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Hackers are targeting the COVID-19 vaccine supply chain, IBM finds

The Verge

US, UK, and Canadian authorities denounced attacks from a group associated with Russian intelligence services on organizations involved in vaccine development this summer. In November, Microsoft detected cyberattacks from nation-state actors in Russia and North Korea on companies with COVID-19 vaccines in various stages of clinical trials.

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Russian hackers are targeting vaccine development, officials say

The Verge

Hackers from Russian intelligence services are targeting organizations that are involved in COVID-19 vaccine development, according to US, UK, and Canadian authorities. Photo by Ute Grabowsky/Photothek via Getty Images. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) denounced the attacks in an advisory issued Thursday.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable Tech

Aside from the few countries that have restricted or outright banned them (including Belarus, China, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Oman, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and the United Arab Emirates), VPNs are perfectly legal in most of the world. Hold up — are VPNs legal? That also underscores the importance of picking a no-logs VPN.)

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[Opinion] Millennials and the Fight Against Hate

Achieve

Tensions with North Korea. About the Author. Hate is not only a word that is being slung around in our everyday vernacular; it is now being expressed as the deeply divisive emotion that the word represents—and many people have felt the effects of this emotion. Restricted rights of women and the LGBTQ community. Amy Thayer.

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Mr. Jim Goes to Washington (and New York, and Nairobi, and Seoul, and Kampala, and Boston…)

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Lastly, we travel to advocate for the world to change, from a position of authority based on the change our organizations are already delivering. Of course, being in proximity to North Korea, one of the most dire countries in terms of respect for human rights, meant that this topic came up frequently.

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Mission Possible: Tell Us Your Symantec Story and Win Prizes!

Tech Soup

NOTE : Your group or organization's contact person must be an authorized representative of your group who has all right, power, and authority to bind the group to these Official Rules for purposes of this Challenge. (b) Complete the challenge submission form with all required information. b) Story Submission. a) In General.

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Biden executive order protects personal data

InfoWorld

President Joseph Biden has issued an executive order intended to protect Americans’ sensitive personal data from exploitation from countries of concern including China, Russa, Iran, and North Korea.