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Kingston Technology Wins Coveted Global InfoSec Awards During RSA Conference 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, is proud to announce it has won the following Global InfoSec Awards for its encrypted USB solutions family from Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information magazine: Data Loss Prevention Market Leader. Encryption Market Leader.

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Ransomware Gang Has Change of Heart, Gives Hospital Free Decryptor

SecureWorld News

The LockBit gang encrypted the hospital's data and demanded a ransom for the decryptor, but the hospital refused to pay and instead worked to restore its systems from backups. sickkids.ca @CBC @globeandmail #cybersecurity #infosec #LockBit @BleepinComputer @TheRecord_Media pic.twitter.com/5k54IkPUIX — Dominic Alvieri (@AlvieriD).

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Play Ransomware Gang Behind Oakland Cyberattack

SecureWorld News

It adds the extension.play to the encrypted files and leaves a note with the word PLAY and an email address for contact, according to cybersecurity firm Avertium. The cyber gang uses a combination of encryption algorithms to lock the files, making them impossible to recover without the decryption key.

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Nation States Will Weaponize Social and Recruit Bad Guys with Benefits in 2022

McAfee

In the past, fake social profiles were relatively easy to spot, however in the case of DPRK, the cybercriminals spent time to setting up a profile, get hooked up into the infosec scene, gain followers and connections through LinkedIn, making it more difficult than before to detect a fraudulent account. Techniques & Tactics. Prevention.

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Ransomware Trends Show Lockbit Most Active, New Tactics, Healthcare Hit Hard

Security Boulevard

LockBit replaced Conti as the most active ransomware gang and continued to evolve its operations in the first quarter, according to a report (PDF) from KELA Cybercrime Intelligence. SolarWinds: Should Security Live in InfoSec or DevOps? Lockbit eclipses Conti as most active gang. LockBit disclosed 226 victims in the first quarter.

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Cyber CEO: 7 Tips to Stay Cyber Safe While Online Holiday Shopping

Herjavec Group

My gift to you this holiday season is a list of tips that will help you as a customer avoid adding cybercrime to that long list of stressors. Legitimate websites will always be encrypted with a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that begins with “https:” and a padlock icon. Shop on Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certified Sites Only.

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ANOM FBI Global Crime Sting, Colonial Pipeline Updates, Password Leak Research

Security Boulevard

Details about the “ANOM” global crime sting where the FBI created a fake encrypted mobile phone for criminals that promised secure communications, new details about how the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack started, and some really bad security research about stolen user credentials. ** Links mentioned on the show ** Only the following devices have (..)