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@justinpowellweb shared
On Aug 27, 2021
.@CNBC: #Google, #Microsoft plan to spend #billions on #cybersecurity after meeting with #Biden by @lauren_feiner https://t.co/ho5iZCpgq7 #security #tech
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Google, Microsoft plan to spend billions on cybersecurity after meeting with Biden

Google, Microsoft plan to spend billions on cybersecurity after meeting with Biden

Business leaders in sectors ranging from tech to insurance committed billions of dollars to beefing up cybersecurity efforts at a meeting with President Biden.

@DrInfoSec shared
On Aug 31, 2021
RT @jbhall56: Ransomware groups go after targets that downtime causes the most disruption for. That means an insecure 5G IoT connected city could be a prime target for extortion attacks. https://t.co/7NMnc2Dyoj via @ZDNet & @dannyjpalmer
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Ransomware: It's only a matter of time before a smart city falls victim, and we need to take action now

Ransomware: It's only a matter of time before a smart city falls victim, and we need to take action now

Ransomware groups go after targets that downtime causes the most disruption for. That means an insecure 5G IoT connected city could be a prime target for extortion attacks.

@fintechf shared
On Aug 27, 2021
Leading Banking-as-a Service (BaaS) Provider Finaptic Chooses Acuant to Power Trusted Onboarding https://t.co/SlgqCzCpzd #Fintech #Paytech #FFnews https://t.co/NQVas4Fvou
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Leading Banking-as-a Service (BaaS) Provider Finaptic Chooses Acuant to Power Trusted Onboarding

Leading Banking-as-a Service (BaaS) Provider Finaptic Chooses Acuant to Power Trusted Onboarding

Acuant today announced a new partnership with Finaptic, Canada’s only end-to-end, white-label Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider.

@LarryVNN shared
On Aug 28, 2021
RT @TeaPainUSA: Enemies of Democracy. https://t.co/hDf5fWkEkc
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'The door is now wide open': Mike Lindell accused of handing hackers the keys to creating election chaos

'The door is now wide open': Mike Lindell accused of handing hackers the keys to creating election chaos

According to a report from the Guardian, efforts by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and Arizona Republicans seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election have had the adverse effect of ...

@BramWeerts shared
On Aug 28, 2021
US Air Force prioritizes blockchain security with new Constellation Network contract https://t.co/bL1973sKg2 via @cointelegraph $DAG
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US Air Force prioritizes blockchain security with new Constellation Network contract

US Air Force prioritizes blockchain security with new Constellation Network contract

Constellation Network said it had been working with Kinnami Software Corporation to develop an end-to-end data security solution using blockchain encryption and distributed data management ...

@hackernoon shared
On Aug 31, 2021
RT @Info_Activism: A New LinkedIn Vulnerability Exposes Jobseekers to Phishing Attacks https://t.co/89xPnCXIcg
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A New LinkedIn Vulnerability Exposes Jobseekers to Phishing Attacks

A New LinkedIn Vulnerability Exposes Jobseekers to Phishing Attacks

The latest LinkedIn vulnerability can be exploited by con artists for massive phishing attacks, identity theft, and employment-related scams.

@DrInfoSec shared
On Aug 31, 2021
RT @WeldPond: IoT & ICS products vulns just keep growing. More than 600 were disclosed in the first 1/2 of '21. Most are high/crit sev, can be easily & remotely exploited, make affected component completely unusable. 1/4 have no fix, or can be only partly remediated. https://t.co/A036hP7GjN
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Vulnerability Disclosure Programs Need to Get Organized

Vulnerability Disclosure Programs Need to Get Organized

Most product vulnerabilities are now discovered not by the affected vendor, but by outside sources like third-party researchers, and they're all over the map.

@LarryVNN shared
On Aug 28, 2021
RT @ddale8: False conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. False conspiracy theories about January 6. Other false conspiracy theories. High-profile Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker, a Trump fave, has said a whole lot of nonsense: https://t.co/SqGjrxIxFd
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Fact check: Georgia candidate Herschel Walker is a serial promoter of false 2020 conspiracy theories

Fact check: Georgia candidate Herschel Walker is a serial promoter of false 2020 conspiracy theories

Republican former football star Herschel Walker announced this week that he is running for a US Senate seat in Georgia.