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Amazon To Test Prime Air Drone Delivery In UK, Again

Amazon and others selected by British aviation regulator to conduct UK trials of drone deliveries to remote locations This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Amazon To Test Prime Air Drone Delivery In UK, Again

Understanding Defense in Depth in IT Security

The recent outage caused by Crowdstrike’s faulty update has create a lot of discussions. I wrote a post on LinkedIn where I asked the readers why are IT professionals using Crowdstrike on some systems that shouldn’t be in need of…

NIST Releases First Post-Quantum Encryption Algorithms

From the Federal Register: After three rounds of evaluation and analysis, NIST selected four algorithms it will standardize as a result of the PQC Standardization Process. The public-key encapsulation mechanism selected was CRYSTALS-KYBER, along with three digital signature schemes: CRYSTALS-Dilithium,…

Don’t Mess With Texas Privacy: AG Sues GM for $18 BILLION

KP♡TX PII: “General Motors has engaged in egregious business practices that violated Texans’ pri­vacy … in unthinkable ways,” rants state attorney general Ken Paxton (pictured). The post Don’t Mess With Texas Privacy: AG Sues GM for $18 BILLION appeared first on Security…

Ransomware Attacks on Industrial Firms Surged in Q2 2024

Dragos has seen a significant increase in ransomware attacks on industrial organizations in Q2 2024 compared to the previous quarter. The post Ransomware Attacks on Industrial Firms Surged in Q2 2024 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…

FBI and Allies Dismantle Dispossessor Ransomware Network

  The FBI announced on Monday that it has taken down the servers and websites used by the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware group. This action was part of a global investigation involving the U.K.’s National Crime Agency, the Bamberg Public Prosecutor’s Office,…

Microsoft Patches Critical SmartScreen Vulnerability Exploited by Attackers

  Microsoft’s SmartScreen feature, a cornerstone of Windows security, faced a significant setback when a critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-38213, was exploited by cybercriminals. This vulnerability allowed attackers to circumvent SmartScreen’s protective mechanisms and deliver malicious code to unsuspecting users. The vulnerability…