Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

First spotted in mid-August 2022 , Venus is known for hacking into victims’ publicly-exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt Windows devices. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible. Continuously educating and informing staff about the risks and methods used by cybercriminals to launch attacks and steal data.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Data Encryption Public cloud providers implement strong encryption mechanisms to protect data at rest, and users should enable encryption for data in transit as well. Data encryption in transit guarantees that information stays private while being sent across networks.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2024

Leon Teale is a senior penetration tester at IT Governance with more than ten years’ experience performing penetration tests for clients in various industries all over the world. Leon has also won hackathon events in the UK and internationally, and is accredited for multiple bug bounties.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

What would the consequences be if such an event happens were to happen on Black Friday, Cyber Monday, or during the holiday shopping season? For example, 29% of retailers reported that they have adopted and are actively embracing formal zero-trust strategies, just like any other industry. They should consider the following tips: 1.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

Facilitate Incident Response In the event of a security incident or breach, the DLP solution monitors and reports on data access and movement. Analyze Security Events DLP solutions help the security team interpret high-risk activity or behavior by analyzing the type and context of security events.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

I paged through weekly reports, presentation slides from status meetings, and general briefings to educate visitors. Chatting with Snowden on an encrypted IM connection, I joked that the NSA cafeteria menu probably has code names for menu items. Transferring files electronically is what encryption is for. Probably not.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 19, 2023

RADIUS and TACACS+ apply to specific types of endpoints, but the ZTNA-as-a-Service product works for all kinds of devices, including Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) endpoints, Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, operations technology (OT), industrial control systems (ICS), and industrial IoT (IIoT).

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Additionally, you should consider encrypting data or using VPNs where possible. Encryption can greatly reduce the risk of data being compromised in transit, but it will also make sharing data more complex and will require significant resources. Separation between users. Identity and authentication. Secure your Cloud services.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Examples include a self-propagating malware or a supply chain attack that infects many institutions at the same time, or a cyber event that disables a major cloud services provider. Educate insureds and insurance producers about cybersecurity and reducing the risk of cyber incidents.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

“Certifications range from penetration testers , government/industry regulatory compliance , ethical hacking , to industry knowledge,” he said. Those who pursue an in-depth technical education in all areas of information security are the target audience for the GSE certification.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

The report goes on to note: In addition to the massive Equifax breach that exposed personal information of 143 million individuals, other noted breaches last year included the education platform Edmodo (77 million records hacked); Verizon (14 million subscribers possibly hacked); and America’s JobLink (nearly 5 million records compromised).

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Data Protection Users must employ encryption for data in transit and at rest. Users are required to ensure encryption of sensitive data within applications and during transmission. Providers handle the encryption of data within the application, with users typically overseeing access to their data.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2023

According to the “ The State of Ransomware in the US: Report and Statistics 2022 ” report published by Emsisoft, the number of ransomware attacks against government, education and healthcare sector organizations is quite similar to the number of attacks in previous years. which paid a $500,000 ransom. ” concludes the report.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This framework guarantees that appropriate authentication measures, encryption techniques, data retention policies, and backup procedures are in place. Is data encrypted in transit and at rest? Is your firm in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) to protect cardholder data during transactions?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Encryption protects data both in transit and at rest. Backup and Disaster Recovery: Data backup and disaster recovery plans assure data availability and business continuity in the event of data loss or service failures. Role-based access control (RBAC) and multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) regulate resource access.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 13, 2022

These controls include log, alert, prompt, block, and encryption. All data-centric events collected are reported up to the Analytics & Reporting Cloud (ARC). Fidelis Network gives a clear picture of bi-directional, encrypted traffic along with its context, all in one place. Prevent data theft or unauthorized sharing.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prevention: Implement robust encryption , access restrictions, data categorization, secure connections, and an incident response strategy. Prevention: Require multi-factor authentication (MFA) , educate users on password security, and regularly monitor accounts for suspicious activities. Also read: What is Private Cloud Security?

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Coca-Cola received an overwhelming majority of the votes, beating out the toy maker Mattel, the online education platform Blackboard, the tech firm Danaher and General Electrics’ aviation subsidiary. However, thanks to the event organisers’ effective planning, the contest was largely unaffected. Source: Security Affairs.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The Draft Provisions were formulated in accordance with the Postal Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Security of the Postal Industry , and other relevant laws and regulations. Conclusion. Once promulgated, the rules will have nationwide effect.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Vamosi: This happens in other industries as well. Unlike other malware, ransom not only infected machines, it encrypted all the data, then asked for a ransom to decrypt them. no one in this industry I would honestly say everything I needed to learn I learned in school. Vamosi: Yeah, it’s true.

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ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Vamosi: This happens in other industries as well. Unlike other malware, ransom not only infected machines, it encrypted all the data, then asked for a ransom to decrypt them. no one in this industry I would honestly say everything I needed to learn I learned in school. Vamosi: Yeah, it’s true.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2023

The internet of things (IoT), operations technology (OT), and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) also now connect to networks. Encryption will regularly be used to protect the data from interception.

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Information Governance Perspectives

JULY 23, 2020

It’s an honor to be with you all and kick off today’s event with a timely discussion about the collaborative technology that is really dominating the way we all have begun to work and collaborate. We are looking at an industry that is generating billions and growing at a clip. It’s less tailored to the legal industry.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 25, 2023

Incident Response is a systematic method for addressing and managing security incidents in organizations, focused on minimizing and investigating the impact of events and restoring normal operations. Confirmation of a security event: The criteria and method for confirming and validating the occurrence of a security event.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2021

Long: I managed to achieve some level of success in this industry as an author and a media personality and a public speaker. Whether in life or in this industry, or whatever, Vamosi: Only quitting your job and moving to Africa for charitable work is really expensive. Here's his talk from DEF CON 17. Kent: Absolutely.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

” Over the next few weeks, chats from encrypted Telegram, and other communications were leaked. And so, a lot of times once the encryption occurs, that's really the final stage. They found what they believed to be sensitive data and then they perform the encryption. By no means. Of the of the incident.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In the event that ransomware does make it through, there are a number of behavioral and technique-based heuristics for early identification of ransomware as well as deception techniques that serve as a deterrence and minimize impact. Audit for misconfiguration against industry benchmarks and automatically change settings. EnigmaSoft.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 6, 2021

One positive outcome of this pandemic event is that this surge in the demand for remote work and adoption of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications has openly exposed the limitations of scaling perimeter security. Educating all stakeholders is crucial to the adoption of Zero Trust posture – leverage the current opportunity!

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 2, 2022

Vamosi: DEF CON turns 30 This year what began simply as a going away party for a coworker has since evolved over the decades into an annual summer tradition for InfoSec leaders in Las Vegas, which now includes other events such as besides Las Vegas, Diana is known as hackers summer camp. DEF CON 18: I'm Robert Vamosi.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Intro: This Industry Rocks! I want to start here because this post is very specifically targeted at people working in the same industry as I do. Of course, success at that level is exceptionally rare, but my point is that in this industry more than any other I can think of, we can create amazing things from very humble beginnings.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 7, 2022

Thales asked six women in the cybersecurity industry to provide their opinions on how business can build an inclusive work culture and what this means for security leaders around the world. Sharon Ginga , Encryption Product Marketing Director at Thales. Let’s hear what they have to say.

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eDiscovery Daily

JUNE 6, 2018

But blockchain technology is finding more and more practical uses, most recently in the healthcare industry. The shared ledger of encrypted data gives providers a “single source of truth,” according to Emily Vaughn, blockchain product development director at Change Healthcare.

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The new right to be forgotten will allow children to enjoy their childhood without having every personal event, achievement, failure, antic or prank that they posted online to be digitally recorded for ever more. A lot of education work needs to be done. What substantial help could be planned and what education offered?

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

DV is easy and indeed automation is a cornerstone of Let's Encrypt which is a really important attribute of it. Plus, long-lived certs actually create other risks due to the fact that revocation is broken so iterating quickly (for example, Let's Encrypt certs last for 3 months) is a virtue. and you're right: No EV.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

Additionally, I am kind of pulled into the marketing department, a little bit to give presentations and write blog posts and kind of be out in the spotlight educating the community, and that's fun, but not nowhere near as much fun as doing the real work, kind of on the keyboard. But first, how does he describe CTFs? Hammond: Yeah.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 27, 2021

Additionally, I am kind of pulled into the marketing department, a little bit to give presentations and write blog posts and kind of be out in the spotlight educating the community, and that's fun, but not nowhere near as much fun as doing the real work, kind of on the keyboard. But first, how does he describe CTFs? Hammond: Yeah.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 6, 2020

It bills itself as the most comprehensive student-run cyber security event in the world, featuring nine individual hacking competitions, including CTFs. There was some USB drive that was encrypted that they found so that's the only clue that you get. Then there's a file in there that is also encrypted.

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