eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. And since the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect May 25, 2018, IT compliance issues have been at the forefront of corporate concerns. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 9, 2021

Researchers Describe Sophisticated Phishing Campaign A new phishing campaign distributes ZLoader malware using advanced delivery techniques that demonstrate sophisticated understanding of Microsoft Office document formats and techniques, the security firm Forcepoint X-Labs reports.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Maybe you were once advised to “look for the padlock” as a means of telling legitimate e-commerce sites from phishing or malware traps. New research indicates that half of all phishing scams are now hosted on Web sites whose Internet address includes the padlock and begins with “[link].

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Exploring the Risks: Unveiling 9 Potential Techniques Hackers Employ to Exploit Public Wi-Fi and Compromise Your Sensitive Data We’ve all used public Wi-Fi: it’s convenient, saves our data, and speeds up browsing. Look for the “https” in the website’s URL—it means there’s some level of encryption.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 13, 2020

For the past year, a site called Privnotes.com has been impersonating Privnote.com , a legitimate, free service that offers private, encrypted messages which self-destruct automatically after they are read. “At first, I thought that was their whole angle, just to siphon data. And it doesn’t send and receive messages.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

However, there’s still a long way to go to achieve deep interoperability of interconnected services in a way that preserves privacy and is very secure. Matter works much the way website authentication and website traffic encryption gets executed. This enables you to aggregate data and make informed decisions based on that.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

However, healthcare data ranks at the top of the list for needing improvements in security and privacy protections. This data is managed by different entities, such as primary care facilities, acute care facilities and within associated applications that collect, store and track health data, creating numerous exposure vulnerabilities.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Ukraine’s CERT (CERT-UA) warned of a new phishing campaign by the APT28 group to deploy previously undocumented malware strains. CERT-UA discovered multiple phishing attacks aimed at government organizations between December 15 and December 25. file classified as MASEPIE. ” reads the advisory published by CERT-UA.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Cyber Security Awareness Month – Answering Google’s Most Commonly Asked Questions madhav Wed, 10/18/2023 - 05:25 This month is Cyber Security Awareness Month , highlighting how far security education needs to go in order to enable a secure interconnected world. Data Sovereignty What is data sovereignty?

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Welcome to our October 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. Revolut was recently targeted by a cyber criminal, who gained unauthorised access to clients’ personal data. Further headaches for Revolut.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Phishing attacks are nothing new, but scammers are getting savvier with their tactics. Other Iranian-based cyberattacks have included hackers targeting Albanian government systems and spear phishing scams. Here are four new phishing trends keeping businesses on their toes. Spear phishing. Phishing via texting.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Data loss prevention (DLP) best practices are principles that help prevent intentional or unintentional data erasure. By following these guidelines, organizations can reduce the detrimental impact of data loss and quickly resume operations after an incident. Proofpoint’s 2024 data loss landscape report reveals 84.7%

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. The link could direct users to a mock-up of YouTube’s website and ask them to log in for security purposes.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Cybersecurity firm Armorblox discovered a new phishing campaign aimed at American Express customers. Armorblox researchers uncovered a new phishing campaign that is targeting American Express customers. The phishing email, marked by Google as safe, was delivered to more than 16,000 users’ addresses. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 9, 2019

A ransomware outbreak that hit QuickBooks cloud hosting firm iNSYNQ in mid-July appears to have started with an email phishing attack that snared an employee working in sales for the company, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. “For these infections hackers take sometimes days, weeks, or even months to encrypt your data.”

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

You’ll often see the terms cyber security and information security used interchangeably. In this blog, we explain what information security and cyber security are, the differences between them and how they fit into your data protection practices. What is information security? This is cyber security.

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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. It excels in remote access, scalability, and security, with distributed storage options and privacy adherence capabilities.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 28, 2024

Virtually every organization recognizes the power of data to enhance customer and employee experiences and drive better business decisions. Yet, as data becomes more valuable, it’s also becoming harder to protect. What is a data protection strategy?

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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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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

Shortly after that disclosure, the security firm Group-IB published a report linking the attackers behind the Twilio intrusion to separate breaches at more than 130 organizations, including LastPass , DoorDash , Mailchimp , and Plex. Multiple security firms soon assigned the hacking group the nickname “ Scattered Spider.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 18, 2024

QR Code Scams: What You Need to Know About This Phishing Tactic madhav Tue, 03/19/2024 - 06:10 In a world where individuals and organizations alike are increasingly dependent on digital processes, cybercriminals are constantly looking for and developing new ways to exploit technology to take advantage of their targets.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Cryptographic inventories need finalizing and quantum safe encryption needs to be adopted for sensitive communications and data. Consumers will begin to see their favorite applications touting “quantum-secure encryption.” CISOs will have to get quantum resilient encryption on their cyber roadmap.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 4, 2021

percent of all malware detected on networks of WatchGuard Technologies customers in the second quarter came over encrypted connections, raising the security risk for the 80 percent of such organizations that lack processes for decrypting and scanning HTTPS traffic for threats. Malware in Encrypted Traffic. A surprising 91.5

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Public cloud security refers to protections put in place to secure data and resources in cloud environments shared by multiple users or organizations. These safeguards, when combined with adherence to security best practices and standards, establish a strong security architecture for public cloud environments.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

DNS security protects the domain name system (DNS) from attackers seeking to reroute traffic to malicious sites. This article will provide an overview of DNS Security, common attacks, and how to use DNS security to prevent DNS attacks and manipulation. in the DNS cache for more efficient delivery of information to users.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

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 City of Philadelphia discloses data breach after five months Date of breach: 24 May 2023 ( notice issued 20 October 2023).

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 16, 2021

A phishing campaign that Microsoft security researchers have been tracking for about a year highlights not only the ongoing success of social engineering efforts by hackers to compromise systems, but also the extent to which the bad actors will go to cover their tracks while stealing user credentials.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Related: The need for robust data recovery policies. Fortunately, effective tools and wise best practices can help mitigate this this exposure enabling companies to indefinitely leverage Exchange Server as a productive, resilient and secure communications tool. Here are a few ‘dos:’ •Rigorous vulnerability management.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Strong security measures become increasingly important as more people use this digital currency. Related: Currency exchange security issues For managing and keeping your Bitcoin assets, you must need a bitcoin wallet, which is a digital version of a conventional wallet. Select a reliable wallet. Use strong passwords, 2FA.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Related: The security case for AR, VR AI chatbots use natural language processing, which enables them to understand and respond to human language and machine learning algorithms. This helps them improve their performance over time by gaining data from interactions. of cyber security attacks. Using MFA can prevent 99.9%

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2021

The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) revealed that the number of phishing websites peaked at record levels in the first quarter of 2021. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has published its new Phishing Activity Trends Report related to the first quarter of 2021. Reported Phishing Websites for Q1 2021.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

If cybercriminals had found those files first, they’d be able to send emails on behalf of the organization, access and exploit sensitive data, and even try to authorize payments. Keeping crucial.env files secure is essential, as they could be used to compromise services and applications. What was in the New England Biolabs leak?

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

An online retailer always gets users’ explicit consent before sharing customer data with its partners. A navigation app anonymizes activity data before analyzing it for travel trends. One cannot overstate the importance of data privacy for businesses today. The user can accept or reject each use of their data individually.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

The main problem for remote workers is the threat to online security. Start by checking to see what security protocols your company has in place. Here are some cybersecurity best practices tips that apply more than ever when it comes to remote workers carrying out their duties securely. Secure home router.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Welcome to our November review of phishing scams, in which we examine the latest campaigns and the tactics being used by cyber criminals to fool you into handing over your information. Phishing attacks are harder to spot on your smartphone. Phishing attacks are harder to spot on your smartphone.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2024

A joint advisory published by CISA, the FBI, Europol, and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) revealed that since early 2023, Akira ransomware operators received $42 million in ransom payments from more than 250 victims worldwide. Threat actors use FileZilla, WinRAR, WinSCP, and RClone for data exfiltration.

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Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2022

“Frappo” acts as a Phishing-as-a-Service and enables cybercriminals the ability to host and generate high-quality phishing pages which impersonate major online banking, e-commerce, popular retailers, and online-services to steal customer data. The last update of the service was registered May 1, 2022.

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