Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

educational nonprofit organization National Student Clearinghouse disclosed a data breach that impacted approximately 900 US schools. “On May 31, 2023, the Clearinghouse was informed by our third-party software provider, Progress Software, of a cybersecurity issue involving the provider’s MOVEit Transfer solution.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When a company announces layoffs, one of the last things most employees or even company owners worry about is data loss. Related: The importance of preserving trust in 2023 Valuable or sensitive information on a computer is exposed to theft or to getting compromised. Data loss isn’t necessarily spiteful.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Welcome to our September 2023 catches of the month feature, which examines recent phishing scams and the tactics criminals use to trick people into compromising their data. AgentTesla is a keylogger that can “log keystrokes, access the host’s clipboard, and conduct disk scans to uncover credentials and other valuable data”.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 7, 2023

Welcome to our August 2023 catches of the month feature, in which we explore the latest phishing scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. The pretext is also a quintessential example of phishing, as it creates a sense of shock and urgency.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

On November 8, 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (“EDPS”) announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) intended to reinforce their “common mission to uphold individuals’ data protection and privacy rights, and cooperate internationally to achieve this goal”.

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Personal data Education Privacy Government 118

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 19, 2023

Data privacy regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the state of California, are inescapable. The key to differentiation comes in getting data protection right, as part of an overall data strategy.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 28, 2024

To bridge the gap between CISOs and stakeholders, CISOs must adopt a strategic approach that combines financial impact data, relevant case studies, and compelling narratives. Capital One case study In 2019, Capital One experienced a data breach that exposed the personal information of over 100 million customers.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 11, 2023

Welcome to our January 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. Malware campaign uses stolen bank data for phishing. This means that the attacker has gotten access to customers’ data,” Qualys said.

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Phishing Education Access Personal data 105

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Welcome to our November 2023 catches of the month feature, which examines recent phishing scams and the tactics criminals use to trick people into compromising their data. Once the victims had been infected, the attackers exfiltrated customer data.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

So, as ever, this blog series examines recent phishing campaigns and the tactics criminals use to trick people into compromising their data. Following the link in the message took them to a phishing page mimicking a USPS page, where they were asked to enter their personal data and financial information. Can you spot a phishing scam?

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Phishing Financial Services Manufacturing Personal data 105

IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. According to the Securonix researchers, the malware was observed capturing clipboard data and recording keystrokes.

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IT Governance

MAY 10, 2023

Welcome to our May 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. For example, one bogus site purports to offer ‘ChatGPT detectors’ that help people spot content that has been artificially generated.

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Phishing Honeypots Education Information Security 95

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This helps them improve their performance over time by gaining data from interactions. billion work hours in 2023 and helped raise customer satisfaction to 69% for $0.50 Examples of AI chatbot platforms include: •Dialogflow: Developed by Google, Dialogflow is renowned for its comprehension capabilities. These tools saved 2.5

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Welcome to our February 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

With 85% of campaigns targeting victims with phishing emails containing malicious links, another form of a social engineering attack, education and cyber vigiliance remain a high priority. Why should employers educate employees about cyber security? or.con rather than.com, for example. Verify domain names – they could end in.co

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Ransomware Phishing Passwords Education 109

IT Governance

JULY 6, 2023

Welcome to our July 2023 catches of the month feature, in which we explore the latest phishing scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. Fortra’s PhishLabs team found that 23.6%

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Phishing Education Government Personal data 98

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Protects critical data across all cloud apps by extending security to popular cloud collaboration platforms such as Office 365, Google Workspace, and Slack. Enforces data security regulations to prevent unwanted data leaks and insider threats by analyzing emails and attachments for sensitive information.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

million in 2023, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report, and over 700,000 small businesses were targeted in cybersecurity attacks in 2020, according to the Small Business Association. Also consider creating a policy for which employees can access which types of data. Stay educated. Employee training is crucial.

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IT Governance

MARCH 7, 2023

Welcome to our March 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. AI is widely used in many business processes, helping organisations analyse data and automate tasks. Cyber security is no exception.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

On December 12, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (“CIPL”) released a white paper on Privacy-Enhancing and Privacy-Preserving Technologies: Understanding the Role of PETs and PPTs in the Digital Age.

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IT Governance

JUNE 6, 2023

Welcome to our June 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. File Archive in the Browser scam exploiting ‘.zip’

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Phishing Archiving Risk Education 98

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

. “But, in this situation, unfortunately, no one contacted us to report that there was an attack from our addresses; if someone had contacted us, we would have definitely blocked the network data.” DON CHICHO & DFYZ The data breach tracking service Constella Intelligence reports that an Ivan V.

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Cloud Education Government Phishing 274

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Based on the little available data, pricing appears to start around $5,000, with most customers in the $10,000+ range. These services are used by businesses to protect their digital assets and sensitive data from potential cyber attacks. Pricing Like many on this list, Software Secured asks potential customers to obtain a custom quote.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2023

KrebsOnSecurity received a nice bump in traffic this week thanks to tweets from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about “ juice jacking ,” a term first coined here in 2011 to describe a potential threat of data theft when one plugs their mobile device into a public charging kiosk.

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Communications Risk Access Education 283

Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

To highlight the practical applications of AI, Singapore initiated national projects in sectors such as education, healthcare, and safety & security. The National AI Strategy was last updated in 2023. Additionally, investments were made to bolster the overall AI ecosystem. Known as the Veritas Toolkit version 2.0,

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CILIP

APRIL 15, 2024

CILIP Copyright COnference 2024 By Gary Horrocks THE summer 2023 issue of UKeiG’s open access journal, eLucidate , featured my reflections on the implications of a Members’ Day presentation by Ken Chad on the “library technology ecosystem". Ken notes there is “a dichotomy between the provision of library resources and learning resources.”

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Libraries Education Analytics Marketing 72

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 13, 2024

Many are turning to AI upskilling , the act of preparing the workforce with skills and education to empower them to use AI to do their jobs. The World Economic Forum estimated that automation will displace 85 million jobs by 2025, and 40% of core skills will change for workers in its Future of Jobs Report 2023.

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Digital transformation Education Financial Services Artificial Intelligence 86

eDiscovery Daily

JUNE 7, 2023

Last month’s Corporate Legal Operations Consortium (CLOC) Global Institute was an educational and networking event powerhouse, offering over 75 educational sessions and multiple opportunities for networking for those interested in the latest ways to transform legal and get more work done well, and efficiently.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 22, 2023

On December 20, 2023, the FTC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”), which would bring long-anticipated changes to the children’s online data privacy regime at the federal level in the U.S. Strengthening data security. The COPPA Rule has not been updated since 2012. Restricting ed tech in schools.

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Privacy Data Privacy Education Information Security 72

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 21, 2023

Apply to the 3rd cohort of the IBM Sustainability Accelerator by May 31, 2023 IBM and Texas A&M AgriLife are working together to help farmers receive insights for water usage, which can further crop yield increases while decreasing economic and environmental costs.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

2022 was the year that generative artificial intelligence (AI) exploded into the public consciousness, and 2023 was the year it began to take root in the business world. The next wave of advancements will focus not only on enhancing performance within a specific domain, but on multimodal models that can take multiple types of data as input.

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Artificial Intelligence Cloud Risk Access 99

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 9, 2023

Holm Security VMP is preferred by SMBs thanks to its value and features like phishing awareness, but its broad capabilities also find application in large-scale organizations, governmental facilities, personal security, and educational facilities. Rapid7 InsightVM, for example, costs $23 a year per asset for 500 assets.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

For example, in the US, the 2023-2025 CISA Cybersecurity Strategic Plan aims to increase basic-level cyber skills across the country, transform cyber education and boost the cyber workforce. million in data breach costs compared to organizations without an IR team or IR plan testing.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Cyber Security Awareness Month – Answering Google’s Most Commonly Asked Questions madhav Wed, 10/18/2023 - 05:25 This month is Cyber Security Awareness Month , highlighting how far security education needs to go in order to enable a secure interconnected world. Data Sovereignty What is data sovereignty?

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 6, 2023

As privacy professionals, we see consumers exercising their rights to withdraw consent to their data being processed via ‘opt out’ or ‘unsubscribe’ buttons, for example. How sure are you that your organisation is fully compliant with the relevant data protection legislation? Once compliant’ doesn’t mean ‘still compliant’.

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Security Affairs

JULY 1, 2023

Avast released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can allow victims to recover their data without paying the ransom. Cybersecurity firm Avast released a free decryptor for the Akira ransomware that can allow victims to recover their data without paying the ransom. The authors used Microsoft Linker version 14.35.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Protect Your Organization from Cybercrime-as-a-Service Attacks madhav Thu, 10/12/2023 - 04:53 In years gone by, only large enterprises needed to be concerned with cybercrime. The attackers then demand a ransom from the victim to decrypt the data. Data Encryption: Use encryption to protect sensitive data in transit and at rest.

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