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Cybersecurity Snapshots #5 - Automobile Cybersecurity is a Big IssueCybersecurity Snapshots #5 - Automobile Cybersecurity is a Big Issue
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Spotlight on Lablet Research #5 - Side-Channel Attack ResistanceSpotlight on Lablet Research #5 - Project: Side-Channel Attack Resistance
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"67% of Small Businesses Aim to Increase Cybersecurity in 2020: Report"In a survey conducted in December of 2019 with 383 small business owners and security leaders, researchers discovered that 15 percent of them suffered either a hack (7%), virus (5%), or a data breach (3%) in 2019. 67 percent of the participants…
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"AI Helps Experts Find Thousands of Child Sexual Abuse Imagery Keywords"A team of 13 analysts at the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has started to use machine learning technologies a few weeks ago. Machine learning technologies will help them figure out what secret code words are being used by online communities of…
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"Sens. to DHS CISA: Issue COVID-19 Cyber Threat Guidance for Healthcare"A group of US Senators is asking the Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the US Cyber Command to provide guidance for the healthcare sector on cybersecurity as COVID-19-related cyber threats…
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"New Phishing Hotline Sent 5,000 Suspicious Emails in Just One Day"The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) worked with the City of London Police to launch the Suspicious Email Reporting Service, which encourages people to report potential cyberattacks and scams to the authorities. Shortly after the service went live,…
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"Web Shell Malware Continues to Evade Many Security Tools"The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the Australian Signals Directorate released an advisory warning organizations about the increased use of web shell malware by attackers to gain persistent access to compromised networks. Web shells are malicious…
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"Password Free Database of Exercise App Kinomap Leaks 42m User Records"Kinomap is a paid subscription service that allows users to take cycling, running, or rowing courses. Researchers from vpnMentor discovered a database owned by Kinomap that was lying around completely unencrypted and unsecured. The database…
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"Cyberattackers Ramp Up to 1.5M COVID-19 Emails Per Day"Forcepoint researchers have been analyzing coronavirus-themed attacks between January 19th to April 18th and have found that cybercriminals are adjusting threat levels to evolve with pandemic and typical employment trends. Researchers went through…
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"How 'Indicators of Behavior' Deliver Left-Of-Breach Security"The bipartisan Cyberspace Solarium Commission created by the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act gathers representatives from science, academia, business, and other sectors to propose strategies for the government to defend the U.S. against…
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"How Technology Can Help Identify a 'Safe' Workforce and Protect Personal Privacy"In a new white paper, titled "Restarting the Economy and Avoiding Big Brother," MIT Professor Alex Pentland suggests that policymakers and business leaders consider using digital tools that create safe environments for employees and consumers, and…
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"MSU, Circadence Partner to Create Virtual Cyber Defense Tool"Researchers at Mississipi State's Center for Cyber Innovation, in collaboration with the cyber readiness company Circadence Corporation are developing a virtual cyber defense tool aimed at bolstering the protection of the nation's most critical assets.…