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Finding the Nirvana of information access control or something like it

The recent arrest of US Air Force airman Jack Teixeira following his illegal sharing of classified information just to show off to his buddies shone a spotlight on the conversation surrounding access control. In Teixeira’s case, all the ingredients necessary to protect the classified information were in place, but sadly they appear to have been ignored and abused by Teixeira and his superiors. In the mythical land of Nirvana, where everything is perfect, CISOs would have all the resources they needed to protect corporate information. The harsh reality, which each CISO experiences on the daily, is that few entities have unlimited resources. Indeed, in many entities when the cost-cutting arrives, it is not unusual for security programs that have not (so far) positioned themselves as a key ingredient in revenue preservation to be thrown by the wayside — if you ever needed motivation to exercise access control to information, there you have it. To read this article in full, please click here
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Brute-Force ZIP Password Cracking with zipdump.py, (Sun, Jun 18th)

Gebhard's diary entry “Brute Forcing Simple Archive Passwords” inspired me to make an update to my zipdump.py tool to add brute-force password cracking.
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Week in review: Fortinet patches pre-auth RCE, Switzerland under cyberattack

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Building a culture of security awareness in healthcare begins with leadership In this Help Net Security interview, Ken Briggs, General Counsel at Salucro, discusses how fostering a culture of security awareness has become paramount for healthcare organizations. Building a hyper-connected future with 6G networks In this Help Net Security interview, Shamik Mishra, Capgemini‘s CTO of Connectivity, delves into the emerging … More → The post Week in review: Fortinet patches pre-auth RCE, Switzerland under cyberattack appeared first on Help Net Security.
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How Estée Lauder builds technology to foster inclusivity

There’s “a huge group of people that deserve more from the beauty industry and from technology,” CIO Michael Smith said.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/SqnpSr

MethaneMapper is poised to solve the problem of underreported methane emissions

MethaneMapper is an artificial intelligence-powered hyperspectral imaging tool that researchers have developed to detect real-time methane emissions and trace them to their sources. The tool works by processing hyperspectral data gathered during overhead, airborne scans of the target area.
http://news.poseidon-us.com/SqnLcT