The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Last Watchdog on Privacy & Security. His news analysis columns, podcasts, and videos are crafted to foster a useful understanding of complex privacy and cybersecurity developments for company decision-makers and individual citizens — for the greater good.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Cybersecurity can be difficult to implement, and to make matters worse, the security professionals needed to do it right are in short supply. Managed IT security service providers (MSSPs) make life easier for organizations by providing outsourced expertise and tools at a fraction of the cost, time, and trouble of doing it yourself.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In addition, ML techniques power tasks like speech recognition, text classification, sentiment analysis and entity recognition. DL models can improve over time through further training and exposure to more data. Conversational AI is also making significant strides in other industries such as education, insurance and travel.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Remote access security is critical for protecting increasingly distributed work environments, ensuring that only authorized users can access your valuable information regardless of their location. The technologies for secure remote access can range from VPNs and multi-factor authentication to more advanced access and zero trust controls.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 15, 2023

When AI algorithms, pre-trained models, and data sets are available for public use and experimentation, creative AI applications emerge as a community of volunteer enthusiasts builds upon existing work and accelerates the development of practical AI solutions. Governments like the U.S.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2023

BlueCharlie primarily focuses operations on defense and intelligence consulting companies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), think tanks, and higher education. ” reads the analysis published by Recorded Future. ” concludes the report.

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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. Cyberattack Statistics.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 17, 2018

In this blog, we’ll consider situational analysis, how to assess what’s happening in the school and how to support staff to protect the data in their care. Situational analysis – understand what’s happening now. Review cyber security. Training also teaches staff to identify common threats such as phishing emails.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

An IT security certification can provide a key boost for your career, but with so many different certifications available (and so many organizations more than happy to take your money for training and testing), it’s important to make sure that the time and investment are well spent. How to Choose a Security Certification.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 7, 2023

We have 4 upcoming events planned for June 2023: Mayhem Unleashed Webinar: Discover our Next Generation Security Testing Solution DevSecOps Roundtable CyberSecurity Summit Hartford ForAllSecure APFT (Adversary, Penetration, and FuzzTesting) Training Read on to learn more about June’s events. We hope to see you there!

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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). Across the UK, the education sector was the most frequently targeted, with 24 incidents. Why are small businesses at risk?

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Collibra

JANUARY 9, 2024

Decentralization: Consider a state-wide educational program aimed at improving literacy rates. Different agencies, including education, community development, and public libraries, collaborate to create a comprehensive approach to tackle illiteracy. Automated and business friendly tools are crucial in this context.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

But right now, pure AI can be programmed for many tasks that require thought and intelligence , as long as that intelligence can be gathered digitally and used to train an AI system. Voice-based queries use natural language processing (NLP) and sentiment analysis for speech recognition so their conversations can begin immediately.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 2, 2023

These projects include tools, training programs, and a red team platform for exercising various types of offensive cyber operations, including cyber espionage, IO, and operational technology (OT) attacks.” The company was commissioned for the development of tools, training programs, and a hacking platform. continues the report.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 23, 2023

Individuals and organizations should prioritize security awareness training, implement email security measures, and encourage vigilance when dealing with unusual or urgent requests. In order to send a message, they could be using spoof email addresses, making use of compromised accounts, or exploiting weak security measures.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 31, 2023

President Biden issued an Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence. Standards for AI Safety and Security Red-teaming requirements. Advancing Equity and Civil Rights New guidance and training to guard against discrimination. The Order’s provisions are summarized in further detail below.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

Data loss prevention (DLP) refers to a set of security solutions that identify and monitor information content across storage, operations, and networks. An effective DLP solution provides the security team a complete visibility of their networks. DLP solutions help detect and prevent potential data exposure or leaks.

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IT Governance

MARCH 19, 2018

Organisations are always looking for ways to improve their security posture, but the process is often frustrating. As soon as they secure one weakness, cyber criminals find another one. Here are five essential ways you can keep your organisation secure. Leaders should support cyber security staff.

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IT Governance

MAY 2, 2024

IT Governance’s research found the following for April 2024: 652 publicly disclosed security incidents. This blog provides further analysis of the data we’ve collected. 5,336,840,757 records known to be breached. You can also download this and previous months’ Dashboards as free PDFs here. The website has now been taken offline.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

The company quickly took all of its systems offline, and began notifying customers that it was trying to remediate a security threat. ” Oxman said Apex hired two outside security firms, and by Feb. The biggest group of victims are professional services firms, according to a study by NTT Security. on Tuesday, Feb.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

Chubb set the company up with Ankura, a cybersecurity recovery specialist that has also trained the FBI on cybersecurity. Ankura immediately provided security operations center (SOC) services to stop the virus from spreading, protect against further damage, and to begin the process of removing it. Both factors must be balanced.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 21, 2023

When more data is released, we’ll publish a new analysis. Top 3 sectors by number of accidental breaches Sector Number of accidental breaches 1 Health 1,690 2 Education 1,440 3 Local government 1,348 The table above shows the three sectors breached accidentally most often, in terms of absolute numbers.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strongly advised public companies to improve their cybersecurity. While the new security proposals have not yet become law, cybersecurity managers can begin to prepare metrics and audits that will not only help comply with those laws, but can also help create positive change now.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

The link could direct users to a mock-up of YouTube’s website and ask them to log in for security purposes. But the cyber security research group Securonix has unearthed a new campaign from a threat group dubbed Tactical#Octopus. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Follow our advice to successfully manage risks and respond to a variety of information security incidents. Disclosing a breach promptly can save organisations a significant amount of money and enable those affected to secure compromised accounts. Situational analysis. Report on staff training and awareness.

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Data Matters

MARCH 28, 2022

OCR concludes most cyber-attacks could be prevented or substantially mitigated if HIPAA covered entities and business associates implemented HIPAA Security Rule requirements to address the most common types of attacks. implement a security awareness and training program for all workforce members pursuant to the HIPAA Security Rule.

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Collibra

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Flawed data can lead to biased decision-making, inaccurate outputs, and numerous risks affecting security, privacy, legal compliance and organizational reputation. Targeted Training Programs: Develop training programs tailored to various roles within the organization.

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Adam Shostack

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It ties together some deeper analysis of where we are with the discipline of security engineering, some of the challenges we face, and how we can solve them. Much of my work is focused on threat modeling: the anticipation of future security problems in technology. Some security problems are a result of developer errors.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

That makes email security software a worthwhile investment for organizations of all sizes. We analyzed the market for email security tools and software to arrive at this list of 7 top email security solutions, including their standout features, limitations and ideal use cases, followed by issues prospective buyers should consider.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 21, 2017

Each class representative will receive up to $2,500 in service awards, and class counsel will seek up to $530,000 in attorneys’ fees and costs. The Settlement awaits preliminary approval from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 17, 2019

The 16 states alleged that MIE: failed to implement basic industry-accepted data security measures; did not have appropriate security safeguards or controls in place to prevent exploitations of vulnerabilities within its system; had an inadequate and ineffective response to the breach that violated various state breach notification laws; and.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. Network Elements Networks connect physical and virtual assets and control the data flow between them.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

SaaS security checklists are frameworks for protecting data and applications in cloud-based environments. They serve as benchmarks for upholding strong security requirements, evaluating existing tools, and assessing potential solutions. We’ve designed a customizable template to help you develop your own SaaS security checklist.

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IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2018

Sensitive personal data is a specific set of “special categories” that must be treated with extra security, such as genetic and biometric data. Research their data protection experience, if they have a legal background, their availability in an emergency and what other services, such as training and software tools, they offer.

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Collibra

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Adoption of technology that facilitates data use and analysis. Underscore that a data enabled organization can drive the following results: Revenue growth – customer acquisition, product innovation, promotion analysis, pricing optimization. Protect and secure sensitive information protected.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The consistent implementation of firewall best practices establish a strong defense against cyber attacks to secure sensitive data, protect the integrity and continuity of business activities, and ensure network security measures function optimally. Choose a centralized platform that is interoperable with several firewall suppliers.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 6, 2018

Welcome to the new education sector blog series. Across all sectors and organisation sizes, simple mistakes such as emailing and posting or faxing information to the wrong people top the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO’s) quarterly statistics in data security incidents. The human factor. What’s next?

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