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GUEST ESSAY – Notable events in hacking history that helped transform cybersecurity assessment

The Last Watchdog

It foreshadowed how encryption would come to be used as a foundation for Internet commerce – by companies and criminals. It was unleashed on the internet at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and began infecting computers at various universities. The ILOVEYOU Worm (2000). The Creeper Virus (1971).

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Tracing the Supply Chain Attack on Android

Krebs on Security

A historic records search at Domaintools on that tosaka1027@gmail.com address says it was used to register 24 Internet domain names , including at least seven that have been conclusively tied to the spread of powerful Android mobile malware. com 2000-08-24 ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING (BEIJING) CO., com and rurimeter[.]com 2333youxi[.]com

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Sandboxing: Advanced Malware Analysis in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Antivirus protection isn’t enough to protect against today’s advanced threats. Malware isn’t going away and even advanced monitoring and antivirus software can’t always catch what a malicious program will do when executed. Antivirus software is notable for its ability to scan programs being transferred, downloaded, and stored.

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Behind the scenes with the head of Kaspersky’s GReAT

SecureList

Costin Raiu has been with Kaspersky since 2000, initially as the Chief Security Expert overseeing research efforts in the EEMEA region. That’s how I wrote my first antivirus, and from that moment on, more and more people asked if I could write them a custom solution for their problems. What makes research successful?

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Tracing the Supply Chain Attack on Android

Krebs on Security

A historic records search at Domaintools on that tosaka1027@gmail.com address says it was used to register 24 Internet domain names , including at least seven that have been conclusively tied to the spread of powerful Android mobile malware. com 2000-08-24 ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING (BEIJING) CO., com and rurimeter[.]com 2333youxi[.]com

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Do cyber regulations actually make K–12 schools safer? Navigating compliance while securing school and student data

Malwarebytes

2000 Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Requires K–12 schools to restrict children’s exposure to obscene digital content, monitor the online activity of minors, and educate students about appropriate behavior on the internet. When students turn 18, those rights are transferred to them.

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7 Cyber Security Courses Online For Everybody

Spinone

To protect personal information and feel safe while surfing the internet; 2. You can buy one course (which can cost from $90 to $2000) or purchase a subscription for a discounted price of $149/year. Endpoint Protection: Discover how to use antivirus software, learn about malware, encryption and application control.