The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2022

This grim outlook is shared in a new white paper from Sophos. The report paints a picture of ransomware gangs arriving on the scene typically after crypto miners, botnet builders, malware embedders and initial access brokers may have already profited from earlier intrusions. More tightening required. Shier is spot on.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 15, 2019

4) The right of Californians to access their PI. Consumers have the right to request from entities to access, make corrections or delete their PI data, and entities must always inform consumers that they have these rights and comply with these requests. The Thales data security experts and architects are here to help.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 29, 2019

Related: Why Active Directory is so heavily targeted For companies running Microsoft Windows, one such touch-all systems is Active Directory, or AD, the software that organizes and provides access to information across the breadth of Windows systems. Talk more soon. Acohido Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 7, 2022

“To sign into a website on your computer, you’ll just need your phone nearby and you’ll simply be prompted to unlock it for access. A March 2022 white paper on the FIDO approach is available here (PDF). Once you’ve done this, you won’t need your phone again and you can sign in by just unlocking your computer.”

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Data Protection Report

MAY 24, 2024

Background – white paper response on the UK’s approach to AI regulation In February 2024, the UK Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT) set out the government’s proposed approach to AI regulation. Accountability and governance. Contestability and redress. For more information on the CMA’s publications, see our post.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 17, 2023

OPSWAT continues to build out the capabilities of MetaAccess, their network access control (NAC) solution, and offers an attractive trial of up to 50 licenses for an unlimited duration. To compare OPSWAT MetaAccess against competitors, see the complete list of top network access control (NAC) solutions. Who Is OPSWAT?

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Data Protection Report

JUNE 22, 2022

If legislation is to be passed in this parliament, the bill will need to be introduced for scrutiny soon (although no announcements have been made as to when this will happen and interrelation with other areas such as the forthcoming AI white paper may further delay it). How should fairness be interpreted in the AI context?

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CGI

APRIL 17, 2019

How to preserve auditability as RPA projects develop. To accomplish this, auditors review implementation of controls for areas such as physical access, separation of duties, and process contingencies to ensure compliance. Attended robots resident on a worker’s computer can perform tasks within systems the worker can access.

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CGI

APRIL 17, 2019

How to preserve auditability as RPA projects develop. To accomplish this, auditors review implementation of controls for areas such as physical access, separation of duties, and process contingencies to ensure compliance. Attended robots resident on a worker’s computer can perform tasks within systems the worker can access.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Technologically speaking, we are where we are because a handful of tech giants figured out how to collect, store and monetize user data in a singular fashion. We have no control over how the tech giants extract and profit from the intrinsic value of our personal data. Zuboff and Rifkin eloquently summarize how this came to be.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 17, 2021

The “trojanized” software created a backdoor that allowed remote attackers to gain access to systems and confidential data via devices running SolarWinds software. In a recent example, SolarWinds Orion Software, a network monitoring tool used by many U.S. Robert Masterson | Manager, Product Marketing. More About This Author >.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2021

Forescout Research Labs last month released a 14-page white paper and a 47-page research report detailing 33 vulnerabilities affecting millions of Internet of Things (IoT), Operational Technology (OT), and IT devices. Also Read: How to Build & Run a Threat Hunting Program. Also Read: How to Prevent DNS Attacks.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2020

.” Four Danish researchers (Alexander Dalsgaard Krog (Lyrebirds), Jens Hegner Stærmose (Lyrebirds), Kasper Terndrup (Lyrebirds), Simon Vandel Sillesen (Independent)) have demonstrated how to exploit the flaw by tricking a victim into opening a specially crafted web page containing malicious JavaScript or a malicious email.

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erwin

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Not only does this passive approach create inefficiencies between determining what data to copy, how to copy it, and where to store the copy, it also creates new volumes of data that become harder to track over time. Direct access to the same live data across the organization is required. Not Knowing Where Your Data Is.

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Collibra

MAY 11, 2022

“Data mesh is a decentralized sociotechnical approach in managing and accessing analytical data at scale.’. A data mesh organization puts domain experts in charge of the data — and then applies product thinking to ensure the data roadmap meets the accessibility, governance, and usability needs of the organization.

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ARMA International

AUGUST 29, 2022

This article is a continuation of the Legacy Disposition White Paper article series. If you have access to Outside Counsel Guidelines, it may be prudent to do a sampling of those of your firm’s key clients to determine what they require (and if, and by how much, they differ from your internal policies).

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Insecure implementations may result in unauthorized access to threat actors and potential data breaches.” To be successful, an attacker must gain access to the 5G Service Based Architecture. To be successful, an attacker must gain access to the 5G Service Based Architecture. Also Read: How to Implement Microsegmentation.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Without a doubt, in order to create an insurance product it is important to involve independent experts specialized in countering cyber threats, who have access to unique data sources for crypto exchanges’ security assessment. This assessment focuses on open source data – white papers, information about founders, security policies.

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CGI

AUGUST 30, 2018

In my previous post: “ What personal health strategies can teach us about utility asset health ,” I discussed how a healthy asset management strategy involves a proactive and strategic approach. The key to successful asset management is understanding how to best consume this data and put it to work. literally in the palm of our hands.

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CGI

MAY 15, 2018

General Services Administration (GSA) and other federal agencies have issued contracts for proofs of concept (POCs); the Department of Homeland Security has issued more than $1 million in blockchain startup grants; and the Departments of Defense and State have issued requests for white papers and held industry forums. Ready for POCs.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 20, 2020

Using Encryption with Access Controls to Mitigate Malware and Ransomware Damage. Recently the headlines have been dominated by infected enterprise software that has resulted in malware and hackers gaining access to mission critical infrastructures, taking control of systems, and stealing data. Mon, 12/21/2020 - 07:23.

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Archive-It

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

I still needed to figure out how to use the Archive-It tools, review crawl reports, conduct quality assurance (QA), and add descriptive metadata, so I focused on the steps to ensure that the proper material was archived before it was too late.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Another common challenge organizations face after receiving their test results is figuring out how to prioritize fixes. Information access should be provided on a need-to-know basis. Information needs to be categorized by sensitivity to enforce user access levels and control. Authentication. Authorization.

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KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

For example, your teams should have access to and familiarity with a standardized communication plan for when they receive phishing texts or emails." When employees understand how their day-to-day behaviors — no matter how small — can expose sensitive data, they're less likely to introduce risk in the first place," Watson writes.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Another common challenge organizations face after receiving their test results is figuring out how to prioritize fixes. Information access should be provided on a need-to-know basis. Information needs to be categorized by sensitivity to enforce user access levels and control. Authentication. Authorization.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Part 3 will discuss how to manage the various DT risks. The memex was a hypothetical information-centric hypertext device that would permit people to access any information, regardless of where it was stored. Two years earlier, Vannevar Bush put forth the idea of an information system device he called ‘memex.’

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ARMA International

DECEMBER 20, 2019

That expectation has carried over into the workplace, too, where our employees, customers, and business partners alike have an increasing expectation and need for near-instantaneous access to information. It examines some of the factors that make managing risk and access demands a challenge.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2022

With supply chain attacks, hackers don’t need to gain commit access to compromise the codebase. How Hackers Compromise the Supply Chain. It should not be web-accessible. How to Mitigate Supply Chain Attacks. Secure all configuration files and never deploy them on production, or, at least restrict their access.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2020

However, in the transition to the cloud, the management plane itself is now accessible from anywhere, and organizations need to ensure their configurations are implemented securely in order to prevent discovery by attackers. From there they can gain access to central storage, amongst other things, and finally proceeded to exfiltrate data.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 5, 2016

It does not matter where the DPO is located geographically as long as there is effective implementation of the GDPR requirements, including those relating to the organizational reporting lines pertaining to the DPO and the requirements relating to DPO accessibility to individuals and DPOs. Next Steps.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

OCTOBER 29, 2020

This will shape future AI legislation in Europe, and in particular how data processing – the key component of AI – is regulated. Regulatory approaches are fast evolving at both EU and member state level, and organisations are already considering how to implement governance frameworks to ensure that AI they deploy is compliant.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 25, 2022

William Bangham: Judy, the FBI said a group known as Dark Side is responsible for this cyber attack, which used what is known as ransomware ransomware is malicious computer code that blocks and owners access to their computer network until a ransom gets paid. It was their white paper on the speed with which ransomware can hit an organization.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Using appropriate access controls. Boards should have adequate access to cybersecurity expertise, and discussions about cyber-risk management should be given regular and adequate time on board meeting agendas. Aligning cyber risk with corporate strategy. Implementing a Targeted Guidance Strategy. Encrypting critical data assets.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 29, 2018

I still have a passion for how to preserve and how to access public records in digital form. Paradoxically, you put stuff in digital form with the idea that you’re going to be able to search it easily, compared with boxes and manual paper. We talk about leadership. I’m delighted to be part of that effort.

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Collaboration 2.0

AUGUST 12, 2008

By structuring the world’s data in this manner, the Freebase community is creating a global resource that will one day allow people and machines everywhere to access information far more easily and quickly than they can today. Google unplugs Windows Google decides that a security invasion from China was the last straw and bans the use of.

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erwin

JUNE 6, 2019

Additionally, the ability to access and analyze all of this information has given rise to the “ citizen analyst ” – a business-oriented problem-solver with enough technical knowledge to understand how to apply analytical techniques to collections of massive data sets to identify business opportunities.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 7, 2020

Twitter initially described the incident as a “coordinated social engineering attack” against employees with access to its internal tools. A successful attack required the attackers to obtain access to both our internal network as well as specific employee credentials that granted them access to our internal support tools,” it explained. “A

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