The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2022

For better or worse, we will continue to use passwords to access our computing devices and digital services for years to come. With fast advancements in computer technology, it has become possible to crack static passwords using, in essence, brute force. Multi-factor authentication, or MFA, methods belong to this category.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

million computers. These included logins for social media, online games, online marketplaces, job-search sites, consumer electronics, financial services, email services, and more. The software includes illegal Adobe Photoshop 2018, a Windows cracking tool, and several cracked games.” “The data was collected from 3.25

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Security Affairs

JULY 31, 2019

The scenario is disconcerting, hackers could manipulate the electronic systems in the small airplanes to force them displaying false flight data to the pilot, with unpredictable consequences. The attackers, of course, need to have in some way physical access to small airplanes before they take off.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. At this point, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has permeated most applications, becoming a minimum safeguard against attacks. Jump to: What is multi-factor authentication? MFA can be hacked.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

SenseCrypt introduces a first-of-its-kind face-based public key infrastructure (PKI) and electronic identity (eID) solution. This cutting-edge innovation combines Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)* — designed to withstand the security threats posed by future quantum computing—with the trusted SSL technology that secures websites worldwide.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware. About the author: Salvatore Lombardo.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

Unauthorized SIM swaps often are perpetrated by fraudsters who have already stolen or phished a target’s password, as many banks and online services rely on text messages to send users a one-time code that needs to be entered in addition to a password for online authentication.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 23, 2022

They require integrity, authentication, trusted identity and encryption. Related: Leveraging PKI to advance electronic signatures. It used to be that trusting the connection between a workstation and a mainframe computer was the main concern. It is against this backdrop that digital trust has become paramount.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

A peer-to-peer (P2P) communications technology built into millions of security cameras and other consumer electronics includes several critical security flaws that expose the devices to eavesdropping, credential theft and remote compromise, new research has found. A Webcam made by HiChip that includes the iLnkP2P software.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 17, 2022

Enhance your security posture by detecting risks on authenticator devices. Not only are mobile devices used as end points to access corporate mail and other enterprise applications, they are also frequently used as authentication devices. Limited visibility on users’ devices can undermine authentication integrity.

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Armstrong Archives

MARCH 3, 2025

While a select few organizations began computerization in the 1970s, it wasnt until the 2000s that federal regulations pushed businesses toward secure electronic records management. Advanced Tech Takes Center Stage in ERM There are new standards in modern electronic records management. These capabilities will only grow.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Any data that can be identifiable on its own or combined with other information, both direct and indirect through electronic or non-electronic systems. The General Election Commission (KPU) had also confirmed the authenticity of the data, such as home addresses and national identification numbers. General personal data v.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2019

is able to intercept basic authentication headers, cookies and general headers as well, implementing similar functions able to extract interesting information and eventually to modify them if needed. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background. But this is only a Hypothesis. The icap.py

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AIIM

MARCH 4, 2021

Records must be trustworthy, reliable, and authentic and a key consideration for that is to capture the record in its context as close to the event it documents as possible. Whether paper or electronic, records are often created and related to other records - for example, all personnel files. Capturing Value.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 17, 2022

Enhance your security posture by detecting risks on authenticator devices. Not only are mobile devices used as end points to access corporate mail and other enterprise applications, they are also frequently used as authentication devices. Limited visibility on users’ devices can undermine authentication integrity.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

Criminals use personal and financial data to impersonate customers and add apparent authenticity to a scam. As the digital economy plays an increasing part in our lives, it is vital that electronic payments are secure, convenient, and accessible to all. Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). Online skimming.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Once the attackers had that initial foothold, they used a variety of complex privilege escalation and authentication attacks to exploit flaws in Microsoft’s cloud services. It then verifies electronically that no hacker has inserted something in between steps.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

You’re most likely to access data on your work computer or via paper records, but information can be found in many places. The second sub-category of information security relates to the protection electronic information. Cyber security is a particular type of information security that focuses on the protection of electronic data.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 22, 2019

Your Web browser knows how to find a Web site name like example.com thanks to the global Domain Name System (DNS), which serves as a kind of phone book for the Internet by translating human-friendly Web site names (example.com) into numeric Internet address that are easier for computers to manage.

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AIIM

AUGUST 19, 2019

Here are the top three issues candidates run into and how to avoid them: Pitfall 1 - Not Setting Up Your Computer in Advance. In order to take the online proctored exam, you need to have/do the following: Complete the biometric authentication. Have the immediate area around the computer free of books, papers, and electronics.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 29, 2022

If a covered entity uses a standard telephone line ( i.e. , a landline), the HIPAA Security Rule will not apply because the PHI transmitted is not electronic in nature. Covered entities should identify, assess and address any risks and vulnerabilities posed by such technologies as part of its required risk analysis and management process.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

Spamit), an invite-only community for Russian-speaking people in the businesses of sending spam and building botnets of infected computers to relay said spam. From January 2005 to April 2013, there were two primary administrators of the cybercrime forum Spamdot (a.k.a The Spamdot admins went by the nicknames Icamis (a.k.a.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Malware, a combination of the terms ‘malicious’ and ‘software,’ includes all malicious programs that intend to exploit computer devices or entire network infrastructures to extract victim’s data, disrupt business operations, or simply, cause chaos. Unfortunately, this could be your computer trying to give away the presence of malware.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2022

Encryption technology has evolved over the years to cover data in use, and the emerging power of quantum computing has given rise to quantum cryptography. The advent of quantum computing has given them far more juice to crack traditional encryption methods. This adds a vital extra layer of security. New Quantum Encryption Standards.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Quantum computing attacks already present a real threat to existing standards, making the continued development of encryption pivotal for years to come. Cryptology is the overarching field of study related to writing and solving codes, whereas encryption and decryption are the central processes driving the computer science discipline.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. ” The employees who kept things running for RSOCKS, circa 2016. A report commissioned by Sen.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

On December 3, 2018, twelve attorneys general (“AGs”) jointly filed a data breach lawsuit against Medical Informatics Engineering and its subsidiary, NoMoreClipboard LLC (collectively “the Company”), an electronic health records company, in federal district court in Indiana. See Indiana v. Informatics Eng’g, Inc. , 3:18-cv-00969 (N.D.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) has issued draft Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing (SP 800-144) (the “Guidelines”) for public comment. Ensure that the client-side computing environment meets organizational security and privacy requirements for cloud computing. Precaution.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 10, 2018

If we are destined to interact with the smart systems around us using our voice, how exactly will we manage to authenticate to those devices? If we are destined to interact with the smart systems around us using our voice, how exactly will we manage to authenticate to those devices? Authenticate me! Read the whole entry. »

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Weak authentication. With IoT PKI, Secure IoT can be accomplished by enabling strong authentication and encryption of communication to ensure the integrity of transactions and data. When requesting the operator certificate from the operator’s CA, the device in the field can authenticate with the help of the factory certificate.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Autopsy is its GUI and a digital forensics platform used widely in public and private computer system investigations to boost TSK’s abilities. The Computer-Aided Investigative Environment (CAINE) is an open-source Ubuntu- and Linux-based distribution created by Italian developers for digital forensic purposes.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 31, 2021

In our previous blog post , we discussed the challenges for securing IoT deployments, and how businesses and consumers benefit from authenticating and validating IoT software and firmware updates. However, these “computer systems on wheels” may soon become a prime target for cyber criminals and hackers. Tue, 06/01/2021 - 06:55.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 27, 2019

Needham pleaded not guilty to two charges of the Computer Misuse Act – one count of unauthorized access to computer material and one count of unauthorized modification of computer material – but was convicted in January 2019. Most notable was their failure to implement two-factor authentication. So, what do you think?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Hackers can exploit these weaknesses to compromise computer systems, exfiltrate data, and even perform DDoS attacks. It’s called hardware pen-testing , and it usually targets IoT devices such as desktop computers, tablets, smartphones, fax machines, printers, and many other electronics. The full MITRE-CWE list.

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National Archives Records Express

JUNE 20, 2024

Still image from Video Recording of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act NAID 6850807 This blog post is the second in a series focusing on specific areas agencies should consider in their transition to fully digital government. Government.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 29, 2018

FERC also used the rule to direct NERC to expand scope of the Reliability Standards so that they covered Electronic Access Control and Monitoring Systems (“EACMS”) associated with medium and high impact bulk electric system (“BES”) Cyber Systems. Procedural History. Description of Standards.

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The Texas Record

AUGUST 18, 2020

Using his familiarity with the Imperial protocols, an Imperial ship, and an outdated Imperial authentication code, Rook convinced the controllers of the Shield Gate to let his ship full of Rebels into Scarif. K-2SO was then able to login to the computer system in the Scarif base.

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