eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Virgin Islands, and Guam) have their own data breach notification laws (and each such state, accordingly, has its very own definition of such basic terms as “data” and “breach”) – with Massachusetts’ and California’s respective breach-notification schemes viewed as among the strictest. In the U.S.,

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

As we’ve seen with major attacks like Kaseya and Colonial Pipeline, cybercriminals have continued to innovate, developing new tools and tactics to encrypt and exfiltrate data. After all, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, so it’s high time we do something different.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2020

The malware also implements ransomware behavior, it is able to encrypt files and display a ransom note. ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro. The analysis of the C&C server revealed a list of 380 victim IP addresses, most of them in China (152) and India (103). Xcode developers are at risk.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

Hackers know this might be your first instinct, and some types of ransomware notice restart attempts and cause additional harm, like damaging Windows or deleting encrypted files. This will save all data in memory to a reference file on the device’s hard drive, preserving it for future analysis.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2019

“We could definitely have been better prepared, and it’s totally unacceptable,” Luchansky told customers. Because of the quick reaction we had, we were able to contain the encryption part” to roughly 50 percent of customer systems, he said. “I take full responsibility for this.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Encryption: This protects sensitive data by converting it into a coded form that can only be accessed or decrypted with the appropriate key. Encryption ensures that data remains confidential and secure, even if intercepted or accessed by unauthorized parties.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2018

In this case, attackers used a fake Adobe Zii software that was definitely not the real thing. ” reads the analysis published by MalwareBytes. The analysis of the code revealed another interesting feature, the code to download and install a root certificate for the mitmproxy tool. ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

This will help me later in the case I will be able to obtain a firmware that eventually is encrypted (i.e. Firmware Analysis: Passed the initial shock, I thought the data inside the dump would have been still encrypted in some way. With of course, an active anti-tamper detection mechanism that will void the encrypted content.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

Encryption will regularly be used to protect the data from interception. In the broadest sense, defense in depth uses: Data security : protects data at rest and in transit such as encryption, database security, message security, etc. Encryption Security teams should no longer assume that networks are safe. of their network.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Definition, How it Works, & Examples. their significance, and their pros and cons.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 13, 2022

These will become the default route for NHS organisations to provide access to their de-identified data for research and analysis. In simple terms, these are specially designated, secure servers on which a third party researcher’s access to health data can be properly controlled and monitored.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 23, 2018

The law will take effect on July 1, 2018, and includes several key provisions: Definitions of Personal Information and Protected Information. Notably, the definition of “protected information” does not include a person’s name. Breach Notification Requirement. Content and Method of Notice.

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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. stage2: powershell extraction.

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Computer and Electronics Encryption Communications Security 92

Data Protection Report

JUNE 26, 2023

The Guidance clarifies that there is no definition of PETs within data protection law and that the concept covers various technologies and techniques. These include: Homomorphic encryption ; Zero knowledge proofs ; and Trusted execution environments. What are PETs? These include: Differential privacy ; and Synthetic data.

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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. In order to better understand those technique definitions I would add official MITRE reference codes.

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Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2020

“In late April we identified a new botnet campaign with definitive Chinese origins,targeting servers and IoT devices via SSH brute forcing. ” reads the analysis published by Intezer. ” reads the analysis published by Intezer. ” continues the analysis. Mirai) or blackmarket toolsets (e.g.,

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Many merchants lack a definition of the scope of the payment environment for PCI certification. To use PCI compliance as the starting point for a security strategy, it is important to conduct a gap analysis. Data protection is not just about using encryption, firewalls and antivirus software.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In effect, the law increased criminal and financial liability for managers and board members even as it avoided any definition of financial competence. Risk analysis and policies provide the foundational documents upon which all IT operations and security is supposed to be based. Establishing formal risk analysis and policies.

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Everteam

APRIL 4, 2019

.” Superposition is essentially the ability of a quantum system to be in multiple states at the same time, a Qubit can be in any proportion of both states at once and you can’t predict which one will be, but the minute you measure it, it collapses into one of the definite states. Again, the power of Analysis. Traffic control.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Therefore, one solution might be to encrypt the transmitted data so that it’s not intelligible in case of sniffing. In this case, a VPN (Virtual Private Network) can be used to create a secure communication network through the Internet, which is by definition not secure. Security analysis.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 5, 2017

This definition goes beyond the definition contained in many state breach notification laws by including incidents of “potential” access to PII. With respect to breach reporting, the Breach Memorandum encourages each agency to set up a simple email address, such as breach@[agency].gov,

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 1, 2020

This is not the first time that the EDPB has issued guidance on topics related to scientific research or clinical trials (see its analysis on the interplay between the GDPR and the Clinical Trials Regulation , which we covered, here). pseudonymization, encryption, access control, etc.).

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

So far, we have been unable to establish a definitive link with any known threat actors. ” continues the analysis. The analysis published by Kaspersky includes additional details about the attack, including the Indicators of Compromise (IoCs). “We are calling these attacks Operation WizardOpium.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Each EEA state sets its own definition of “child” under the GDPR. Companies must be prepared to comply with these varying definitions. 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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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2018

During the analysis time, only really few Antivirus (6 out of 60) were able to “detect” the sample. In this stage the JavaScript is loading an encrypted content from the original JAR, using a KEY decrypts such a content and finally loads it (Dynamic Class Loader) on memory in order to fire it up as a new Java code.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

Both South Dakota’s and Colorado’s proposed legislations define “security breaches” as the “unauthorized acquisition” of unencrypted personally identifiable information, or of the encryption keys that could be used to unlock encrypted personal data. under HIPAA). under HIPAA).

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Law § 899-aa) differs from most states’ law in several ways including (1) using separate definitions of “personal information” and “private information;” and (2) providing factors to consider whether personal information had been acquired. Readers may recall that New York’s security breach notification law (N.Y.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

TS: Yes, you can put something into everything, but all of a sudden you have this massive big data collection problem on the back end where you as the attacker have created a different kind of analysis problem. TS: We’re definitely going through this now in thinking about the election devices.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2020

Now, Shellbot has re-appeared in the threat landscape in a recent campaign, targeting organizations worldwide with a new IRC server and new Monero pools, so we decided to deepen the analysis. Technical Analysis. Technical details, including IoCs and Yara Rules, are available in the analysis published in the Yoroi blog.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 17, 2019

DPP 4 Analysis: Data Security. Cathay Pacific did not encrypt database backup files used to support database migrations carried out between 2016 and 2018. DPP 2 Analysis: Data Retention. A draft public consultation document is, so we understand, being compiled, although there is no definitive timetable yet for consultation.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

XDR is often considered an evolution of EDR, moving beyond endpoint data analysis and threat response to look at telemetry data across clouds, applications, servers, third-party resources, and other network components. Unlike EDR, NDR focuses less on actual devices and more on network traffic behavior analysis via packet data.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The statute’s most direct reference to geography comes in the definition of “business” (the class of entities which are subject to most CCPA requirements), which requires that an entity subject to the law “does business” in California. 3. Definition of Personal Data/Information. and California personal jurisdiction jurisprudence.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The statute’s most direct reference to geography comes in the definition of “business” (the class of entities which are subject to most CCPA requirements), which requires that an entity subject to the law “does business” in California. 3. Definition of Personal Data/Information. and California personal jurisdiction jurisprudence.

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GDPR Privacy Personal data Sales 40

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The statute’s most direct reference to geography comes in the definition of “business” (the class of entities which are subject to most CCPA requirements), which requires that an entity subject to the law “does business” in California. 3. Definition of Personal Data/Information. and California personal jurisdiction jurisprudence.

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GDPR Privacy Personal data Sales 40

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

And this often happens when the hacker, the so-called threat actor, starts encrypting the computer systems. Encrypting computer systems can bring business operations to a standstill, partially because attacks usually occur when the company is least ready to respond e.g., at Christmas, during the summer, and on weekends.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Scheduled scans Encryption Identity theft protection. It even provides more privacy than secured WiFi connections because it encrypts the connection to protect private information and prevent session hijacking. Password managers store files in an encrypted database, preventing anyone but authorized users from accessing the credentials.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Traffic Monitoring and Analysis: Continuous monitoring of network traffic helps detect anomalies and potential security incidents. Data security Encryption: Data encryption ensures that even if unauthorized parties gain access to data, they cannot understand or use it without the proper decryption keys.

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