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AI may not Destroy the World, but There are Other Risks

Security Boulevard

Whether it’s Hal refusing to open the pod bay doors in 2001: A Space Odyssey or the wild thought experiment of Roko’s Basilisk—or even way back to (retellings of) Frankenstein’s monster or the ancient legend of the Golem—there’s a fear that our creations will turn against us. For some, AI is the stuff of nightmares.

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How DMARC Can Protect Against Ransomware

eSecurity Planet

Hackers can target any of your employees with a fraudulent, “ spoofed ” email or several people in a specific department with a phishing campaign. IPv6 : v=spf1 ip6 :2001:4860:4860::8888 ip6 :2001:4860:4860::8844 -all. Email is a Critical Ransomware Attack Vector. For example: IPv4 : v=spf1 ip4 :8.8.8.8

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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

Phishing and social engineering are common ways threat actors can obtain a symmetric key, but cryptanalysis and brute force attempts can also break symmetric key ciphers. By 2001, the NIST dubbed it the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and officially replaced the use of DES. Asymmetric Cryptography: Need for Security.

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

Herjavec Group

1970-1995 — Kevin Mitnick — Beginning in 1970, Kevin Mitnick penetrates some of the most highly-guarded networks in the world, including Nokia and Motorola, using elaborate social engineering schemes, tricking insiders into handing over codes and passwords, and using the codes to access internal computer systems.

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Types of Encryption, Methods & Use Cases

eSecurity Planet

Phishing and social engineering are common ways threat actors can obtain a symmetric key, but cryptanalysis and brute force attempts can also break symmetric key ciphers. By 2001, the NIST dubbed it the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and officially replaced the use of DES.

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The History of Computer Viruses & Malware

eSecurity Planet

Social engineering attacks soon found use in the digital space. Going Mobile and Going Global: 2001-2010. In July 2001, the Code Red Worm attempted to subject the entire Internet to a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. In fact, China itself would fall prey to the second iteration of Code Red in August 2001.

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