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"Cybersecurity battleground shifting to Linux and web servers"According to the latest Internet Security report released by WatchGaurd Technologies, more than 36 percent of the most prevalent threats in Q1 2017 have been identified as Linux malware. This finding indicates the increase of Linux-targeting attacks as… -
"UK Parliament hack: Really, a brute-force attack?"The Parliament of the United Kingdom fell victim to a brute force attack on its network as up to 90 Parliamentary email accounts were compromised. Two factor authentication (2FA) technology applies an extra layer of security as an additional login…
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"Millennials: Meet the next generation of cybersecurity"Millennials, born between 1980 and 2000, have surpassed Baby Boomers and are now considered the largest living generation. Though members of this demographic are expected to grow into professionals and steer all sectors much like their parents, there is…
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"IISP Launches New Skills Framework for Information Security Professionals"The Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP), which is an independent not-for-profit group, has revealed the launch of its updated Skills Framework. The IISP Skills Framework is a widely approved standard, used to measure the knowledge,…
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"Nuclear Plants, Hospitals at Risk of Hacked Radiation Monitoring Devices"Ruben Santamarta, a principal security consultant at IOActive, has discovered major security vulnerabilities in devices that are used to monitor levels of radiation within nuclear plants, hospitals, seaports, and border controls. These vulnerabilities…
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"NHS ransomware: WannaCry shuts down Honda plant"WannaCry is still continuing its attacks on organizations as shown by a recent hit to Honda’s car manufacturing plant in Japan. After being struck by the WannaCry ransomware, Honda took action by shutting its plant down. Though Microsoft has provided…
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"This malvertising campaign infected PCs with ransomware without users even clicking a link"A malvertising campaign is suspected to be the cause of the ransomware attack that targeted UK universities and was able to be launched via a click to a site with the malware. Cybersecurity researchers at Proofpoint has identified this ransomware as Mole…
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"What is GhostHook? New technique allows hackers to bypass Windows 10 PatchGuard"Security experts at CyberArk have discovered a new attack technique, called GhostHook, which could allow hackers to evade kernel protections of Windows 10 PatchGaurd and plant rootkits within systems. According to researchers, this technique is only…
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"‘Breakthrough’ Cisco New Network Uses Machine Learning To Detect Malware In Encrypted Data"Cisco has revealed its new network, which uses machine learning for the automation and security of enterprise networks. As claimed by Cisco, this network marks a significant development for enterprise networks as machine learning has been implemented to…
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"World's Most Powerful Particle Collider Taps AI to Expose Hack Attacks"CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research lab, which holds a computer grid that is used by thousands of physicists to view and examine data produced by the Large Hadron Collider for the purpose of further understanding the underlying…
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CyberSTEM Camps at Maryland CyberSecurity Center (2017)MC2 facilitates a wide variety of educational opportunities on the UMD campus. MC2 also sponsors a number of educational/outreach events for lower-school, middle-school, and high-school students, especially targeting women and under-…
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"Growing Cyberthreat: Steganographic Malware Hiding In Images"Steganographic malware uses a technique that inserts a secret algorithm into an image, which is then sent to a targeted system where the information embedded within the image is extracted by malicious software to launch an attack. This attack is stealthy…