IT Governance

MAY 25, 2023

The GDPR introduced stringent requirements relating to technical and organisational measures to secure personal data, data protection impact assessments, data protection officers and the like, which many organisations found onerous. We’ve been analysing GDPR fines since the Regulation took effect in May 2018.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

Pegasus is a surveillance malware developed by the Israeli surveillance NSO Group that could infect both iPhones and Android devices, it is sold exclusively to the governments and law enforcement agencies. The evidence demonstrates that governments used Pegasus to intimidate journalists and critical media. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2022

has indicted four Russian government employees for their involvement in attacks on entities in critical infrastructure. has indicted four Russian government employees for their role in cyberattacks targeting hundreds of companies and organizations in the energy sector worldwide between 2012 and 2018. ” continues the DoJ.

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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. And why should organisations consider partnering with IT Governance? What is it that makes IT Governance special? What else can partners expect from the event?

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Everteam

DECEMBER 27, 2018

2018 was the year enterprises started seriously investing in their information governance programs. It’s not that they didn’t do governance before, but the increase in compliance and regulations, including the new privacy regulations has pushed for improvements to how enterprise think about and apply information governance processes.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In March 2018, the city of Atlanta fell victim to a ransomware attack that shut down its computer network. It’s easy to think of it as a problem the federal government must address or something that enterprises deal with, but cybersecurity has to be addressed closer to home, as well. City agencies were unable to collect payment.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On 22 September 2021, the UK Government (the “ Government ”) published its Artificial Intelligence (“ AI ”) strategy. The paper outlines the Government’s plan to make Britain a “global superpower” in the AI arena, and sets out an agenda to build the most “pro-innovation regulatory environment in the world”.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. In March 2018, the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a joint technical alert to warn of attacks on US critical infrastructure powered by Russian threat actors.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Find out how to pick the best training course and qualification to advance your cyber security career. The cyber security industry has boomed in the past decade, providing fantastic opportunities for those interested in rewarding work that pays well and gives you room to grow. Do you want the security of a desk job?

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In 2018, Australia passed the Assistance and Access Act, which—among other things—gave the government the power to force companies to break their own encryption. The Assistance and Access Act includes key components that outline investigatory powers between government and industry.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 3, 2018

RSA Conference 2018 is just under two weeks away, and there isn’t a better moment to talk about data security and privacy. The breaches even infiltrated government elections, and could continue to cause harm in the upcoming mid-term elections in the United States. The theme for RSA this year is ‘Now Matters.’

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Data Breach Today

JULY 19, 2021

All Aligned With China's Ministry of State Security The U.S.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

You’ll often see the terms cyber security and information security used interchangeably. In this blog, we explain what information security and cyber security are, the differences between them and how they fit into your data protection practices. What is information security? This is cyber security.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 12, 2024

AT&T said it delayed disclosing the incident in response to “national security and public safety concerns,” noting that some of the records included data that could be used to determine where a call was made or text message sent. c) of the SEC Rule, due to potential risks to national security and/or public safety.

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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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Threatpost

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The top cybersecurity and privacy trends that biggest impact in 2018.

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erwin

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

erwin released its State of Data Governance Report in February 2018, just a few months before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect. Download Free GDPR Guide | Step By Step Guide to Data Governance for GDPR?. Data governance maturity includes the ability to rely on automated and repeatable processes.

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erwin

JULY 12, 2019

In light of recent, high-profile data breaches, it’s past-time we re-examined strategic data governance and its role in managing regulatory requirements. While not the first , it is the largest penalty levied since the GDPR went into effect in May 2018. Govern PII “at rest”. Govern PII “in motion”.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Kaspersky revealed that the CVE-2018-8589 Windows 0-day fixed by Microsoft Nov. 2018 Patch Tuesday has been exploited by at least one APT group in attacks in the Middle East. Kaspersky Lab described the CVE-2018-8589 flaw as a race condition in win32k!xxxMoveWindow Securi ty Affairs – CVE-2018-8589, hacking).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Security experts at BitDefender have uncovered a new China-linked cyber espionage group, tracked as FunnyDream that has already infected more than 200 systems across Southeast Asia over the past two years. Most of the victims were in Vietnam, the group focuses on foreign government organizations of countries in Southeast Asia. .

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Russia-linked APT Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization according to Accenture. According to a report published by Accenture Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI), Russia-linked cyber-espionage group Turla has hacked into the systems of an undisclosed European government organization.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 26, 2021

I also saw this as an opportunity to get better informed about consumer security concerns. Here’s what’s unfolding: Avoiding government snoops. Companies have long used enterprise-grade VPNs to enable their employees to securely tunnel into corporate networks from remote locations. DIY security.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. But those aren’t the only laws or regulations that affect IT security teams.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2019

But that was somewhat misleading, because the same day the GDPR came into force, the UK adopted the DPA 2018. The DPA 2018 is essentially a UK-specific complement to the GDPR, and was created for three reasons. The UK government decided that there must be specific data protection requirements for MI5, MI6 and GCHQ. Wait… what?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 22, 2019

Russian APT groups are targeting European governments for cyber-espionage purposes ahead of the upcoming European elections. The APT28 group has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Pierluigi Paganini.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The government has today published its eagerly awaited Consultation Paper on Reforms to the UK Data Protection Regime – ‘Data: A New Direction’ (“ Consultation Paper ”), setting out the specific areas for regulatory reform of the UK’s data protection regime. Reducing barriers to responsible innovation.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a Microsoft COM for Windows bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. This week, Cisco Talos researchers reported that the China-linked group compromised a Taiwanese government-affiliated research institute.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

Security experts at Group-IB presented at Money2020 Asia the results of an interesting analysis of hi-tech crime landscape in Asia in 2018. The number of leaked cards increased in 2018 by 56%. The total underground market value of Singaporean banks’ cards compromised in 2018 is estimated at nearly $640 000.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The Windows zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2018-8453 is a privilege escalation flaw that was exploited by an APT group in attacks against entities in the Middle East. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2018-8453, affects the Win32k component of Windows handles objects in memory. Security Affairs – FruityArmor, CVE-2018-8453 ).

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Networking software giant Citrix Systems says malicious hackers were inside its networks for five months between 2018 and 2019, making off with personal and financial data on company employees, contractors, interns, job candidates and their dependents. 13, 2018 and Mar. 28, 2018, a claim Citrix initially denied but later acknowledged.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Among the uncertainty surrounding GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance – particularly with Brexit complicating things – the UK government has been a reliable source for advice. The results will be used to help the government understand organisations’ Brexit preparations and where their compliance efforts are falling short.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 19, 2018

Every June, Gartner hosts a terrific security conference near Washington, D.C. called Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit. This event is focused on the needs of senior IT and security professionals, such as CISOs, chief risk officers, architects, IAM and network security leaders. The keyboard of course!

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IT Governance

JUNE 28, 2024

Expert insight from our head of security testing As we get deeper into 2024, we felt it was time to sit down with our head of security testing, James Pickard, to talk about what trends in cyber security he’s seeing. How will this new technology affect the cyber security landscape more broadly? There are a few.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2020

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that Chinese telecommunications giants Huawei and ZTE are considered as national security threats. Last week China accused the US government of “oppressing Chinese companies” after U.S. regulators declared Huawei and ZTE to be national security threats. In November 2019, the U.S.

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AIIM

APRIL 15, 2019

The rising volume of information and its potential value to customer experiences is changing what is needed from records management and information governance. Organizations clearly understand that they have an information governance problem but are struggling with solutions as the tide of information chaos rises.

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Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Significant changes to the law with respect to security of critical infrastructure in Australia, including enhanced cybersecurity incident reporting requirements and the inclusion of further asset classes have been passed. This legislation amends the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (Cth) ( Act ) in four significant ways.

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IT Governance

JULY 1, 2019

Earlier this year, the Japanese government launched a campaign in which it hacked into citizens’ IoT (Internet of Things) devices to see how secure the technology is. It’s a noble cause – anyone who wants to address information security should be commended – but the plan seems excessive and perhaps even dangerous.

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