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The Decoupling Principle

This is a really interesting paper that discusses what the authors call the Decoupling Principle: The idea is simple, yet previously not clearly articulated: to ensure privacy, information should be divided architecturally and institutionally such that each entity has only the information they need to perform their relevant function. Architectural decoupling entails splitting functionality for […]

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The Decoupling Principle

This is a really interesting paper that discusses what the authors call the Decoupling Principle: The idea is simple, yet previously not clearly articulated: to ensure privacy, information should be divided architecturally and institutionally such that each entity has only the information they need to perform their relevant function. Architectural decoupling entails splitting functionality for […]

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UK Government Department Using Unsupported Applications, Reveals Watchdog

Almost a third (30%) of applications used by Defra are unsupported, a report from the National Audit Office has revealed

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UK Government Department Using Unsupported Applications, Reveals Watchdog

Almost a third (30%) of applications used by Defra are unsupported, a report from the National Audit Office has revealed

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Russia’s VTB Bank Suffers its Biggest Ever DDoS

Ukraine suspected of attack on state-owned lender

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Russia’s VTB Bank Suffers its Biggest Ever DDoS

Ukraine suspected of attack on state-owned lender

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China-Based Hackers Target Amnesty International Canada

Results suggest the attack was executed using tools and techniques associated with Chinese APTs.

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  • December 7, 2022

Ransomware attack knocks Rackspace’s Exchange servers offline

Rackspace’s hosting for Exchange servers remained offline Tuesday after an outage Friday that the company now ascribes to a ransomware attack.

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  • December 7, 2022

Cracking the Code to Security Resilience: Lessons from the Latest Cisco Security Outcomes Report

“There’s so much left to know, and I’m on the road to find out.” –Cat Stevens (Yusuf) Two years ago, we asked the question: What actually works in cybersecurity? Not what everyone’s doing—because there are plenty of cybersecurity reports out there that answer that question—but which data-backed practices lead to the outcomes we want to […]

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