The Last Watchdog

JUNE 13, 2022

Among them: an expanding digital footprint, growing attack surfaces, and increasing government regulation. Investors more than doubled down in 2021, increasing investment by about 145 percent. The Log4j vulnerability reported at the end 2021 heightened concern even more. Related: Taking API proliferation seriously.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 2, 2022

On May 11, 2022, the French Data Protection Authority (the “CNIL”) published its Annual Activity Report for 2021 (the “Report”). The Report provides an overview of the CNIL’s enforcement activities in 2021. In particular, the Report revealed that: The CNIL received 14,143 complaints in 2021 (+4% compared to 2020) and closed 12,522.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A cyberespionage campaign, tracked as Stayin’ Alive, targeted high-profile government and telecom entities in Asia. The campaign has been active since at least 2021, threat actors employed downloaders and loaders to deploy next-stage malware. The tools have no code similarities with any known tool used by other threat actors.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

Which are the cyber attacks of 2021 that had the major impact on organizations worldwide in terms of financial losses and disruption of the operations? Colonial Pipeline ( May 2021 ) – The Colonial Pipeline facility in Pelham, Alabama, was hit by a cybersecurity attack in May and its operators were forced to shut down its systems.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

US Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative Suffering From 'Growing Pains,' Experts Say The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency launched a public-private sector collaborative in 2021 to help unify cyber defenses between government and industry, but experts testified Tuesday that the program is suffering from "growing pains" that are hindering (..)

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a list of 2021’s top 15 most exploited software vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published the list of 2021’s top 15 most exploited software vulnerabilities. ” reads the advisory published by CISA.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2022

Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 1,243 security incidents in 2021, which accounted for 5,126,930,507 breached records.

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IG Guru

APRIL 21, 2021

The post Webinar: ARMA Greater Columbus Spring Seminar 2021: White House Records and Artificial Intelligence & Information Governance on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 10AM Eastern appeared first on IG GURU. We will return to in person meetings when circumstances permit, and we will keep you informed.

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IT Governance

APRIL 18, 2021

According to a UK government survey, 39% of UK businesses came under attack in the first quarter of 2021 , with many incidents causing significant damage. The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021 found that directors and senior staff are placing a greater emphasis on data protection, but that doesn’t just mean preventing breaches.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. IT Governance discovered 266 security incidents between July and September 2021, which accounted for 185,721,284 breaches records.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A cyber espionage group targets governments and state-owned organizations in multiple Asian countries since early 2021. Threat actors are targeting government and state-owned organizations in multiple Asian countries as parts of a cyber espionage campaign that remained under the radar since early 2021. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IG Guru

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

We will hold the Thursday, February 18, 2021, meeting from 2:30 PM – 3:30 […]. The post Webinar: Change Management for Information Governance on February 18, 2021 at 2:30 pm Eastern via ARMA Greater Columbus appeared first on IG GURU.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2022

Cyber Research Labs observed a rise in ransomware attacks in the second quarter of 2022, some of them with a severe impact on the victims, such as the attack that hit the Costa Rican government that caused a nationwide crisis. The experts warn of ransomware attacks against government organizations. ” continues Cyble. .

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IT Governance

JANUARY 10, 2022

For many, 2021 was a year to forget. You can read more about that attack, along with the year’s other biggest stories, in our 2021 cyber security review of the year. 2021 got off to an inauspicious start when cyber security researchers reported a huge leak of Brazilian residents’ data.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2021

Cyber Defense Magazine March 2021 Edition has arrived. 9TH ANNUAL INFOSEC AWARDSNOW OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS WITH AN INCREDIBLE SOCIAL MEDIA LIVE BOOST AND VIRTUAL RED CARPET TO CELEBRATE OUR WINNERS, HELD DURING RSA CONFERENCE 2021 IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA. The post Cyber Defense Magazine – March 2021 has arrived.

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Everteam

JANUARY 4, 2022

Analyzing , Governing. 2021 Retrospective. How about a retrospective of 2021 to start 2022? At the same time, we have continued to provide our expertise in order to meet the needs of companies, around information governance, and digital bulk management. . Content created for you on 2021. . Anne-Claire Girard.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A stealthy APT group tracked as Gelsemium was observed targeting a Southeast Asian government between 2022 and 2023. Palo Alto Unit42 researchers an APT group tracked as Gelsemium targeting a Southeast Asian government. The experts tracked the cluster as CL-STA-0046, the malicious activity spanned over six months between 2022-2023.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

The group targets government entities, Kurdish (political) groups like PKK, telecommunication, ISPs, IT-service providers (including security companies), NGO, and Media & Entertainment sectors; Over the years, the group enhanced its evasion capabilities. Between 2017 and 2019, the APT group mainly used DNS hijacking in its campaigns.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2024

government is warning that “smart locks” securing entry to an estimated 50,000 dwellings nationwide contain hard-coded credentials that can be used to remotely open any of the locks. The lock’s maker Chirp Systems remains unresponsive, even though it was first notified about the critical weakness in March 2021.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

North Korea-linked TA406 APT group has intensified its attacks in 2021, particularly credential harvesting campaigns. A report published by Proofpoint revealed that the North Korea-linked TA406 APT group ( Kimsuky , Thallium , and Konni , Black Banshee, Velvet Chollima) has intensified its operations in 2021. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 26, 2021

On 7 October 2021, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ ICO ”), published its response to the UK government’s consultation entitled “Data: A new direction”. The ICO’s response to the UK government’s proposals further presents another pivotal moment for UK data protection law.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

USCYBERCOM is urging organizations to patch a critical CVE-2021-26084 flaw in Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center, ahead of the Labor Day weekend. . US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has issued an alert to warn US organizations to address Atlassian Confluence CVE-2021-26084 vulnerability immediately, ahead of the Labor Day weekend.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2021

MITRE and CISA announced the release of the “2021 Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Most Important Hardware Weaknesses” list. MITRE and the DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have announced the release of the “2021 Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) Most Important Hardware Weaknesses” list. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Its Cyber security strategy 2021: An urgent business priority report notes that the pandemic means organisations can no longer ignore the importance of cyber security. Despite – or perhaps because of – this, 56% of respondents are planning to increase their cyber security budgets in 2021. appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 4, 2022

On 3 August, the Indian Central Government withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 ( PDP Bill ). A government notice stated that the decision came following a review by the Joint Parliamentary Committee ( JPC ) and its subsequent report published in December 2021, which suggested a long list of amendments and recommendations.

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IG Guru

APRIL 15, 2021

News Release April 6, 2021Contact: Robert Smallwoodrobert@infogovworld.com IG World to Conduct Global InfoGov Study, Release Results at InfoGovWorld Expo 2021 San Diego, CA, April 6, 2021 – Information Governance World magazine announced today that it will conduct a global study on Information Governance (IG).

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2021

A massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack shut down Belgiums’ government websites, internal networks were also impacted. A massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack hit most of the Belgium government ’s IT network, according to the media the attack also knocked offline internal systems. Around 7.30

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The group focuses on government departments that are involved in foreign affairs, technology, and telecommunications. . “Meanwhile, the structure of SprySOCKS’s command-and-control (C&C) protocol is similar to one used by the RedLeaves backdoor , a remote access trojan (RAT) reported to be infecting Windows machines.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 31, 2023

Threat Actor's Targets This Year Include Government Agencies in Brunei, Indonesia A recently emerged threat actor dubbed Dark Pink is updating its custom tool set in a bid to evade detection while expanding its operations to new Southeast Asian targets.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

Threat actors defaced multiple Ukrainian government websites after talks between Ukrainian, US, and Russian officials hit a dead this week. Threat actors have defaced multiple websites of the Ukrainian government on the night between January 13 and January 14. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ukrainian government websites).

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IG Guru

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

SAN DIEGO September 22, 2021 The results of a major Information Governance (IG) survey, conducted by IGWorld magazine and its partners, was released at last week’s InfoGov World 2021 Expo & Conference, an event held in 3D virtual reality.

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Data Protection Report

AUGUST 27, 2021

the UK Government has unveiled plans to consult on the future of the UK’s data regime, with the stated aim of making it “even more ambitious, pro-growth and innovation-friendly”. In their Mission Statement on the topic, the Government sets out the actions it plans to take to support international transfers of personal data from the UK.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 6, 2021

On November 30, 2021, the European Commission issued a press release indicating that the European Parliament and the Council of the EU ( i.e. , representatives of EU Member States) reached political agreement on the proposed EU Data Governance Act. Background. Other Initiatives. Read the European Commission Press Release.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 13, 2021

The start of 2021 is looking an awful lot like the end of 2020 – not least when it comes to cyber crime. Meanwhile, KnowBe4 spotted a scam exploiting a news report that claimed that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine might not reach the US in large volumes until the spring of 2021. Don’t be fooled by vaccine scams. Can you spot a scam?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

CloudPassage’s 2021 AWS Cloud Security Report found that misconfiguration of cloud platforms (71 percent), exfiltration of sensitive data (59 percent), and insecure APIs (54 percent) are the top cloud security threats facing cybersecurity professionals. Those concerns are certainly justified. What is cloud security? Source: Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2022

government. government. Update on recent batch of Google TAG Government Backed Attack Warnings: In February, we detected an APT31 phishing campaign targeting high profile Gmail users affiliated with the U.S. government. Government appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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