Hunton Privacy

JULY 5, 2022

On June 21, 2022, President Biden signed into law, the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 (S. 2520) (the “Cybersecurity Act”) and the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act (S. OPM also must distribute lists of open positions in the program to government employees annually.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

If the message sender is a friend, you can contact him, for example, by phone and ask if he is aware of this message. In 2021, it blocked 25.6 You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. This information should not be disclosed to strangers,” the organisation advises.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 6, 2022

MITRE said its goal is to help professionals handle and mitigate various risks, which includes software for “architects, designers, developers, testers, users, project managers, security researchers, educators,” and many other contributors. Out-of-bounds write and cross-site scripting (XSS) are still the most dangerous vulnerabilities.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2024

In 2021, we saw a leak of 3.27 This is from a direct perspective – to enable a supply chain attack, for example – but also because of poor password habits. Better still: use a passphrase rather than a password by, for example, using the ‘three random words’ technique. For instance, last year, we saw a massive 3.8

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On 22 September 2021, the UK Government (the “ Government ”) published its Artificial Intelligence (“ AI ”) strategy. For example, the UK strategy includes consideration of whether to drop Article 22’s restrictions on automated decision-making, and whether to maintain the UK’s current sectoral approach to AI regulation.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While such PoCs are usually meant for educational purposes only, researchers found that 4,893 repositories out of 47,300 examined “have symptoms of malicious content,” which represents a bit more than 10% of all PoCs analyzed. These “proofs” advertised exploits for vulnerabilities that have been publicly disclosed between 2017 and 2021.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

The joint advisory provides detailed info on tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with APT28’s attacks conducted in 2021 that exploited the flaw in Cisco routers. The Russia-linked APT28 conducted the attacks in 2021 and targeted a small number of entities in Europe, U.S. ” reads the joint advisory.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, an event designed to educate people about information security and the steps they can take to stay safe online. Meanwhile, Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report found that 25% of all data breaches involve phishing.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 24, 2021

On March 12, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China released Provisions on the “Scope of Necessary Personal Information Required for Common Types of Mobile Internet Applications” (the “Provisions”) (available here in Chinese ). The Provisions will become effective beginning May 1, 2021.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 5, 2022

Are we going to see more of the same as we did in 2021? We are living through uncertain times, but 2021 was supposed to be the period when we returned to normal. This does bring additional challenges, because bad actors are also evolving their tactics to trick users, for example through phishing emails using the meeting invites.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

For example, if a criminal hacker stole payment card data, they could make bogus payments on victims’ cards for goods or services. Examples of cyber extortion. The most notable example of sextortion targeted Jeff Bezos, the owner of Amazon and the Washington Post. What is Cyber Threat Management? What is Access Control?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

According to a Forrester survey , “2021 data shows that 51% of cybersecurity professionals experienced extreme stress or burnout, with 65% saying they had considered leaving their job because of job stress.” In March of 2021, DSH Secretary Mayorkas outlined six 60-day cybersecurity sprints covering several different cybersecurity priorities.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2022

The complaint against Miller alleges Royalstresser launched nearly 200,000 DDoS attacks between November 2021 and February 2022. Miller was charged this week with conspiracy and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Defendant Angel Manuel Colon Jr. Anonghost720 and Anonghost1337, is a 37-year-old from Belleview, Fla.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2022

It’s why, for the past fifteen years, 28 January has marked Data Privacy Day – an international event raises awareness about online privacy and educates people on the ways they can protect their personal information. It lists examples such as apps that request access to your GPS location, contacts list or photo albums.

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IT Governance

MAY 10, 2023

For example, one bogus site purports to offer ‘ChatGPT detectors’ that help people spot content that has been artificially generated. Dembinsky said that organisations must combat the risk with a combination of education and technical solutions, such as antimalware software. That’s not to say that any badgeless email is a scam, though.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Hancitor became another commodity malware which partnered with ransomware gangs to help them gain initial access to target networks – the increasing trend outlined by Group-IB researchers in the recent Ransomware Uncovered 2020/2021 report. Cuba ransomware has been active since at least January 2020. Built-in tools were also abused.

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CILIP

JANUARY 11, 2022

A year on, the UK Business Insights and Conditions Survey (April 2021) showed that in education 48 per cent of employees continue to work from home, the fourth largest percentage behind Real Estate Activities (57 per cent), Professional Scientific and Technical Activities (71 per cent) and Information and Communication (81 per cent).

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 29, 2021

They’re also the latest examples of bad actors both using supply chain types of attacks and looking to take advantage of an IT world that is continuing to decentralize as enterprises migrate more workloads and data to the cloud and more people work remotely. See also: Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2021.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 9, 2021

On July 16, 2021, Governor Lamont signed An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches , which will take effect on October 1, 2021. On July 14, 2021, the Uniform Law Commission, a volunteer, non-profit body focused on uniformity of state laws, approved the Uniform Personal Data Protection Act. Uniform Personal Data Protection Act.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

Security researchers at Kaspersky determined that it accounted for 61.43% of mobile malware detected in Q1 2021. One such Android malware type identified in early 2021 can gather and exfiltrate data ranging from phone contacts to text messages and browser data while remaining hidden from users. Educating employees on mobile threats.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Gartner (2021) has two related definitions: Digital Transformation: “can refer to anything from IT modernization (for example, cloud computing), to digital optimization, to the invention of new digital business models.” Srivastav 2014) See Figure 1 (HistoryComputer 2021). So, at the outset, a good question to ask is What is DT

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2021

Example of exposed database access credentials: Note: Our researchers did not access any unsecured databases due to the potential ethical implications of accessing private databases without authorization. The importance of educating support staff on responsible disclosure. Disclosure.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 26, 2022

According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2021 , the key timeframe for incident response is 200 days. Access controls, for example, are an inexpensive and common practice for protecting sensitive information. Meanwhile, other defences are simply a matter of education and effective management. million (about £940,000).

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We are on pace for over 1,000 publicly disclosed data breaches for the second year running, but in more positive news, the projected number of disclosed incidents (541 million) is well below 2021’s total (5.1 We have seen, for example, a renewed interest in more traditional attack methods, such as phishing.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 12, 2022

For example, how do we grow revenue in AI if many leaders don’t fully understand what an AI enterprise looks like? All these pieces worked together to set us up for a successful strategy pivot in 2021. IBM’s data strategy aligns to revenue growth in 2021. Governance with a focus on transparency to instill trust.

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Info Source

MARCH 31, 2023

Having just seen out the last of the COVID-19 pandemic slowdown with early signs of a healthy recovery in 2021 and 2022, the industry – like many others in the country – is being hamstrung by the power supply crisis in 2023, and for the foreseeable future. Power is not the only limiting factor in South Africa.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 21, 2021

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 09:49. 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. What it Takes to Achieve Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. SAUDI ARABIA’S VISION 2030.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As reported on the Hunton Insurance Recovery blog , on February 4, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), which regulates the business of insurance in New York, has issued guidelines, in the Insurance Circular Letter No. For example, Mondelez International Inc. The litigation, Mondelez Intl.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2023

Social Engineering Attack Example You receive an email that appears to be from your bank, asking you to click on a link to update your account information. Example: Finding Non-Trivial Web API Issues with Mayhem for API Cross-site Scripting (XSS) XSS attacks are another common type of injection attack.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 30, 2021

Provide that the obligation not to “downgrade” services should only apply to services intended for children.

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IT Governance

JULY 5, 2022

In April 2021, the APWG observed just over 200,000 phishing attacks. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. The first three months of 2022 saw more than a million reported phishing attacks, according to the APWG’s Phishing Activity Trends Report.

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IT Governance

APRIL 28, 2021

At the start of 2021, we decided to expand our research to learn more about the organisations that are being breached and how they were falling victim. IT Governance discovered 351 security incidents in the first three months of 2021, which accounted for 3,222,491,299 breached records. Download now.

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IT Governance

MAY 11, 2021

Our Q1 2021 review of data breaches found that almost one in three publicly disclosed security incidents was a ransomware attack, and in April alone, we discovered 53 cases. By taking this course, you will educate your team on the threat of ransomware and the steps they must take to protect their organisation.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Top 3 sectors by number of accidental breaches Sector Number of accidental breaches 1 Health 1,690 2 Education 1,440 3 Local government 1,348 The table above shows the three sectors breached accidentally most often, in terms of absolute numbers. At the time of writing, the data set starts in Q2 2019 and goes up to Q2 2023.

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Info Source

OCTOBER 29, 2020

billion in 2020 and overall cloud spending to reach $257 billion in 2020 compared to $242 billion in 2019; with continued growth in 2021 and 2022. billion in 2021. We consider ourselves very fortunate to be in a position to help and to educate. Within the overall decrease, they predict infrastructure-as-a-service to grow 13.5%

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

In a 2021 report released by the Commonwealth Fund, the nation ranked last among high-income countries in access to healthcare and equity, despite spending a far greater share of its GDP on healthcare. Achieving health equity is perhaps the greatest challenge facing US public health officials today. Keeping the citizen front and center.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

On 16 November 2021, the French data protection supervisory authority (the “CNIL”) published a practical guide (“Guide”) on Data Protection Officers (“DPOs”). Among the organizations that have designated a DPO, the most represented sectors are, unsurprisingly, the public administration, education and health sectors.

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