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@hackernoon shared
On Dec 11, 2020
"Smart Cities: Cybersecurity in the Era of IoT" by @SidraIjazHashmi https://t.co/0yR5tSElo6 #smartcity #iot
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Smart Cities: Cybersecurity in the Era of IoT

Smart Cities: Cybersecurity in the Era of IoT

A smart city is representative of urbanization in the digital world. The infrastructure of smart cities is built on embedded Internet of Things (IoT) technology. The smart city promises new ...

@VladoBotsvadze shared
On Dec 11, 2020
VMware CEO says cybersecurity is 'a chaotic mess right now' and that his firm plans to build more safety tools into its own products https://t.co/cgYQdRXiH8 https://t.co/oeU89qnbog
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VMware CEO says cybersecurity is 'a chaotic mess right now' and that his firm plans to build more safety tools into its own products

VMware CEO says cybersecurity is 'a chaotic mess right now' and that his firm plans to build more safety tools into its own products

VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger said defending against cyberattacks will be one of its major goals in the next decade.

@hackernoon shared
On Dec 16, 2020
"These Industries Are Putting Marginalized Voices Ahead in 2021" https://t.co/HoEgsiFVfE #politics #minority
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These Industries Are Putting Marginalized Voices Ahead in 2021

These Industries Are Putting Marginalized Voices Ahead in 2021

Even after the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election came to what most would believe to be an end, the ongoing legal drama in which the Trump Campaign is refusing to concede the already decided ...

@hackernoon shared
On Dec 15, 2020
"Driving to Zero: Zero Trust for Economic Sustainability" https://t.co/CcnIDqIksc #zerotrust #zerotrustsecurity
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Driving to Zero: Zero Trust for Economic Sustainability

Driving to Zero: Zero Trust for Economic Sustainability

In the early months of 2020, companies found themselves rapidly transitioning their business models from in-person to remote work.

@LarryVNN shared
On Dec 15, 2020
RT @TimOBrien: When a company at the center of a global computer hack may have been this lax: "Security researcher Vinoth Kumar told Reuters that, last year, he alerted the company that anyone could access SolarWinds’ update server by using the password 'solarwinds123.'' https://t.co/fKgOiUCizS
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Hackers at center of sprawling spy campaign turned SolarWinds' dominance against it

Hackers at center of sprawling spy campaign turned SolarWinds' dominance against it

On an earnings call two months ago, SolarWinds Chief Executive Kevin Thompson touted how far the company had gone during his 11 years at the helm.

@DrInfoSec shared
On Dec 14, 2020
Excited to share my latest @HarvardCorpGov article: Leading Digital and Cybersecurity Risk Factor Disclosures for SEC Registrants https://t.co/MNwVBGJ6dK [w/ @PaulFerrillo & @BobZukis]
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Leading Digital and Cybersecurity Risk Factor Disclosures for SEC Registrants

Leading Digital and Cybersecurity Risk Factor Disclosures for SEC Registrants

Read our latest post from Paul Ferrillo (McDermott Will & Emery LLP), Bob Zukis (USC), and Christophe Veltsos (Minnesota State University).

@LarryVNN shared
On Dec 14, 2020
RT @NatashaBertrand: “If the Russia connection is confirmed, it will be the most sophisticated known theft of American government data by Moscow since a two-year spree in 2014 and 2015” via ⁦@SangerNYT⁩ https://t.co/iH8Woriiym
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Russian Hackers Broke Into Federal Agencies, U.S. Officials Suspect

Russian Hackers Broke Into Federal Agencies, U.S. Officials Suspect

In one of the most sophisticated and perhaps largest hacks in more than five years, email systems were breached at the Treasury and Commerce Departments. Other breaches are under ...

@DrInfoSec shared
On Dec 14, 2020
RT @CISAgov: JUST RELEASED: Emergency Directive 21-01 calls on all federal civilian agencies to review their networks for indicators of compromise and disconnect or power down SolarWinds Orion products immediately. Read more: https://t.co/VFZ81W2Ow7
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CISA Issues Emergency Directive to Mitigate the Compromise of Solarwinds Orion Network Management Products

CISA Issues Emergency Directive to Mitigate the Compromise of Solarwinds Orion Network Management Products

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) tonight issued Emergency Directive 21-01, in response to a known compromise of SolarWinds Orion products that are currently being ...