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Virsec’s Vaccine Against the Ransomware Epidemic
Virsec delivers unrivaled protection against the most advanced cyberattacks, including those that attempt to encrypt sensitive data and hold it..
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MegaCortex Malware Strikes Business Networks, Does Damage Both as Ransomware and Disk Wiper
Different research groups have been studying a new and worsening ransomware, MegaCortex, that’s hitting corporate networks and workstations. After..
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Several states – Georgia, Boston, Maryland, and Texas among them – have become victims this year of nefarious ransomware attacks that left them in..
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Capital One Experiences Third Largest Financial Hack from AWS Insider
The Hacker Gave Herself Away While Others Missed It for Months
Capital One Financial Corp, the world’s fifth largest credit card issuer, now has the..
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Along with $5B Fine, FTC Hands Down Privacy Controls for Facebook
11 days after the fine, new guidelines announced which Facebook says will require structural changes
All who’ve been wondering for over a year what..
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FTC Fines Equifax up to $700M for 2017 Data Breach
Long-Awaited Fine of $700M Also Imposes New Security Rules
The last couple weeks have brought big news from the FTC as they’ve handed down large..
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FTC Approves Record $5B Fine for Facebook
Facebook’s Looming Fine Not Posing a Dire Worry to Them
Many companies if they received a $5 billion fine would be looking for a bankruptcy attorney...
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6 Reasons Why Encryption Back Doors Won’t Deter Criminals
Law enforcement, the government, and high-tech companies erupt in disagreement – and private citizens are caught in the middle
Washington DC has..
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Trump Administration Debating Encryption Crackdown
The encryption battle between government agencies, law enforcement and high tech companies continues
To Encrypt or Not to Encrypt, That Is the..
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Microsoft’s Familiar Refrain: Disable Macros to Avoid Malware Campaign Running FlawedAmmyy Trojan
SC Magazine, June 25, 2019, with comments from Satya Gupta;
A fully patched Windows PC can spread malicious malware functions via Excel attachment
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