Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 28, 2018

Cloud providers have done a good job of integrating default encryption services within their core infrastructure. However, as discussed in previous blogs , the encryption service is only as secure as the keys that are used to encrypt the data. Which data within cloud workloads is encrypted. Key access information.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Secure remote working tips and VPN insights from our senior penetration tester Leon Teale is a senior penetration tester at IT Governance. He’s also been featured in various articles relating to cyber security. So how can organisations efficiently secure their remote infrastructure? We sat down to chat to him.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Is mobile technology on a course to become more secure than traditional computing? Related: Securing the Internet of Things I’ve been writing about organizations struggling to solve the productivity vs. security dilemma that’s part and parcel of the BYOD craze for some time now. We spoke at Black Hat 2019.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

alongside Tony Sager , senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security and a former bug hunter at the U.S. National Security Agency. Tony Sager, senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security. TS: Like a lot of things in security, the economics always win.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2022

Five Hot Security and Privacy Topics You Need To Understand in 2022. Panelists included security professionals from many well-established and successful organizations as well as consultants and industry leaders. Schrems II and the Security of International Data Flows. Thu, 01/27/2022 - 06:13. Privacy Shield Framework.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

So, it might not be time to panic, but it certainly is time to recognize that the threats and the benefits of quantum computing are here now, and security professionals need to ensure that they and the organization they work for are fully prepared. And those are all the problems that quantum can solve.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2024

119 engaged in negotiations with victims, meaning they definitely deployed attacks. The US government also charged in the past other five LockBit members, Artur Sungatov , Ivan Kondratyev (Bassterlord), Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov , Mikhail Matveev (Wazawaka) , and Mikhail Vasiliev. .”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

ERMAC differs from Cerberus in the usage of different obfuscation techniques and Blowfish encryption algorithm. “Despite the usage of different obfuscation techniques and new method of string encryption – using Blowfish encryption algorithm, we can definitely state that ERMAC is another Cerberus-based trojan.”

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2021

This latest high-profile example of security sloppiness was uncovered by a team of white hat hackers led by Ata Hakçil. There was no need for a password or login credentials to access this information, and the data was not encrypted. WizCase reached out to PeopleGIS and the S3 buckets in question have since been secured.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The US Government Accounting Office just published a new report: " Weapons Systems Cyber Security: DOD Just Beginning to Grapple with Scale of Vulnerabilities " (summary here ). It is definitely easier, and cheaper, to ignore the problem or pretend it isn't a big deal. But that's probably a mistake in the long run.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

European Parliament votes to tighten up rules for the sale and export of surveillance and encryption technology. The new rules oblige European companies to apply for government licenses to export surveillance solutions demonstrating that the sale doesn’t pose a risk to human rights. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks targeting education institutions. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), has issued an alert about a surge in ransomware attacks against education institutions. backup servers, network shares, servers, auditing devices). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I didn’t know either of them, but I have been writing about cryptography, security, and privacy for decades. It definitely had an effect on me. Chatting with Snowden on an encrypted IM connection, I joked that the NSA cafeteria menu probably has code names for menu items. I started doubting my own security procedures.

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IT Governance

JULY 10, 2023

In this article, we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of security breaches , and delve into the infosec landscape over the past three months. Overview IT Governance discovered 297 security incidents between April and June 2023, which accounted for 116,933,247 breached records.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 13, 2022

Secure Data Environments. The NHS will step up its investment in and use of ‘secure data environments’ (sometimes referred to as ‘trusted research environments’). In simple terms, these are specially designated, secure servers on which a third party researcher’s access to health data can be properly controlled and monitored.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2018

However, despite these on-board systems being vital to operations, cyber security isn’t quite as robust as it needs to be, leaving ships vulnerable to attack. The motives for an attack aren’t always sinister, but the maritime industry needs to acknowledge the cyber security risks ships face and take steps to counter the threats.

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Data Protection Report

JUNE 26, 2023

The Guidance sits alongside the ICO’s recommendation that organisations should, if they haven’t already, start using PETs to share personal data safely, securely and anonymously. The Guidance clarifies that there is no definition of PETs within data protection law and that the concept covers various technologies and techniques.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Application programming interface (API) security is a combination of tools and best practices to secure the all-important connections between applications. API security protects data and back-end systems while preserving fluid communication between software components through strict protocols and access controls.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 14, 2019

On December 19, 2018, Ohio adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law. The Act is designed to “establish standards for data security and for the investigation and notification to the Superintendent of Insurance of a cybersecurity event.”. 11 to the Ohio Revised Code.

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IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Welcome to our first quarterly review of security incidents for 2023, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape from the past three months, including the latest statistics and our observations.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 16, 2023

These secrets control data access when transferred between applications—sending information from a webpage, making a secure request to an API, accessing a cloud database, or countless other cases that modern enterprises encounter while pursuing digital transformation and increasing automation. What is secrets management?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The Threat is Definitely Real. A hacker managed to identify a weak spot in a security camera model. Usually, the default settings are not focused on security. As an example, we could use communications between systems that are not properly encrypted. Improper encryption. Vicious insider. What does this mean?

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union (EU) law that governs how organizations collect and use personal data. Schools, hospitals and government agencies all fall under GDPR authority. Useful definitions The GDPR uses some specific terminology. Each EEA country has its own supervisory authority.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 30, 2023

However, even a medium-sized government agency or a Fortune 5000 corporation can easily make a demand for email authentication protocols as one of the conditions within their contract. As with SPF, malicious senders can implement DKIM for their malicious domain and sign SPAM with their own public encryption key hosted on their own domain.

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IT Governance

JULY 29, 2019

For guidance on what constitutes personal data, see: GDPR: How the definition of personal data has changed. Pseudonymisation and encryption. The GDPR advises organisations to pseudonymise and/or encrypt all personal data. Encryption also obscures information by replacing identifiers with something else.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The only processing operations exempt from the GDPR are national security and law enforcement activities and purely personal uses of data. Each EEA state sets its own definition of “child” under the GDPR. Companies must be prepared to comply with these varying definitions.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2018

Covered entity” is defined as “a person, sole proprietorship, partnership, government entity, corporation, nonprofit, trust, estate, cooperative association or other business entity that acquires or uses sensitive personally identifying information.”

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption scrambles data to make it unreadable to those without decryption keys. Proper use of encryption preserves secrecy and radically lowers the potential damage of a successful cybersecurity attack. Definition, How it Works, & Examples. their significance, and their pros and cons.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

As ransomware threats loom, we look at where backups fall short, and what to keep in mind to optimize network and data security. For ransomware attacks where network data gets encrypted , backups are the definitive method for restoring network infrastructure. Beyond Encryption: Exfiltration and Extortion.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 23, 2018

The law will take effect on July 1, 2018, and includes several key provisions: Definitions of Personal Information and Protected Information. Notably, the definition of “protected information” does not include a person’s name. Breach Notification Requirement. Content and Method of Notice.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

Security researcher Marco Ramilli presents a comparative analysis of attacks techniques adopted by the Iran-Linked OilRig APT group. In order to better understand those technique definitions I would add official MITRE reference codes. The time frame group_a is definitely the most creative one in terms of used technique.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 16, 2020

The Paper was released as part of an agenda for the upcoming Panel meeting which will be held on Monday, 20 th January 2020, and follows proposals by the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (the Commissioner ) to the government to amend the PDPO. Amendment to the definition of personal data.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Even though all merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit cardholder data are required to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard ( PCI DSS ), many do not. Many merchants lack a definition of the scope of the payment environment for PCI certification. Logging and auditing system.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 11, 2021

On 16 December 2020, the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (“NIS II Directive”) that revises the current Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (“NIS Directive”). Cybersecurity risk management and reporting obligations.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Earlier this year, ENISA (the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security) claimed that technology is increasingly vulnerable to attacks. The figures definitely support this claim. It gets worse: ENISA says that the rise in security flaws is inherent to the cyber security landscape. Ransomware in the Cloud.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 8, 2024

Kafka clusters can be automatically scaled based on demand, with full encryption and access control. Governing an event-driven expansion Many organizations reach a point where use of events is expanding rapidly. This means they can be understood by people, are supported by code generation tools and are consistent with API definitions.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2019

In order to follow the required steps – before getting into powershell encoded payload – (I will call it: stage2) the native Microsoft Office debugger would definitely help you. The used variable holds a Base64 representation of encrypted data. Even in this case the transmitted content is a Base64 representation of encrypted data.

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