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On the Zero-Day Market

Schneier on Security

New paper: “ Zero Progress on Zero Days: How the Last Ten Years Created the Modern Spyware Market “: Abstract: Spyware makes surveillance simple. Individually, countries should focus on export controls and other sanctions that target specific bad actors, rather than focusing on restricting particular technologies.

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The CrowdStrike Outage and Market-Driven Brittleness

Schneier on Security

In information technology, brittleness also results from the fact that hundreds of companies, none of which you;ve heard of, each perform a small but essential role in keeping the internet running. This brittleness is a result of market incentives. This is often a result of globalization and consolidation, but not always.

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Govt. Services Firm Tyler Technologies Hit in Apparent Ransomware Attack

Krebs on Security

Tyler Technologies , a Texas-based company that bills itself as the largest provider of software and technology services to the United States public sector, is battling a network intrusion that has disrupted its operations. Tyler Technologies declined to say how the intrusion is affecting its customers.

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News alert: Knocknoc raises seed funding to scale its just-in-time network access control technology

The Last Watchdog

The funding will support go-to-market, new staff, customer onboarding and product development. The post News alert: Knocknoc raises seed funding to scale its just-in-time network access control technology first appeared on The Last Watchdog. Sydney, Australia, Mar. The company has appointed Adam Pointon as Chief Executive Officer.

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Monetization Monitor: Monetization Models and Pricing 2020

Reliable insights aren’t getting easier as technology evolves. Tech companies must focus on how to take products to market, through effective pricing, delivery, and monetization. Fast innovation (SaaS, IoT, etc.) across varied companies and industries demands rapid adaptation.

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Actions Target Russian Govt. Botnet, Hydra Dark Market

Krebs on Security

Department of Justice (DOJ) says the GRU’s hackers built Cyclops Blink by exploiting previously undocumented security weaknesses in firewalls and routers made by both ASUS and WatchGuard Technologies. ” HYDRA. Federation Tower, Moscow. Image: Evgeniy Vasilev. billion euros in 2020 alone.

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RSAC Fireside Chat: Qwiet AI leverages graph-database technology to reduce AppSec noise

The Last Watchdog

By the same token, AppSec technology is advancing apace to help companies meet this challenge. We also had a lively sidebar about the lessons security vendors are learning as they race to integrate GenAI and LLM technology into their respective solutions. AppSec has never been more challenging.