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Cybersecurity Snapshots #35 - The Impact of Global Warming on SupercomputersCybersecurity Snapshots #35 - The Impact of Global Warming on Supercomputers
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"The Logging Dead: Internet Explorer Remnants Expose Windows to Exploits"Researchers from Varonis Systems Inc.'s Threat Labs detailed a pair of vulnerabilities in the Windows operating system that can still be exploited, despite the release of a partial patch for one of them. The two vulnerabilities are related to the deep…
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"U. Researchers' Cryptography Algorithm Selected as National Standard"The FALCON algorithm, developed by NTRU Cryptosystems, Inc., was chosen as one of the 2022 national cryptography standards by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) due to its new method of computation that is less vulnerable to a…
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"IBM Grants a Total of $5 Million In-Kind To Bolster Schools' Cybersecurity Preparedness"Ransomware attacks on schools are becoming more common as they become more reliant on technology. Ransomware operators are increasingly targeting schools, putting additional pressure on these institutions to prioritize cybersecurity. Cyberattacks on…
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"Cybersecurity Report Finds Cybercrime Victims Are Often Millennials and Gen Zers"As part of Cybersecurity Awareness Month this October, the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) released its Annual Cybersecurity Attitudes and Behaviors Report 2022, which discovered that many people in the 3,000-person survey conducted in the US,…
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"German Cyber Agency Warns Threat Situation Is 'Higher Than Ever'"Germany's federal cybersecurity office has warned that ransomware, political hacking, and other cybersecurity threats are "higher than ever." In its annual report, the office stated that ongoing criminal activities, as well as attacks linked to Russia's…
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"Data Breaches Rise By 70% Globally in Q3 2022"Security researchers at Surfshark have discovered that a total of 108.9 million accounts were breached in the third quarter of 2022, a 70% increase compared to the previous quarter. The top five countries and regions most affected by data breaches…
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"FTC Targets Drizly and Its CEO Over Cybersecurity Failures That Led to Data Breach"The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced an administrative complaint against online alcohol marketplace Drizly and its CEO, James Cory Rellas, over the company’s poor data security practices. The FTC noted the company’s security…
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"Australia Flags New Corporate Penalties for Privacy Breaches"Australia recently proposed tougher penalties for companies that fail to protect customers’ personal data after two major cybersecurity breaches left millions vulnerable to criminals. The penalties for serious breaches of the Privacy Act would…
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"LockBit 3.0, Black Basta Lead Barrage of Q3 Ransomware Attacks"According to an Intel 471 ransomware report, there were 27 ransomware variants that carried out 455 attacks in the third quarter (Q3) of 2022, a decrease of 72 attacks from the second quarter (Q2) of 2022. The most common ransomware variants, according…
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"Visibility Into Communications Remains a Worry for Compliance and Security Chiefs"According to a new report from Theta Lake, 66 percent of security and compliance leaders are concerned that their employees are using unmonitored communication channels. Theta Lake's research found that 67 percent of respondents anticipate an increase in…