IT Governance

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Data encryption : Some threat actors encrypt files to help prevent access to critical evidence for an investigation. For example, if an organisation has implemented on-site virtual servers, a threat actor may encrypt the entire virtual machine to mask what actions they took within the environment.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

Along the way, of course, cybersecurity must get addressed. An estimated 60% of research and development in scientific and technical fields is carried out by private industry, with academic institutions and government accounting for 20% and 10%, respectively, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 21, 2021

And PKI , of course, is the behind-the-scenes authentication and encryption framework on which the Internet is built. PKI is the framework by which digital certificates get issued to authenticate the identity of users; and it is also the plumbing for encrypting data moving across the Internet. With a mobile app, of course.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 uses fake NATO training documents as bait in attacks aimed at government bodies. The Russia-linked cyberespionage group APT28 is behind a string of attacks that targeting government bodies with Zebrocy Delphi malware. The researchers analyzed files (Course 5 – 16 October 2020.zipx)

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Preservica

JANUARY 22, 2020

In 2002, I accepted the position of Statewide Records and Forms Coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Electronic Government (DEG). Today, digital information and communications technologies are ubiquitous in the public sector and every agency is engaged in e-government. Playing Catch Up.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Use cybersecurity training tools , seminars, online courses, and simulations to successfully engage staff and reinforce fundamental network security principles. Encrypt data at rest with encryption algorithms and secure storage techniques. Refine data handling processes by establishing acceptable norms and procedures.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

To achieve its goal, the EO sets forward specific requirements: “The Federal Government must adopt security best practices; advance toward Zero Trust Architecture ; accelerate movement to secure cloud services” [Section 3(a)]. Multi-factor authentication, and encryption of data in transit, and at rest, are also part of the Executive Order.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Government, in turn, must provide more timely and comprehensive threat information while simultaneously treating industry as a vital partner. The devil is in the details, of course, but he’s 100% right when he writes that the market cannot solve this: that the incentives are all wrong.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2024

Leon Teale is a senior penetration tester at IT Governance with more than ten years’ experience performing penetration tests for clients in various industries all over the world. In my research work for IT Governance, I’ve noticed a pattern where the same names repeatedly crop up. Presumably, this isn’t a coincidence?

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IT Governance

JUNE 30, 2022

Ransomware is a type of cyber attack in which criminal hackers plant malicious code on the victim’s systems, which cripples services and encrypts files. As such, employees are often the last line of defence, and it’s why we recommend enrolling them on regular staff awareness training courses. Get started.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

” The campaign targeted government entities in Europe, with a focus on foreign and domestic policy entities. The analysis of the documents employed in the campaign that were uploaded to VirusTotal reveals that they the Chinese APT group attempted to target diplomats and government entities in Czechia, Hungary, Slovakia, the U.K.,

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Encryption Phishing Government Cybersecurity 89

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 19, 2021

This particular scammer was fairly chatty, and over the course of five days it emerged that Hassold’s correspondent was forced to change up his initial approach in planning to deploy the DemonWare ransomware strain , which is freely available on GitHub. – Government entities. For example, the Lockbit 2.0 – Canada.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

“Certifications range from penetration testers , government/industry regulatory compliance , ethical hacking , to industry knowledge,” he said. Prerequisites include either taking a five-day, 20-module training course, or having proof of two years of work experience in a security-related field.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Of course, no good story is complete without some dark characters. Encryption and Key Management helps to mitigate against the threats of data breach by ensuring the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of sensitive data residing on SaaS apps, while providing compliance with industry standards.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

By opening the file, the employee unleashes the ransomware and sets in motion an irreversible process whereby sensitive files across the system are encrypted. You can find all the guidance you need with our Ransomware Staff Awareness E-learning Course. Get started.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Atlanta , Baltimore , Port of San Diego , and the island of Saint Maarten were subjected to wide scale cyber-attacks affecting vital government services and costing these municipalities millions of dollars. In June 2019, Riviera Beach in FL paid $600,000 to hackers to restore its email system and public records.

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IT Governance

JULY 10, 2023

Overview IT Governance discovered 297 security incidents between April and June 2023, which accounted for 116,933,247 breached records. Ransomware soared in popularity at in around 2020, with attackers committing to a relatively simple method: infect organisations’ systems with malware that worms through their systems and encrypts data.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2020

Cyber criminals who specialize in plundering local governments and school districts are in their heyday. Over the course of a month, the crooks, posing as a known vendor, used faked email messages to entice school district personnel to make three bank transfers into accounts controlled by the criminals.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 14, 2020

PaloAlto Networks experts warn of malicious Coronavirus themed phishing campaigns targeting government and medical organizations. Recently organizations in healthcare, research, and government facilities have been hit by Coronavirus-themed attacks that deployed multiple malware families, including ransomware and information stealers (i.e.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 17, 2021

According to industry experts , many organizations that have shifted to the public cloud, have also need to reverse course by moving workloads back to on-premises due in part to the complexity of cloud management and data integration. However, for some, the laggard strategy may actually have paid off. Did we forget something?

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IT Governance

AUGUST 16, 2021

It ensures that information is encrypted as it travels across networks, mitigating the risk that someone could intercept it. Ultimately, it’s their job to follow the advice from training courses and practice strong habits. appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Another benefits is that VPNs can be used anywhere.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 16, 2022

South Staffordshire Water was reportedly infected with ransomware, which is a type of malware that encrypts the victim’s files and essentially locks them out of their systems. A government spokesperson said: “We are aware that South Staffordshire Plc has been the target of a cyber incident. Get started.

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IT Governance

JULY 29, 2019

Pseudonymisation and encryption. The GDPR advises organisations to pseudonymise and/or encrypt all personal data. According to Gemalto’s Breach Level Index , only 4% of data breaches since 2013 have involved encrypted data. Encryption also obscures information by replacing identifiers with something else.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 6, 2019

Ten years ago, I could have given you all sorts of advice about using encryption, not sending information over email, securing your web connections, and a host of other things­ -- but most of that doesn't matter anymore. Of course, it's unlikely you will do a lot of this. Pretty much no one does. This is the reality, though.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

These measures include: technical measures such as encryption, pseudonymisation and split processing. organisational measures such as internal policies for governance of transfers with clearly defined responsibilities. These measures include: technical measures such as encryption, pseudonymisation and split processing.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The agency recommends to implement an effective vulnerability management and patch management process, and of course to secure RDP services. Once gained the foothold in the target network, the attackers will attempt lateral movements to elevate the privileges and search for high-value machines to encrypt (i.e.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

And of course we need to be able to make sure that our suppliers handle all data according to applicable law and within the framework agreed upon with them.” ” states the Government Agency. . “We take this kind of case very seriously. “Google has accessed 1.2 million Danes’ CPR numbers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

You can say such things about almost any technology, of course – the personal computer, the internet, and the smartphone – they all became much more versatile than their inventors ever foresaw. In the latter case, a government might need to identify all the possible things it can do that will not result in war with a particular country.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

He also delivers ISO 27001 training courses. Damian recently updated our Ransomware Staff Awareness E-learning Course – a 30-minute, non-technical course that’s suitable for all staff. Why is this elearning course so important? What are the key topics covered in this staff awareness course?

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 1, 2019

This article points out that Facebook's planned content moderation scheme will result in an encryption backdoor into WhatsApp: In Facebook's vision, the actual end-to-end encryption client itself such as WhatsApp will include embedded content moderation and blacklist filtering algorithms. The company even noted.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

This is not a simple task, as it involves all aspects of the device lifecycle, and of course, a layered security model is essential. The rise of IoT has not gone unnoticed in government circles. Of course, regulations take time to develop, as well as achieve passage into the mainstream. Encryption Key Management.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

“According to our sources, the incident started to spread during the course of last night. And part of the information system would have been encrypted.” It provides a wide range of IT services, including software development and consulting. The Active Directory infrastructure would be affected.

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IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Overview IT Governance discovered 310 security incidents between January and March 2023, which accounted for 349,171,305 breached records. With these attacks, the criminal hackers don’t simply encrypt organisations’ systems and demand money for the safe return of the data. This represents a 12.7%

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 23, 2019

But government bills and regulations can at best only mandate what organizations should be doing on their own to protect themselves and the people who depend on them. The SEIA bill passed on June 27th in the Senate could be a good start to isolate and segment the most important control systems of the U.S. power grid in the case of an attack.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Is mobile technology on a course to become more secure than traditional computing? Yet, many of the government-issued BlackBerry phones got used sporadically, as staffers reverted to their personally owned iPhones and Androids. Encryption is the mainstay of our approach,” Egenrieder says. “We

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. We offer a variety of resources to help understand and mitigate threats, from training courses and consultancy services to free guides. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

The records also provide insight into how Conti has dealt with its own internal breaches and attacks from private security firms and foreign governments. Plus, he somehow encrypted the config, i.e. he had an encoder and a private key, plus uploaded it all to the admin panel. It’s just some kind of sabotage.” 23, 2020. .

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