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Cybersecurity threats are varied, and don’t discriminate organizations from individuals when targeted. They represent a fundamental issue that affects almost all aspects of our modern lives.

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Threats And Attacks

@unix_root shared
On Jun 25, 2021
Recently arrested members of the Cl0p #ransomware gang were involved in laundering $500 million for malicious actors through a variety of illegal activities. Read: https://t.co/wB08Ib0Qrg #Cryptocurrency exchange Binance worked with law enforcement to bring down the crime group
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Clop Gang Partners Laundered $500 Million in Ransomware Payments

Clop Gang Partners Laundered $500 Million in Ransomware Payments

Arrested Crop Ransomware Gang members laundered $500 million

@helpnetsecurity shared
On Jun 27, 2021
Week in review: Preventing ransomware attacks, SOC burnout, and customizing your ATT&CK database - https://t.co/7JAthEWzeN https://t.co/mjoTLqoDge
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Week in review: Preventing ransomware attacks, SOC burnout, and customizing your ATT&CK database

Week in review: Preventing ransomware attacks, SOC burnout, and customizing your ATT&CK database

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news and articles: Vulnerabilities in Dell computers allow RCE at the BIOS/UEFI level An

Innovations And Trends

@bradbonomo shared
On Jun 25, 2021
RT @Blockchain_exp: Weekly Top 10 Automation Articles | June 25 https://t.co/Yw8uy0v6ao Via @automeme #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #MI #Blockchain #DataScience #Robotics #5G #Industry40 #Tech #Technology #fintech @enilev @EvaSmartAI @RagusoSergio @baski_LA @BetaMoroney @Nicochan33 @abhishek__AI
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Weekly Top 10 Automation Articles | June 25, 2021

Weekly Top 10 Automation Articles | June 25, 2021

This week's Top Articles from the Automation side shares why big corporations are working on their own AI-powered voice assistance?

@archonsec shared
On Jun 24, 2021
RT @PVynckier: New tech, legal precedent forcing GDPR to evolve | Article | Compliance Week https://t.co/UZ7aUevbD9 Cc: @1DavidClarke @clarinette02 @robmay70 @NigelTozer @BillMew @JBarbosaPR @MHcommunicate @m49D4ch3lly @DrJDrooghaag @AshokNellikar @archonsec @Corix_JC
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New tech, legal precedent forcing GDPR to evolve

New tech, legal precedent forcing GDPR to evolve

Companies' priorities regarding compliance with the GDPR are likely to become more focused because of a mixture of recent legal decisions and efforts by the European Commission to keep ...

Data Privacy

@BrianHonan shared
On Jun 24, 2021
RT @HynesLin: The Irish DPC guidance on processing employee vaccination status is here! TLDR summary is 'no clear legal basis'. Get our full lowdown here #dataprotection #employmentlaw #lewissilkin #workplacesafety #privacy https://t.co/Harldpmfc4
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Ireland - Collecting Employee Vaccine Data – Latest Guidance

Ireland - Collecting Employee Vaccine Data – Latest Guidance

With many employers planning the return to the workplace the question arises as to what vaccination data (if any) can be collected from returning staff. The Irish Data Protection Commission ...

@BrianHonan shared
On Jun 29, 2021
RT @vmanancourt: The United Kingdom has secured a data flows agreement with the European Union worth billions in annual trade. But will it keep it? The U.K. government is considering diverging from the EU's strict data rules if it means a boost to its digital economy.🧵 https://t.co/By32IeN8HQ
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London just got a data deal from the EU. Boris Johnson could scrap it.

London just got a data deal from the EU. Boris Johnson could scrap it.

The EU approves the UK’s data protection rules, even as London mulls revising them.

Startups And Investments

@ThePaypers shared
On Jun 24, 2021
@Visa has decided to acquire #Europe-based #OpenBanking platform @Tink, agreeing to pay total financial consideration of EUR 1.8 billion, inclusive of cash and retention incentives https://t.co/L57SyTj4uD
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Visa to acquire Tink for EUR 1.8 bln

Visa to acquire Tink for EUR 1.8 bln

<div style='text-align: justify;'><a href='https://www.visa.com/' target='_blank'></a><a href='https://www.visa.com/' target='_blank'>Visa</a> has decided to acquire Europe-based Open ...

@hackernoon shared
On Jun 29, 2021
"A Requiem for John David McAfee" https://t.co/AnArvHtUgZ #johnmcafee #mcafeeantivirussoftware
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A Requiem for John David McAfee

A Requiem for John David McAfee

Books will be written and movies will be made about John McAfee

Companies And Services

@SCMagazine shared
On Jun 24, 2021
Says Andrew Neville of @FSecure: “What’s actually going on? We’re looking at the wrong problems. When you consider vendors from the early years in 1995, there’s a plethora of security vendors lately saying the same things” https://t.co/lrI4oYx3A0
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Health care’s security challenges spurred by constrained resources, limited staffing

Health care’s security challenges spurred by constrained resources, limited staffing

F-Secure’s Andrew Neville sheds light on ongoing resource and staffing issues contributing to health care’s security challenges and ways to improve vendor and tech processes.

@winklhawk shared
On Jun 26, 2021
'Set it and forget it' attitude to open-source software has become a major security problem, says Veracode #securitynews #feedly https://t.co/36L9wTkYbu
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Business And Industries

@RedEvolutionIX shared
On Jun 28, 2021
RT @cybersecboardrm: SolarWinds attack cost affected US companies an average of $12 million #Cybersecurity #security https://t.co/iQ0AsuArp5
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Cybersecurity study: SolarWinds attack cost affected US companies an average of $12 million

Cybersecurity study: SolarWinds attack cost affected US companies an average of $12 million

New survey finds that the attack also motivated more information sharing within the industry and improved supply chain security.

@sbmeunier shared
On Jun 28, 2021
RT @archonsec: #cybersecurity #infosec VIA @zdnet Cyberinsurance is about to change as ransomware becomes an "existential" threat👇 @chuckdbrooks @mclynd @PVynckier @BillMew @DrJDrooghaag @waynesadin @victoryabro @TylerCohenWood @valb00 @gvalan @sbmeunier https://t.co/jRBkmxd8I1
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Cyber insurance isn't helping with cybersecurity, and it might be making the ransomware crisis worse, say researchers

Cyber insurance isn't helping with cybersecurity, and it might be making the ransomware crisis worse, say researchers

Allowing organisations to claim back ransom payments could be making the problem of ransomware worse - but cyber insurance could be used to help improve security, says RUSI research paper.