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Guardian Digital Mail Systems: Designed to be Secure Without Fail - Resiliency is an important factor to consider when evaluating an email security solution, yet this characteristic often goes overlooked.

How SQL / NoSQL Databases Enable Blockchain Applications to Become GDPR Compliant - Blockchain, being a decentralized & dis-intermediated data store, is being considered for rapid adoption, in several industries like Supply Chain Management, P2P Global Transactions, Internet of Things, Electoral Voting, Stock Exchanges etc...

Brit hacker hired by Liberian telco to nobble rival now behind bars (Jan 14)

A Surrey man has been jailed for 32 months after admitting to launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against an African telco.
(Jan 13)

Many Linux sysadmins and users dislike Systemd, but love it or hate it, the Systemd is the default system and service manager for most Linux distributions. So, security company Qualys's recent revelation of three new Systemd security vulnerabilities isn't going to win Systemd any friends.
(Jan 14)

Officials based at the City of Del Rio, in Texas, were forced to abandon electronic services and switch to pen and paper after a ransomware attack effectively closed down City Hall servers.
The 773 Million Record "Collection #1" Data Breach (Jan 17)

Many people will land on this page after learning that their email address has appeared in a data breach I've called "Collection #1". Most of them won't have a tech background or be familiar with the concept of credential stuffing so I'm going to write this post for the masses and link out to more detailed material for those who want to go deeper.
Governments need to embrace AI for the good of the people (Jan 13)

AI has already taken the private sphere by storm, with massive corporations, dynamic startups, and even our own living rooms playing host to intelligent machine learning software. It's no big surprise, then, that the world of government is starting to turn to AI to improve its effectiveness in serving populations large and small.
Firms fined $1M for SingHealth data security breach (Jan 15)

Singapore Health Services (SingHealth) has been fined S$250,000 while Integrated Health Information Systems (IHIS), the IT agency responsible for Singapore's public healthcare sector, is slapped with a S$750,000 fine, for failing to take adequate security measures to safeguard personal data. The oversight had contributed to the July 2018 cybersecurity attack that compromised personal details of 1.5 million SingHealth patients, and breached their data protection obligations outlined in Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act.
UK Banks Finally Issue New Cards After Ticketmaster Breach (Jan 15)

Two major UK high street banks have started to send out replacement cards for some of their customers, nine months after one lender reported fraudulent activity to Ticketmaster.
15+ Password Cracking Techniques Used By Hackers 2019 (Jan 17)

Putting up a good and long password is advised by cybersecurity, however, cybersecurity doesn't teach us how to identify the hacker hacking into your computer. It doesn't matter how strong you are creating passwords, there is always be an option for hackers to crack your passwords.
As the Government Shutdown Drags on, Security Risks Intensify (Jan 16)

The current federal government shutdown, the longest in United States history, is in its fourth week, with no clear path to resolution. With 800,000 federal employees on full or partial leave as a result, cybersecurity experts raised an early alarm about how the shutdown would impact US cybersecurity.
(Jan 16)

Intel last week released six advisories covering a range of products, the most interesting of which is a flaw discovered in the company's Software Guard Extensions (SGX) built into all Intel processors since the company's sixth-generation Skylake processors in 2015.
(Jan 16)

Cyberattacks and their potential to cripple critical infrastructure remain one of the biggest risks facing the world today, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned.
There's a simple reason why your new smart TV was so affordable: It's collecting and selling your da (Jan 17)

Massive TVs with razor-thin frames, brilliant image quality, and streaming services built-in are more affordable than ever thanks to companies like Vizio and TCL. If you want a 65-inch 4K smart TV with HDR capability, one can be purchased for below $500 - a surprisingly low price for such a massive piece of technology, nonetheless one that's likely to live in your home for years before you upgrade.