IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

More than one-half of organizations expect a surge in cyber incidents in 2022. At least 10 additional states have enacted or are considering data privacy laws. Educate employees. The solution is data encryption, which uses mathematical algorithms to scramble data, replacing plaintext with ciphertext.

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Encryption Cloud Privacy GDPR 214

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Thu, 10/06/2022 - 06:55. Along with celebrating Cyber Security Awareness Month, several exciting events are taking place across the world, aiming to educate people on the latest trends in cybersecurity and privacy. GITEX GLOBAL, 10-14 October, Dubai. Chad Couser | Director, Marketing Communications Thales.

Cybersecurity 87

Cybersecurity Cloud Digital transformation Sales 87

Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2023

The affiliates are obliged to remain active, or their account will be removed after 10 days without notifying them upfront. The researchers discovered that the samples contain a self-delete mechanism which is invoked once the victim’s device is encrypted. The communication with the RTM gang is to be done only via the TOX messenger.

Encryption 67

Encryption Cybersecurity Ransomware Education 67

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The documents appeared to be associated with internal invoices, communications, and customer’s stored CRM files. One folder specifically belonging to a managed educational platform that provides educational and school management services was removed from public access the same day.

Data breaches 104

Data breaches B2B Education Access 104

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2023

Phishing-borne threats IBM’s 2022 Data Breach report highlighted how effective phishing-based attacks have become, being the second leading cause of cybersecurity incidents globally, by using a sample instance that affected hundreds of international entities.

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Phishing Security awareness Passwords Education 78

Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

*Reprinted with permission from the May 6, 2022 edition of the New York Law Journal © 202X ALM Global Properties, LLC. In March 2022, the White House issued a dramatic warning based on “evolving intelligence” about potential Russian cyberattacks on the United States in response to U.S.-imposed All rights reserved. Agency (Feb.

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Cybersecurity Government Authentication Ransomware 97