My Shared Links — Week 44/2022
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Collection of the resources and links I have found insightful and shared during week #44 of 2022.
Password security still an issue despite rising cybersecurity education
While nearly 9 in 10 respondents (89%) know that using the same password or a variation is a risk, only 12% said they use different passwords for different accounts and 62% said they always or mostly use the same password or some variation.
Microsoft sued for open-source piracy through GitHub Copilot
Programmer and lawyer Matthew Butterick has sued Microsoft, GitHub, and OpenAI, alleging that GitHub’s Copilot violates the terms of open-source licenses and infringes the rights of programmers.
That could be HUGE, if verified.
Danish train standstill on Saturday caused by cyber attack
Subcontractor testing environment got compromised which lead to a major breakdown of Denmark’s train network during last weekend.
The attack prompted subcontractor Supeo to shut down its servers, which in turn affected locomotive drivers’ ability to operate the trains for several hours last Saturday.
UK Health System Email Accounts Hijacked to Steal Microsoft Logins
Another story of accounts takeover. This time it was the UK health system email…