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Apple targeted in $50 million ransomware attack resulting in unprecedented schematic leaks

The Verge

Apple has been targeted in a $50 million ransomware attack following the theft of a trove of engineering and manufacturing schematics of current and future products from Quanta, a Taiwan-based company that manufactures MacBooks and other products for Apple. These documents were stolen and are being leaked to extort Apple and Quanta.

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It's time to secure the Apple enterprise

Computerworld Vertical IT

That means every business or personal computer user should audit their existing security protections, particularly for companies that have embraced the hybrid workplace. To read this article in full, please click here

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Photograph Leak Demonstrates Importance of Good Hygiene

CTOvision

The Washington Post , The New York Times , and The Wall Street Journal have dedicated front-page links to the story, in a press wave that will contribute to the public’s increasing exposure to cybersecurity concepts and the growing importance of information security. The scandal reflects several technology trends.

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InfoSec Leaders Share in Podcast Interview at SecureWorld Philadelphia

SecureWorld News

Find the recording on the BarCode website , on Apple Podcasts , or on YouTube. Featured guests are Krista Arndt, CISO, United Musculoskeletal Partners; David Lingenfelter, VP of Information Security, Penn Entertainment; and Bistra Lutz, Director of Global Information Security Operations, Crown Holdings.

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Tech Companies Will Alert Users of Data Demands

CTOvision

With the current public attention on information security and privacy, major tech companies’ increasing reluctance to cooperate with law enforcement officers – in this case, by no longer handing over American data without their notification – is an important trend. By ShannonPerry.

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Here’s who Apple and Epic are calling to testify in next week’s trial

The Verge

Next week, Epic Games and Apple will appear in court for a long-anticipated legal battle. Epic argues that Apple unfairly kicked its hit game Fortnite off the App Store last year, exercising an illegal monopoly over the ubiquitous iOS platform. Apple and Epic both filed revised tentative witness lists on April 26th.

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Continued Controversy over Smartphone Encryptions

CTOvision

With Edward Snowden’s revelations, the myriad of recent information breaches at large corporations, and the extraordinary level of digitalization in our country, the American public has never placed a higher value on cyber security. CTOVision covered the story here. My piece @WIRED : [link] #ComeyCrypto. Comey Privacy'