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Ransomware > A masked criminal ransoms data for payment.

FBI takes down Hive ransomware group in an undercover operation

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Tracking postponements, cancellations, and conferences gone virtual — CSO Online’s calendar of upcoming security conferences makes it easy to find the events that matter the most to you.

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Top API security tools can help hold the line against modern threats to the important and ubiquitous software development interfaces.

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Recent legal developments bode well for security researchers, but challenges remain

Security researchers gained greater federal legal protections over the past two years, but US state laws and China’s recently adopted vulnerability disclosure law pose threats.

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Chinese threat actor DragonSpark targets East Asian businesses

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Security threat > One endpoint on a network has been compromised.

Timeline of the latest LastPass data breaches

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Veterans bring high-value, real-life experience as potential cybersecurity employees

Veterans come with a range of hard and soft skills acquired during their military service that often dovetail perfectly into a career in cybersecurity.

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CYGNVS exits stealth, trumpeting its cyberattack recovery platform

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P-to-P fraud most concerning cyber threat in 2023: CSI

Peer-to-peer fraud and other digital fraud constituted more than 29% of bankers categorizing it as the most worrying cyber threat in 2023, according to CSI.

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Skyhawk launches platform to provide threat detection and response across multi-cloud environments

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Australia fronts International Counter Ransomware Taskforce

The taskforce is a result of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative initially led by the US government and now counts on 37 members globally, including the European Union.

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