IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It’s a relatively short SAQ, with only one more question than the shortest SAQ, P2PE [point-to-point encryption], and covering just 4 of the Standard’s 12 high-level requirements, so a good way of reducing the PCI DSS compliance burden for smaller merchants in particular. Which merchants might qualify for this new SAQ?

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 9, 2020

In this Spotlight edition of the podcast, sponsored* by RSA Security, we go deep on public sector cyber risk with two interviews from the most recent RSA Conference: Kelvin Coleman, the Executive Director of the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and Sean McHenry, the CISO of the Utah State Board of Education. Read the whole entry. »

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I paged through weekly reports, presentation slides from status meetings, and general briefings to educate visitors. Management is management, even inside the NSA Reading the documents, I felt as though I were sitting through some of those endless meetings. The meeting presenters try to spice things up. Probably not.

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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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OneHub

JUNE 14, 2022

But above all, your continued success depends on your ability to meet the needs and expectations of your clients. Once the client is in your portal, navigation needs to come naturally, with little (preferably zero) upfront education necessary – this means an interface with clear wayfinding. 1 What more do you need to know? Sign up now.

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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. You can find more tips like the ones in this blog by reading Securing Cloud Services: A pragmatic guide. Data in transit protection.

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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. Entities must meet at least one of the following criteria in order for the CCPA to apply: (1) They generate annual gross revenue in excess of 25 million dollars. (2) 375 the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), making California the first U.S.

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OneHub

MAY 13, 2021

If your company doesn’t have designated software for file sharing and project management, or what you have isn’t fully meeting your team’s needs, it’s time to find a better way. Onehub uses bank-level encryption to provide the best protection for your company’s files and communications. Educate your clients on document approvals.

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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. The post Travelex says it won’t pay ransom to crooks as currency chaos continues appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2019

This will typically cover public authorities such as government departments, schools and other educational institutions, hospitals and the police. If you’re recording a public area, you can meet this requirement by including a brief explanation on the signs you’ve posted. appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

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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. This means you’ll need to develop an information security policy , implement basic technical controls such as those laid out in established frameworks like Cyber Essentials , and encrypt or pseudonymise data where appropriate.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

Meet with your team to map out how trust and reputation impact your brand and bind this to a new core value you can align the company with. Educate employees. The solution is data encryption, which uses mathematical algorithms to scramble data, replacing plaintext with ciphertext.

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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. Time Issues Specific to Criminal ESI.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 4, 2024

Across industries like education, retail and government, organizations are choosing private cloud settings to conduct business use cases involving workloads with sensitive information and to comply with data privacy and compliance needs. The popularity of private cloud is growing, primarily driven by the need for greater data security.

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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. As much as we might get up in arms when we hear stories like this, there's often more to them than what immediately meets the eye.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2021

All of that comes less than two months after Google and other tech giants – including IBM, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft – in a meeting with President Biden and other administration officials promised to spend billions of dollars to boost cybersecurity capabilities. ‘Cybersecurity Is a Team Sport’ In an Oct.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Vamosi: You’ve undoubtedly seen Kim Crawly’s work; her byline appears on a number of blogs from a number of different outlets. Unlike other malware, ransom not only infected machines, it encrypted all the data, then asked for a ransom to decrypt them. She is an impressive force within the infosec world. People are human.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Vamosi: You’ve undoubtedly seen Kim Crawly’s work; her byline appears on a number of blogs from a number of different outlets. Unlike other malware, ransom not only infected machines, it encrypted all the data, then asked for a ransom to decrypt them. She is an impressive force within the infosec world. People are human.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Encrypting critical data assets. Boards should have adequate access to cybersecurity expertise, and discussions about cyber-risk management should be given regular and adequate time on board meeting agendas. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure. Aligning cyber risk with corporate strategy. Using appropriate access controls.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 15, 2018

In the third of our #BreachReady blogs for schools, we explore which typical school breaches need reporting. Where data has been encrypted, such as on a laptop, mobile device, memory stick or email, the breach does not need to be reported, however sensitive the data is. Minutes of trade union meetings.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

This is part of the opening monologue of the Ozark series and when I first heard it, I immediately stopped the show and dropped it into this blog post. This is the first time I've mixed these two worlds - my background with real estate and my public blogging life as most readers will know it - but it's important context.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 11, 2021

. “We are apolitical, we do not participate in geopolitics, do not need to tie us with a defined government and look for other our motives [sic],” reads an update to the DarkSide Leaks blog. From today we introduce moderation and check each company that our partners want to encrypt to avoid social consequences in the future.”

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the moment you’ll meet someone who’s been gamifying infosec for years. Hammond: I tend to explain Capture the Flag is sort of gamified cybersecurity education. Included with that question was an encrypted text file which John downloaded then wrote a simple python script to decrypt it. He He's been in this.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the moment you’ll meet someone who’s been gamifying infosec for years. Hammond: I tend to explain Capture the Flag is sort of gamified cybersecurity education. Included with that question was an encrypted text file which John downloaded then wrote a simple python script to decrypt it. He He's been in this.

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