To mitigate SMTP security problems, MTA-STS (Mail Transfer Agent Strict Transport Security) is the recommended email authentication standard. Source
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US Agencies Increasing Use of Facial Recognition Tech
August 28, 2021 CyberSecurity, Government, News
GAO Finds Increasing Use for Security and Access; Privacy Concerns RemainAt least 10 U.S. government agencies are planning to increase the use of facial recognition technologies by 2023, according to a GAO report. The growing
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Exam-Cheating Scandal: CREST Finds NCC Group Broke Rules
August 28, 2021 News, CyberSecurity
Pen-Testing Accreditation Body Says NCC Group Will Revamp Policies and Monitoring Accreditation organization CREST has concluded an investigation into whether NCC Group employees cheated on its penetration-testing exams, finding that the cybersecurity business's training materials
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T-Mobile CEO Apologizes for Mega-Breach, Offers Update
August 28, 2021 Breach, Data Breaches, T-Mobile, T-Mobile breach
Hacker Claiming Responsibility for Attack Calls Company's Security 'Awful'T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert on Friday issued an official mea culpa for the data breach that exposed information on 54 million of the company's customers and prospects.
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FBI Issues Alert on Hive Ransomware
August 28, 2021 Critical Infrastructure, CyberSecurity, fbi, Government
Uptick in Hive Ransomware Activity SpottedThe US Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning about Hive ransomware after the group took down Memorial Health System last week. The alert details indicators of compromise, tactics,
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