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Runa Sandvik’s new startup Granitt secures at-risk people from hackers and nation states

TechCrunch

Journalists and activists are increasingly targeted by the wealthy and resourceful who seek to keep the truth hidden, from nation-state aligned hackers hacking into journalist’s inboxes to governments deploying mobile spyware to snoop on their most vocal critics. Turn on two-factor authentication! What would that be?

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Schools Suffer Heavy Downtime Losses Due To Ransomware, as Banks Grapple with AI Challenges

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educational institutions between 2018 and this year. The 491 ransomware attacks analyzed between 2018 and 2024 affected about 8,000 schools and colleges The average ransom demanded was $1.4 The latest draft details NIST’s identity management requirements, including identity proofing and authentication.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework Gets Major Update, as Advisories on APT29 and ALPHV Blackcat Get Rolled Out

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released in 2018, include an expanded scope beyond critical infrastructure; stronger emphasis on governance; and more guidance, tools and resources to facilitate its implementation. After a years-long revision process, NIST this week rolled out version 2.0 It’s the first major update to the CSF since version 1.0 came out in 2014.

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Improving IT Security in a World Filled With Hackers

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In fact, by the midpoint of 2018, the IT Governance Blog reported that there had already been more than 600 data breaches that year. Educating employees and providing authentication tools has never been easier, thanks to automation and the employment of solid contemporary service management tools.

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A Brief History of the Internet’s Biggest BGP Incidents

Kentik

Diagram of traffic misdirection due to BGP-based MITM in 2013 ( source ) During a 6-day period in August 2013, spyware service provider Hacking Team conducted BGP hijacks on behalf of the Special Operations Group of the Italian National Military Police, according to leaked documents revealed during a breach of Hacking Team’s network.