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RedEnergy Stealer-as-a-Ransomware employed in attacks in the wild

Security Affairs

RedEnergy is a sophisticated stealer-as-a-ransomware that was employed in attacks targeting energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors. Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers discovered a new Stealer-as-a-Ransomware named RedEnergy used in attacks against energy utilities, oil, gas, telecom, and machinery sectors.

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SHARED INTEL: Poll shows companies pursuing ‘Digital Trust’ reap benefits as laggards fall behind

The Last Watchdog

That’s the assessment of the 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer , a study highlighting the rapid erosion of digital trust, to the point of exacerbating polarized political views. This tug-and-pull is happening in an operating environment where digital innovation, from a global perspective, is being bungled. It’s not just in smart homes,” he says.

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The Growing Presence (and Security Risks) of IoT

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

That pace is unlikely to slow down over the coming years; Pagely noted that organizations are still turning to IoT devices as a way to automate and optimize their business processes as well as save on energy costs. Take manufacturing, for instance. billion in number and generate 79.4 zettabytes (ZB) of data by 2025.

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MY TAKE: Why consumers are destined to play a big role in securing the Internet of Things

The Last Watchdog

This will be led by the manufacturing, consumer, transportation and utilities sectors. One recent study demonstrated how, by analyzing readings from a smart home, such as energy consumption, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide levels, and humidity changes, it was possible to triangulate what someone had for dinner.

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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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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2021 – 116 million records breached

IT Governance

unknown) Criminal hackers attack Ehrmann, demand millions in ransom (unknown) Criminal hackers attack Energy Hamburg Radio (unknown) Chemical distribution company Brenntag paid a $4.4 Spargo & Associates Inc. Spargo & Associates Inc. Data breaches. Financial information.

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Seven top central processing unit (CPU) use cases

IBM Big Data Hub

As an example of what such a monumental number means from a different perspective, chip manufacturer Ar m claimed to have shipped 7.3 Computers can also both create pre-surgical 3D models of organs and help pathologists study illnesses. It’s been estimated that there may be as many as 200 billion CPU cores (or more) now running.