Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 4, 2021

CryptoAgility to take advantage of Quantum Computing. The same goes with the advent of Quantum Computing , which is supposed to bring exponential computing power that shall not only bring endless benefits but also raises question marks on the current state of cryptography that is the bedrock of all information security as we know today.

Computer and Electronics 98

Computer and Electronics IoT Communications Risk 98

IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Rather than posting the usual long list of data breaches and cyber attacks, I’ve decided to go down a new route. It’s been the usual mix of data breaches this month, with lots of mistakes being made and lots of ransoms being paid. First, who sends data via a posted USB stick? Buckets of thumb drives”.

Data breaches 110

Data breaches Computer and Electronics Passwords Insurance 110

IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Rather than posting the usual long list of data breaches and cyber attacks, I’ve decided to go down a new route. It’s been the usual mix of data breaches this month, with lots of mistakes being made and lots of ransoms being paid. First, who sends data via a posted USB stick? Buckets of thumb drives”.

Data breaches 110

Data breaches Computer and Electronics Passwords Insurance 110

eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 7, 2019

When I spoke at the University of Florida E-Discovery Conference last month, there was a question from the live stream audience about a lawyer’s duty to disclose a data breach within his or her law firm. Janik’s article covers stopping the breach, restoring systems and determination what happened and the cause. No exceptions*.

Data breaches 57

Data breaches Cybersecurity e-Discovery Computer and Electronics 57

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

In this blog, we explain what information security and cyber security are, the differences between them and how they fit into your data protection practices. Information is at the heart of any organisation, whether it’s business records, personal data or intellectual property. What is information security? This is cyber security.

Information Security 126

Information Security Security Computer and Electronics Encryption 126

IT Governance

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Data loss refers to the destruction of sensitive information. It’s a specific type of data breach, falling into the ‘availability’ category of data security (the other two categories being ‘confidentiality’ and ‘integrity’). In this blog, we explain what you need to know and provide data loss prevention tips.

IT 98

IT Computer and Electronics Data breaches Risk 98

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

Spamit), an invite-only community for Russian-speaking people in the businesses of sending spam and building botnets of infected computers to relay said spam. Collectively in control over millions of spam-spewing zombies, those botmasters also continuously harvested passwords and other data from infected machines.

Computer and Electronics 209

Computer and Electronics Passwords Sales Government 209

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Middle East’s data protection regulatory landscape is complex, and continues to develop with Saudi Arabia’s ( KSA ) newly published Personal Data Protection Law ( PDPL ). While the PDPL contains the main features of a modern data protection law, it cannot be considered a direct analogue of the GDPR. Deceased’s data.

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Personal data Compliance Computer and Electronics IoT 96

The Texas Record

JANUARY 12, 2018

The virus is a malicious string of software known as ransomware because after the criminals take control of your data, they demand a monetary amount to release the records. Backup your information: Your data should be backed up in multiple locations, primarily in locations where it is not constantly connected to the computer or network.

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Ransomware Computer and Electronics Records Management Government 65

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 26, 2023

Cloud computing offers the potential to redefine and personalize customer relationships, transform and optimize operations, improve governance and transparency, and expand business agility and capability. In 2017, 94% of hospitals used electronic clinical data from their EHR.

Cybersecurity 80

Cybersecurity Cloud Compliance Computer and Electronics 80

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

A royal baby, a fire at Notre-Dame, the highest grossing film of all time and more than 12 billion breached data records: 2019 has been quite a year. IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Part one covers January to June, and will be followed by part in the coming days.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Romanian duo convicted of fraud Scheme infecting 400,000 computers. Blue Cross of Idaho data breach, 5,600 customers affected. RCE flaw in Electronic Arts Origin client exposes gamers to hack. Hacker broke into super secure French Governments Messaging App Tchap hours after release. Code execution – Evernote.

Security 62

Security Computer and Electronics Sales Data breaches 62

IT Governance

MAY 3, 2018

This week, we discuss a new deal between the NHS and Microsoft, the financial cost of Equifax’s massive data breach, and a jail sentence for a hacker who altered prison records. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 4 May 2018. Equifax’s huge data breach, which compromised the personal data of 147.9

Computer and Electronics 66

Computer and Electronics Insurance Data breaches Information Security 66

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 28, 2016

On June 17, 2016, the National Privacy Commission (the “Commission”) of the Philippines released draft guidelines entitled, Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (“IRR”), for public consultation. The IRR defines personal data as personal information, sensitive information and privileged information.

Data Privacy 53

Data Privacy Privacy Personal data Computer and Electronics 53

Data Protection Report

MAY 15, 2019

In a significant recent decision, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) altered the regulatory landscape when moving personal information between affiliated companies and across Canada’s border for data processing or storage purposes. In fact, this was the approach taken by Equifax Canada.

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IT Computer and Electronics Cloud Privacy 40

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2018

This week, we discuss the sentencing of one of the perpetrators of the 2013 Yahoo breach, a new type of denial-of-service attack that can crash computers just using sound and how not to email your customers. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 1 June 2018. Here are this week’s stories.

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GDPR Compliance Computer and Electronics Data breaches 67

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) changed the game. Legacy filing systems were not built to keep track of the personal data of specific individuals primarily to be in compliance with the many data protection regulations popping up around the world. Related: GDPR and the new privacy paradigm. billion by 2027.

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Personal data Unstructured data Privacy Data Privacy 237

Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce". Mister Chairman and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today concerning the security of credit data. The security breach was a result of a vulnerability in the software for their websites: a program called Apache Struts.

Personal data 84

Personal data Computer and Electronics Privacy Data breaches 84

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

Ransomware was again one of the biggest contributors to that total, accounting for almost one in three data breaches. In case you missed it, you may also be interested in our first quarterly review of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information.

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Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 115

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2023

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Security 79

Security Computer and Electronics Ransomware Marketing 79

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2020

We have just seen 8,801,171,594 breached data records in one month. Indeed, it bears reminding relatively small breaches can often be the most damaging – such as an email gaffe this month in which the identities of 250 abuse survivors in Northern Ireland were exposed. Japanese media firm Nikkei infected by malware (12,514).

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 145

ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Some technology trends such as real-time data analytics are on-going, while others are more recent, such as blockchain. This means imaging the “art of the possible” for a new future using a cloud computing model to deliver transformative change. So, at the outset, a good question to ask is What is DT ?

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Digital transformation Blockchain IT Computer and Electronics 59

Information is Currency

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The challenge isn’t just managing electronic records, but non-records, content and other data as all information needs to be governed because all information provides risk because of many factors such as e-discovery, data breaches and so much more.

Records Management 40

Records Management Artificial Intelligence e-Delivery Computer and Electronics 40

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers.

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Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 233

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

252,796,762 known records breached in 126 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. The data is more than mere credentials, too – according to Cybernews, most of the exposed data is sensitive. Data breached: more than 26 billion records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

Hunton Privacy

MAY 19, 2011

If enacted, this legislation will affect many government and private-sector owners and operators of cyber systems, including all critical infrastructure, such as energy, financial systems, manufacturing, communications and transportation. National Data Breach Notification Law. Puerto Rico and the U.S.

Cybersecurity 40

Cybersecurity Risk Privacy Data breaches 40

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Most of that focus has centered on data collection, storage, sharing, and, in particular, third-party transactions in which customer information is harnessed for advertising purposes. Could a party, for instance, decline to produce, review, or even collect certain types of data due to privacy concerns? But what about other contexts?

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Privacy e-Discovery Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 97

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Consumer electronics, business, network appliances, and industrial IoT (IIoT) devices are all driving the exponential growth of IoT systems. Insecure implementations may result in unauthorized access to threat actors and potential data breaches.” Objectives for 5G Implementation Analyzing Progress and What’s To Come.

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Risk Cybersecurity IoT Computer and Electronics 126

ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Some technology trends such as real-time data analytics are ongoing, while others are more recent, such as blockchain. This means imagining the “art of the possible” for a new future using a cloud computer model to deliver transformative change. Figure 3: Digital capability levels. Cloud-first “Mind-shift”.

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Digital transformation Risk IT Computer and Electronics 54

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

MAY 19, 2017

On May 15, 2017, the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a new report entitled “ Internet of Things: Status and implications of an increasingly connected world.” The GAO identified four technological advancements that have contributed to the increase in IoT devices: Miniaturized, inexpensive electronics.

IoT 40

IoT Computer and Electronics Government Analytics 40

ARMA International

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Over the years, the regulations reflected the conflicting forces of centralized government control to maintain stability in the financial system vs. the fear of too much control being concentrated in too few hands, which resulted in deregulation. financial system continues to evolve in response to changing regulations.

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Financial Services Communications Compliance Risk 52

IT Governance

MAY 9, 2019

Some want data, whereas others want a ransom to be paid. Malware is designed to disrupt and gain unauthorised access to a computer system. Ransomware one of the fastest-growing forms of cyber attacks and has been behind a number of high-profile breaches, including the massive NHS data breach in 2017.

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Computer and Electronics Communications Ransomware Encryption 75

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. ICYMI, Equifax forced to pull offline a huge database of consumer data guarded only by credentials "admin/admin" [link] — briankrebs (@briankrebs) September 13, 2017.

Cybersecurity 134

Cybersecurity e-Discovery Passwords Information Security 134

IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data scraping or web scraping is a typically automated process that extracts information from websites, allowing criminals to compile datasets containing personal information.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 94

Adam Levin

JANUARY 7, 2021

The riot offered perfect cover for espionage and extremely sensitive data compromise of all stripes. The potentially compromised data could include: Social Security numbers, health records (including mental health), home addresses, phone numbers, etc., They didn’t sign in, and their bags were not searched when they left.

Cybersecurity 136

Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Phishing Communications 136

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

*This article was adapted from “Global Overview,” appearing in The Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review (7th Ed. As a result of all this need for tracking and tracing, governments and citizens alike have recognized the inevitable trade-offs between exclusive focus on privacy versus exclusive focus on public health and safety.

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