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In Game Theory, the players typically have to make assumptions about the other players’ actions. What will the other player do? Will he use rock, paper or scissors? You never know, but in some cases, you might have an idea of the probability of some actions being higher than others. Adding such a notion of probability or randomness opens up a new chapter in game theory that lets us analyse more complicated scenarios.  This article is the third in a four-chapter series on the fundamentals of game theory. If you haven’t checked out the first two chapters yet, I’d encourage…

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Cox may be one of the US’s most used internet service providers, but it’s not without its problems. Like AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon, Cox can legally track your online activities, sell browsing data, and even throttle your connection. Needless to say, this isn’t good news for your online privacy or the speeds you require for streaming, torrenting, and playing games online. This is where a VPN, short for Virtual Private Network, can help. A VPN takes your internet traffic and routes it through an encrypted tunnel to one of its servers. This encryption prevents your ISP from seeing what you’re…

Riskified launched Adaptive Checkout, a solution designed to drive higher conversion rates by not falsely declining good orders while also mitigating fraud for ecommerce merchants. This configuration of Riskified’s Chargeback Guarantee product enhances existing fraud prevention models by incorporating a powerful new conversion optimization engine. This engine intelligently adapts the checkout process to the risk level of each transaction, ensuring more legitimate transactions are approved while reducing fraud. Traditional fraud prevention systems rely on nested rules resulting in binary approve/decline decisions, which can lead to false declines, insulted customers and lost sales. Riskified’s Adaptive Checkout shifts away from this traditional…

Tata Technologies hit by Hunters International ransomware attack. The group threatened to leak 1.4TB of data. Learn about the extortion, potential data leak, and the connection to Hive ransomware. Tata Technologies, a subsidiary of Indian multinational conglomerate Tata Motors, has reportedly been targeted by the ransomware group Hunters International. The attackers claim to have exfiltrated a massive 1.4 terabytes of data, encompassing over 730,000 files, from the engineering firm.   This incident follows a mandatory disclosure made by Tata Motors to the Indian stock exchange in January 2025, where they reported a “ransomware incident” that had temporarily disrupted some of their…

Akira ransomware gang used an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2025 The Akira ransomware gang exploited an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR and launch encryption attacks on a victim’s network. Cybersecurity researchers at S-RM team discovered a novel attack technique used by the Akira ransomware gang. The ransomware group used an unsecured webcam to encrypt systems within a target’s network, bypassing Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). The researchers observed that the Akira ransomware was initially blocked by the EDR installed on the victim’s systems, which identified and quarantined the ransomware binary, preventing its deployment across the victim’s…

A software developer has been found guilty of sabotaging his ex-employer’s systems by running custom malware and installing a “kill switch” after being demoted at the company. Davis Lu, 55, of Houston, was a software developer for an Ohio company, reportedly Eaton Corp, from November 2007 to October 2019. Eaton Corporation is a global power management company that provides electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical solutions for various industries. Following a corporate restructuring in 2018, Lu lost responsibilities at his job and was found guilty of sabotaging his employer’s computer systems and network with custom malware and kill switches. The malicious activities included code that…

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At the tactical edge, Army wants 58 zero trust capabilities CWO Four Ben Koontz, the director of the Army’s functional management office for zero trust, said a recent pilot successfully tested these cyber tools. Jason Miller@jmillerWFED March 7, 2025 6:25 pm 4 min read When it comes to the tactical edge, the Army isn’t trying to eat the zero trust apple in one bite.Instead of trying to make 91 different capabilities under the Defense Department’s target architecture work at the edge, the Army is focused on 58 of the most critical cyber protections. Chief Warrant Officer Four Ben Koontz, the…