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Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have breached the Italian Revenue Agency

Security Affairs

The ransomware gang Lockbit claims to have hacked the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) and added the government agency to the list of victims reported on its dark web leak site. It has its own statute and specific regulations governing administration and accounting. 300 of 1999. The new version 3.0 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Web application exposures continue do bedevil companies as digital transformation accelerates

The Last Watchdog

Related: Cyber spies feast on government shut down. I had a lively discussion recently with a couple of experts from WhiteHat Security. I spoke with WhiteHat Security researchers Bryan Becker and Mark Rogan at RSA 2019. I spoke with WhiteHat Security researchers Bryan Becker and Mark Rogan at RSA 2019.

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UN approves Russia-Cina sponsored resolution on new cybercrime convention

Security Affairs

Many governments worldwide persecute their internal oppositions charging them with criminal activities and use strict online surveillance to track them. The surveillance software developed by NSO Group was used by government organizations worldwide to spy on human rights groups , activists, journalists, lawyers, and dissidents.

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Vladimir Putin ‘s computers still run Windows XP, Media reports

Security Affairs

The news is curious and it probably has little real if not the fact that Vladimir Putin is not a super cyber security expert, although he knows its importance very well. Nowadays it is a suicide to use a computer running Windows XP because the OS doesn’t receive security updates and it is quite easy to find working exploits online.

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What Is DNS And Why Should Your Business Care?

Adam Levin

Department of Homeland Security issued an emergency directive in January 2019 giving government agencies ten days to verify that they weren’t compromised by DNS hijacking. Today, less than 20% of DNS traffic is secured by DNSSEC, and only three percent of Fortune 1,000 companies have implemented it.

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Regulation of AI-Based Applications: The Inevitable New Frontier

AIIM

According to the 2019 IDC study of spending on Artificial Intelligence (AI), it's estimated to reach $35.8 billion in 2019 and is expected to double by 2022 to $ 79.2 Bill, the California government will be left to its own devices and resources, which are already thinly spread. Conclusion.

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Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. Hello and welcome to the final IT Governance podcast of 2018. The year started with the revelation of Spectre and Meltdown – major security flaws affecting processors manufactured by Intel, ARM and AMD.