Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 13, 2023

On December 13, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to update its 16-year old data breach notification rules (the “Rules”).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In this blog, we will explain the unique data security challenges for Telcos and three ways how both Thales and Red Hat can help them protect against future API attacks. The information exchanged usually follows a set of definitions and protocols. These large subscriber bases in turn generate massive data volumes. What are APIs?

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

He’d been on the job less than six months, and because of the way his predecessor architected things, the company’s data backups also were encrypted by Zeppelin. “We’ve found someone who can crack the encryption.” Then came the unlikely call from an FBI agent. This is not an idle concern.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Their trepidation is focused on the potential undermining of a core security component of classical computing systems: encryption. Leveraging QaaS Quite clearly, quantum computing, which uses mysterious quantum mechanical processes to crunch data at an otherworldly scale, is no longer just a jazzy concept. Case in point, the U.S

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 28, 2018

Cloud providers have done a good job of integrating default encryption services within their core infrastructure. However, as discussed in previous blogs , the encryption service is only as secure as the keys that are used to encrypt the data. Which data within cloud workloads is encrypted.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 2, 2021

As we’ve seen with major attacks like Kaseya and Colonial Pipeline, cybercriminals have continued to innovate, developing new tools and tactics to encrypt and exfiltrate data. Whether a small or large organization, the need to secure data is critical as no organization is immune to the threat of data exfiltration.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. Yet many organizations still struggle to meet compliance requirements, and EU data protection authorities do not hesitate to hand out penalties. Irish regulators hit Meta with a EUR 1.2 billion fine in 2023.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2021

The ethical hackers at WizCase recently disclosed another stunning example of sensitive consumer data left out in the open in the public cloud — for one and all to access. Related: How stolen data gets leveraged in full-stack attacks. based PeopleGIS. Hakçil: Finding these involves luck and knowledge.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 2, 2023

j/5551112222 Zoom has an option to include an encrypted passcode within a meeting invite link, which simplifies the process for attendees by eliminating the need to manually enter the passcode. The PMI portion forms part of each new meeting URL created by that account, such as: zoom.us/j/5551112222

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 23, 2021

In 2015, police departments worldwide started finding ATMs compromised with advanced new “shimming” devices made to steal data from chip card transactions. Authorities in the United States and abroad had seized many of these shimmers, but for years couldn’t decrypt the data on the devices. THE DOWNLOAD CARDS.

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OneHub

JUNE 3, 2020

A 2020 Data Risk and Security Report revealed that organizations named data security as their top IT priority in 2020. Providers that offer secure links and high levels of encryption to keep your company data safe are always worth consideration. Security requirements. And for good reason. Collaboration. Synchronization.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 13, 2022

The UK’s Department for Health and Social Care (“ DHSC ”) has published a major strategy document (‘ Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data ’) outlining the government’s plans for the regulation and use of data in healthcare. Secure Data Environments. Fair Terms for Data Partnerships.

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IT Governance

JULY 10, 2023

Welcome to our second quarterly review of cyber attacks and data breaches for 2023. How security incidents are occurring In compiling our monthly lists, we distinguish between data breaches caused by an organisation accidentally leaking information (‘data breaches’) and those that are the result of criminal hacking (‘cyber attacks’).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2024

Such outsourcing of ICT services also requires a clear definition of responsibilities, risks and mitigation between financial entities and ICT third-party service providers. To transfer “securely and integrally” a data (and demonstrate it!) When “moving” data from A to B, the key protecting the original data is deleted.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 26, 2022

On November 14, 2021, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released for public comment its draft Regulations on Network Data Security Management (the “Draft Regulations”). In addition, the Draft Regulations add new requirements related to data processing activities. Data Handler and Entrusted Party.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Specifically, companies are increasingly asking me about how to secure their data and infrastructure while continuing to be able to work remotely. Actually, it’ll be at its most secure if it’s set to use AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption instead of the weaker Blowfish encryption. In short: stay away.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 27, 2021

How do I secure data in the cloud? At a global level, there's a broad acceptance that security teams are tightly involved with policy definition (82%), but an almost even split in relation to enforcement; 37% believe it is the security team’s responsibility while 45% believe that policy enforcement is up to the cloud provider.

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IT Governance

JULY 29, 2019

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) restricts transfers of personal data to countries outside the EEA. A transfer is defined as restricted if: 1) The GDPR applies to your processing of the personal data you are transferring. Standard data protection clauses adopted by the Commission. Binding corporate rules.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 5, 2021

The proposed rule would also affect companies that provide certain services to those banks, including data processing. Most importantly, note that this definition is NOT limited to personal information. Not all “computer security incidents” would require notification to bank regulators. Comments on the proposal.

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IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Welcome to our first quarterly review of security incidents for 2023, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. However, as this technique became well-known, experts urged organisations to prepare for attacks by creating regular offline backups of valuable data.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 9, 2019

As reported by Bloomberg Law , on May 7, 2019, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill ( HB 1071 ) amending Washington’s data breach notification law. The new requirements include the following: Expanded Definition of Personal Information. HB 1071 expands the definition of “personal information.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

Over 17 percent of all cyberattacks involve ransomware —a type of malware that keeps a victim’s data or device locked unless the victim pays the hacker a ransom. Because many new types of ransomware target backups to make recovery harder, keep data backups offline. The first thing to keep in mind is you’re not alone.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 5, 2021

Some of the top ransomware gangs are deploying a new pressure tactic to push more victim organizations into paying an extortion demand: Emailing the victim’s customers and partners directly, warning that their data will be leaked to the dark web unless they can convince the victim firm to pay up. “Good day!

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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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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. It involves regularly changing passwords and inventorying sensitive data. There are several ways you can protect your business from data breaches. Inventory your sensitive data. Related: Leveraging security standards to protect your company.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

ERMAC is a new Android banking Trojan that can steal financial data from 378 banking and wallet apps. ERMAC differs from Cerberus in the usage of different obfuscation techniques and Blowfish encryption algorithm. ” reads the analysis published by Threatfabric. ” reads the analysis published by Threatfabric.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

This has direct and ominous implications on what is known as a Q-Day – that point in time “when quantum computers can render all current encryption methods meaningless,” as PCMagazine succinctly puts it. There are lots of good reasons to deploy quantum computing, and many aren’t what most people think they are.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

CB(2) 512/19-20(03 ) (the Paper ) seeking views on changes to Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance (Cap.486) Certainty around data retention periods. It is proposed that data users will be required to have clear retention policies. 486) (the PDPO ). details on the method of notification, as well as the content.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2022

We are now firmly in the era of cloud data and storage. This ubiquity has led to increased concerns about data security, as more and more sensitive information is stored online. This means that in addition to your password, you will also need a second factor, such as a code from a key fob or a fingerprint, to access your data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2022

Schrems II and the Security of International Data Flows. companies to conduct transatlantic data flows in compliance with the GDPR. Neira Jones moderated a very interesting webinar to discuss the implications of the Schrems II ruling and what organizations can do to prevent unlawful cases of data transfers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 31, 2018

CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager is a multi-cloud encryption key management solution ideal for customers using Microsoft Azure Key Vault , Amazon Web Services Key Management Service , Microsoft Office365 or Salesforce Shield Platform Encryption. What is an encryption key? key rotation has several industry-accepted definitions.

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Data Protection Report

JUNE 26, 2023

The Guidance sits alongside the ICO’s recommendation that organisations should, if they haven’t already, start using PETs to share personal data safely, securely and anonymously. It focuses on how PETs can help achieve data protection compliance but keeps the description of the PETs themselves quite high level. What are PETs?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

. “This shows that the backdoor’s authors have deep knowledge of the targeted software and opted for this sophisticated method instead of collecting the data via a simpler yet “louder” approach, such as keylogging.” version, database server data), and “Proclist” that gathers details about currently running processes.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 17, 2017

On April 6, 2017, New Mexico became the 48th state to enact a data breach notification law, leaving Alabama and South Dakota as the two remaining states without such requirements. The Data Breach Notification Act (H.B. 15) goes into effect on June 16, 2017.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 14, 2019

On December 19, 2018, Ohio adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law. The Act is designed to “establish standards for data security and for the investigation and notification to the Superintendent of Insurance of a cybersecurity event.”. 11 to the Ohio Revised Code.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2019

“We could definitely have been better prepared, and it’s totally unacceptable,” Luchansky told customers. Because of the quick reaction we had, we were able to contain the encryption part” to roughly 50 percent of customer systems, he said. “I take full responsibility for this. Image: Accenture iDefense.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

On December 28, 2018, Michigan adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law in the form of Michigan H.B. The Act does not, of course, supersede federal privacy or data security laws, such as HIPAA. 6491 (Act). MCL § 500.550. MCL § 500.560(6). Dedicated Customer Notice Provisions.

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