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Booter Boss Interviewed in 2014 Pleads Guilty

Krebs on Security

pleaded guilty this week to one count of conspiracy to cause damage to Internet-connected computers and for his role in owning, administering and supporting illegal “booter” or “stresser” services designed to knock Web sites offline, including exostress[.]in Usatyuk of Orland Park, Ill. in , quezstresser[.]com

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RedTorch Formed from Ashes of Norse Corp.

Krebs on Security

Been active on computers since 7 years old, back in mid-80’s and have pioneered many facets of the internet and cyber security market we know today. Extensive government work experience from working with federal governments.” An ad for RedTorch’s “Cheetah” counter-surveillance tech.

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GUEST ESSAY: The story behind how DataTribe is helping to seed ‘Cybersecurity Valley’ in Maryland

The Last Watchdog

Within these government labs and agencies, taking place is a groundswell of innovation in deep technology cyber disciplines to the tune of billions of dollars annually over the past three decades. Kleiner was the founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Perkins was an early Hewlett-Packard computer division manager.)

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DDoS-for-Hire Services operator sentenced to 13 months in prison

Security Affairs

The defendant made hundreds of thousands of dollars by launching millions of DDoS attacks with the platforms he was operating with a co-conspirator from August 2015 to November 2017. The man was sentenced on one count of conspiracy to cause damage to internet-connected computers for launching millions of DDoS attacks. The Chief U.S.

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Mitsubishi Electric discloses data breach, media blame China-linked APT

Security Affairs

Mitsubishi Electric had also already notified members of the Japanese government and Ministry of Defense. “An internal survey found that computers and servers at headquarters and major sites were subject to numerous unauthorized accesses.” ” reported the Asahi Shimbun. ” reported the Asahi Shimbun.

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e-Records 2017: “Teacher Retirement System of Texas: The Information Governance Journey”

The Texas Record

This is the seventh post of a multi-part recap of the 2017 e-Records Conference. Presentation materials from the conference are available on the e-Records 2017 website. Information Governance: Take Control and Succeed. TSLAC Wants Your Electronic Records. Data Protection and Information Governance across Data Silos.

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OilRig APT group: the evolution of attack techniques over time

Security Affairs

group_a : from 2016 to August 2017 2. group_b : from August 2017 to January 2018 3. The group has targeted a variety of industries, including financial, government, energy, chemical, and telecommunications, and has largely focused its operations within the Middle East. group_c : from January 2018 to February 2018 4.