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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

OneRep provides a consumer service that scrubs your personal information from Google and dozens of privacy-breaching websites. Byron is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Last Watchdog on Privacy & Security. Here is Erin’s Q&A column, which originally went live on OneRep’s well-done blog.)

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The time for government blockchain proofs of concept is now

CGI

For the past two years, CGI has seen an exponential uptick in commercial sector interest in blockchain beyond just the financial services industry. Also using POCs, agencies can quickly uncover potential challenges—from security to governance—associated with taking the next step from POC to production. For example, the U.S.

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The Original APT: Advanced Persistent Teenagers

Krebs on Security

“They put together an approach that industry thought suboptimal and unlikely. ” LAPSUS$ seems to have conjured some worst-case scenarios in the minds of many security experts, who worry what will happen when more organized cybercriminal groups start adopting these techniques. So it’s their golden hour.”

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 29 January – 4 February 2024

IT Governance

European Commission adopts cyber security certification scheme The European Commission has adopted the first European cyber security certification scheme, in line with the EU Cybersecurity Act. The statement sets out the EU and US’s shared objectives for a secure cyberspace. Key dates 31 March 2024 – PCI DSS v4.0

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Cloud models for reducing security risks

CGI

Cloud models for reducing security risks. Cloud computing has given rise to new and varied security risks, challenging organizations in every sector to understand the risks and develop a holistic IT security policy that takes into account the cloud dimension. Tue, 04/19/2016 - 01:17. Add new comment.

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NEW TECH: ‘Passwordless authentication’ takes us closer to eliminating passwords as the weak link

The Last Watchdog

Username and password logins emerged as the go-to way to control access to network servers, business applications and Internet-delivered consumer services. Passwords may have been very effective securing Roman roads. This was all done in an effort to take a very vulnerable system and make it more secure,” Vardi says.

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