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Can smart cities be secured and trusted?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

A report by US cyber-security firm Recorded Future published last May highlighted a spike in ransomware attacks targeting US cities. In June 2019, Riviera Beach in FL paid $600,000 to hackers to restore its email system and public records. The potential security failure of a smart city initiative could have grave consequences.

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SPOTLIGHT: Women in Cybersecurity

McAfee

The RSA Conference USA 2019 held in San Francisco — which is the world’s largest cybersecurity event with more than 40,000 people and 740 speakers — is a decent measuring stick for representation of women in this field. Either way, the 20 percent figure is still way too low, and our industry needs to continue pushing for more women in cyber.

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Group-IB uncovers PerSwaysion – sophisticated phishing campaign targeting executives worldwide

Security Affairs

The campaign, dubbed PerSwaysion due to the extensive abuse of Microsoft Sway, has been active since at least mid-2019 and was attributed to Vietnamese speaking developers and Nigerian operators. ?ybercriminals Cloud based corporate services, such as MS Sway, introduce new challenges to traditional cyber risk management frameworks.

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The Challenges in Building Digital Trust

SecureWorld News

System administrators didn't bother locking down their systems, because the possibility of bad actors using them didn't really cross their minds. I consider digital trust, just like cyber risk management, to be a team sport. It requires significant effort on the part of businesses as well as governments.