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The top 12 tech stories of 2022

The year highlighted how vulnerable the technology sector is to the vagaries of geopolitics and the macroeconomy, as IT giants laid off workers, regulators cracked down on tech rule-breakers, nations negotiated data security regulations, the US-China chip war widened, and the Ukraine war disrupted business as usual.
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WooliesX lands a new CDTO

From CBA’s x15ventures.
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Week in review: LastPass breach disaster, online tracking via UID smuggling, ransomware in 2023

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: LastPass says attackers got users’ info and password vault data The information couldn’t come at a worst time, as businesses are winding down their activities and employees and users are thick in the midst of last-minute preparations for end-of-year holidays. New Microsoft Exchange exploit chain lets ransomware attackers in (CVE-2022-41080) Ransomware-wielding attackers are using a new exploit chain that includes … More → The post Week in review: LastPass breach disaster, online tracking via UID smuggling, ransomware in 2023 appeared first on Help Net Security.
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DShield Sensor Setup in Azure, (Wed, Dec 21st)

In November I setup the DShield sensor in my Azure tenant using Ubuntu version 20.04. Here are the steps I followed. First select and build the Ubuntu VM, I used the default disk size and 512 MB RAM:
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The EPA’s eight big challenges for 2023

From chemical safety to data security, the Environmental Protection Agency has a range of management and performance challenges in 2023. The list was developed, as legally required, by EPA’s office of inspector general.
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LastPass says attackers got users’ info and password vault data

The August 2022 LastPass breach has resulted in potentially catastrophic consequences for the company and some of its users: attackers have made off with unencrypted customer data and copies of backups of customer vault data. The information couldn’t come at a worst time, as businesses are winding down their activities and employees and users are thick in the midst of last-minute preparations for end-of-year holidays. The LastPass breach resulted in theft of customer vault backups … More → The post LastPass says attackers got users’ info and password vault data appeared first on Help Net Security.
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RedDelta Targets European Government Organizations and Continues to Iterate Custom PlugX Variant

Insikt Group® examines operations conducted by likely Chinese state-sponsored threat activity group RedDelta targeting organizations across Asia and Europe.
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Threat predictions for 2023: From hacktivism to cyberwar

When it comes to 2023 threat predictions, Trellix anticipates spikes in geopolitically motivated attacks across Asia and Europe, hacktivism fueled by tensions from opposing political parties, and vulnerabilities in core software supply chains. “Analyzing current trends is necessary but being predictive in cybersecurity is vital. While organizations focus on near-term threats, we advise all to look beyond the horizon to ensure a proactive posture,” said John Fokker, Head of Threat Intelligence, Trellix. “Global political events … More → The post Threat predictions for 2023: From hacktivism to cyberwar appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Characters’ actions in movie scripts reflect gender stereotypes

Researchers have developed a novel machine-learning framework that uses scene descriptions in movie scripts to automatically recognize different characters’ actions. Applying the framework to hundreds of movie scripts showed that these actions tend to reflect widespread gender stereotypes, some of which are found to be consistent across time.
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Coffee Talk: The Future of Saas & Digital Transformation in 2023 and Beyond: What IT Managers Need to Know

You want to make sure you know the pros, cons and gotcha’s, and take advantage now of the changes coming with digital transformation and SaaS. Don’t miss it — sign up now!
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