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NBC Southern California
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Fred Shuster
– Oct 21, 4:06 PM
A 33-year-old man was sentenced Monday to a dozen years behind bars for hacking into the Los Angeles Superior Court computer system and using it to send millions of malicious phishing emails designed to retrieve employees' banking information.
You know what's making a comeback? Hackers hiding malicious code in non-malicious file types. Called steganography, the process is simple in theory – hackers can use regular files, like photos, for instance, and hide malicious code within…
9news.com
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MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer
– Oct 21, 8:30 PM
NEW YORK — Actress Alexis Bledel has been bookish and sweet on 'Gilmore Girls' and 'Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.' But the actress herself is now officially dangerous. Cybersecurity firm McAfee on Monday crowned Bledel the most…
Broaden your view of the 'war for talent' In 2012, Shelly Epps was determined to leave her job as a genetic counselor and research coordinator for Duke University Health System. She was surprised when the chief information security officer for the…
To fans of Eastern European soccer, one of the more illuminating cables revealed by Wikileaks was ‘Bulgarian Soccer Receives a Red Card for Corruption'. It describes how c. 2009, the U.S Embassy in Sofia spent the majority of their time…
Bangkok Post
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Bangkok Post Public Company Limited
Thailand lags in cybersecurity stakes published: 22 Oct 2019 at 08:11 Some 35% of businesses in Thailand said their most significant cyberbreach has cost US$1 million or more in damage, according to Cisco's 2019 Asia-Pacific Chief Information…
(TNS) — Connecticut's top cybersecurity official who played a key role in crafting the state's approach to digital security has left his position as Gov. Ned Lamont reworks state policy to focus more on “technical expertise.”…
After reviewing hundreds of millions of malicious emails from the past two years, healthcare security firm Proofpoint has gained some hard-won insights into the tricks and strategies of bad who send phishing emails. While most email users know or…
A recent Westminister eForum conference on cyber-security zoomed in on the skills and actions necessary to create a more secure world with somewhat downbeat conclusions for the UK. One organisation that is dedicated to closing the digital skills…
