Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

CERT-UA warns of a spear-phishing campaign conducted by APT28 group targeting Ukrainian government bodies with fake ‘Windows Update’ guides. Russia-linked APT28 group is targeting Ukrainian government bodies with fake ‘Windows Update’ guides, Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warns.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2019

Cybersecurity in Operational Technology: 7 Insights You Need to Know found that 90% of respondents from the UK, US, Germany, Australia, Mexico and Japan had been breached since 2017, with many organisations revealing they’d fallen victim to multiple attacks.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In response, Uber disclosed the breach publicly, and to the FTC, in November 2017. Moreover, the government charged that Sullivan concealed certain details about the incident resulting in affirmative misrepresentations and misleading omissions when Sullivan briefed the new CEO about the incident. Prosecutors from the U.S.

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CGI

JANUARY 8, 2018

Reflections on 5 business-changing IT-related trends in 2017. As 2017 has come to an end, we can reflect on how technology continues to change our lives exponentially. Both businesses and government breaches continued to make headlines in 2017. Global ransomware costs alone were expected to exceed $5 billion in 2017).

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IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2018

Hello and welcome to the first IT Governance podcast of 2018. The three biggest infosec stories of 2017 were, arguably, the Yahoo data breach, the WannaCry ransomware outbreak and the Equifax data breach. The story developed throughout 2017, thanks in no small part to Yahoo’s acquisition by Verizon Communications.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

According to the company, they have over 600,000 Cameras and 50,000 Recorders installed all over the world in multiple sectors such as Banking, Retail, Government, etc. Previously seen to be exploited in the wild through 2017 and on-going.” ” reads the advisory published by Fortinet. ” continues the advisory.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

The government alleged that between December 2010 and September 2014, the defendants engaged in a conspiracy to identify or pay to identify blocks of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that were registered to others but which were otherwise inactive. .'” ” Amobee has not yet responded to requests for comment.

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IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2019

billion last year, compared to 826 million in 2017. Using our monthly ‘ List of data breaches and cyber attacks ’ blog posts, we’ve created an infographic to sum up the reported data breaches of 2018. Download the infographic here >> The post Infographic: List of data breaches in 2018 appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. government institutions, and about 250 Ukrainian victims. ” reads the joint advisory. ” continues the advisory.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2021

The information in this blog was taken from Leron Zinatullin’s The Psychology of Information Security. A version of this blog was originally published on 6 February 2017. The post How your staff make security decisions: The psychology of information security appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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CGI

MARCH 29, 2019

Driving the social agenda for Central Government. CGI is helping deliver the government’s social policy agenda, working as a partner to government to update core public safety, health and IT systems. Our mission is to join the dots between people and processes, and enable smoother collaboration across Government.

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Data Matters

MAY 4, 2022

He also served as the lead lawyer advising a Fortune 500 entity on the legal response on the Notpetya malware incident in 2017, and advised a number of other organizations on the response to ransomware and data extortion claims. appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017. The group targeted multiple sectors, including government, defense, energy, transportation/logistics, education, and humanitarian organizations.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

Russia-linked APT group Sandworm is behind destructive cyberattacks against Ukrainian state networks, the Ukrainian Government Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) warns. The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

On September 8, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission published the eighth blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. The FTC’s next blog post, to be published on Friday, September 15, will focus on ensuring your service providers implement reasonable security measures.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2022

Threat actors are targeting Ukrainian government agencies with phishing attacks delivering the IcedID malware. The Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) uncovered new phishing campaigns aimed at infecting systems of Ukrainian government agencies with the IcedID malware. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 19, 2022

The group has been active since at least 2017, researchers believe it is linked with other China-linked APT groups, including APT41 (Winnti), Mustang Panda , and APT27. The experts discovered that the same malware was used in 2020 attacks aimed at Russian government organizations, and in the summer of 2021 against other enterprise.

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Rocket Software

APRIL 21, 2022

In a ten-year span between 2017 and 2028, Fortune Business Insights forecasts the cloud market will balloon to $390 billion, a 1200 percent growth from 2017. Governance. appeared first on The Rocket Software Blog. Migrations can get absurdly expensive if costs aren’t closely managed.

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OpenText Information Management

DECEMBER 19, 2017

In January of 2017, the sales of George Orwell’s novel 1984 spiked, climbing to the top of Amazon’s bestseller list (a 9,500 percent increase in sales). Its newfound popularity was based on comparisons made between the dystopian novel and the current widening schism between media and government relations.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2022

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage. government has announced that it had dismantled the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. Recently, the U.S. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

These revisions represent the most significant modifications since the enactment of the rules in March 2017. The amended rules (“Amendment”) contain the provisions we had initially described in the original NYDFS proposal a year ago (see our blog post here ), but include some notable changes.

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CGI

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

10 measures for good IT security governance. Wed, 02/15/2017 - 01:58. Adequate security and governance of information assets no longer can be achieved on an ad hoc basis, nor addressed by technology alone. I invite you to read more on this topic in our white paper on IT Security Governance. harini.kottees….

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running. ru using the email address tretyakov-files@yandex.ru.

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OpenText Information Management

MAY 14, 2018

Law enforcement, government agencies and corporate enterprises alike count on their digital forensic technology to keep evolving alongside their growing needs. In 2017, OpenText™ acquired Guidance Software, makers of EnCase products for forensic investigations, endpoint security, and e-Discovery.

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CGI

MAY 15, 2018

The time for government blockchain proofs of concept is now. Many government agencies also have been wading deeper into the blockchain waters. See a related blog by my colleague Sean Curry titled, “ Blockchain: Should federal agencies use it? ”). In July 2017, over 100 U.S. Tue, 05/15/2018 - 06:29. For example, the U.S.

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Archive-It

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Watch this space and the Archive-It blog for updates from the cohort and Internet Archive staff on their progress, lessons-learned, and new open educational resources. To join us for updates on all things Archive-It in Q3 2017, simply point your web browsers at call time to: [link]. Take the NDSA 2017 Web Archiving Survey.

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CGI

DECEMBER 12, 2017

6 keys to enabling holistic agile transformation in the federal government. Tue, 12/12/2017 - 15:01. Federal policy direction, rapid technology advances, and the increasing cost of legacy maintenance are driving the need to modernize outdated government systems and develop innovative technology approaches faster than ever before.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2022

government announced the disruption of the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. government announced that it had dismantled the Cyclops Blink botnet operated by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group. “The Russian government has recently used similar infrastructure to attack Ukrainian targets.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

The Scottish Government launched its Public Sector Action Plan on Cyber Resilience in November 2017, which outlines how Scottish public bodies can improve cyber security and be more secure online. IT Governance is the leading CREST-accredited supplier of Cyber Essentials and has awarded hundreds of certifications.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2022

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017, causing billions worth of damage. The good news is that the attacks were detected and neutralized by government experts with the help of cybersecurity firms ESET and Microsoft. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The post Swiss Parliament Fails to Reach Agreement on New Swiss Data Protection Act appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog. The draft bill will now go back to the Council of States, which is scheduled to discuss it on 23 September 2020.

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IT Governance

MARCH 13, 2019

billion data breaches, compared to 826 million in 2017. million) on average, a 15% increase on 2017. Find out more >> The post Average cost of cyber crime is now $13 million appeared first on IT Governance Blog. The digital landscape is changing quickly, and cyber crime is on the rise. Last year there were 2.3

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

To highlight the importance and usefulness of the Cyber Essentials scheme, we’ve produced a series of blog posts summarising each of the five security controls that, according to the UK government, could prevent “around 80% of cyber attacks”. This blog covers malware. A growing threat to businesses.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The term ESG, or environmental, social and governance , is well-known in the investor community. In 1997, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) was founded with the aim of addressing environmental concerns, though it soon broadened its scope to also focus on social and governance issues.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

“TAG observed a North Korean government-backed attacker group that previously targeted security researchers posing as recruiters at Samsung and sending fake job opportunities to employees at multiple South Korean information security companies that sell anti-malware solutions.” ” reads the Google Threat Horizons report.

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IT Governance

MAY 27, 2021

Indeed, we reported in 2017 that the Metropolitan Police handed the addresses of 30,000 London gun owners to a direct mail marketing agency. The post UK police forces suffered more than 2,000 data breaches in 2020 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The UK saw the damage that can occur when relying on legacy systems with the WannaCry attack in 2017. Yet, as of last year, more than 2,300 NHS PCs were still running on Windows XP , despite the government signing a £150 million deal with Microsoft to update its devices to Windows 10. appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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