InfoSec News Nuggets 2/20/2020

1 - Estonian foreign intelligence warns of growing cyber threats from Russia Russia will continue to engage in cyber operations to threaten Western nations, with sanctions so far proving ineffective. The warning comes from the Estonian Foreign Intelligence Service (EFIS), which in its 2020 annual threat assessment report states that Russian cyber operations have been successful so far and will continue to look for new security vulnerabilities to exploit in coming months. "In 2019, Russian…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 11/06/2019

1 - Porcelain business raises suspicion amid China’s blockchain renaissance A porcelain and education business has attracted the suspicion of Chinese regulators after its stock recently boomed, CoinDesk reports. Guangdong Great Wall Group’s stock price rose for five consecutive days after Chinese President Xi Jinping encouraged civilians to embrace blockchain technology — and is now under investigation by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). Founded in 1996, Great Wall Group started off as a creative porcelain business. However, its 2018 annual report, featured…
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