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What the Blockchain Taught Us about IT Security

Security Affairs

It is not just about security, but in utilizing Blockchain to secure your company and your information. But it is not just about security, but in utilizing Blockchains to secure your company and your information. That is where blockchains come in. What is a Blockchain? Blockchain-Inspired Cryptocurrencies.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023

IT Governance

The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. In the meantime, if you missed it, check out last week’s round-up. Please do also let us know what you think about our new table format.

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STEPS FORWARD: Math geniuses strive to make a pivotal advance — by obfuscating software code

The Last Watchdog

Simply put, iO must be achieved in order to preserve privacy and security while tapping into the next generation of IT infrastructure. It will, of course, be vital to have these next-gen, AI-infused systems run securely, in ways that preserve individual privacy. We don’t know because that’s just the nature of basic research.”

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The State of Blockchain Applications in Cybersecurity

eSecurity Planet

Whether perceived or real, a lack of understanding about blockchain technology has slowed the adoption of advanced distributed database technology in the past decade. This functionality makes forging a record in a blockchain ledger extremely difficult at best. However, federal officials didn’t reverse the blockchain transaction.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

Italian data protection authority fines Enel €79 million Italy’s data protection regulator, the Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali, has fined the country’s largest utility company, Enel, more than €79 million for misusing customer data for telemarketing. The ICO has issued an enforcement notice and a warning to the Home Office.

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The Weeks in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 18 – 31 December 2023

IT Governance

Known records breached Real Estate Wealth Network Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Real estate USA Unknown 1,523,776,691 TuneFab Source (New) Software Hong Kong Unknown >151,000,000 Dori Media Group Source (New) Media Israel Yes >100 TB Rosvodokanal Source (New) Utilities Russia Yes 50 TB breached; 1.5 TELDOR Cables & Systems Ltd.,

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 22 – 28 January 2024

IT Governance

Source (New) Legal Canada Yes 1 TB Double Eagle Development Source (New) Real estate USA Yes 904,980 Southern Water Source 1 ; source 2 ; source 3 (New) Utilities UK Yes 750 GB BuidlersTribe Source (New) Professional services Singapore Yes More than 661,000 Dillard’s Inc. Source (New) Non-profit USA Yes 25,908.62 noyb survey: 74.4%