Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

In the months following director William Hinman’s noteworthy speech on whether and when a digital asset is subject to securities laws, U.S. regulators have continued their stern warnings regarding the importance of compliance with the securities laws. securities laws. Convertible Equity Securities.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

The FBI seized the Genesis Market , a black marketplace for stolen credentials that was launched in 2017. Law enforcement seized the Genesis Market black marketplace, a platform focused on the sale of stolen credentials, as part of Operation Cookie Monster.

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IT Governance

MARCH 22, 2018

Four out of five organisations can’t find qualified staff to fill cyber security positions, according to CyberEdge’s 2018 Cyberthreat Defense Report. Although this figure is alarmingly high, CyberEdge notes that the skills gap decreased by ten percentage points compared to its 2017 report. IT security architect/engineer (27.6%).

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) latest statistics on data security incidents have revealed a 19% increase from Q2 to Q3 2017, with 815 incidents reported between October and December 2017. In the education sector, there was a 68% increase, from 57 reported incidents in Q2 to 96 in Q3.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The grants are part of the state’s SOC/Range Initiative, a program managed by MassTech’s MassCyberCenter that aims to help build a diverse generation of cybersecurity professionals through education, training, and workforce development. Preparation, communication, and active monitoring are key to defending against online attacks.” “The

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The increase in remote workforces and difficulty enforcing security controls with expanding perimeters has played a role in the rise of ransomware. In fact, ransomware-as-a-service is alive and well, educating would-be offenders on how to undertake an attack and even offering customer support. Preventing ransomware. Incident response.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In reality, the caller had just tricked a GoDaddy employee into giving away their credentials, and he could see from the employee’s account that Escrow.com required a specific security procedure to complete a domain transfer. One multifactor option — physical security keys — appears to be immune to these advanced scams.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

At this time, the vendor has yet to release security patches to address the flaw. In April 2018, security researcher Fernandez Ezequiel published proof-of-concept (PoC) code for this vulnerability. Previously seen to be exploited in the wild through 2017 and on-going.” in MVPower CCTV DVR models.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2023

In April 2017, security vulnerabilities in the Hyundai Blue Link mobile apps could have allowed hackers to locate, unlock and start vehicles of the carmaker. The intrusion aimed at stealing automotive trade secrets.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Some fresh evidence of this encouraging trend comes to us by way of shared intelligence from WhiteHat Security. Based on 17 million application security scans carried out in 2018, WhiteHat found a 20% increase in vulnerabilities found in the applications that organizations tested for security flaws.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added nine new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. CISA has added nine flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, including bugs exploited by commercial spyware on mobile devices. CISA orders federal agencies to fix this flaw by April 20, 2023.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Figures from the ONS (Office of National Statistics) show that security incidents in Cambridgeshire increased from 2,789 in 2016 to 4,155 in 2018. In 2017, Cambridge became the fastest-growing city in the UK , with businesses attracted to its proximity to London and the North, as well as its highly educated workforce.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 28, 2022

GitHub proofs of concept (PoCs) for known vulnerabilities could themselves contain malware as often as 10% of the time, security researchers have found. These “proofs” advertised exploits for vulnerabilities that have been publicly disclosed between 2017 and 2021. See the Top Vulnerability Management Tools. Signs of Malicious PoCs.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2023

MERCURY (aka MuddyWater , SeedWorm and TEMP.Zagros ) has been active since at least 2017, in January 2022 the USCYBERCOM has officially linked the Iran-linked APT group to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). The attackers were able to interfere with security tools using Group Policy Objects (GPO).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017. The group targeted multiple sectors, including government, defense, energy, transportation/logistics, education, and humanitarian organizations. ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. ” reads the joint advisory.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware. What should we learn from this?

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017. The Sandworm group (aka BlackEnergy , UAC-0082 , Iron Viking , Voodoo Bear , and TeleBots ) has been active since 2000, it operates under the control of Unit 74455 of the Russian GRU’s Main Center for Special Technologies (GTsST).

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Recently, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) issued its 2017 Global Privacy Enforcement Network Sweep results (the “Report”), which focused on certain privacy practices of online educational tools and services targeted at classrooms.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

According to a report published by Symantec in 2017, Longhorn is a North American hacking group that has been active since at least 2011. In 2017, Symantec speculated that at least 40 targets in 16 countries have been compromised by the threat actors. The targets were all located in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

The APT group has been active since at least 2017, its campaigns involve persistent phishing and credential theft campaigns leading to intrusions and data theft. The APT primarily targets NATO countries, but experts also observed campaigns targeting the Baltics, Nordics, and Eastern Europe regions, including Ukraine.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2023

The company received two vulnerability reports from the cybersecurity firm Trend Micro ) for high/critical severity security issues in PaperCut MF/NG. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. ” reads the advisory published by PaperCut. Last week, the U.S.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The benefits of partnering with us, and our partner-exclusive event IT Governance launched its partner programme in 2017, which now includes more than 400 organisations. In more recent months, we launched the channel partner programme in Europe and America, with training and security testing proving especially popular.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2023

However, the leaky bucket dates back to 2017. Auditing and logging: regularly checking server access logs Employee training: enhancing knowledge and awareness of data security. Leaks like this put job seekers at risk, so they should educate themselves on how to spot common job search-related scam techniques.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of a surge in the number of attacks from Russian and Iranian nation-state actors. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning of targeted phishing attacks conducted by threat actors based in Russia and Iran. The are increasingly targeting organizations and individuals.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 27, 2023

“That is why we have taken a multi-pronged approach that educates students about the opportunities that exist in a cybersecurity career, providing the critical training on cutting-edge tools, and the mentorship they need to succeed in a career. .”

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 7, 2018

years, let’s take a look back at 2017! It’s also worth noting that Tom O’Connor and I will be discussing some of these cases – and what the legal profession can learn from those rulings – on Thursday’s webcast Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions of 2017 and Their Impact on 2018 at noon CT (1pm ET, 10am PT). And, here we go ….

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eDiscovery Daily

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

eDiscovery Daily is made available by CloudNine solely for educational purposes to provide general information about general eDiscovery principles and not to provide specific legal advice applicable to any particular circumstance. The post What I’m Thankful for in Thanksgiving 2017: eDiscovery Thanks appeared first on CloudNine.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2023

The WordPress sets only exposed user names and avatar pictures, but all four Siemens WordPress-based subdomains were vulnerable to a flaw that WordPress itself fixed in 2017, leaving researchers wondering whether there are more severe vulnerabilities on these sites.

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IT Governance

MAY 22, 2018

The Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO) latest statistics on data security incidents have revealed a 17% increase in the number of reported data security incidents in Q4 2017-18. Source: ICO Data Security Trends Q4 2017-18. The education sector saw a 32% increase (from 96 to 127) in reported incidents.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2018

The cyber security skills gap has been growing for years, and the problem is particularly bad in the UK. All of this means that organisations are unprepared for major security incidents, which could cause substantial damage and affect business operations. However, some cyber security experts believe the skills shortage is a “myth”.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2022

More details + TTPs in this MSTIC blog: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) August 15, 2022. SEABORGIUM has been active since at least 2017, its campaigns involve persistent phishing and credential theft campaigns leading to intrusions and data theft. ” reads the post published by Microsoft.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Snyder says his experience as head of Gateway Computers and as an investor in tech security startups, prior to entering politics, gave him an awareness of why putting Michigan ahead of the curve, dealing with cyber threats, would be vital. “I Merit is an acronym for the Michigan Educational Research Information Triad.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

The group is also the author of the NotPetya ransomware that hit hundreds of companies worldwide in June 2017. In 2022, the Russian APT used multiple wipers in attacks aimed at Ukraine, including AwfulShred , CaddyWiper , HermeticWiper , Industroyer2 , IsaacWiper , WhisperGate , Prestige , RansomBoggs , and ZeroWipe.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2021

Microsoft issued security updates, between June and August, to address the above issues, it also implemented the same changes to the default Point and Print default behavior. reads the security advisory published by Microsoft. A local attacker could exploit the vulnerability to gain SYSTEM privileges on vulnerable systems.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 11, 2017

On July 10, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China published a new draft of its Regulations on Protecting the Security of Key Information Infrastructure (the “Draft Regulations”), and invited comment from the general public. The Draft Regulations will remain open for comment through August 10, 2017.

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