Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Australian Federal Police, Department of Home Affairs Reportedly Among the Victims An April ransomware attack against one of Australia's largest law firms swept up the data of 65 Australian government agencies, the country's national cybersecurity coordinator said Monday.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 23, 2024

On January 23, 2024, the UK government announced that it published a draft Code of Practice on cybersecurity governance (the “Code”). While it is acknowledged that “there is no one size fits all approach to governing. cyber risk”, there are certain “common fundamental actions” that may be taken.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 14, 2024

Also: Catching Up With Spain's Most Dangerous Hacker This week, the FCC OK'd cybersecurity labeling, DarkGate exploited Google, Fortinet patched a bug, cyberattacks hit the French government and employment agencies, Google restricted Gemini AI chatbot and paid bug bounties, Microsoft had Patch Tuesday, Marine Max was attacked, and Alcasec moved on. (..)

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 18, 2023

What Should the US Government Do to Impove Medical Cybersecurity? hospitals oppose a Biden administration proposal for mandatory cybersecurity requirements and possible financial disincentives for organizations that fail to meet those expectations. Industry experts contend that some type of government actions are needed.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Two years after President Biden's landmark cybersecurity Executive Order, the question remains: How are federal agencies adapting to the new focus on zero trust and identity governance? SailPoint's Frank Briguglio tackles this question with crucial insights into the state of cybersecurity today.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

Cyber Regulation Requires EU Agencies to Assess Risks and Report Incidents The European Union adopted regulations on cyber hygiene intended to beef up cybersecurity at EU government agencies amid concerns that trading bloc institutions have failed to keep pace with mounting digital threats.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Getting the health sector to vastly improve the state of its cybersecurity will take much more than the recent issuance of federal guidance outlining cyber performance goals for entities. It will also require new government incentives and mandates, said Steve Cagle, CEO of consultancy Clearwater.

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APRIL 7, 2022

Three Aspects of Governance that Need Consideration If an organization doesn’t know who is accessing what, how can they be trusted to make sure a bad actor isn’t gaining access to data, assets, or systems they shouldn’t?

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 6, 2021

Also: Dealing With COVID-19 Business Recovery; Zynga Case Goes to Arbitration In the latest weekly update, four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity issues, including improving federal agencies' cybersecurity and businesses recovering from the pandemic's impact.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 25, 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated their widely used Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) — a free respected landmark guidance document for reducing cybersecurity risk. It seeks to establish and monitor your company’s cybersecurity risk management strategy, expectations, and policy. The CSF 2.0

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 8, 2024

Contracts for Synthetic Data Prototypes In a solicitation for synthetic data generators, the U.S. federal government is looking for a machine that can generate fake data for real-world scenarios, such as identifying cybersecurity threats. Agency Prepares $1.7M

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Getting the health sector to vastly improve its state of cybersecurity will take much more than the recent issuance of new federal guidance outlining cyber performance goals for entities. It will also require new government incentives and mandates, said Steve Cagle, CEO of consultancy Clearwater.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Federal Civilian Agencies 'Are Likely to Resist This Dramatic Change,' Report Says A study of federal government cybersecurity suggests the Department of Homeland Security could play a more prominent role in securing civilian networks, in a report that touts a "more centralized defensive strategy."

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Related: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 I recently visited with Mihoko Matsubara , Chief Cybersecurity Strategist at NTT to discuss why this worry has climbed steadily over the past few years – and is likely to intensify in 2024. Regulators are responding by implementing stricter data privacy and supply chain security standards.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 18, 2020

The Importance of Accountability, Data Inventory and Automation As organizations plot their 2020 cybersecurity strategies, especially in light of privacy regulations, key data governance challenges are emerging. What are the critical issues, and how are they being addressed?

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 11, 2019

government shutdown is impacting agencies integral to the nation's cybersecurity readiness, and experts fear its long-term impact on the country's cyberattack response capabilities, as well as the risk that it will drive away desperately needed new cybersecurity talent from entering public service.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Government Accountability Office is urging policymakers to adopt coordinated cybersecurity monitoring of 5G networks, to ensure a safe rollout of the new technology. GAO: Challenges Could Affect the Performance of US 5G Wireless Networks The U.S.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 17, 2023

Monitor Logs to Spot Zero-Day Attack, US Cybersecurity Officials Advise Suspected Chinese hackers gained access to senior U.S. government says logging was key to spotting it. officials' emails by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft's cloud environment.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 6, 2024

Back in 2018, we started making Have I Been Pwned domain searches freely available to national government cybersecurity agencies responsible for protecting their nations' online infrastructure. This access now provides them with complete access to the exposure of their government domains in data breaches.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

CISA revealed that threat actors breached an unnamed state government organization via an administrator account belonging to a former employee. The government experts conducted an incident response assessment of the state government organization after its documents were posted on the dark web.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 1, 2020

Related: What we’ve learned from the massive breach of Capitol At RSA 2020 , I learned about how one of the routine daily chores all large organizations perform — data governance — has started to emerge as something of a cybersecurity multiplier. The value of data connected to a live project is obvious.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

government official urged industry to become more conscientious over cybersecurity by preventing vulnerabilities from accumulating before products ship. CISA head Jen Easterly called for a more assertive role for government and an industrywide shift to memory-safe programming languages.

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MARCH 2, 2023

The Biden administration today issued its vision for beefing up the nation’s collective cybersecurity posture, including calls for legislation establishing liability for software products and services that are sold with little regard for security. government-wide Solar Winds compromise. ” Many of the U.S. cyber interests.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Recently, several developments have been proposed or announced to help identify and mitigate cyber risk for United States critical infrastructure operators and software in an effort to further bolster the cybersecurity posture of the federal government.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If you’re a small business looking for the secret sauce to cybersecurity, the secret is out: start with a cybersecurity policy and make the commitment to security a business-wide priority. The average cost of a cybersecurity breach was $4.45 The average cost of a cybersecurity breach was $4.45

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

and Europe that could regulate AI, recent developments within the EU cybersecurity and privacy policy arena, and the disparities between the perspectives of business leaders and cybersecurity leaders on the security landscape.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed federal IoT security legislation that will require the government to only procure devices that meet minimum cybersecurity requirements. Legislation Awaits President's Signature to Become Law The U.S. The bill now moves to President Donald Trump's desk.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2022

Related: Biden issues much needed cybersecurity exec order. Despite the tremendous amount of money these companies have invested in cybersecurity, the reality is that ransomware attacks, enormous data breaches, and the negative impact these criminal activities are causing continue to make headlines. Protecting data.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 3, 2022

Cybersecurity Agency Finds Spyware on Devices of Prime Minister, Defense Minister Smartphones used by Spain's prime minister and defense minister were infected with Pegasus spyware built by Israel's NSO Group, government officials allege.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 11, 2022

Island Hopes to Diminish Spate of Ransomware and Phishing Incidents The government of Puerto Rico announced an investment of $7.6 million toward strengthening cybersecurity on the island. The island has undergone a string a embarrassing cybersecurity incidents, including a phishing incident that stole $2.6

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Here’s the final installment of leading technologists sharing their observations about cybersecurity developments in the year that’s coming to a close — and the year to come. Cryptographic inventories need finalizing and quantum safe encryption needs to be adopted for sensitive communications and data.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Insights," Hedderman discusses privacy, third-party vendor risk, and lawyers' use of AI. Regulating AI is "like regulating Jell-O," said Massachusetts risk counsel Jenny Hedderman, but states are looking at regulating "areas of harm" rather than AI as a whole.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 29, 2021

GAO Offers Recommendations to Improve Space Agency's Cyber Protections A government watchdog is urging NASA to make multiple improvements to its cybersecurity and risk management policies to counter threats to the space agency's network, infrastructure and data.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Cites Need to Secure Privately Owned Critical Infrastructure, Signs Proclamation As Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off this week, U.S. President Joe Biden has weighed in on his administration's efforts to curb cyberattacks and bolster the federal government's security posture.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A number of lawyers from Sidley’s global Privacy and Cybersecurity practice have contributed to this publication. The post The Tenth Edition of Lexology In-Depth: Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity (formerly The Privacy, Data Protection and Cybersecurity Law Review) is now available appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 29, 2021

Audit Calls for Prompt Government Action, Especially in Wake of SolarWinds Attack The Government Accountability Office is urging the U.S.

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JULY 11, 2022

Company Accused of Misrepresenting Its Defenses to Federal Government A federal contractor that makes rocket propulsion systems will pay $9 million to settle allegations from a former executive that it misled the U.S. government over the state of its cybersecurity defenses even after it suffered nation-state hacks.

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