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You can pay up, hoping that you will indeed get your data back quickly, while knowing that the ransom is then likely to fund other nefarious activities. Assuming the extortionists haven't gotten to the backups first, that is.
Cyber harassment via social networks, media, and other online channels is an everyday reality for too many people, and the problem is getting worse. Cyber harassment does not happen only through social networks.
Businesses aren't shy about investing in cybersecurity, but are organizations getting the maximum return on those investments? Too often, businesses focus their spending on technology and neglect to use hiring-and especially training-practices that would bring real value to the people responsible for deploying and managing that technology, and, ultimately, setting the company's cybersecurity posture. According to a demand/supply heat map by CyberSeek, a project funded by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, the United States began December 2020 with more than 520,000 unfilled cybersecurity jobs-in a field where only about 940,000 were employed.
USB ports in any organization's network need to be controlled because connected devices such as USB drives and smartphones can be used to transfer malware to computers or extract data assets. Blocking at the client-side continues until the device is removed from the computer or the device is authorized from the control at server-side.
Universities and think tanks from Australia, the USA, Japan, and India have come together in a new group that together hopes to advance discussions on the intersection of information technology, regional security, and internet freedom. Dubbed the "Quad Tech Network", the group is managed by the National Security College at The Australian National University, an organisation backed by Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Most zoombombing incidents are "Inside jobs" according to a study featuring researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York. The videoconferencing app Zoom became an online home for many of these activities, but the migration also led to incidents of zoombombing - disruptors joining online meetings to share racist or obscene content and cause chaos.
Siemplify released a research that studies how the sudden shift to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic has affected SecOps analysts' ability to perform their jobs and the impact on overall security postures. The overall cybersecurity posture has remained strong due to greater investments in security automation technologies and reliance on managed security service providers, potentially paving the way for many security operations centers to become permanently remote, a Siemplify survey reveals.
5G networks could create about 4.5 million jobs in the US and add roughly $1.5 trillion to the country's GDP, according to BCG. The analysis shows that 5G will contribute to US GDP and employment growth by enabling of innovation that will transform all sectors of America's economy across cities and communities of all sizes. "Our analysis shows that the 5G economy's impact will be broad and deep, unlocking significant benefits across the US and enabling new use cases across all industries, including health care, education, and agriculture," said Enrique Duarte Melo, a BCG managing director and senior partner and lead author of this report.
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Cyber cops in Ukraine carried out an arrest and several raids last week in connection with the author of a U-Admin, a software package used to administer what's being called "One of the world's largest phishing services." The operation was carried out in coordination with the FBI and authorities in Australia, which was particularly hard hit by phishing scams perpetrated by U-Admin customers. The Ukrainian attorney general's office said it worked with the nation's police force to identify a 39-year-old man from the Ternopil region who developed a phishing package and special administrative panel for the product.