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2020 Was a Secure Election

Schneier on Security

Over at Lawfare: “ 2020 Is An Election Security Success Story (So Far).” On the cybersecurity front, there is even more good news. ” What’s more, the voting itself was remarkably smooth. Some of the primaries were disasters. Most significantly, there was no serious effort to target voting infrastructure.

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More on the Security of the 2020 US Election

Schneier on Security

Last week I signed on to two joint letters about the security of the 2020 election. To our collective knowledge, no credible evidence has been put forth that supports a conclusion that the 2020 election outcome in any state has been altered through technical compromise.

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Humble Bundle's 2020 Cybersecurity Books

Schneier on Security

This month, they're featuring as many as nineteen cybersecurity books for as little as $1, including four of mine. For years, Humble Bundle has been selling great books at a "pay what you can afford" model. These are digital copies, all DRM-free. Part of the money goes to support the EFF or Let's Encrypt.

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2020 Likely To Break Records for Breaches

Adam Levin

2020 is on the path to becoming a record-breaking year for data breaches and compromised personal data. A recent article released by cybersecurity and antivirus firm Bitdefender shows that 8.4 billion records have already been exposed, and that’s only accounting for the first quarter of 2020.

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How Preparation and Strategy Can Be Used to Fight and Defeat Any Ransomware Attack

Speaker: Karl Camilleri, Cloud Services Product Manager at phoenixNAP

million attacks, the threat marked a 148% increase compared to 2020 and was the most expensive year on record! It’s mindboggling, but right now for 49% of respondents, cybersecurity is their primary business concern. As a result, data protection needs to be a concern for most banks, businesses, and information technology specialists.

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2020 Data Breaches Point to Cybersecurity Trends for 2021

Lohrman on Security

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US Treasury Department sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity firm linked to Flax Typhoon APT

Security Affairs

Treasury Department sanctioned Chinese cybersecurity firm Integrity Tech for its involvement in attacks attributed to the Flax Typhoon group. Treasury sanctioned a Chinese cybersecurity firm, Integrity Tech, for links to cyberattacks by Chinas state-backed Flax Typhoon APT group (also called Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett).