Data Matters

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

After supporters and opponents of mandated government access to encrypted communications publicly feuded for much of 2016, reprising arguments they’ve had since at least the days of the “Clipper Chip,” these “encryption debates” seemed to quiet down for much of last year.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

The app heavily encrypts all user financial data. Deploying privacy protections: The app uses encryption to protect data from cybercriminals and other prying eyes. The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Canada’s PIPEDA governs how private-sector businesses collect and use consumer data.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

Wednesday morning, the City’s security monitoring tools notified our Security Operations Center (SOC) that a likely ransomware attack had been launched within our environment,” reads the statement released by the City. reads the alert.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And whenever we see changes in the tools, techniques and procedures threat actors are using, cyber security and forensics professionals must keep up. There are many tools available to achieve this, but one of the most common is KillDisk. We must improve our own capabilities so that we can stay ahead of the criminals.

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IT Governance

APRIL 5, 2023

However, those tools are not flawless. In this blog, we explain everything you need to know about it, including our top 8 tips for preventing malware attacks. Ransomware spreads through a target’s systems, encrypting files as it goes. It’s why anti-malware software is usually considered a top priority for staying safe online.

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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: To detect deep fakes, organizations can use digital watermarking, AI-driven detection tools, and media provenance tracking.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

The Chinese government is well known for its censorship– and frequent harassment and intimidation of foreign journalists. ’ This firewall even goes as far as to block the latest versions of the encryption service TLS (v1.3) Related: How China challenged Google in Operation Aurora.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

The highly-targeted attacks aim at organizations in government, aviation, education, and telecom sectors. The instances of the Merdoor backdoor analyzed by the researchers only differ for the embedded and encrypted configuration, which includes C2 communication method, service details, and the installation directory.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The data security capabilities that are provided by IBM Cloud® Hyper Protect Crypto Services help clients on their confidential computing journey by providing complete control of cloud data encryption keys and cloud hardware security modules. It also offers the industry’s only Keep Your Own Key (KYOK) for data encryption at rest.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

billion rubles. billion rubles. Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter newsletter) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2018

In this blog post, I’ll discuss: Our current perimeter defense; The need to shift to a data-centric security approach; and, The need to educate the public to strengthen our critical infrastructure security posture. For more information about Thales eSecurity’s federal government security solutions, visit here.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Atlanta , Baltimore , Port of San Diego , and the island of Saint Maarten were subjected to wide scale cyber-attacks affecting vital government services and costing these municipalities millions of dollars. Equally clear, however, is that there are tools to fight back. appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales eSecurity.

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IT Governance

APRIL 16, 2021

In this blog, we look at some of the things you must consider. The post Updating your data protection documentation following Brexit appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Unfortunately, it’s not that straightforward. Do you deal with international organisations? Find out more.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. government institutions, and about 250 Ukrainian victims. ” reads the joint advisory. ” continues the advisory.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2023

See the Top Patch Management Tools Malicious Drivers Addressed by Advisory Microsoft also released a pair of advisories. The second advisory, ADV230002 , notes that Trend Micro released a patch in March for CVE-2023-28005 , a secure boot bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro Endpoint Encryption Full Disk Encryption.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 14, 2018

The variety of laws and regulations governing how organizations manage and share sensitive information can look like a bowl of alphabet soup: HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, PCI and GLBA. You are responsible for governing the data your employees access, regardless of how they access it. Layer defenses. Train employees.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

When government agencies and international intelligence groups pooled together resources to gather user data, the VPN’s encryption seemed like the light at the end of the tunnel. All telecoms companies will have to build tools in order to bypass their own encryption. The moment we’ve all feared has finally come to pass.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In fact, a Kaspersky report has found that only half of organisations have a dedicated IT security team, and only one in five has the tools to monitor and respond to cyber security incidents. In this blog, we look the costs organisations incur when addressing cyber security and explain how you can manage them. Get started.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2022

It extends beyond the Deep & Dark Web to: unindexed Web forums, messaging boards, and marketplaces, encrypted messaging systems, and code repositories. It is simply impossible for a human analyst to sort through it all. Databases with critical IP and/or PII. Chatter about the best methods to attack your business.

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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. Indeed, organisations’ most powerful tool in combating ransomware is effective communication. The attackers then demand a payment – typically paid in bitcoin – for a decryption key.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 29, 2023

This blog explores the significance of IBP in today’s modern business landscape and highlights its key benefits and implementation considerations. Advanced analytics and business intelligence tools are utilized to analyze and interpret the data, uncovering insights and trends that drive informed decision-making.

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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. Prevention and protection : Preventing cyber threats before they can cause damage is a fundamental aspect of cyber resiliency.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Companies like State Farm and BNP Paribas are taking steps to standardize development tools and approaches across their platforms to overcome these challenges and drive transformation in their business processes. Get to know Wazi as a Service The post An introduction to Wazi as a Service appeared first on IBM Blog.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Other Iranian-based cyberattacks have included hackers targeting Albanian government systems and spear phishing scams. Smishing might impersonate the government, banks or other agencies to seem more legitimate. Encrypt all sensitive information and documentation. Steps to effective security.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Consistent with the federal government’s deployment of Information Security Continuous Monitoring (ISCM), the CDM program is a dynamic approach to fortifying the cybersecurity of government networks and systems. The post bA Data-Centric Approach to DEFEND appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales eSecurity.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Many of our clients are using the firm’s technical tool suite, NT Analyzer , to assist with their data protection and privacy efforts. Safeguards taken by Google included: (1) transparency reporting on data requests from US authorities, (2) encryption at rest in the data centers and (3) pseudonymization of the data.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

To protect against these attacks, businesses need to implement a wide range of strong API security measures such as authentication, authorization, encryption, and vulnerability scanning. This communication plan should specify how governing bodies will stay informed should there be a data breach as well as.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Roberts confirmed that passwords weren’t affected, because the information is encrypted and isn’t listed on users’ account details. . Organisations can use a variety of tools to conduct vulnerability scans, but they all work in a similar way. Those who were logged into other users’ accounts would have been able to see: .

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Collibra

JANUARY 14, 2021

In this blog post, we’ll outline the steps it takes to get an enterprise data protection program going by leveraging core data governance principles. One of the most crucial changes that data governance brings to an organization is the recognition of data owners within the business (data citizens). Identify business data owners.

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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. Tools that reduce multi-cloud data security complexity are critical. Encryption technologies are the top tools needed – and healthcare’s data encryption usage for critical systems is low.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Many people believe that this indicates that a URL is genuine, but it simply means that traffic sent to the site is encrypted. The latest version of Windows 11 (‘22H2’) introduces a feature in its Defender SmartScreen tool that aims to better protect users from phishing scams. Attackers don’t break in, they log in.”. Get started.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Customer data, which was encrypted, was reported to be unaffected. The county will continue to invest in the internal processes, tools, and resources to reduce the likelihood of future security incidents.” The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 6 – 12 November 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

It is possible, if not probable, that we are about to witness an accelerated rate of adoption of cyber hygiene best practices, as well as more intensive use of leading-edge security tools and services. The practices of government contractors typically get adapted universally, over time.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 19, 2021

My professional and social life revolve around free and inexpensive information feeds and digital tools supplied by Google, Microsoft, Amazon, LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. I don’t know what I’d do without my tech tools, but I also have a foreboding sense that I spend way too much with them. I’m productive. your data in many ways.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 5, 2021

Two of the largest government security agencies are laying out the key cyberthreats to Kubernetes, the popular platform for orchestrating and managing containers, and ways to harden the open-source tool against attacks. ” Containers, Kubernetes Take Over. Further reading: Container & Kubernetes Security Best Practices.

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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. You’ll also discover the most common types of breach that resulted in fines, and find tools that you can use to bolster your data protection practices. Download now.

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