Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2021

Taiwanese multinational hardware and electronics corporation Acer was victim of a REvil ransomware attack, the gang demanded a $50,000,000 ransom. Taiwanese computer giant Acer was victim of the REvil ransomware attack, the gang is demanding the payment of a $50,000,000 ransom, the largest one to date. billion in revenue.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It is no secret that security plays a very important part in the successful deployment and management of this technology, and its applications are set to transform the way we live and do business. What is the biggest security challenge facing the growing IoT? I actually wrote a separate blog about this here. Weak authentication.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Simultaneously, onboard electronics evolve from individual electronic control units to high-performance computers with higher performance and simplified integration. OEMs also need to encrypt messages within a vehicle and all other communications that extend beyond it.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I didn’t know either of them, but I have been writing about cryptography, security, and privacy for decades. I fly a lot—a quarter of a million miles per year—and being put on a TSA list, or being detained at the US border and having my electronics confiscated, would be a major problem. It made sense. Probably not.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Yoroi security firm uncovered a targeted attack against one of the most important companies in the Italian Naval Industry leveraging MartyMcFly Malware. The victim was one of the most important leaders in the field of security and defensive military grade Naval ecosystem in Italy. Stage1: Encrypted Content. 1 and OleObj.2.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

This is not going to be a full path analysis so If you are interested in a more complete one, including dissection steps on final payloads, please refer to some of my previous analysis ( HERE , HERE , HERE ) or to Yoroi’s Blog. The used variable holds a Base64 representation of encrypted data. I am going to call this stage: stage1.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

Related: How the Middle East has advanced mobile security regulations Over the past couple of decades, meaningful initiatives to improve online privacy and security, for both companies and consumers, incrementally gained traction in the tech sector and among key regulatory agencies across Europe, the Middle East and North America.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 1, 2023

We are bringing the power of foundation models with the availability of a GPU as a service on IBM Cloud offering to help organizations tap into artificial intelligence (AI) in a secured environment while aiming to mitigate third- and fourth-party risk.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 6, 2020

It’s a specific type of data breach, falling into the ‘availability’ category of data security (the other two categories being ‘confidentiality’ and ‘integrity’). In this blog, we explain what you need to know and provide data loss prevention tips. Computer viruses. Reputational damage. How does data loss prevention work?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2019

First of all the attacker knew the target organization was protected by a SOC (Security Operation Center) so she sent a well crafted email claiming to deliver a Microsoft document wrapping out the weekly SOC report as a normal activity in order to induce the victim to open-it. Conclusion. About the author: Marco Ramilli, Founder of Yoroi.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

Security researcher Marco Ramilli presents a comparative analysis of attacks techniques adopted by the Iran-Linked OilRig APT group. Indeed the group made huge improvements in Control techniques by building up layers of security in their objective. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.

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Rocket Software

JUNE 2, 2022

Providing security, monitoring, control and management of all data exchange activities. . Over recent years, the number of companies who depend on FTP for their file-transfer needs has reduced, as awareness about security and reliability concerns has improved, as has the knowledge and availability of more fit for purpose solutions.

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eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 7, 2019

I referenced the fact that all 50 states (plus DC, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands) have security breach notification laws , but I was not aware of any specific guidelines or opinions relating to a lawyer’s duty regarding data breach notification. An article written by Anton Janik, Jr. No exceptions*. And, Model Rule 1.4

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 26, 2023

Cloud computing offers the potential to redefine and personalize customer relationships, transform and optimize operations, improve governance and transparency, and expand business agility and capability. In 2017, 94% of hospitals used electronic clinical data from their EHR.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

identical electronic records at both its approved premises and the EDSP (whether located in Hong Kong or elsewhere). identical electronic records at both its approved premises and the EDSP (whether located in Hong Kong or elsewhere). ensuring information security to prevent unauthorized access, tampering or destruction of records.

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Archive Document Data Storage

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

The reasons vary greatly; including accessibility, affordability, security and more. In this blog, we’ll share the top five things people assume about document scanning, and explain why those assumptions are incorrect. Digital Files Aren’t Secure. Scanning Takes Too Long. Scanning Isn’t Necessary.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 30, 2021

” Users who click “Yes” are directed to Crypto Sheriff, a tool that matches available decryptors to the user’s encrypted files. ” No More Ransom was founded in 2016 by the Dutch National Police, Europol, Intel Security and Kaspersky Lab. A recent Keeper Security survey of 2,000 U.S.

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eDiscovery Daily

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The lack of effort on security has become a major cause for concern in the profession.”. Articles on cloud computing , cybersecurity and websites and marketing were released free online. Meanwhile, slightly more than a quarter of respondents ( 26% ) reported their firm had had a security breach.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 3, 2019

Now, Tom has written another terrific overview regarding blockchain and legal technology titled Understanding Blockchain and its Impact on Legal Technology that we’re happy to share on the eDiscovery Daily blog. Thus, it doesn’t have centralized points of vulnerability that computer hackers traditionally exploit. If not, keep reading!

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Cyber Info Veritas

AUGUST 9, 2018

Before we outline the safety hacks, let us briefly discuss why you need to protect yourself from hackers: How Safe Is Your Data: Why You Need To Protect Yourself From Hackers As the internet, computers, and connected devices (smart homes, smart appliances, etc.) become a central part of our lives, so does cybercrime and cyber insecurity.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2019

Any organisations that process, transmit or store cardholder data must comply with the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard). That’s not true: they are distinct activities with their own requirements and purposes, which we explain in this blog. What are your security testing requirements?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Many analyses over the past few years taught that attackers love re-used code and they prefer to modify, obfuscate and finally encrypt already known code rather than writing from scratch new “attacking modules”. The original post is available on Marco Ramilli’s blog: Frequent VBA Macros used in Office Malware. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 18, 2018

Now, Tom has written another terrific overview for Understanding eDiscovery in Criminal Cases that we’re happy to share on the eDiscovery Daily blog. There is no time frame established for this review since it may take a substantial amount of time, especially with encrypted drives.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 25, 2018

A frequent court appointed special master in electronic evidence, Craig is a prolific contributor to continuing legal and professional education programs throughout the United States, having delivered over 2,000 presentations and papers. He currently blogs on eDiscovery topics at ballinyourcourt.com. This is not that day.

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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. Here is an overview of the passwords we’re now using – and their respective security limitations: Static passwords. Dynamic passwords need to be securely managed. Passwords were static to begin with.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Countless office workers were forced to get back to their jobs after Reddit suspended a host of accounts in light of security concerns. Facebook said that the breach was discovered in January 2019 as part of an internal security review.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. Related: Companies must bear a broad security burden. Unfortunately, this could be your computer trying to give away the presence of malware. Warning signs. All of these could be typical signs of malware.

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OneHub

JULY 27, 2021

To improve security. When a software company identifies a vulnerability and finds a solution, they release a security patch to fix it. There are many reasons it’s essential to stay on top of updates, but digital security is one of the most important. Why do companies issue software updates?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

Security researcher Marco Ramilli analyzed a new Coronavirus (COVID-19)-themed attack gathering evidence of the alleged involvement of an APT group. Today I want to contribute to such a blog-roll analyzing a new spreading variant that hit my observatory. I am a computer security scientist with an intensive hacking background.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Security enthusiast and Linux evangelist Binni Shah consistently offers valuable tutorials, guides, and insights for the cybersecurity community. Binni Shah | @binitamshah.

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IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Affected information includes users’ names, email addresses, IP addresses and encrypted passwords. Source (New) Engineering Japan Yes >5 TB Array Networks Source (New) Cyber security USA Yes 2.5 Nearly 20 million Cutout.Pro users’ data breached Cutout.Pro, an AI photo and video editing platform, has suffered a data breach.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

4 The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have begun — since their inception — with a guiding command for courts to seek “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.”5 social security and credit card numbers, employee and patient health data, and customer financial records).”43

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IT Governance

MAY 9, 2019

This blog has been updated to reflect industry updates. Malware is designed to disrupt and gain unauthorised access to a computer system. It is a type of malicious software that encrypts a victim’s files and demands a payment to release them. However, paying the ransom does not guarantee the recovery of all encrypted data. ?Staff

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2018

Since blogging is not my business, I do write on my personal blog to share knowledge on Cyber Security, I will describe some of the main steps that took me to own the attacker infrastructure. C:WindowssysWOW64wbemwmiprvse.exe -secured -Embedding. C:Windowssystem32wbemwmiprvse.exe -secured -Embedding. ?C:Windowssystem32wbemWMIADAP.EXE

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 31, 2019

In the past year, NIST has been assessing the submissions, and scrutinizing them for security and efficiency. The goal of the project is to create a set of standards for protecting electronic information from attack by the computers of today and in the future. In second place are code-based schemes with 41%.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

Vamosi: But as someone who wrote a book questioning the security of our mass produced IoT devices, I wonder why no one bothered to test and certify these devices before they were installed? And on the other hand, we're saying security, that's a secondary concern. But we all know how security by obscurity works in the end.

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