IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

Plus, a further 3,029,461 known records newly breached Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: 395 GB.

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Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

IT Governance

JULY 30, 2018

There were some incredibly sensitive breaches this month, the majority of which were caused by human error. I imagine human error will continue to be the main cause of data breaches for decades to come – damn humans. Thousands of patient records held for ransom in Ontario home care data breach, attackers claim.

Data breaches 101

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Phishing 101

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Cyber criminals continued to wreak havoc, with the likes of Twitter , Uber and Neopets all reporting mammoth data breaches.

Security 132

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Japanese defense contractors Pasco and Kobe Steel have disclosed security breaches that they have suffered back in 2016 and 2018. Pasco is Japan’s largest geospatial provider and Kobe Steel is one of the major steel manufacturers. According to the company, attackers did not obtain sensitive information about defense contracts.

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Security Manufacturing Data breaches Access 104

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

How to Secure Access for your Seasonal Workers. As the holiday season approaches, many retail, hospitality, logistics, and food manufacturing organizations hire seasonal workers to meet increasing demand. On the other hand, access rights mismanagement is a security risk that may create ripple effects if exploited.

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Access Retail Security Authentication 71

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

You’d therefore expect that the sector fares better at data security than your average organisation. The public data set on the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) website shows that data security isn’t necessarily better for financial organisations. What do the statistics say? million (about £4.70

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Risk Data breaches Authentication Financial Services 104

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The root cause of these attacks is that the devices are lacking the security mechanisms to defend themselves against malicious actions that lead to the control of hijacked devices. The common denominator in IoT attacks is the assumption that these simple devices do not require strong security measures. Security mindset is changing.

IoT 96

IoT Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Encryption 96

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Security experts from Cyble found alleged sensitive documents of NATO and Turkey, is it a case of cyber hacktivism or cyber espionage? “These events ensue an unsatisfying narrative – Is it really hacktivism or cyber espionage?” ” reads the post published by Cyble. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, NATO).

Military 133

Military Manufacturing Phishing Government 133

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2023

This is the 11th edition of the annual report and analyzes events that took place between July 2022 and July 2023. ETL 2023 identified public administration as the most targeted sector (~19%), followed by targeted individuals (~11%), health (~8%), digital infrastructure (~7%) and manufacturing, finance and transport.

Artificial Intelligence 111

Artificial Intelligence Ransomware Cybersecurity Manufacturing 111

Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2023

“We encourage you to get in touch or we’ll start posting your data on our blog soon. ” In the event that the security breach is verified, it is reasonable to speculate that the ransomware group might have compromised sensitive and possibly classified information. We mailed you the login link.”

Ransomware 80

Ransomware Manufacturing Cybersecurity IT 80

Security Affairs

JANUARY 13, 2019

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Blur data leak potentially exposed data of 2.4 Hackers have stolen customer data from Titan Manufacturing and Distributing company for nearly one year. ReiKey app for macOS can detect Mac Keyloggers using event taps. 20% discount. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy.

Security 54

Security Manufacturing Paper Ransomware 54

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The entire technology industry received a sizable lump of coal in their collective stocking earlier this week in the form of two major security vulnerabilities in a widely-used software tool. Unfortunately, the patch itself contained another security vulnerability, which has also been patched. What is Log4J? How bad is it?

Systems administration 83

Systems administration Cybersecurity Manufacturing Libraries 83

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

Some smaller companies have even gone out of business as the result of a data breach. having been breached at some point in the past. 6 Now, more than ever in the past, we need to authenticate devices that communicate with devices and ensure their communications channels are secure. Securing Your Digital Transformation.

Risk 48

Risk Security Digital transformation IoT 48

Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

Interestingly, close to a half of all affected victims by Prometheus – paid ransom payment or their data has been sold to other parties interested in it. According to Resecurity, at the early stage of activity the group leveraged Sonar, a secure data transfer tool deployed in Tor network providing API ( [link] ).

Sales 79

Sales Ransomware Government GDPR 79

Adam Levin

JUNE 30, 2020

Manufacturing giant Honda had its networks brought to a standstill by just such an attack. In the same survey, 35 percent thought CEOs should be fined for a cyber failure, and 30 percent wanted to see a CEO lose his or her right to run any company following a serious cyber event. 1-99-employee companies are a target.

Ransomware 74

Ransomware Insurance Cybersecurity Manufacturing 74

Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2021

The Intel TDT technology allows sharing heuristics and telemetry with security software that could use this data to detect the activity associated with a malicious code. This partnership is part of Microsoft’s investment into collaborations with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and technology partners.”

Mining 73

Mining Manufacturing Security IT 73

IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events.

Data breaches 71

Data breaches Personal data Access GDPR 71

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) earlier this month. The new draft premarket cybersecurity guidance provides information designed to aid manufacturers in determining how to meet the agency’s expectations during premarket review of medical devices. Consistent with the U.S. Tiers of risk.

Cybersecurity 40

Cybersecurity Manufacturing Risk Communications 40

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breached: 70,840,771 email addresses. million customers’ data. million customers’ data. Data breached: 35,500,000 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2023

Network Encryption Keeps Our Data in Motion Secure for Business Services madhav Tue, 07/25/2023 - 04:59 The demand for high-speed networks and fast data transfers is increasing due to cloud adoption, digital transformation, and hybrid work. Why do you need network encryption in business services?

Business Services 62

Business Services Encryption Manufacturing Security 62

The Last Watchdog

MAY 16, 2022

You and your cybersecurity team do everything correctly to safeguard your infrastructure, yet the frightening alert still arrives that you’ve suffered a data breach. Supply chains have vulnerabilities at touchpoints with manufacturers, suppliers, and other service providers.”. Related: Third-party audits can hold valuable intel.

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Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity Manufacturing Risk 273

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Data breached: 5 TB. Akumin Inc.

Data Privacy 101

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 101

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

After months of wrangling, the California legislature has finally passed a set of significant amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a sweeping data privacy and security law commonly referred to as “California’s GDPR” (Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation). Clarifying Basis for Financial Incentives.

Privacy 68

Privacy B2B Sales Compliance 68

IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 9, 2023

At the beginning of 2023, according to IBM Security’s “ Threat Intelligence Index ” report, healthcare was in the top 10 most-attacked industries on the planet. The “ Cost of a Data Breach 2023” report also uncovered that, since 2020, healthcare data breach costs have increased by 53.3%.

Risk 81

Risk Cybersecurity Data breaches Compliance 81

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 13, 2019

On May 28, 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“ CAC “) released the draft Measures on the Administration of Data Security (“ Data Security Measures ” see our in-house English translation here ) for public consultation. The scope of application of the Data Security Measures.

Personal data 40

Personal data IT Data collection Compliance 40

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Microsoft, for example, stopped patching Windows XP for security vulnerabilities in 2014. I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. Especially in the world of security standards.

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IT Manufacturing Government Paper 52

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Microsoft, for example, stopped patching Windows XP for security vulnerabilities in 2014. I’m Robert Vamosi and this episode about best practices in information security, and how critical life services, in particular, remain at risk today -- in the middle of a global pandemic. Especially in the world of security standards.

IT 52

IT Manufacturing Government Paper 52

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Therefore, if a business were to experience a data breach affecting the personal information of the categories of individuals enumerated in this exemption, such individuals would still be able to bring a private right of action against the business. and the vehicle’s manufacturer. Code §§ 1798.125(a)(2), (b)(1)).

Sales 48

Sales B2B Communications Data breaches 48

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The library notified law enforcement agencies and is investigating the security breach with the help of cybersecurity experts. “Following confirmation last week that this was a ransomware attack, we’re aware that some data has been leaked. This appears to be from our internal HR files. ” reads the announcement.

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Libraries Ransomware Manufacturing Education 113

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This week’s vulnerability news is proof that everyone experiences security vulnerabilities, even the biggest tech names and projects. Android, Apple, Apache, Cisco, and Microsoft are among the names reporting significant security vulnerabilities and fixes in the last week, and some of those are already under assault by hackers.

Authentication 112

Authentication Phishing Metadata Access 112

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Over 80,000 drone IDs were exposed in the leak of a database containing information from airspace monitoring devices manufactured by DJI. Over 80,000 drone IDs were exposed in a data leak after a database containing information from dozens of airspace monitoring devices manufactured by the Chinese-owned DJI was left accessible to the public.

Military 121

Military Manufacturing Marketing Risk 121

AIIM

MAY 21, 2020

The blocks also contain a timestamp and transactional data. This means it is completely secure, and it cannot be changed. 5 Benefits of Blockchain for Data Management. In my work at Mustard IT , many of our data management projects for our clients have involved the use of blockchain. Data Security.

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Blockchain Data breaches Artificial Intelligence Government 116

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2018

I have a Yahoo email account, I’ve shopped at Home Depot and Target , my father was in the military and had a security clearance, which included a dossier on his family, archived at the U.S. The common demonitor: All of those organizations have now disclosed massive data breaches over a span of the past five years.

Authentication 157

Authentication Military Access Insurance 157

Data Matters

MARCH 21, 2022

Congress has passed a significant new cybersecurity law that will require critical infrastructure entities to report material cybersecurity incidents and ransomware payments to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within 72 and 24 hours, respectively. Cyber Incident Report. 651, et seq.

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Cybersecurity Agriculture Communications 97

Krebs on Security

JULY 24, 2018

Following the 2016 breach, National Bank hired cybersecurity forensics firm Foregenix to investigate. In June of 2016, National Bank implemented additional security protocols, as recommended by FirstData. The company determined the hacking tools and activity appeared to come from Russian-based Internet addresses. Between Jan.

Insurance 189

Insurance Computer and Electronics Phishing Access 189

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches.

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Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cloud 119

KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

This is an excellent article that exposes the vulnerabilities when communications systems are not secure by design. Grimes, Data-Driven Defense Evangelist at KnowBe4. He wrote the book on it, literally - A Data-Driven Computer Security Defense. Checkmarx has notified NPM's security team about the campaign.

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Phishing Ransomware Cybersecurity Security awareness 79