eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

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. Erin: How has the ransomware threat evolved in recent years? Leadership should prioritize cybersecurity at all levels.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Here, then, is a comprehensive look at ransomware, what it is, how to prevent it, and what to do if you become one of its unfortunate victims. How ransomware works. All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” Attackers will inform the victim that their data is encrypted. Screenshot example.

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Data Protection Report

AUGUST 29, 2017

The entity must provide all information necessary for the resident to enroll in such services as well as instructions for how to implement a credit freeze. Norton Rose Fulbright has been shortlisted for ‘Cyber law firm of the year’ at the Insurance Insider Cyber Ranking Awards 2017. Connecticut has a similar provision.).

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

How the incident occurred. TrendMicro’s analysis into the ransomware found that it was the same system administration tool abused by the likes of SOREBRECT and Bad Rabbit. The ransomware was accompanied by a note: “Your files are encrypted with the strongest military algorithms. Teach your staff about ransomware.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 9, 2018

There are valuable tools to help fight digital security threats, but which tools to use and how to deploy them depend on the type of data and the use case, or application. Encryption and Tokenization. Encryption has been the preferred way to protect sensitive data, and it’s still valid for the majority of use cases.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2019

That includes social security and social insurance numbers, bank account numbers, phone numbers, birth dates, email addresses and self-reported income; in short, just about everything on an identity thief’s wish list. In addition, sensitive data was not encrypted at rest, and no one was auditing access logs. This was the Perfect Storm.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

During the past few weeks, I had the pleasure of running a presentation on how to deal with the risk of ransomware cyberattacks on corporations for the benefit of members of the “ In the Boardroom ” training course dedicated to professionals who are or aspire to become board members of publicly traded companies.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

How to choose a GRC platform. The Riskonnect GRC platform has specific use cases for risk management, information security, compliance, and audit professionals in healthcare, retail, insurance, financial services, and manufacturing. Insurance & claims management. Recommended: How To Improve Governance, Risk, and Compliance.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

How to choose a GRC platform. The Riskonnect GRC platform has specific use cases for risk management, information security, compliance, and audit professionals in healthcare, retail, insurance, financial services, and manufacturing. Insurance & claims management. Recommended: How To Improve Governance, Risk, and Compliance.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. Knowing what ransomware is and how it works is essential for protecting against and responding to such attacks. How Does Ransomware Work?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Thales and IBM Consulting are working together to lead and guide the industry in how to successfully address these threats and challenges. As quantum computing continues to advance, the threat it poses to traditional encryption methods is clear. Organizations with long-term data needs for more than 5-10 years are even more vulnerable.

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Data Matters

MAY 9, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Spring 2019 National Meeting (Spring Meeting) in Orlando, Florida, from April 6 to 9, 2019. ceding insurer could be eligible for the same reduced collateral requirements that would apply to qualifying EU reinsurers under the revised CFR Model Laws.

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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. Welcome to this week’s round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. Data breached: over 300 million records. The company’s description of the incident suggested ransomware.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

” Over the next few weeks, chats from encrypted Telegram, and other communications were leaked. And so, a lot of times once the encryption occurs, that's really the final stage. They found what they believed to be sensitive data and then they perform the encryption. By no means. Of the of the incident.

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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. Virtual private networks (VPNs): Secure remote user or branch office access to network resources through encrypted connections to firewalls or server applications.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

In another case, a device management tool was deployed in a hospital and used the WiFi network to insure data privacy, as it provisioned connected devices. But ExtraHop noticed that the tool also opening encrypted connections to vendor-owned cloud storage, a major HIPAA violation. Since then it has raised $61.6

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

insurance giant Beazley Worldwide reported that the average ransomware demand in 2018 was more than $116,000, a figure admittedly skewed by some very large demands. It then uses strong encryption, requiring a decryption key for which the victim must pay a ransom, most often in Bitcoin. A poll of IT pros in the U.S., Talk more soon.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Encrypting critical data assets. Board-management discussions about cyber risk should include identification of which risks to avoid, which to accept, and which to mitigate or transfer through insurance, as well as specific plans associated with each approach. Encrypting Critical Data Assets. Using appropriate access controls.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Vamosi: In the 1970s, while working for Bell Labs, Robert Morris Sr came up with the idea of a one way algorithm, a means of encryption that can’t easily be decrypted. Moffatt: And the subtle difference between encrypting a password and hashing the f1 the cards encrypted, let's just throw cryptography at this problem.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

In this industry, there's everything from income-producing equipment to conferences to charitable donations to an organisation like Let's Encrypt that can reduce your tax bill (obviously get expert advice on this if you're not sure). Free legal money and there are many, many ways to do it. Yes please. Ruan Kranz ??

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

But there remains great uncertainty about how we’ll come out of the crisis and what business challenges await us. Cyber insurance will become more popular and more comprehensive. Over the past few years, organisations across the globe have come to understand just how pervasive cyber threats are.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 11, 2023

In Episode 15 I talked with Kim Crawley about how to become a pen tester, and what skills you might need, and she, too, said it’s more realistic to specialize. They're basically entirely encrypted. And that's how we connect into their environments. And the people who've used them already know how to operate these web apps.

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Concern about the increasing use of algorithms and automatic data processing needs to be addressed, perhaps requiring recording, testing and some level of disclosure about the use of algorithms and data analysis, particularly when algorithms might affect employment ​or are used in a public policy context.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Cyble Vision can integrate with an existing SIEM or SOAR and provide incident response, threat analysis, and vulnerability management. GitGuardian is a developer favorite offering a secrets detection solution that scans source code to detect certificates, passwords, API keys, encryption keys, and more. Ubiq Security. Cowbell Cyber.

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