Krebs on Security

MARCH 25, 2020

government Web sites now carry a message prominently at the top of their home pages meant to help visitors better distinguish between official U.S. government properties and phishing pages. Census Bureau website [link] carries a message that reads, “An official Web site of the United States government.

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IT Governance

JULY 13, 2023

This week, we discuss the new EU adequacy decision for the US, based on the Data Privacy Framework (plus Max Schrems’s inevitable reaction), and a proposed UK-US ‘data bridge’. We also look at fixes for three more vulnerabilities in Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer app; plus this month’s Patch Tuesday and other security updates.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This week, we discuss security issues at the Electoral Commission, Meta’s appeal against daily GDPR fines, and a breach affecting 10 million users of the French unemployment agency Pôle emploi. Transcript: Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 8 September 2023.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 14, 2024

Senator Urges Government to Tell Public About Little-Known Manufacturer Reset Codes Experts told ISMG that Chinese-made locks and commercial safes could pose national security risks when used by major U.S.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Stormshield Is a Major Supplier of Security Products to the French Government French security vendor Stormshield has launched an investigation after an internal review found that hackers accessed the source code of the company's network security product.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 27, 2022

This week, we discuss the new mechanism for transferring EU residents’ personal data to the US, the first GDPR Data Protection Seal, a new ransomware attack targeting Ukraine and its allies, and the first layer in a defence-in-depth approach to cyber security: detection.

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IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2022

Data governance and regulatory compliance go hand in hand. Organisations need robust governance practices if they are to stay on top of their legal requirements, while those obligations are designed to help them operate more effectively. Why is data governance important?

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Data Breach Today

JULY 26, 2023

Flaw in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile Rated 10 on CVSS Scale A mobile security vendor patched a critically rated zero-day vulnerability in its endpoint management platform that had been used by unknown hackers to attack the Norwegian government. Multiple governments use the platform - the Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 7, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency hopes to expand voluntary information sharing between the federal government and open-source software operators with a series of actions the agency announced following a two-day open-source security summit held at its Virginia headquarters.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 3, 2022

Extortion Group Won’t Stop Data Leaks Even If Its Demands Are Met, Feds Say U.S. government agencies have issued a warning to organizations in the country against paying ransom to the Karakurt data extortion group.

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Collibra

AUGUST 2, 2022

A data governance council is a governing body for strategizing data governance programs, raising awareness of its importance, approving enterprise data policies and standards, prioritizing related projects, and enabling ongoing support. What does a data governance council do?

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IT Governance

JUNE 29, 2023

This week, we discuss 100,000 compromised ChatGPT credentials, a data breach affecting the LetMeSpy stalkerware app, and a potential security vulnerability in Microsoft Teams that could be exploited to spread malware. Plus, Alan Calder discusses the current cybersecurity and regulatory landscape, and how they affect organisations.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 23, 2023

If you’re in charge of managing data at your organization, you know how important it is to have a system in place for ensuring that your data is accurate, up-to-date, and secure. That’s where data governance comes in. What exactly is data governance and why is it so important?

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IT Governance

APRIL 20, 2023

This week, we discuss the apparent sale of exfiltrated Capita data by the Black Basta ransomware group, a zero-day Google Chrome vulnerability and the development of a new LockBit ransomware variant targeting macOS, and Alan Calder analyses the new US National Cybersecurity Strategy and explains what all organisations should learn from it.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil Dings Cybersecurity Law as 'Bloody Useless' The Australian government says it will centralize its approach to securing federal agencies by appointing a coordinator to head the new National Office for Cyber Security within the Department of Home Affairs.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 26, 2022

The government has launched its first ‘ Government Cyber Security Strategy – Building a Cyber Resilient Public Sector ’ (“ Strategy ”), outlining how central government and the public sector will ensure that public services can function in the face of growing cyber threats.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The benefits of partnering with us, and our partner-exclusive event IT Governance launched its partner programme in 2017, which now includes more than 400 organisations. And why should organisations consider partnering with IT Governance? What is it that makes IT Governance special? What else can partners expect from the event?

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This week, we discuss yet more planned changes to UK data protection law, a £1.35 million GDPR fine for “predatory marketing”, the conviction of Uber’s former chief security officer, and a new book about how to establish an enjoyable career. Now available on Spotify , Amazon Music , Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud.

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Collibra

OCTOBER 25, 2023

If you strive to be data-driven and are leveraging AI technologies to gain a competitive edge, increase efficiency, and drive innovation, then you need to recognize, in addition to its potentially remarkable benefits, generative AI also presents significant risks. AI models and governance An AI model is, at its core, a mathematical construct.

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erwin

MARCH 25, 2021

erwin recently hosted the second in its six-part webinar series on the practice of data governance and how to proactively deal with its complexities. Led by Frank Pörschmann of iDIGMA GmbH, an IT industry veteran and data governance strategist, the second webinar focused on “ The Value of Data Governance & How to Quantify It.”.

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Collibra

AUGUST 4, 2023

We all know data is the fuel that drives modern businesses and helps our organizations operate more efficiently. The better we use data, the more insights our data generates. When we start,it’s important to remember that data governance is a program, not a project. It requires ongoing efforts.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The social media site X announced that it will collect premium users’ biometric data for security and identification purposes. Based on your consent, we may collect and use your biometric information for safety, security, and identification purposes.”

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Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2023

A researcher recently discovered that a Bangladesh government website leaks the personal data of citizens. The researcher Viktor Markopoulos discovered a Bangladeshi government website that was leaking the personal information of millions of Bangladesh citizens. ” wrote Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai from TechCrunch.

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IT Governance

JUNE 9, 2022

This week, we look at a $150 million fine for Twitter, phishing attacks affecting the Twitter followers of the digital artist Beeple and users of the accounting platform QuickBooks, and a massive data breach affecting Pegasus Airlines. Plus we talk about security issues facing organisations with a remote or hybrid workforce.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

CISA revealed that threat actors breached an unnamed state government organization via an administrator account belonging to a former employee. The government experts conducted an incident response assessment of the state government organization after its documents were posted on the dark web.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 23, 2024

On January 23, 2024, the UK government announced that it published a draft Code of Practice on cybersecurity governance (the “Code”). While it is acknowledged that “there is no one size fits all approach to governing. cyber risk”, there are certain “common fundamental actions” that may be taken.

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IT Governance

JULY 7, 2022

This week, we discuss new NCSC guidance on avoiding cyber security “staff burnout”, a data breach affecting a Japanese city’s entire population, good news for the ransomware-hit Maastricht University, and the privacy implications of the metaverse.

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erwin

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Do you know where your data is? What data you have? Add to the mix the potential for a data breach followed by non-compliance, reputational damage and financial penalties and a real horror story could unfold. s Information Commissioner’s Office had levied against both Facebook and Equifax for their data breaches.

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Collibra

JANUARY 9, 2024

In today’s world, data drives many of the decisions made by federal and state government agencies. Recently many agencies have started to discuss how data mesh strategies, focused on a decentralized data landscape and distributed domain-oriented data products, can help make better use of data and speed up decision making.

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Collibra

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Today’s data-driven organizations depend on data intelligence. But you can’t have data intelligence if your data isn’t governed. Data governance is the process of managing data as a strategic asset so it is accurate, accessible, secure, and consistent.

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IT Governance

JUNE 23, 2022

This week, we discuss a cyber attack that’s disrupted Yodel’s deliveries, new tactics from a ransomware gang, the government’s plans for reforming UK data privacy law, and the importance of a defence-in-depth approach to cyber security.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

The Draft GenAI Governance Framework may be accessed here. Views on the Draft GenAI Governance Framework may be provided to the IMDA at info@aiverify.sg. A brief summary of, and our key takeaways from, the Draft GenAI Governance Framework are set out below. The National AI Strategy was last updated in 2023.

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erwin

APRIL 2, 2021

Organizations are managing more data than ever. With more companies increasingly migrating their data to the cloud to ensure availability and scalability, the risks associated with data management and protection also are growing. Data Security Starts with Data Governance.

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erwin

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Why should you integrate data governance (DG) and enterprise architecture (EA)? Data governance provides time-sensitive, current-state architecture information with a high level of quality. Data governance provides time-sensitive, current-state architecture information with a high level of quality.

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IT Governance

MARCH 16, 2023

The UK government has announced plans to ban ministers and civil servants from using TikTok on work devices. It follows concern regarding the data privacy practices of the Chinese-owned app, with the European Parliament making a similar ruling last week. Are these rumours founded? What effect will this have?

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

On 23 January 2024, the UK government published its draft Cyber Governance Code of Practice (the “ Code ”) to help directors and other senior leadership boost their organizations’ cyber resilience. The UK government is seeking views from organizations on the draft Code by 19 March 2024.

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erwin

APRIL 16, 2021

Data governance is best defined as the strategic, ongoing and collaborative processes involved in managing data’s access, availability, usability, quality and security in line with established internal policies and relevant data regulations. Data Governance Is Business Transformation. Predictability.

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