Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

million computers. These included logins for social media, online games, online marketplaces, job-search sites, consumer electronics, financial services, email services, and more. Most of the stolen files (50%+) were text files, some of them containing software logs, passwords, personal notes, and other sensitive information.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

“The County of Delaware recently discovered a disruption to portions of its computer network. We commenced an immediate investigation that included taking certain systems offline and working with computer forensic specialists to determine the nature and scope of the event. ” reported BleepingComputer.

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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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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Any data that can be identifiable on its own or combined with other information, both direct and indirect through electronic or non-electronic systems. Software updates often come with releases that patch bugs and security vulnerabilities upon discovery. Use Strong Passwords. General personal data v.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 20, 2009

On August 17, 2009, Massachusetts announced revisions to its information security regulations and extended the deadline for compliance with those regulations. ” First and foremost, the revisions emphasize a more flexible, risk-based approach to developing an information security program. .”

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Attackers were able to download malicious files to the employee’s computer and gain access to other Anthem systems that contained individuals’ names, Social Security numbers, medical identification numbers, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses and employment information. prevent unauthorized access to ePHI.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

The agents seized electronic equipment, external hard drives and hardware cryptocurrency wallets, all worth around €100 000. They used stolen credentials to gain access to other online accounts that shared the same username and passwords. The authorities shut down two platforms containing databases with over 170 million entries.

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IT Governance

MAY 3, 2018

Bleeping Computer reports that “Voits used email spear-phishing and telephone social-engineering to trick Washtenaw County Jail employees into downloading and running malware on their computers.”. Until next time you can keep up with the latest information security news on our blog. Nice try, Konrad.

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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. Acting U.S. Attorney Alex G.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Countless office workers were forced to get back to their jobs after Reddit suspended a host of accounts in light of security concerns. Part one covers January to June, and will be followed by part in the coming days.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2019

For remote access to emails, trading systems and other electronic data containing confidential information, the authentication mechanism should utilize at least two of the following factors: what a person knows (e.g., standard login passwords). hardware tokens and one-time passwords). what a person has (e.g., biometrics).

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2019

For remote access to emails, trading systems and other electronic data containing confidential information, the authentication mechanism should utilize at least two of the following factors: what a person knows (e.g., standard login passwords). hardware tokens and one-time passwords). what a person has (e.g., biometrics).

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 22, 2016

The OCR’s investigation of Feinstein Institute, a biomedical research institute based in New York, began after the institute filed a breach report indicating that in September 2012, an unencrypted, password-protected laptop computer containing the ePHI of approximately 13,000 patients and research participants was stolen from an employee’s car.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Normally account take overs are due to insecure passwords or recovery options, this is definitely something different. Read more: Top IT Asset Management Tools for Security.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 19, 2011

In an effort to coordinate the nation’s federal information security policy, the proposal would also grant DHS primary authority for information security across the federal government’s civilian computers and networks, including formalizing DHS’s responsibility for implementation of the Federal Information Security Management Act (“FISMA”).

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

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ForAllSecure

MAY 13, 2022

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