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The Weeks in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 18 – 31 December 2023

IT Governance

billion records The security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unprotected database exposing more than 1.5 Fowler contacted the company, which secured the database. The security researcher Bob Diachenko identified the leak in September and contacted TuneFab, which fixed the misconfiguration within 24 hours.

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

IT Governance

Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Source (New) Agriculture USA Yes Unknown Precision Technologies Group – Holroyd Source (New) Engineering UK Yes Unknown A.G. and Robert W.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Promote Responsible Artificial Intelligence Innovation

Hunton Privacy

These efforts build upon the steps the Administration has taken so far, including the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights issued by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (“OSTP”) and the AI Risk Management Framework released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”). Policies to ensure the U.S.

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

IT Governance

Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers. 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: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. It has since been confirmed by Anukul Peedkaew, the permanent secretary of social development and human security.

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Episode 228: CISA’s Eric Goldstein on being Everyone’s Friend in Cyber

The Security Ledger

Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), says the agency is all about helping companies and local government to keep hackers at bay. Related Stories Spotlight: When Ransomware Comes Calling Episode 227: What’s Fueling Cyber Attacks on Agriculture ?

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Episode 231: Solving the US’s Endemic Cybersecurity Worker Shortage

The Security Ledger

Rodney Petersen, the director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) talks about the massive shortage of information security workers at the United States - estimated at more than 400,000 workers. Rodney talks about how NICE is working to promote information security skills and development.