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Russian spies are attempting to tap transatlantic undersea cables

Security Affairs

Ireland is a strategic place for intercontinental communications because it represents the place where undersea cables which carry internet traffic connect to Europe. The data collected by the undersea cable would include content from online messages, browsing sessions, VOIP calls, and emails. ” reported The Sunday Times.

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How AI Could Write Our Laws

Schneier on Security

Consider, for example, a 2013 Massachusetts bill that tried to restrict the commercial use of data collected from K-12 students using services accessed via the internet. But lobbying strategies are not always so blunt, and the interests involved are not always so obvious. Political scientist Amy McKay coined the term.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Founded in 2009, a16z already has an extensive track record of success, investing in over 500 companies and producing 160 exits. Formerly located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Greylock migrated headquarters to Menlo Park, California, in 2009. Insight Partners. Lightspeed Venture Partners. Also read : Top Cyber Insurance Companies.

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‘Unpacking’ technical attribution and challenges for ensuring stability in cyberspace

SecureList

within network activity logs collected by the Internet Service Provider (ISP), etc.). Below are some examples of the type of data collected and strategies of collection and analysis during the technical attribution process. On the other hand, new capabilities are offered to defenders in response.

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Who is the Network Access Broker ‘Wazawaka?’

Krebs on Security

Wazawaka used multiple email addresses and nicknames on several Russian crime forums, but data collected by cybersecurity firm Constella Intelligence show that Wazawaka’s alter egos always used one of three fairly unique passwords: 2k3x8x57 , 2k3X8X57 , and 00virtual. ” WHO IS WAZAWAKA? Matveyev , in Abakan, Khakassia.

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Timeshare Owner? The Mexican Drug Cartels Want You

Krebs on Security

This entity claims to have been around since 2009, but the domain itself is less than two years old, and there is no contact information associated with the site. That’s according to data collected by the breach tracking service Constella Intelligence [Constella is currently an advertiser on KrebsOnSecurity].

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