eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR (among other legal requirements in the EU and elsewhere) can expose multinational organizations to hefty financial penalties, additional rules for disclosing data breaches, and increased scrutiny of the adequacy of their data security.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2019

So, I came up with this blog post and this GitHub repository where I proposed a new testing-set based on a modified version of Malware Instruction Set for Behavior-Based Analysis , also referred as MIST. Now, if you wish you are able to generate training sets by yourself and to test new algorithms directly into WEKA.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Every security team craves clear visibility into the endpoints, networks, containers, applications, and other resources of the organization. To address that limitation, a new tool is emerging: Security data lakes (SDLs), which might provide a solution that enables unfiltered visibility for security teams. What is SIEM?

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 19, 2023

October 18, 2023, the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released a joint guide, Phishing Guidance: Stopping the Attack Cycle at Phase One.

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IT Governance

MAY 8, 2019

Most GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliance projects start with a gap analysis. A gap analysis is a popular method of assessing compliance against the requirements of the Regulation. What does a gap analysis involve? Can I use a free GDPR gap analysis tool? What gap analysis options are available?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) reported that in recent weeks multiple nation-state actors were spotted exploiting the vulnerability CVE-2023-38831 in WinRAR. In April, Google observed Russia-linked FROZENBARENTS APT (aka SANDWORM) impersonates Ukrainian drone training school to deliver the Rhadamanthys infostealer.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A UK government report published last year found that 48% of organisations lacked the expertise to complete routine cyber security practices. The report also found that 30% of organisations had skills gaps in more advanced areas, such as penetration testing, forensic analysis and security architecture.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

DMS is a HIPAA business associate (“BA”) that provides payer credentialing and medical billing services to HIPAA Covered Entities (“CEs”). As a result, the electronic protected health information (“ePHI”) of approximately 206,695 individuals was affected.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Application security tools and software solutions are designed to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities and threats in software applications. These tools play a vital role in ensuring the security, integrity, and confidentiality of sensitive information, such as personal data and financial records.

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KnowBe4

AUGUST 8, 2023

As a security awareness practitioner, keeping your pulse on industry - and geographical - benchmarking data and best practices is always a good way to measure your organization’s security awareness success.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 10, 2023

A look back at the last year of attacks on Ukraine by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) provides insight into attacks on NATO countries to gain a cyberspace advantage.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 19, 2024

Analysis of cyber attacks targeting U.K. organizations highlights the effectiveness of social engineering attacks and the fact that businesses are missing the mark on how to stop it.

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KnowBe4

JANUARY 15, 2024

It’s no longer theoretical; phishing attacks and email scams are leveraging AI-generated content based on testing with anti-AI content solutions.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 17, 2023

Even the most well-protected companies can be susceptible to attacks if they are not careful about a proactive approach towards cyber security. Related: Why timely training is a must-have That’s why businesses of all sizes need to understand the biggest cybersecurity weaknesses and take steps to mitigate them. Spotty patching.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2020

The collection, dubbed “ BlueLeaks ” and made searchable online, stems from a security breach at a Texas web design and hosting company that maintains a number of state law enforcement data-sharing portals. A partial screenshot of the BlueLeaks data cache. Stewart Baker , an attorney at the Washington, D.C.

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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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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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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This provides clients a full stack of capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI models with trusted data, speed and governance with increased flexibility to run their AI workflows wherever they reside. IBM also launched an Innovation Lab in collaboration with AWS at the IBM Client Experience Center in Bangalore.

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Episode 254: Dennis Giese’s Revolutionary Robot Vacuum Liberation Movement In this episode of The Security Ledger Podcast (#256) Paul speaks with Gary McGraw of the Berryville Institute of Machine Learning (BIML) , about that group’s latest report: an Architectural Risk Analysis of Large Language Models.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 15, 2024

From analyzing attack methods and suggesting defense tactics to doing vulnerability assessments, it provides users with the knowledge to improve their security posture. Aside from ethical hacking, HackerGPT seeks to assist professionals and improve security assessments. It has an intuitive UI similar to ChatGPT.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This discipline – sitting at the intersection of computer science and data analysis – has become integral to mobile applications, voice assistants, fraudulent transaction detection, image recognition, autonomous driving, and even medical diagnostics. If this is a direct competitor’s application, it could result in significant lost revenue.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2023

Related: Training employees to mitigate phishing It pressures working analysts to perform 24 hours’ worth of work in an 8-hour day. Security Orchestration, Automation and Response: Cross-platform tech stacks that can do tasks like remediation and submitting security alerts.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 13, 2022

Securing APIs. The SolarWinds attack made API supply chain security a front-page story in 2020. Given all of this newfound concern for API supply chain security, where are the tools for solving this problem? Every week, we see a new pitch for an API supply chain security startup. Improving identity management.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2022

A SaaS security company says a spike in cyber attacks from Russia and China in recent weeks suggests the two countries may be coordinating their cyber efforts. Per analysis available from SaaS Alerts, attack trend lines that compare Russia and China show almost the exact same pattern.” SaaS Apps Under Attack.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This discipline – sitting at the intersection of computer science and data analysis – has become integral to mobile applications, voice assistants, fraudulent transaction detection, image recognition, autonomous driving, and even medical diagnostics. If this is a direct competitor’s application, it could result in significant lost revenue.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This discipline – sitting at the intersection of computer science and data analysis – has become integral to mobile applications, voice assistants, fraudulent transaction detection, image recognition, autonomous driving, and even medical diagnostics. If this is a direct competitor’s application, it could result in significant lost revenue.

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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

APRIL 17, 2022

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 361 by Pierluigi Paganini appeared first on Security Affairs. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2021

The importance of carrying out a careful risk and impact assessment in order to safeguard the security of the information and the data privacy. Therefore, it’s essential to carry out a careful risk and impact assessment in order to safeguard the security of the information and the data privacy.

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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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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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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 31, 2019

A year ago , the Norwegian Consumer Council published an excellent security analysis of children's GPS-connected smart watches. The security was terrible. A recent analysis checked if anything had improved after that torrent of bad press. Guess what: a train wreck. Short answer: no.

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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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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

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Between the growing threats and a shortage of cybersecurity talent to defend against them, many businesses have turned to managed security service providers (MSSPs) for help, with services like managed SIEMs , managed firewalls and managed detection and response (MDR). For a small business, the challenge can seem overwhelming.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Some companies use cloud-based security information and event management (SIEM) , and others use SIEM that has been installed in a local data center. Following the checklist will help focus your team on the ways in which the security of your company’s SIEM implementation could be undermined. Integrations. Data Sources. Configurations.

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