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Piratica Is Back at Hack For Troops' Fundraising Event

All proceeds from global Capture the Flag event go toward tech investments and IT reskilling programs for U.S. veterans.

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Steel Root Inc. Announces College Scholarship Promoting Cybersecurity Education

Scholarship provides $10,000 in financial support to help underprivileged youth; highlights growing demand for skilled applicants in field of cybersecurity.

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UN Confirms April 2021 Data Breach

UN official also confirms further attacks connected to the initial breach have been detected and are under investigation.

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Recent Breaches Underscore High Healthcare Security Risk

Healthcare institutions in California and Arizona are sending breach notification letters after attackers compromised thousands of patients' data.

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Groove Ransomware Gang Tries New Tactic to Attract Affiliates

The threat group, which leaked some 500,000 credentials for Fortinet SSL VPN devices, views ransomware as just one way to profit from compromised networks, experts say.

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4 Steps for Fostering Collaboration Between IT Network and Security Teams

Successful collaboration requires a four-pronged approach that considers operations and infrastructure, leverages shared data, supports new workflows, and is formalized with documentation.

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Constructive Complaints: 5 Ways to Transform Problems Into Plans

Working in infosec has its challenges, and it's easy enough to complain about them. But that won't solve anything.

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Kiersten Todt Named Chief of Staff for CISA

Over the past four years, Todt has led CRI from conception to one of the leading global cybersecurity resources available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

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Apple Patches Zero-Days in iOS 14.8 Update

An important security update addresses vulnerabilities in CoreGraphics and WebKit that may have been actively exploited.

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Purchasing Managed Security Services: Strategies for Client References

There's a scarcity of customers using managed security services who are willing to talk to others about their experiences. Here's how to work with your vendor(s) to leverage their customers' experiences and hard-won wisdom.

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How Your Printer Is Like Swiss Cheese

Follow these best practices to avoid the security holes created by these often-overlooked, but ubiquitous, devices.

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A Ransomware Recovery Plan That's Solid Gold

Having a gold copy of critical data offline is essential in every organization's disaster recovery or continuity plan. Follow the 3-2-1-1 rule to secure your data.

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OMIGOD: Azure Users Warned of Critical OMI Vulnerabilities

Security researchers share the details of four flaws in Open Management Infrastructure, which is deployed on a large number of Linux virtual machines in Azure.

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OWASP Reshuffles Its Top 10 List, Adds New Categories

The Open Web Application Security Project reshuffles its list of top threats, putting broken access controls and cryptographic failures at the top and creating three new risk categories.

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How Attackers Invest in Cloud-Focused Cybercrime

A new study reveals an active underground market for access credentials to tens of thousands of cloud accounts and resources.

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Under Pressure: COVID-19 Forced Many Execs to Sideline Cybersecurity

CISOs are more stressed, and the fallout is increased cyber-risk. Also, budget restrictions lead to a yawning chasm between need and funding.

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ExpressVPN Acquired By Kape Technologies for $936 Million

Privacy firm Kape says deal will double customer base and broaden reach into consumer VPN market

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Grappling With Growth, Employee Needs, and Security Amid a Return to Offices

As organizations strive for a new version of business-as-usual, executives must prepare for challenges around infrastructure, varying guidelines, and balancing employee flexibility with office collaboration.

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FBI, CISA, CGCYBER Warn of APTs Targeting CVE-2021-40539

The critical authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Zoho ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus, officials report.

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TransUnion to Buy Neustar for $3.1B

TransUnion, primarily known for credit ratings, hopes to expand into digital marketing and fraud mitigation capabilities with the deal.