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FTC Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)

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The Safeguards Rule affects any company or entity that offers or supports financial services, for example, dealerships and other similar industries that collect customer financial data. The new guidelines were published on December 9, 2021, giving those impacted by the changes a year to comply with the new standards and objectives. Starting December 9, 2022, amendments… Read More »FTC Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA)

6 Discontinued Technology Tools You Should Not Be Using Any Longer

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One constant about technology is that it changes rapidly. Tools that were once staples, like Internet Explorer and Adobe Flash, age out. New tools replace those that are obsolete.  Discontinued technology can leave computers and networks vulnerable to attacks. While older technology may still run fine on your systems that doesn’t mean that it’s okay to… Read More »6 Discontinued Technology Tools You Should Not Be Using Any Longer

State-Backed Hackers Using Ransomware as a Decoy for Cyber Espionage Attacks

Story by Ravie Lakshmanan A China-based advanced persistent threat (APT) group is possibly deploying short-lived ransomware families as a decoy to cover up the true operational and tactical objectives behind its campaigns. The activity cluster, attributed to a hacking group dubbed Bronze Starlight by Secureworks, involves the deployment of post-intrusion ransomware such as LockFile, Atom Silo, Rook, Night… Read More »State-Backed Hackers Using Ransomware as a Decoy for Cyber Espionage Attacks