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In the biggest cyberattack to date on critical infrastructure in the U.S., Colonial Pipeline – sprawling 5,500 miles from Houston to New York City – halted its mainlines on Friday, May 7, when administrators detected advanced ransomware internally. On Thursday, a day before the ransomware attack, Russia-based cyber criminal group DarkSide stole more than 100GB of data, giving DarkSide added leverage to extract a ransom from Colonial Pipeline, which some speculated could end up paying a ransom to avoid a prolonged and potentially catastrophic shutdown. On Monday, May 10, Colonial announced...

Signaling greater U.S. government involvement in cybersecurity, President Biden in his first State of the Union address last night mentioned bolstering cybersecurity through such measures as making security jobs accessible, combating cyber interference from Russia, and mitigating nation-state threats. Biden’s address comes as both the federal government and industry ramp up efforts to take on ransomware. In an internal memo sent to DOJ staff last week, Acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin detailed the precarious position citizens, companies, and even government agencies have been put...

What is a non-fungible token (NFT)? A non-fungible token (NFT) is a digital certificate of ownership that contains metadata unique to the token. Like cryptocurrency, NFTs are bought and sold through a blockchain that permanently records the transaction, but no one NFT is identical to another, unlike most crypto coins. These tokens are virtual representations of any actual or intangible asset, including artwork, music, video clips, digital trading cards, tokenized real-world assets, and virtual land. How do NFTs work? Much like cryptocurrency, NFTs use blockchain technology for advanced certif...

SQL, or Structured Query Language, is the command-and-control language for relational databases such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, IBM DB2 and MySQL. In modern web development, relational databases are a critical resource on the back end of web applications and content management systems written in PHP, .NET, Java EE, Hibernate, SQLite, or other scripting languages.  Given most websites are built on data in a database server, a malicious SQL injection can be lethal. Attackers can access sensitive information, modify web content, and in catastrophic cases, delete your data.  This article...