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Hygiene does not only protect you against physical viruses

Dataconomy

This includes personal details, financial records, and confidential business data that you wouldn’t want falling into the wrong hands. These devices may contain malware or be under surveillance, posing a risk to your sensitive information. Stick to trusted and secure devices whenever possible.

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How Can Educational Institutions Mitigate Cybersecurity Threats in Education?

Kitaboo

According to recent Microsoft Intelligence findings , education is the most targeted industry, with nearly 80% of malware encounters in the last 30 days. Cyber-attacks in educational institutions can not only cause financial loss and disruption but also jeopardize student safety. Installing Malware. Update Systems Regularly.

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Rise in ATM Attacks? It Might Be the Driver

SecureWorld News

Microsoft’s HVCI technology may protect newer devices, but devices on anything but the latest hardware must rely on manually updated blacklists. Eclypsium has examined driver risks before, but is now looking to apply the research to ATMs or Point of Sale (POS) systems. 3 challenges to addressing flawed ATM drivers.

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Security and Windows 10 Will Cross Paths for Enterprises

CTOvision

1 area of spending increase in 2015, with nearly half (46%) planning to invest more in access control, intrusion prevention, and virus and malware protection. And while IT security will no doubt be enhanced and receive more financial backing, hackers will find a way. and is finally giving Enterprises exactly what they need.

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Enhancing Maritime Security: Lessons from the Key Bridge Incident

SecureWorld News

At first glance, it appears to be a tragic accident stemming from a loss of power to the ship's systems. There is hardly an exposure to external cyber adversaries, as for example, the GPS interacting with the charting system (IT) is separate from the steering system (OT). The airgap should protect it from a cyberattack.

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Technology Short Take 151

Scott Lowe

Servers/Hardware. I was very glad to see this blog post about the financial future of the GnuPG project. Cross-platform malware. Operating Systems/Applications. Aidan Steele examines how VPC sharing could potentially improve security and reduce cost. What do you think microsegmentation means ?

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: EP 69 Self-Healing Operating Systems

ForAllSecure

It’s time to evolve beyond the UNIX operating system. So while I was editing this podcast on self-healing operating systems, I was reminded of an article that I never finished for Fobes.com. It’s a radical rethinking of how we even view our current choices of UNIX-derived operating systems.