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NEW TECH: DigiCert Document Signing Manager leverages PKI to advance electronic signatures

The Last Watchdog

Most of us, by now, take electronic signatures for granted. Yet electronic signatures do have their security limitations. And PKI , of course, is the behind-the-scenes authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. Related: Why PKI will endure as the Internet’s secure core.

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FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent, Credible Ransomware Threat Against U.S. Hospitals

Krebs on Security

Charles Carmakal , senior vice president for Mandiant, told Reuters that UNC1878 is one of most brazen, heartless, and disruptive threat actors he’s observed over the course of his career. based Sky Lakes Medical Center’s computer systems.

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Security Vulnerability in ESS ExpressVote Touchscreen Voting Computer

Schneier on Security

Of course the ESS ExpressVote voting computer will have lots of security vulnerabilities. It's a computer, and computers have lots of vulnerabilities. I am continuously amazed by how bad electronic voting machines are. Yes, they're computers.

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110 Nursing Homes Cut Off from Health Records in Ransomware Attack

Krebs on Security

All told, VCPI is responsible for maintaining approximately 80,000 computers and servers that assist those facilities. “But right now all we’re dealing with is getting electronic medical records back up and life-threatening situations handled first.” At around 1:30 a.m. 20, Cape Girardeau, Mo.-based

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Rethinking Acceptable Use Polices

AIIM

Each activity on the list above is an activity that was prohibited in many organizations long before the computer arrived. The words in a typewritten paper memorandum that can bully a co-worker, aren't those the same words we worry about in electronic messages? Of course, none of these Acceptable Use Policies existed.

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STEPS FORWARD: Math geniuses strive to make a pivotal advance — by obfuscating software code

The Last Watchdog

Related: How Multi Party Computation is disrupting encrypti on An accomplished violinist, Einstein, no doubt, appreciated the symmetry of his metaphor. It will, of course, be vital to have these next-gen, AI-infused systems run securely, in ways that preserve individual privacy. For instance, basic research led by Dr. Robert L.

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Sopra Steria hit by the Ryuk ransomware gang

Security Affairs

A cyber attack was detected on the Sopra Steria computer network on the evening of October 20. “According to our sources, the incident started to spread during the course of last night. Security measures have been taken to limit the risk of propagation.” ” reads the press release published by the company.