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The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates the cybersecurity field will grow by 31 percent by 2029. Yet, there’s a deficit when it comes to skilled workers who can fill these jobs.
That’s where the UCF Cyber Defense Team comes in. Students participate in real-world hacking competitions that prepare them to protect Florida’s network infrastructure.
Babuk â the allegedly Russian-speaking ransomware gang targeting D.C. s Metropolitan Police Department â posted on the dark web a message that it was shutting down, only to reverse course and pull the message from the site. (Alex Smith/CC0 1.0)
Babuk â the allegedly Russian-speaking ransomware gang targeting D.C. s Metropolitan Police Department â posted on the dark web a message that it was shutting down, only to reverse course and pull the message from the site.
The D.C. Police Department case broke earlier this week, with reports that Babuk had infiltrated the departmentâs networks and threatened to make public confidential information, including names of suspected gang member informants and intelligence from crime briefings.
Street closures, parking restrictions in place ahead of President Bidenâs address to Congress
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The president is set to address Congress at 9 p.m. inside the House chamber.
The U.S. Secret Service, United States Capitol Police, along with other law enforcement including the D.C. Police Department and U.S. Park Police will coordination the event’s security.
Street closures, parking restrictions in place ahead of President Bidenâs address to Congress
President Joe Biden will give his first presidential address to Congress Wednesday and with it will come a host of street closures and restrictions in and around the United States Capitol.
April 28, 2021
WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington, DC, Police Department said on Monday that its computer network was breached, and a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate claimed to have stolen sensitive data, including on informants, that it threatened to share with local criminal gangs unless police paid an unspecified ransom.
The cybercriminals posted screenshots on their dark web site supporting their claim to have stolen more than 250 gigabytes of data.
The District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement that it had asked the FBI to investigate the “unauthorised access”. There was no indication that any police operations were affected, and the department did not immediately say whether it had been hit by ransomware.
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