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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

On the modern Internet, malware is a near-constant presence. Department of Defense’s Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET), the precursor of the modern Internet we know, love, and sometimes hate. Worms and the Dawn of the Internet Age: 1987-2000. Going Mobile and Going Global: 2001-2010.

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Vladimir Putin ‘s computers still run Windows XP, Media reports

Security Affairs

“Windows XP, released in 2001, was the last Microsoft operating system given the green light for use on official Russian government computers, the Open Media website reported, citing defence ministry documents.” The predecessor of the internet was the Arpanet , which was founded by the US Department of Defense.”

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Director of National Intelligence warns of devastating cyber threat to US infrastructure

Security Affairs

Coats warned of threat a “crippling cyber attack on our critical infrastructure” by a nation state actor is growing. government has not yet detected the kinds of cyber attacks and intrusions that officials say Russia launched against state election boards and voter data bases before the 2016 election.”

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MY TAKE: A path for SMBs to achieve security maturity: start small controlling privileged accounts

The Last Watchdog

water supply are stark reminders of the unceasing activity of cyber criminals seeking financial gain or who are driven by ideological or political imperatives. What hasn’t gained as much public attention is a secondary level of cyber attacks that surges every time the hacking community uncovers a fresh vulnerability.

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Cyber Security Roundup for March 2021

Security Boulevard

The sudo vulnerability aka CVE-2001-3156 , seemed to go under the radar after it was announced and patches were released on 26th January 2021. From IoT devices to internet-based services, the security of countless devices and web-based services' are dependant upon a secure Linux account privilege model.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

AllegisCyber Capital was founded in 1996 to serve the growing cyber business ecosystem. Named after the infamous string of nation-state cyber attacks during the late 2000s, NightDragon was established in 2016 by former McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt. AllegisCyber Capital. Greylock Partners. Insight Partners. Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

1988 — The Morris Worm — Robert Morris creates what would be known as the first worm on the Internet. The potentially harmless exercise quickly became a vicious denial of service attack when a bug in the worm’s spreading mechanism leads to computers being infected and reinfected at a rate much faster than he anticipates. .