Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2021

“RedFoxtrot has primarily targeted aerospace and defense, government, telecommunications, mining, and research organizations in Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The post RedFoxtrot operations linked to China’s PLA Unit 69010 due to bad opsec appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

billion in 2020. In an 8-K form filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company has disclosed the ransomware attack that took place on October 22nd, 2020. “On October 22, 2020, Steelcase Inc. . “On October 22, 2020, Steelcase Inc. Steelcase has 13,000 employees and $3.7

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2020

New blog: The threat actor BISMUTH, which has been running increasingly complex targeted attacks, deployed coin miners in campaigns from July to August 2020. Learn how the group tried to stay under the radar using threats perceived to be less alarming: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 30, 2020.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

Securities and Exchange Commission settled its investigation into the matter after the Fortune 500 company agreed to pay a paltry penalty of less than $500,000. In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage settlement giant First American Financial Corp. This week, the U.S. First American Financial Corp.

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eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

There are several interesting sessions today related to eDiscovery, Information Governance, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy. The 2019-2020 Cases That Every Practitioner Should Know. Join us for ALM’s open-to-all legendary Judicial Keynote Session as the panel discusses the cases that made (or missed) the ALM headlines in 2019-2020.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

billion in reported losses, up from 2020’s 791,790 complaints and $4.2 Government organizations combine the best of both the energy and healthcare industries for scammers, with government entities both having access to sensitive information and being necessary to the day-to-day lives of citizens. billion in reported losses.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Evidence of the malware activity was first spotted in late 2019, but the threat actors behind the malware remained active throughout 2020. The experts pointed out that Kobalos has not been used to abuse infected supercomputers for cryptocurrency mining. ” reads the analysis published by ESET. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2021

A 31-year-old Canadian man has been arrested and charged with fraud in connection with numerous ransomware attacks against businesses, government agencies and private citizens throughout Canada and the United States. ” The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on Tuesday said the investigation began in January 2020 when the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2021

A malicious advertising campaign originating out of Eastern Europe and operating since at least mid-June is targeting Internet of Things (IoT) devices connected to home networks, according to executives with GeoEdge, which offers ad security and quality solutions to online and mobile advertisers. IoT a Security Concern.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. It includes multi-disciplinary risk and compliance management solutions and tools, including: IT & security risk management. Third-party governance.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

The Russian government has already blocked the p rofessional social network L inkedIn in 2016 under the data-localization legislation. This week the Russian government has blocked the ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service. ” states the p ress release p ublished by the Russian watchdog.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

election.and mine some cryptocurrency along the way. The post As Election Day Nears, Kremlin Leans on Hackers-for-Hire appeared first on The Security. The DOJ indicted a Russian national for his role in a campaign to undermine the U.S. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2020

The company manufactures a variety of heavy equipment (bulldozers, dump trucks, hydraulic excavators, wheel loaders, rope shovels, walking draglines, motor graders and scrapers), such as that used for earthmoving, transport and mining. According to the researchers, the data breach has occurred in May 2020 and the data was published on May 25.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2020

link] — We Leak Info (@weleakinfo) January 15, 2020. ”With execution of the warrant, the seized domain name – weleakinfo.com – is now in the custody of the federal government, effectively suspending the website’s operation. status] Investigating: We are currently investigating this issue. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 18, 2019

In this Spotlight edition of The Security Ledger podcast, sponsored by RSA Security, the Chief Privacy Officer at Nemours Healthcare, Kevin Haynes, joins us to talk about the fast evolving privacy demands on healthcare firms and how the Chief Privacy Officer role is evolving to address new privacy and security threats.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 18, 2021

The new Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Jen Easterly, opened Day 2 of Black Hat USA 2021 with a remote presentation on Hacking the Cybersecurity Puzzle. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is relatively new. Easterly was appointed by Congress a few weeks ago.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The surveillance regime the UK government has built seriously undermines our freedom,” Megan Golding, a lawyer speaking for privacy advocates, stated. Now facial recognition appears to be on the verge of blossoming commercially, with security use-cases paving the way. Related: Snowden on unrestrained surveillance.

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Collibra

JULY 21, 2021

Compliance is one aspect where data quality and Data Governance interact, and data quality improvement initiatives designed for constant data monitoring can support both. . Data quality implemented on top of a data governance foundation provides a view of quality in the context of how the business uses data, enabling: . Pattern mining.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

But I don't think an attack of such magnitude as the one identified by security researchers at Internet security monitoring vendor Bolster. This latest impersonation campaign makes the case for ensuring users are vigilant when interacting with the web – something accomplished through continual Security Awareness Training.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 27, 2022

How to Accelerate Government Transformation by Reducing Risk, Complexity, and Cost. The days of dreadful long lines at crowded and inefficient government agencies may be coming to an end. Digitalization of services and adoption of new platforms are reinventing government services and public administration.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

While these RIM practices are still important to help ensure governance, compliance, and manage risks, it is also important to realize that information is both a product and a service. Information Governance (IG). Discussions of IG often lead to a discussion of data governance (DG) and whether the two are different.

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CGI

OCTOBER 31, 2018

In fact, it’s estimated the number of connected objects will reach 200 billion by 2020, up from just 2 billion in 2006. Once a utility secures its data, the data must be stored and integrated even with external data sources. Challenges and a future-proof platform. Data also needs to be easily accessible by all users.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2020

Researchers spotted a new sophisticated peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet, dubbed FritzFrog, that has been actively targeting SSH servers since January 2020. FritzFrog is a new sophisticated botnet that has been actively targeting SSH servers worldwide since January 2020. Copyright (C) 2014 Media.net Advertising FZ-LLC All Rights Reserved -->.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Microsoft, for example, stopped patching Windows XP for security vulnerabilities in 2014. I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. Especially in the world of security standards.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Microsoft, for example, stopped patching Windows XP for security vulnerabilities in 2014. I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. Especially in the world of security standards.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

I want a "secure by default" internet with all the things encrypted all the time such that people can move freely between networks without ever needing to care about who manages them or what they're doing with them. I mean what's the remaining gap? But that shouldn't be that surprising given that only 2.3% We still have a way to go!

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2020

Another solution is something called Multi Party Computation, or MPC, which I was unfamiliar with when heading to RSA 2020 recently. The company, based in Petach Tikvah, Israel, addresses the problem via a “virtual Hardware Security Module” as opposed to the traditional method of using physical infrastructure.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This is more than a 70% increase over 2020. Finally, it also is useful for companies looking for a governance, risk, compliance ( GRC ) solution. Government organizations are arguably the most at risk of fraud attempts. According to FTC findings in 2019, government impostor fraud was the most-reported type of fraud.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 10, 2024

billion chips within a single quarter of 2020, or roughly 900 CPUs for each second of that entire quarter. Beyond that, household devices blessed with Internet of Things (IoT) technology means that CPUs are now being incorporated into refrigerators, thermostats, security systems and more. There are approximately 7.8

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) November 15, 2022 I've had various public users of HIBP, commercial users and even governments reach out to ask what's going on because they were concerned about their data. I think he’s actually serious!  number of ppl living at the house has changed.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 2, 2022

Anyone who has anyone in the information security community is usually melting under the hot Nevada sun. And by de I'm an analyst at Javelin strategy and research where I do security risk and fraud for the financial services industry. I write a monthly security column for Windows Secrets and I do a couple other things on the side.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Attackers can compromise credentials because of extensive user password problems throughout most organizations; however, a number of security solutions provide credentials protection for both basic and advanced needs. 553% increase in DNS Flood attacks from 1H 2020 to 2H 2023. 20% increase accesses of specific organizations advertised.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 25, 2021

Likewise, circa 2019/2020, we saw the introduction of leak sites. The federal government has become increasingly involved in pushing back against cybercrime, particularly ransomware. In addition, the National Security Council earlier this month sent a memo to U.S. This is a number of years old,” he said. “We Leak Sites.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 6, 2020

I’m Robert Vamosi and this week I’m celebrating a virtual Hacker Summer Camp 2020 with an inside look at the number one capture the flag team in the world today, PPP. It bills itself as the most comprehensive student-run cyber security event in the world, featuring nine individual hacking competitions, including CTFs.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 5, 2020

I’m Robert Vamosi and this week I’m celebrating a virtual Hacker Summer Camp 2020 with an inside look at the number one capture the flag team in the world today, PPP. It bills itself as the most comprehensive student-run cyber security event in the world, featuring nine individual hacking competitions, including CTFs.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 5, 2020

I’m Robert Vamosi and this week I’m celebrating a virtual Hacker Summer Camp 2020 with an inside look at the number one capture the flag team in the world today, PPP. It bills itself as the most comprehensive student-run cyber security event in the world, featuring nine individual hacking competitions, including CTFs.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

And just a side-note before I jump into those fundamentals: I had a quick flick through the government's eSafety guidance for children under 5 whilst on the plane and it has a bunch of really good stuff. And importantly, teaching them how to use secure passwords with @1Password ?? What say you, internet?

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