Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

MILES/CBS NEWS TEXAS The Royal ransomware group is behind the attack and threatens to publish stolen data if the City will not meet its ransom demand. FBI and CISA believe this variant, which uses its own custom-made file encryption program, evolved from earlier iterations that used “Zeon” as a loader.” Source J.D. reads the alert.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2024

Leon Teale is a senior penetration tester at IT Governance with more than ten years’ experience performing penetration tests for clients in various industries all over the world. In my research work for IT Governance, I’ve noticed a pattern where the same names repeatedly crop up. Presumably, this isn’t a coincidence?

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IT Governance

JANUARY 21, 2021

However, the Telegraph reported that many were already aware of the problem, because – as is common with ransomware attacks – the criminals hijacked the club’s website with the message “Your personal files are encrypted”. The post Wentworth golf club hit by ransomware appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Paying the ransom.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. As a result, data has become a critical asset for companies and governments alike, as well as the primary target for nefarious actors and nation states. Tue, 12/22/2020 - 10:08. Privacy Shield was unlawful.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 15, 2019

As you finish what you thought would be your last espresso and grab your laptop to leave work, your colleague tells you that you need to stay late for an urgent meeting. It is the year 2030, and you have had another busy day. Panic sets in, but you push past it and put a plan into motion. You breathe a sigh of relief!

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 21, 2021

We explain everything you need to know about the PCI DSS in this blog, including who it applies to, the benefits of compliance and what happens if you fail to meet its requirements. Covered organisations that fail to meet their requirements could face strict penalties. Who needs PCI DSS compliance? Get started with the PCI DSS.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 5, 2022

When meeting with executives who are leading organizations through digital transformations, I find many have jumped feet first into cloud delivered digital services and systems without much consideration for the safety of their business. Prescribed use of cloud centric data encryption and key management. The data itself, 2.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 18, 2023

For organizations of all types—and especially those in highly regulated industries such as financial services, government, healthcare and telco—considerations including the rise of generative AI, evolving regulations and data sovereignty laws and ongoing security challenges must be top of mind.

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IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2020

For example, The Intercept reported that video calls are not end-to-end encrypted, despite the company’s claims that they are. And then there’s the threat of “zoombombing”, where uninvited guests enter meetings to harass participants and snoop into people’s homes. appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 16, 2022

The emergence of ransomware groups targeting critical infrastructure such as healthcare facilities and energy organizations, as well as the rising trend of large-scale data breaches, is putting governments' capacity to defend citizens' lives, property, and well-being in jeopardy.

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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. Definitely.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 14, 2023

In this blog, we will explore the concept of cyber resiliency from an IBM® perspective and how our approach can help organizations protect themselves in an ever-changing cybersecurity landscape. You can also book a meeting on the IBM FlashSystem page.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 12, 2019

As one of our recent blogs discussed, we are entering a new era of business – one that will see wholesale digital transformation drive a digital-first approach by businesses globally. Encryption, encryption, encryption. The financial and reputational damage could prove to be severe. The GDPR effect.

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IT Governance

JULY 10, 2023

Overview IT Governance discovered 297 security incidents between April and June 2023, which accounted for 116,933,247 breached records. 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.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 4, 2022

When meeting with executives who are leading organizations through digital transformations, I find many have jumped feet first into cloud delivered digital services and systems without much consideration for the safety of their business. Prescribed use of cloud centric data encryption and key management. The data itself, 2.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Organizations admitted that on average, only about half (49%) of the data stored in the cloud is secured with encryption and only one-third (32%) believe protecting data in the cloud is their responsibility. Encrypting data in the cloud. When it comes to encryption keys, it is all about control. BYOK vs HYOK.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

By meeting the requirements of the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services, IBM Cloud Object Storage has been validated to be in alignment with IBM’s Cloud Framework. Explore IBM Cloud Object Storage The post Putting data storage at the forefront of cloud security appeared first on IBM Blog.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Furthermore, IBM Cloud services and ISVs validated for financial services come with robust security and compliance controls, enabling secure integration of on-prem core Mainframe applications with cloud services like API Connect, Event Streams, Code Engine, and HPCS encryptions.

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IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2022

IT Governance identified more than 1,200 publicly disclosed data breaches in 2021 , while another report found that security incidents cost almost £3 million on average. In this blog, we look at the top five cyber security risks that businesses face, and explain how you can prevent them. Ransomware. No defences are foolproof, though.

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IT Governance

MARCH 26, 2020

Features such as filtering, firewalls and encryption might not be available, and where they are available will be beyond your control. Meeting your other GDPR obligations. Meeting the requirements of DSARs (data subject access requests) , for instance, might be lower on your list of priorities at the moment.

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IT Governance

MARCH 17, 2022

The GDPR doesn’t contain mandate the use of specific measures, but it says that personal data should be encrypted or pseudonymised where appropriate. People were warned that if they didn’t meet the GDPR’s strict requirements, they could face huge fines that would put them out of business. Download now.

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IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Overview IT Governance discovered 310 security incidents between January and March 2023, which accounted for 349,171,305 breached records. With these attacks, the criminal hackers don’t simply encrypt organisations’ systems and demand money for the safe return of the data. This represents a 12.7%

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

But government bills and regulations can at best only mandate what organizations should be doing on their own to protect themselves and the people who depend on them. The post Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructure appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales eSecurity. power grid in the case of an attack.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union (EU) law that governs how organizations collect and use personal data. How an organization meets these regulations will depend on its unique circumstances, including the kinds of data it collects and how it uses that data.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The NOYB complaint was aimed at Netdokter.at (Netdokter), an Austrian health website operator that uses Google Analytics and relies on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) to govern transfers of personal data to Google in the US. Ultimately, the Austrian DPA sided with NOYB over Netdokter and Google. Stay tuned, more to come.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Yet many organizations still struggle to meet compliance requirements, and EU data protection authorities do not hesitate to hand out penalties. Organizations may need to update consent forms to meet these requirements. Even the world’s biggest businesses are not free from GDPR woes. Irish regulators hit Meta with a EUR 1.2

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 25, 2019

As a result of government mandates, the need for greater efficiency, and the desire to enable better patient care, U.S. Data security platforms and service offerings that can help organizations manage the complexity of spanning cloud, on-premises and other environments are critical to meeting these needs.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Data security platforms and service offerings that can help organizations manage the complexity of spanning cloud, on-premises, and other environments are critical to meeting these needs. Encryption technologies are the top tools needed. If you don’t meet the requirements, you don’t do business. 2 – Prioritize compliance issues.

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IT Governance

JULY 4, 2019

Experts urge organisations not to negotiate with criminal hackers , yet many – like t he governments of Riviera Beach, Flo rida , and nearby Lake City – feel compelled to meet their demands. . Fortunately, IT Governance is here to help. . Prepare for social engineering attacks. Find out more >> .

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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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IT Governance

MARCH 6, 2019

Equally importantly, the GDPR doesn’t provide guidance on how organisations should meet their requirements. That means organisations are forced to implement their own system for meeting the GDPR’s requirements. For an ISMS to be useful, it must meet its information security objectives. How else can IT Governance help?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

No matter the industry, without proper security standards from the federal government and leading industry bodies, organizations have no choice but to take IoT security into their own hands. Organizations can accomplish this task by using a sophisticated security platform to encrypt data handled by IoT devices. IoT Protection is Key.

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Collibra

JANUARY 23, 2023

Zero trust, a government wide initiative Zero-trust was originally introduced as a network-based architecture mode, which centralized on identity and multi-factor authentication. In fact, the US federal government has made it a mandate; it has been one year since the White House set forth its zero-trust strategy.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Finally, it looks like progress is being made in this regard, with the UK Government launching a “Code of Practice” to secure the ever-expanding ecosystem of connected devices. However, proven security strategies – adapted to the IoT environment – are also crucial to meeting these challenges head-on and enabling a secure and scalable IoT.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

The use of IoT technologies holds enormous potential in practically every segment of human enterprise – government, banking and finance, healthcare, retail, agriculture, and ecommerce to name a few. Employing asymmetric cryptography, PKIs manage the key pairs used for signing and encrypting data.

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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. Governance framework. Next, they should document a framework for security governance containing policies addressing key aspects of information security.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2018

Its unique capabilities include the design and deployment of equipment, systems and services to meet complex security requirements. These statistics indicate data breaches remain pervasive within the federal government, and that the current methods being used to secure agency data are not working as effectively as they could.

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