The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2022

It extends beyond the Deep & Dark Web to: unindexed Web forums, messaging boards, and marketplaces, encrypted messaging systems, and code repositories. Data collections released after ransomware attacks. There are many facets to what I’ll call “The Underground.” Databases with critical IP and/or PII.

Ransomware 232

Ransomware Access Marketing Data collection 232

The Guardian Data Protection

MARCH 29, 2018

Users complain of phone and text data collected by the company despite never having agreed to practice Facebook began logging the text messages and phone calls of its users before it explicitly notified them of its practice, contradicting the company’s earlier claims that “uploading this information has always been opt-in only”.

Data collection 104

Data collection Encryption IT 104

Schneier on Security

JANUARY 21, 2022

Key Findings: MY2022, an app mandated for use by all attendees of the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, has a simple but devastating flaw where encryption protecting users’ voice audio and file transfers can be trivially sidestepped. Citizen Lab examined the app and found it riddled with security holes.

Encryption 126

Encryption Government Privacy Security 126

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

There are three major threat vectors that harm IoT deployments: Devices are hijacked by malicious software; Data collected and processed in IoT ecosystems is tampered with and impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information; and, Weak user and device authentication. Encryption. Data security.

IoT 96

IoT Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Encryption 96

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 27, 2022

DEV-0950 group used Clop ransomware to encrypt the network of organizations previously infected with the Raspberry Robin worm. Data collected by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint shows that nearly 3,000 devices in almost 1,000 organizations have seen at least one RaspberryRobin payload-related alert in the last 30 days.

Ransomware 91

Ransomware Access Encryption Manufacturing 91

Threatpost

AUGUST 12, 2020

App concealed the practice of gathering device unique identifiers using an added layer of encryption.

Encryption 124

Encryption Data collection Government Privacy 124

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 13, 2022

The setup of Google Analytics does not prevent the transfer of personal data outside the EU since all personal data collected via Google Analytics is hosted in the US.

Analytics 98

Analytics IT Personal data Encryption 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 13, 2021

When a network is breached and the data is not protected in transit, it leaves not just the data plane vulnerable, but the control plane and the management plane, essentially handing over access to the entire system. Data Manipulation. Network Encryption is Key. Learn more about Thales Network Encryption solutions.

Energy and Utilities 77

Energy and Utilities Encryption Access Ransomware 77

Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2021

Most of them relate to safeguarding data from misuse and reassuring that all procedures abide by the active regulations. Data Storage: Evaluates the risks around the vendor’s data storage and data retention capabilities to understand how effective they are in keeping sensitive data safe and secure.

GDPR 80

GDPR Privacy Personal data Data breaches 80

Hunton Privacy

MAY 13, 2021

These security measures include encryption, a password reset capability (if a password is used by the system) and regular updates to firmware to address security vulnerabilities. Data destruction. Building owners would be required to destroy certain data, such as “authentication data,” no later than 90 days after collection.

Data Privacy 106

Data Privacy Privacy Authentication Passwords 106

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Second, a comprehensive inventory makes it easier to comply with user requests to share, update, or delete their data. To make data inventories more manageable, organizations can consider using data protection solutions that automatically discover and classify data. Consents cannot be bundled, either.

GDPR 79

GDPR Compliance Personal data Privacy 79

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The two investigation reports addressed both public facing aspects and internal operations of the businesses’ data protection compliance. In particular, businesses operating multiple brands should take extra care when sharing personal data across its group entities. appointment of Data Protection Officer(s)); and.

Personal data 52

Personal data Data Privacy Compliance Privacy 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

In contrast, issues such as protecting sensitive data generated by IoT devices with technologies such as encryption, tokenization and validating the integrity of data collected by IoT devices are much less of a concern in Europe than elsewhere. Overall, these track closely to the global sample. Blockchain.

Digital transformation 91

Digital transformation IoT Security Blockchain 91

Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The principles of necessity and minimum collection should be followed (for example, the data collected should be limited to those who are confirmed or suspected of carrying Covid-19 and those who have had close contact with confirmed or suspected virus carriers).

Personal data 133

Personal data Big data Data Privacy Data breaches 133

Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

To be sure, there are significant security improvements in 5G over 4G­in encryption, authentication, integrity protection, privacy, and network availability. But the enhancements aren't enough. The 5G security problems are threefold. First, the standards are simply too complex to implement securely. Susan Gordon, then-U.S. What's more, U.S.

Security 136

Security Data collection Marketing Encryption 136

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.

Financial Services 98

Financial Services Personal data Compliance Data collection 98

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 20, 2021

Level 4: payments data. Level 5: important data. Different compliance obligations – relating to data collection, use, storage, transfer, deletion and general security, i.e. throughout the lifecycle of the data – are specified for each level of data. Level 2: basic information about businesses.

Compliance 111

Compliance Security Financial Services Data collection 111

Data Protection Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The scanner uses more than 20 different data points derived from network metadata to scan and classify data flows based on mass surveillance risk under the NSA’s so-called “Upstream” and “Downstream” data collection programs. Identifies high risk data endpoints (in the US and elsewhere).

Analytics 65

Analytics Metadata Risk Data collection 65

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 24, 2022

Key takeaways from the Austrian DPA’s decision include the following: The Austrian DPA found that the technical measures implemented by Google, in addition to the SCCs, are not effective because they do not eliminate the possibility of surveillance of, and access to, personal data by U.S. intelligence agencies.

Analytics 83

Analytics GDPR Personal data Data collection 83

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

Read Julie’s blog “ Roadmap for the Data Gold Rush: Maintaining Qualitative Data in the IoT Environment ” to get the complete picture of this important topic and learn more about the public key infrastructure (PKI) required to make device credentialing and data encryption mechanisms possible.

IoT 72

IoT Encryption Agriculture Data collection 72

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 5, 2020

Main takeaways from the EDBP guidelines are: Connected vehicles raise various privacy and data protection concerns, such as the lack of control and information asymmetry, the risk of excessive data collection; the risk of unlawful further processing of personal data; Most data associated with connected vehicles are considered as personal data (e.g.

Privacy 69

Privacy Personal data GDPR Insurance 69

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Finally, it is difficult to underemphasise the importance of encryption to protect sensitive data collected by IoT devices. This too is being increasingly adopted, according to our 2018 Global PKI Trends Study , with 49 per cent of respondents either extensively or partially encrypting their IoT device data.

IoT 66

IoT Manufacturing Encryption Authentication 66

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2018

A hacker going online by the moniker AmFearLiathMor is claiming to have hacked the most popular end-to-end encrypted email service ProtonMail. At the time it is not clear if the hacker belongs to a cyber crime gang, it claims to have stolen a “significant” amounts of data from the company. The ransom demand ( archive.is

Data collection 95

Data collection Data breaches Phishing Encryption 95

The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2021

Many password managers also encrypt passwords to create an additional layer of protection. MFA adds another roadblock to accessing your account and is a simple, yet powerful way to strengthen data security. Generally, a password manager requires the creation of one master password.

Passwords 134

Passwords Security Authentication Paper 134

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 7, 2021

In addition to the launch of WiTh UK, we are commemorating IWD with a Q&A from our own Patricia Brailey, senior product manager, Transparent Encryption, and Rohini Deepak, senior manager, Strategic Initiatives. Q2: Data discrimination and algorithmic bias can perpetuate gender stereotypes and inequalities. Encryption.

Encryption 96

Encryption Sales Data collection IT 96

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The xPack backdoor is a.NET loader that fetches and executes AES-encrypted payloads, it supports multiple commands. Attackers also used legitimate versions of WinRAR appear for data exfiltration and batch scripts to automate the data collection process.

Manufacturing 85

Manufacturing Data collection Encryption Passwords 85

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Stealc is able to steal sensitive data from popular web browsers, browser extensions for cryptocurrency wallets, desktop cryptocurrency wallets and also information from other applications, such as email and messenger clients. Recent samples used random paths ([a-f0-9]{16}) for data exfiltration and DLL download.

Communications 80

Communications Data collection Archiving Encryption 80

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Less than a week ago, security researcher Nitish Shah directed KrebsOnSecurity to an open database on the Web that allowed anyone to query up-to-the-minute mSpy records for both customer transactions at mSpy’s site and for mobile phone data collected by mSpy’s software. The database required no authentication.

Passwords 175

Passwords Encryption Authentication Mining 175

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Despite initial suspicions, encrypted communications with specific keys linked the attacks to the previous ones, indicating an organized effort. Reconnaissance Reconnaissance is the starting point of Volt Typhoon’s cyber campaign, characterized by thorough planning and data collection.

Cybersecurity 100

Cybersecurity Access Security Data collection 100

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2018

These ensure that data can flow easily between systems while also offering a more flexible approach to forward planning that can be adapted to suit evolving requirements. They also offer other compelling benefits, such as unlimited data storage, encryption, technical support and reduced demand for internal hardware. .

Customer Experience 71

Customer Experience IoT Information Security Data collection 71

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 19, 2023

Data privacy regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union or the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the state of California, are inescapable. To do this, organizations must lean into data privacy programs that build transparency and risk management into everyday workflows.

Data Privacy 62

Data Privacy Customer Experience Privacy Compliance 62

OneHub

APRIL 18, 2018

Being a Privacy Shield member means we have publicly committed to the Privacy Shield Principles , which include requirements around data collection notification, security and recourse mechanisms. In addition to our own work protecting your data, Onehub is built on Amazon Web Services, which recently announced its own GDPR readiness.

GDPR 53

GDPR Privacy Encryption Data collection 53

eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Encryption: This protects sensitive data by converting it into a coded form that can only be accessed or decrypted with the appropriate key. Encryption ensures that data remains confidential and secure, even if intercepted or accessed by unauthorized parties.

Security 92

Security Cloud Compliance Risk 92

Collibra

JUNE 23, 2023

The urgent need to prioritize data privacy Government agencies must not choose between privacy and security. This involves implementing comprehensive data governance policies, incorporating advanced encryption and security technologies, and ensuring employees are well-trained in data protection best practices.

Privacy 107

Privacy Government Data Privacy Data breaches 107

Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

(Complaint at ¶¶ 13-14) The FTC pointed out that InMarket did disclose that it used consumer data for targeted advertising in its privacy policy, but the location consent screen did not link to the privacy policy. According to paragraph 9 of the FTC complaint, Blackbaud did not encrypt database backup files. Complaint at ¶¶ 18-19).

Personal data 48

Personal data Privacy Marketing Data collection 48

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 10, 2019

neither the UK or the US); to ensure compliance with data protection laws when disclosing data under the Agreement (though how this would happen is not specifically addressed in the Agreement); and. Importantly, the Agreement does not provide a mechanism for law enforcement agencies to access encrypted messages.

Cloud 40

Cloud Access Data collection Encryption 40

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

The GDPR defines the circumstances under which companies can legally process personal data. An organization must establish and document its legal basis before collecting any data. The organization must communicate this basis to users at the point of data collection.

GDPR 85

GDPR Compliance Personal data Privacy 85