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GOOGLE FIXED THE FIFTH CHROME ZERO-DAY OF 2023

Security Affairs

The vulnerability was discovered by Clément Lecigne from Google’s Threat Analysis Group on 2023-09-25, a circumstance that suggests it was exploited by a nation-state actor or by a surveillance firm. _clem1 discovered another ITW 0-day in use by a commercial surveillance vendor: CVE-2023-5217.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 349

Security Affairs

US NCSC and DoS share best practices against surveillance tools Swiss army asks its personnel to use the Threema instant-messaging app Russian submarines threatening undersea cables, UK defence chief warns. Threat actors stole $18.7M

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NHS postpones patient data sharing with 3rd parties till September 2021

CyberSecurity Insiders

colorado-based company named Palantir- known to supply data sets and analytical software to companies indulging in public surveillance. . Like how the medicine related to the 2000’s SARS is being used in the vaccines produced to counter the spread of COVID 19 in countries like the UK, India, and the US.

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The Belgacom hack was the work of the UK GCHQ intelligence agency

Security Affairs

The attack between 2000 and early 2010, the hackers targeted company admins with spear-phishing attacks aimed at infecting their machines. If confirmed the situation is disconcerting, the UK was spying, along with other members of the FiveEyes, on a telco company belonging to a member of the NATO alliance. ” wrote The Intercept.

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What is Employee Monitoring? Full Guide to Getting It Right

eSecurity Planet

From facial recognition to surveillance cameras to time trackers or just having a couple guys standing over employees’ shoulders, there are a multitude of ways to make sure employees are staying on-task and being productive. In a 2000 article published in “Business Ethics Quarterly,” Professor Adam D.

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Case Study: Obsidian Group

SiteLock

During the economic turmoil of the late 2000’s, we enhanced our offers to include consulting in the HR, small business and marketing arenas. Over 100 pages and 200 links are analyzed each day, providing the firm with constant surveillance. With this mindset, Obsidian Group has helped its clients achieve their goals for over 13 years.

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Bytes, Books, and Blockbusters: The NetSPI Agents’ Top Cybersecurity Fiction Picks

NetSpi Executives

Through this, the film raises awareness about data privacy, the implications of corporate surveillance, and the moral complexities surrounding information access. And, the Empire’s reliance on technology and surveillance mirrors modern concerns about privacy and the misuse of data. – Mike Kaplan, Vice President, Consulting 7.