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China cybersecurity firm alleges US National Security Agency is behind hacking group that has stolen a mass of critical data



Qihoo 360 says hacking group APT-C-40 is affiliated with the US government and has been secretly attacking China’s leading companies.

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ATI Systems Mobile Solutions for Giant Voice Wins Best Mass


BOSTON, Nov. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acoustic Technology, Inc. (ATI Systems), world leader in the design, manufacturing, and installation of reliable emergency warning and notification systems, was selected as the Platinum ‘ASTORS’ Award Winner for Best Mass Notification System Hardware by American Security Today for the Mobile Solutions for Giant Voice. ATI was also honored with the platinum award for Extraordinary Leadership and Innovation in Homeland Security.

ATI was also honored with the Platinum Award for Extraordinary Leadership and Innovation in Homeland Security. This award reflects a high standard of product innovation, such as the ATI Systems newest product release the ‘Next Generation of High-Powered Speaker Stations.

The new ATI speakers have a more efficient modular design, and an Intelligent Control Gateway, with an ultrafast CPU and increased memory, added network and communication ports, and a more efficient AC charger. This Next Generation High Powered Speaker Station is a game changer when it comes to helping enterprises achieve their physical security goals and maintain a modern, reliable alerting system for their people.

        

The Annual ‘ASTORS’ Awards are the largest and most comprehensive in the industry. Their purpose is to recognize the most distinguished vendors of Physical, IT, Port Security, Law Enforcement, First Responders, as well as federal, state and municipal agencies in acknowledgement of their outstanding efforts to keep our nation secure. 

The Mobile Solution for Giant Voice is portable and rapidly deployable for mass notification. Along with all ATI’s military solutions it is compliant of Unified Facilities Criteria(UFC 04-021-0). It can be deployed in a matter of hours instead of the months required to construct a permanently installed system. This provides a great temporary communication system designed with the durability of a permanent solution for any geographically dynamic project such as military emergency operations, oil and gas exploration, national border security, sporting events, large public gatherings, construction sites, and locations where a permanent mass notification system is not cost…

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Hackers ‘demand US$70 million’ after mass ransomware attack



Demand posted on site typically used by the REvil cybercrime gang, a Russia-linked group that is counted among the cybercriminal world’s most prolific extortionists.

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Mass Ransomware Hack Used IT Software Flaws, Researchers Say


The findings differentiate the latest incident — which cybersecurity firm Huntress Labs Inc. said affected more than 1,000 businesses — from other recent assaults on the software supply chain. For instance, an attack the U.S. blamed on Russia’s foreign intelligence service, disclosed in December, involved altered software updates from another provider of IT management software, Austin, Texas-based SolarWinds Corp. Ultimately, nine federal agencies and at least 100 companies were infiltrated via SolarWinds and other methods.

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