Published by Comparitech, a pro-consumer website providing information, tools, reviews, and comparisons to help readers in the US, UK and the rest of the world improve their cyber security and privacy online, this industry resource pinpoints the geographical locations of ransomware attacks in the US between 2018 and today. Additionally, where available, the resource highlights ransom amounts, whether or not ransom was paid, the entity and industry that was targeted, and the strain of ransomware used in attacks.

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According to Cellebrite CEO Yossi Carmil, “We are pleased to announce this acquisition, an important step in executing against our vision of building a leading end-to-end investigative Digital Intelligence platform. Open-source intelligence capabilities provide law enforcement agencies with critical tools to capitalize on those crucial early hours of an investigation. The team at Digital Clues has built up a strong reputation in this space and we look forward to welcoming them into the Cellebrite family.”

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A significant factor in the adoption of algorithmic systems for decision-making is their capacity to process large amounts of varied data sets (i.e. big data), which can be paired with machine learning methods in order to infer statistical models directly from the data. The same properties of scale, complexity, and autonomous model inference however are linked to increasing concerns that many of these systems are opaque to the people affected by their use and lack clear explanations for the decisions they make.

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Validity in research basically establishes how correctly a particular approach measures something and how closely findings are to actual values or concepts being examined. It indicates whether findings from particular research can be trusted. Achieving validity is very important to ensure that findings from research can be correctly used and interpreted in such a way that stakeholders of the study are able to make informed appropriate decisions based on research findings. According to this new paper, research triangulation can significant support the quest of researchers to achieve validity and credibility in research efforts.

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According to Ian Campbell, CEO of iCONECT, “Direct access to the source code enhances our ability to create innovative synergies which include artificial intelligence assisting companies to incorporate AI as a standard component of their eDiscovery workflow. At iCONECT we are always focused on looking over the horizon and this transaction is definitely a game-changer for the industry.”

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Just as bloodletting came to be considered unreasonable in the face of mounting scientific evidence, so too should certain common eDiscovery practices. According to information retrieval experts Maura Grossman, J.D., Ph.D., and Gordon Cormack, Ph.D., this situation will end only when eDiscovery technologies and tools are subject to testing using the methods of information retrieval.

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Increased interest in levels of M&A activity resulted in the Bureau of Competition’s Premerger Notification Office (PNO) publishing of monthly figures for Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act transactions. The latest monthly update from the PNO is for September 2021 and noted 359 reported transactions. This is the highest number of monthly reported transactions in any month of September between FY 2010 and FY 2021. It is also the third highest number of reported transactions in any month since October 2010.

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According to Bob Rowe, Integreon CEO, “As bad actors continue to attack businesses and exfiltrate sensitive personal data, Integreon has broadened its cyber incident response capabilities to help insurance providers, law firms and forensics shops assist their clients with efficient, effective notification services. This is exactly what Integreon does best. We apply technology, fit-for-purpose process, and the right people against a data-driven challenge. Notification is an essential step in the cyber incident response process, and we have built a superior team with qualified talent to do cyber breach notification right.”

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This draft document from NIST on a proposed secure software development framework identifies and recommends secure software development practices but does not prescribe exactly how to implement them. The focus is on the outcomes of the practices to be implemented rather than on the tools, techniques, and mechanisms used.

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Five new scenarios ranging from cyber operations against medical facilities to a State taking measures to isolate its domestic internet networks are among this year’s additions to the Cyber Law Toolkit published by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). This annual update to the toolkit also includes an overview of national positions on international law in cyberspace and several new real-life incidents that range from the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack to the Microsoft Exchange Server data breach.

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