Record Nations

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Secure data destruction is critical for businesses and. Secure Data Destruction Best Practices The post Secure Data Destruction Best Practices appeared first on Record Nations. But what happens when we no longer need that data? How do we ensure it’s gone for good, especially when we want to keep it away from prying eyes?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2023

Iran-linked APT group MERCURY is behind destructive attacks on hybrid environments masquerading as a ransomware operation. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team observed a series of destructive attacks on hybrid environments that were carried out by MuddyWater APT group (aka MERCURY ). ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

$35 Million Fine From Securities and Exchange Commission Covers 5 Years of Mishaps Financial services giant Morgan Stanley will pay a $35 million fine to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it failed to comply with rules requiring it to safeguard customer data as well as ensure it is disposed of properly.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

Microsoft spotted a new destructive malware operation targeting government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine. Microsoft spotted a destructive attack that targeted government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine with a wiper disguised as ransomware. ” reads the post published by the Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center.

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Dark Reading

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It's time for on-the-record answers to questions about data destruction in cloud environments. Without access, how do you verify data has been destroyed? Do processes meet DoD standards, or do we need to adjust standards to meet reality?

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 7, 2021

Decision to Pay Highlights Healthcare Sector Challenges The recent decision by a Massachusetts-based hospital to pay a ransom in exchange for promises by the attackers to destroy stolen data spotlights the difficult choices many healthcare entities face in the wake of cyberattacks.

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The Texas Record

MARCH 15, 2021

Are you looking to streamline your microfilm destruction methods? Will the destruction be done in-house, or will you hire an outside vendor? If you decide to hire a vendor, make sure they comply with state agency and local government destruction rules: Bulletin A : Local Government Microfilming Standards and Procedures 204.007.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

CERT-UA is warning of destructive cyberattacks conducted by the Russia-linked Sandworm APT group against the Ukraine public sector. Russia-linked APT group Sandworm is behind destructive cyberattacks against Ukrainian state networks, the Ukrainian Government Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) warns.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 13, 2024

Investment Signals Confidence in Nozomi's Cyber Tools for Critical Infrastructure Nozomi Networks notched a $100 million funding round led by Schneider Electric and Mitsubishi, spotlighting the urgent need for advanced cybersecurity measures to protect critical infrastructure, industrial control systems and IoT networks in light of the increased destructiveness (..)

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The Texas Record

APRIL 28, 2023

These situations are called: destruction holds. A destruction hold is a scenario where records should not be destroyed until the situation has been resolved, even if the records have met their full retention period. Once you’ve learned about the types of destruction holds your government might encounter, you’ll be holding all the aces.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2022

The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) urges organizations to improve cybersecurity due to the risk of imminent destructive cyberattacks from Russia-linked APT groups. The post NCSC warns UK entities of potential destructive cyberattacks from Russia appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Experts Say Day of Reckoning Overdue; How Might Moscow Respond? officials have accused the Russian government of behaving "maliciously or irresponsibly" by taking steps such as crashing Ukraine power grids in the dead of winter and causing more than $10 billion in damages via NotPetya malware. But why make the accusations now?

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Record Nations

JULY 10, 2023

Implementing a Document Retention and Destruction Policy The post Implementing a Document Retention and Destruction Policy appeared first on Record Nations. Some organizations may set their own retention policies, while others may carry a legal and regulatory retention requirement. Regardless of.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 5, 2022

The group behind the recent attacks on Okta, NVIDIA, and Microsoft may be moving on to less-prominent organizations, using their data destruction extortion model on new victims.

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Armstrong Archives

JULY 9, 2021

Entities that do not create and enforce a strong medical record retention and destruction policy put themselves are risk for compliance violations. A medical record with identification numbers, gender, ethnicity, contact info, and birth dates also has a retention and destruction policy. HIPAA and States on Destruction.

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The Texas Record

JUNE 8, 2020

Certain local government records management compliance rules were removed during the 86 th legislative session and among those was the requirement that local governments need to file paperwork with TSLAC in the case of premature destruction of records. So how can governments document premature destruction of records now?

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Attackers' MO: Data Exfiltration, Followed by Network and Hardware Disruption Amplifying kinetic attacks, Russian hackers in recent months have hit at least 11 telecommunications firms in Ukraine with a barrage of "destructive" malware designed to exfiltrate data, steal social media account credentials, destroy IT systems and disrupt operations, the (..)

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Threatpost

JUNE 24, 2019

agencies are being targeted by Iranian-backed cyberattacks with destructive wiper malware. The Department of Homeland Security is warning that U.S.

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Dark Reading

AUGUST 5, 2019

Organizations hit with destructive malware can lose more than 12,000 machines and face $200 million or more in costs, IBM X-Force reports.

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Armstrong Archives

MARCH 25, 2020

Here, we review guidelines to follow to ensure your organization has HIPAA compliant records storage and destruction procedures in place. Armstrong Archives LLC guarantees HIPAA compliant records storage and secure document destruction. Storing Protected Health Information. To learn more about our services, contact us today.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 27, 2022

6 Russian Military Intelligence Agents Charged With Launching NotPetya Destruction The U.S. government on Tuesday announced a reward of up to $10 million for information pertaining to six alleged Russian military hackers tied to the 2017 NotPetya destructive malware campaign.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 11, 2023

Alberta Dental Paid 'Substantial' Ransom for Decryptor Key, Deletion of Stolen Data A nonprofit firm that administers government dental programs in Canada paid a "substantial" ransom for a decryptor key and the destruction of data stolen in a recent ransomware attack. But the company is now notifying nearly 1.5

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Docuware

APRIL 24, 2024

Let’s say there were guidelines you could put in place that would protect your company from noncompliance fines, reduce storage costs and help avoid legal action and cyberthreats. Wouldn’t you want to establish them right away? It would be even better if these policies could be enforced automatically and without administrative effort.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 20, 2022

VMware's Tom Kellermann on Ransomware and Other Destructive Attacks Targeting Banks VMware's Tom Kellermann is out with Modern Bank Heists 5.0, Subtitled "The Escalation," this report looks at the increase in destructive attacks, ransomware and hits on cryptocurrency exchanges.

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Archive Document Data Storage

MARCH 6, 2019

With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in full swing, it is important to review and update the secure destruction process in place within your organisation. It is vital that your secure destruction process poses no risk to your firm’s reputation. Is the service provider you use audited, such as ISO 27001?

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Data Breach Today

MAY 9, 2023

Operation Medusa: FBI Tool Instructs Turla Group's Malware to Self-Destruct Federal officials say a global operation has disrupted Snake, the Russian government's "foremost cyberespionage tool," wielded by its Turla nation-state hacking group.

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The Texas Record

MAY 27, 2020

Certain local government records management compliance rules were removed during the 86 th legislative session and among those was the requirement that local governments need to file paperwork with TSLAC in the case of premature destruction of records. So how can governments document premature destruction of records now?

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 16, 2023

Agency Alleges 1Health Deceived Consumers About How It Handled Sensitive Data A consumer genetic testing company must ensure the destruction of customer saliva samples and undergo third-party evaluation of its information security program for the next two decades under a proposed consent order with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

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Archive Document Data Storage

JUNE 10, 2019

If your business does not have a secure destruction process in place, you risk a data breach, resulting in business-crippling GDPR non-compliance fines. This blog offers a comparison between a one-off shredding service and ongoing secure destruction to help you decide which service suits your businesses’ needs. Strict chain of custody.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 3, 2021

Tom Kellermann on Emergence of New Destructive Attacks and Cloud Jacking Tom Kellermann calls it a new "Twilight Zone" - an era in which cybersecurity adversaries can unleash destructive attacks that manipulate time, data, audio and video.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Contrast's Tom Kellermann on How Cybercriminals Escalated Destructive Strikes Banking Trojans, ransomware, fake finance apps programmed to steal data - the cybercriminal cartels have become more punitive in 2023, escalating destructive attacks on financial institutions.

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Architect Security

JANUARY 25, 2021

I was asked recently to provide some thoughts on physical data destruction for an article David Spark ( CISOseries.com, Twitter: @dspark , LinkedIn) was working on. And the inability to recover data is the goal of data destruction. There are services that will come onsite to pick up your asset(s) to take them to a destruction site.

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Archive Document Data Storage

JUNE 6, 2019

In this blog, we highlight the benefits of hard drive destruction. Physical destruction is the only way to remove data from a digital device permanently. A hard drive destruction service offers a secure solution for destroying customer and employee data. Customer and Employee Privacy Protection. GDPR Compliance. Cost Savings.

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CILIP

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

How do librarians oppose knowledge destruction? His recently published book, Burning the Books , which explores how librarians and archivists have opposed the destruction of knowledge around the world, includes a home-grown example of a Bodley?s Different roads to destruction. ?The Richard Ovenden, Bodley?s Reimagined.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 14, 2023

Computing Giant Identifies New Russian GRU Threat Actor: Cadet Blizzard Microsoft says a newly identified Russian military intelligence threat actor uses noisily destructive payloads in a bid to intimidate mostly Ukrainian targets.

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Archive Document Data Storage

MAY 30, 2018

Here are several common document destruction mistakes to avoid: Mistake 1: Throwing documents in the trash or recycling. A secure document destruction service gives you a two-for-one file shredding and recycling solution. Your company may be asked to provide proof of destruction during an audit.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 13, 2021

Tom Kellermann of VMware Carbon Black on Fraud Trends and Essential Defenses Brokerage account takeover, supply chain attacks, destructive attacks and those that seek to manipulate time or time stamps are among the latest threats uncovered in the new Modern Bank Heists report authored by Tom Kellermann at VMware Carbon Black.

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