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Experts spotted a variant of the Agenda Ransomware written in Rust

Security Affairs

The main reasons to rewrite malware in Rust is to have lower AV detection rates, compared to malware written in most common languages, and to target multiple architectures. The Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group uses a double-extortion model, with most of the victims in the manufacturing and IT industries. AGENDA.THIAFBB.”

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'Downfall' Vulnerability Unveiled as New Security Risk in Intel CPUs

SecureWorld News

This vulnerability, discovered by Google research scientist Daniel Moghimi , threatens to expose encryption keys, passwords, private messages, and more from billions of Intel CPUs produced over the years. This architecture relies on a technique known as the "gather" instruction to speed up memory access and processing.

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Use cases of secure IoT deployment

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Requirements also included that the firmware was to be signed by the manufacturer and verified by the pacemaker. The solution allows the manufacturer to create an innovative process that maintains data safety throughout every communication. Use case 3: Smart meter manufacturer.

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Private 5G Networks: Thales and Celona Collaborate to Bring Security and Performance to a Modern World

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

These private mobile networks are gaining significant traction in manufacturing, energy, government, logistics, and warehousing verticals. To meet this demand, Celona has combined the simplicity of Wireless LANs with advanced cellular technology to build an enterprise focused private mobile network architecture called “5G LANs”.

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Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. What’s driving the security of IoT?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. Additionally, many auto manufacturers now have the ability to remotely update software to fix vulnerabilities or even upgrade functionality. Co-ordination is key.

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GUEST ESSAY: In pursuit of smarter cybersecurity — to overcome complex risks and grow revenue

The Last Watchdog

Departments such as support, manufacturing, design, services, and delivery are enhanced by smart security measures, which allay distracting setbacks and increase the overall inertia. This means secure file transfer solutions, so you don’t waste time with slow encrypting protocols. Automated offense.

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The 2022 ThreatLabz State of Ransomware Report

Security Boulevard

Double-extortion attacks, which include data exfiltration in addition to encryption, are rising even faster at 117% year-over-year. Some industries saw particularly high growth of double-extortion attacks, including healthcare (643%), food service (460%), mining (229%), education (225%), media (200%), and manufacturing (190%).