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Rhysida ransomware gang is auctioning data stolen from the British Library

Security Affairs

The library announced that its buildings remain fully open and the following services are available onsite: Reading Rooms (for personal study) any collection items ordered on or before 26 October very limited, manual collection item ordering in London via our printed catalogues, for items stored in St Pancras only.

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Researchers released a free decryption tool for the Rhysida Ransomware

Security Affairs

“This study examines Rhysida ransomware, which caused significant damage in the second half of 2023, and proposes a decryption method. The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 December 2023

IT Governance

Known records breached Up to 3,806 organisations with DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) servers Source (New) Healthcare Unknown Unknown >59 million Akumin Source (New) Healthcare USA Yes 5 TB AMCO Proteins Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 4 TB Norton Healthcare Source (New) Healthcare USA Yes 2.5 and Robert W.

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MY TAKE: Apple users show strong support for Tim Cook’s privacy war against Mark Zuckerberger

The Last Watchdog

Apple has also spent a good degree of time trying to educate users about the importance of controlling privacy. It’s quite natural to listen and respect the view of the manufacturer that you are invested in. I would expect that percentage to increase over time as the new iOS updates are rolled out and Apple educates more users.

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Could You Be a Ransomware Target? Here’s What Attackers Look For

eSecurity Planet

Professional services, health care, and education were the most popular targets for ransomware in 2020, with attacks against health care rising 75% in October alone according to Kroll. Some ransomware groups have pledged not to attack health care or educational organizations, but trends tell a different story.

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Calculating the Benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard

Schneier on Security

NIST has completed a study -- it was published last year, but I just saw it recently -- calculating the costs and benefits of the Advanced Encryption Standard. And this isn't the first time NIST has conducted economic impact studies. It released a study of the economic impact of DES in 2001.

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s Cyber Range hubs provide career paths to high-schoolers, underutilized adults

The Last Watchdog

And after studying autism support programs in Australia and Israel, Darga learned that people on the autism spectrum can have an innate sense for detecting patterns, and often function well in narrowly defined frameworks. Ford and for its giant furniture manufacturing companies.