Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

The leaked Symphony application secret could have been used to decrypt previously encrypted data such as user cookies and session IDs. The way the environment file was configured also shows a lack of expertise and understanding of how to develop applications securely.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Specifically, companies are increasingly asking me about how to secure their data and infrastructure while continuing to be able to work remotely. So how can organisations efficiently secure their remote infrastructure? Ensure full-disk encryption, especially for laptops and other portable devices.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

This gives the perpetrator the access needed to launch the ransomware and lock the company out of its own infrastructure or encrypt files until the ransom is paid in cryptocurrency. In fact, ransomware-as-a-service is alive and well, educating would-be offenders on how to undertake an attack and even offering customer support.

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OneHub

JANUARY 3, 2019

This encrypts all the traffic from the device, which greatly reduces the risk of a hacker intercepting your data. Ultimately, every app your team utilizes should be encrypting data in transit and at rest. It will provide them with the basic education they need to recognize any cyber threats or risks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 15, 2019

Last August, my colleague Ashvin Kamaraju wrote a blog shortly after this took place. In the meantime, read our white paper, How to Prepare for the California Consumer Privacy Act. The post How to prepare for the California Consumer Privacy Act appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales eSecurity.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employees are the first line of defense against cybercrime and should understand how to recognize phishing emails and what to do if they suspect them. In addition, educating employees about cybersecurity issues can help to reinforce the security-minded culture of the organization and change employee behaviour. Use a corporate VPN.

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IT Governance

JUNE 30, 2022

Ransomware is a type of cyber attack in which criminal hackers plant malicious code on the victim’s systems, which cripples services and encrypts files. Education is the key to ransomware prevention. The post Meals on Wheels Disrupted by Suspected Ransomware Attack appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Get started.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 31, 2019

How to survive – Rather than walking down that dark alley assuming they’ll be fine, businesses need to educate themselves on the threats out there and start taking a security first approach. This starts from the top down – if the board isn’t invested, how can they expect the rest of the business to be?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here is Erin’s Q&A column, which originally went live on OneRep’s well-done blog.) For the first expert interview on our blog, we welcomed Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter Byron V. Byron: Companies often underestimate threats, neglect basic cyber hygiene, and fail to educate employees on cybersecurity.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

19, Apex was alerted that its systems had been infected with a destructive strain of ransomware that encrypts computer files and demands payment for a digital key needed to unscramble the data. “When they encrypt the data, that happens really fast,” he said. Roswell, Ga. on Tuesday, Feb. More than a week later on Jan.

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IT Governance

JULY 10, 2023

Ransomware soared in popularity at in around 2020, with attackers committing to a relatively simple method: infect organisations’ systems with malware that worms through their systems and encrypts data. With these attacks, the criminal hackers don’t simply encrypt organisations’ systems and demand money for the safe return of the data.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Let’s take a look at some of the most common mistakes organisations make and how to address them. This means that even if hackers can get to the area or file that stores the password, the information will be encrypted. Educate your employees on cyber security risks. Rainbow tables : Most modern systems store passwords in a hash.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

As of April 28, the site mentioned nine companies primarily from aviation, financial, education and manufacturing industries. The blog post examines a typical Hancitor and Cuba kill chain, the threat actors’ TTPs, detailed recommendations, and mitigation techniques. Files are encrypted using ChaCha20 with 12-bytes length IV.

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IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Ransomware soared in popularity at the end of the last decade, with a relatively simple method: attackers would infect organisations’ systems with malware that would worm through their systems encrypting data. With these attacks, the criminal hackers don’t simply encrypt organisations’ systems and demand money for the safe return of the data.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 16, 2022

South Staffordshire Water was reportedly infected with ransomware, which is a type of malware that encrypts the victim’s files and essentially locks them out of their systems. Education is the key to ransomware prevention. The post South Staffordshire Water Targeted by Cyber Attack appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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OneHub

MAY 13, 2021

Onehub uses bank-level encryption to provide the best protection for your company’s files and communications. The details of how these steps work will vary depending on the business software your company uses. Educate your clients on document approvals. How do they approve a document? Putting it all together.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 17, 2018

In our first #BreachReady blog for schools series , we asked you to consider the types of breaches your school has experienced, what caused them, and steps your school can take to prevent them from happening again. Introduce device encryption. Also consider how to best share this with staff, pupils and parents. Activities.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 3, 2018

The first line of defense is education. I saved the best for last as encryption is what we do at Thales, we protect the most sensitive data for organizations around the globe. And, if I could leave security pros and companies one parting piece of advice, encryption is your friend, embrace it.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Whilst most of the obligations are imposed specifically on network operators, one provision notably imposes an obligation on parents to educate their children on protecting their personal data. The post China Implements Regulation Increasing Protections for Children’s Personal Data appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 13, 2018

In this two-post blog series, my colleague Juan Asenjo from Thales eSecurity and I talk about the need for creating an environment of trust to maintain the benefits of the IoT. Read Juan’s blog post “ Knock, Knock; Who’s There? – In addition to educating users about the dangers of the IoT, physical measures must be taken.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 12, 2013

The Assurance of Voluntary Compliance also requires Google to design a public service campaign about wireless network security that must include: (1) a YouTube video that instructs users on how to encrypt their wireless networks, (2) a blog post on the Google Public Policy Blog explaining the importance of doing so, (3) educational advertisements in (..)

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In this blog, we look at those principles and explain the steps you can take to meet them. Additionally, you should consider encrypting data or using VPNs where possible. Encryption can greatly reduce the risk of data being compromised in transit, but it will also make sharing data more complex and will require significant resources.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 21, 2017

On both occasions Uber left its encryption keys on GitHub, which in part led to the breach. Before handing off resumes of people with top-secret clearance or military secrets to a vendor , the RFP and service-level agreements must spell out how to protect the data. Hope isn’t considered a best security practice.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 14, 2020

Ransomware is a specific type of malware that encrypts computer files, essentially locking the owner out of their systems. See also: Lack of education is the leading cause of successful ransomware attacks. Armed with this knowledge, your staff will be better equipped to detect suspicious emails and know how to respond.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

Learn how to create a holistic data protection strategy Staying on top of data security to keep ahead of ever-evolving threats Data security is the practice of protecting digital information from unauthorized access, corruption or theft throughout its entire lifecycle. Require strong passwords.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #17 | April 25th, 2023 [Head Start] Effective Methods How To Teach Social Engineering to an AI Remember The Sims? This article prompted me to buy the new black XL T-shirt you see in the blog. This is concerning, as 95% of organizations hit by ransomware said their data was, in fact, encrypted. Users beware.

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Positively RIM

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Today’s Blog is sponsored by MER 2017, Cohasset Associates’ 25 th annual educational conference on electronic records management, in Chicago, May 8-10. Does each structured data system have an active administrator who knows how to produce data and maintains the passwords/encryption keys? Do they need to be captured?

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KnowBe4

MAY 29, 2019

Hackers break in and rely on the malware to encrypt vital files or render machines useless. The organization is not able to access the encrypted data. So how to break the vicious cycle? It’s no wonder the FBI itself lists “Educating Your Personnel” as one of its top bits of advice for CISOs in the fight against ransomware.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 2, 2019

So, if you run a charity and want to know how to meet your GDPR compliance requirements, take a look at our guide. Now that you know how the GDPR applies to you, it’s time to look at how to approach compliance. Staff awareness and education is a key component of any organisation’s GDPR compliance framework.

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CGI

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

The use of open standards and protocols will be crucial when considering how to externally expose data, either raw or processed — especially with GDPR in mind. Therefore, we are probably looking at mainly anonymised data, but anything that is not anonymised must be either encrypted or transmitted securely, preferably both.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

Educate employees. Make sure team members understand how to safely create, store and share data, and make sure they know that you see this as a critical organizational pillar, and not something to do in addition to their primary work. The trouble is that most encryption methods aren’t universal.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2022

Yet most people don’t know how to use them properly. A much better way is to integrate an innovative technology that distributes encrypted, unique passwords to the employees that only they can use to access each separate device, account, file, or system. Passwords have become ubiquitous with digital.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

35 TB of data exfiltrated from Henry Schein, plus ALPHV/BlackCat re-encrypted the newly restored files As we first reported last month , the US healthcare solutions provider Henry Schein announced on 15 October that it had suffered a cyber attack that caused disruption to its manufacturing and distribution businesses.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 2023

In this blog, we look at seven ways you can avoid physical security threats in the workplace – whether that’s in a traditional office or a remote location. Organisations should also ensure that laptops are password-protected, and that sensitive information stored on portable devices are encrypted. Secure portable devices. Get started.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

These types of statistics are probably at least partly fuelled by some worrying ransomware trends we’ve been seeing lately, including gangs adopting more organised structures, favouring data exfiltration over mere encryption, and spending more time in victims’ systems to find their most sensitive data. How to protect yourself from ransomware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Organizations should focus their security awareness and training efforts towards educating their userbases on how to differentiate between each type of phishing attack, and strive to build phishing resiliency over time using routine simulated exercises that mimic real-life attacks.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This week, I've been writing up my 5-part guide on "Fixing Data Breaches" On Monday I talked about the value of education ; let's try and stop the breach from happening in the first place. — Michael Kan (@Michael_Kan) February 28, 2017. As a result, security issues may be left unreported. Sound familiar?

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