Security Affairs

MAY 28, 2021

Researchers at industrial cybersecurity firm Claroty have discovered a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens PLCs, tracked as CVE-2020-15782 , that could be exploited by remote and unauthenticated attackers to bypass memory protection. Claroty’s blog post describes the PLC sandbox and the role CVE-2020-15782 could play in an attack.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Almost everyone wants to know what the future has in store – particularly when it comes to cyber security. With that in mind, Geraint Williams, IT Governance’s chief information security officer, discusses his cyber security predictions in the upcoming year. Our predictions. Low-level attacks aren’t going anywhere.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 27, 2020

In almost the first three quarters of 2020, the U.S. These settlements underscore OCR’s continued focus on enforcement of the HIPAA Security Rule. Most recently, on July 27, 2020, Lifespan Health System (“Lifespan”) agreed to pay $1.04 Most recently, on July 27, 2020, Lifespan Health System (“Lifespan”) agreed to pay $1.04

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Oracle issued an out-of-band security update to address a critical remote code execution issue (CVE-2020-14750) impacting multiple Oracle WebLogic Server versions. According to Oracle, the issue was discovered thanks to the information provided by 20 organizations and security experts. 12.2.1.4.0, and 14.1.1.0.0

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2020

Microsoft released security updates to fix a recently disclosed CVE-2020-0796 vulnerability in SMBv3 protocol that could be abused by wormable malware. Microsoft has released security updates to address the CVE-2020-0796 vulnerability in SMBv3 protocol that could be exploited by vxers to implement “ wormable ” malware.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2020

Hackers are conducting a mass-scanning the Internet for vulnerable Salt installs that could allow them to hack the organizations, the last victim is the Ghost blogging platform. The two flaws, tracked as CVE-2020-11651 and CVE-2020-11652, are a directory traversal issue and an authentication bypass vulnerability respectively.

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IT Governance

MARCH 20, 2024

In the UK, cyber security has been dropping down the board’s list of priorities. The UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023 confirms this trend. Fewer directors, trustees and other senior managers of both UK businesses and charities see cyber security as a high priority in 2023 compared to 2022. Specifically, a 13.4%

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

More than 247,000 Microsoft Exchange servers are still vulnerable to attacks exploiting the CVE-2020-0688 RCE issue impacting Exchange Server. The CVE-2020-0688 vulnerability resides in the Exchange Control Panel (ECP) component, the root cause of the problem is that Exchange servers fail to properly create unique keys at install time.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2020

Researchers published proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for the CVE-2020-0796 Windows flaw, tracked as SMBGhost, that can be exploited for local privilege escalation. We've just finished our first internet wide scan for CVE-2020-0796 and have identified 48000 vulnerable hosts. — Kryptos Logic (@kryptoslogic) March 12, 2020.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 15, 2020

It’s hard to summarise 2020 without resorting to cliché, considering that our experiences have been so universal and subject to such little variety. IT Governance has recorded more than 1,000 publicly disclosed cyber security incidents so far this year and 20 billion breached records. What a simple time January 2020 was.

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IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2021

In 2020, organisations received €182 million (about £155 million) in fines for violating the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , according to an IT Governance report. Many organisations have struggled to meet their compliance requirements in lockdown, with IT and security teams scrambling to accommodate the needs for remote workers.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Threat actors have started exploiting a critical vulnerability in Oracle WebLogin, tracked as CVE-2020-14882, in attacks in the wild. Threat actors have started scanning the Internet for servers running vulnerable installs of Oracle WebLogic in the attempt of exploiting the a critical flaw tracked as CVE-2020-14882. and 14.1.1.0.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2020

Cisco fixed CVE-2020-3452 high-severity path traversal flaw in its firewalls that can be exploited by remote attackers to obtain sensitive files from the targeted system. The vulnerability impacts the web services interface of Cisco’s Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 17, 2020

In the second quarter of 2020, data protection bodies across Europe issued at least 46 administrative fines under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , with the penalties totalling nearly €2.9 Download GDPR Fines Quarterly Report: Q2 2020. million in fines in Q2 2020 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Welcome to the second part of our cyber security review of 2020, in which we look back at the biggest stories from July to December. The move dumbfounded the cyber security community, with the BBC describing it as a “strange and troubling development, both morally and legally”. You can read the first part here >>.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 28, 2020

January 28, 2020 marks the 13th iteration of Data Privacy Day. An extension of the celebration for Data Protection Day in Europe, Data Privacy Day functions as the signature event of the National Cyber Security Centre’s ongoing education and awareness efforts surrounding online privacy. A Streamlined Data Security Strategy.

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OpenText Information Management

JANUARY 24, 2020

In my view, 2020 will be the year information management and governance are no longer abstract concepts, but critical elements of legal industry strategies and programs. Over the past few years, we have seen legal leaders expand their roles into the areas of privacy, security and information governance.

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OpenText Information Management

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The incredible four-week on-air conference series brought together cybersecurity leaders from around the world to share knowledge about the latest trends and technologies that are … The post The Future of Cyber Resilience—Enfuse On Air 2020 appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2020

The actively exploited Windows spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2020-1464) recently patched by Microsoft has been known for more than two years. The actively exploited Windows spoofing flaw, tracked as CVE-2020-1464 and patched last week by Microsoft, has been known for more than two years, researchers revealed. Wait wait wait.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

million) recovering from security incidents, according to Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020. That’s where our Cyber Security as a Service can help. The post The cost of a data breach in 2020 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Organisations spend $3.86 million (about £2.9 million (about £3.4

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-0022 is a remote code execution flaw that could allow attackers to execute code on the device with the elevated privileges of the Bluetooth daemon when the wireless module is active. . ” reads the security bulletin published by Android. “On Android 8.0 Pierluigi Paganini.

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OpenText Information Management

JANUARY 22, 2020

With the investment in technology and personnel training we are currently seeing, 2020 will be a year of reckoning for digital transformation initiatives in the public sector. Here are the four technology predictions for the public sector in 2020.

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IT Governance

JUNE 4, 2020

See also: Catches of the month for May 2020. Catches of the month for April 2020. Catches of the month for March 2020. Commenting on the report, Principal Researcher Peter Renals said: “As 2020 progresses, the most prominent threat facing customers is commodity malware deployed in support of sophisticated BEC schemes.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2023

The vendor also fixed a medium-severity reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability tracked as CVE-2020-36692. All the above vulnerabilities were discovered and responsibly disclosed to Sophos by external security researchers via the Sophos bug bounty program.

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OpenText Information Management

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The result is that we’re more dependent than ever on technology – which leaves us more vulnerable than ever to cyber … The post Boost your digital fitness for cyber resilience in 2020 – and beyond appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2020

Google published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report which reveals the company has taken down ten coordinated operations in Q2 2020. Google has published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report , a bulletin that includes coordinated influence operation campaigns tracked in Q2 of 2020. response to COVID-19.

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DXC Technology

JANUARY 8, 2021

Will this year be as tumultuous as 2020? But one thing won’t change: In 2021, as is the case every year, companies will continue to be challenged by new or evolving cyber security threats. We expect 5 security trends that emerged or accelerated last year to demand even more attention from organizations […]. Let’s hope not.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

In our latest round-up of phishing scams, we look at a novel Instagram scam that targets victims through their direct messages, review the latest campaign that imitates Microsoft Office’s log-in page and discuss how even a cyber security training provider can fall for a malicious email. Instagram ‘help centre’ scam steals your login details.

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OpenText Information Management

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In my keynote at OpenText World 2020, I discussed how COVID-19 has changed everything, intensifying technological disruption and plunging the world into a new equilibrium.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Amid the mad dash for bargains and inevitable stories of shop-floor brawls, Black Friday brings with it a spike in cyber security threats, as cyber criminals take advantage of people desperate for bargains. In this blog, we look at some of the scams you should look out for and what you can do to protect yourself.

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IT Governance

APRIL 20, 2020

With the coronavirus pandemic keeping us stuck inside and struggling to find ways to remain productive, now might be the perfect time to take an online cyber security training course. Let’s take a look at five of the best online courses for cyber security. Certified Cyber Security Foundation Training Course.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Physical security is the protection of personnel and IT infrastructure (such as hardware, software, and data) from physical actions and events that could cause severe damage to an organization. Related: Good to know about IoT Physical security is often a second thought when it comes to information security.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

We have tracking Lampion activity from the beginning, and we noticed that since February 12th – 2020, the malware has been presented with a new “visual” but maintaining the same modus operandi. 2020-02-13] #Lampion v2 #portugal #malware #ATA 0998f6473004e0ba54ead5784ba62db8 h}//vrau-x.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.[com/0.zip com/P-14-7.dll

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OpenText Information Management

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

In our last blog we took a look at what is secure remote access. The World Economic Forum has pointed to recent survey results that showed 98% of people would like the option to … The post How to select the best remote access solutions in 2020 appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2020

Microsoft has released a security update to address “a broad cryptographic vulnerability” that is impacting its Windows operating system. The flaw, dubbed ‘NSACrypt’ and tracked as CVE-2020-0601, resides in the Crypt32.dll ” reads the security advisory published by Microsoft. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

2020 marks the launch of the Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition for the seventh consecutive year. The 2020 Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition indicates that we have reached a tipping point. Whatever the nature of the data stored in the cloud, it needs to be secured.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 14, 2020

In a Christmas in which we’ll be relying on technology more than ever – whether for online shopping or staying in contact with loved ones – we must all be aware of cyber security threats. Meanwhile, in this blog, we look at three specific ways that criminals may target you in a phishing scam this Christmas.

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