The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Phishing scams, malware, ransomware and data breaches are just some of the examples of cyberthreats that can devastate business operations and the protection of consumer information. Here are five notable historical events that influenced cybersecurity assessment and transformed it into what it is today: The Battle of Midway (1942).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The Cactus ransomware gang claims the theft of 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric. The Cactus ransomware group claims responsibility for pilfering 1.5TB of data from the Energy management and industrial automation giant Schneider Electric.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 13, 2019

At the 2019 RSA Conference, Pure Storage and Thales introduced Vormetric Transparent Encryption for Efficient Storage – the IT and security industries’ first end-to-end data encryption framework that realizes storage array data reduction. Data Security: Low Adoption Amidst Increasing Requirements.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

SolarWinds Security Event Manager (SEM) 2022.4 SolarWinds SEM supports a variety of event sources, including nonevent data sources that can be integrated into its analytics and correlation rules. Most customers store between 2 to 8 TB of data, but users have the option of scaling beyond 8 TB. Throughput: Good.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 13, 2018

Data encryption has been around almost since the age of computers. In truth, anyone with minimal experience can write a simple script that uses default services built into virtually every OS to encrypt data. In Linux, for instance, it takes four openSSL commands to generate an encryption key and encrypt data.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Messaging services use classical public key cryptography, such as RSA, Elliptic Curve signatures, and Diffie-Hellman key exchange, to establish secure end-to-end encrypted connections between devices. However, researchers believe that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could compromise of end-to-end encrypted communications.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 28, 2020

January 28, 2020 marks the 13th iteration of Data Privacy Day. An extension of the celebration for Data Protection Day in Europe, Data Privacy Day functions as the signature event of the National Cyber Security Centre’s ongoing education and awareness efforts surrounding online privacy. Encryption. Key Management.

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Data Matters

JUNE 23, 2022

Kentucky and Maryland recently continued the trend of state insurance departments adopting some version of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (“NAIC”) Insurance Data Security Model Law. The post Kentucky and Maryland Recently Joined Other States in Adopting NAIC Model Data Security Law.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Energy management and industrial automation firm Schneider Electric suffered a data breach after a Cactus ransomware attack. BleepingComputer contacted Schneider Electric which confirmed the data breach. The attack was carried out by the Cactus ransomware gang , which claims to have stolen terabytes of corporate data from the company.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Related: The need for robust data recovery policies. Empowering control In an operating environment of hyper interconnectivity and rapid software development, Exchange Server can offer tangible, hands-on control over sensitive data. And this has material value for organizations concerned about data sovereignty.

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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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Security Affairs

JANUARY 1, 2024

Visma confirmed they were affected by the Kaseya cyber attack that allowed the REvil ransomware to encrypt their customers’ systems. The Cactus ransomware operation has been active since March 2023, despite the threat actors use a double-extortion model, their data leak site has yet to be discovered.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 12, 2019

At the 2019 RSA Conference, Pure Storage and Thales introduced Vormetric Transparent Encryption for Efficient Storage – the IT and security industries’ first end-to-end data encryption framework that realizes storage array data reduction. Data Security: Low Adoption Amidst Increasing Requirements.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cloud storage is a cloud computing model that allows data storage on remote servers operated by a service provider, accessible via internet connections. Data is stored on physical mediums (SSDs, HDDs, and USBs), restricting access to specific devices and requiring physical transfer for mobility.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 21, 2020

Carnival Corporation, the largest cruise ship company in the world, announced that it had experienced a data breach following a ransomware attack on their systems. The post Carnival Announces Data Breach Following Ransomware Attack appeared first on Adam Levin. Read the 8-K filing here.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

On August 8, 2023, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission approved 205 CMR 257: Sports Wagering Data Privacy , a set of regulations designed to create new rights and obligations with respect to sports betting operators’ use of patrons’ Confidential Information or Personally Identifiable Information.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 8, 2023

” Rapid7 ‘s Caitlin Condon called this remarkable turn of events “fairly stunning,” and said there appear to be roughly 11,000 vulnerable ESG devices still connected to the Internet worldwide. If they’re going for data extortion, it’s more like a smash-and-grab. They don’t need it.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

Data loss prevention (DLP) refers to a set of security solutions that identify and monitor information content across storage, operations, and networks. DLP solutions help detect and prevent potential data exposure or leaks. DLP integrates procedures, technology, and people to effectively detect and prevent sensitive data leaks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

“We have not at this time discovered any impacts to our networks or systems, and customer data has been and remains encrypted.” ” The company pointed out that its systems and networks were not impacted and customer data were encrypted. .” reads the security notice published by the company.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Hacker compromised third-party NodeJS module “Event-Stream” introducing a malicious code aimed at stealing funds in Bitcoin wallet apps. The Event-Stream library is a very popular NodeJS module used to allow developers the management of data streams, it has nearly 2 million downloads a week. through 5.1.0

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2020

While many companies have deployed extra measures to secure employees’ remote access to corporate resources and apps, it is important to think of all the necessary security measures to be taken in protecting sensitive data. Discover and classify your data. Understand the risks related to data. Encrypt all sensitive data.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 4, 2019

One of the more curious behaviors of Apple’s new iPhone 11 Pro is that it intermittently seeks the user’s location information even when all applications and system services on the phone are individually set to never request this data. This post will be updated in the event Apple provides a more detailed response.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Under the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) new amendment to the Safeguards Rule (the “Amended Rule”), non-banking financial institutions will have to report certain data breaches and other security events to the agency. The FTC will publish information from the notification event report on a publicly available database.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Focusing on foundational capabilities To address DORA effectively, financial institutions are advised to concentrate on mastering foundational capabilities in four key domains: Data, Operations, Risk Management, and Automation and AI.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Infrastructure as a service security is a concept that assures the safety of organizations’ data, applications, and networks in the cloud. Organizations can rent infrastructure components like virtual machines, storage, and networking from IaaS providers rather than owning and managing actual servers and data centers.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The age of Big Data is upon us. And, as more data is available for analytical purposes, more sensitive and private information is at risk. Protecting the confidentiality and integrity and of warehoused data and ensuring that access is controlled is vital to keeping that data secure. respondents.”.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Even though encryption should be taken seriously by businesses of all sizes, only a small fraction of the corporate sector puts their back on it. The type of data that each email contains vary from sales objectives to product specs and even product patents. Why is Encryption a Feasible Option against Digital Threats?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 2, 2022

Companies should not neglect such post-exploitation tactics, as ransomware groups not only encrypt the victim’s files these days but also use exfiltrated data as a means of extortion. In that perspective, additional layers of protection like data-in-use encryption might help prevent such events.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 1, 2022

(“Carnival”), the world’s largest cruise-ship operator, for violations of the Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500) in connection with four cybersecurity events between 2019 and 2021, including two ransomware events. . NYDFS also found that Carnival had failed to implement basic protocols to prevent data breaches.

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Rocket Software

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The holiday season is officially here, and for many that means more spending, whether it’s on gifts, food or special events. This means understanding and complying with PCI-DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) to avoid costly breaches and violations. Protect Data at Rest and in Transit.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Data breaches in the retail sector illustrate the vulnerabilities inherent to this industry, emphasizing the need for robust cybersecurity measures. It becomes, therefore, essential for retailers to consider the fresh insights provided by the Thales 2023 Data Threat Report – Financial Services Edition.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 10, 2024

strategy can lay a foundation for compliance with other data protection frameworks like DORA, NIS2, and the GLBA. A comprehensive understanding of your cardholder data environment (CDE) is crucial for later risk analysis and targeted control implementation. Risk Assessment Reevaluation : PCI DSS 4.0 A well-crafted PCI DSS 4.0

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

These techniques also attempt to mask the attackers’ actions by, for example, concealing or manipulating system data to try to hinder forensic investigations. Disk wiping : This technique is used by threat actors to destroy all data on the hard drive, without the chance of data recovery. My best advice is to be proactive.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2022

Chipmaker giant Nvidia confirmed a data breach after the recently disclosed security incident, proprietary information stolen. We are still working to evaluate the nature and scope of the event and don’t have any additional information to share at this time.”. With this they were able to connect to a [virtual machine] we use.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The encryption and decryption are not robust and the ransomware lack features like Windows Shadow Copy removal, File unlocking for a more thorough impact, Anti-analysis, and Defensive evasion (AMSI bypass, disabling event logging, etc.). At this point in this ransomware, the encryption process has already finished.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 16, 2021

Why Data Visibility is Important for Security. Today, organizations are struggling to control their data environments. The amount of data created is forecasted to grow and be spread in a wide diverse ecosystem: the cloud, on premises, in data lakes and big data. The Added Value of Data Visibility.

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