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Your CVSS Questions Answered

IT Governance

So, whether you’re a developer using a web application scanning tool to assess your own work, or a systems administrator doing your monthly due diligence checks with a vulnerability scanner, or a third-party security company performing a penetration test , you’re likely to use the CVSS. a medium risk [even though 3.5

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A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group

Krebs on Security

. “Snatch threat actors have been observed purchasing previously stolen data from other ransomware variants in an attempt to further exploit victims into paying a ransom to avoid having their data released on Snatch’s extortion blog,” the FBI/CISA alert reads. “Experience in backup, increase privileges, mikicatz, network.

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FTC Posts Third Blog in Its “Stick with Security” Series

Hunton Privacy

On August 4, 2017, the FTC published the third blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. Additionally, a clean desk policy minimizes the risk that data may be accessed by an unauthorized person after hours. The FTC’s next blog post, to be published Friday, August 11, will focus on secure passwords and authentication.

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Deployable architecture on IBM Cloud: Simplifying system deployment

IBM Big Data Hub

This allows for easier management and reduces the risk of dependencies causing deployment issues. Resilience : Deployable architecture is designed to be resilient, with built-in redundancy and failover mechanisms that ensure the system remains available even in the event of a failure or outage.

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Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

To get an idea of how serious this problem might be, a 2015 report by the University of Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies estimated a major grid attack in the U.S. The post Protecting America’s Critical Infrastructure appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales eSecurity. It also makes me fear that few are.

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Can smart cities be secured and trusted?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Balancing the promise against the potential of cyber risks of smart cities will be critical to realizing their potential. appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales eSecurity. All these measures are considered best practices for data protection. It is clear that smart cities are vulnerable to security attacks.

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First Multistate HIPAA Data Breach Lawsuit May Signal Increased State Interest in Data Security Enforcement

Data Matters

represented in its privacy policy that the Company used encryption and authentication tools to protect information but failed to encrypt the data (at rest) on its computer systems.