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MY TAKE: New tech standards, like ‘Matter’ and ‘BIMI,’ point the way to secure interoperability

The Last Watchdog

However, there’s still a long way to go to achieve deep interoperability of interconnected services in a way that preserves privacy and is very secure. This is precisely what the consortium of software companies and device manufacturers, led Google, Amazon and Apple, set out to achieve when Matter was conceived four years ago.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 January 2024

IT Governance

LockBit claims responsibility for Capital Health security incident The LockBit ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Capital Health , a healthcare provider in Pennington, New Jersey, last November. KG Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Manufacturing Germany Yes 1.1 They accessed 41.5 Data breached: 41,500,000 records.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 February 2024

IT Governance

Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 20,415 TECA Srl Source New Transport Italy Yes 16.7 Known records breached Zenlayer Source New Telecoms USA Yes 384,658,212 ASA Electronics Source New Engineering USA Yes 2.7

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. It has since been confirmed by Anukul Peedkaew, the permanent secretary of social development and human security.

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Bring-Your-Own-Device Programs: A Balance Between Privacy and Cybersecurity

Data Protection Report

1] While the BYOD approach may offer certain advantages, such as greater flexibility and cost savings, employers should be mindful of the cybersecurity and privacy risks when leaving employees to their own devices. In this article, we explore some of these risks along with best practices employers can implement to mitigate these concerns.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 16–22 October 2023

IT Governance

Incident details: Network security incident, where allegedly AlphV gained unauthorised access and made demands to the hospital’s leadership, suggesting a ransomware attack. D-Link Corporation Provides Details about an Information Disclosure Security Incident Date of breach: 2 October 2023. Records breached: Around 700 records.

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MY TAKE: Apple users show strong support for Tim Cook’s privacy war against Mark Zuckerberger

The Last Watchdog

Like a couple of WWE arch rivals, Apple’s Tim Cook and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg have squared off against each other in a donnybrook over consumer privacy. Cook initially body slammed Zuckerberg — when Apple issued new privacy policies aimed at giving U.S. Related: Raising kids who care about their privacy.

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