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Cyber Security Budgets for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and OT
As we move into a ” digital age” that threatens the world with cyber threats, the cyber security budget has been growing over the last few years. This is a comprehensive discussion on the current state of cybersecurity budgets for industrial control system (ICS) and for operational technology (OT). Each section is preceded by an…
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Cyber Crime Law, Cyber Crime Law, Cyber Crime Law
Cyberspace is full of cyber criminals hoping to prey on innocent people. This is an issue we are very familiar with in our real life hacking scenarios. This is an overview of the law, laws on hacking, law protection of hacking, law and cyber crime, cyber criminals, law and crime, hackers, cyber crimes, cyber crime,…
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Data Mining for Information Security
As we become increasingly dependent on our phones for everything, there’s a greater need for data that your mobile provider or carrier is willing to buy. So… A recent paper in the Journal of Computer-Science Security is concerned with the stealth data from air-gapped devices, such as laptops and servers. The authors’ claim is that…
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What Is a Ransomware Virus?
The Internet has become an unpredictable and unfriendly place. Cybercriminals have disrupted grain and grain supply chain systems, disrupting food distribution to millions of consumers. The most common method used to disrupt these systems is by a “ransomware” virus that is released through email attachments or by email attachment itself. This type of attack can…
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New Zealand’s Response to the Cyber Security Incidents
A survey by the Government Cyber Security Clearing House has found that cyber attacks cost organisations up to $3.9 million by the end of 2017. This is a security advisory for the cloud infrastructure of a large organisation. In particular it describes the threat of an unknown entity that uses the cloud infrastructure as a…
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Ransomware Attacks in Healthcare Organizations
We recently released a new blog post and infographic, highlighting several of the recent ransomware attacks in healthcare organizations. One notable threat to healthcare organizations has been ransomware, which threatens to encrypt healthcare files with the intention of stealing sensitive patient information. Today is the first day of the 2nd quarter of the year and…
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The 9/11 Commission Report
we understand them. society since the Second World War and its aftermath. Unfortunately, this has changed considerably since the fall of 2001. change in behavior. accordance with the United States Constitution. an organized effort by those who consider the U. violation of their rights. unsuccessfully by other means. overhauling of our U. re-positioning of the…
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The New Black in the Ransomware Universe
The ransomware attack is back. And as in the past, cybercriminals are trying to trick victims into paying for a service or product they might not even use. But the bad guys have improved. In the latest case, someone is claiming to be able to hijack a computer and decrypt files without you ever knowing…
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An Injunction Requires the DNS Server Quad9 to Block a Pirate Site
An injunction requiring the DNS resolver Quad9 to block a popular pirate site. “An injunctive order has been issued against a prominent internet-borne ‘pirate’ site which has blocked access to the source of that site, a court in the Netherlands has ruled. In essence a court order has been issued requiring the DNS server Quad9…
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