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  • November 29, 2022

BrandPost: SASE: The Only Way to Improve Network Security Without Added Complexity

By: Mike Spanbauer, Field CTO, Security at Juniper Networks The future of network security has a new shiny architecture to meet organizational needs with Secure Access Service Edge (SASE). Still, most network administrators are either not ready or able to decommission their existing on-premisessecurity solutions. Organizations are much more likely to need to support hybrid environments […]

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  • November 29, 2022

New Flaw in Acer Laptops Could Let Attackers Disable Secure Boot Protection

Acer has released a firmware update to address a security vulnerability that could be potentially weaponized to turn off UEFI Secure Boot on affected machines. Tracked as CVE-2022-4020, the high-severity vulnerability affects five different models that consist of Aspire A315-22, A115-21, and A315-22G, and Extensa EX215-21 and EX215-21G. The PC maker described the vulnerability as

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US Census Bureau Head Fends Off Critics of ‘Differential Privacy’ Tool

Santos defended differential privacy against prominent researchers

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  • November 29, 2022

Ransomware attackers allegedly demand ransom from AIIMS: police deny report

A hacker has allegedly demanded Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency from the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) after it was hit by a ransomware attack on November 23, according to a report by Press Trust of India (PTI). The Delhi police, however, have denied the report. In a Tweet on Monday night, the law enforcement agency […]

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PII May Have Been Stolen in Virginia County Ransomware Attack

A W-2 form was reportedly published on a dark web forum with stolen, sensitive data

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What Are Tailgating Attacks and How to Protect Yourself From Them

Whether you’re spending time on the web or working in the office, you want peace of mind knowing that you are in a safe environment. While most of us know to take precautions when online — protecting ourselves from things like phishing attacks and other cyber threats — we should also attend to our physical […]

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  • November 29, 2022

Prevent Azure Users from Creating Tenants (Maybe)

New button in Microsoft Azure blocks tenant creation across your Azure account. Or does it? This post is one of my posts on Azure Security. More to follow. While preparing for my next Azure class I was doing some research to make sure my slides were up to date and I noticed new functionality. You can block […]

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ALL IN at Cisco Live 2022 Melbourne: Building Security Resilience for the Modern Enterprise

After a two-year hiatus, Cisco Live 2022 Melbourne is back! Personally, it will be a special experience, attending with my team and leaders for the first time as the Asia Pacific Cybersecurity Lead. I will be speaking on “Top Priorities for IT and Security Leaders in 2023” on 7 December at the Cisco Secure Insights […]

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Charles V of Spain Secret Code Cracked

Diplomatic code cracked after 500 years: In painstaking work backed by computers, Pierrot found “distinct families” of about 120 symbols used by Charles V. “Whole words are encrypted with a single symbol” and the emperor replaced vowels coming after consonants with marks, she said, an inspiration probably coming from Arabic. In another obstacle, he used […]

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