Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

UK govt contractor MPD FM left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data MPD FM, a facility management and security company providing services to various UK government departments, left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 27, 2024

Not only does it increase in importance, but almost every day we see a new article about another breach. Hospitals, retail stores, large businesses - all are under a constant threat of some form of attack to exfiltrate data or for some other nefarious purposes. For example, what are the standards that are in place now?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

vpnMentor researchers discovered that the popular digital wallet application Key Ring exposed data belonging to millions of users in a huge data leak. Further investigation allowed the experts to discovered other unsecured S3 buckets belonging to the company that were also exposing sensitive data. ” continues the report.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 14, 2018

But there are a manageable number of precautions you can take to secure customer data that will tick the boxes for many different regulations. Keep track of data. If you don’t know where your sensitive data is stored, it’s not protected and months can pass before you realize you’ve been hacked. Layer defenses.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

was originally launched in 2010 with the goal of helping e-commerce sites validate the identities of customers who might be eligible for discounts at various retail establishments, such as veterans, teachers, students, nurses and first responders. But not long after the message about waiting 3 hours came up, I got a phone call from an ID.me

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

The Verizon DBIR 2020 report indicates that financially motivated attacks against retailers have moved away from Point of Sale (POS) devices and controllers, towards web applications. As the infrastructure changes, the adversaries change along with it to take the easiest path to data. Big Data and EMV 3DS. Stolen credentials.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2024

Digital rights management (DRM) is an encryption technology that enforces creator’s rights. The most well-known examples restrict making copies of digital files, yet there are other techniques and use cases to explore — as well as benefits and challenges. IP address, geographic location, or device type.

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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

JANUARY 24, 2018

November 2017 saw one of Australia’s biggest ever data breaches, in which sensitive personal information regarding almost 50,000 consumers and 5,000 public servants was exposed online. Here then, as with the breaches mentioned above, we can see the importance of an “encrypt everything” strategy, as referred to in my previous post.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

Welcome to our new-look list of data breaches and cyber attacks. So, each month, we’ll update this page with the latest figures and links, so be sure to bookmark it to keep an eye out for the latest data breach news. In August 2020, it was embroiled in a data breach affecting more than 800,000 EyeMed and Lenscrafters patients.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Compliance madhav Tue, 09/19/2023 - 05:17 It is essential for any business that stores, processes, and transmits payment card information to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Consumers’ payment data is a compelling target for criminals who continue to circumvent IT security defenses. Requirement 3.2

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 21, 2023

For example, working with the secure element of a mobile phone. Data privacy; e-wallets, devices and transaction systems should not have direct access to sensitive personal data. For example, if a consumer offers to deposit €100,000 of CBDC into a bank, the digital cash on the device doesn’t care who is carrying it.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

This ransomware strain emerged in September 2020, but the threat actors behind already managed to lock quite big companies, such as game developers Crytek, booksellers Barnes & Noble, and most recently a retail giant Cencosud from Chile. Moreover, Egregor operators have been using Rclone for data exfiltration – same as with ProLock.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The tech titans have swelled into multi-billion dollar behemoths by myopically focusing on delivering targeted online advertising, in support of online retailing. Cybercriminals have begun escalating their efforts to bend the legitimate online advertising and retailing fulfillment ecosystem to their whims. Smart attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 15, 2024

Also called backdoor attacks, they cleverly exploit third-party software vulnerabilities to access an organization’s systems and data. The news has already captured some very high-profile incidents, including attacks on an American retailer, a software vendor, and more recently a multinational investment and financial services bank.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2020

said a nine-month-long breach of its payment card processing systems may have led to the theft of card data from customers who visited any of its 850 locations nationwide. In late December 2019, fuel and convenience store chain Wawa Inc. On the evening of Monday, Jan. Gemini monitors multiple carding sites like Joker’s Stash.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

For many organizations, the idea of storing data or running applications on infrastructure that they do not manage directly seems inherently insecure. In addition, 95 percent of survey respondents confirmed that they are extremely to moderately concerned about public cloud security. Those concerns are certainly justified.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 22, 2024

Bad bots are so prevalent in the gaming industry because users use them to cheat – for example, performing high-speed interactions that would be impossible for human players. While 13% were other automated threats, APIs are particularly susceptible to bot attacks because they are machine-readable and act as direct pathways to sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Once a niche technology, drones are about to explode in terms of market growth and enterprise adoption. A secondary outcome of this article is to help spur awareness around a once niche space of technology that is about to explode in terms of market growth and enterprise adoption. Original post at [link]. Market overview.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2019

You might be surprised to learn that CCTV footage is subject to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). The Regulation isn’t just about written details, like names and addresses; it applies to any information that can identify someone. A public task : for example, to complete official functions or tasks in the public interest.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It’s worth noting that there’s no reason a legitimate retailer would need that last one — the skeleton key to your identity — to process a purchase.). Malware is malicious software designed to harm devices or glean data to commit identity-related crimes. Shop at reputable and recognizable retailers. Lock your devices.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

For example, the smaller screen means it may be harder to spot spelling and grammatical errors, and the layout makes it harder to review the sender’s email address and check links. We take security and your data extremely seriously, but sadly no online system can claim to be 100 per cent secure and we have been caught out. Get started.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

Connectivity enables powerful, revenue-generating capabilities…from data telemetry and runtime analytics, to effectively predicting and maintenance requirements. Imagine a world where the retail value of your car actually grows over time – that’s now becoming a reality. The same rings true for encryption and authentication.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Application modernization starts with assessment of current legacy applications, data and infrastructure and applying the right modernization strategy (rehost, re-platform, refactor or rebuild) to achieve the desired result. We will explore key areas of acceleration with an example in this article.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

There are also data privacy implications with IoT. Just as layered security can better protect a device, layered data leakage can assist an attacker in building a mosaic attack; an attack constructed from small pieces of information to build a larger picture of an individual, or an organization. Data security. Key management.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

I had a terrific conversation about this with Avesta Hojjati, head of research and development at DigiCert, the world’s leading provider of digital certificates. I wrote this USA TODAY cover story in 2003 about how IBM Linux stole the city of Munich from Microsoft, ruining Steve Ballmer’s skiing holiday.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

This appears to be even more true today than it was when I began writing about business cyber risks at USA TODAY more than a decade ago. Last February, Dallas-based email encryption vendor Zix Corp. High to very high threat Index contributors expressed a widely held belief that a data breach can put a company out of business.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This article dives into the lexicon of malware, offering descriptions, protections, and examples of each. Rather than stealing data, adware is more of an irritant forcing users to see unwanted ads. Examples of Adware Malware Attacks. Examples of Backdoor Malware Attacks. Examples of Botnet Malware Attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Networks connect devices to each other so that users can access assets such as applications, data, or even other networks such as the internet. Minimum User Access Controls Active Directory: The smallest organizations might only worry about device access, otherwise known as the login credentials (username/password).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 5, 2017

An unfortunate occurrence over the past few years has been that data breaches just keep getting bigger and impacting more people. This year, Equifax, Verizon, Wonga, Bell Canada and Hipchat were just a few of the companies that suffered from successful cyberattacks or leaks that resulted in sensitive data getting compromised.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Network security threats weaken the defenses of an enterprise network, endangering proprietary data, critical applications, and the entire IT infrastructure. Imagine you’re a retailer with 50 store locations. For example, SNMP versions 1 and 2 have known vulnerabilities. Any older SSL and TLS versions than TLS 1.3

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 29, 2023

A retail company experiences a sudden surge in online sales due to a viral social media campaign. By having real-time data at their fingertips, decision-makers can adjust their strategies, allocate resources accordingly, and capitalize on the unexpected spike in demand, ensuring customer satisfaction while maximizing revenue.

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Reltio

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Your data fuels your business and your digital transformation. Your ability to run a digital business and make insightful decisions depends heavily on how well you manage your core data. Yet, these days with the proliferation of apps and data stores across cloud and on-premises environments, managing your data is not a trivial task.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The practice of encapsulating or enclosing certain data or components within well-defined boundaries is essential to achieve better maintainability in software systems. For example, a retail company that has been using a legacy inventory management system for several years is less cost-efficient.

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Rocket Software

APRIL 22, 2020

The connection will be a secure encrypted connection back to the hosting server. You also want to ensure that all network connections are encrypted. The Z Encryption Readiness Tool (ZERT) is a free function within the Communication Server of z/OS. As IT professionals, we tend to learn a lot about the current IBM Z environment.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Part 1 – what CBDC is all about There is a constant development and progression of payment methods and systems over time. They exists in either Token Based (object of value) or Account based (value stored at the Central Bank) form and are of two types, wholesale CBDCs and retail CBDCs. HSM, mobile Secure Element, Smart Card).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 4, 2021

Let’s see some examples for this year’s index. What about services? Monero is the cryptocurrency of choice, instead, and all communications must be PGP encrypted. The Cloned Credit Card and Cardholder Data Market. Do you know about the law of supply and demand? It’s a menu of sorts.

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