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The Cybersecurity Risks of Bluetooth

SecureWorld News

Bluetooth has been around since 1994 as a wireless connectivity specification, but the first mobile phones did not appear with basic Bluetooth services until 2001. To begin, consider the simplest and most well-known risk. This is a well-known risk.

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10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Troy Hunt

So here it is - 10 Personal Financial Lessons for Technology Professionals. For example, the ICT industry (Information, Communication, Technology) was the 5th highest paying with an average salary of $104,874 (dollars are Aussie, take off about 30% for USD). Intro: This Industry Rocks! Banking is below that. Medical even lower.

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Episode 180: Gary McGraw on Machine Learning Security Risks

The Security Ledger

The post Episode 180: Gary McGraw on Machine Learning Security Risks appeared first on The Security Ledger. Also: SMBs Struggle with Identity Spotlight Podcast: How DU Telecom Manages Digital Transformation Risk Spotlight Podcast: The Demise of the Password may be closer than you think!

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Investing in People Doesn’t Take AI

Security Boulevard

AI can tell us things that help shape a theory or provide background trending points, but people are the ones that should be at the top of the list for budget, not technology, not AI, and certainly not CEO bonuses and their golden parachutes. In 2001, we had the DOT.Com crash. Even without a Chief Risk Officer?

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. AllegisCyber Capital. AllegisCyber Investments.

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Industrial cybersecurity: know the biases that can derail collaboration between OT and IT

Cisco Security

Industrial cybersecurity requires the same sort of partnership, in this case between the operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) teams. The Wannacry ransomware attack targeted workstations running Windows XP, introduced in 2001. Regularly assess and remediate risks. Stay current on new threats.

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MY TAKE: The back story on the convergence, continuing evolution of endpoint security

The Last Watchdog

The technology that corrals malicious software circulating through desktop PCs, laptops and mobile devices has evolved into a multi-layered security technology referred to as ‘endpoint security.’. In 1990, Florin and Mariuca Talpes parlayed a $300 stake borrowed from a relative into a company which would become Bitdefender in 2001.

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