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University of Michigan Cyber Incident Causes Internet Outage

SecureWorld News

The University of Michigan experienced an internet outage on August 27th that affected students, faculty, and staff across all three campuses just as the fall semester was kicking off. Students and faculty were also unable to connect to the internet on their personal devices. The outage began at approximately 1:40 p.m.

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Four of the Biggest Financial Data Breaches of 2019

Galido

Information Technology Blog - - Four of the Biggest Financial Data Breaches of 2019 - Information Technology Blog. Perhaps not surprisingly, banks, insurance companies, and other financial-service firms are 300 times more likely to suffer from a cyber-attack than other industries. The First American Financial Corp.

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The internet of trusted things

Dataconomy

IoT device security has become an increasingly pressing issue in recent years, as more and more devices become connected to the internet. IoT device security refers to the measures put in place to protect devices connected to the internet from unauthorized access, theft, and damage. What is IoT device security?

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Cybersecurity And Professional Sports: Securing The Internet Of Sports

Forrester IT

Over the past few years, companies in all markets have embraced digital transformation, whether it is financial services finding new mechanisms to engage with customers or manufacturers adding sensors and other data collection components into their operational processes.

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2016 Internet of Things (IoT) Predictions

CTOvision

In 2016 there will be a growing number of authentic success stories where the IoT provides real value to consumers and enterprises. Vendors that anticipate and bring best-fit security to the IoT market will help device manufacturers address the need for authentication, secure communication, information protection and user privacy.

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Digital identity startup Evernym sells to Avast, looks to bring trust to a decentralized internet

GeekWire

There’s a lot of chatter these days about Web3 — a decentralized version of the internet that operates outside the confines and grips of social media and technology giants. At the time, the company said it was working with ATB Financial, Barclaycard, Deutsche Telekom, Novartis, CULedger, Irish Life, Telus and the U.S.

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Naturally Better Security: Leveraging the power of nature to enhance Internet security

CTOvision

Over the last decade, attacks have been directed against governments, academia, financial institutions, businesses in every sector, and even individuals and their homes. The use cases for a Trusted Security Foundation touch every user of the Internet. Next generation cybersecurity is needed right now.

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