IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Victims of Equifax’s 2017 data breach were given the go-ahead to launch a class-action lawsuit. The alarm manufacturers provide an app – which they claimed was “unhackable” – that allows users to lock their cars using their smartphone.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. These keys are available to the attacker, and the encryption can only be decrypted using a private key. How Does Ransomware Work?

Ransomware 93

Ransomware Encryption Cybersecurity Risk 93

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 16, 2020

Once inside a network, they move laterally to locate and encrypt mission-critical systems; a ransom demand for a decryption key follows. In the spring of 2017, the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware worms blasted around the globe, freezing up the Active Directory systems of thousands of companies.

Ransomware 276

Ransomware Security Authentication Access 276

AIIM

MAY 21, 2020

It is also unique in that it is decentralized, so there is no single authority governing its use. In 2017, an attack on the consumer credit reporting agency, Equifax, leaked the personal details of around 150 million individuals. They are stored on blockchain and distributed on a private government network. Data Sharing.

Blockchain 116

Blockchain Data breaches Artificial Intelligence Government 116

Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

Just where is the Global Cyber-defense Market going, and why is it failing so spectacularly to protect the data assets of the largest and most heavily protected government institutions and corporate companies in the world. The Cyber-attack resulted in a large volume of data to be encrypted including database servers and backup data.

IT 89

IT Cybersecurity Ransomware Manufacturing 89

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The attackers exploited several vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office, including CVE-2017-8570 , CVE-2017-11882 , and CVE-2018-0802. The group also targeted entities in other sectors, including Government agencies, Telco, Internet service providers, manufacturing, entertainment, and companies in the healthcare industry.

Manufacturing 75

Manufacturing Phishing Encryption Security 75

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

For example, the BlackTech cyber-espionage ATP group, suspected to be backed by the Chinese government, sent emails containing Excel files with malicious macros to Japanese and Taiwanese corporations in the defense technology, media, and communications sectors. Manufactured BackDoor Vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Exploitation.

Access 98

Access Phishing Ransomware Encryption 98

IT Governance

MAY 9, 2019

Originally published 1 December 2017. Ransomware one of the fastest-growing forms of cyber attacks and has been behind a number of high-profile breaches, including the massive NHS data breach in 2017. It is a type of malicious software that encrypts a victim’s files and demands a payment to release them.

Computer and Electronics 75

Computer and Electronics Communications Ransomware Encryption 75

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Most device or software manufacturers place backdoors in their products intentionally and for a good reason. In 2017, more than 300,000 WordPress websites were affected by a malicious plugin that allowed an attacker to place embedded hidden links on victim websites. Also Read : Yahoo Malware Attack: Malvertising Is the Silent Killer.

Phishing 105

Phishing Ransomware Passwords Access 105

Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

Attorney General described a recent takedown of a Russian government-sponsored botnet called Cyclops Blink before it was weaponized and caused damage. and foreign government agencies. government reported a significant rise in hacks perpetrated against private companies by nation-state-sponsored threat actors.

Cybersecurity 97

Cybersecurity Government Authentication Ransomware 97

Schneier on Security

MAY 10, 2018

All of our computerized systems are deeply international, and we have no choice but to trust the companies and governments that touch those systems. Last December, President Trump signed into law a bill banning software from the Russian company Kaspersky from being used within the US government.

Security 58

Security Military Manufacturing Government 58

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

This year, the framework became official federal policy for government agencies. The proliferation of connected devices offers enormous business benefit, across industries as diverse as manufacturing, healthcare and automotive. government agencies to meet the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, please click here.

IoT 98

IoT Cybersecurity Security Authentication 98

Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 30, 2018

What about the cell phones of other world leaders and senior government officials? These included senior government officials of Germany -- among them Chancellor Angela Merkel -- France , Japan , and other countries. Encryption ranges from very weak to possibly strong , depending on which flavor the system uses.

Security 101

Security Manufacturing Communications Government 101

The Last Watchdog

JULY 25, 2019

Here are a few things everyone should know about the current state of government-backed cyber ops. Then somewhere along the way, Bogachev commenced moonlighting as a cyber spy for the Russian government. Those activities have criminal end-goals of corporate espionage and theft, but to be clear, they are government-directed.”

IoT 171

IoT Military Government Manufacturing 171