Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

The highly-targeted attacks aim at organizations in government, aviation, education, and telecom sectors. ” reads the analysis published by Symantec. The intelligence-gathering campaign started in mid-2022 and is likely still ongoing. pak) containing final payload (Merdoor backdoor).

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IT Governance

APRIL 16, 2021

In this blog, we look at some of the things you must consider. The post Updating your data protection documentation following Brexit appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Unfortunately, it’s not that straightforward. Do you deal with international organisations? Find out more.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2023

A deeper analysis revealed that the threat actor CloudWizard has been linked to an activity cluster that dates back to May 2016 that was tracked by ESET researchers as Operation Groundbait. Further analysis revealed that the actor behind the above operations has been active since at least 2008. ” We are in the final!

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

The Chinese government is well known for its censorship– and frequent harassment and intimidation of foreign journalists. ’ This firewall even goes as far as to block the latest versions of the encryption service TLS (v1.3) Related: How China challenged Google in Operation Aurora.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. As a result, data has become a critical asset for companies and governments alike, as well as the primary target for nefarious actors and nation states. Tue, 12/22/2020 - 10:08. Privacy Shield was unlawful.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2019

A white hat hacker discovered how to break Tchap, a new secure messaging app launched by the French government for officials and politicians. It aims at replacing popular instant messaging services like Telegram and WhatsApp for government people. So I did a Google search “email @ elysee.fr ”” wrote the expert in a blog post.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

Microsoft spotted a new destructive malware operation targeting government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine. Microsoft spotted a destructive attack that targeted government, non-profit, and IT entities in Ukraine with a wiper disguised as ransomware. Virtually all ransomware encrypts the contents of files on the filesystem.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Noticeably, covered entities are now subject to new requirements imposing heightened responsibilities on Chief Information Security Officers (“CISOs”) and more specific and prescriptive requirements in relation to governance, risk assessments, and notifications to the NYDFS.

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Data Matters

MAY 14, 2021

Pursuant to the Order, government agencies will be required to deploy multifactor authentication, encryption, endpoint detection response, and logging and operate under the principle of a “zero-trust” environment. cybersecurity defenses. The White House simultaneously issued an explanatory fact sheet and background press call.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

It is important to remember that the analysis should not end with just cookies and Google Analytics. Therefore, it is important to conduct a technical analysis to determine if and how a website or app utilizes these types of services to determine if mitigations are needed. An Important Reminder.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In this blog, we will explore the concept of cyber resiliency from an IBM® perspective and how our approach can help organizations protect themselves in an ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. Prevention and protection : Preventing cyber threats before they can cause damage is a fundamental aspect of cyber resiliency.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Welcome to a new series of weekly blog posts rounding up the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Breached organisation: Rock County in Wisconsin, US. The attackers demanded $1.9

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IT Governance

JULY 5, 2021

In this blog, we explain what Annex A.9 9 of ISO 27001 helps you govern who has access to your organisation’s sensitive information and under what scenarios. Data encryption, a password management system and secure log-on procedures are ideal starting points. The requirements for producing one are outlined in section A.9

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here is Erin’s Q&A column, which originally went live on OneRep’s well-done blog.) For the first expert interview on our blog, we welcomed Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter Byron V. Erin: What role should governments play in combating cybercrime? Erin: How has the ransomware threat evolved in recent years?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Today I’d like to share an interesting analysis of a Targeted Attack found and dissected by Yoroi (technical details are available here ). At a first sight, the office document had an encrypted content available on OleObj.1 And why the attacker used an encrypted payload if the victim cannot open it? 1 and OleObj.2.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

According to its analysis , 260 organisations in the UK fell victim to ransomware between January 2020 and June 2022, a figure that’s only exceeded by Canada (276) and – in a distant lead – the US (2,379). The post UK Suffers Third Highest Rate of Ransomware Attacks in the World appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Are your AI plans supported by an encryption strategy? The firm’s AI team says the software contains encryption. However, in this scenario where are the encryption keys? It’s important to understand that encryption will affect data in other related applications and processes as well. Are they encrypting it?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 25, 2019

As a result of government mandates, the need for greater efficiency, and the desire to enable better patient care, U.S. At the same time, analysis of this year’s results showed that the percentage of healthcare organizations increasing IT security spending declined. But results showed that today, U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

This is not going to be a full path analysis so If you are interested in a more complete one, including dissection steps on final payloads, please refer to some of my previous analysis ( HERE , HERE , HERE ) or to Yoroi’s Blog. The used variable holds a Base64 representation of encrypted data. Traffic Patterns Stage3.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Incident details: SEI, an online payment service provider, has notified customers that its systems has been accessed by an unknown individual who copied an encrypted database.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 29, 2023

Integrated Business Planning (IBP) addresses these challenges by providing a comprehensive framework that integrates strategic, operational and financial planning, analysis, and reporting to drive better business outcomes. appeared first on IBM Blog. Request a live demo The post What is Integrated Business Planning (IBP)?

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 5, 2022

Protect your data with in-motion and at-rest encryption, extensive auditing, data masking, row and column access controls, role-based access and more. . Empower real-time decision making and perform heavy computational analysis with built-in ML, insanely fast ingest, and querying of data in motion and at rest. Let’s keep it that way.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Customer data, which was encrypted, was reported to be unaffected. Welcome to this week’s round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2020

Victims included celebrities, tech CEOs, reporters, government officials and employees at some of the world’s largest tech companies. The only way to be certain they don’t have any back doors is to perform a thorough analysis of all their endpoints and servers, Corrons says. This column originally appeared on Avast Blog.).

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 27 November – 3 December 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Data breached: over 300 million records.

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IT Governance

MARCH 18, 2019

10 Cryptography (2 controls): the encryption and key management of sensitive information. Annex A provides an outline of each control, and you should refer back to it when conducting an ISO 27001 gap analysis and risk assessment. ISO 27001 controls. 5 Information security policies (2 controls): how policies are written and reviewed.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Analysis of this year’s results showed that the percentage of retailers increasing IT security spending declined. Encryption technologies are the top tools needed. Encryption and tokenization solutions provide some of the strongest protection in today’s data threat environment, and respondents seem to understand this.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

By recommending strengthened cybersecurity measures and emphasizing reporting to law enforcement, OFAC’s updated advisory also reflects increasingly tighter collaboration among federal government agencies in their fight against the ransomware threat. government’s policies and approaches to those who make ransomware payments.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

For instance, it could monitor users’ keystrokes or encrypt the user’s files in a ransomware attack. According to its analysis, malware was proportionately more common in phishing attacks, with Emotet and QakBot remaining the two most common strains. YouTube has said its team are investigating the phishing campaign. “We’re

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IT Governance

MARCH 6, 2019

For example, the Standard includes several controls relating to data encryption, which is one of the most effective ways of securing information and protecting its confidentiality, integrity and availability. This involves conducting a needs analysis and defining a desired level of competence. How else can IT Governance help?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Today I’d like to share a quick analysis resulted by a very interesting email which claimed to deliver a SOC “weekly report” on the victim email. Technical Analysis. Analysis of dropped and executed file (emotet). AV and plenty static traffic signatures confirm we are facing a new encrypted version of Emotet trojan.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. At least 23 Texas local governments targeted by coordinated ransomware attacks. Malware Analysis Sandboxes could expose sensitive data of your organization.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

Security researcher Marco Ramilli presents a comparative analysis of attacks techniques adopted by the Iran-Linked OilRig APT group. Today I’d like to share a comparative analysis of OilRig techniques mutation over time. The original post and other interesting analysis are published on the Marco Ramilli’s blog: [link].

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Common responsibilities include overseeing risk assessments, training employees on data protection principles, and working with government authorities. If a breach is unlikely to harm users—for example, if the stolen data is so heavily encrypted that hackers can’t use it—the company does not need to notify data subjects.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 13, 2018

In this two-post blog series, my colleague Juan Asenjo from Thales eSecurity and I talk about the need for creating an environment of trust to maintain the benefits of the IoT. Read Juan’s blog post “ Knock, Knock; Who’s There? – That is all well and good, but governments have yet to fully grasp the extent of this revolution.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Subscribe now The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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IT Governance

JULY 15, 2019

Vulnerability scanning is often paired with penetration testing , which is essentially a more in-depth analysis performed by a person. For example, digital information should be encrypted where possible, and organisations should create strict policies on the use of laptops and removable devices.

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