Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2020

Google published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report which reveals the company has taken down ten coordinated operations in Q2 2020. Google has published its second Threat Analysis Group (TAG) report , a bulletin that includes coordinated influence operation campaigns tracked in Q2 of 2020. response to COVID-19.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2024

Experts warn that recently disclosed Ivanti Connect Secure VPN and Policy Secure vulnerabilities are massively exploited in the wild. x and Ivanti Policy Secure. is a command injection vulnerability in web components of Ivanti Connect Secure (9.x, x) and Ivanti Policy Secure. reads the advisory published by Ivanti.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2022

Threat intelligence firm Resecurity details how crooks are delivering IRS tax scams and phishing attacks posing as government vendors. Further analysis uncovered embedded scenarios detecting the victim’s IP (using GEO2IP module, deployed on a third-party WEB-site), likely done to selectively choose targets or to filter by region.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2022

Google’s TAG team revealed that China-linked APT groups are targeting Ukraine’s government for intelligence purposes. Below is the tweet published by TAG chief, Shane Huntley, who cited the Google TAG Security Engineer Billy Leonard. We will continue to update our recent blog as necessary. government.

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erwin

APRIL 2, 2021

Data Security Starts with Data Governance. Lack of a solid data governance foundation increases the risk of data-security incidents. Without data governance, organizations lack the ability to connect the dots across data governance, security and privacy – and to act accordingly.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

government released a “White Paper” addressing how U.S. national security law did not provide equivalent privacy protections to those available in the EU. national security law protects EU personal data. On September 28, the U.S. companies might justify their continued transfer to the U.S. To make these determinations, the U.S.

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erwin

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Data governance isn’t a one-off project with a defined endpoint. Data governance, today, comes back to the ability to understand critical enterprise data within a business context, track its physical existence and lineage, and maximize its value while ensuring quality and security. Passing the Data Governance Ball.

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erwin

MARCH 25, 2021

erwin recently hosted the second in its six-part webinar series on the practice of data governance and how to proactively deal with its complexities. Led by Frank Pörschmann of iDIGMA GmbH, an IT industry veteran and data governance strategist, the second webinar focused on “ The Value of Data Governance & How to Quantify It.”.

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Collibra

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As organizations increasingly embrace AI, understanding and implementing effective enterprise AI governance is becoming more and more critical to sustaining AI success and mitigating risk. Today, AI-driven organizations can leverage AI governance to mitigate risk, adhere to legal requirements and protect privacy.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2019

The cyber security expert Marco Ramilli continues its analysis of the data leak known as Collection #1, he shared some interesting views on data The cyber security expert Marco Ramilli continues its analysis of the data leak known as Collection #1, he shared some interesting views on data. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

MAY 8, 2019

Most GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance projects start with a gap analysis. A gap analysis is a popular method of assessing compliance against the requirements of the Regulation. What does a gap analysis involve? Can I use a free GDPR gap analysis tool? What gap analysis options are available?

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Information security management is a way of protecting an organisation’s sensitive data from threats and vulnerabilities. The process is typically embedded via an ISMS (information security management system) , which provides the framework for managing information security. Why is information security management important?

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erwin

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

erwin released its State of Data Governance Report in February 2018, just a few months before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect. Download Free GDPR Guide | Step By Step Guide to Data Governance for GDPR?. Data governance maturity includes the ability to rely on automated and repeatable processes.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

What is a gap analysis? An ISO 27001 gap analysis gives organisations an overview of what they need to do to meet the Standard’s requirements. How to use risk assessments to achieve maximum benefits from minimum security costs. What’s the difference between the two?

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

While Brexit continues to cause widespread uncertainty, you can at least be sure of one thing: deal or no deal, the security risks your organisation faces won’t go away. Data breaches are on the up, and information security and GDPR compliance remain business-critical issues. Understanding best-practice information security.

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erwin

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Managing an organization’s governance, risk and compliance (GRC) via its enterprise and business architectures means managing them against business processes (BP). Governance, risk and compliance are treated as isolated bubbles. The C-Level Demands GRC Real-Time Impact Analysis. Impact analysis is critical.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 364 by Pierluigi Paganini appeared first on Security Affairs. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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erwin

JULY 12, 2019

In light of recent, high-profile data breaches, it’s past-time we re-examined strategic data governance and its role in managing regulatory requirements. Govern PII “at rest”. Classify, flag and socialize the use and governance of personally identifiable information regardless of where it is stored. Govern PII “in motion”.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2022

China-linked Curious Gorge APT is targeting Russian government agencies, Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that an APT group linked to China’s People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLA SSF), tracked as Curious Gorge , is targeting Russian government agencies.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

In recent years, the researchers observed the group expanding its operations to include financial institutions and government entities. ” reads the analysis published by Unit 42. Analysis of the C2 for a second Sword2033 sample revealed that the domain *.saspecialforces.co[.]za org over port 8443 for C2.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A UK government report published last year found that 48% of organisations lacked the expertise to complete routine cyber security practices. The report also found that 30% of organisations had skills gaps in more advanced areas, such as penetration testing, forensic analysis and security architecture.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The need for experienced and qualified cyber security professionals is a highlight of Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week , led by NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education). Cyber security focuses on protecting computer systems from unauthorised access or being otherwise damaged. Build your cyber security career.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 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. When MOVEit was hacked by the Russian Cl0p ransomware gang in May, email addresses and links to government employee surveys were compromised. Boeing is “assessing the claim”.

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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: Okta, security software company in California, US.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 3, 2023

Last month, the National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released the final installment of its Securing The Software Supply Chain series. In this blog, we’ll take a look at Part One , specifically section 2.1:

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

Security researchers released PoC exploit code for the critical authentication bypass vulnerability CVE-2022-22972 affecting multiple VMware products. The company acknowledged Bruno López of Innotec Security for the discovery of the flaw. ” reads the analysis published by the researchers. using CVE-2022-22972.

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Data Matters

MARCH 11, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new cybersecurity rules to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies. That determination remains a complex analysis of several factors. On March 9, 2022, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2021

Google TAG is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning that North Korea-linked hackers targeting security researchers through social media. ” reads the TAG’s report. ” reads the TAG’s report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2022

Threat & Detection Research (TDR) team have uncovered a reconnaissance and espionage campaign conducted by Russia-linked Turla APT aimed at the Baltic Defense College, the Austrian Economic Chamber (involved in government decision-making such as economic sanctions) and NATO’s eLearning platform JDAL (Joint Advanced Distributed Learning).

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 5, 2022

At any point the external environment can throw a curve ball – new government regulations, changes in political and social dynamics, or trends in sustainability to name a few. Cyber security keeps the C-suite up at night and perhaps that’s no surprise. Cyber security should also be viewed in a wider business context.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2019

A huge trove of data belonging to the Oklahoma Department of Securities (ODS) was left unsecured on a server for at least a week. Another data leak made the headlines, a huge trove of data belonging to the Oklahoma Department of Securities (ODS) was left unsecured on a server for at least a week. ” reads the press release.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG) team reported that the China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool Google Command and Control ( GC2 ) in an attack against an unnamed Taiwanese media organization. China-linked APT41 group used the open-source red teaming tool GC2 in an attack against a Taiwanese media organization.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

That’s why we continue expanding the IBM and AWS collaboration, providing clients flexibility to build and govern their AI projects using the watsonx AI and data platform with AI assistants on AWS. .”* However, to be successful they need the flexibility to run it on their existing cloud environments.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 12, 2021

In a blog post published Jan. Soon after, the attackers began testing code designed to surreptitiously inject backdoors into Orion , a suite of tools used by many Fortune 500 firms and a broad swath of the federal government to manage their internal networks. Image: SolarWinds. ”

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IT Governance

JUNE 12, 2020

There is a lot of valuable information sitting on government and medical research facility databases, and no shortage of actors trying to get their hands on this information. Governments across the world were quick to identify the cyber security implications of COVID-19, with some gathering teams of experts as early as January.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) warns of a North Korea-linked cyberespionage group tracked as ARCHIPELAGO. ” reads the analysis published by Google TAG. In one case, the group posed as a journalist for a South Korean news agency and sent benign emails with an interview request to North Korea experts.”

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IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

IT Governance’s research found the following for February 2024: 712 publicly disclosed security incidents. This blog provides further analysis of the data we’ve collected. 719,366,482 records known to be breached. After January’s 29.5 You can also download this and previous months’ Dashboards as free PDFs here.

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