the Global Infosec Awards have distinguished the top 10% of cybersecurity companies in the world across various product and industry categories.
Commented Cyber Defense Magazine’s Publisher, Gary S. Miliefsky: “Devolutions embodies three major features we judges look for to become winners: understanding tomorrow’s threats, today; providing a cost-effective solution; and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach.”
We are very grateful for this recognition from our industry peers, and we especially acknowledge and appreciate that the globally-respected Global Infosec Awards are not a “popularity contest.” Nominees are carefully scrutinized and winners are hand-picked by a panel of information security experts who deeply understand the threats, challenges, and goals organizations face.
We are honored to be seen as one of the world’s leading companies in the cybersecurity and IT security space, and it inspires us to continue innovating with our products, developing new and improved capabilities. For example, here are some of the PAM-related enhancements that we have made so far this year:
In Remote Desktop Manager, we added a new dashboard to manage all PAM accounts, checkouts, check-ins, and approvals. We also added new PAM providers (Local Windows and Azure AD) and Devolutions Server as a credential entry type.
In Devolutions Server, we added multiple new PAM usage policies (various scenario choices).
Launched earlier this year, Devolutions Gateway works in conjunction with Devolutions Server to provide secure, authorized access in segmented networks, with no need to configure a VPN.
Several years ago, we made a commitment to deliver what we call “PAM for the rest of us!” This was a rallying cry to ensure that small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) could get the powerful, customizable, scalable, and easy-to-use PAM solution they need, at an affordable price. Today, we are pleased to see that this vision has become a reality!
In closing, we would like to extend our sincere and unwavering gratitude to the most important people in our world: our customers, whose feedback and advice ensures that we focus on what matters, and whose loyalty and trust inspires us to continue raising the bar.
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https://blog.devolutions.net/2022/06/breaking-news-devolutions-wins-cyber-defense-magazines-global-infosec-award-for-editors-choice-privileged-access-management/
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A new, financially motivated operation dubbed LABRAT has been observed weaponizing a now-patched critical flaw in GitLab as part of a cryptojacking and proxyjacking campaign.
"The attacker utilized undetected signature-based tools, sophisticated and stealthy cross-platform malware, command-and-control (C2) tools which bypassed firewalls, and kernel-based rootkits to hide their presence," Sysdig said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
"Furthermore, the attacker abused a legitimate service, TryCloudflare, to obfuscate their C2 network."
Proxyjacking allows the attacker to rent the compromised host out to a proxy network, making it possible to monetize the unused bandwidth. Cryptojacking, on the other hand, refers to the abuse of the system resources to mine cryptocurrency.
A notable aspect of the campaign is the use of compiled binaries written in Go and .NET to fly under the radar, with LABRAT also providing backdoor access to the infected systems. This could ultimately pave the way for follow-on attacks, data theft, and ransomware.
The attack chains begin with the exploitation of CVE-2021-22205 (CVSS score: 10.0), a remote code execution vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild by Indonesian-origin actors in the past to deploy crypto miners.
A successful break-in is followed by the retrieval of a dropper shell script from a C2 server that sets up persistence, conducts lateral movement using SSH credentials found in the system, and downloads additional binaries from a private GitLab repository.
"During the LABRAT operation, TryCloudflare was used to redirect connections to a password-protected web server that hosted a malicious shell script," Miguel Hernández said. "Using the legitimate TryCloudFlare infrastructure can make it difficult for defenders to identify subdomains as malicious, especially if it is used in normal operations too."
TryCloudflare is a free tool that can be used to create a Cloudflare Tunnel without adding a site to Cloudflare's DNS. It launches a process that generates a random subdomain on trycloudflare.com, thereby allowing internal resources to be exposed to the public internet.
The development adds to the abuse of cloudflared to establish covert communication channels from compromised hosts and main access to victim networks.
In a second variation of the attack, the adversary is said to have used a Solr server instead of TryCloudflare to download an exploit for the PwnKit (CVE-2021-4034) from the same GitLab repository to elevate privileges, along with another file that's no longer accessible.
Some of the payloads retrieved by the dropper script include an open-source utility known as Global Socket (gsocket) for remote access and binaries to conduct cryptojacking and proxyjacking via known services such as IPRoyal and ProxyLite. The mining process is concealed using a kernel-based rootkit called hiding-cryptominers-linux-rootkit.
Also delivered is a Go-based executable designed to ensure persistence and kill competing mining processes or older versions of itself in order to fully harness the machine's resources and maximize their earnings.
"Since the goal of the LABRAT operation is financial, time is money," Hernández said. "The longer a compromise goes undetected, the more money the attacker makes and the more it will cost the victim."
Users impacted by CVE-2021-22205 should follow their organization's Security Incident and Disaster Recovery processes to deprovision the compromised instance and restore the latest good working backup to a new GitLab instance. The vulnerability has been patched since 2021 and the impact is on customers who remain on vulnerable versions. We issued a blog post regarding the vulnerability and a forum post about how users can determine if they have been impacted.
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https://thehackernews.com/2023/08/new-labrat-campaign-exploits-gitlab.html?m=1
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The functional currency of Boskalis is the euro. Several business units, especially in Heavy Marine Transport, as well as several substantial strategic joint ventures (Smit Lamnalco, Keppel Smit Towage, Asian Lift, Saam Smit Towage) use other functional currencies. The most important of these is the US dollar, followed by the Singapore dollar. The revenues and expenses of these entities are largely or entirely based on these non-euro currencies. Our holdings in these entities are viewed from a long-term perspective. Exchange rate risks related to these entities are not hedged as it is assumed that currency fluctuations and developments in interest rates and inflation will offset each other in the long term.
A large proportion of the activities of the group companies that have the euro as their functional currency are not contracted in euros. This particularly applies to the group companies that are involved in dredging and related projects. The costs of these entities, however, are largely incurred in euros. Generally, the net cash flows in non-euro currencies within these entities are fully hedged, usually by means of forward exchange contracts. The US dollar exchange rate in relation to the euro is particularly relevant in this context. A large proportion of the projects is contracted in US dollars or in currencies that are to a greater or lesser extent linked to the US dollar.
Most of our major international competitors in the dredging industry also have cost structures largely based on the euro. This implies that exchange rate fluctuations do not have a material impact on our relative competitive position. In several market segments, particularly in Offshore Energy, there is competition from parties whose cost structures are not based on the euro, meaning that the competitive impact of currency fluctuations in these market segments is greater. However, on balance, exchange rate fluctuations only have limited impact on the company’s competitive position in these activities.
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THE GREAT and the good of one of Scotland’s fastest growing industries gathered last night at the country’s largest ever awards ceremony to recognise the cyber security sector.
The hugely successful Scottish Cyber Awards, hosted by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre (SBRC) is now in its third year and the night attracted more than 340 of the sector’s leaders across business, law-enforcement and academia.
A strong theme of developing future talent shone through, with many of the winners of the night comprising students, academics and University teams - including big wins for Edinburgh Napier University and St Andrews University, at the sold-out event at Edinburgh’s Sheraton Grand.
The ultimate Champion of Champions was won by Cyber Christmas Lectures, a volunteer-run programme founded in 2012 that will this year see the team visit six locations across Scotland talking to more than 2500 pupils and teachers.
The prestigious Outstanding Woman in Cyber was awarded to three pupils at St Kentigern’s Academy in West Lothian. Catherine Fitzsimons, Amina Tahir and Rachel Cooper, who comprise Turing’s Testers have recently set up a nation-wide cyber treasure hunt to engage more schoolgirls with data science.
In his keynote speech, Economy Secretary Derek Mackay MSP, highlighted an industry that is playing a critical role protecting the country economically and socially.
He said: “The Scottish Cyber Awards acts as a showcase for Scotland’s leading talent in cyber security and innovation, which is a growing and increasingly vital part of the Scottish economy. “Congratulations to all nominees who are at the forefront of protecting and educating the people of Scotland against cyber threats.”
The sector was also celebrating the recent confirmation of the creation of a ground-breaking £11.7million cyber security hub in Dundee - part of the Tay Cities Deal signed last week and a project that will be a further boost for jobs and academic innovation.
Speaking on the night, Mandy Haeburn-Little, Chief Executive of the SBRC, said: “What a real game changer Scotland is becoming in cyber security. The calibre and ambition shown in these awards confirms categorically that Scotland is on the map of cyber security.
“This year has been one of phenomenal growth and has included everything from the launch of the Scottish Government’s Cyber Resilience Strategy Action Plans, to an incremental rise in the value and growth of new tech businesses and start-ups through to the announcement of the Tay City Cyber Quarter deal announced just last Friday valued at £11.7 million for Scotland.
“Scotland really does have the potential to become a global leader for cyber security – and so much of that is thanks to the talent in the room tonight.
“What is needed is vision, a commitment to excellence and ultimately passion - whether that be the teacher inspiring the student or the business leader fostering innovation with their team.
“That is what tonight is all about. It is a huge thank you to those people bringing such positivity and creating excitement and hope for the future.”
Other winners included the first ever award voted for by the public, Best Customer Experience, which was won by Seric Systems.
Also celebrating were; Cyan Forensics (Best Cyber Start-Up), Quorum Cyber (Best Cyber Breakthrough), ID Cyber Solutions (Collaboration with Police Scotland), CyberShell Solutions (Leading Light Innovation), Police Scotland Cybercrime Prevention Team (Outstanding Cyber Team joint winners alongside St Andrews University IT Security Team).
The awards have also been backed by global sponsors, with this year’s headline support from CGI, alongside other key partners, Clydesdale Bank, Symantec, Accenture and Trend Micro.
Richard Holmes, Vice President Cyber Security Services for CGI and Scottish Cyber Awards judge, said: “It was an excellent evening which celebrated the hard work and expertise of both individuals and organisations. I thoroughly enjoyed the judging process and seeing the diversity of entries.
“As an organisation where cyber security is a part of everything we do, CGI was delighted to be able to support this year’s event.”
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To answer your question it depends on what part you want to do pentesting, network security, etc. as each one has certifications tailored to their specific skill sets and criteria. I would suggest to get you started and narrow down your scope to take a look at the following certs: CEH, CHFI, CISSP, and GCIH. There are more than these but these come off the top of my head.
You might also consider checking out the InfoSec threads on TE for more direction. Best of luck in your future goals and career!
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Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK), one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services, announced today it is expanding its efforts to help protect customers and fight the proliferation of malicious bots with the national launch of its Constant Guard™ Bot Detection and Notification initiative. This service automatically notifies customers if their home computer appears to be infected with a bot, which the National Cyber Security Alliance has called "one of the Internet's fastest growing cyber crimes."
A bot is a type of virus that allows an attacker to force a computer to perform designated actions, usually without the owner's or user's knowledge. Once a bot is in control of a computer, it can be used to send spam, host phishing sites or infect other computers. Comcast's Constant Guard Bot Detection and Notification service combines best-in-class bot detection technologies with a customer notification system - either through a browser or customer e-mail - that provides a customer with direct assistance to remove a bot and prevent it from infecting other PCs. This initiative, as well as the other components of the Constant Guard Security Program, is provided to Xfinity Internet customers for no additional charge, and will be gradually rolled-out nationwide.
"Internet users need to be aware of online threats - bots being among the most serious - and Comcast's Constant Guard Bot Detection and Notification service is designed to help protect and educate our customers about this growing danger," said Cathy Avgiris, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Communications and Data Services at Comcast. "With October being National Cyber Security Awareness month, it's an ideal time to generate awareness about Internet security and start rolling this program out nationally."
National Association of Attorneys General President and North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said, "I encourage proactive efforts by Internet Service Providers to help educate and protect consumers from Internet crimes like malicious bots. It is important for business and government to work together to keep Internet users safe."
According to Javelin Strategy and Research, there were more than 11.2 million victims of identity theft fraud in the U.S. last year at an estimated total cost of $54 billion. Many of those thefts were made possible through the use of bots (or viruses).
"Cyber criminals cost our state tens of millions of dollars every year both in financial theft from our citizens as well as the cost of funding law enforcement resources to fight them," added Rob McKenna, Attorney General for Washington State and President-elect of NAAG. "Bots are a real and emerging threat to American consumers and this is a welcome initiative for customers in our state and across the country."
Constant Guard is the culmination of a multi-year effort to assemble a dedicated team of security professionals, implement best-in-class security software and create a Security Web portal (www.comcast.net/security) of consumer resources to educate and protect customers. For more information about the Constant Guard Security Program, please visit http://security.comcast.net/constantguard.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information and communication products and services. With 23.2 million video customers, 16.4 million high-speed Internet customers, and 8.1 million Comcast Digital Voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.
Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One, 11 regional sports networks operated by Comcast Sports Group and Comcast Interactive Media, which develops and operates Comcast's Internet businesses, including Comcast.net (www.comcast.net). Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast-Spectacor, which owns two professional sports teams, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, and a large, multipurpose arena in Philadelphia, the Wells Fargo Center, and, through Global Spectrum, manages other facilities for sporting events, concerts and other events.
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It’s hard to believe that just a little while ago, cyber, for the insurance market was considered a ‘soft market’, however over the past few years, especially since March 2020 when the world dramatically shifted many processes online, the number of cyber incidents across the world has increased exponentially.
Managing cyber security is big business and a constant threat that is only ever increasing. Here are our tips on how you can help minimise the risk of cybercrime and better protect themselves.
The scale of cyber security threats
A shocking statistic is that the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), took down 2.3 million cyber-enabled commodity campaigns, and offered support to 777 significant incidents over the past 12 months; many of which were related to the Covid-19 response and vaccine programme.
Aside from pandemic-related security threats, they have removed 50,500 scams, and more than 90,100 malicious URLs.
These figures clearly demonstrate what a huge issue cyber security is, and how seriously it should be taken. Cyber-attacks have real-life consequences, with loss of personal data, time, and money, as well as disruption to key services such as healthcare and other public services.
What can be done?
The first step is simply being aware that the threats are ever-present and ever increasing. We live in an age where even some of our fridges or washing machines are connected to the web. The more we rely on technology and the internet, the more our risk of a cyber-attack increases.
As technology develops, so does the sophistication of a cyber-attack, making it harder to differentiate from a legitimate request or communication, and a malicious one. Did you know in 2021, 40% of businesses experienced a cyber-attack in the last 12 months?*
Making your cyber-security a priority now will save you from so much potential stress, expense, and reputational damage in the future.
Taking the time to audit your cyber-related processes, and staff training to spot potential attempts to infiltrate will be worth its weight in gold… and then some.
How might a breach affect you?
A cyber security breach could result in a number of different issues, including but not limited to: damaged hardware from a computer virus, many lost hours spent handling the breach, a criminal investigation, and damages claims from third-parties who might have been affected by the event; all of which can really hurt your reputation.
Just recently, the greetings card website, Funky Pigeon was the victim of a cyber-attack. Because of that, they had to stop taking orders immediately, involve law enforcement, and found themselves the subject of many media reports which has no-doubt pushed many customers to their competitors, due to fears for their data security.
If a big business like this can be affected in such a way, it makes you wonder how a smaller business with a tighter budget and fewer resources might cope.
Ensure you have cover in place
Cyber insurance is one of the most important weapons in your arsenal to combat the risk of an attack. Not only will it protect you if you are a victim, but it may also deter cyber-criminals from targeting your business due to the practices you put in place as part of your insurance plan.
Having cover in place means you’re protected, in the event of a cyber-security breach, in many ways. Not only for the costs involved with investigations, your legal fees, contacting the affected parties, support with PR costs should there be any coverage in the media, and making sure you get back on your feet as soon as possible with suitable IT systems; it may also cover any ransoms if your policy specifies this. Although it’s worth noting that paying a ransom is always an absolute last result, as it might mean you’re seen as an ‘easy target’ resulting in further attacks.
Cyber security is not an easy subject to understand, and the best practices to cover yourself are ever-changing; however, with the right attention, professional advice, and commitment to protecting yourself with adequate cover, you can significantly mitigate the risk.
We really hope that this article has helped you understand further what the risks are to a business in terms of cyber security, and why having cover in place is so beneficial. Whether you’re a broker looking to protect your business, or you have clients in mind who are particularly exposed, every business can benefit from the right kind of cyber cover.
*Cyber security breaches survey 2021 – gov.uk
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Risk management is intended to minimize financial and other losses potentially associated with risks to your assets, business, or health. Some examples of risk are personal and professional liability, business ownership, property loss, and catastrophic illness or disability. Your first line of defense is to identify your sources of risk and then to either avoid or minimize the major exposures. Your last line of defense is insurance.
Asset protection planning manages risks to your wealth. Lawsuits, accidents, property damage, and other financial risks are facts of everyday life and asset protection planning looks to transfer the risk of these events through:
Business risk management identifies your options for handling these risks.
Both genetics and lifestyle affect your risk profile. Being overweight, eating poorly, failing to exercise, smoking, driving unsafely, and not wearing a seatbelt will increase your insurance premiums. On the other hand, making healthier lifestyle decisions can help to reduce your insurance premiums.
While you have no control over your genetics, you do have control over how you live your life. Educate yourself on how making healthy choices can not only improve your general health and wellness, but can also have a direct impact on your health care costs.
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1. Unraveling the Secrets of Cybersecurity: A Step-by-Step Guide
From the seemingly impenetrable digital security employed by the world’s largest banks, to the locks on our own home computers, cybersecurity keeps us safe from malicious forces. But despite the ubiquity of these measures, many of us are left in the dark when it comes to understanding the finer details of keeping our data and systems secure. Luckily, help is here! By following these easy steps, anyone can get a crash course in mastering the world of cybersecurity:
Set Up Firewalls – This forms the backbone of any security solution. Think of it as a sort of electronic wall that keeps out unwanted intruders while allowing approved users to access the system.
Employ Antiviruses and Malware Scanners – Running suspicious files through these tools can help uncover any malicious software that might have been unknowingly installed.
Initiate Password Policies – Password protection is one of the easiest and most effective ways to ensure security. Make sure your systems are protected with strong, unique passwords that are frequently changed.
Encrypt Your Data – By encoding vital information, you can make sure that any data leaving or entering your system can’t be understood by unauthorized personnel.
By taking these steps and keeping up on the latest security news, you can both safeguard your own data and help protect the security of others. Good luck!
2. Uncovering the Mysteries of Cyber Security: A Practical Primer
From basic passwords tips to advanced strategies against malicious software, cyber security is filled with a lot of mystery. But while most people avoid the intimidating nature of the topic, taking the time to learn and understand it can open up a world of opportunities. Here is a simple practical primer that can get you started on the path of learning:
First off, practice proper password protections by frequently changing your codes, avoiding predictable words or patterns, and never using the same password for multiple accounts.
Invest in a trusted anti-malware software for extra protection when surfing the web.
Never open attachments or click on links from unknown sources.
Enable multi-factor authentication wherever possible.
By following these steps as a beginner, you can already start feeling more secure and in full control of your online environment.
A: This guide is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about or getting started with cybersecurity. It’s also a great resource for IT professionals and security experts who want to broaden their knowledge and stay up to date on the latest trends.
We hope this comprehensive guide has provided some helpful insight into the world of cybersecurity and has empowered you to take the next steps in protecting your business and your livelihood. Though the mystery behind cybersecurity can seem daunting at times, understanding the basics is the key to unlocking a secure online future.
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Federal, State and Territory police, the Attorney-General's Department, Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), Australian Privacy Commissioner and Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) were among the "plethora" named in the report.
"This highly decentralised approach was regarded by some as an impediment to a nationally coordinated and strategic response to tackling the problem of cyber crime," the Committee wrote.
"A more centralised and genuinely national approach is required to ensure that strategic responses to cyber crime that impact on the broader Australian society are as effective as possible."
The Committee considered advice from Microsoft and the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) in its Recommendation 3, which called for a Cyber Security Coordinator.
In its submission to the inquiry, Microsoft Australia recommended that Australia consider the US model of a "cyber security czar" within the White House.
ACCAN highlighted the UK Office of Cyber Security in its call for an Australian Office of Online Security to be established within the DBCDE, reporting at Cabinet level and "setting benchmarks for basic pre-installed security features to be provided with the purchase of all computers".
Mandatory anti-virus
The Committee tackled software installation in a separate recommendation to "protect the integrity of the internet".
Under Recommendation 14, the committee called for the current, voluntary e-security code of practice to be extended and registered under the Telecommunications Act 1997.
A Committee spokesperson confirmed that registration under the Act would make it mandatory for ISPs to comply with the code.
The Committee claimed that the current code "sets the bar too low" in its requirements that ISPs notify their subscribers of potential malware infections.
It moved to require ISPs establish contractual obligations that force subscribers to install anti-virus software and firewalls before the internet connection is established, and endeavour to keep this software up to date.
"While many ISPs do provide e-security products, the code itself does not, for example, promote the use of anti-virus software at the point of connection to the Internet or other security advice or software services," the Committee wrote.
"This is a missed opportunity that could provide some benefits to ISPs and make a real contribution to promoting a culture of e-security."
Committee member and Shadow Communications Minister Tony Smith argued against part of the recommendation in his supplementary remarks, attached to the report.
"To dramatically and quickly institute a requirement that ISPs contractually require the subscriber to install anti-virus software and firewalls before connecting to the internet ... opens up a plethora of new liability issues for subscribers," he wrote.
Internet Industry Association (IIA) chief Peter Coroneos provided the Committee with information about the current code of practice, which the IIA developed.
He questioned if the recommended ISP-subscriber obligations would be practical in an interview published in the Sydney Morning Herald today.
"For a start there's a jurisdictional question here. You can't dictate to ISPs what ought to go in their contracts," he told Herald journalists.
"We've put forward what we consider to be workable guidelines for the industry. There's always a balance between the ideal and the practical."
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(Assuming a real clandestine sweeper.)
Break the charger open. If it has "too much" electronics in it, it's probably a sweeper.
Of course, if it turns out to be a real charger you probably can't put it back together to make it usable again. But that's the only way to be sure.
it's possible that a State Level organization could do something similar...
--Lol, yeah I hope so, lest they be outdone by some random hackers on a fraction of a fraction of their budget...surely that's never happened before :p . This isn't even like that far out of the ballpark, it should be added to Michael Ossman's "NSA Playset", where he basically does a lot of the "sophisticated spygear" w/ normal pentesting tools available to most everyone. Still a great hack, w/ the features and getting it all in a nice form factor.
The car-park trick might work, but access to the building is always better.
Leave the charger plugged in at a colleague's desk while he or she is on vacation, and some b* is sure to nick it.
This trick would probably work at nearby coffee shops: 'forget' to unplug your charger often enough, and one of the devices will be taken into the target building.
I wonder what other commonplace devices could be 'in play'? I don't think that cheap headphones could host malware; but do, please, feel free to contradict me if you know more than I do.
The and mic-and-headphone hands-free Bluetooth headsets I see around me in the office are an obvious target, and I find it surprising that no-one's implemented a secure hardware ID and 'handshake' for these devices.
Keysweeper, featured here by Bruce, has a SIM card slot, and texts back the data.
When unplugged, the LED goes off. But Keysweeper switches nonetheless to its internal battery.
Bruce, the third link of your post[1] decrypt some spaces into body scroll="no" onLoad="pwn()" oncontextmenu="return false", and the definition of pwn() (found in http://samy.pl/samy.js) contains the following peculiar comment:
//detectR('http://192.168.2.1/setup.cgi?next_file=wls_chan.html', "detected belkin router");
You might want to stop linking to that site.
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