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Attackers target Apache Hadoop and Flink to deliver cryptominers

Security Affairs

Researchers devised a new attack that exploits misconfigurations in Apache Hadoop and Flink to deploy cryptocurrency miners. Cybersecurity researchers from cyber security firm Aqua have uncovered a new attack targeting Apache Hadoop and Flink applications.

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Cybersecurity for the Public Interest

Schneier on Security

We need policymakers who understand technology, but we also need cybersecurity technologists who understand -- ­and are involved in -- ­policy. When you broaden the definition of Internet security, many additional areas fall within the intersection of cybersecurity and policy. We need public-interest technologists.

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Cybersecurity for the Public Interest

Schneier on Security

We need policymakers who understand technology, but we also need cybersecurity technologists who understand­ -- and are involved in -- ­policy. When you broaden the definition of Internet security, many additional areas fall within the intersection of cybersecurity and policy. We need public-interest technologists.

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Digital Transformation starts with the Employees

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

I think this issue really resonates in the cybersecurity industry. This industry already faces a skills gap, with a prediction that the gap between available, qualified cybersecurity professionals and unfulfilled positions will reach 1.8 You can also read more about the cybersecurity skills gap in Alan Kessler’s previous blog post.

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New certification program trains cyber pros in cloud, IoT and other emerging tech

SC Magazine

Cybersecurity and IT governance professionals who are knowledgeable in their core field, but perhaps unsure how best to apply their skills to AI, blockchain, cloud and IoT now have a new certification course that can teach them the fundamentals of these emerging tech spaces. Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images).

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