Security Affairs

JULY 5, 2023

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) releases its first cyber threat landscape report for the health sector. The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) releases today its first cyber threat landscape report for the health sector. Most targeted assets (30%) are patient data, including electronic health records.

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Adam Levin

MAY 7, 2020

The online credentials for 68% of pharmaceutical executives analyzed for a study have been compromised recently. The study, conducted by cybersecurity firm Blackcloak, found that the email accounts of over two-thirds of pharmaceutical executives had been compromised within the last five to ten years.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 11, 2021

On 16 December 2020, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (“NIS II Directive”) that revises the current Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (“NIS Directive”). Cybersecurity risk management and reporting obligations.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2023

Nearly half of EDR tools and organizations are vulnerable to Clop ransomware gang tactics, according to tests by a cybersecurity company. Cybersecurity experts have discovered extensive use of the zero-day vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer. Endpoint Security: Install and update antivirus software on all hosts.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2021

Security experts from threat intelligence firm Cyble have found several documents relating to the Covid-19 vaccine allegedly stolen from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) leaked in the Darkweb. In the last months, security experts reported the surge of the illegal market for Covid-19 vaccines on the Darkweb market.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2021

This week WebsitePlanet along with the researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unsecured database, belonging to the US healthcare and pharmaceutical giant CVS Health, that was exposed online. The researchers responsible disclosed to CVS Health which promptly secured the archive the same day. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

Compromised organizations operate in different business verticals, including manufacturing, wealth management, insurance providers, and pharmaceuticals. The researchers noticed that the path contains the same mutex name as the Babuk ransomware, a circumstance that suggests the malware borrows Babuk’s leaked source code. We are in the final!

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Data Matters

JANUARY 2, 2018

This past year was marked by ever more significant data breaches, growing cybersecurity regulatory requirements at the state and federal levels and continued challenges in harmonizing international privacy and cybersecurity regulations. A Pivot Toward Asia for Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws. The Internet of Bodies.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2020

The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Defense (DoD) released information on a RAT variant, dubbed TAIDOOR, used by China-linked hackers in cyber espionage campaigns targeting governments, corporations, and think tanks. ” reads the US CISA alert. v1 , U.S. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 27, 2020

Group-IB , a Singapore-based cybersecurity company that specializes in preventing cyberattacks , has detected successful attacks in Western Europe carried out in late January 2020 traced to Russian-speaking threat actors. At least two companies operating in pharmaceutical and manufacturing sectors have been affected.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

Malicious Chrome browser extensions were used in a massive surveillance campaign aimed at users working in the financial services, oil and gas, media and entertainment, healthcare, government organizations, and pharmaceuticals. ” reads the analysis published by Awake Security. appeared first on Security Affairs.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 26, 2023

On 16 January 2023, the Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (“ NIS2 ”) entered into force. In addition, NIS2 includes a list of security measures that entities must, as a minimum, implement. To that end, management will need to follow specific and regular cybersecurity trainings.

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Security Affairs

MAY 20, 2019

Security researchers from Chronicle, Alphabet’s cyber-security division, have spotted a Linux variant of the Winnti backdoor. Security experts from Chronicle, the Alphabet’s cyber-security division, have discovered a Linux variant of the Winnti backdoor. ” reads the analysis published by Chronicle.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. Researchers from cybersecurity firm Intezer linked the attacks to a group operating under the APT28.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Security is not a problem the market will solve. The primary reason computers are insecure is that most buyers aren't willing to pay -- in money, features, or time to market -- for security to be built into the products and services they want. As the threats increase, our longstanding assumptions about security no longer work.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2022

According to the security firm, the group is financially motivated, its cyberespionage campaign hit high value targets such as government and educational institutions, religious movements, pro-democracy and human rights organisations in Hong Kong, Covid-19 research organisations, gambling and cryptocurrency companies, and the media.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 3, 2019

Its customer base is comprised of eight of the top 15 banks, four of the top six healthcare insurance and managed care providers, nine of the top 15 property and casualty insurance providers, five of the top 13 pharmaceutical companies, and 11 of the largest 15 federal agencies. As complexity has intensified, so have compliance challenges.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

While the total volume of mobile malware is a fraction of that created for desktops, it is nonetheless a growing security concern, as more and more high-value and sensitive tasks are performed on mobile devices. Security researchers at Kaspersky determined that it accounted for 61.43% of mobile malware detected in Q1 2021.

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Cyber Info Veritas

MAY 23, 2018

Working in IT and in Cybersecurity allows me to get an exposure to any business I’m working with that no other field or profession is allowed to. I did this even before the term cybersecurity existed. by Edgar Vera, MS Cybersecurity The post How Important Are People Skills In I.T. Only then they signed their agreement.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Impact of Privacy & Security Issues in Business Communication. It is because of a meager $500 investment they make in cybersecurity. Encryption plays an integral role in securing the online data as well as its integrity. All in all, encryption should be at the vanguard of every business’s cybersecurity practice.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 17, 2021

Along the way, of course, cybersecurity must get addressed. Ongoing basic research in advanced cryptography concepts is pivotal to putting the brakes on widening cyber risks and ultimately arriving at a level of privacy and security that makes sense. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2021

Cybersecurity researchers from Positive Technologies have uncovered a series of attacks conducted by a Chinese threat actor that aimed at organizations in Russia and Hong Kong. The APT group targeted organizations in various industries, including the aviation, gaming, pharmaceuticals, technology, telecoms, and software development industries.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

CISA published a security advisory warning of a wave of attacks carried out by China-linked APT groups affiliated with China’s Ministry of State Security. ” reads the security advisory. Citrix blog post: security updates for Citrix SD-WAN WANOP release 10.2.6 Government agencies.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2020

Europol continues to observe on a daily base the trading of counterfeit pharmaceutical and healthcare products. Please vote Security Affairs for European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS [link]. Europol, as the criminal information hub for all law enforcement organisations, will continue to play its part. ”

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. The true figure, as always, will be higher than this – in part because organisations rarely disclose how many records were involved in security incidents. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2020

According to experts from Group-IB, Russian-speaking threat actors targeted at least two companies in Western Europe in the pharmaceutical and manufacturing industries. Microsoft urges hospitals and health care organizations to implement security measures to protect public-facing devices to increase their resilience to cyber attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Simply put, iO must be achieved in order to preserve privacy and security while tapping into the next generation of IT infrastructure. It will, of course, be vital to have these next-gen, AI-infused systems run securely, in ways that preserve individual privacy. An intolerable security bottleneck, in fact, is taking shape.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 18, 2022

Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Zloader had a special relationship with Ryuk/Conti, acting as a preferred distribution platform for deploying Ryuk/Conti ransomware. National Security Agency (NSA). But according to Microsoft and an advisory from the U.S. It’s more like one a day,” the source confided.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

And if AI can guide a Roomba, it can also direct self-driving cars on the highway and robots moving merchandise in a distribution center or on patrol for security and safety protocols. A manual approach to development and testing could lead to calculation errors and require a huge volume of resources.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2021

Despite the fact the group is leveraging quite common techniques in their operations, their attacks are still quite effective and affects organizations from various sectors, including financial, pharmaceutical, educational, industrial, professional services and software development, focusing mainly on Europe and USA. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Valuation of Securities (E) Task Force Adopts an Amendment to the Purposes and Procedures Manual to Add Instructions for Review of Funds. The P&P Manual currently grants the NAIC’s Securities Valuation Office (SVO) discretion when determining whether a fund’s use of derivatives is consistent with a fixed income-like security (i.e.,

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2023

. — CybeReady, a global leader in security awareness training, today announced the release of its informative guide, “Five Workforce Security Strategies to Consider During Summer Holidays.” So, as we unwind on vacation over the next few months, vigilance and adherence to security protocols are paramount.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Source (New) Transport USA Yes 3,815 Okta Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Cyber security USA Yes 3,800 Shah Dixit & Associates, P.C. million for security failings relating to a 2018 cyber attack on its mobile banking platform. UniCredit fined €2.8 about the recent rise in Facebook and Instagram account takeovers by scammers.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 6, 2020

“I can confirm that Fresenius’ IT security detected a computer virus on company computers,” Kuhn said in a written statement shared with KrebsOnSecurity. “As a precautionary measure in accordance with our security protocol drawn up for such cases, steps have been taken to prevent further spread.

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Cyber Info Veritas

MAY 18, 2018

We’ve all read and heard somewhere about the cybersecurity skills shortage. For me, this brings up the question of how to solve the cybersecurity skills shortage. Solving the cybersecurity skills shortage should be no different. There wouldn’t be a cybersecurity specialist without understanding these IT basics.

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