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The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’

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A cyberattack that shut down some of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023: It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. But that made-for-Hollywood narrative has eclipsed a far more hideous trend: Many of these young, Western cybercriminals are also members of fast-growing online groups that exist solely to bully, stalk, harass and extort vulnerable teens into physically harming themselves and others. Continue reading The Dark Nexus Between Harm Groups and ‘The Com’→

Understanding zero-trust design philosophy and principles

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In this Help Net Security interview, Phil Vachon, Head of Infrastructure in the Office of the CTO at Bloomberg, discusses the varying definitions of zero trust among security professionals and companies, emphasizing its broad design philosophy. Vachon … Continue reading Understanding zero-trust design philosophy and principles→

Fake Emergency Search Warrants Draw Scrutiny from Capitol Hill

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On Tuesday, KrebsOnSecurity warned that hackers increasingly are using compromised government and police department email accounts to obtain sensitive customer data from mobile providers, ISPs and social media companies. Today, one of the U.S. Senate’s most tech-savvy lawmakers said he was troubled by the report and is now asking technology companies and federal agencies for information about the frequency of such schemes. Continue reading Fake Emergency Search Warrants Draw Scrutiny from Capitol Hill→

Nexus Innovator: Bryan Batty of Bloomberg Industry Group, Part 4

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Editor’s note: This is final installment of a four part series, talking with Bryan Batty, Director of Product and Infrastructure Security at Bloomberg Industry Group. In Part Three, Bryan shared his thoughts on measuring success. I… Continue reading Nexus Innovator: Bryan Batty of Bloomberg Industry Group, Part 4→

Nexus Innovator: Bryan Batty of Bloomberg Industry Group, Part 3

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Editor’s note: This is Part Three of a four part series, talking with Bryan Batty, Director of Product and Infrastructure Security at Bloomberg Industry Group. In Part Two, Bryan shared his thoughts on pipelines and SBOMs. In this … Continue reading Nexus Innovator: Bryan Batty of Bloomberg Industry Group, Part 3→

Nexus Innovator: Bryan Batty of Bloomberg Industry Group, Part 2

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Editor’s note: This is Part Two of a four part series, talking with Bryan Batty, Director of Product and Infrastructure Security at Bloomberg Industry Group. In Part One, we talked about the use of open source components and how to manage th… Continue reading Nexus Innovator: Bryan Batty of Bloomberg Industry Group, Part 2→

Nexus Innovator: Bryan Batty of Bloomberg Industry Group, a Four Part Conversation

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Bryan Batty is the Director of Product and Infrastructure Security at Bloomberg Industry Group, a subsidiary of Bloomberg L.P., the news organization and the Bloomberg terminal. Bloomberg’s focus is on legal, tax, and accounting news, and ta… Continue reading Nexus Innovator: Bryan Batty of Bloomberg Industry Group, a Four Part Conversation→