Jan 31, 2022
2 min read
InfoSecSherpa’s News Roundup for Monday, January 31, 2022
InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information!
- Cryptocurrency caution: the importance of cyber security in digital currencies
(Information Age, January 31st) - Academic Journal Claims it Fingerprints PDFs for ‘Ransomware,’ Not Surveillance
(Vice, January 31st) - The country inoculating against disinformation
(BBC, January 30th) - Landmark research shows increase in online sex blackmailing during pandemic
(NewsWise, January 31st) - ‘Cyber snow days’: Data hacks send US schools scrambling
(The Christian Science Monitor, January 31st) - Cybersecurity Insurance Market | Comprehensive Study of Key Player Latest Developments, Industry Demand, Upcoming Opportunities.
(Construction News Portal, January 31st) - Proposed internet bill in Myanmar imposes 3-year prison sentences for VPN use
(Committee to Protect Journalists, January 31st) - The metaverse could be ripe for crime, child abuse, and misinformation without regulation
(Fortune, January 31st) - Scammers are registering fake COVID related government websites
(Fortune, January 31st) - New South Wales Planning dept creates new cyber security function, CISO role
(IT News Australia, February 1st)
