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The Origins and History of the Dark Web

Identity IQ

2002 – 2006: Origins of the Tor Project After onion routing was patented, additional computer scientists joined the original development team in 2002 and created the biggest project for onion routing yet: The Onion Routing Project, now commonly known as the Tor Project. Turn on multifactor authentication for all online accounts.

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3.4 Million user records from LiveAuctioneers hack available for sale

Security Affairs

LiveAuctioneers is one of the world’s largest art, antiques & collectibles online marketplace that was founded in 2002. Researchers verified the authenticity of the data included in a sample set composed of US and UK users’ records. million users. ” reads the data breach notification published by the company.

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How to Comply with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) revised Safeguards Rule

CyberSecurity Insiders

The rule was first introduced in 2002 and has been revised multiple times to keep up with evolving technology and security threats. Implementation of multi-factor authentication. The revised Safeguards Rule also requires implementation of multi-factor authentication.

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Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Founded: 2002. Cybersecurity product categories: Advanced threat protection, managed services , endpoint security , encryption , web gateway , email security, network security, cloud security, antivirus, identity theft protection, website security, mainframe security. Proofpoint. Headquarters: Sunnyvale, California.

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

Herjavec Group

2002 – Internet Attack — By targeting the thirteen Domain Name System (DNS) root servers, a DDoS attack assaults the entire Internet for an hour. 2005 — PhoneBusters — PhoneBusters reports 11K+ identity theft complaints in Canada, and total losses of $8.5M, making this the fastest growing form of consumer fraud in North America. .