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Iranian hackers access unsecured HMI at Israeli Water Facility

Security Affairs

Furthermore, at the time of the publication, the system did not use any authentication method upon access.” Experts noticed that the system still allows communications on port 502, which is used for Modbus protocol, that doesn’t require any authentication/encryption. ” reads the blog post published by OTORIO.

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Australia: Consumer Data Right pipeline to cast a wide net

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

These sectors include: insurance (both general and health insurance); groceries; loyalty schemes; non-bank lenders; superannuation; transport; government; health; education; and. agriculture. Sector designation. the potential for competition and innovation in the relevant sector and the Australian economy more broadly.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 15 – 21 April 2024

IT Governance

million records from World-Check, a screening database used to screen potential customers for links to illegal activity and government sanctions. Mobile Guardian, which is used to help parents manage their children’s device usage, was hacked on 19 April, according to the Singaporean Ministry of Education.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 April 2024

IT Governance

In this instance, Kid Security failed to configure authentication for its Kafka Broker cluster, exposing at least 456,000 private social media messages, audio recordings, IP addresses, device locations, usage statistics and more for over a year.

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White House to Corporate America: Take Ransomware Threat Seriously

eSecurity Planet

In the open letter dated June 3, Anne Neuberger, the NSC’s cybersecurity adviser, said that while the federal government is doing what it can to combat the accelerating threat, private sector organizations also play a crucial role. Industries like healthcare and education have also been high-profile ransomware targets during the pandemic.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Right To Repair

ForAllSecure

Play it out across a few decades and you start to see the type of trouble we’ll be in if we don’t start educating our legislators now, if current trends are allowed to just continue. Vamosi: I want to restate the verb “educate” With infosec, there’s a lot of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt or FUD within government.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Right To Repair

ForAllSecure

Play it out across a few decades and you start to see the type of trouble we’ll be in if we don’t start educating our legislators now, if current trends are allowed to just continue. Vamosi: I want to restate the verb “educate” With infosec, there’s a lot of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt or FUD within government.