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Researchers Quietly Cracked Zeppelin Ransomware Keys

Krebs on Security

Peter is an IT manager for a technology manufacturer that got hit with a Russian ransomware strain called “ Zeppelin ” in May 2020. 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. ” they wrote.

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IoT Cybersecurity: 5 Major Vulnerabilities and How to Tackle Them

Security Affairs

The Threat is Definitely Real. One of the examples relates to the default settings users get when starting to use a new service. As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. The Flaws in Manufacturing Process. Misconfiguration.

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UK: New National Strategy for Health Data

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

For example, they also emerge in the EU’s new Data Governance Act , in the form of its creation of ‘data intermediation services’ – i.e., services that provide a secure environment in which companies or individuals can share data. Secure data environments are a hot topic in data circles.

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European Commission proposes reinforcement of EU Cybersecurity rules

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

That list corresponds to the list of OES under the NIS Directive, supplemented with the following entities: additional entities in the energy sector , adding for example district heating and cooling and operators of hydrogen production, storage and transmission. social networking services platforms.

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IoT Unravelled Part 3: Security

Troy Hunt

Another example also from Context Security was the vulnerability in CloudPets talking (and listening ) teddy bears that amounted to no auth on the Bluetooth allowing an attacker to take control of the toy. Are these examples actually risks in IoT? Or are they just the same old risks we've always had with data stored on the internet?

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Supply Chain Security 101: An Expert’s View

Krebs on Security

BK: Right, the Trusted Foundry program I guess is a good example. BK: Can you give some examples? Are there other examples of how the cloud providers can make it harder for attackers who might seek to subvert their services through supply chain shenanigans? BK: For example….? TS: Exactly.

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And then there were five: CCPA amendments pass legislature

Data Protection Report

Changes range from clarifications to definitions and new exemptions to technical corrections. The definitions underwent some editorial changes, and a technical fix to correctly cross-reference the definition of “Homepage” (for notices required by § 1798.135, rather than §1798.145). Summary of CCPA Amendments.

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