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GUEST ESSAY: Where we stand on mitigating software risks associated with fly-by-wire jetliners

The Last Watchdog

The threat of bad actors hacking into airplane systems mid-flight has become a major concern for airlines and operators worldwide. Back in 2015, a security researcher decided to make that very point when he claimed to have hacked a plane , accessed the thrust system, and made it fly higher than intended.

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FIFA was hacked again, this is the second hack in a year

Security Affairs

According to the New York Times, FIFA has suffered the second hack in a year, new documents are set to be published on Friday by Football Leaks. This is the second time that Federation was hacked in a year, the organization confirmed the incident, but did not disclose details of the cyber attack. ” . . ” .

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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

A common thread runs through the cyber attacks that continue to defeat the best layered defenses money can buy. Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core.

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FBI and CISA joint alert blames Russia’s Energetic Bear APT for US government networks hack

Security Affairs

has been active since at least 2010 most of the victims of the group are organizations in the energy and industrial sectors. In March 2018, the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a joint technical alert to warn of attacks on US critical infrastructure powered by Russian threat actors.

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Volvo Cars suffers a data breach. Is it a ransomware attack?

Security Affairs

In 2010, Volvo Cars became a subsidiary of the Chinese manufacturer Geely Holding Group, which confirmed that it “has become aware that one of its file repositories has been illegally accessed by a third party.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, IKEA). Is it a ransomware attack? percent in Stockholm, to 72.44

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CISA shares a catalog of 306 actively exploited vulnerabilities

Security Affairs

The oldest vulnerability included in the catalog is the CVE-2010-5326? RCE in SAP NetWeaver Application Server and dates back to 2010. “Vulnerabilities that have previously been used to exploit public and private organizations are a frequent attack vector for malicious cyber actors of all types. “The

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The Role of Translation in Cyber Security and Data Privacy

Security Boulevard

According to IBM , the cost of cyber hacks in 2020 is about $3.86 But, what is the relationship of languages in data privacy, and how can a reliable translation help prevent cyber-attacks? Oftentimes, a cyber attack or cyber hack happens when people don’t know what’s happening in their gadgets.