#information protection

[riacte]

not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing [what would happen between earth and the moon if the earth stopped spinning as illustrated by xkcd randall munroe]

[zedtreeosposts]

Discover why data security is crucial in data entry and learn effective strategies to safeguard sensitive information. Explore best practices, potential threats, and the role of secure data management in ensuring confidentiality and compliance. Stay informed and protect your data with insights from Zedtreeo.

[nationallawreview]

Mandatory Cybersecurity Incident Reporting: The Dawn of a New Era for Businesses

A significant shift in cybersecurity compliance is on the horizon, and businesses need to prepare. Starting in 2024, organizations will face new requirements to report cybersecurity incidents and ransomware payments to the federal government. This change stems from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) issuing a Notice of Proposed…

[antonioierano]

Proofpoint 4° User Group Italia

Mercoledì 6 Giugno – 4° Proofpoint User Group Impara a pensare come un vero cybercriminale Ciao, raramente scrivo di cose non strettamente personali ma questo è un evento che, a parte il fatto che ci sarò, vale la pena davvero di condividere. Proofpoint Italia annunzia per Mercoledì 6 Giugno il prossimo (il 4°) Users Group, che vedrà i partecipanti cimentarsi nei panni di un hacker al mattino…

[gauricmi]

Securing Communications: The Role of Cipher Machines and Password Cards

In today's digital age, securing communications is paramount to protect sensitive information from interception and unauthorized access. Cipher machines and password cards play crucial roles in this endeavor, offering robust encryption and authentication mechanisms to safeguard data transmission and access.

Cipher Machines: Cipher machines are sophisticated devices used to encrypt and decrypt messages, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of communications. These machines employ complex cryptographic algorithms to scramble plaintext messages into ciphertext, making them unreadable to unauthorized parties. By incorporating cipher machines into communication systems, organizations can prevent eavesdropping and maintain the privacy of sensitive information.

Password Cards: Cipher Machines and Password Cards serve as physical tokens or devices used to store and manage authentication credentials, such as passwords or PINs. These cards feature grids of alphanumeric characters, each corresponding to a unique password. Users can reference the grid to retrieve their passwords when logging into secure systems or accessing protected resources. Password cards provide an additional layer of security by requiring users to possess the physical token in addition to knowledge of the password.

Encryption Strength: Both cipher machines and password cards contribute to the strength of encryption and authentication mechanisms. Cipher machines utilize robust encryption algorithms and keys to transform plaintext messages into ciphertext, ensuring that even if intercepted, the message remains unintelligible to unauthorized parties. Similarly, password cards enhance authentication security by requiring the possession of physical tokens, mitigating the risk of unauthorized access through password theft or brute-force attacks.

Data Confidentiality: Cipher machines and password cards play crucial roles in preserving the confidentiality of sensitive information during transmission and access. Cipher machines encrypt messages before transmission over insecure channels, preventing unauthorized interception and decryption of the communication. Password cards protect access to secure systems and resources by verifying the identity of users through authentication credentials stored on the physical token.

Authentication Mechanisms: Password cards augment authentication mechanisms by introducing multifactor authentication (MFA) capabilities. In addition to passwords or PINs, users must possess the physical token to authenticate themselves, adding an extra layer of security. This multifactor approach reduces the likelihood of unauthorized access, even if passwords are compromised or stolen.

Regulatory Compliance: Incorporating cipher machines and password cards into communication systems helps organizations comply with regulatory requirements and industry standards for data security and privacy. Many regulatory frameworks mandate the use of strong encryption and authentication mechanisms to protect sensitive information and prevent data breaches. Cipher machines and password cards offer robust solutions to meet these compliance requirements effectively.

User-Friendly Interfaces: Despite their advanced encryption and authentication capabilities, cipher machines and password cards are designed to be user-friendly and accessible. Cipher machines may feature intuitive interfaces for inputting plaintext messages and encryption keys, while password cards provide convenient grids for retrieving passwords during authentication processes. This user-friendly design ensures that security measures do not impede productivity or usability.

Continuous Innovation: Cipher machines and password cards continue to evolve in response to emerging threats and technological advancements. Manufacturers and developers invest in research and development to enhance encryption algorithms, authentication protocols, and physical security features. By staying abreast of evolving security threats and best practices, cipher machines and password cards remain effective tools for securing communications in an ever-changing digital landscape.

In summary, cipher machines and password cards play integral roles in securing communications and protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access. By leveraging robust encryption and authentication mechanisms, organizations can maintain data confidentiality, comply with regulatory requirements, and mitigate the risk of data breaches. As technology evolves, cipher machines and password cards will continue to adapt and innovate to meet the evolving challenges of cybersecurity.

Get More Insights On This Topic: Cipher Machines And Password Cards

[itcsssolutionandstaffing]

Recognizing Common Cyber Security Threats

Cyber security threats encompass a wide range of techniques and actions that attackers use to exploit weaknesses in technology and human behavior. These can jeopardize the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information and resources in an organization. Considering the grave impact such threats can have, we at ITCSS Solution and Staffing find it critical to improve people’s awareness of them.

Learn more: https://www.itcss.net/recognizing-common-cyber-security-threats

[ms-demeanor]

I don't care about data scraping from ao3 (or tbh from anywhere) because it's fair use to take preexisting works and transform them (including by using them to train an LLM), which is the entire legal basis of how the OTW functions.

[the-cimmerians]

On Thursday, Governor Tim Walz sat down for an interview with author Glennon Doyle, her partner Abby Wambach, and her sister Amanda Doyle during a taping of the We Can Do Hard Things podcast. The conversation touched on key election issues such as abortion and gun violence. However, midway through the podcast, the discussion shifted to queer youth, specifically transgender kids. Rather than shying away from the topic, Walz delivered a passionate, several-minute-long defense of LGBTQ+ rights, including transgender healthcare. He outlined his vision for the administration’s role in protecting these rights.

The question came from Abby Wambach, who turned to the topic after discussing Walz’ founding of a Gay-Straight Alliance at his high school in the mid-90s. Wambach asked, “Well, thank you Governor Walz so much for protecting even in the late ’90s queer kids. And so I have to ask, what will a Harris-Walz administration do to protect our queer kids today?”

Walz discussed positive legislative actions, such as codifying hate crime laws and increasing education, while emphasizing the importance of using his platform to advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. He then addressed the role of judges in safeguarding medical care for queer youth: “I also think what Abby, your point is on this, and I was just mentioning, we need to appoint judges who uphold the right to marriage, uphold the right to be who you are, making sure that’s the case, uphold the right to get the medical care that you need. We should not be naive. Those appointments are really, really important. I think that’s what the vice president is committed to.”

He didn’t stop there. Instead, he directly pivoted to calling out national anti-transgender attack ads which have flooded the airwaves across the United States, often airing besides NFL football games and other major sporting events. The Trump administration has spent upwards of $20 million on such ads, with outside organizations spending $80 million on various races.

“We see it now; the hate has shifted to the trans community. They see that as an opportunity. If you’re watching any sporting events right now, you see that Donald Trump’s closing arguments are to demonize a group of people for being who they are,” Walz said. He continued, “We’re out there trying to make the case that access to healthcare, a clean environment, manufacturing jobs, and keeping your local hospital open are what people are really concerned about. They’re running millions of dollars of ads demonizing folks who are just trying to live their lives.”

He emphasized the importance of representation and the impact of coming out, particularly for parents who may not have been exposed to LGBTQ+ identities and therefore might lack understanding. Walz pointed out, “Look, you’re reaching a lot of folks in hearing this, and for some people it’s not even out of malice and it’s not a pejorative, it’s out of ignorance. They maybe have not been around people. You’ve all seen this, however it takes you to get there, but I know it’s a little frustrating when you see folks have an epiphany when their child comes out to them.”

The strong defense of queer and trans youth came just one day after Kamala Harris participated in a Fox News interview with Brett Baier. Baier, who maintained a hostile tone throughout, pressed Harris on transgender issues with his second question. Rather than adopting the Republican framing, as some Democrats have done recently, Harris emphasized that the law requires medically necessary care for transgender inmates and criticized Trump for spending $20 million on ads focused on an issue far removed from the priorities of most Americans. Her response prompted Baier to quickly shift to another topic.

In back-to-back days, the Harris-Walz ticket has made it clear they will not back down on queer and trans rights, despite the barrage of anti-trans attack ads. This stance is likely reinforced by the repeated failure of similar ads in recent races, including Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election, legislative races in Pennsylvania and Virginia, Georgia’s Herschel Walker vs. Raphael Warnock election, Andy Beshear’s reelection in Kentucky, and the 2023 losses of 70% of Moms for Liberty and Project 1776 school board candidates across the United States. For transgender people, these interviews are likely a welcome relief after some wavering responses from other Democratic candidates in swing states.

[ruporas]

post rescue

[puppetmaster13u]

Another Prompt in Memes?! Yes.

[thatspectacularpigeon]

Listen up please

This is incredibly important.

The united States government has been trying to remove the protections of native children mainly via possibly overturning the ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act)

This will allow white families to continue to take native children from their lands their family and their culture just like they did for centuries before the ICWA was passed.

This is both incredibly important and incredibly personal as my family was permanently harmed because of children being taken away from their families.

So please spread awareness about this and I have a link below that you can go to the first Nations website learn more about this and and write a response that they can use about how we should be saving the ICWA

[luukka]

Peeta recognized the sound of whip on the flesh, don't even talk to me again.

[nelkcats]

Paranormal Department

Something strange was happening in the world, something that even the League would not have prevented. It seemed that the United States government had been fighting things they didn't stand a chance with, and this almost ended in disaster if it wasn't for the kindness of what they were dealing with. The details were highly classified and encrypted so Batman didn't know the details and it was frustrating him.

All that trouble resulted in Justice League Dark working steadily with the "Paranormal Department", there wasn't much information on their members and they worked in the shadows (Bruce wasn't amused, he needed contingency plans) but Zatara claimed they were excellent allies, despite their strange use of modern technology.

Bruce didn't know what they were about, or what agreement the president had made, but he didn't trust this "new department". They could betray them at any second. That's why when Constantine informed him that they would take over the "Lazarus pits" he flatly refused. Apparently his refusal didn't matter at the end since the "Department" got jurisdiction over the case.

Team Phantom, which was now headquartered in downtown Amity Park (and had many new members like Paulina and Dash) was having fun pissing off the Bat. While Danny had made an agreement with the government to deal with threats from the Realms, one of the clauses was not to tell the heroes they existed (After years of living with the Fenton's Danny was not amused that anyone knew ways to eliminate him, Clockwork was backup enough). Sam thought it was childish but didn't stop him.

Sam handled all the legal stuff, but it seemed like they had jurisdiction over all the cases that interested them (more than JL, since they were an elite team in that field), and no one could reveal their identities, which relieved Danny greatly.

Their main job was to send the ghosts home and close the rifts, plus deal with demons, or creatures that came out of said rifts. Easy enough for them, but probably extremely risky if you were inexperienced. Honestly, since they dealt with the GIW themselves, Danny didn't trust the heroes, however JLD was fine.

[spaceistheplaceart]

Protection (1/2) aka reigen gets a cool moment only by proxy

Please Reblog!!!

[technicallyfriendly]

So, I really love time travel fics and I love the Lucerys cuts out his own eye trope while Aemond watches in horror. That's why my brain conjured up the following plot idea:

What if after their respective deaths, they both travel back in time to the same moment without knowing the other came back too and it's the exact moment where Aemond demanded Lucerys' eye as paiment for his debt on Stormsend just before the fateful flight.

This time though Lucerys does not run. He processes the situation just a second before Aemond does and fueled by his own fear of death does the only thing that seems logical at this moment. He lungs for the dagger and proceeds just as Aemond demanded. Aemond snaps out of his own stupor just as the screaming starts and tries to stop Lucerys but it's already to late. The eye is lost. A meaningless debt which had been paid tenfold in another life had been paid again. And Lucerys looks up at him through tears and blood, his face twisted in agony and asks: "Will you let me leave now, uncle?"