Privacy

Why recovering quickly from a cyber attack should be infosec pros’ prime goal

Because a determined threat actor will likely penetrate any organization, the prime goal of a cybersecurity plan should be getting quickly back online, a Canadian expert told a telecom industry conference this week. “You are not invulnerable. No one is,” Robert Beggs, president of DigitalDefence, a Waterloo, Ont.,-based incident response and penetration testing firm, told

Cyber Security Today, Nov. 8, 2023 – Personal data on US military members is easily bought from data brokers

This episode reports on a university investigation into data brokers, new malware and how hackers could have gotten into medica

Hashtag Trending Nov.8-ChatGPT almost fully up to date; 12 cents to get data on a U.S. soldier; Is social media dead?

More from OpenAI’s blockbuster announcements yesterday – how can you pack that much into 45 minutes?   How much does it cost to get data on a U.S. soldier? 12 cents.  A global survey shows that people are overwhelmingly worried about misinformation. Is social media dead and could it be true – has the original

Ransomware was behind Toronto Public Library attack

Ransomware is behind last week’s cyber attack against the Toronto Public Library’s IT systems, a spokesperson has confirmed. Ana-Maria Critchley, the library’s manager of communications and stakeholder relations, made the confirmation in an email this morning. However, she wouldn’t comment on questions about how the incident started and how long it will be before the

Hashtag Trending Nov.6-Cost of one day of global internet outage; New chatbot claims unparalleled privacy; SolarWinds security chief facing potential legal jeopardy

How much would one day of internet outage cost for the entire world? Brave new AI chatbot emphasizes privacy. Microsoft makes it harder to turn off Copilot, a recent hack is blamed on an employee’s personal Google account and SolarWinds security chief is the latest to face potential legal jeopardy.   These and more top

Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Nov. 3, 2023

This episode features a discussion on changes laid by the SEC against SolarWinds, the latest meeting of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative, cyber attacks on libraries and the departure of CEO John Chen from

Ontario hospital group confirms attack was ransomware

The Daixin Team has begun leaking s

Ontario hospital group confirms attack was ransomware

The Daixin Team has begun leaking s

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