The Last Watchdog

APRIL 14, 2020

Related: Authenticating IoT devices Physical machines, like driverless vehicles and smart buildings; but, even more so, virtual machines. Now comes a study from Boston-based consultancy Air Worldwide that puts some hard numbers on the degree to which threat actors are plundering virtual machines. LW: This isn’t theoretical is it?

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. VAMOSI: Cybersecurity insurance. cyber insurance as a whole was changing heavily. And why is that?

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 5, 2020

to enable access to a vehicle, to authenticate the driver and/ or to enable access to a driver’s profile settings and preference), it is recommended to offer a non-biometric alternative, such as a physical key, and to store and compare such data only on a local basis. The draft guidelines conclude with some case studies. Conclusion.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 6, 2019

It’s not known exactly how the invoice led to the breach, only that the criminals managed to siphon off the names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of students who had applied to study at the university in 2019 and 2020. For example, Discord gives individuals the choice to set up two-factor authentication.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The Attorney General’s proposed regulations are thick with important provisions, and businesses should study the full regulations carefully. The regulations require businesses to use a two-factor verification process, at a minimum, to authenticate consumers with password-protected accounts who submit access or deletion requests.

Privacy 60

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Known Disruption & Damages Ransomware attackers used stolen credentials to access a Change Healthcare Citrix portal setup without any multi-factor authentication (MFA) protection. These present major publicly facing entry points to provider, insurance, and patient data that leave both healthcare organizations and their patients at risk.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Read the customer case study from a large leading financial institution. We have a proven methodology of success, validated through dozens of successful Quantum Safe programs for clients across the industries, from Banking, Telecoms, Insurances to Governments. Is the threat from Quantum Computing only Harvest Now, Decrypt Later?

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IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

In this instance, Kid Security failed to configure authentication for its Kafka Broker cluster, exposing at least 456,000 private social media messages, audio recordings, IP addresses, device locations, usage statistics and more for over a year. EyeCare Services Partners exposes more 3.5 The biggest database in the blob contained 3.1

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KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

Find your weak passwords: [link] [Eye Opener] HTML Phishing Attacks Surge by 100% In 12 Months The Cyberwire reported: "Barracuda released a study indicating that HTML attacks have doubled since last year. We have verified its authenticity. This will take you five minutes and may give you some insights you never expected!

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The Attorney General’s proposed regulations are thick with important provisions, and businesses should thus study the full regulations carefully. Highlights. Require businesses that provide financial incentives for different types of products or services based on the value of consumers information (e.g.,

Privacy 60

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. For example, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires security features such as encryption to protect patients’ health information.

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IGI

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

So as the benchmark study reported, the need for long-term digital preservation and access capabilities is pervasive. What challenges are practitioners experiencing with regard to making the business case for technology solutions that are purpose-built for the unique requirements of long-term digital protection and access?

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

VAMOSI: Does Mark typically work with insurance? LANCE : we work closely with insurance. VAMOSI: So right there, this seems like some kind of authentication bypass. LANCE : So typically, it would go request an authentication code. So we're only seeing successful inbound authentication. By no means.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 5, 2018

Key Findings from the 2018 Global Encryption Trends Study. We’ve just released the results from our Global Encryption Trends Study which once again show positive growth in the use of encryption across a wide variety of use cases. Scalable, cloud-friendly encryption isn’t a luxury or insurance policy.

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ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In defeating feature fatigue, researchers from the University of Maryland presented participants in a controlled study with models of a new audio and video player that differed only in the number of features offered. A second study presented participants with a list of 25 features on a new audio or video player.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2021

This very high-profile caper is part of an extended surge of ransomware attacks, which quintupled globally between the first quarter of 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2020, and is expected to rise 20 percent to 40 percent this year, according to insurance giant Aon. Bryson Bort , CEO, SCYTHE. Eddy Bobritsky , CEO, Minerva Labs.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 14, 2023

In another case, a doctor input his patient's name and their medical condition and asked ChatGPT to craft a letter to the patient's insurance company. This example uses 'Ring Video Doorbell' as the display name, but recipients should be suspicious that the sender's email address isn't an authentic Ring email address.

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KnowBe4

JUNE 6, 2023

And what can/should you do to improve your organization's authentication methods? Bad actors study every piece of information available about a targeted person online and tailor their emails accordingly. And why are you and your end-users continually tortured by them? How do hackers crack your passwords with ease?

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