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The Growing Presence (and Security Risks) of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Cyber attacks against the company aren’t the only relevant threat, however. For instance, malicious actors can use malware to enslave exposed IoT devices into a botnet and launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. That’s precisely what happened in the case of Dyn back in October 2016.

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A worrying trend: Attacks on Asian healthcare organizations

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

One need not look very far to find examples of the threats facing these entities: In Singapore, 1.5 million SingHealth patient records – including those of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, were compromised in what is being called the Republic’s worst cyber attack.

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Special Bulletin: US Election Phishing Alert

Security Boulevard

In 2016, following the Democratic National Convention (DNC) hacks, Buzzfeed News reported that cybercriminals had set up fake domains to impersonate legitimate political websites , aiming to trick users into donating to fraudulent causes. Want more threat intel on a weekly basis?

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Counting Down to the EU NIS2 Directive

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Counting Down to the EU NIS2 Directive madhav Thu, 05/23/2024 - 05:16 Our recently released 2024 Data Threat Report showed a direct correlation between compliance and cyber security outcomes. 84% of organizations that failed a compliance audit reported having a data breach in their history.

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Cyber Security Roundup for April 2021

Security Boulevard

At the start of March 2021, Microsoft rushed out patches for a critical zero-day Vulnerability in Exchange Server (2010, 2013, 2016, and 2019). UK School Cyber-Attack affects 40,000 Pupils’ Email. Birmingham College falls victim to 'Major Ransomware Attack'. Australia Cyber Attacks hit Television Channel and Parliament.

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MY TAKE: Former NSA director says cybersecurity solutions need to reflect societal values

The Last Watchdog

Related: The golden age of cyber espionage The United States, at present, operates with a “nebulous” definition of what constitutes a cyber attack that rises to the level of threatening national security, asserts Rogers, who was commander, U.S.