IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2022

The Ukrainian government and its military were targeted by DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks, while a pro-Ukrainian group attacked the Belarusian railway system with ransomware after discovering that it was being used by Russia to transport tanks and weapons. Get started.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The cyber espionage group has tampered with updates released by IT company SolarWinds, which provides its products to government agencies, military, and intelligence offices, two people familiar with the matter told the Reuters agency. . Threat actors carried out a highly-sophisticated supply chain attack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The group has continued launching attacks against entities in Southeast Asia, including military, satellite communications, media and educational organizations. The Thrip group has been active since 2013, but this is the first time Symantec publicly shared details of its activities. ” concludes the report. .

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

Mint Sandstorm targets both private and public organizations, including political dissidents, journalists, activists, the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), and employees from multiple government agencies, including individuals protesting oppressive regimes in the Middle East. ” reads the report published by Microsoft.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

( image ) As I begin to dig into the work of my next book, I’ve found myself thinking about politics and government far more than I anticipated. For initial thoughts and stats, see Government By Numbers: Some Interesting Insights ). There, our identity is not managed by the government. Delivery/Communication.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform. ObliqueRAT, a new malware employed in attacks on government targets in Southeast Asia. European Commission has chosen the Signal app to secure its communications. The best news of the week with Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2019

UK intelligence agency GCHQ, as part of the celebration of its centenary , has released emulators for World War II cipher machines that can be executed in the encryption app CyberChef released for educational purposes. We even tested them against the real thing!

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28 , Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , and Sednit ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

"What we think is having an immediate impact on the threat landscape is that this type of technology is being used for better and more scalable social engineering: AI allows you to craft very believable 'spear-phishing' emails and other written communication with very little effort, especially compared to what you have to do before."

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing.

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Lenny Zeltser

JUNE 2, 2018

This might be because the industry continues to embrace the lexicon used in government and military circles, where cyber reigns supreme. ” From NIST’s perspective, cybersecurity is about safeguarding electronic communications, while information security is about protecting information in all forms. .”

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

GB Western Municipal Construction Source New Construction and real estate USA Yes 101 GB Tennessee Farmers Insurance Source New Insurance USA Yes 71,000 CNO ACE Source 1 ; source 2 New Healthcare USA Yes 65,195 Verizon Communications Inc. TB KSA Architecture Source New Construction and real estate USA Yes 1.5 GB Signature Performance, Inc.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I paged through weekly reports, presentation slides from status meetings, and general briefings to educate visitors. Neither were any of the algorithm names I knew, not even algorithms I knew that the US government used. I’m sure that a bunch of major governments have a complete copy of everything Greenwald has. It wasn’t there.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 1, 2023

The US government believes that China has deployed malware in key US power and communications networks that can be activated in case of a conflict. American intelligence officials believe China has implanted malware in key US power and communications networks that can be used in case of conflict, reported The New York Times.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Recognizing this, the Department of Defense (DoD) launched the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) in 2019, the predecessor to the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), to develop AI solutions that build competitive military advantage, conditions for human-centric AI adoption, and the agility of DoD operations.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Source (New) Finance USA Yes 3,494 Woodruff Sawyer Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 3,087 Blackburn College Source (New) Education USA Yes 3,039 CAIRE Inc. Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3 Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Port knocking : Closes ports for communication (including detection) until provided with a code using multiple specific packets or a special single-packet authorization (SPA). Proxies: Replace direct communication with a software or hardware intermediary that hides the discovery of assets (servers, endpoints, segments, etc.)

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IT Governance

AUGUST 1, 2023

IT Governance found 87 publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2023, accounting for 146,290,598 breached records. You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

As networks evolved and organizations adopted internet communications for critical business processes, these cryptographic systems became essential for protecting data. Not every application or network requires military-grade encryption – however, enterprise organizations can’t go wrong with the services offering the most strength.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 18, 2023

Thus, a fraudster might claim a common religion, a shared military background, membership in a profession, or a common ethnicity, all with the goal of convincing the victim that they can be trusted. Criminals may also communicate through online applications." What follows all too often one can readily imagine. has added to our org.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Increasingly, thought leaders, professional organizations, and government agencies are beginning to provide answers. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure. More and more, directors are viewing cyber-risk under the broader umbrella of corporate strategy and searching for ways to help mitigate that risk.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

Government. It is safer to end such communication and contact your financial institution right away. "Do Date/Time: Wednesday, July 12, @ 2:00 PM (ET) Save My Spot! link] [Eye Opener] SolarWinds' CISO Gets a Rare SEC Wells Notice Wow, first you get hacked by the Russians, then you get sued by the U.S.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

OCIE will continue to examine municipal advisors (including broker-dealers and RIAs dually registered as municipal advisors) for compliance with registration, professional qualification and continuing education requirements. In FY 2019, OCIE examined approximately 15% of all RIAs, notwithstanding the government shutdown in early 2019.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 24, 2020

OCIE also will focus on recommendations and advice provided to retail investors, with a particular emphasis on seniors, retirees, teachers and military personnel, as well as products that the SEC considers higher risk (e.g., In FY 2019, OCIE examined approximately 15% of all RIAs, notwithstanding the government shutdown in early 2019.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 12, 2022

So if you're interested in pursuing a career in cybersecurity, and you may not be looking at your conventional educational channels or avenues to pursue, we wanted to let you know that there may be some opportunities for you here to gain some world class training. We recruit military veterans, women, and minorities. That's livable.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Today Merit supplies IT infrastructure to schools, universities, government and other entities across the state. For a drill down on Merit, and its role supplying Cyber Range infrastructure, please listen to the accompanying podcast with Pierrette Dagg, Merit’s director of marketing and communications. Human scale advances.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2021

In response, President Biden last week issued an executive order requiring more rigorous cybersecurity practices for federal agencies and contractors that develop software for the federal government. government. government should provide and curate a catalog of resources, such as configuration, tools, etc.,

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Those warnings came true yesterday, after Ukraine was hit by a wave of DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks that crippled the country’s banks and government departments. In 2020, the US government charged six Russian intelligence officers thought to be responsible for the incident. What are DDoS attacks? An online war.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

This is an excellent article that exposes the vulnerabilities when communications systems are not secure by design. They started out with: "As Putin began his invasion of Ukraine, a network used throughout Europe—and by the Ukrainian military—faced an unprecedented cyberattack that doubled as an industrywide wake-up call. government.

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Data Matters

JUNE 25, 2018

On May 22, 2018, the Secretaries issued the Botnet Report, which, consistent with longstanding Federal policy, promotes the longstanding partnership between the federal government and the private sector in combating cyber-attacks. Increase awareness and education across the ecosystem.”. in isolation.”. State Department Reports.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This could be as simple as getting another member of staff to check it for authenticity, or as complex as using a second means of communication to confirm the invoice with the organisation that sent it. Educate your staff on how to spot suspicious emails by enrolling them on our Phishing Staff Awareness E-Learning Course.

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