Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2021

Reinvention is a basic survival skill in the cybercrime business. Among the oldest tricks in the book is to fake one’s demise or retirement and invent a new identity. REvil’s last big victim was Kaseya , a Miami-based company whose products help system administrators manage large networks remotely. Image: FBI.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

According to Cliff Stoll, author of the book The Cuckoo's Egg , the community was small, and the level of trust was very high. System administrators didn't bother locking down their systems, because the possibility of bad actors using them didn't really cross their minds.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. His 1994 book detailing cryptographic algorithms ( Applied Cryptography ) was just the beginning of his contributions to technical perspectives on system design, cybersecurity, privacy, and more.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 26, 2022

.” I wrote about the pending Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2002 (CSEA) and said: “ The problem with this legislation is that it's often very difficult to determine who is responsible for any given cybercrime. When people feel threatened by it they want to throw the book at Yeah. Who is responsible?

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