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• The Quantum Internet Is Emerging, One Experiment at a Time June 19, 2019
  They want to build quantum networks sporting full-blown quantumness, where information is created, stored and moved around in ways that mirror the bizarre behavior of the quantum world—think of the metaphorical cats that can be both dead and alive or particles that can exert “spooky action at a distance.” Freed from many limitations of “classical” […]
• Expel raises $40 million to help companies manage cybersecurity June 19, 2019
  Nestled within the cybersecurity industry are what is known as “managed security services (MSS),” which refers to companies outsourcing their security to a third-party provider — and this is thought to be a $20 billion market in itself. How it works Companies choose their preferred cybersecurity tools and platforms — be that Splunk, Darktrace, Crowdstrike, […]
• State cyber-attack poses big danger for UK banks: Bank of England June 19, 2019
  LONDON (Reuters) - A state-backed cyber-attack could secretly corrupt the records of British financial institutions over a period of months, posing a risk that banks would probably struggle to guard against on their own, a senior Bank of England policymaker said. Banks have focused mainly on stopping service outages, but the falsification of transaction records […]
• New variant of Ryuk ransomware blacklists the IP addresses and computers to simplify its infection process June 19, 2019
  A new variant of Ryuk ransomware blacklists the IP addresses and computers to simplify its infection process. The new Ryuk variant also compares the computer name to the strings ‘SPB’, ‘spb’, ‘MSK’, ‘Msk’ and ‘msk’ to simplify its infection process. Once the computer passes the checks, then the ransomware variant will encrypt the computer as […]
• ResiDex Software hit with ransomware attack impacting clients’ personal information June 19, 2019
  ResiDex Software hit with a ransomware attack impacting clients’ personal information. ResiDex started the restoration of its security and services with the backups maintained by the company. The investigation did not identify any personal information and/or protected health information being compromised.
• Oregon DHS Notifies 645,000 People of Data Breach That Occurred in January 2019 June 19, 2019
  Oregon DHS notifies 645,000 people of a data breach that occurred in January 2019. This number is significantly higher than the agency’s initial estimate in March which had indicated to be over 350,000. Initial investigations had confirmed that no malware was installed on department computers and no other email accounts were compromised.