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Camera tricks: Privacy concerns raised after massive surveillance cam breach

SC Magazine

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Hacktivist Tillie Kottmann is reportedly among those asserting responsibility for the incident, telling Bloomberg that their act helped expose the security holes of modern-day surveillance platforms.

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5G Security

Schneier on Security

The security risks inherent in Chinese-made 5G networking equipment are easy to understand. Eavesdropping is also a risk, although efforts to listen in would almost certainly be detectable. Susan Gordon, then-U.S. Indeed, the United States needs to accept 5G's insecurities and build secure systems on top of it. What's more, U.S.

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Breaking Down User Activity Monitoring Tools: Security and HR Perspectives

SecureWorld News

This data can be used to gauge turnover risk, assess the need for new positions, and evaluate employee productivity and workplace engagement. UAM tools also greatly help ensure data security. On the flip side, employees often lack access to the data collected by UAM solutions.

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Understanding the Different Types of Audit Evidence

Centraleyes

This evidence serves multiple purposes, including: Verification of Controls : Auditors rely on evidence to verify the existence and effectiveness of cybersecurity controls, from access management to encryption mechanisms.

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Knock, Knock; Who’s There? – IoT Device Identification & Data Integrity Is No Joke

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

They all must have unique identifiers and the ability to collect and transfer data over networks to enable monitoring, surveillance, and execution of decisions based on the collected data with little or no human intervention. Maintaining the privacy of sensitive data is imperative in most industries.

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Best Wi-Fi Security & Performance Testing Tools for 2022

eSecurity Planet

All it takes is one individual to not be careful with their cybersecurity to put the others at risk. Unless security best practices are followed, snoopers can gain access from outside, and hackers can install rogue APIs (application programming interfaces) or crack security encryption with the help of sophisticated hardware sniffers.

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Advanced threat predictions for 2024

SecureList

The rise of destructive attacks In December of last year, shortly after we released our predictions for 2023, Russian government agencies were reported to have been targeted by a data wiper called CryWiper. The malware posed as ransomware, demanding money from the victims for “decrypting” their data.

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