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  • "Four Years On: Two-thirds of Global Firms Still Exposed to WannaCry"
    According to new research, over two-thirds (67%) of organizations are still running an insecure Windows protocol.  Security researchers at ExtraHop used its network detection and response (NDR) capabilities to analyze anonymized metadata from an…
  • "Biden Executive Order Mandates Zero Trust and Strong Encryption"
    President Biden has issued a long-awaited executive order (EO) designed to improve supply chain security, incident detection, response, and overall resilience to threats.  The executive order comes amidst unprecedented attacks on the US government…
  • "Faster and More Precise: Researcher Improves Performance of Image Recognition Neural Network"
    There have been advancements in Machine Learning (ML) regarding image recognition as this technology can now identify objects in photographs and videos. The adoption and implementation of image recognition continue to grow. However, such systems still…
  • "Home Working Parents and Young Adults Are Most Risky IT Users"
    During new research conducted by researchers at HP Inc., they surveyed 8443 adults and 1100 IT decision-makers.  The researchers found that young adults and parents of young children could be inviting cyber-threats by using work devices for risky…
  • "Kansas Identity Theft Spike Could Be Linked to Data Breach"
    A Department of Labor data breach may have impacted the state with the highest identity theft rate in the country.  According to new data released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the reported rate of identity theft in Kansas in 2020 was…
  • "Protecting Critical Energy Infrastructure"
    Both Israel and the US are facing more costly cyberattacks that could result in significant damage to critical energy infrastructure. A new consortium led by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Arizona State University (ASU) will receive up to $…
  • "Artificial Intelligence Could Accelerate Breach Notification Time, Expert Says"
    Dr. Frederic Lemieux, faculty director and professor of the practice for applied intelligence at Georgetown University, has brought further attention to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity to increase the speed of data breach…
  • "NIST Previews Post-Quantum Cryptography Challenges"
    The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released the final version of a white paper titled "Getting Ready for Post-Quantum Cryptography: Exploring Challenges Associated with…
  • "Energy Department Leading White House Interagency Response to Pipeline Attack"
    The White House has formed an interagency task force in response to the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline Company, which transports 45% of the US East Coast's supply of diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel. According to the FBI, the attack was executed by…
  • "Scientists Will Protect the Smart City from Cyber Threats"
    St. Petersburg is participating in the development of a Smart City program that will provide new services to increase citizens' safety. This system depends on digital services. The environment adapts to the needs of humanity through the use of …
  • "Amazon: We Blocked 10 Billion Bad Listings in 2020"
    Amazon claims to have blocked billions of “bad” listings before they went live on its e-commerce platform last year in a bid to prevent rampant counterfeiting on the site.  Amazon also thwarted over six million attempts to create new selling…
  • "200K Veterans’ Medical Records Likely Stolen by Ransomware Gang"
    A cybersecurity researcher named Jeremiah Fowler found an exposed database sitting exposed online without even basic password protection on April 18th.  The database was filled with the medical records of nearly 200,000 U.S. military veterans.…