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

The Last Watchdog

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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The Most Common Types of Malware in 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. From accessing your business-critical resources and sensitive information to halting business operations and services, a malware infection can quickly become an organization’s worst nightmare come true.

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Growing Cyber Threats to the Energy and Industrial Sectors

NopSec

It gives the example of Hacking Team, based in Italy, and Vupen Security, based in France. According to the information security giants, there is one known criminal that uses the handle of Bonito, and has been identified as selling access to SCADA systems. The SAaaS model is ideal for hacktivists and terrorists.

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Top 10 Full Disk Encryption Software Products of 2021

eSecurity Planet

R&S Trusted Disk meets stringent data security standards laid out by the German Federal Office for Information Security Full disk encryption also includes operating system temporary files for full coverage Pre-boot authentication procedure is robust and includes both a PIN and a hardware token. Theft Of Device While Running.

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Happy 10th anniversary & Kali's story.so far

Kali Linux

Enter BackTrack 3 in June 2008. It was common for big exploits to make an appearance around these security conferences. 2008 was no exception. In information security (infosec) there is the need to be on the latest version. There was then a shift to “Live-Boot” (either CDs or USBs).

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