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Data Privacy and Security: It Takes Two to Tango

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Data Privacy Day began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of Data Protection Day in Europe. Humans are not only the main target of attackers; they are also the most important part of the security and privacy chain. And when a breach does happen, then our personal data is the main target.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 291

Security Affairs

A cyberattack crippled the IT infrastructure of the City of Saint John Hundreds of female sports stars and celebrities have their naked photos and videos leaked online Romanians arrested for running underground malware services Threat actor shared a list of 49,577 IPs vulnerable Fortinet VPNs Computer Security and Data Privacy, the perfect alliance (..)

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What is Malware? Definition, Purpose & Common Protections

eSecurity Planet

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. billion malware attacks worldwide in the first half of 2022 alone. An August 2022 Statista report counted 2.8

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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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GUEST ESSAY. Everyone should grasp these facts about cyber threats that plague digital commerce

The Last Watchdog

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data.

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The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

Cybercriminals often leverage social engineering tactics like phishing and spear-phishing to propagate sophisticated malware. From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data.

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Growing Cyber Threats to the Energy and Industrial Sectors

NopSec

But this obscures the fact that energy and industrial companies are attacked on a daily basis by actors as diverse as hacktivists and nation states, using digital weaponry like open source to tools that cost millions of dollars to produce or procure. A cyber attack can disrupt business functions, which has an impact on end-users.