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"Global Events Fuel DDoS Attack Campaigns"According to NETSCOUT, cybercriminals launched about 7.9 million Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of 2023, a 31 percent increase year-over-year.
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"Royal Family Website Downed by DDoS Attack"The official website of the UK’s royal family on Sunday was taken offline by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. According to reports, the Royal.uk site was unavailable for around 90 minutes, starting at 10 am local time.
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"Using Psychology to Bolster Cybersecurity"Reimagining Security with Cyberpsychology-Informed Network Defenses (ReSCIND) is a new cyberpsychology research program from the US Defense Department's Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) that focuses on how cybercriminals act and
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"Harvard Designs AI Sandbox That Enables Exploration, Interaction Without Compromising Security"Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT, Microsoft's Bing Chat, and Google's Bard, have quickly become the most discussed topic in technology, sparking talks about their role in higher education and more.
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"Understanding Cyber Threats in IoT Networks"New research delves into how Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which are not as well protected as traditional computers regarding firewalls, antivirus, and malware protection, can represent a significant system vulnerability.
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"Signal Jamming Defense Not up to the Task? These Researchers Have a Solution"As growing and maturing data services demand faster Internet speeds and operating systems call for better security, hackers and adversaries continue to interfere.
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"What's Wrong With This Picture? NIST Face Analysis Program Helps to Find Answers"Face recognition software is often implemented to gatekeep access to secure websites and electronic devices. Researchers are looking into the possibility of defeating it simply by wearing a mask resembling another person's face.
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"Professor to Continue Work Developing Automated Security Policies"Vijay Atluri, a Rutgers University professor, received a grant supporting her research on information security, particularly on how protection can be enabled automatically based on user credentials and the types of resources that require protection.
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"Russian State Hackers Attempted to Block Ukrainians From Opening US Bank Accounts"During two weeks in March 2022, 95 percent of the accounts opened at major US banks were fraudulently created.
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"National Security Agency is Starting an Artificial Intelligence Security Center"The National Security Agency has announced that it is starting an artificial intelligence security center. Army Gen.
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"MOVEit Maker Warns of New Critical Bug Affecting Thousands"Progress Software, the maker of the MOVEit Transfer tool that hackers exploited to compromise thousands of businesses, has announced that its WS_FTP Server software requires a patch for a critical flaw.
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"Censys Reveals Open Directories Share More Than 2,000 TB of Unprotected Data"Open directories pose a significant security threat to organizations as they could leak sensitive data, intellectual property, or technical data that may enable an attacker to compromise an entire system.