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‘Trust Nothing’: As Breaches Mount, a Radical Approach to Cybersecurity Gains FavorCompanies are starting to adopt a zero trust approach when it comes to cybersecurity. In the past, technology to make zero trust security practical has been too immature, and the disruption too risky for most organizations to consider. However,…
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Cybersecurity Snapshots #3 - Airports and Airlines Severely Lack Good Cybersecurity PracticesCybersecurity Snapshots #3 - Airports and Airlines Severely Lack Good Cybersecurity Practices
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Cyber Scene #41 - Cybersecurity Yesterday, Today, and the Great BeyondCyber Scene #41 - Cybersecurity Yesterday, Today, and the Great Beyond
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Pub Crawl #35Pub Crawl summarizes, by hard problems, sets of publications that have been peer reviewed and presented at SoS conferences or referenced in current work. The topics are chosen for their usefulness for current researchers.
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"Cloud-Enabled Threats are on the Rise, Sensitive Data is Moving Between Cloud Apps"In a new study, researchers found that 89 percent of enterprise users are in the cloud, actively using at least one cloud app every day. Overall, the average enterprise uses over 2,400 distinct cloud services and apps. The top 5 cloud app categories used…
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NSA SoS Researcher Wins AwardNSA Researcher, a familiar face at SoS meeting, Dr. Ahmad Ridley was presented with the 2020 Black Engineer of the Year Science Spectrum Trailblazer Award. “Hopefully, I, as an African American male in STEM, can inspire students who do not often see…
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"How Bad Are Cyberattacks for the Economy? This Professor Helped the White House Assess the Damage"Anna Scherbina, an associate professor of finance at Brandeis International Business School, served as a senior economist on the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) from 2017 to 2019. CEA is responsible for advising the president of the United States on…
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"Can Software Vendors Block a Notorious Criminal Group's Attacks? MITRE Wants to Find Out"The financially-motivated, advanced persistent (APT) hacking group, FIN7, has stolen an estimate of $1 billion over the years by stealing payment card data from hotels, fast-food restaurants, and other organizations around the world. In recent months,…
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"How a Little Electrical Tape Can Trick a Tesla Into Speeding"Security researchers from McAfee were able to trick Tesla's first-generation Autopilot into speeding up by modifying a speed limit sign with stickers and tape. They found that by placing a 2-inch piece of black electrical tape across the middle of the 3…
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"Hackers Expose Personal Details of 10 million MGM Hotel Guests"A major security breach has been discovered that has hit MGM Resorts. Researchers found personal details of guests on a hacking forum this week. The stolen data belonged to regular tourists, celebrities, tech CEOs, and government officials. The leaked…
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Spotlight on Lablet Research #3 - Predicting the Difficulty of Compromise through How Attackers Discover VulnerabilitiesSpotlight on Lablet Research #3 - Project: Predicting the Difficulty of Compromise through How Attackers Discover Vulnerabilities