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23 Mar

#infosec | Military Secrets Exposed by UK Printing Company

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Security researchers have warned that as many as 100,000 customers of a UK-based printing company including military organizations may have had sensitive personal and business documents exposed in another cloud leak....
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20 Mar

#infosec | Norwegian Cruise Line Suffers Data Breach

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A major cruise operator has suffered a data breach as the travel industry battles the storm created by the COVID-19 outbreak. Information from a database belonging to Norwegian Cruise Line was discovered on...
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20 Mar

#infosec | Twitter Will Try to Ban #COVID-19 Misinformation

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Twitter has released details of the steps it’s taking to combat misinformation on COVID-19, but admitted that its increasing reliance on automated systems may lead to more mistakes. The social network said it was...
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19 Mar

#infosec | SANS Offers Free Kit to Secure Home Workers

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The SANS Institute has produced a training kit and additional resources designed to offer organizations, individuals and parents some best practice advice on working from home securely, as the Covid-19 pandemic...
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13 Mar

#infosec | Threat-Thwarting Guidance Published for Cargo Ships

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Dutch nonprofit has published new guidance to help cargo ships repulse cyber-attacks. The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) unveiled its “DCSA Implementation Guide for Cyber Security on Vessels” on Tuesday. The document...
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10 Mar

#infosec | Los Angeles Utility Accused of Cybersecurity Coverup

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has been accused of deliberately keeping widespread gaps in its cybersecurity a secret from regulators in a large-scale coverup involving the city’s mayor....
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9 Mar

#infosec | SANS: Gender Still Biggest Challenge for Many Women in Cyber

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Gender is still the biggest challenge facing many women seeking to progress in their cybersecurity careers, according to Sans Institute. The new findings released by SANS ahead of International Women’s Day...
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6 Mar

#infosec | Stalkerware Soared 91% in UK Last Year

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Mobile stalkerware detections are rising faster in the UK than globally, according to new stats revealed by Kaspersky ahead of International Women’s Day (IWD). The security firm claimed the number of...
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5 Mar

#infosec | US DoD Employee Charged with Spying for Lover

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A linguist working for the US Department of Defense has been charged with leaking the identities of American spies to a lover with connections to an overseas terrorist organization. Mariam Taha...
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3 Mar

#infosec | Chinese Nationals Charged With $100m Crypto Money Laundering

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Two Chinese nationals have been indicted and placed under sanctions after being accused by the US government of helping to launder over $100m in cryptocurrency funds stolen by North Korean hackers. Tian...
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