Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

In July 2020, Save the Children suffered a data breach that was caused by a ransomware attack on cloud computing provider Blackbaud. Its products focus on fundraising, website management, CRM, analytics, financial management, ticketing, and education administration.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The average cost of a cybersecurity breach was $4.45 million in 2023, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report, and over 700,000 small businesses were targeted in cybersecurity attacks in 2020, according to the Small Business Association. Stay educated. Employee training is crucial. Stay proactive.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. You can find our full list of publicly disclosed data breaches from August in this blog, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Data breaches.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Cloud security is an essential part of today’s cyber security landscape. With hybrid working now the norm, many organisations are relying on Cloud services to access data from home or the office. Similarly, you should consider whether the legal jurisdiction within which the Cloud service provider operates applies to you.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 17, 2023

Unfortunately, many organizations fail to educate their employees on the importance of cyber hygiene, leaving them vulnerable to phishing scams, malware infections, data breaches, and other cyber attacks. Tick-in-the-box training. Supply chain blindness.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

Police dismantled bulletproof hosting service provider Lolek Hosted Python URL parsing function flaw can enable command execution UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data Power Generator in South Africa hit with DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike The Evolution of API: From Commerce to Cloud Gafgyt botnet is targeting EoL Zyxel routers Charming (..)

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 12, 2024

. “AI is driving a revolution in education, accessibility and productivity. For enterprises dealing with sensitive information, it is vital to maintain state-of-the-art data security in order to reap the rewards,” says Stuart Winter, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder at Lacero Platform Limited, Jamworks and Guardian.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2022

The goal of Data Privacy Week, celebrated between January 24 – 28, is to spread awareness about online privacy and educate citizens on how to manage their personal information and keep it secure. Data Privacy Week also encourages businesses to respect data and be more transparent about how they collect and use customer data.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Infrastructure as a service security is a concept that assures the safety of organizations’ data, applications, and networks in the cloud. Understanding the risks, advantages, and best practices connected with IaaS security is becoming increasingly important as enterprises shift their infrastructure to the cloud.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 29, 2018

According to Thales eSecurity’s latest Data Threat Report, European Edition , almost three in four businesses have now fallen victim to some of the world’s most significant data breaches, resulting in a loss of sensitive data and diminished customer trust. Where the hazard really lies.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

Cloud security fundamentals are the core requirements that ensure data protection, regulatory compliance, and access management in a cloud environment. These standards assist businesses in establishing trust with their consumers, avoiding financial losses due to breaches, and ensuring business continuity.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 15, 2023

A Guide to Key Management as a Service madhav Thu, 06/15/2023 - 11:29 As companies adopt a cloud-first strategy and high-profile breaches hit the headlines, securing sensitive data has become a paramount business concern. The most effective way to ensure data security is through encryption and proper key management.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 21, 2017

The nonprofit GDI Foundation has tracked close to 175,000 examples of misconfigured software and services on the cloud this year. As more and more organizations are moving to the cloud, the number of leaky servers is increasing. Compounding the problem, configuring Identity and Access Management (IAM) in the cloud can be difficult.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

This includes scanning data in transit between devices or networks, as well as data at rest stored on servers, endpoints, or in the cloud, to ensure comprehensive coverage for detecting and preventing potential data breaches or illegal access.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As cyber threats and risks to technology and sensitive data proliferate widespread, the dissemination of cybersecurity information and best practices through educational awareness activities is critical for organizations and citizens on a worldwide scale to make informed decisions in their daily lives and protect themselves online.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 23, 2022

Cloud storage (33%), cloud databases (32%) and cloud-delivered hosted applications (28%) were identified as top targets. 52% of respondents are concerned with 'tomorrow's decryption of today's data'. Ransomware’s severity, frequency and impact has altered breach economics. 2021 Report. 2022 Report. 2021 Report.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 30, 2021

What’s more, WFM tools can help reinforce best security practices needed as companies increase their reliance on a remote workforce and using cloud-based software. Because 65% of all data breaches are caused by negligence, there’s no excuse for organizations not to prioritize employee happiness and engagement.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2022

It’s in findings of a deep dive data analytics study led by Surfshark , a supplier of VPN services aimed at the consumer and SMB markets. Surfshark partnered with a number of independent cybersecurity researchers to quantify the scope and pattern of data breaches over the past couple of decades. billion U.S.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 13, 2021

The purpose of this event is to raise awareness and “educate business leaders, IT decision-makers, and the general public about the importance of managing and securing digital identities.”. 79% of organizations have experienced an identity-related security breach in the last two years. Data security. Data Breach.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 18, 2024

To avoid falling victim to a QR code scam, users should be educated and trained in cybersecurity best practices, including specific training in how to recognize the telltale signs of phishing. According to Gartner , 99% of data breaches result from human error.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 4, 2023

Incident response in the cloud. James Campbell, CEO of Cado Security , shares his experience with traditional incident response, and how the cloud, with its elastic structure, able to spin up and spin down instances, is changing incident response. That's the unique thing about clouds that's a different challenge.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2021

While most governments won’t likely do anything nefarious with this information, it does heighten the risk of a data breach. Surveillance gives cybercriminals another potential point of entry to see or steal your data. In some countries, government agencies may monitor your employees’ web activity. Restricted Internet Access.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

Data protection and data privacy Data protection , defined as protecting important information from corruption, damage or loss, is critical because data breaches resulting from cyberattacks can include personally identifiable information (PII), health information, financial information, intellectual property and other personal data.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

Companies are implementing strict data retention policies to reduce the risk of data breaches and ensure compliance with laws and consumer expectations. SaaS and Cloud-based eDiscovery Solutions Will Become Mainstream The argument for cloud-based solutions for eDiscovery has never been stronger.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2019

Given the vast number of data breaches reported by organizations around the globe in 2018, and the ongoing skills shortage, it’s vital that government, industry, education and the media work together to make cybersecurity an exciting and inviting career choice for all.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 26, 2023

The latest Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report highlights that due to digitization, SMBs and large companies increasingly use similar services and infrastructure. Cloud-based models and as-a-Service offerings have allowed small businesses to access technology that was previously beyond their reach.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 28, 2024

Cloud security issues refer to the threats, risks, and challenges in the cloud environment. To combat these cloud security issues, develop a robust cloud security strategy that addresses all three to provide comprehensive protection. Threats are active attacks that target system weaknesses.

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OneHub

JULY 18, 2019

Instead, many turn to a cloud service provider to store and protect their data. But how do you know which provider is the best business cloud storage option? If you’re researching cloud service providers, we suggest checking for the following must-have security features. Data Encryption.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Cyber Security Awareness Month – Answering Google’s Most Commonly Asked Questions madhav Wed, 10/18/2023 - 05:25 This month is Cyber Security Awareness Month , highlighting how far security education needs to go in order to enable a secure interconnected world.

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eDiscovery Daily

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

While we were preparing to eat turkey and stuff ourselves with various goodies last week, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) provided an important guideline for compliance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Transfer of personal data to third countries.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Data breaches, brand damage and financial reputation. Training and Education: Providing training sessions and educational materials to employees to raise awareness of compliance issues and ensure they understand the rules and regulations they must follow. Contemporary regulations are lengthy, dense, and complex documents.

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eDiscovery Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Our “nine clouds” logo is making a one-day comeback! There are plenty of reasons that organizations experience a data breach: unpatched vulnerabilities in your software is only the latest one to worry about. eDiscovery Daily is (Cloud)Nine Years Old! That was nine years ago today! In this case , more than three.

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Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2023

Together, this means that passkeys protect you against phishing and any accidental mishandling that passwords are prone to, such as being reused or exposed in a data breach.” Passkeys are securely synced to the cloud allowing users to replace the device used to generate them. ” reads a post published by Google.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 4, 2020

According to a new study, many companies haven’t updated their data breach plans since developing them, report a lack of adequate employee training on data protection, and still haven’t figured out how to guard cloud services and mobile devices. The “Seventh Annual Study: Is Your Company Ready for a Big Data Breach?”

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 7, 2023

See the Top Application Security Tools & Software Cloud Vulnerability Scans Cloud vulnerability scanners evaluate the security of cloud environments such as IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS installations. They offer insights and ideas for improving cloud deployment security.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Employee Education and Awareness: Inform those who work remotely about security dangers, phishing scams, and the significance of adhering to best practices for remote access through employee training. As a result, even when accessible remotely through cloud-based services, your data will continue to be secure from illegal access.

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