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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 February 2024

IT Governance

Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. It is not known how long the database was publicly available, nor whether anyone else accessed it. Date breached: 384,658,212 records. ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang adds 2.7 The total number of victims is now more than 5 million.

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

OTX prides itself on being a completely open community for threat intelligence, extending access to threat research and shared expertise from security professionals to any and all users. Dashboards clearly state the quantity and types of indicators of compromise (IoCs) and also provide Pulses to quickly summarize threats and their impact.

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Observations on the Cybersecurity Executive Order and Presidential Policy Directive

Hunton Privacy

Although worded in terms of “consultation” and “voluntary” adoption of a yet-to-be-developed cybersecurity framework, the Executive Order also calls for federal agencies to consider incentives, including changes to the federal acquisition regulations, for encouraging adoption of the framework. to mitigate cyber risk.”.

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CISA issues proposed rules for cyber incident reporting in critical infrastructure

Data Protection Report

For example, government contractors or subcontractors with reporting obligations to the DOD or DOE for cyber incidents, or financial services entities that are already required to report cyber incidents to their primary federal regulator would be considered “covered entities” under the CIRCIA.

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GUEST ESSAY: Why organizations need to prepare for cyber attacks fueled by quantum computers

The Last Watchdog

Quantum computers pose yet another looming threat since it has been mathematically proven that quantum computers with enough power will crack all the world’s public encryption. When these computers come online, any company or federal agency that is not upgraded to post-quantum cybersecurity will leave its data vulnerable to attackers.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 December 2023

IT Governance

Compromised information includes patients’ personal data, health and medical records, financial data, internal emails and software source code. TB Concertus Design and Property Consultants Limited Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Professional services UK Yes 1.9 Data breached: 5 TB. Organisation name Sector Location Data exfiltrated?

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) IT services Taiwan Yes 2,451,197 RMH Franchise Corporation Source (New) Hospitality USA Yes 1.5 Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) IT services Taiwan Yes 2,451,197 RMH Franchise Corporation Source (New) Hospitality USA Yes 1.5 Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3 TB Paysign, Inc.