CILIP

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Asked why he chose the Civil Service above other areas of librarianship, David says: “It is just so interesting… it puts you in the centre of constantly changing challenges while offering unparalleled opportunities to move between librarianship, records management, knowledge management, information governance throughout your career.”

Government 52

Government Libraries Computer and Electronics Information governance 52

Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2024

ESET researchers reported that a Windows version of DinodasRAT was used in attacks against government entities in Guyana. In March 2024, Trend Micro researchers uncovered a sophisticated campaign conducted by a threat actor tracked as Earth Krahang while investigating the activity of China-linked APT Earth Lusca.

Libraries 138

Libraries Encryption Communications Government 138

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Ukrainian national faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in Zeus, IcedID malware schemes CISA: Cisco ASA/FTD bug CVE-2020-3259 exploited in ransomware attacks CISA adds Microsoft Exchange and Cisco ASA and FTD bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog US gov offers a reward of up to $10M for info on ALPHV/Blackcat gang leaders U.S.

Security 102

Security Ransomware Data breaches Libraries 102

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It is not known how long the database was publicly available, nor whether anyone else accessed it. In January 2024, it identified more potential victims, and has now written to inform them that their personal data may have been compromised in the incident. Key dates 31 March 2024 – PCI DSS v4.0 of the Standard.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

Threat actors target government entities in the Middle East with a new backdoor dubbed CR4T as part of an operation tracked as DuneQuixote. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered the DuneQuixote campaign in February 2024, but they believe the activity may have been active since 2023. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky.

Libraries 102

Libraries Communications IT Government 102

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Further victims of last year’s Perry Johnson & Associates data breach identified Last year, the medical transcription company PJ&A (Perry Johnson & Associates) suffered a data breach in which an unauthorised third party was able to access its computer network. Key dates 31 March 2024 – PCI DSS v4.0 of the Standard.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight More than 6 million accounts compromised from streaming service MovieBoxPro MovieBoxPro, a streaming service of “questionable legality”, suffered a data scraping incident on 15 April 2024, according to Have I Been Pwned. Data breached: 395 GB.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We each need to consider how these trends may affect our organizations and allocate our budgets and resources accordingly: AI will turbo-charge cybersecurity and cyberthreats: Artificial intelligence (AI) will boost both attackers and defenders while causing governance issues and learning pains.

Cybersecurity 139

Cybersecurity Cloud Ransomware Risk 139

CILIP

MARCH 4, 2024

This article is featured on the AI hub AI policy is set to become the new GDPR, and the release of the UK government’s AI Regulation White Paper this month is accelerating government action on building a legal framework for AI regulation.

Education 52

Education Paper Risk Libraries 52

Archive-It

JANUARY 18, 2024

by the Community Programs team Community Webs members and the Community Programs team gathered in the spring of last year for a virtual meeting, Future Webs , to reflect on the success and achievements of the program and chart next steps in 2024 and beyond.

Digital preservation 26

Digital preservation Agriculture Archiving Libraries 26

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2023

“In 2022, governments fought wars online, businesses were affected by multiple ransomware gangs, and regular users’ data was constantly on hackers’ radars,” said NordVPN CTO Marijus Briedis. Google has promised to eliminate third-party cookies in Chrome browsers by 2024, and others are following suit.

Security 143

Security Ransomware Cybersecurity Privacy 143

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

million records from World-Check, a screening database used to screen potential customers for links to illegal activity and government sanctions. GhostR says it obtained the records from a Singapore-based company with access to the database. Account records from the United States were also accessed. Data breached: unknown.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 7, 2024

7, 2024 — Badge Inc. , By eliminating passwords and stored secrets, Badge bolsters Radiant Logic’s extensible identity data platform to accelerate strategic initiatives such as digital transformation, Zero Trust, automated compliance, and data-driven governance. San Francisco, Calif.,

Authentication 130

Authentication Privacy Analytics Digital transformation 130

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. 20% increase accesses of specific organizations advertised. 13% maintain access to company tools or resources after leaving the organization.

Cybersecurity 94

Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cloud 94

IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Watsonx’s open-source frameworks and SDK and API libraries are designed to make it easier to implement AI into existing software platforms that telcos already use to oversee their networks. CSPs can take advantage of watsonx.ai to train, validate, tune and deploy AI and machine learning capabilities to help optimize network performance.

Artificial Intelligence 117

Artificial Intelligence Customer Experience Information architecture Libraries 117

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

How better key management can close cloud security gaps troubling US government madhav Thu, 02/29/2024 - 05:38 In my first blog on this topic I noted a Treasury Department report released last year listed six cloud security challenges financial sector firms face. This hack included US Government networks.

Cloud 77

Cloud Government Encryption Security 77

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 4, 2024

February 26, 2024 FCKeditor Used for SEO Poisoning on Government, University Sites Type of vulnerability: Malicious URL redirect. February 27, 2024 Ransomware Gangs Target Unpatched ScreenConnect Servers Type of vulnerability: Authentication bypass and path traversal. Having trouble patching quickly?

IoT 108

IoT Ransomware Access Cybersecurity 108

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

GB Bladen County Public Library Source (New) Public USA Yes 85 GB National Amusements Source (New) Leisure USA Yes 82,128 Enstar Group Limited Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Insurance USA Yes 71,301 Kimco Staffing Services, Inc. Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Manufacturing Australia Yes 95.19 That’s it for this round-up. We hope you found it useful.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 107

IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

EU to invest over €760 million in Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) The European Commission has adopted the amendment of the Digital Europe work programmes for 2024, assigning €762.7 A draft implementation plan will set out steps towards three goals: interpersonal exchanges; co-creation of the economy and society; and peace and stability.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52