Dog Helps Kids Stay Safe Online

Dog Helps Kids Stay Safe Online

A fictional dog is to teach elementary and middle school kids how to maintain a secure digital footprint in a new book co-authored by Fortinet’s deputy CISO.  Lacey the pooch is the creation of Renee Tarun, a cybersecurity veteran of two and half decades. The character is based on Tarun’s pet chocolate Labrador, Lacey, who died three years ago at the age of 15.  In Cyber Safe: A Dog’s Guide to Internet Security, Lacey shows her friend…

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Financial Operations and Kubernetes – VMware Cloud Community

Financial Operations and Kubernetes – VMware Cloud Community

Financial Operations (FinOps) is becoming more relevant than ever when I&O organizations that are moving towards cloud. When moving towards a cloud operating model it is necessary to provide the consumers of the platform with the right information when it comes to the associated cost of the consumed services. This is where FinOps comes into play. FinOps is the part that deals with Cloud Financial Management. It is a cultural practice that makes sure that…

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Cyberbullying Linked to Social Media Addiction

Cyberbullying Linked to Social Media Addiction

New research by the University of Georgia suggests the existence of a link between excessive social media use and cyberbullying behavior in teens.  A study led by principal investigator Amanda Giordano, an associate professor in the UGA Mary Frances Early College of Education, found that teens with higher social media addiction scores, who spent more hours online, were more likely to engage in cyberbullying.  Cyberbullies, who carry out behavior such as personal attacks, harassment or discriminatory behavior, spreading…

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Hackers disrupted live broadcasts at Channel Nine. Is it a Russian retaliation?

Hackers disrupted live broadcasts at Channel Nine. Is it a Russian retaliation?

A cyber attack has disrupted the Australian Channel Nine’s live broadcasts, the company was unable to transmit its Sunday morning news program. A cyber attack has hit the Australian Channel Nine’s live broadcasts causing the disruption of its operations. The broadcaster was unable to air its Sunday morning news program, which runs from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm from Sidney. The 5:00pm news program, which is transmitted from Melbourne, did not go to air too. “We wish…

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Anomali Cyber Watch:  Malware, Phishing, Ransomware and More.

Anomali Cyber Watch:  Malware, Phishing, Ransomware and More.

The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: BlackKingdom, Chrome Extensions, Microsoft, REvil, PurpleFox, Phishing, and Vulnerabilities. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to Anomali Cyber Watch and can be used to check your logs for potential malicious activity. Figure 1 – IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats discussed. Trending Cyber…

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SD-WAN is a Revenue-Generator for Retail

SD-WAN is a Revenue-Generator for Retail

Anyone who has ever worked in retail is familiar with the saying “the customer is always right”. And in today’s omnichannel retail environment, it might be more accurate to say, “the customer always has choices.” Because there are so many options available for consumers to interact with retailers today, the implications of not delivering consistent, secure, “always on” experiences are more profound than ever. Customers interact via online and digital channels with retail businesses every…

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#LORCALive: Nation-state Cooperation Essential to Fighting Scourge of Cybercrime

#LORCALive: Nation-state Cooperation Essential to Fighting Scourge of Cybercrime

Greater nation state collaboration is required to tackle the growing threat of cybercrime, according to panellists speaking during a session at the LORCA Live online event. Troels Oerting, former head of World Economic Forum’s (WEF’s) Centre for Cybersecurity, firstly outlined the relevance of cybersecurity to the WEF’s ‘Great Reset’ agenda, which advocates a global approach to tackling the world’s problems, such as inequalities. He noted it is estimated that 80% of the unwanted activity on…

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Younger Ransomware Victims More Likely to Pay Up

Younger Ransomware Victims More Likely to Pay Up

New research has found that the age of a ransomware victim may affect their willingness to pay for the recovery of their data.  A study by cybersecurity company Kaspersky found that while 65% of victims aged between 35 and 44 paid their attackers for a decryption key, only 11% of victims aged 55 and over, and 52% of victims aged 16 to 24, gave in to ransom demands.  The Kaspersky Consumer IT Security Risks Survey (Consumer ITSR) interviewed a…

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Cisco DevNet Helps You Architect for Agility with Infrastructure as Code and SASE

Cisco DevNet Helps You Architect for Agility with Infrastructure as Code and SASE

In the past year, every single industry was turned upside-down. We had to completely transform how we work, how we engage and help our customers, and how we do business. I was so proud to see you, our Cisco customers and partners, rise to the occasion. A year ago, we were all reacting. Now, I see you taking on a new tone. A new tone of learning, architecting, and even innovating. We still have unknowns…

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What does it take to do SASE your way? – Cisco Blogs

What does it take to do SASE your way? – Cisco Blogs

Cisco SecureX can help transform your network and security The concept of “the network” has changed dramatically over the last several years. Massive amounts of applications have transitioned to the cloud, while many workers have transitioned to…well, wherever they want or have to be. The pandemic has only served to accelerate this trend and the resulting demand on today’s networks. The “new network” has to seamlessly connect any user to any application on any device,…

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