eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. GRC tools are also useful for preventing and addressing vulnerabilities that will inevitably impact your systems, resources, and stakeholders. RSA Archer.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

That double threat — exfiltration and destruction/encryption — makes backup and encryption of data critically important for recovery and to avoid extortion when hackers threaten to release sensitive data. Read next: Best Incident Response Tools and Software. Prepare Now. The conference — held in McLean, Va.,

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For organizations of all types—and especially those in highly regulated industries such as financial services, government, healthcare and telco—considerations including the rise of generative AI, evolving regulations and data sovereignty laws and ongoing security challenges must be top of mind.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Budworm cyber espionage group (aka APT27 , Bronze Union , Emissary Panda , Lucky Mouse , TG-3390 , and Red Phoenix) is behind a series attacks conducted over the past six months against a number of high-profile targets, including the government of a Middle Eastern country, a multinational electronics manufacturer, and a U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools. Other industry standards too can have the force of “pseudo-law” – notably, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which federal regulators often apply to financial-services firms and government contractors. Automating IT Compliance with Security Compliance Tools.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 In May, cybersecurity researchers revealed that ransomware attacks are increasing their aggressive approach by destroying data instead of encrypting it.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Dollars (USD) and received more than $60 million in ransom payments from over 100 victims worldwide as of August 2022, the US government states. entities Financial Services, Government Facilities, Healthcare and Public Health, Critical Manufacturing, and Information Technology.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The data security capabilities that are provided by IBM Cloud® Hyper Protect Crypto Services help clients on their confidential computing journey by providing complete control of cloud data encryption keys and cloud hardware security modules. The KYOK capability from IBM allows Fortris to protect data end-to-end while at rest.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. GRC tools are also useful for preventing and addressing vulnerabilities that will inevitably impact your systems, resources, and stakeholders. RSA Archer.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2019

-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries , including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Organizations that have existing cloud solutions in place or are looking to implement them should consider these tips and tools to ensure that sensitive applications and data don’t fall into the wrong hands. Does the provider encrypt data while in transit and at rest? Read more: Best IAM Tools & Solutions for 2021.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. LockBit had a bespoke data exfiltration tool, known as Stealbit, which was used by affiliates to steal victim data. ” reads the press release published by the U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

billion personal records compromised by data breaches in past two years — underscoring need for end‑to‑end encryption Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter)

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Read more : Best Third-Party Risk Management Tools of 2022. Some organizations such as financial services firms and healthcare organizations, have regulatory concerns in addition to business concerns that need to be addressed in a cybersecurity risk management system. Advanced Encryption. What IT Assets Need Protection?

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Tech consultancy IDC recently estimated that global spending on security-related hardware, software and services is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 9.2% As I came to understand it, this new approach leverages multi-factor secret sharing algorithms previously only used by government entities. billion by 2022.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Customer data, which was encrypted, was reported to be unaffected. The county will continue to invest in the internal processes, tools, and resources to reduce the likelihood of future security incidents.” Approximately 1.3 DP World Australia’s investigation and ongoing remediation work are likely to continue for some time.”

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 85

Collibra

JANUARY 31, 2023

Privacy and protection regulations are growing in numerous industries (such as financial services) and geographic regions (including the EU, Australia, California, and Nevada). It’s not just governments. 75% of consumers say that the way companies handle their data impacts their buying decisions. Collibra is flexible and open.

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Digital transformation Data Privacy Privacy Cloud 77

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 20, 2023

To ensure data integrity and network security, businesses must adopt more sophisticated security protocols, including advanced encryption methods and AI-driven threat detection systems. Initially a driving force in financial services for secure transactions, blockchain now faces the challenge of reshaping its image and functionality.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Here are a few techniques they might use: Scanning for Open Ports: The bad actor could use port scanning tools like Nmap to identify systems with open ports, such as SMB (Server Message Block) ports (e.g., By scanning a range of IP addresses, they can identify potential targets that have SMB services exposed to the internet.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The technology industry has met the dramatic rise in ransomware and other cyber attacks with an impressive set of tools to help companies mitigate the risks. Healthcare and public health, financial services, and IT organizations are frequent targets, although businesses of all sizes can fall victim to these schemes.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

“LockBit had a bespoke data exfiltration tool, known as Stealbit, which was used by affiliates to steal victim data. The NCA will reach out to victims based in the UK in the coming days and weeks, providing support to help them recover encrypted data. ” reads the NCA’s announcement.

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Reltio

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Reltio scored well in matching, context, governance, business templates, deployment, security, and scalability. Reference customers liked its capabilities around user-friendly search, ease to manage, and reliability, as well as its well-managed software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.”. Continuous Data Quality and Governance.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!!

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Ransomware Encryption Insurance Cloud 97

IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Data sovereignty addresses legal, privacy, security and governance concerns associated with the storage, processing and transfer of data. It is important to consider data access policy definition and encryption which will enable users with permissions and rights as per the separation of duties.

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Cloud Compliance Data Privacy Privacy 67

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Most traditional tools used for investigating cyber attacks cannot assess potential impacts on these environments. Open Raven analyzes data at rest, classifies inventory, and automates data governance as these become critical capabilities for the hybrid infrastructure’s security posture. Perimeter 81.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 26, 2021

approach in that the attackers copy and exfiltrate a company’s data just prior to encrypting it. The result is a one-click mitigation tool that allows even non-IT personnel the ability to download and run the tool. It is important to note that the simplified tool is not a replacement for the security updates.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 24, 2024

For teams in industries like financial services, healthcare, and government, the more specific the access rule, the better. Not all networks or systems may require this data, but it can be a helpful organizational tool, especially if your security team is trying to track data sources and protocols over time.

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Collibra

MARCH 23, 2021

ATB Financial provides a diversified set of financial services to more than 770,000 residents of Alberta, Canada. Being a regionally focused institution, the group is dedicated to knowing its customers intimately, understanding their needs and providing products and services that help them achieve their goals.

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IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

European police chiefs call for an end to end-to- e nd encryption A joint declaration by the European police chiefs calls for tech companies to limit end-to-end encryption so the companies can identify and report illegal activity on their platforms, and enable law enforcement investigations to access secure messages.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Data security professionals also make ambitious plans, but implementation rates are too low – a key finding in the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report-Financial Services Edition. Here’s a look at four common issues highlighted in the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report-Financial Services Edition and tips for overcoming them.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 2, 2020

Governments and cybersecurity experts are reporting a surge in COVID-19-related phishing activity. Employees may be reminded to use government or trusted news sources for information about COVID-19 and to verify the URL for such sites before interacting with them. Enabling “safe searching” browser security features can help.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Increasingly, thought leaders, professional organizations, and government agencies are beginning to provide answers. Even the most resilient systems today can still be breached with the right tools and sufficient resources, and there is not yet a unified theory or framework for addressing vulnerabilities in every context.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Banking, financial services, media, insurance, and e-commerce companies have the lead in transformational initiatives in India. Using methods like encryption, tokenization, and masking within their own environments will ensure protection when data moves between SaaS applications or migrates to other applications.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 4, 2021

government agencies. Duff: What MITRE does is provide usually high level understanding to our government customers on problems that they face, and that can range anything from work we do with the FAA to work we do with the NCC OE so the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, which is operated by NIST, a variety of programs in between.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 4, 2021

government agencies. Duff: What MITRE does is provide usually high level understanding to our government customers on problems that they face, and that can range anything from work we do with the FAA to work we do with the NCC OE so the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, which is operated by NIST, a variety of programs in between.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 2, 2022

And by de I'm an analyst at Javelin strategy and research where I do security risk and fraud for the financial services industry. Gosh, there must be 20 or more villages at DEFCON if you want to learn radio if you want to learn tampering with seals if you want to learn encryption, if you want to learn you name it.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 19, 2023

The built in rabid attack section we've also developed machine learning tools that look at the logs and generate the SQL code. Somebody's trying to say encrypt the whole database or exfiltrate the whole database. VAMOSI: Michael mentioned financial services. So we can actually, the system can learn.

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