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What Is an Insider Threat? Definition, Types, and Examples

IT Governance

Insider threats are one of the most difficult security challenges that organisations face. Preventing this from happening requires a nuanced approach to information security, and it’s one that organisations are increasingly struggling with. Insider threats fall into two categories: malicious or negligent.

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CCPA: “Attorney General Amendment” Likely Dead

Data Protection Report

The bill would have made three significant changes to the CCPA: It would have expanded the consumer’s private right of action from only certain security breaches to any violation of the CCPA. Excludes “employees” from definition of “consumer”. Exempts sharing between motor vehicle dealers & manufacturers.

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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. Section (a)(2) is amended to permit the consumer to request that the business notifies a consumer of the categories of personal information sold for “each category of third party”, rather than “each third party.” Medical staff member.

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Nevada, New York and other states follow California’s CCPA

Data Protection Report

Although the concept of providing consumers certain privacy rights is similar, the law has some significant differences from the CCPA, including the definition of “sale”. Unlike CCPA, the new law has no provisions relating to access or deletion or a private right of action relating to breaches.

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

Network security protects and monitors the links and the communications within the network using a combination of hardware, software, and enforced policies. Networks and network security comes in a wide range of complexity to fit the wide range of needs. For a more general overview consider reading: What is Network Security?

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The Hacker Mind: Shattering InfoSec's Glass Ceiling

ForAllSecure

And I was really fortunate to land the security beat right away. I wrote two books, one on IoT Security and another with Kevin Mitnick, then jumped around a couple of different jobs. What if you are a woman in information security? WANG : it was the security security practice. By accident. So I learned.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Industrial Control Systems

ForAllSecure

So there’s a need, a definite need, for information security professionals to have access to industrial control systems -- not virtual, but actual hands on systems -- so they can learn. In a moment I’ll introduce you to someone who is trying to do that--bring ICS equipment to security conferences.