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Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target Breach

Krebs on Security

Even if one managed to steal (or guess) a user’s DirectConnection password, the login page could not be reached unless the visitor also possessed a special browser certificate that the forum administrator gave only to approved members. A screen shot of the org chart from ChronoPay’s MegaPlan Intranet system.

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Top Database Security Solutions for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. With the EDB PostgreSQL Advanced Server, clients gain features like password profiles, enhanced audit logging, and data redaction. Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Read our in-depth review of IBM Guardium. Microsoft Azure.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Real World Criminals Online

ForAllSecure

You had to figure out how to configure Kermit, get passwords to get on. VAMOSI: Here’s former US Attorney General John Ashcroft in 2002. You know, there've been a few cases where corporations have reached out and asked saying, hey, you know, like, like when Anonymous was doing DDoS attacks.

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

Herjavec Group

1962 — Allan Scherr — MIT sets up the first computer passwords, for student privacy and time limits. Student Allan Scherr makes a punch card to trick the computer into printing off all passwords and uses them to log in as other people after his time runs out. In one week, the Scientology website is hit with 500 DDoS attacks. .

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ChatGPT: Cybersecurity friend or foe?

Malwarebytes

From the first Roomba in 2002 to the first virtual assistant (Siri) in 2011, AI has slowly and steadily penetrated the consumer technology market, often with little comprehension from buyers that artificial intelligence is actually powering the functionality behind their favorite devices.