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January 9, 2025

LABScon24 Replay | The Ransomware Trust Paradox

Max Smeets explores how ransomware groups leverage public reporting and why we must disrupt the trust dynamic between threat actors and victims. In his Keynote talk at LABScon 24, Max Smeets explores how ransomware operators build a unique relationship between themselves and their victims. In contrast to most other threat actors, ransomware operators rely on…

#attack, #author, #ict, #military, #national-security
January 8, 2025

“WWI Fighter Plane Hack” Inspires Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed an innovative technology inspired by the synchronization mechanism of WWI fighter aircraft, which coordinated machine gun fire with propeller movement. This breakthrough allows precise, real-time control of the pH in a cell’s environment to influence its behavior. Detailed in Nano Letters, the study opens exciting possibilities…

CyberCrime, CyberManiac, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity awareness, Security Awareness, Threat Intelligence

#author, #bioengineering, #biotech/medical, #cybercrime/malcode, #military, #tech
January 8, 2025

Texas awards $170 million contract for cybersecurity assistance

At the end of a year when Texas employees were among those targeted by hackers, the state has awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to a company that works with entities to increase technological efficiency and offer cybersecurity protection. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) announced Dec. 18 that it was awarded a $170.9 million contract from the…

CyberCrime, CyberManiac, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity awareness, Security Awareness, Threat Intelligence

#cybercrime/malcode, #military, #tech

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LABScon24 Replay | The Ransomware Trust Paradox

“WWI Fighter Plane Hack” Inspires Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment

Texas awards $170 million contract for cybersecurity assistance