IT Governance

MARCH 19, 2018

Organisations are always looking for ways to improve their security posture, but the process is often frustrating. As soon as they secure one weakness, cyber criminals find another one. Here are five essential ways you can keep your organisation secure. Leaders should support cyber security staff.

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OpenText Information Management

APRIL 19, 2024

This AI-generated moose has been on the hunt for threats and keeping security top of mind. Every technology has dual usage and Mav is here to keep us all informed. You: How has AI evolved the landscape of security? MAV: Unfortunately, the amount and frequency of fake information has skyrocketed.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2024

Attackers often exploit current events or emergency situations to elicit emotional responses and induce victims to act hastily without carefully evaluating the legitimacy of the communications. He is also the author of the book “La Gestione della Cyber Security nella Pubblica Amministrazione”.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The ransomware gang hit organizations in multiple industries, including the education, healthcare, manufacturing, information technology, and government sectors. PuTTY.exe Rhysida actors have been observed creating Secure Shell (SSH) PuTTy connections for lateral movement. The victims of the group are “targets of opportunity.”

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has started a campaign to increase awareness of these risks to U.S. Educate your employees on threats and risks such as phishing and malware. Segment or isolate portions of your network that are critical to your business, process, or store sensitive information.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Remote access security is critical for protecting increasingly distributed work environments, ensuring that only authorized users can access your valuable information regardless of their location. We’ll cover a range of best practices for remote access security, from the simple and the practical to the more advanced.

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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. What else can partners expect from the event? The main objective is to educate their sales teams about new products and/or services.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 353 appeared first on Security Affairs. US seizes $3.6 US seizes $3.6 Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Public cloud security refers to protections put in place to secure data and resources in cloud environments shared by multiple users or organizations. Major cloud service providers have generally had good security , so cloud users can be pretty confident in the security of their data and applications if they get their part right.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Nominate Pierluigi Paganini and Security Affairs here here: [link] Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. We are in the final !

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Cloud security is an essential part of today’s cyber security landscape. To mitigate these risks, the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) created the Cloud Security Principles , which outline 14 guidelines for protecting information stored online.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) is now available for Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers. Google announced that Gmail client-side encryption (CSE) is now available for all Google Workspace Enterprise Plus, Education Plus, and Education Standard customers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

Threat actors are using the PowerShell tool to evade software and/or human-based security detection mechanisms. Unit42 researchers were able to recover the script from the Windows Event Log (WEL). “each HTTP POST event will include the file’s full path.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2023

It highlights the essential role of teachers, trainers, and other educators in providing skills for youth to transition to the labor market and actively engage in their communities and societies. Rather than being consumed by worry, we should focus on imparting the necessary skills to help youngsters stay safe and secure online.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Almost everyone wants to know what the future has in store – particularly when it comes to cyber security. With that in mind, Geraint Williams, IT Governance’s chief information security officer, discusses his cyber security predictions in the upcoming year. Our predictions. How should you prepare?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In today’s technological world, educating people about cybersecurity awareness is an absolute necessity. Due to the increasing use of digital tools for business operations and reliance on employee conduct to ensure security, new solutions are required. In service of that end, gamification is a highly effective tactic.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Blackbaud, which provides education administration, fundraising and financial management support, was attacked earlier this year, with cyber criminals accessing victims’: Names; Dates of birth; Addresses; Phone numbers; Email addresses; Donation history; and Events that individuals attended. Find out more].

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In the early afternoon of Friday 12 May 2017, the media broke the news of a global computer security attack carried out through a malicious code capable of encrypting data residing in information systems and demanding a ransom in cryptocurrency to restore them, the Wannacry ransomware. What should we learn from this?

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added TP-Link, Apache, and Oracle vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The vulnerability was first reported to ZDI during the Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 event. in TP-Link Archer AX21 Wi-Fi routers.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. The APT group is using almost exclusively living-off-the-land techniques and hands-on-keyboard activity to evade detection.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strongly advised public companies to improve their cybersecurity. While the new security proposals have not yet become law, cybersecurity managers can begin to prepare metrics and audits that will not only help comply with those laws, but can also help create positive change now.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2023

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns of a surge in the number of attacks from Russian and Iranian nation-state actors. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning of targeted phishing attacks conducted by threat actors based in Russia and Iran. The are increasingly targeting organizations and individuals.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Don’t overburden your security team. You can’t expect security personnel to stay on top of where everyone is going for their holidays and to double-check every time they log in – particularly when there’s a good chance they’ll be short-staffed themselves. Plus, like any application, a VPN can have security flaws that can be exploited.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

The vulnerability was first reported to ZDI during the Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 event. Working exploits for LAN and WAN interface accesses were respectively reported by Team Viettel and Qrious Security. A remote attacker can trigger the issue to inject commands that should be executed on the device.

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IT Governance

MAY 10, 2023

Another ChatGPT threat vector emerges Since the emergence of ChatGPT last year, IT Governance has covered the cyber security implications it’s having in comprehensive detail. Research from the cyber security firm Check Point discovered 13,295 newly registered domains imitating OpenAI and ChatGPT. Can you spot a scam?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

Data loss prevention (DLP) refers to a set of security solutions that identify and monitor information content across storage, operations, and networks. They apply policies dynamically, manage business data rights, and automate data processes to effectively protect sensitive information.

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IG Guru

MAY 9, 2023

Check out the information about the MER Conference here.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

This week, during the third edition of CYSAT, the European event dedicated to cybersecurity for the space industry, the European Space Agency (ESA) set up a satellite test bench, inviting white hat hackers to attempt seizing control of OPS-SAT , a nanosatellite operated by the agency for demonstration purposes. .

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Organisations that suffer security incidents are sometimes said to be victims of “cyber extortion”, but it’s often unclear what exactly that phrase means. The term is probably preferred by victims because of the connotations associated with malware infection, which implies (correctly or not) that the victim had weak security protocols.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

An IT security certification can provide a key boost for your career, but with so many different certifications available (and so many organizations more than happy to take your money for training and testing), it’s important to make sure that the time and investment are well spent. How to Choose a Security Certification.

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IT Governance

MAY 12, 2020

COVID-19 Cyber Risk and Data Privacy Response featured Camilla Winlo, DQM’s director of consultancy services; Geraint Williams, GRC International Group’s chief information security officer; and John Potts, GRCI Law’s head of DPO, DSAR and breach support. However, just because nothing has gone wrong yet doesn’t mean you’re in the clear.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

Below is the list of flaws exploited by the ransomware gang’s affiliate: CVE-2021-27876 : The communication between a client and an Agent requires successful authentication, which is typically completed over a secure TLS communication. CVE-2021-27878 : An issue was discovered in Veritas Backup Exec before 21.2.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Zhabei District police investigated online message platforms, and targeted an education information consulting company as the source of the spam messages. Further investigation showed that this local resident had obtained the information from a man who was responsible for maintaining a national examination application website.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2023

Attackers use DLL side-loading of a Cortex XDR Dump Service Tool, a signed commercial security product, to deploy the ransomware. The ransomware uses this technique to stop a predefined list of services, delete shadow volumes and backups, clear the following Windows event logs, and disable the Windows firewall.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

This past month, CEOs, elected leaders and academics from around the globe gathered at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss the world’s most pressing problems including technological change, global trade, education, sustainability, and gender equality. million by 2022.

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