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Cyber Scene #76 - Cybersecurity New Math: Folding, Holding, and Anteing UpCyber Scene #76 - Cybersecurity New Math: Folding, Holding, and Anteing Up
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"CISA Provides Resources for Securing K-12 Education System"The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently published a report detailing the cybersecurity risks the K-12 education system faces, along with recommendations on how to secure it. Over the past four years, there have been…
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"Riot Games Says Source Code Stolen in Ransomware Attack"On Tuesday, video games developer Riot Games confirmed that source code was stolen from its development systems during a ransomware attack last week. The incident was initially disclosed on January 20, when the company stated that systems in its…
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"Just Half of Firms Have Sufficient Cybersecurity Budget"Security researchers at Neustar Security Services have discovered that only 49% of organizations based in EMEA and the US believe they have sufficient budget to meet their current needs, with many claiming funding may actually decrease in 2023. The…
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"The Future of Quantum Security Will Be Encoded in Light, Researchers Hope"The future of data security may depend on the transfer of information as encrypted light particles. New US-Swiss research is paving the way for quantum cryptography devices to establish a new cybersecurity system. The development of a fully functional…
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"A Major App Flaw Exposed the Data of Millions of Indian Students"An app operated by India's Education Ministry contains a security flaw that exposed the personal information of millions of students and teachers for over a year. The Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (Diksha) app, which was launched in 2017,…
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"Trained Developers Get Rid of More Vulnerabilities Than Code Scanning Tools"An EMA survey of 129 software development professionals revealed that only 10 percent of organizations using code scanning tools prevented a higher percentage of vulnerabilities than those not using such tools. Continuous training significantly improved…
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"New Wave of Attacks Use Known Vulnerabilities to Target Microsoft Exchange"Researchers at Bitdefender warn of a new wave of attacks exploiting known Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities. At the end of November 2022, researchers observed an uptick in attacks involving ProxyNotShell/OWASSRF exploits targeting on-premises Microsoft…
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"ChatGPT Just Passed an MBA-Level Exam at Wharton"ChatGPT has made some poor attempts to be a journalist and a therapist, but could it be a good student? Professor Christian Terwiesch from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania believes it can. After Terwiesch proctored a final…
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"LastPass Owner GoTo Says Hackers Stole Customers' Backups"LastPass' parent company GoTo has revealed that attackers stole customers' encrypted backups during a recent breach. LastPass initially confirmed the breach on November 30, 2022. At the time, the LastPass chief executive Karim Toubba stated that an…
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"Malware Blurs Line Between Banking Trojan and Surveillance"Hook is an Android banking Trojan that can take remote control of mobile devices. The Trojan, which the cybersecurity company ThreatFabric identifies as an improved variant of the existing Ermac Trojan, can carry out an entire attack chain, from…