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Key aerospace player Safran Group leaks sensitive data

Security Affairs

The vulnerability left the company at risk from cyberattacks over an extended period of time. It collaborates with Airbus, the second-largest aerospace company globally after Boeing, to manufacture aerospace equipment. Also, the company manufactures surface-to-air defense systems and missiles.

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States Attempt to Address Privacy Risks Associated with Digital Copiers and Electronic Waste

Hunton Privacy

The program must include convenient methods for consumers to return electronic waste to the manufacturer and instructions on how consumers can destroy data on the devices before recycling or disposing of them. These bills reflect an enhanced focus on the privacy risks associated with digital office equipment.

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Sandboxing: Advanced Malware Analysis in 2021

eSecurity Planet

A sandbox is an isolated environment where users can safely test suspicious code without risk to the device or network. A number of computer manufacturers and cloud service providers have deployed sandboxes for regular use by clients. Also Read: 3 Facts about Sandbox-based Gateway Appliances. What is a sandbox? Why sandboxing?

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Representative Mary Bono Mack Releases Discussion Draft of the SAFE Data Act

Hunton Privacy

Representative Bono Mack is Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade. In a press release, Representative Bono Mack remarked that “E-commerce is a vital and growing part of our economy. We should take steps to embrace and protect it – and that starts with robust cyber security.”

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Acquisition of Nuance Widens Kofax’s Capture Footprint

Info Source

Last year, it was announced the Mike Rich, who joined Nuance through its 2011 acquisition of Equitrac, would be stepping down as general manager of Document Imaging. At that size, there are less risks involved. They resell almost everything through MFP manufacturers. We also hope to benefit from the way Nuance goes to market.

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White House Proposes Cybersecurity Legislation

Hunton Privacy

As we reported last week , on May 12, 2011, the Obama administration announced a comprehensive cybersecurity legislative proposal in a letter to Congress. These frameworks would be based on federally developed, risk-based standards tailored to each system’s specific needs and circumstances. Puerto Rico and the U.S.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

Using older software within your own software always carries risk. I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. There are’s a lot to unpack here. First, this is a supply chain issue.

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