Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

19, Apex was alerted that its systems had been infected with a destructive strain of ransomware that encrypts computer files and demands payment for a digital key needed to unscramble the data. The company quickly took all of its systems offline, and began notifying customers that it was trying to remediate a security threat.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Guy Fawkes Day, November 5th 2018 – LulzSec Italy announced credit a string of hacks and leaks targeting numerous systems and websites across Italy. In celebration of Guy Fawkes Day, November 5th 2018, LulzSec Italy announced credit for a massive string of hacks and leaks targeting numerous systems and websites across Italy.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 3, 2018

As the head of a security company I’m hypersensitive about the security of my personal and company data. I know that in the age of devices we use interchangeably in our work and personal lives that unless everything you are doing is secure, nothing is secure. The first line of defense is education.

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OneHub

JANUARY 3, 2019

With 2019 upon us, many businesses are beginning to consider their data security practices for the new year. Whether your company operates primarily in the online space, or simply uses a secure cloud storage platform to manage and share your business files, data security is incredibly important.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2020

Unlike other ransomware strains that don’t encrypt victims in Russia and other CIS countries, Shade also targets computers in Russia and Ukraine. Moth of the victims belongs to high-tech, wholesale and education sectors. The ransomware also drops on the Desktop 10 text files, named README1.txt txt through README10.txt,

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2022

SentinelOne documented a series of attacks aimed at government, education, and telecom entities in Southeast Asia and Australia carried out by a previously undocumented Chinese-speaking APT tracked as Aoqin Dragon. From 2018 to present, Aoqin Dragon has also been observed using a fake removable device as an initial infection vector.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 21, 2021

Through Vision 2030, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) intends to reduce dependence on oil, diversify its economy, and develop public service sectors, such as health, education, infrastructure, recreation, and tourism. Both have changed the parameters of data security in terms of where and how data is stored and used. Encryption.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 31, 2023

On October 3, 2022, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's ( FFIEC ) updated its 2018 Cybersecurity Resource Guide for Financial Institutions. The guide also serves as an educational resource on the latest security technologies. Development Speed or Code Security. Why Not Both?

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Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2019

The Shade infections increased during October 2018, keeping a constant trend until the second half of December 2018, taking a break around Christmas, and then resuming in mid-January 2019 doubled in size. Moth of the victims belongs to high-tech, wholesale and education sectors. txt through README10.txt, txt, “Attention!

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2019

PyXie has been first observed in the wild in 2018, but it was underestimated by cybersecurity firms. “Analysts have observed evidence of the threat actors attempting to deliver ransomware to the healthcare and education industries with PyXie.” ” reads the analysis published by Cylance. ” continues the analysis.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

According to the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report : … Rates of successful breaches have reached an all-time high for both mid-sized and enterprise class organizations, with more than two-thirds (67%) of global organizations and nearly three fourths (71%) in the U.S. Encryption of data at rest and in motion. The Threat Level Is Rising.

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Archive Document Data Storage

DECEMBER 20, 2018

2018 was a banner year for data breaches in the UK. Data security experts predict 2019 will be even worse. Use Encryption Software. Cybercriminals target businesses with weak security protocols. You can protect your data from hackers by encrypting your data. monitored security systems. entry access controls.

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Troy Hunt

MAY 7, 2018

Remember when web security was all about looking for padlocks? The correct answer to this question is: The traffic between the browser and the webshop is encrypted. cc @troyhunt pic.twitter.com/bRM5BnVC6l — Tim Skauge (@tims) May 3, 2018. and a green padlock - must mean it's secure! ??

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Facebook spotted the campaign in December 2018 when noticed a surge in suspicious traffic across a number of Facebook endpoints. The malware sends the data to the C2 servers in the form of an encrypted JSON blob through custom HTTP headers. Copyright (C) 2014-2015 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

An incensed population began to demand companies secure their personal information, because the consumerization of the threat was a clear and present danger. With more sophisticated attacks and the ensuing damage, why are people seemingly not more concerned about securing their data? For example, are they encrypting their data?

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 17, 2019

Arizona and 15 other states (the “Multistate AGs”) filed the suit in December 2018, asserting claims under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (“HIPAA”) as well as various applicable state data protection laws. failed to encrypt the sensitive ePHI. million individuals. The case was filed in the U.S.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 25, 2018

This is the fifth of the 2018 Legaltech New York (LTNY) Thought Leader Interview series. A frequent court appointed special master in electronic evidence, Craig is a prolific contributor to continuing legal and professional education programs throughout the United States, having delivered over 2,000 presentations and papers.

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2018

The security experts from Sophos have published a report on the multimillion-dollar black market business for crooks, they analyzed the SamSam ransomware case as a case study. million, the security firm also estimated that the group is netting around $300,000 per month. Million since late 2015 appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2019

According to Willem de Groot, a researcher at Sanguine Security, threat actors planted a MageCart software skimmer on Procter & Gamble’s site First Aid Beauty on May 5, and the malicious code has remained undetected since today. First Aid Beauty was acquired by Procter & Gamble marks in 2018 for $250 million.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

2018-L-11008, 2018 WL 4941760 (Ill. 10, 2018), remains pending in an Illinois state court. Educate insureds and insurance producers about cybersecurity and reducing the risk of cyber incidents. Policyholder Consideration : Many cyber insurers build into their policies coverage for cyber risk management education.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

In security and privacy, the devil is always in the details -- and Zuckerberg's post provides none. Better security for collected user data. Facebook has a large and skilled product security team that says some of the right things. Shutting down a feature based on internal security analysis would be a clear message.

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eDiscovery Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The lack of effort on security has become a major cause for concern in the profession.”. The survey found that the most popular security measure being used by 35% of respondents was secure socket layers (SSL), which encrypt computer communications, including web traffic. Only 27% make local data backups.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 15, 2019

On June 28, 2018 the governor of California Jerry Brown signed into law with Assembly Bill No. Add to this an ever-increasing set of global data security and privacy regulations. 2) Identify the regulations that will need to be met, a good starting point is reviewing the Thales Data Security Compliance and Regulations eBook. (3)

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Application programming interface (API) security is a combination of tools and best practices to secure the all-important connections between applications. API security protects data and back-end systems while preserving fluid communication between software components through strict protocols and access controls.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. Accordingly, the CCPA was passed unanimously on June 28, 2018 by the California legislature and signed by the governor the same day.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. Accordingly, the CCPA was passed unanimously on June 28, 2018 by the California legislature and signed by the governor the same day.

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eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 7, 2019

I referenced the fact that all 50 states (plus DC, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) have security breach notification laws , but I was not aware of any specific guidelines or opinions relating to a lawyer’s duty regarding data breach notification. An article written by Anton Janik, Jr.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2021

And now, kids were streaming into their office and getting food education, medical care, my work in Uganda had immediate life changing results right away, Vamosi: You might not think of hackers as charitable people as individuals who might be working to make the world a better place. Then again, if any of this comes as a surprise to you.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

On this page, you will find all our usual information breaking down the month’s security incidents. Meanwhile, you can subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. However, we’ve decided to consolidate our records onto a single page.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Researchers from Mandiant published a detailed report on the activities of a financially motivated ransomware group tracked as FIN12 that has been active since at least October 2018. The attackers conduct hit-and-run operations, spending about 2,5 days within the victim’s network before encrypting the files. days in ransomware attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Security enthusiast and Linux evangelist Binni Shah consistently offers valuable tutorials, guides, and insights for the cybersecurity community. jaysonstreet) March 3, 2018.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

In 2018, the cyberespionage group targeted once again Vietnam running a spear-phishing campaign that uses weaponized documents featuring Vietnamese-language lures and themes. The former collects environment information from the victim machine and sends it to DropBox, the latter runs code to evade detection by security products.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

* This article first appeared in In-House Defense Quarterly on April 3, 2018. Information security is not yet a science; outside of the handful of issues falling under the field of cryptography, there is no formalized system of classification. Encrypting critical data assets. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 18, 2018

He has also been a great addition to our webinar program, participating with me on several recent webinars, including our webinar last Thursday ( Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions of 2017 and Their Impact on 2018 ), which was great. If you missed it, you can check out the replay here.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

pic.twitter.com/5DpTbsfNNO — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) May 15, 2018. pic.twitter.com/iFn98lI4Wq — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) July 27, 2018. link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) August 24, 2018. — Tony Bradley (@RealTonyBradley) August 24, 2018. You know what makes people think the website is "secure"?

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