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Modernizing the Security of Australia’s Largest Fuel Network

Ampol has been Australia’s leading transport fuel company since 1900. What began over 125 years ago is now an organization that powers a country, operating 1,500 retail stores and stations across ANZ, plus 89 depots for refining and importing fuels and lubricants, and 8,200 employees throughout Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Singapore. And […]

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CryWiper Data Wiper Targeting Russian Sites

Kaspersky is reporting on a data wiper masquerading as ransomware that is targeting local Russian government networks. The Trojan corrupts any data that’s not vital for the functioning of the operating system. It doesn’t affect files with extensions .exe, .dll, .lnk, .sys or .msi, and ignores several system folders in the C:Windows directory. The malware […]

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CryWiper Data Wiper Targeting Russian Sites

Kaspersky is reporting on a data wiper masquerading as ransomware that is targeting local Russian government networks. The Trojan corrupts any data that’s not vital for the functioning of the operating system. It doesn’t affect files with extensions .exe, .dll, .lnk, .sys or .msi, and ignores several system folders in the C:Windows directory. The malware […]

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Employee onboarding needs to be engaging – But how can security be preserved?

The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author.  AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article.  The tech professional labor market is an extremely competitive and difficult place right now. The stakes are so high that CNBC has highlighted […]

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Employee onboarding needs to be engaging – But how can security be preserved?

The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author.  AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article.  The tech professional labor market is an extremely competitive and difficult place right now. The stakes are so high that CNBC has highlighted […]

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Russian Hackers Use Western Networks to Attack Ukraine

Lupovis used decoys to find out more about threat actors

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Prolific Chinese Hackers Stole US COVID funds

Secret Service says discovery may be the tip of the iceberg

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Russian courts attacked by CryWiper malware that poses as ransomware

Russian courts and government agencies have been hit by a previously-undocumented strain of data-wiping malware known as CryWiper. It poses as ransomware, but isn’t interested in making money out of its victims… Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Hacking cars remotely with just their VIN

Your car’s mobile app might have allowed hackers to remotely unlock your vehicle, turn on or off its engine, and even honk its horn. Those are the findings of a researcher who explored vulnerabilities that could affect Hyundai, Genesis, Nissan, Infiniti, Honda, and Acura vehicles, amongst others. Read more in my article on the Hot […]

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