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International non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch released a report Wednesday describing digital sex crime in South Korea as rampant and pervasive, with the nation leading the world in use of spycams to capture women in vulnerable moments. The 105-page report, [PDF] authored by Heather Barr, is based on interviews with 38 women and an online survey.
Based on a survey of more than 20,000 people around the world, the study on the security "Side effects" of the pandemic also found that growing preferences for digital convenience are leading to lax security habits among users. Convenience outweighs security and privacy: More than half of millennials said they would rather place an order digitally vs. call or go to a physical location in person-even if there were concerns about the app/website security or privacy.
Cyber criminals looking for a quick payout and valuables are targeting digital artists using NFTs, warns security researcher Bart Blaze. The various tricks criminals use for targeting digital artists.
TeamViewer announced a new partnership with SAP. The companies are joining forces to drive the digital transformation of workplaces and processes in industrial environments. It includes a technical integration of TeamViewer Frontline, an Augmented Reality based workflow and remote support suite for deskless workers, into SAP´s solutions for asset and service management as well as a joint go-to-market strategy with TeamViewer joining SAP's partner program.
Cybercriminals continue to capitalize on the hysteria and worry caused by COVID-19, both in the physical sphere and digital ecosystem, exploiting the significant global unmet demand for vaccines. Over the past year, my firm has continuously monitored the surface, deep, and dark web for malicious activity related to COVID-19, witnessing a trend in the manipulation of the digital ecosystem for commercial gain or other malicious ends related to the topic of vaccines.
Everbridge and WizNucleus announced a partnership to increase digital and physical security for some of the world's largest nuclear, electric, and other utility companies. Through the partnership, WizNucleus customers gain seamless access to Everbridge's CEM solutions, including Control Center, helping increase preparedness for a wide range of digital and physical threats.
On Tuesday, software company AvePoint released the results of a U.K. survey identifying the virtual collaboration challenges, IT burden and more. Virtually all respondents companies believe "They are compliant with internal and external regulations" and few "Lacked confidence that their digital collaboration deployment was secure from data leaks and unauthorised access," according to the release.
EY announced a collaboration with SAP on the innovation of industry cloud solutions, including insurance, banking, life sciences and energy and resources, to help drive clients' digital transformation. These EY solutions for SAP's industry cloud combine EY experience and knowledge in these four industries with EY industry-specific IP and integrated technology solutions.
Resecurity has introduced a new feature enabling enterprises, defense, and government agencies to perform digital risk evaluation of third parties, including but not limited to vendors, partners, contractors, and other entities involved in the supply chain ecosystem. "Third-parties in the supply chain pose the major cybersecurity threats," President Biden stated, referring to the order as a "Significant risk management mandate."
The administrator of a Russian-speaking cybercriminal forum has held a contest for the community to share uncommon methods to target cryptocurrency-related technology. Members of the forum had one month to submit their papers and enter a competition that promised more than $100,000 in prizes.