Security and Proprietary Software
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Constitution Protection Bureau: 2022 brought 'most intense cyber-attacks so far'
On February 28, the Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) published the unclassified part of its annual report for the year 2022. SAB is one of three national security authorities in Latvia. The others are the State Security Service (VDD) and the Defence Intelligence and Security Service (MIDD).
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Ransomware Attacks: Don’t Let Your Guard Down [iophk: Windows TCO]
History has shown that cyber adversaries are often adjusting their tactics and techniques to account for evolutions of their victims’ defense strategies before starting a new wave of attacks. For instance, threat actors have shifted from just infecting systems with ransomware to multi-faceted extortion where they steal data and threaten to release it to the public or even sell it. In those cases, traditional ransomware defense tools are less effective.
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Dish Network Says Outage Caused by Ransomware Attack [iophk: Windows TCO]
However, Dish confirmed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday that it was indeed targeted in a cyberattack, specifically a ransomware attack.
The incident was first announced on February 23 and an investigation revealed on February 27 that certain types of data were exfiltrated from the company’s IT systems.
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I'm seriously wondering who is trolling who at this point
Does the Sean Conner who lives in Tennesee not know his own Gmail address? I always wonder about that. But regardless, I decided to reply with a bit of surrealism.
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Bing’s AI chatbot came to work for me. I had to fire it.
I began by asking the chatbot for advice about how I could use Lean Six Sigma techniques, used for streamlining manufacturing processes, to improve my factory. I told the chatbot: “I own a small factory where I manufacture office furniture. I'd like to use lean six sigma techniques to improve efficiency and cut costs but don't know where to begin. Can you give me advice on how to do it?”