CILIP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Asked why he chose the Civil Service above other areas of librarianship, David says: “It is just so interesting… it puts you in the centre of constantly changing challenges while offering unparalleled opportunities to move between librarianship, records management, knowledge management, information governance throughout your career.”

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 11, 2022

putting in place reasonable security arrangements to prevent unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure etc. Thus far, the biggest financial penalty imposed on an organisation for breaches of the PDPA was imposed on an IT vendor for failing to put in place reasonable security arrangements to protect the personal data of individuals.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Investigators say Bukoski’s booter service was among the longest running services targeted by the FBI, operating since at least 2012. The government’s sentencing memorandum says Bukoski’s replies demanding to know the reasons for the suspensions were instrumental in discovering his real name.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

companies and government entities. A New Jersey grand jury indicted Kovalev in 2012 after an investigation by the U.S. The 2012 indictment against Kovalev relates to cybercrimes he allegedly perpetrated prior to the creation of Trickbot. government’s first swipe at the Trickbot group. This is not the U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Mustang Panda has been active since at least 2012, it targeted American and European entities such as government organizations, think tanks, NGOs , and even Catholic organizations at the Vatican. In the 2022 campaigns, threat actors used European Union reports on the conflict in Ukraine and Ukrainian government reports as lures.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. The Estonian man is accused of having helped the Russian government and military to purchase US-made electronics and hacking tools. manufacturers on behalf of Russian end-users, including defense contractors and other Russian government agencies.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 2, 2013

The post Predictions From Last Year: How I Did (2012 Edition) appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. As you can see from my 2012 predictions roundup , I took something of a new approach to the prognostication game last year. But the company didn’t do too much to prove my point in 2012. I hope 2013 keeps pace.

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Security Affairs

JULY 25, 2022

The ransomware gang Lockbit claims to have hacked the Italian Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) and added the government agency to the list of victims reported on its dark web leak site. It has its own statute and specific regulations governing administration and accounting. 300 of 1999. The new version 3.0 Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

According to the media, these are the largest penalties imposed by the Kremlin on Western IT firms under internet use laws since 2012. Roskomnadzor is attempting to oblige the IT giants, including Facebook, Twitter, and Google to move data related to Russian citizens to servers in Russia allowing the Government to monitor them.,

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 4, 2021

A British court has rejected the request of the US government to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the country. government will likely appeal the decision. Assange faces multiple criminal charges under America’s Espionage Act and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Of course, the U.S.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 21, 2013

On May 20, 2013, the Irish Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (“ODPC”) published its annual report for 2012 (the “Report”). The Report summarizes the activities of the ODPC during 2012, including its investigations and audits, policy matters, and European and international activities. Security Breach Notifications.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The group of threat actors calling themselves ‘Justice Blade’ published leaked data from Smart Link BPO Solutions, an outsourcing IT vendor working with major enterprises and government agencies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other countries in the GCC. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 7, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. National Security Agency (NSA). Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2023

In January 2023, the Faceless service website said it was willing to pay for information about previously undocumented security vulnerabilities in IoT devices. Recently, Faceless has shown ambitions beyond just selling access to poorly-secured IoT devices. 2012, from an Internet address in Magnitogorsk, RU.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2022

. “Belgium exposes malicious cyber activities that significantly affected our sovereignty, democracy, security and society at large by targeting the FPS Interior and the Belgian Defence. ” reads the Declaration by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on behalf of the Belgian Government. ” continues the declaration.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2023

Among them were hundreds of passports, government-issued IDs, and drivers’ licenses belonging to FIA World Endurance Championship (FIA WEC) drivers. Introduced in 2012, FIA WEC features eight endurance races across the world, including its cornerstone stage – 24 hours at Le Mans. Both combined, they contained over 1.1 million files.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Government Payment Service Inc. — a company used by thousands of U.S. Indianapolis-based GovPayNet , doing business online as GovPayNow.com , serves approximately 2,300 government agencies in 35 states. GovPayNow.com displays an online receipt when citizens use it to settle state and local government fees and fines via the site.

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Security Affairs

MAY 21, 2020

In January, the company disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate data, at the time, it claimed that attackers did not obtain sensitive information about defense contracts. Mitsubishi Electric had also already notified members of the Japanese government and the Ministry of Defense.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Interesting analysis of China’s efforts to identify US spies: By about 2010, two former CIA officials recalled, the Chinese security services had instituted a sophisticated travel intelligence program, developing databases that tracked flights and passenger lists for espionage purposes. In 2012, senior U.S. intelligence agencies.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The vulnerability is a use-after-free issue in the Win32k kernel driver, tracked as CVE-2021-40449 , that was addressed by Microsoft with the release of October Patch Tuesday security updates. The post Chinese APT IronHusky use Win zero-day in recent wave of attacks appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 31, 2021

Last year, the group published a detailed analysis on how the Chinese government has improved its surveillance system to detect and block the popular circumvention tools Shadowsocks and its variants. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here. ” reads the paper published by the experts.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2022

However, the group has been active at least since 2012. Since 2021, the cyberespionage group has started targeting financial institutions and government entities in Afghanistan, Australia, Belgium, Cambodia, Malaysia, Mozambique, the Philippines, Russia and Vietnam. Unlike past attacks, the group started using the PingPull RAT. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has appointed Kiersten Todt as its new chief of staff. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced to have appointed Kiersten Todt as its new chief of staff, she will replace Acting Chief of Staff Kate Nichols. ” reads CISA’s announcement.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 25, 2019

My current work is split between two projects: One has to do with data governance, the other political media. And second… Governance. Government – well for sure, I’d wager that’s increased given who’s been running the country these past two years. But Governance? Data Governance. We’ll start with Governance.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

Mitsubishi Electric disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate information. Mitsubishi Electric disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate data. According to the company, attackers did not obtain sensitive information about defense contracts.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

ScarCruft has been active since at least 2012, it made the headlines in early February 2018 when researchers revealed that the APT group leveraged a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player to deliver malware to South Korean users. Kaspersky first documented the operations of the group in 2016. ” reads the post published by ESET.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2023

China-linked Earth Preta cyberespionage group has been observed adopting new techniques to bypass security solutions. Trend Micro researchers reported that the China-linked Earth Preta group (aka Mustang Panda ) is actively changing its tools, tactics, and procedures (TTPs) to bypass security solutions.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2022

Department of Justice brought charges against four Russian nationals suspected of using TRITON malware in cyber attacks on behalf of the Russian government between 2012 and 2018. The post Russia-linked actors may be behind an explosion at a liquefied natural gas plant in Texas appeared first on Security Affairs.

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IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2019

Anyone looking for advice on how to achieve effective cyber security should consider the NCSC’s (National Cyber Security Centre) 10-step guide. Originally published in 2012, it is now used by the majority of FTSE 350 organisations. Organisations must understand the risks they face before implementing security measures.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2020

The APT32 group has been active since at least 2012, it has targeted organizations across multiple industries and foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. The APT32 also targeted peripheral network security and technology infrastructure corporations, and security firms that may have connections with foreign investors.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 10, 2022

The government alleged that between December 2010 and September 2014, the defendants engaged in a conspiracy to identify or pay to identify blocks of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that were registered to others but which were otherwise inactive. .'” Adconion was acquired in June 2014 by Amobee , a Redwood City, Calif.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 6, 2012

March 7-9, 2012. Sotto , partner and head of the Global Privacy and Data Security practice, Hunton & Williams LLP; Susan Grant, Director of Consumer Protection, Consumer Federation of America; and Joanne B. Join us at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (“IAPP”) Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C.,

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 19, 2019

Marcus Hutchins, just after he was revealed as the security expert who stopped the WannaCry worm. Hutchins, who authors the popular blog MalwareTech , was virtually unknown to most in the security community until May 2017 when the U.K. The government says between July 2012 and Sept. Image: twitter.com/malwaretechblog.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

PaloAlto Networks experts warn of malicious Coronavirus themed phishing campaigns targeting government and medical organizations. Recently organizations in healthcare, research, and government facilities have been hit by Coronavirus-themed attacks that deployed multiple malware families, including ransomware and information stealers (i.e.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Since early February, the Russian government has blocked other encrypted email and VPN services in Russia, including ProtonMail and ProtonVPN VPN service. The Russian government asks all Internet service providers and VPN providers operating in the country to provide information about their users. ” states Tutanota.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2022

MustangPanda, also known as “RedDelta” or “Bronze President,” has been active since at least 2012, it targeted American and European entities such as government organizations, think tanks, NGOs , and even Catholic organizations at the Vatican. Asia and pseudo allies such as Russia. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2023

The former head of network security at Group-IB has been arrested in Kazakhstan based on a request from U.S. Nikita Kislitsin who worked as the head of network security at Group-IB, as well as its Russian-based spinoff company (known as F.A.C.C.T.), law enforcement. has been arrested in Kazahstan based on a request from the U.S.

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