Armstrong Archives

AUGUST 25, 2023

Some of the data that it covers are: Electronic health records Billing details Health insurance information The Importance of Compliance There are severe consequences to not abiding by the HIPAA rules. For example, imagine a hospital employee accidentally shares a patient’s medical records with someone who shouldn’t have seen them.

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Computer and Electronics Insurance Compliance Risk 52

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

NASA employees and contractors should be aware that nation-states and cyber criminals are actively using the COVID-19 pandemic to exploit and target NASA electronic devices, networks, and personal devices.” Refrain from opening your personal email or non-work related social media on your NASA computer systems/devices.

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Computer and Electronics Phishing Access Encryption 145

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 17, 2022

In ongoing discussions with our customers, we received feedback from those who are concerned about letting end users authenticate to sensitive IT resources using a device that could be compromised - for example a jailbroken or rooted device. If a device is jailbroken or rooted we may preferably want to block the authenticator app.

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Authentication Risk Security Computer and Electronics 77

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

For example, compromised card details are used to make unauthorized purchases online and personal details are used to take over an account or apply for a credit card in someone else’s name. As the digital economy plays an increasing part in our lives, it is vital that electronic payments are secure, convenient, and accessible to all.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 17, 2022

In ongoing discussions with our customers, we received feedback from those who are concerned about letting end users authenticate to sensitive IT resources using a device that could be compromised - for example a jailbroken or rooted device. If a device is jailbroken or rooted we may preferably want to block the authenticator app.

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Authentication Risk Security Computer and Electronics 62

Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

A peer-to-peer (P2P) communications technology built into millions of security cameras and other consumer electronics includes several critical security flaws that expose the devices to eavesdropping, credential theft and remote compromise, new research has found. A Webcam made by HiChip that includes the iLnkP2P software.

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IoT Manufacturing Passwords Computer and Electronics 258

Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I fly a lot—a quarter of a million miles per year—and being put on a TSA list, or being detained at the US border and having my electronics confiscated, would be a major problem. So would the FBI breaking into my home and seizing my personal electronics. Transferring files electronically is what encryption is for.

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Computer and Electronics Encryption Government Privacy 116

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 15, 2019

Of particular public concern is the issue raised that law enforcement agencies will be allowed to directly intercept messages sent through end-to-end encryption under technical assistance and capability notices, affecting tools used by companies such as Google, WhatsApp, Apple iMessage, and Telegram (who have all publicly denounced the Act).

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Encryption Access Computer and Electronics GDPR 40

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 11, 2021

A DSP is an information society service that is an online marketplace, an online search engine or a cloud computing service. The deployment models of cloud computing should include private, community, public and hybrid cloud and be interpreted in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17788:2014 standard.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2018

At a first sight, the office document had an encrypted content available on OleObj.1 Those objects are real Encrypted Ole Objects where the Encrypted payload sits on “EncryptedPackage” section and information on how to decrypt it are available on “EncryptionInfo” xml descriptor. Stage1: Encrypted Content.

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Computer and Electronics Encryption Military Security 87

The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

A prime example is the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) cybersecurity frameworks , a comprehensive cyber hygiene roadmap applicable to businesses of all sizes and in all industries The trouble is the NIST guidelines are voluntary. Pre-COVID-19 security regimes aren’t valid anymore.

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Computer and Electronics Encryption Cybersecurity Privacy 113

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

There is also less hardware and compute power to work in your typical IoT device when compared to traditional devices, so embedding security becomes a matter of choice, rather than necessity. The same rings true for encryption and authentication. The same rings true for encryption and authentication. Connected Car Threats.

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IoT Security Manufacturing Encryption 77

Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

BK: Right, the Trusted Foundry program I guess is a good example. BK: But certainly there are some areas of computer hardware and network design where you absolutely must have far greater integrity assurance? BK: Can you give some examples? BK: For example….? TS: Exactly. That was an attempt to help support a U.S.-based

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Security Computer and Electronics IoT Cloud 201

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 20, 2023

3 Ways to Protect Smart Devices from Criminal Exploits madhav Thu, 07/20/2023 - 07:28 When people think of home or business security, they are usually worried about protecting against a physical breaking in via a window or door and a burglar stealing valuables such as jewelry, cash, electronics, and equipment.

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Manufacturing IoT Computer and Electronics Authentication 48

eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. While cryptology is thousands of years old, modern cryptography took off in the 1970s with the help of the Diffie-Hellman-Merkle and RSA encryption algorithms.

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Encryption IT Computer and Electronics Passwords 131

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

With IoT PKI, Secure IoT can be accomplished by enabling strong authentication and encryption of communication to ensure the integrity of transactions and data. An example of some of the protocols that cover this are Enrollment over Secure Transport (EST) and Certificate Enrollment for Billions of Things (CEBOT).

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IoT Security Computer and Electronics Authentication 92

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2019

For example it deletes the original file once executed, it resolves an unusual very high number of APIs and it dynamically resolves functions avoiding static analysis. AV and plenty static traffic signatures confirm we are facing a new encrypted version of Emotet trojan. Emotet Depacked. Conclusion. MITRE ATT&CK.

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Computer and Electronics Security Encryption IT 75

The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

In this episode of the podcast, #119: Electronic Frontier Foundation General Counsel Kurt Opsahl joins us to talk about the Coders’ Rights Project. In this episode of the podcast, #119: Electronic Frontier Foundation General Counsel Kurt Opsahl joins us to talk about the Coders’ Rights Project. Read the whole entry. »

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IoT Computer and Electronics Security Insurance 40

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Some analyzed threats examples include: Step By Step Office Dropper Dissection , Spreading CVS Malware over Google , Microsoft Powerpoint as Malware Dropper , MalHIDE , Info Stealing: a New Operation in the Wild , Advanced All in Memory CryptoWorm , etc. Sub RunDLL() DownloadDLL Dim Str As String Str = "C:WindowsSystem32rundll32.exe

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Computer and Electronics Encryption Security Passwords 70

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 31, 2023

For example, a Windows XP machine maintained to run critical industrial equipment will be highly vulnerable and easily exploited. However, a recommendation to simply replace the old computer with a Windows 11 machine will be useless to the client that can only use Windows XP with that equipment.

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Compliance Risk Computer and Electronics Cybersecurity 86

Cyber Info Veritas

AUGUST 9, 2018

Before we outline the safety hacks, let us briefly discuss why you need to protect yourself from hackers: How Safe Is Your Data: Why You Need To Protect Yourself From Hackers As the internet, computers, and connected devices (smart homes, smart appliances, etc.) become a central part of our lives, so does cybercrime and cyber insecurity.

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Computer and Electronics Passwords Phishing Cybersecurity 63

ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 21, 2022

For example, in the United States, I generally know what the TSA agents like and I have been complimented on my strategy to get through the checkpoints quickly. In short, I would always disclose as much as I could what electronics and personal toiletries I was carrying onboard. For example, crossing the border into Canada.

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Computer and Electronics Big data Encryption Passwords 40

eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 3, 2019

Several actual examples may show the actual utility of blockchain. Thus, it doesn’t have centralized points of vulnerability that computer hackers traditionally exploit. No more “username/password” systems, but rather encryption technology and constantly updating audit trails. General Use Cases for Blockchain.

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Blockchain IT Computer and Electronics Paper 43

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.

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Cybersecurity Cloud Compliance Computer and Electronics 75

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2018

As usually, I am not going to show you who was able to detect it compared to the one who wasn’t, since I won’t ending on wrong a declaration such as (for example): “Marco said that X is better than Y” Anyway, having the hash file I believe it would be enough to search for such information. AntiVirus Coverage.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 18, 2018

To see an example of how Early Data Assessment is conducted using our CloudNine platform, click here (requires BrightTalk account, which is free). There is no time frame established for this review since it may take a substantial amount of time, especially with encrypted drives.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 20, 2009

For example, employers that must protect personal information from terminated employees will not be obligated to do so by “immediately terminating their physical and electronic access to such records, including deactivating their passwords and user names.”

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Information Security Compliance Computer and Electronics Security 40

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2019

For example, you might prefer to schedule the test outside of office hours to minimise the disruption to the networks or applications that are being tested. SAQ B-IP : For merchants that don’t store cardholder data in electronic form but use IP-connected point-of-interaction devices. Scanning and testing with IT Governance.

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Computer and Electronics Compliance Risk Government 71

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Drones currently occupy a unique legal position as they are classified as both aircraft and networked computing devices. Let’s dive into some examples of how enterprises must account for external drones entering their airspace and cyber threats to drones operated by the enterprise. Aerial trespass.

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Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Authentication Marketing 134

ForAllSecure

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

For example, a simple system that has only an on off switch. A sophisticated set of encryption and electronics is at work inside the vehicle. I’m Robert Vamosi and in this episode I’m challenging the notion of convenience by using our cars as an example. Lacking any formal computer training.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2021

This office had sort of crawled to a halt, because they were processing kids that had lost their parents and they were trying to find profiles and sponsors for them, sponsors that pay for their schooling and all that stuff, and their network, their computers were so screwed up that they had to like stop. It's an amazing archive to have.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

To pick just two recent examples of the latter, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation1 (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act2 (CCPA) both impose sweeping requirements on businesses with the aim of increasing consumers’ privacy and control over how their personal data is used. For example, in John B.

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Privacy e-Discovery Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 97

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

For example, customers might want to change passwords for other sites or check their bank account for signs of fraud. This meant they weren’t encrypted, making them freely accessible to as many as 20,000 employees, most of whom had no legitimate reason to access the information.

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ForAllSecure

DECEMBER 17, 2021

For example, the number of registrations in any system. I guess one example that is easy to understand would be, let's say you're a power company and you've got 10,000 smart meters on people's houses out in the field. Some of its uses are in telecoms, banking, e-commerce, computer telephony and instant messaging.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Starting our list of the top database security vendors is the multinational cloud computing company, Alibaba Cloud. Security services and tools include anti-DDoS , SOCaaS , web application firewalls (WAF), data encryption , and more. Also Read: Best Encryption Software & Tools for 2021. Alibaba Cloud. EnterpriseDB.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. Activation: The ransomware begins encrypting sensitive files or locking down the system. To apply more pressure, the attacker might also encrypt backup files to render them inaccessible. Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2020

For example it’s hard to have Intrusion Prevention Systems, proxies, advanced threat protection, automated sandbox and again advanced end-point protections letting personal devices more vulnerable to be attacked. The following VBScript is run through cscript.exe, It’s an obfuscated and xor-encrypted payload.

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