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"RIT Becomes First University to Receive Support From Google's Cybersecurity Clinics Fund"The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) will use the $500,000 funding from the Google Cybersecurity Clinics Fund to train new cybersecurity professionals and provide public services.
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"Researchers at IIT Delhi Achieve Trusted-node-free Secure Quantum Communication for 380 km in Standard Telecom Fiber"In a recent experimental breakthrough in secure quantum communication, researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have achieved a trusted-node-free Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) up to 380 kilometers in standard telecom fiber with a
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"Hacked Phone Spyware Shuts Down… Again"Oospy, a short-lived spyware operation that emerged earlier this year after its predecessor Spyhide was compromised, has ceased operations.
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"Boise State 'Cyberdome' Program Trains Students in Responding to Cyberattacks"A cybersecurity program at Boise State University in Idaho called the Cyberdome is extending its services to rural schools and governments.
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"AI Poses Challenges, Opportunities for IT Security Leaders"According to a PwC survey, as cybersecurity threats increase, organizations are eager to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) for revenue growth and productivity efforts. However, threat actors are scaling up generative AI-powered attacks.
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"New Cryptographic Protocol Aims to Bolster Open-Source Software Security"BastionZero's OpenPubkey is a new cryptographic protocol designed to strengthen the open-source software (OSS) ecosystem. It is now a Linux Foundation open-source project. Additionally, Docker is integrating OpenPubkey for container signing.
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"Staying Safe Online"The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) aims to ensure the nation's cybersecurity in several ways, including through collaborative efforts to support and advance the mission of the Cybersecurity and Inf
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"Microsoft: Human-Operated Ransomware Attacks Tripled Over Past Year"According to Microsoft researchers, human-operated ransomware attacks have increased by more than 200 percent since September 2022, signaling a shift in the cybercrime underground.
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"Fiserv Attack Exposes 837K Flagstar Bank Clients"Cl0p, the Russia-linked ransomware group, added another US-based company to its MOVEit Transfer attack victims list.
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"China-Linked Cyberspies Backdoor Semiconductor Firms With Cobalt Strike"Hackers engaged in cyber espionage have used Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)-themed lures to infect Chinese-speaking semiconductor companies with Cobalt Strike beacons.
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"North Korea's Lazarus Group Launders $900 Million in Cryptocurrency"$7 billion in cryptocurrency has been illicitly laundered through cross-chain crime, with the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group attributed to the theft of about $900 million between July 2022 and July 2023.
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"Organizations Warned of Top 10 Cybersecurity Misconfigurations Seen by CISA, NSA"The US cybersecurity agency CISA and the NSA have recently issued new guidance on addressing the most common cybersecurity misconfigurations in large organizations.