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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Through the years, we’ve seen several strains of ransomware make headlines: CryptoLocker in 2013, Locky in 2016, WannaCry and Hermes in 2017, GandCrab in 2018, and now, Ryuk joins the pack of notable names in criminal malware. Ransomware Types. In this new decade, the Ryuk ransomware remains the most dangerous strain.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 April 2024

IT Governance

Other databases contained health insurance data, such as patents’ names, dates of birth, addresses and medical data. EyeCare Services Partners exposes more 3.5 The biggest database in the blob contained 3.1 million patients and 1.6 million unique Social Security numbers. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.1

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

Source (New) Finance USA Yes 3,494 Woodruff Sawyer Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 3,087 Blackburn College Source (New) Education USA Yes 3,039 CAIRE Inc. 30 April 2024 – ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification unavailable Certification bodies must stop offering (re)certification to ISO 27001:2013 by 30 April.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 April 2024

IT Governance

Cloud, FL Source (Update) Public USA Yes 719,597 Regulator Marine Inc Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 630 GB Risas Dental and Braces Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Healthcare USA Yes 618,189 HUB International Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 514,477 Lee University Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Education USA Yes 387.49

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MY TAKE: Massive Marriott breach continues seemingly endless run of successful hacks

The Last Watchdog

I have a Yahoo email account, I’ve shopped at Home Depot and Target , my father was in the military and had a security clearance, which included a dossier on his family, archived at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management , I’ve had insurance coverage from Premera Blue Cross and I’ve stayed at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Board-management discussions about cyber risk should include identification of which risks to avoid, which to accept, and which to mitigate or transfer through insurance, as well as specific plans associated with each approach. Principle 5. Mandatory Access Control. Role-Based Access Control.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 [Wake-Up Call] It's Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing

KnowBe4

China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) is increasingly focused on "Cognitive Warfare," a term referring to artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled military systems and operational concepts. This involves influencing the thinking of decision-makers, military commanders, and the general public in rival countries. efforts to support Taiwan.