Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform. Slickwraps discloses data leak that impacted 850,000 user accounts. Decathlon Spain data leak exposed Spanish employees’ data & more. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command, and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn that Russia-linked threat actors are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters (EdgeRouters) to evade detection in cyber operations worldwide. .

Energy and Utilities 109

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 109

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Security Breach Notice Act. Student Data Privacy. The number of affected consumers exceeding 5,000 is no longer a basis for providing substitute notice.

Data breaches 107

Data breaches Privacy Education Data Privacy 107

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

To minimize their impact, implementing preventive security measures into these advanced systems is crucial. Businesses across all industries can function adequately without worrying about would-be hackers with malicious intent when they secure their networks. After the devastating blow of Pearl Harbor, U.S. As a result, the U.S.

Cybersecurity 140

Cybersecurity Military Encryption Risk 140

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In Q1 2023, threat actors linked to Russia’s military intelligence service focused their phishing campaigns on Ukraine, with the country accounting for over 60% of observed Russian targeting. The group targeted multiple sectors, including government, defense, energy, transportation/logistics, education, and humanitarian organizations.

Phishing 97

Phishing Military Ransomware Education 97

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.

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Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

The cyber security industry, much like the rest of the world, is on edge. Our figures for this month are comparatively low – with 83 data breaches and cyber attacks accounting for 5,127,241 breached records – but there is a sense that we are on the brink of something. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. In other news….

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Data breaches Ransomware Government Blockchain 134

The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. All the user needs is a strong password to access to the data. You need to rely on external storage to securely transport your data.

Encryption 190

Encryption Military Passwords Authentication 190

IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2022

As the Russian invasion continues, many cyber security experts have advised that conflicts could play out in cyberspace. Meanwhile, the CERT-UA posted on Facebook that it had detected a widespread phishing campaign targeting Ukrainian military personnel.

Phishing 144

Phishing Military Access Education 144

Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2023

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. SNMP v2 doesn’t support encryption and so all data, including community strings, is sent unencrypted.” through 12.4

Military 96

Military Access Cybersecurity Education 96

Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

The experts were able to compromise the data sent back to Earth, including the images captured by the satellite’s camera. Cyber security of satellite systems is becoming crucial due to the growing number of commercial and military applications that rely on them. ” continues the report. ” continues the report.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Military Access Education 98

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.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2019

A study conducted by researchers at Cyjax revealed that organizations expose sensitive data via sandboxes used for malware analysis. Experts at the threat intelligence firm Cyjax analyzed file uploaded by organizations via malware analysis sandboxes and discovered that they were exposing sensitive data. ” concludes the company.

Military 84

Military Insurance Education Phishing 84

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 31, 2023

President Biden issued an Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence. Standards for AI Safety and Security Red-teaming requirements. AI use by the military and intelligence community. The Administration will also support the expansion of AI-enabled tools in education. New standards.

Risk 69

Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy Military 69

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) is warning of the North Korea-linked ARCHIPELAGO group that is targeting government and military personnel, think tanks, policy makers, academics, and researchers in South Korea, the US and elsewhere.

Phishing 93

Phishing Passwords Military Education 93

eSecurity Planet

JULY 20, 2023

In a 2003 interview Mitnick claimed he never used stolen information or destroyed data during his hacks. military systems and launch nuclear missiles through mere whistling. Instead, organizations of all sizes need to take steps to educate themselves and to take action to improve their defenses against the inevitable attacks.

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Cybersecurity Education Military Government 90

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The UK’s FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) was recently hit by a “serious cyber security incident”, according to a public tender document. According to the BBC , the attackers were able to breach the FCDO but were detected thanks to the support of third-party cyber security experts, who were called in “with extreme urgency”.

Military 98

Military Government Paper Security 98

Security Affairs

MARCH 18, 2019

UK intelligence agency GCHQ, as part of the celebration of its centenary , has released emulators for World War II cipher machines that can be executed in the encryption app CyberChef released for educational purposes. Security Affairs – GCHQ , CyberChef ). We even tested them against the real thing! Pierluigi Paganini.

Encryption 86

Encryption Military Education Communications 86

KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

But, according to security researchers at Abnormal Security, cybercriminals are becoming brazen and are taking their shots at very large prizes. According to Abnormal Security, nearly every aspect of the request looked legitimate. This attack begins with a case of VEC – where a domain is impersonated.

Phishing 85

Phishing Security awareness Cybersecurity Education 85

Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28 , Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , and Sednit ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. link] #MSFTatBlackHat — Security Response (@msftsecresponse) August 5, 2019. ” continues Microsoft.

IoT 77

IoT Military Access Education 77

Information Governance Perspectives

APRIL 5, 2023

Wireless telematics devices and “black box” technologies collect and transmit data on vehicle use, maintenance requirements, and automotive servicing. In 2015, he successfully transitioned from a military career as a trial attorney for the JAG Corps to working in telematics in corporate America for State Farm Insurance.

Insurance 52

Insurance Military Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing 52

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Barely a day goes by where we don’t hear of a data breach. Affecting big companies and small in virtually every vertical and hitting government institutions at the local, state and federal level, sensitive data is routinely exfiltrated, stolen and leveraged with shocking regularity. For example, are they encrypting their data?

IoT 89

IoT Encryption Military Insurance 89

John Battelle's Searchblog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Examples include identity (from driver’s licenses and SSNs to Visa, MasterCard, Amex, and Facebook), delivery of important information and items (from the Post Office to Telcos, Internet, and FedEx and UPS), and protection (outsourcing both prisons and military jobs to private companies). Social security has risen a lot.

Government 111

Government Education Military Financial Services 111

Hunton Privacy

JULY 10, 2012

Training about personal data protection by world and European experts. The Commissioner organized this US expert’s visit in cooperation and with the assistance of the USAID with the aim of providing much needed, continuous and quality education of our staff about many ongoing data protection issues. Monday, July 09, 2012 09:18.

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Education Personal data Military Government 40

Data Matters

JUNE 16, 2021

semiconductor production, scientific research, development of artificial intelligence, and space exploration in the face of growing economic, technological, and military competition from China. Division D – Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Provisions. Senate adopted by a 68-32 vote S. Key provisions include.

Artificial Intelligence 68

Artificial Intelligence Military Manufacturing Education 68

KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

Security awareness training still has a place to play here." Email and other elements of software infrastructure offer built-in fundamental security that largely guarantees we are not in danger until we ourselves take action," Tyson writes. Let's start by looking at some of the data around users engaging with mobile attack.

Phishing 87

Phishing Security awareness Insurance Cybersecurity 87

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 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: 36 million records. Data breached: 6,935,412 individuals’ data. Data breached: 6.9 Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached.

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 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. Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers. Data breached: 5,300,000 records.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

Lenny Zeltser

JUNE 2, 2018

If you’re in the business of safeguarding data and the systems that process it, what do you call your profession? Information security? Computer security, perhaps? Until recently, I’ve had no doubts about describing my calling as an information security professional. Are you in cybersecurity?

Computer and Electronics 64

Computer and Electronics Information Security Cybersecurity Communications 64

Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing.

Military 95

Military Government Phishing Libraries 95

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. or segregated as cloud or network attached storage (NAS).

Security 73

Security Cloud Cybersecurity Risk 73

Preservica

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Preserving our digital memory is the backbone of how we educate ourselves, advocate for change, and support each other and our institutions for future generations to come. The new Charter incorporates 7 Sustainability Principles around data, software, operations, knowledge, finance, governance, and environmental impact.

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Digital preservation Archiving Records Management e-Discovery 75

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 21, 2017

We have seen several AWS data leaks this year – from Booz Allen Hamilton to the WWE – that have left millions of private records exposed. My sense is that data leaks appear to be growing exponentially due to the increasing rate of data being stored in the cloud. Hope isn’t considered a best security practice.

Cloud 59

Cloud Encryption Data breaches Passwords 59

Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Talks had previously stalled over how to regulate AI trained on large amounts of data and able to perform a wide range of functions, referred to as ‘foundation models’ or ‘general purpose AI’. The AI Act does not apply to areas outside the scope of EU law and should not affect member states’ powers in relation to national security.

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Artificial Intelligence Risk Marketing Military 57

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 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. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight US Environmental Protection Agency allegedly breached: nearly 8.5 Data breached: 8,460,182 accounts.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Security Manufacturing 52

Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I didn’t know either of them, but I have been writing about cryptography, security, and privacy for decades. I paged through weekly reports, presentation slides from status meetings, and general briefings to educate visitors. I tried to talk to Greenwald about his own operational security. It made sense. It wasn’t there.

Computer and Electronics 117

Computer and Electronics Encryption Government Privacy 117

Data Protection Report

MARCH 7, 2024

China Cuba Iran North Korea Russia Venezuela What is “personally identifiable data” that is “in combination with each other”? The proposed regulation would define the term to mean any “listed identifier” that is linked to any other “listed identifier.” Note that the only difference between the two examples is the addition of IP addresses.

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Access Military Compliance Personal data 57