Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

A served used by the SunWater statutory Queensland (Australia) Government-owned water supplier was compromised and threat actors remained undetected for nine longs, the annual financial audit report published by the Queensland Audit Office revealed.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

26 posting confirming that the compromise was at the hands of the same nation-state threat group behind the SolarWinds hack and subsequent attacks on various technology companies and federal government agencies. Having long passwords and a password manager can also add additional layers of security and protect you as a customer.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 28, 2024

While data security focuses on protecting digital information from threat actors and unauthorized access, data protection does all that and more. Organizations can use role-based access controls (RBAC), multi-factor authentication (MFA) or regular reviews of user permissions.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

As cyber security awareness evolves, large-scale breaches including thefts of personal identifiable information (PII) tends to hit the news. Identity and access management (IAM) solutions play a key role in preventing data breaches by securing apps and services at the access point. Authentication. Tue, 11/10/2020 - 05:27.

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IT Governance

MARCH 30, 2021

Two in five businesses reported a cyber attack or data breach in the past 12 months, according to the UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2021. The study suggests that the threat has increased as a result of COVID-19, with security teams finding it harder to implement and manage defence mechanisms.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Apps are protected from unauthorized access, data breaches, and other unwanted actions thanks to proactive defenses that prevent and mitigate vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and other security weaknesses. Integration with continuous development and integration (CI/CD) processes is also important to speed and track security fixes.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

This latest impersonation campaign makes the case for ensuring users are vigilant when interacting with the web – something accomplished through continual Security Awareness Training. Government. To ensure that you get the most recent security fixes, enable automatic updates whenever possible."

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, for example, governments have recently implemented QR codes to create Digital COVID Certificates for vaccination, tests status and other reasons. QR logins (QRLs) are QR-code-based authentication methods designed to improve users’ login experiences. QRL Highjacking.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 1, 2019

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month , where people are encouraged to brush up on their everyday information security practices. This is one of the biggest talking points in the cyber security industry, thanks to the controversial use of biometric data. What are we doing for Cyber Security Month?

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

Security awareness training still has a place to play here." New-school security awareness training with simulated phishing tests enables your employees to recognize increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks and builds a strong security culture. We must ask: 'Is the email expected? Is the from address legit?

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KnowBe4

JUNE 6, 2023

A new, HUGE, very important, fact has been gleaned by Barracuda Networks which should impact the way that EVERYONE does security awareness training. CONTINUED] at KnowBe4 blog: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore.

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KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The site was designed to steal credentials and two-factor authentication tokens. Employees play a role in organizational cybersecurity – Reddit mentions that "soon after being phished, the affected employee self-reported, and the security team responded quickly, removing the infiltrator's access and commencing an internal investigation."

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2022

He has over 20 years experience in identity and security. There are many issues like API security, authentication, data residency, privacy and compliance. Lee says that developers are implementing security much earlier in the process. This startup takes an interesting approach to security.

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Data Matters

MAY 6, 2022

OCR highlighted three types of common cyberattacks — phishing emails, exploitation of known vulnerabilities, and weak authentication protocols — and noted the particular risks faced by the healthcare industry for such attacks. implement stronger authentication solutions, such as multifactor authentication.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. Use multifactor authentication where possible.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Problem: Three flaws discovered by the Kubernetes security community carry CVSS severity scores of 7.6 Given the ease with which these vulnerabilities might be exploited, rapid action is required to prevent broad assaults on both government and commercial networks. CVE-2022-4886 (Path Sanitization Bypass): This 8.8-level

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2022

Critical infrastructure , industrial control (ICS) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are under increasing threat of cyber attacks, according to a number of recent warnings from government agencies and private security researchers. Active endpoint monitoring (e.g., using EDR ). Aggressive patch management.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Employ Authentication Methods for All Users & Devices A zero trust approach rejects any sort of inherent trust and requires continual verification of all users and devices. Implement stringent access rules, multi-factor authentication, and continuous monitoring to authenticate all access attempts, regardless of prior trust status.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The Zero Trust Security model embraces the philosophy of trust nothing and verify everything, as opposed to traditional castle-and-moat models focused primarily on perimeter security. This relies on governance policies for authorization. See our picks for the best zero trust security tools. WALLIX Bastion.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The proposed amendments now require a Covered Entity to address new issues in their cybersecurity plans, including data retention, end of life management, remote access controls, systems monitoring, security awareness and training, application security, incident notification and vulnerability management.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

This week, we discuss a data breach at Mumsnet, no data breach at OkCupid, and a lawsuit against Apple for implementing security measures. Hello, and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Thursday, 14 February 2019. Until next time you can keep up with the latest information security news on our blog.

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing. Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 7 @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demo of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

For example, some hackers—called ethical hackers—essentially impersonate cybercriminals to help organizations and government agencies test their computer systems for vulnerabilities to cyberattacks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Data Security & Threat Detection Framework The data security and threat detection framework serves as the foundation for data protection plans, protecting intellectual property, customer data, and employee information. Is multi-factor authentication established, and are staff instructed on how to use it?

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IT Governance

MAY 15, 2024

As such, the Standards also list explicit physical security controls, which organisations must either implement or justify why they don’t need to in their SoA (Statement of Applicability) to certify against ISO 27001. This included conducting physical security surveys of British Army bases in the south of England.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

Is there IoT security awareness training for employees who use the technology? These are all parts of the specialized awareness that needs to be conveyed to the staff. The rise of IoT has not gone unnoticed in government circles. Remote work has extended corporate networks, creating more access points.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

Web application scanners simulate many attack scenarios to discover common vulnerabilities, such as cross-site scripting ( XSS ), SQL injection , cross-site request forgery (CSRF), and weak authentication systems. There are two primary approaches to vulnerability scanning: authenticated and unauthenticated scans.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 12, 2022

Government agencies and the Biden administration also have taken steps to push back against Russia and the cybercriminal groups it’s accused of supporting. companies on their security posture to putting bounties on the more active and notorious threat actors. and Russia over the Ukraine border crisis.

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KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

New school security awareness training can help any organization sustain that line of defense and create a strong security culture. Blog post with links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. We have verified its authenticity. Informed users are the last line of defense against attacks like these.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 8, 2021

This magnifies the risk of similar attacks targeting any industry, all sizes and even individuals, such as celebrities, CEOs, government officials, etc. Did a risk or security analyst out there have enough political capital to recommend avoiding the service provider to a business owner who actually took the advice?

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KnowBe4

JUNE 13, 2023

And what can/should you do to improve your organization's authentication methods? and South Korean governments have issued a joint advisory outlining a North Korean phishing campaign, The Register reports. In essence, security awareness training is your countermeasure to the "Human Element." Currently, the U.S.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

The most critical affected Ukraine: Several thousand satellite systems that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's government depended on were all down, making it much tougher for the military and intelligence services to coordinate troop and drone movements in the hours after the invasion." government. Ukrainians paid the price.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

This week, we discuss a Bank of England cyber resilience exercise, the latest cyber security news from the US Office of Personnel Management, the highlights of this month’s Patch Tuesday, and a surprising admission by a Japanese cyber security minister. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 16 November.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

The European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) is leading to a change culture, which will increase not only data protection but also security awareness. Cyberattacks (and more broadly IT security threats) are inevitable. Cybersecurity requires a wider approach, addressing both preventive and reactive security models.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Increasingly, thought leaders, professional organizations, and government agencies are beginning to provide answers. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure. Increasingly, a consensus is emerging that cyber security is not just an IT issue, but a core, enterprise risk issue as advocated in the NACD Handbook.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MARCH 14, 2019

The CISO would be required to report in writing, at least annually, to the FI’s board of directors or equivalent governing body, or, if none exists, a senior officer responsible for the WISP regarding the overall status of the WISP and material matters related to the WISP. Board reporting. Periodic risk assessments. Employee training.

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