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VMware Flaw a Vector in SolarWinds Breach?

Krebs on Security

government cybersecurity agencies warned this week that the attackers behind the widespread hacking spree stemming from the compromise at network software firm SolarWinds used weaknesses in other, non-SolarWinds products to attack high-value targets. National Security Agency (NSA) warned on Dec.

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Estonia sues Gemalto for 152M euros over flaws in citizen ID cards issued by the company

Security Affairs

Estonian sues Gemalto for 152 million euros following the security flaws in the citizen ID cards issued by the company that caused their recall in 2017. Estonian authorities sue the security firm Gemalto for 152 million euros following the security flaws in the citizen ID cards issued by the company that caused their recall in 2017.

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Biden administration issues Executive Order and takes action to enhance maritime cybersecurity

Data Protection Report

They include (i) an Executive Order, (ii) a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Cybersecurity in the MTS issued by the Coast Guard, and (iii) a Maritime Security Directive on cyber risk management. facilities subject to the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 regulations. Coast Guard. Coast Guard.

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MY TAKE: New ‘cyberthreat index’ shows SMBs cognizant of big risks, ill-prepared to deal with them

The Last Watchdog

I often see a sizable gap between perceptions and reality among many SMB leaders,” Troy Gill a senior security analyst at AppRiver told me. I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the SMB security landscape at length with Gill. In the not-so-distant past, only elite hackers had access to high-end, cutting-edge hacking tools.

Risk 182
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Jeff Moss on the Evolution of Hacking at SecTor 2021

ForAllSecure

He talked about blue boxes which used different tones to access different areas of the telephone network for free. Not really to steal, but to gain access to faster computers. In the dot.com era, 1994-2002, this was the time of the commercial internet, the rise of search engines, and internet browsers.

Risk 52
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2020 Predictions: New Challenges for Data Privacy and the 5G Hackathon

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The adoption of emerging technologies like 5G will fuel the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) that’s often built with only a few security controls and therefore creating a larger attack surface that enterprises have to deal with., and consumers are expected to have full access to the technology by the end of next year.

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Sarbanes-Oxley Act and Record Retention Best Practices

Armstrong Archives

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) is a law passed in 2002 that sets forth standards for the recording and reporting of financial activities. It may even violate other regulations such as those governing client privacy. This massively reduces the physical space needed to store them, and it also facilitates security and retrieval.