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A dual Irish-American citizen has been sentenced to 27 years in US federal prison for sharing on the dark web millions of images depicting the sexual abuse of children, toddlers and infants.  Dublin resident Eric Eoin Marques was extradited to the United States on March 23, 2019, to face federal criminal charges filed in Maryland on August 8, 2013. On February 6, 2020, 36-year-old Marques pleaded guilty to conspiracy to advertise child pornography on the dark web.  According to…

The United States, United Kingdom and Australia have announced a historic trilateral security and defense agreement. Under the new AUKUS pact, the three nations will cooperate more closely than ever before in several areas that include artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities, quantum computing critical technology, and defense-related industrial bases and supply chains.  The partnership was announced on Wednesday in a joint virtual press conference between US president Joe Biden, UK prime minister Boris Johnson, and Australian prime minister…

The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned the developers of health apps and connected devices that they must disclose data breaches to consumers or face a fine. In a policy brief issued Wednesday, the Commission clarified that healthcare apps that collect or use consumers’ health information are subject to the Health Breach Notification Rule requiring entities not covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to notify consumers when their health…

By Vinay Pidathala, Director of Security Research, Menlo Security Cybersecurity is never straightforward. While defense techniques, technologies, policies and methodologies continue to evolve at pace, such defenses often trail in the wake of novel cyber attacks that seek out and exploit vulnerabilities in new ways, catching security teams off guard. Indeed, recent times have provided many headaches for security professionals; Cybersecurity Ventures reveals that cyber attacks in 2021 will amount to a collective cost of…

Canonical announced that its managed services had MSPCV Certification. Jack Wallen believes this milestone should help big businesses realize it is time to trust open source software. Image: Canonical Canonical (the company behind Ubuntu) made an important announcement this week. Said announcement was that its managed services had achieved MSP Cloud Verify Certification (MSPCV). According to the company, “The certification further strengthens Canonical’s industry-leading open source offering, reassuring customers in all industries that they can…

The Implementing ISO Format 4 PIN Blocks Information Supplement provides guidance to help PIN acquiring entities with the planning, migration, and testing of the implementation of ISO Format 4 PIN blocks in conformance with the requirements in the PCI PIN Standard. This document contains information that may be useful in migrating to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).

The free decryption tool will help victims restore their encrypted files from attacks made before July 13, 2021, says Bitdefender. Image: Nature, Getty Images/iStockphoto Organizations that were compromised by REvil ransomware can now download and run a free tool to decrypt their hijacked files. In a blog post published Thursday, security firm Bitdefender announced the availability of a universal decryptor for REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware attacks. Revealing that it created the tool in partnership with a trusted…