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GOOGLE FIXED THE FIFTH CHROME ZERO-DAY OF 2023

Security Affairs

The vulnerability was discovered by Clément Lecigne from Google’s Threat Analysis Group on 2023-09-25, a circumstance that suggests it was exploited by a nation-state actor or by a surveillance firm. _clem1 discovered another ITW 0-day in use by a commercial surveillance vendor: CVE-2023-5217.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 349

Security Affairs

US NCSC and DoS share best practices against surveillance tools Swiss army asks its personnel to use the Threema instant-messaging app Russian submarines threatening undersea cables, UK defence chief warns. Threat actors stole $18.7M

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The Belgacom hack was the work of the UK GCHQ intelligence agency

Security Affairs

The attack between 2000 and early 2010, the hackers targeted company admins with spear-phishing attacks aimed at infecting their machines. If confirmed the situation is disconcerting, the UK was spying, along with other members of the FiveEyes, on a telco company belonging to a member of the NATO alliance. ” wrote The Intercept.

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What is Employee Monitoring? Full Guide to Getting It Right

eSecurity Planet

From facial recognition to surveillance cameras to time trackers or just having a couple guys standing over employees’ shoulders, there are a multitude of ways to make sure employees are staying on-task and being productive. In a 2000 article published in “Business Ethics Quarterly,” Professor Adam D.

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Case Study: Obsidian Group

SiteLock

During the economic turmoil of the late 2000’s, we enhanced our offers to include consulting in the HR, small business and marketing arenas. Over 100 pages and 200 links are analyzed each day, providing the firm with constant surveillance. With this mindset, Obsidian Group has helped its clients achieve their goals for over 13 years.

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Schrems II – A few Things to Keep in Mind!

McAfee

The Safe Harbor was replaced by the Privacy Shield, which – together with European Standard Clauses (“SCCs”) – were suspected of not being able to sufficiently protect European rights against US massive surveillance. 3] “Maximillian Schrems / Data Protection Commissioner”, decision 2000/520/CE, Case C-362/14. [4] 4] [link]. [5]

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CYBERSEC Global 2020 Goes Digital – Register Now

Responsible Cyber

Topics in this Stream include global surveillance, digital governance, and decoupling in the digital supply chain. Founded in the year 2000, the Kosciuszko Institute tirelessly runs a range of national and international projects devoted to multifaceted aspects of cybersecurity. CONTACT: Jakub Wasiak , PR and Media Relations Director.