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Collecting intelligence includes exploiting security flaws to extract information, which is an offensive action. Laptops can be particularly easy targets for theft or can be lost, so lock them up when unattended. Make sure a separate user account is created for each employee and require strong passwords. Administrative privileges should only be given to trusted IT staff and key personnel. The difference here is that ransomware infects a network or steals confidential data and then demands a ransom in exchange for access to your systems. But, of course, the convenience of connected data also means threats from bad actors can do a lot of damage. Officials said they do not believe student Social Security numbers were accessed. City officials in Wheat Ridge, Colo., have decided not to pay the $5 million ransom demanded by the cyber criminals that breached city systems Aug. 29. Albany State University is partnering with IBM to create the Cybersecurity Leadership Center where students wil...

Since NFTs use the same blockchain technology as some energy-hungry cryptocurrencies, they also end up using a lot of electricity. There are people working on mitigating this issue, but so far, most NFTs are still tied to cryptocurrencies that generate a lot of greenhouse gas emissions. There have been a few cases where artists have decided to not sell NFTs or to cancel future drops after hearing about the effects they could have on climate change. Thankfully, one of my colleagues has really dug into it, so you can read this piece to get a fuller picture. Faith Tribe Faith Tribe is an interactive ecosystem fostering an inclusive and diverse community where we merge the physical and digital spaces of fashion, art, and culture. So far, little attention has been paid to the viewership utility of digital art pieces. Overall sentiment is positive and there is limited shorting of NFTs, which further adds to the higher market valuation of non-fungible tokens. Non-digital art -- and even so...