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Internet Security Threats at the Olympics

Schneier on Security

There are a lot : The cybersecurity company McAfee recently uncovered a cyber operation, dubbed Operation GoldDragon, attacking South Korean organizations related to the Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, a Russia-linked cyber attack has already stolen and leaked documents from other Olympic organizations.

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Turn Out the Lights, the Cyber Attack Is Over. Not Quite

SecureWorld News

This is due to a technical issue connected to the recent cyber attack, when we were forced to shut down our IT systems. First, any organization that uses computers and the internet is a potential target of these attacks; there is no such thing as security by obscurity. Cedric Leighton, CNN Military Analyst; U.S.

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Q&A: NIST’s new ‘Enterprise Risk Management’ guidelines push cyber risks to board level

The Last Watchdog

Related: Poll shows seniors execs get cybersecurity A hazard is anything that can interfere with a company meeting its objectives; it could be something physical, such as a fire, a theft or a natural disaster; or it could be an abstract risk, such as a lawsuit or a regulatory fine. I had the chance to drill down on this with Clinton.

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Episode 238: Robots Are The Next Frontier In Healthcare Cyber Risk

The Security Ledger

about his firm’s discovery of a string of critical security flaws in an autonomous medical robot, TUG, that is already deployed in hundreds of clinical settings and the growing issue of medical device insecurity and cyber risks to healthcare. Robots Driving Cyber Risk. Read the whole entry. »

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Seeds of Destruction: Cyber Risk Is Growing in Agriculture

The Security Ledger

In this episode of the podcast (#213): Molly Jahn of DARPA and University of Wisconsin joins us to talk about the growing cyber risk to the Food and Agriculture sector, as industry consolidation and precision agriculture combine to increase the chances of cyber disruption of food production. Read the whole entry. »

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NEW TECH: Trend Micro flattens cyber risks — from software development to deployment

The Last Watchdog

As jarring as this abrupt shift to remote work has been for countless companies, government agencies and educational institutions, it has conversely been a huge boon for cyber criminals. The Internet from its inception has presented a wide open attack vector to threat actors. Threat actors haven’t missed a beat. I’ll keep watch.

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 3)

The Last Watchdog

Here’s the final installment of leading technologists sharing their observations about cybersecurity developments in the year that’s coming to a close — and the year to come. Last Watchdog posed two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization?