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What is the NIS2 Directive and How Does It Affect You?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Tue, 11/29/2022 - 06:08. The European Union enacted the Network and Information System (NIS) regulation in July 2016 with the intention of ensuring a specific level of security for networks and information systems belonging to critical and sensitive infrastructures in EU member states. Strengthened security requirements.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” Attackers will inform the victim that their data is encrypted. Screenshot example. Staff Awareness.

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Gab Has Been Breached

Troy Hunt

I've investigated hundreds of data breaches over the years (there are 514 of them in Have I Been Pwned as I write this), and for the most part, the situation with Gab is just another day on the internet. More specifically, I care about the data that's been exposed in the breach, especially when that data may include my own (I'm very serious).

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The Burden of Privacy In Discovery

Data Matters

Most of that focus has centered on data collection, storage, sharing, and, in particular, third-party transactions in which customer information is harnessed for advertising purposes. Could a party, for instance, decline to produce, review, or even collect certain types of data due to privacy concerns? But what about other contexts?

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Nation-State-Sponsored Attacks: Not Your Grandfather’s Cyber Attacks

Data Matters

It used to be that data breaches were all about cyber-crooks hacking computer systems to steal personal information, followed by an affected company sending regretful notification letters offering a year or two of complimentary credit monitoring. All rights reserved. Defense Information Technology , Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Sec.

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The Best Alternatives to Local Servers for File Sharing

OneHub

A 2016 Hubspot study revealed the average business stores 162.9 terabytes of data. These businesses estimated their accumulated data would increase by over 50% within a year and a half. That data represents priceless information, but it’s only useful if you can share it with other users quickly and securely.

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Cyber Blackmail: More Than Just Ransomware

The Texas Record

We are happy to welcome guest writers from the Texas Department of Information Resources, Daniel Hankins, Shared Services Security Manager and Andy Bennett, Director Information Security Governance. Unsavory parties are stealing data, then turning around and attempting to blackmail companies and wealthy individuals into paying.