IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 2023

Physical security in the workplace is a dying artform. With our growing reliance on technology and the rise in remote working, we are leaning more on cyber security and neglecting the protection of tangible assets. These all present their own information security risks, but the physical threats haven’t disappeared either.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

Key Developments in IoT Security. The rush to market for consumers to enjoy the modern conveniences offered by these devices shocked the security community. Security experts were concerned that these devices were built with no security in mind. Has the security of these devices gotten better, or remained the same?

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

An IT security certification can provide a key boost for your career, but with so many different certifications available (and so many organizations more than happy to take your money for training and testing), it’s important to make sure that the time and investment are well spent. How to Choose a Security Certification.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Secure remote working tips and VPN insights from our senior penetration tester Leon Teale is a senior penetration tester at IT Governance. He’s also been featured in various articles relating to cyber security. So how can organisations efficiently secure their remote infrastructure? We sat down to chat to him.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 8, 2023

Your Cannot Secure Your Data by Network Penetration Testing divya Thu, 03/09/2023 - 06:05 Organisations continue to experience serious data breaches, often causing harm to their customers, society, and their hard-earned reputations. You would of course lock it in a very secure safe.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Organisations that suffer security incidents are sometimes said to be victims of “cyber extortion”, but it’s often unclear what exactly that phrase means. The malicious software encrypts victims’ systems and forces them to pay money in return for the safe return of the data. Then came the rise in ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Application security is the practice of securing software and data from hackers, whether that application comes from a third party or was developed in house, regardless of where it resides or how it’s accessed. How Does Application Security Work? What Are the Types of Application Security?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Yet, in bringing us here, APIs have also spawned a vast new tier of security holes. Yet, API security risks haven’t gotten the attention they deserve. It has become clear that API security needs to be prioritized as companies strive to mitigate modern-day cyber exposures. Thus security-proofing APIs has become a huge challenge.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2020

Lucy Security, a security training company based in Zug, Switzerland that works with many smaller public entities, has been in the thick of this onslaught. The company’s software is used to run public servants and corporate employees through mock cyberattack training sessions. CEO Colin Bastable at RSA 2020.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 2, 2022

Protecting the Crown Jewels: The evolution of security strategies and asset protection. The intent of this tradition was to ensure trusted access to and physical security of the Tower, the most secure castle in the land, so that intruders would not be able to gain access. Security Practices and the Queen’s Jubilee.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2019

In the spirit of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM), my colleague Ashvin Kamaraju wrote about how organizations can use fundamental controls to secure their information technology. Effective digital security doesn’t end at “Secure IT,” however. Hence the need for a robust enterprise-wise security culture.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

How attackers try to remain undetected and/or mask their actions Vanessa Horton holds a degree in computer forensics, as well as a number of cyber security and forensics qualifications. Vanessa is now part of GRCI Law’s cyber incident response team, helping clients with their cyber security requirements. Vanessa kindly agreed.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Small businesses are vulnerable to cyber attacks because they lack the resources to address cyber security. He believes that the problem isn’t simply that small organisations cannot afford cyber security defences but also that they view it as less of a priority than larger firms. Why are small businesses at risk?

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 25, 2021

Related: Digital certificates destined to play key role in securing DX. 8, security vendor FireEye reported that it had been compromised by a state-sponsored adversary; then on Dec. The bad guys, of course, know this; and they’ve put concerted effort into finding and exploiting anything that looks like a viable attack vector.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Technological defences and staff training are two of the most frequently touted measures for preventing data breaches, but their effectiveness is dependent on the way organisations implement them. That means creating a detailed cyber security policy. What is a cyber security policy? What a cyber security policy should include.

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IT Governance

APRIL 30, 2018

ISO 27001 describes best practices for implementing an information security management system (ISMS), which is crucial knowledge for those looking to understand and comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Our ISO27001 Certified ISMS Foundation Training Course will help you on your way.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 14, 2019

In a post to Facebook last week, founder Mark Zuckerberg outlined a vision of the future that includes end-to-end encryption and an ephemeral lifespan for private messages and photos. Of course, ephemeral messaging has already been at issue in litigation, with the Waymo v. This is the future I hope we will help bring about.“.

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IT Governance

JUNE 30, 2022

Although Wiltshire Farm Foods has revealed few details about the incident, cyber security experts believe that it bears the hallmarks of ransomware. 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.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

So, it might not be time to panic, but it certainly is time to recognize that the threats and the benefits of quantum computing are here now, and security professionals need to ensure that they and the organization they work for are fully prepared.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. backup servers, network shares, servers, auditing devices). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

During the 2021 Thales Crypto Summit , which brings together a group of experts to speak about cryptographic and key management to keep organizations secure, President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) was a key point of discussion. develop a Federal cloud-security strategy and provide guidance to agencies accordingly” [Section 3(c)(i)].

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Organisations are being warned about data breaches in the media, regulators are demanding improved information security and the public is getting more vocal when organisations make mistakes. You may well think that staying secure and pacifying all these groups is an expensive and seemingly impossible task. Use secure networks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

But negative blowback from major breaches in the 2000s, fines imposed by regulators, and strict cyber security mandates such as PCI-DSS, helped retailers dramatically improve cyber security and slow down the wave of attacks. Of course, the common attack method is phishing, and its related form, whaling.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2024

Expert insight from Leon Teale into the implications of this historic data breach The security researcher Bob Diachenko and investigators from Cybernews have discovered an open instance with more than 26 billion data records, mostly compiled from previous breaches – although it likely also includes new data.

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AIIM

JANUARY 7, 2020

Only 3 of the worst 10 data breaches of all time happened in 2019, but it was still not a good year for data security. Of course, you have to collect some information in order to do the work of the organization. In other words, data security begins with content minimization. But it’s not just because GDPR requires it.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 21, 2023

link] Train users about the risks. Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Get a look at THREE NEW FEATURES and see how easy it is to train and phish your users. KnowBe4 Mobile Learner App - Users can now train anytime, anywhere!

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 13, 2023

While some packers like UPX only compress the file, others can also encrypt it. Detecting UPX-Packed Files You can try a simple UPX command to spot UPX-packed files: upx -l {suspicious_binary} Of course, it’s limited and won’t work all the time. Many cases seem to involve UPX. Tools like upx-mod can help you.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Security measures have been taken to limit the risk of propagation.” “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.” ” reads the press release published by the company. Pierluigi Paganini.

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The Texas Record

MARCH 4, 2020

This month we are focusing on security! The unfortunate reality about security is that many of us do not pay it much attention until a breach occurs. personally identifiable information) your government is responsible for protecting, and what you are doing to make sure all your employees are all on board the security train!

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 18, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has selected the first collection of encryption tools designed to withstand the assault of a future quantum computer, which might compromise the security employed to preserve privacy in the digital systems we rely on. Thales innovates in crypto-research.

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AIIM

MAY 20, 2021

Step 3: Have Clear Corporate Data Security Policies. Step 5: Secure Valuable Knowledge. The third and final way to label your knowledge assets is through their security-related access levels. Data categorization primes you for the next step—data security policy formulation. You must secure it. Medium-value assets).

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 31, 2018

The French national digital security agency (ANSSI) has recently published a “data security kit” on the occasion of the entry into application of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on last May 25. What to do in case of security incident. By Denise Lebeau-Marianna and Caroline Chancé. Protection.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 18, 2023

Under the NIS2 Directive, essential and important entities must implement technical, operational and organizational measures to manage the risks posed to the security of their network and information systems and to prevent or minimize the impact of incidents. Reporting of incidents. Enforcement.

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IT Governance

JULY 18, 2018

Sensitive personal data is a specific set of “special categories” that must be treated with extra security. As with personal data generally, it should only be kept on laptops or portable devices if the file has been encrypted and/or pseudonymised. GDPR training. Certified EU GDPR Practitioner Training Course.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 8, 2023

Authors: Carolyn Bigg, Amanda Ge and Venus Cheung On July 24, 2023, the People’s Bank of China (“ PBOC ”) released the Measures for the Management of Data Security in the Business Areas Falling into PBOC’s Jurisdiction (Draft for Comment) (“ Draft Measures” ) for public consultation, which closes on August 24, 2023.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

Once those bots—or agents—are trained, and autonomous enough to work on their own, that would be an important step in the direction of a world where AI-driven systems are able to be used for both good and bad. Security researchers are jailbreaking large language models to get around safety rules. Things could get much worse.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Cybersecurity Risks In the course of the digital transformation of workplaces, cybersecurity is more important than ever. If a BYOD model is in place, employers should set out clear guidance and enforce appropriate security-related requirements to address these risks. The full list of the guidelines can be found here.

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