In the last two decades, one term has become very popular by attaching itself onto many traditional terms related to war, terrorism, security, in order to express the many implications of technological development in our everyday life. “Cyber security” belongs to a wide family of modern terms inspired by the multidisciplinary science called cybernetics. […]
Dan Tofan
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Some interesting stuff that I found online: Now you can find me also on medium.com. Check all my stories at https://medium.com/@tofandan SECURITY: A short summary on US cyber security relevant legislation – https://blog.appknox.com/a-glance-at-the-united-states-cyber-security-laws/ EU Commission July infringements package, formal notice to 17 Member States to fully transpose into national laws the EU NIS […] |
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Some interesting stuff: Have a look at our last blog post Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) put an end to the human race?! SECURITY: IEEE Position Statement In Support of Strong Encryption – http://globalpolicy.ieee.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/IEEE18006.pdf Report shows how online players push users into accepting privacy terms – https://www.forbrukerradet.no/side/facebook-and-google-manipulate-users-into-sharing-personal-data Well known SEXTORTION case from last week […] |
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If you are even a bit technology savvy you’d probably run into at least 1-2 posts about AI in your feeds. There’s a plethora of articles out there exploring the multitude of advantages that AI could bring, branching into two rather extreme theories: one of them is that in the near future humanity might need […] |
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Some interesting stuff: SECURITY: Apparently, the future of encryption are Quantum Random Number Generators. They generate random numbers by measuring the unpredictable attributes of subatomic particles. And now we have one that is also fast and efficient: https://phys.org/news/2018-07-game-revolutionise-cybersecurity.html https://spectrum.ieee.org/telecom/security/the-future-of-cybersecurity-is-the-quantum-random-number-generator UK Drone plans on Dark Web – https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/07/11/us_military_manual_dark_net_sale/ Forrester Endpoint Security Report Q2 2018: https://www.forrester.com/report/The+Forrester+Wave+Endpoint+Security+Suites+Q2+2018/-/E-RES137973 […] |
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Some interesting stuff: SECURITY: Thanatos Ransomware Decryptor Released by the Cisco Talos Group – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/thanatos-ransomware-decryptor-released-by-the-cisco-talos-group/ Splunk Top 20 Critical Security Controls – https://www.splunk.com/en_us/form/top-20-csc-report.html NIST workshop on IoT cyber-security – https://www.nist.gov/news-events/events/2018/07/considerations-managing-iot-cybersecurity-and-privacy-risks-workshop U.S. House Passes Bill to Enhance Industrial Cybersecurity – https://www.icscybersecurityconference.com/u-s-house-passes-bill-to-enhance-industrial-cybersecurity/ American version of GDPR – https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/28/17509720/california-consumer-privacy-act-legislation-law-vote NSA’s hidden spy hubs – https://theintercept.com/2018/06/25/att-internet-nsa-spy-hubs/ UK minimum cyber […] |
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Some interesting stuff: SECURITY: WPA3, the new Wi-Fi standard is out – https://www.securityweek.com/wi-fi-alliance-launches-wpa3-security-standard – https://nakedsecurity-sophos-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/06/27/wpa3-is-here-but-how-will-it-make-wi-fi-more-secure/amp/ – https://www.darkreading.com/operations/wpa3-brings-new-authentication-and-encryption-to-wi-fi/d/d-id/1332145 The “famous” Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report 2018 – https://www.verizonenterprise.com/resources/reports/rp_DBIR_2018_Report_execsummary_en_xg.pdf Ukraine fears a new coordinated attack from Russia – https://www.cnet.com/news/ukraine-fears-a-coordinated-hacking-attack-from-russia-notpetya/ Russia again – https://www.thecipherbrief.com/column/cyber-advisor/dont-underestimate-economic-side-russias-cyber-warfare Six EU states sign declaration on cyber rapid response – https://thedefensepost.com/2018/06/25/lithuania-cyber-rapid-response-pesco/ – https://www-theregister-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.theregister.co.uk/AMP/2018/06/27/eu_cyber_force/ […] |
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Some interesting stuff: SECURITY: An easy guide on blocking malware – https://www.barkly.com/the-essential-guide-to-blocking-malware-without-a-soc List of most dangerous new top level domains – https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/06/bad-men-at-work-please-dont-click/ NTT Security 2018 Global Threat Intelligence Report – https://insight.nttsecurity.com/post/102eusx/the-2018-global-threat-intelligence-report-is-out-now Comprehensive study on how HABITUATION (decreased response to repeated stimulation) is a serious threat to the effectiveness of security warnings – https://neurosecurity.byu.edu/misq-longitudinal-2018/ https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/06/the_habituation.html […] |
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Some interesting links: SECURITY: VPNFilter a new malware targeting different home routers – https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/05/fbi-kindly-reboot-your-router-now-please/ The differences between MSS and MDR – https://digitalguardian.com/blog/what-managed-detection-and-response-definition-benefits-how-choose-vendor-and-more Useful report on cyber insurance claims – https://www.aig.co.uk/insights/cyber-ransomeware-disrupts-business The state of Post Quantum Cryptography – https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/media/press-releases/cloud-security-alliance-releases-the-state-of-post-quantum-cryptography/ How the world’s first national data transfer network was hacked in France during the 1790s – […] |
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Cyber security regulatory landscape in Europe is having a major face-lift. You might have noticed the excessive noise on traditional media channels and social media platforms around the new EU data protection regulation (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR), enforced on the 25th of May. You might have also also noticed that everybody is talking […] |