eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Endpoint detection and response (EDR).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2019

Security experts at Group-IB presented at Money2020 Asia the results of an interesting analysis of hi-tech crime landscape in Asia in 2018. Group-IB Threat Intelligence team identified hundreds of compromised credentials from Singaporean government agencies and educational institutions over the course of 2017 and 2018.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

See the top Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) tools. Our analysis will then need to consider what it will take to prepare to meet that request and how to communicate it clearly, without technical jargon, to our executives, to the board, and possibly to a judge and jury. Establishing formal risk analysis and policies.

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IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2020

Preschool services provider Educational Enrichment Systems discloses cyber attack (unknown). Puerto Rico government loses $2.6 Wake County, NC, learns that third party breached government employee info (1,900). Quebec teachers’ data stolen in password breach (360,000). million in phishing scam (unknown). Ransomware.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 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: 20 – 26 November 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Among those affected was SAP SE.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2021

The ManageEngine IT security portfolio spans everything from privileged access management (PAM) to network configuration to password management. There are also many specific use cases for education, healthcare, manufacturing, government and financial services. It provides controls for managing security from all angles.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

“Certifications range from penetration testers , government/industry regulatory compliance , ethical hacking , to industry knowledge,” he said. “Some certifications are entry level, and some require several years of experience, with peer references, before getting certified.”

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Related: What local government can do to repel ransomware Ransomware came into existence in 1989 as a primitive program dubbed the AIDS Trojan that was spreading via 5.25-inch Local governments, small and medium-sized businesses, large international corporations, healthcare facilities, and educational institutions are the common targets.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28 , Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , and Sednit ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

and foreign government organizations. and foreign government organizations, education entities, private companies, and health agencies by unidentified cyber actors.” Last week, the FBI has issued a new security flash alert to warn of Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. reads the alert. public health organization.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

and foreign government organizations. and foreign government organizations, education entities, private companies, and health agencies by unidentified cyber actors.” Last week, the FBI has issued a new security flash alert to warn of Netwalker ransomware attacks targeting U.S. reads the alert. public health organization.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

The agent does the vulnerability scan and sends the results to a central server for analysis and remediation. platform for analysis and vulnerability assessment. It then scans the scanned systems and devices for known vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, weak passwords, and other security concerns. Tenable.io

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Cryptographic keys can be random numbers, products of large prime numbers, points on an ellipse, or a password generated by a user. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires encryption or equivalent security measures to protect private student records.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 13, 2018

Even though IoT devices are multiplying in all industries, users are still mainly using static passwords or PINs to protect their devices. In addition to educating users about the dangers of the IoT, physical measures must be taken. That is all well and good, but governments have yet to fully grasp the extent of this revolution.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

Strong encryption keys are passwords for encryption. The longer the password or the more complex the password, the more difficult it will be to guess. For example, the earliest government-endorsed encryption algorithm, DES, encrypted using 64-bit blocks, 16 rounds of encryption, and a key of only 56 bits.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends. Government actions will increase: Expect more government regulations, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and increased documentation required to protect CISOs.

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Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

An analysis of the bill prepared by the California Assembly before the vote also indicated that AB 375 was intended to address controversies concerning third-party sale of personal information acquired from social media without data subjects’ authorization. education information. biometric information. geolocation data.

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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. According to a listing on a popular hacking forum, the database includes customers’ names, email addresses, hashed passwords, and more. The claim is yet to be verified.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Phishing attacks: Deceptive techniques, such as fraudulent emails or websites, trick individuals into revealing sensitive information like credit card and payment information, passwords, or login credentials. Remote access trojans (RATs): RATs can be used to remotely gain control of a machine, placing the user’s privacy and security at risk.

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Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

An analysis of the bill prepared by the California Assembly before the vote also indicated that AB 375 was intended to address controversies concerning third-party sale of personal information acquired from social media without data subjects’ authorization. education information. biometric information. geolocation data.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Common compliance standards include GDPR, which governs data processing for EU members; PCI DSS, which guarantees safe credit card transactions; and NIST 800-53 for IT risk management. How to Conduct an IT Infrastructure Analysis Gain insights into your infrastructure to make informed decisions about the solutions your organization needs.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 15, 2020

federal government and Fortune 500 firms to monitor the health of their IT networks. Security experts have been speculating as to the extent of the damage from the SolarWinds hack, combing through details in the FireEye analysis and elsewhere for clues about how many other organizations may have been hit. 14 filing with the U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2021

“That’s why we are constantly working to foster relationships with organizations outside of Google that are also committed to educating users and advancing cybersecurity.” Shane Huntley, director of Google Security’s Threat Analysis Group, in a series of tweets Oct. ” Two-Factor Authentication is Key.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2023

There is still the issue of passwords and identity, but that’s an area that is seeing great progress now and will only get better. Our educational system does not know how to change quickly, but when these changes come, they will happen quickly. But the implications are even broader than that.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Dave Kennedy started as forensic analysis and cyber warfare specialist in the US Marine Corps before entering the enterprise space. Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. Markstedter actively contributes to filling the infosec education gap.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 20, 2017

I started out by talking about the value of education ; let's do a better job of stopping these incidents from occurring in the first place by avoiding well-known coding and configuration flaws. This includes dynamic and static analysis, building processes into continuous integration environments and. bug bounties.

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IT Governance

MARCH 5, 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. Affected information includes users’ names, email addresses, IP addresses and encrypted passwords. The threat actor, KryptonZambie, listed a 5.93

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs): Improve the general security of a firewall with advanced packet analysis capabilities to block malware and known-malicious sites. Endpoint detection and response (EDR): Provides more advanced security than AV with more intelligent analysis of endpoint activity and automated remediation.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 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. The leaked information allegedly includes customers’ names, dates of birth, email addresses, passwords and phone numbers. Data breached: 10,870,524 lines.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 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. GB database includes names, email addresses, phone numbers and passwords. Welcome to this week’s round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Yakubets , who the government says went by the nicknames “ aqua ,” and “ aquamo ,” among others. It’s good to see more public education about the damage that money mules inflict, because without them most of these criminal schemes simply fall apart. Image: FBI. This is interesting because the U.S.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Increasingly, thought leaders, professional organizations, and government agencies are beginning to provide answers. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure. Creating an Enterprise-Wide Governance Structure. Aligning cyber risk with corporate strategy.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): MFA adds an additional degree of protection by requiring users to give multiple kinds of authentication, such as a password and a one-time code texted to their mobile device. Services: Managed detection and response, threat analysis, and professional assistance are all available through the platform.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

This picture comes from an analysis of specific statistics and by reading between the lines in reports from 1Password, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Flashpoint, Google Threat Analysis Group/Mandiant, NetScout, Pentera, and Sophos. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

You have to create a special environment and isolated network to do the analysis, when you turn it on. Because I've kind of felt like I've gone as far as I can with just a blackbox analysis of how it's working. So this is sometimes used to figure out passwords and credit card details as they're going through any point of sale.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

These days, all employees need to be well educated in security best practices and good habits if the organization wishes to steer clear of ransomware and malware. Cybercriminals have gotten very clever about how they achieve this – posing as emails from trusted vendors, government agencies, or even from email addresses within the company.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 2, 2023

You had to figure out how to configure Kermit, get passwords to get on. I wondered what Daniel thought about the Information Sharing and Analysis Center or ISACs? Hacker was more about the pursuit of knowledge. And that pursuit of knowledge because it was harder to find things that weren't search engines.

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