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Two House Republicans on Tuesday introduced legislation that would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to help U.S. universities and non-profit research entities involved in research related to COVID-19 protect themselves …
Continue ReadingDUNDALK, MD — The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration has been awarded $1,158,589 in the most recent round of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Port Security Grant Program. The funding has been tagged to strengthe…
Continue ReadingThe story comes right out of a Dan Brown mystery thriller in which Vatican secrets are targeted by state-sponsored computer hackers. Yet according to cyber security sources, the intrusion into sensitive Vatican diplomatic traffic is not fiction, but a …
Continue Reading– SANS Director of Emerging Security Trends. Ransom Payoffs and Cellphone Location Information Exposure. This week’s Drilldown focuses on two items (included below): one from NewsBites Issue 61 , about ransomware payoffs, and one from Issue 62 , which …
Continue ReadingFor the fifth quarter in a row, the Great White North was ravaged by fraud-based phishing attacks, making it the most frequently targeted country by far, absorbing 66 per cent of all attacks, according to RSA’s Quarterly Fraud Report for Q1. The next m…
Continue ReadingThe COVID-19 outbreak has affected many facets of our lives—from how we visit our families, socialize with friends, meet with colleagues, to how we should be conducting ourselves outside of our homes. Ideally, a few meters apart from everyone else and …
Continue ReadingThere is a lot going on in the world right nowand the world of data privacy is no exception. Here is a snapshot of what’s on our radar: 1. Senators Jeff Merkley and Bernie Sanders introduced the on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. National Biometric Informatio…
Continue ReadingNokia licensor HMD Global is quids in after securing $230m in funding from a bevy of biz “partners” including Google, Qualcomm, and Nokia Technologies. That’s a huge chunk of change considering we’re in one of the worst periods for the smartphone indus…
Continue ReadingDisclaimer: The opinions described in this article belong to the researchers and editors of The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Firewalls, Q3 2020. Solutions Review does not expressly condone any individual solution or solution provider. Recently, Cambridge…
Continue ReadingAvvadon Virus August 2020 Updates. The Avaddon ransomware is continuing to be used by computer criminals in large-scale campaigns. One of the recent campaigns which included it as the main hacking weapon was able to intrude into various companies. On a…
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