Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

On September 1, 2017, the FTC published the seventh blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As we previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

On September 8, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission published the eighth blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2021

In this blog, we’ll take a look at some of the re-used Mirai modules , their functionality, and the Uptycs EDR detection capabilities of Gafgyt. Gafgyt also uses some of the existing exploits (CVE-2017-17215, CVE-2018-10561) to download the next stage payloads, which we will discuss further on. Some of the recent Gafgyt variants (e.g.,

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 9, 2017

On August 4, 2017, the FTC published the third blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As we previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A version of this blog was originally published on 10 November 2017. Those seeking a qualification that demonstrates a broad understanding of information security management should consider the British Computer Society CISMP (Certificate in Information Security Management Principles).

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Data Matters

JUNE 24, 2021

In September 2017, then-SEC Chairman Jay Clayton issued a public statement that provided an overview of the SEC’s approach to cybersecurity and underscored it as a priority for the SEC. Companies’ internal procedures should ensure that important and material information flows to appropriate disclosure personnel in a timely manner.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 11, 2017

On August 11, 2017, the FTC published the fourth blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As we previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 2, 2017

On July 28, 2017, the FTC published the second blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As we previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 3, 2017

On September 29, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission published the eleventh blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2021

Though some of the functionalities were similar to the malware discussed by the security firm Intezer last year, the newer variants of this malware had a bunch of activities up its sleeve. In this blog, we will detail the usage of MSR to disable the hardware prefetcher in the cryptomining malwares. Figure 5: /etc/hosts modification.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The vulnerability – which has been dubbed Log4Shell – has been given a severity score of 10/10, the highest score possible. We’ve seen similar vulnerabilities exploited before in breaches like the 2017 Equifax data breach.”. The Apache Foundation released an emergency patch as part of the 2.15.0 Vulnerability Tested.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

pic.twitter.com/B8b9oE1nbl — Joshua Maddux (@JoshuaMaddux) November 10, 2019. A similar issue was described in October 2017 by the Austrian developer and Google engineer, Felix Krause. The iPhone users will never receive any notification from the device, Krause shared technical details in a blog post.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The benefits of partnering with us, and our partner-exclusive event IT Governance launched its partner programme in 2017, which now includes more than 400 organisations. Registered partners get a 10% discount on all our products, as well as two Complete Staff Awareness E-learning Suite licences. or phoning +44 (0)333 800 7000.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

If you want to learn more about SMBv1 and why you should stop using it, I’d recommend reading this blog post published and updated by Ned Pyle.” Please see this KB for more information. ” continues Microsoft.

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IT Governance

MAY 3, 2018

The Department of Health and Social Care has signed a deal with Microsoft to upgrade the NHS’s extensive IT estate to Windows 10 in an attempt to bolster its cyber resilience in the wake of last year’s WannaCry ransomware outbreak. Unsurprisingly, Equifax plans to spend heavily on IT and data security in the coming months.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Newspaper reports claim that the USB stick was found in London on 16 October 2017, and that the person who found the stick viewed the contents on a library computer before passing it to the Sunday Mirror. Take our quick quiz today to test your breach readiness and learn what you can do to improve information security in your organisation.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events.

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AIIM

MARCH 12, 2018

2017: A Digitally “Transformative” Year. Digital Preservation – Is Your Current Approach to Managing Long-Term Digital Information Failing the Business? Information Privacy and Security: GDPR is Just the Tip of the Iceberg. From ECM to Intelligent Information Management. From Documents to Content to Data.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 8 December 2017. The chief executive of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, Ciaran Martin, has warned senior civil servants about using Russian antivirus (AV) software in government departments. All staff need to understand that security is their responsibility.

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CGI

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Digital security transformation: shifting to a cyber-aware culture. Tue, 10/03/2017 - 09:00. Today, most organizations have both a Chief Information Officer (CIO) and a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). For further reading, see our blog on 11 cyber questions CEOs need to ask. Add new comment.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2018

This week, we discuss the 10 million affected by Dixons Carphone’s 2017 data breach, the exposure of hundreds of thousands of clothes shoppers’ details, Yale University’s ten-year old data breach, and a return to typewriters for government workers in Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Anchorage.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Maryland was one of the very first states to recognize the importance of information security, not only as a critical issue for the nation, but also as a strategic industry for the state,” said Governor Larry Hogan. According to the U.S. This made it the nation’s eighth-largest technology hub.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 1 December 2017. No personally identifiable information was affected. He explained in a blog that IT staff at his company “stumbled on the issue while trying to help one of [his] colleagues recover access to his local admin account”. Here are this week’s stories.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2019

The vulnerability doesn’t affect Windows 8 and Windows 10, anyway previous versions are exposed to the risk of cyber attacks. “Several security vendors stated publicly that they developed exploits internally that will at least trigger a denial of service condition (blue screen).

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2019

In other words, the vulnerability is ‘wormable’, meaning that any future malware that exploits this vulnerability could propagate from vulnerable computer to vulnerable computer in a similar way as the WannaCry malware spread across the globe in 2017.” ” reads a blog post published by Microsoft.

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Security Affairs

MAY 23, 2019

The third one is related to binary payloads abusing code signature tricks to evade traditional security controls. Sample information. As study case we chosen a Word document containing the CVE-2017-0199 exploit, which allows the document to download and execute arbitrary code at opening time. Sample information.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2017

*This post originally appeared in Law 360 on October 24, 2017. Responsibility for corporate cybersecurity extends from the chief information security officer’s office, to the C-suite, to the corporate boardroom. We’ve seen it happen time and again. 7] The lack of confidence, moreover, may be warranted.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2020

This vulnerability was addressed in Dec 2017 in the 4.14 The expert pointed out that Pixel 2 with most recent security bulletin is still vulnerable based on source code review. ” reads a blog post published by Stone. Experts warn it could potentially allow to fully compromise the device. LTS kernel [1], AOSP android 3.18

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2019

On 2019-10-26 a well-crafted email coming from steel@vardhman.com asking for an economic proposal reached specific email boxes belonging to purchasing department of a well-known precision engineering company. Object-3 exploiting CVE-2017-11882. Everything looks like real except for the third object included into the Excel file.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Thousands of drivers have sensitive data exposed to hackers in major IT breach Date of breach: Unclear, but breached documents date back to 2017. Security incident report Date of breach: 29 September 2023 (but report updated on 27 October 2023). Data has been exfiltrated, but we don’t know how much.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2019

This vulnerability was addressed in Dec 2017 in the 4.14 The expert pointed out that Pixel 2 with most recent security bulletin is still vulnerable based on source code review. ” reads a blog post published by Hernandez. Experts warn it could potentially allow to fully compromise the device. LTS kernel [1], AOSP android 3.18

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CGI

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Tue, 10/24/2017 - 07:00. Across business and technology media alike, I’ve seen frequent coverage of the hundreds of thousands of cybersecurity and IT security job openings that are not getting filled. See my earlier blog on this topic. 1 (ISC)² Global Information Security Workforce Study (GISWS).

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

Figure 10: Grandoreiro extracting process ~ binary with a size of 331 MB. According to ESET , “ Grandoreiro has been active at least since 2017 targeting Brazil and Peru, expanding to Mexico and Spain in 2019. “. Figure 16: Latenbot (2017) and Grandoreiro (2020) C2-traffic similarities. Figure 15: Grandoreiro C2 IP address.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

*Article first appeared in Corporate Board Member on November 7, 2017. For example, Wyndham Hotels suffered three separate data breaches in which hackers allegedly stole more than 600,000 payment card numbers and racked up more than $10 million in fraud between 2008 and 2010.

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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. Krebs wrote for The Washington Post between 1995 and 2009 before launching his current blog KrebsOnSecurity.com. — Jack Daniel (@jack_daniel) October 10, 2018.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 30, 2019

Sessions in the main conference tracks include: 9:30am – 10:30am: The Future Is Now: Managing Messaging Data. With the advent of technology platforms that allow for indexing of documents/data, including Microsoft O365, developing processes around the technology will be transformative for the management of information.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 19, 2020

The NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation became effective in March 2017 and, beginning on February 15, 2019, required all NYDFS-regulated entities (Covered Entities), including First American, to annually certify compliance with the Regulation. 2020-0030-C at 10 (July 21, 2020). See NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation FAQs , Question No.

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