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Telegram faces massive DDoS attack; suspects link to the ongoing Hong Kong protests

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Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov shared his suspicion that the recent massive DDoS attack on his messaging service was made by the Chinese government. He...
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Approx. 250 public network users affected during Stack Overflow’s security attack

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In a security update released on May 16, StackOverflow confirmed that “some level of their production access was gained on May 11”. In a...
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Stack Overflow confirms production systems hacked

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Almost after a week of the attack, Stack Overflow admitted in an official security update yesterday, that their production systems has been hacked. “Over...
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Microsoft Build 2019: Microsoft showcases new updates to MS 365 platform with focus on...

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At the ongoing Microsoft Build 2019 conference, Microsoft has announced a ton of new features and tool releases with a focus on innovation using...
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Attackers wiped many GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket repos with ‘compromised’ valid credentials leaving behind...

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Last week, Git repositories were hit by a suspicious activity where attackers targeted GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket users, wiping code and commits from multiple...
What does it mean to be a hacker? Adrian Pruteanu explains in the Packt Podcast

Listen: We discuss what it means to be a hacker with Adrian Pruteanu [Podcast]

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With numerous high profile security breaches in recent years, cybersecurity feels like a particularly urgent issue. But while the media - and, indeed, the...
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Google released a paper showing how it’s fighting disinformation on its platforms

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Last Saturday, Google presented a paper in the Munich Security Conference titled How Google Fights Disinformation. In the paper, they explain what steps they’re...

Kali Linux 2018 for testing and maintaining Windows security – Wolf Halton and Bo...

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Microsoft Windows is one of the two most common OSes, and managing its security has spawned the discipline of Windows security. Kali Linux is...
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How IRA hacked American democracy using social media and meme warfare to promote disinformation...

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A new report prepared for the Senate Intelligence Committee by the cybersecurity firm, New Knowledge was released yesterday. The report titled “The Tactics &...
Software infrastructure in 2019

Key trends in software infrastructure in 2019: observability, chaos, and cloud complexity

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Software infrastructure has, over the last decade or so, become a key concern for developers of all stripes. Long gone are narrowly defined job...

Must Read in Security

Top 6 Cybersecurity Books from Packt to Accelerate Your Career

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With new technology threats, rising international tensions, and state-sponsored cyber-attacks, cybersecurity is more important than ever. In organizations worldwide, there is not only a dire need for cybersecurity...

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