Security and Windows TCO Leftovers
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NYS Comptroller Audit: Garrison Union Free School District – Information Technology (2023M-127)
Determine whether Garrison Union Free School District (District) officials secured the District’s network user accounts, established physical controls and maintained inventory records for information technology (IT) equipment, and developed an IT contingency plan.
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CBC ☛ Matthew Philbert's ransomware attack affected more than 1,000 known victims
An Ottawa man convicted on charges related to a ransomware attack affecting hundreds of victims was sentenced to two years behind bars on Friday.
Matthew Philbert, 33, was arrested by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in late 2021 following a lengthy investigation that also involved the RCMP, the FBI and Europol.
Philbert was accused of co-ordinating ransomware attacks on private citizens, businesses and government agencies in Canada, along with "cyber-related offences" in the U.S.
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Windows TCO
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India Times ☛ Russian hackers which hit Microsoft also targeted [sic] other organisations
Their operations often involve compromise of valid accounts and, in some highly targeted cases, advanced techniques to compromise authentication mechanisms within an organisation to expand access and evade detection.
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