IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Although the total number of data breaches – or rather, in those reported – decreased by 24% between 2019 and 2022 in the finance sector, the number of incidents increased by 99%. That really shouldn’t surprise us – these are lucrative targets for cyber criminals. What do the statistics say? million (about £4.70

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Security Affairs

MARCH 10, 2024

Judge ordered NSO Group to hand over the Pegasus spyware code to WhatsApp Cybercrime BlackCat Ransomware Affiliate TTPs American Express credit cards EXPOSED in third-party vendor data breach – account numbers and names among details accessed in hack LockBit 3.0’S

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

million individuals, including dates of birth, phone numbers, partially exposed credit card details and residential addresses. In 2017, Equifax Inc, suffered a cybersecurity breach, with hackers able to access the personal data of around 13.8 The breach included data held by Equifax Inc in connection with two of Equifax’s products.

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GDPR Risk Cybersecurity Compliance 77

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Cybersecurity and cyber recovery are types of disaster recovery (DR) practices that focus on attempts to steal, expose, alter, disable or destroy critical data. DR itself typically targets a wider range of threats than just those that are cyber in nature. What is cyber recovery?

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Phishing Cloud Ransomware 98

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In a SIM-swapping attack, the crooks transfer the target’s phone number to a device they control, allowing them to intercept any text messages or phone calls sent to the victim, including one-time passcodes for authentication or password reset links sent via SMS. 11-12, 2022. ” “FTX had, it seemed, hit rock bottom.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The emergence of autonomous vehicles (AVs) in Canada will present a number of cybersecurity challenges and risks. AV manufacturers will need to consider these risks and address them early in the design and development process of their products. Cybersecurity Risks. Risk Mitigation. a cloud service provider).

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IT Governance

MAY 17, 2022

Cyber security audits are a vital component of an organisation’s defences against data breaches and privacy violations. In this blog, we explain how cyber security audits work and show you how to conduct one. In this blog, we explain how cyber security audits work and show you how to conduct one.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2022

A SaaS security company says a spike in cyber attacks from Russia and China in recent weeks suggests the two countries may be coordinating their cyber efforts. “The vast volumes of data analyzed suggests these countries may even be coordinating attack efforts. Security Agencies Release Network Security, Vulnerability Guidance ).

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The number of incidents is particularly high this month, partly because we’ve improved our incident-finding processes, but also partly because we’ve seen several big supply chain attacks this month. In these cases, a service provider suffered a cyber attack, which had a knock-on effect on numerous other organisations.

Data breaches 113

Data breaches Ransomware Access Security 113

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. As the number and severity of data breaches continues to rise, organizations are recognizing that those costs are not theoretical. However, a good cyber insurance provider can also leverage their partnerships to help your company afford better security controls. That’s a 29.1%

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

The explosion of ransomware and similar cyber incidents along with rising associated costs is convincing a growing number of insurance companies to raise the premiums on their cyber insurance policies or reduce coverage, moves that could further squeeze organizations under siege from hackers. Insurers Assessing Risks.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

million patients had significant amounts of PII exposed by the healthcare provider’s third-party billing vendor, AccuDoc Solutions, shows the healthcare sector remains acutely vulnerable to attacks exploiting third-party contractors even as their first-party security posture hardens. Weak links. Sticky problem.

Data breaches 118

Data breaches Insurance Risk Ransomware 118

eSecurity Planet

MAY 3, 2022

The Attack Surface Management team at Group-IB said it constantly scans the IPv4 landscape for exposed databases, potentially unwanted programs, and other risks. The Attack Surface Management team at Group-IB said it constantly scans the IPv4 landscape for exposed databases, potentially unwanted programs, and other risks.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 19, 2023

Customers’ full names, phone numbers and mailing addresses are thought to have been exposed in the incident. However, it’s unclear what damage the cyber criminals were able to inflict before the vulnerability was closed. Are customers at risk? How did this happen? Our own systems were not compromised.

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Passwords Phishing Risk Access 105

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin calling out Iran’s “robust cyber program,” and cautioning everyone to be prepared for Iran to “conduct operations in the United States.” ” Related: Cyber warfare enters Golden Age In fact, strategic cyber operations essentially pitting Russia and Iran against the U.S.

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Energy and Utilities Access Cybersecurity Passwords 263

IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2023

Welcome to our March 2023 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. You can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below, including our new feature in which we delve into the month’s biggest incidents in a little more detail. This suggests that it had a poor understanding of the attack and rushed to disclose the breach.

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Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 119

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In February 2022, Medlab became aware of unauthorized third-party access to its IT system, and undertook a forensic investigation led by independent external cyber experts. However, the maximum penalty available in this case will be A$2.2 million because the company’s conduct occurred prior to December 2022.

Data breaches 128

Data breaches Privacy Risk Information Security 128

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Welcome to this week’s round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. Library branches remain open, Wi-Fi is still available and materials can still be borrowed.

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Data Privacy Privacy Libraries Security 97

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2019

If your company is participating in the global supply chain, either as a first-party purchaser of goods and services from other organizations, or as a third-party supplier, sooner or later you’ll encounter the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. and the upcoming NIST Privacy Framework. and the upcoming NIST Privacy Framework.

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Cybersecurity Insurance Security Privacy 143

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 19, 2024

A disaster recovery strategy lays out how your businesses will respond to a number of unplanned incidents. Typically, companies either build DRPs themselves or outsource their disaster recovery process to a third-party DRP vendor. Worldwide, the popularity of disaster recovery strategies is understandably increasing.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2022

Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. By contrast, there was a significant decrease in the number of breached records over the same period (20.1 Our findings support this theory.

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Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 144

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly. Yahoo initially reported that 1 billion users had been affected, but the number turned out to be much higher. Data breaches can be devastating for organizations and even entire countries. SolarWinds attack on U.S.

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Data breaches Passwords Encryption Cybersecurity 97

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The services are generally priced according to the volume of traffic to be hurled at the target, the duration of each attack, and the number of concurrent attacks allowed. The DOJ also charged six U.S. men with computer crimes related to their alleged ownership of the popular DDoS-for-hire services. The DOJ also charged six U.S.

Computer and Electronics 287

Computer and Electronics Education IT Risk 287

IT Governance

JULY 8, 2020

Doing so means they get a step ahead of their competitors, but it comes at the cost of reviewing and addressing cyber security risks. Effective cyber security begins with a solid internal understanding of risks and the processes designed to mitigate them. Likewise, senior management should adopt cyber resilience.

Security 122

Security Privacy Risk Data breaches 122

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The review aimed to look more closely at how wholesale banking and asset management firms oversee and manage their cybersecurity, including the extent to which firms identify and mitigate relevant cyber risks and their current capability to respond to and recover from data security incidents.

Cybersecurity 68

Cybersecurity Risk Marketing Financial Services 68

IT Governance

JANUARY 21, 2021

The Wentworth Club, whose members include high-profile celebrities, emailed those affected offering its “profuse apologies” after its systems were crippled by cyber criminals. Cyber security experts urge organisations not to pay up, because there is no assurance that the attackers will keep their word. Paying the ransom.

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Data breaches Encryption Access 111

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Studies show that human error is the root cause of more than 80% of all cyber breaches, whether malicious or unintended. This is happening despite an exponential increase in organizational cyber training over the past decade. Not to mention the heightened cyber awareness and risk mitigation across businesses and industries.

Ransomware 115

Ransomware Phishing Passwords Education 115

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

based networking systems supplier, like any number of other established tech giants, as well as innumerable cybersecurity startups, is deeply vested in seeing this transition through to the end. Log4j is the latest, greatest vulnerability to demonstrate just how tenuous the security of modern networks has become. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based

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Security Cloud Digital transformation Cybersecurity 218

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The goal is to prevent unauthorised personnel from accessing the data – whether that’s cyber criminals or employees who don’t have a legitimate reason to access the files. The third element of the CIA triad is availability. Confidentiality, integrity and availability. The second element of the CIA triad is integrity.

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IT Risk GDPR Information Security 105

IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2023

The UK’s broadcasting regulator, Ofcom, has revealed that it’s among the organisations whose data has been stolen in the massive MOVEit cyber attack. This is the latest in a series of cyber attacks exploiting a critical flaw in Progress Software’s MOVEit file transfer tool, which is used by thousands of organisations and as many as 3.5

Ransomware 136

Ransomware Data breaches Government IT 136

IT Governance

APRIL 5, 2023

Malware is one of the most common cyber security threats that organisations and individuals face. It can do this in a number of ways, such as: Stealing, encrypting or deleting sensitive information; Hijacking or altering core system functions; Monitoring user activity; and Spamming the device with adverts. What is malware?

Encryption 126

Encryption Data breaches Phishing Government 126

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

We are aware of a cyber security incident that has impacted a third-party tool from Progress called MOVEit Transfer, which is used by a small number of Shell employees and customers,” said Shell US spokesperson Anna Arata in a statement. “Our At this time the number of installs located in the UK is 127.

Ransomware 93

Ransomware Data breaches Retail Government 93

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

Third-party security, ransomware , artificial intelligence (AI) and decentralized finance (DeFi) are some of the threats you can expect to see more of this year – with the potential for far worse results than we’ve seen in the past. Third-party Risks Take Center Stage.

Ransomware 122

Ransomware Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Risk 122

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Effective patch management mitigates risk by eliminating domain-specific activities and applying standard processes across all enterprise systems,” said Gartner analyst Terrence Cosgrove. Risk Assessment: Include a risk assessment for your own organization that isolates the key systems and applications to patch first.

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Data Protection Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

OFAC’s revised guidance regarding the risks of ransomware payments does not substantially modify OFAC’s earlier October 1, 2020 guidance on the same topic (available here ) in which OFAC highlighted: (i) the U.S. OFAC’s measures consist of: (1) the designation of the entire SUEX OTC, S.R.O.

Ransomware 117

Ransomware Compliance Cybersecurity Government 117

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 1, 2023

Europe Leads the Cybersecurity Regulation Dance divya Thu, 03/02/2023 - 06:58 Europe has emerged as a hub for developing cyber policies, acting to improve software security, and quickly reporting severe breaches. It includes a 24-hour deadline for such organizations to disclose major cyber incidents as soon as they become aware.

Cybersecurity 71

Cybersecurity Compliance GDPR Manufacturing 71

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Nedbank bank announced on Thursday that a security breach at a third-party supplier has compromised the details of as many as 1.7 Nedbank bank disclosed on Thursday a security breach at a third-party supplier that has compromised the details of as many as 1.7 million of its clients. million of its clients.

Security 109

Security Marketing Retail Communications 109