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Iterative scientific infosec

Notice Bored

So, this morning I've been thinking about the applications of those principles and mechanisms to information risk management, putting infosec under the microscope. Improving' or 'advancing' infosec is more involved than it seems. The iterative approach with incremental improvements, works well. Once more, that's tough to answer.

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Episode 219: LGBTQ+Cyber – A Pride Month Conversation On Being Queer In Infosec

The Security Ledger

What started as a humble collection of small, antivirus software firms is now a sprawling global market worth more than $150 billion, and with projected growth of more than 10% annually over the next decade. Infosec is one of the most demographically lopsided industries around in terms of gender. All in honor of Pride Month, 2021.

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Top Cybersecurity Accounts to Follow on Twitter

eSecurity Planet

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Russian software engineer Eugene Kaspersky’s frustration with the malware of the 80s and 90s led to the founding of antivirus and cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky Lab.

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Why Human Input Is Still Vital to Cybersecurity Tech

SecureWorld News

It can certainly be said that advances in technology have had a huge impact on cybersecurity in recent years. It was once the case that cybersecurity technology consisted of little more than a firewall and antivirus software. With technology like this, there's no real need for human input at all.

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Norton 360 Cryptominer, Fake QR Codes on Parking Meters, Facebook Account Deactivation

Security Boulevard

Norton 360, a popular antivirus product, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers, some cities in Texas have been hit with a phishing scam designed to get users to pay through fraudulent QR code stickers on public parking meters, and how Facebook is still collecting data about you even if you deactivate […].

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

I seem to be doing most of that activity now on Mastodon , which appears to have absorbed most of the infosec refugees from Twitter, and in any case is proving to be a far more useful, civil and constructive place to post such things. For a variety of reasons, I will no longer be sharing these updates on Twitter.

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MY TAKE: 3 privacy and security habits each individual has a responsibility to embrace

The Last Watchdog

Through the course of this year, Gartner forecasts that the infosec market will climb 9 percent to $124 billion. Yet, technology alone isn’t all that’s required. Here are three fundaments to get you, and others over whom you have influence, on the right path: Use antivirus. percent, according to tech consultancy Gartner.

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