eSecurity Planet

JUNE 24, 2021

The increasing mobility of data, as it ping-pongs between clouds, data centers and the edge, has made it an easier target of cybercrime groups, which has put a premium on the encryption of that data in recent years. Since then, interest in fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) has increased, largely paralleling the rise of cloud computing.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Infrastructure as a service security is a concept that assures the safety of organizations’ data, applications, and networks in the cloud. Understanding the risks, advantages, and best practices connected with IaaS security is becoming increasingly important as enterprises shift their infrastructure to the cloud.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Related: The security case for AR, VR AI chatbots use natural language processing, which enables them to understand and respond to human language and machine learning algorithms. Health care relies on it for intelligent symptom analysis and health information dissemination. of cyber security attacks. Using MFA can prevent 99.9%

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

DNS security protects the domain name system (DNS) from attackers seeking to reroute traffic to malicious sites. This article will provide an overview of DNS Security, common attacks, and how to use DNS security to prevent DNS attacks and manipulation. in the DNS cache for more efficient delivery of information to users.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 5, 2024

From securing everyday personal messages and the authentication of digital signatures to protecting payment information for online shopping and even guarding top-secret government data and communications—cryptography makes digital privacy possible. In modern times, cryptography has become a critical lynchpin of cybersecurity.

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Data Protection Report

JUNE 26, 2023

On 19 June 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (the ICO ) published guidance on privacy enhancing technologies (or PETs) (the Guidance ). The Guidance sits alongside the ICO’s recommendation that organisations should, if they haven’t already, start using PETs to share personal data safely, securely and anonymously.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2020

While many companies have deployed extra measures to secure employees’ remote access to corporate resources and apps, it is important to think of all the necessary security measures to be taken in protecting sensitive data. Encrypt all sensitive data. Discover and classify your data. Understand the risks related to data.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 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. According to OPB, the district didn’t provide details, but said that “our student credentials may have been compromised as part of a security incident”.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 29, 2020

The feature, which Facebook started rolling out on Android in March and is now bringing to iOS, uses machine learning analysis of communications across Facebook Messenger's billion-plus users to identify shady behaviors. Facebook has said it will eventually roll out that end-to-end encryption to all Messenger chats by default.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Explore some real-world instances below and discover when and how to use DLP procedures for optimal data security. Industry-specific rules: Check relevant regulations on a regular basis to verify data security compliance , and use DLP to protect sensitive data and reduce regulatory risks.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Application security is the practice of securing software and data from hackers, whether that application comes from a third party or was developed in house, regardless of where it resides or how it’s accessed. How Does Application Security Work? What Are the Types of Application Security?

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

After supporters and opponents of mandated government access to encrypted communications publicly feuded for much of 2016, reprising arguments they’ve had since at least the days of the “Clipper Chip,” these “encryption debates” seemed to quiet down for much of last year. device locking, secure messaging, etc.);

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Schneier on Security

MAY 7, 2018

Last month, Wired published a long article about Ray Ozzie and his supposed new scheme for adding a backdoor in encrypted devices. Basically, each device has a unique public/private key pair and a secure processor. The public key goes into the processor and the device, and is used to encrypt whatever user key encrypts the data.

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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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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

DMS did not detect the attack until after the ransomware was used to encrypt its files in December 2018. DMS is a HIPAA business associate (“BA”) that provides payer credentialing and medical billing services to HIPAA Covered Entities (“CEs”).

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Data Matters

AUGUST 27, 2020

These settlements underscore OCR’s continued focus on enforcement of the HIPAA Security Rule. million to OCR to settle potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules related to the theft of an unencrypted hospital employee laptop, which compromised the electronic protected health information (“ePHI”) of over 20,000 individuals.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

Facebook is making a new and stronger commitment to privacy. There is ample reason to question Zuckerberg's pronouncement: The company has made -- and broken -- many privacy promises over the years. In security and privacy, the devil is always in the details -- and Zuckerberg's post provides none.

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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. Best security and privacy practices on everyone’s part is more imperative than ever. This was the Perfect Storm.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2023

“The group utilizes encryption paired with ‘name-and-shame’ techniques to compel their victims to pay their ransoms,” reads the report published by VMware Carbon Black. ” Security experts attributed 67 attacks to the group in May 2023, most of the victims are in the U.S. and Brazil. and Brazil.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

Strong encryption protects data securely from unauthorized access, but the specific algorithms that qualify as strong encryption change over time as computing power increases and researchers develop new ways to break encryption. What Makes an Encryption Algorithm Strong?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

From the very beginning of the cloud computing era, security has been the biggest concern among enterprises considering the public cloud. In addition, 95 percent of survey respondents confirmed that they are extremely to moderately concerned about public cloud security. What is cloud security?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

By solving these issues, data lineage ensures that the data used for analysis and decision-making is accurate and trustworthy. Compliance and Regulatory Challenges Organizations today must adhere to many data privacy and security regulations.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 16, 2021

Why Data Visibility is Important for Security. The shift to working from home over the past year, as reviewed in “ 451 Research’s Voice of the Enterprise: Digital Pulse ” published on October 2020, identifies the “information security as the priority respondents cited most often as having become greater”. Enhanced security.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Yet, in bringing us here, APIs have also spawned a vast new tier of security holes. Yet, API security risks haven’t gotten the attention they deserve. It has become clear that API security needs to be prioritized as companies strive to mitigate modern-day cyber exposures. Thus security-proofing APIs has become a huge challenge.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: I recently had the chance to participate in a discussion about the overall state of privacy and cybersecurity with Erin Kapczynski, OneRep’s senior vice president of B2B marketing. OneRep provides a consumer service that scrubs your personal information from Google and dozens of privacy-breaching websites.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 29, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released guidance to help covered entities understand how they can use remote communication technologies for audio-only telehealth in compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules (the “Guidance”).

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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? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

The stolen information allegedly included names and identifying information, hashed passwords, security questions and answers, family information, Social Security numbers, lab results, health insurance information, doctor’s names, and medical conditions, among other things.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Our top managed security service providers (MSSPs) list is also a good place to look for help. Here are the services that stood out in our analysis. Accordingly, Kaspersky offers a wide range of professional services to address a range of security problems, including ransomware prevention and removal. DataRecovery. Touchstone.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Many of our clients are using the firm’s technical tool suite, NT Analyzer , to assist with their data protection and privacy efforts. It is important to remember that the analysis should not end with just cookies and Google Analytics. An Important Reminder. Ultimately, the Austrian DPA sided with NOYB over Netdokter and Google.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 13, 2022

Secure Data Environments. The NHS will step up its investment in and use of ‘secure data environments’ (sometimes referred to as ‘trusted research environments’). 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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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Structured data is highly valuable for generating reports, performing statistical analysis, and gaining insights into operational efficiency. Understanding what can lead to a loss of data is important for organizations when drafting their cyber security policies, especially with relating to compliance.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Numerous strains of this destructive code have been the front-page news in global computer security chronicles for almost a decade now, with jaw-dropping ups and dramatic downs accompanying its progress. File encryption 2013 – 2015. They added data theft to the classic encryption scenario. inch diskettes.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 15, 2018

a) Privacy by design. Encrypted data. This is why the CNIL strongly recommends the use of encryption in order to come as close as possible to ensuring an effective exercise of the data subjects’ rights. What are the security requirements? If not, the CNIL recommends to use other technologies, more compliant with GDPR.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. The only processing operations exempt from the GDPR are national security and law enforcement activities and purely personal uses of data. Even the world’s biggest businesses are not free from GDPR woes.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 26, 2019

On April 24, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission announced two data security cases involving online operators—one, an online rewards website, and the second, a dress-up games website—that were alleged to have failed to take reasonable steps to secure consumers’ data, which allowed hackers to breach both websites. ClixSense Case.

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erwin

APRIL 2, 2021

How can companies protect their enterprise data assets, while also ensuring their availability to stewards and consumers while minimizing costs and meeting data privacy requirements? Data Security Starts with Data Governance. Lack of a solid data governance foundation increases the risk of data-security incidents.

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