Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Analyzing the Email Security Landscape and exploring Emerging Threats and Trends. VIPRE Security Group’s latest report, “Email Security in 2024: An Expert Insight into Email Threats,” delves into the cutting-edge tactics and technologies embraced by cybercriminals this year. million as malicious.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2023

Related: Preserving the privacy of the elderly As more traders and investors engage in these investment avenues, it is crucial to adopt robust security measures to safeguard sensitive and regulated information. This includes scanning all materials, such as investor onboarding documents and communication.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The organisation’s share price plummeted by almost 19% following the data breach, and despite its claims that it has done the right thing, new details continue to emerge that cast doubt on Medibank’s cyber security practices. million current and former customers was compromised. The extent of the damage.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

A report from the security firm Team Cymru found the DDoS attack infrastructure used in NoName campaigns is assigned to two interlinked hosting providers: MIRhosting and Stark Industries. ” This graphic comes from a recent report from Arbor NETSCOUT about DDoS attacks from Russian hacktivist groups. Image: SentinelOne.com.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Even in the cloud era, Microsoft Exchange Server remains a staple business communications tool across the globe. Fortunately, effective tools and wise best practices can help mitigate this this exposure enabling companies to indefinitely leverage Exchange Server as a productive, resilient and secure communications tool.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warns investors of attacks impersonating its officials in government impersonator schemes. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning investors of scammers impersonating SEC officials in fraudulent schemes. ” reads the alert. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Missouri Governor Mike Parson made headlines last year when he vowed to criminally prosecute a journalist for reporting a security flaw in a state website that exposed personal information of more than 100,000 teachers. Louis Post-Dispatch for reporting a security vulnerability that exposed teacher SSNs. In October 2021, St.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2021

Telegram is a legitimate service and enterprise AV engines and security solutions trust its traffic. “The developers who publish these tools disguise their true purpose by defining them as “Remote Administration Tool” or “for educational purpose only”, although some of their characteristics are often found in malicious Trojans.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 4, 2023

The City confirmed the security incident and is working to recover from the ransomware attack that impacted its services, including the police department. The City confirmed the security incident and is working to recover from the ransomware attack that impacted its services, including the police department.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2021

The Federal Public Service Interior’s communications director, Olivier Maerens, confirmed that the attackers were not able to breach the server of the ministry, this means that threat actors did not steal any data. BELNET provides web services to higher education, federal departments and ministries, and international organizations.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Meanwhile, the hackers responsible are communicating directly with members through the InfraGard portal online — using a new account under the assumed identity of a financial industry CEO that was vetted by the FBI itself. Department of Defense. USDoD’s InfraGard sales thread on Breached.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The group also relies on customized versions of open-source tools for C2 communications and to stay under the radar.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 31, 2020

11, 2019, two security experts at a company that had been hired by the state of Iowa to test the physical and network security of its judicial system were arrested while probing the security of an Iowa county courthouse, jailed in orange jumpsuits, charged with burglary, and held on $100,000 bail. On Thursday Jan.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Remote access security is critical for protecting increasingly distributed work environments, ensuring that only authorized users can access your valuable information regardless of their location. The technologies for secure remote access can range from VPNs and multi-factor authentication to more advanced access and zero trust controls.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 31, 2023

31, 2023 – Hornetsecurity has recently launched The Security Swarm podcast series to shed light on the latest cybersecurity issues. This podcast is one of many new approaches we have introduced to support and educate cybersecurity decision-makers across the world.” Hannover, Germany, Aug.

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AIIM

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Your IG program should help your organization understand the value of the information you have and put processes and procedures in place to not only store this information securely but also provide access when and where required. Vendor-neutral research, or case studies, can be valuable tools when communicating with internal decision-makers.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 26, 2022

Related: Cultivating ‘human sensors’ They may not entirely realize that when compounded, these two concerns could pose a critical security threat for their organization. Losing the security talent that they do have to what has been called the Great Resignation. Implemented hiring initiatives to diversify talent pools.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

And how they put a heap of effort into education to warn folks about the hallmarks of phishing scams? And how banks are the shining beacons of light when it comes to demonstrating security best practices? see that there is no slash after.com.au? This was a legitimate email sent from NAB. Well, everything except for the typo.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware. The operating algorithm was RSA.

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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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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2019

When you go to secure (HTTPS) websites, the requested IP and domain are visible. She’s a devoted security and privacy enthusiast with a focus on public education and communication. . After the interview, I told him that his examples gave me paranoia. But anonymous data really doesn’t exist anymore.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2021

With many employees now working remotely, securing company data isn’t as straightforward as it used to be. International workforces can be an excellent way to find top talent, but they can introduce unique security risks. Countries have different data security laws, and these can get in the way of one another.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Leaking this kind of data opens up the possibility of disrupting the company’s systems operations, hampers its ability to view internal server communication, and potentially enables malicious actors to gain further access to cause harm to customers. London-based OCR Labs is a major provider of digital ID verification tools.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 14, 2023

KrebsOnSecurity received a nice bump in traffic this week thanks to tweets from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about “ juice jacking ,” a term first coined here in 2011 to describe a potential threat of data theft when one plugs their mobile device into a public charging kiosk.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 10, 2022

In response to the security breach, the IT infrastructure of the city was shut down. This group focuses on public school districts and other educational institutions, like other ransomware gangs it implements a double extortion model and publishes data stolen from the victims on a data leak site.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 293 appeared first on Security Affairs. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 293 appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2023

Email-based threats have become increasingly sophisticated, how is changing the Email Security Landscape? Recently, VIPRE Security Group published their Email Security in 2023 report , where they shared insights on the development of email-based threats and how they can impact organizations. It’s not likely to stop there.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The group also relies on customized versions of open-source tools for C2 communications and to stay under the radar.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

A joint advisory published by CISA, the FBI, Europol, and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) revealed that since early 2023, Akira ransomware operators received $42 million in ransom payments from more than 250 victims worldwide. ” reads the report. It was this first time that the operators adopted this tactic.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Paul Greene , CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, Harter Secrest & Emery’s Privacy and Data Security practice group helps clients respond to data security incidents of all kinds. With more than 20 years of experience in cyber, NetDiligence ® specializes in cyber risk readiness and response services. Greene Led by partner F.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

Attackers often exploit current events or emergency situations to elicit emotional responses and induce victims to act hastily without carefully evaluating the legitimacy of the communications. He is also the author of the book “La Gestione della Cyber Security nella Pubblica Amministrazione”.

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IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

It emerged this week, according to the New York City Department of Education, that data from a further 381,000 students was also compromised in this incident. Data breached: 1,201,000 people’s data. Apparently, the data belongs to tens of thousands of Australians.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2022

Arguably, one of the most critical changes needed will be to adapt hiring practices to help candidates without a traditional college education enter into these critical roles. As a security training provider, Infosec has formed partnerships with both of these organizations to provide hands-on certification training to veterans.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. Source New Telecoms USA Yes 6,158 Nabholz Construction Company Employee Welfare Health Plan Source 1 ; source 2 New Healthcare USA Yes 5,326 Dawson James Securities, Inc. Date breached: 384,658,212 records.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 15, 2022

On June 10, 2022, New York became the first state to require attorneys to complete at least one credit of cybersecurity, privacy and data protection training as part of their continuing legal education (“CLE”) requirements. The new requirement will take effect July 1, 2023.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 4, 2021

On July 31, 2021, Zoom Video Communications, Inc. As part of the settlement, Zoom also agreed to a number of changes to its privacy and security practices. In addition, Zoom agreed to implement a user-support ticket system for the internal tracking of and communication with users about reports of meeting disruptions.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 14, 2021

“After that, you will be free to communicate with them wherever you want in any way you want,” the instructions read. .” “After that, you will be free to communicate with them wherever you want in any way you want,” the instructions read. This word has become dangerous and toxic.”

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