Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Tony Sager (TS): The federal government has been worrying about this kind of problem for decades. In the 70s and 80s, the government was more dominant in the technology industry and didn’t have this massive internationalization of the technology supply chain. BK: Right, the Trusted Foundry program I guess is a good example.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2020

Most of the infections were observed in organizations in the US and Europe, the most targeted industries were in the government, military, and manufacturing sectors. . ” The spam messages contain URLs to.ZIP files that serve VBS content designed to download the payload from one of six hardcoded encrypted URLs. . .

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

billion IoT devices in use as of 2017, half are consumer gadgets, like smart TVs, speakers, watches, baby cams and home thermostats; much of the rest is made up of things like smart electric meters and security cameras in corporate and government use. This will be led by the manufacturing, consumer, transportation and utilities sectors.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The second piece – which your EDR vendor, for example, may already offer – is a ransomware removal tool that may be able to decrypt your data and remove the ransomware quickly, and possibly even block an attack before it gets anywhere. The focus is on recovering deleted and encrypted files as quickly as possible. Proven Data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

The good news is that security is no longer being ignored during the manufacturing of the devices. Yes, and Ellen uses the example of a retail grocery store to effectively demonstrate the point. The rise of IoT has not gone unnoticed in government circles. Encryption Key Management. To hear more, tune into the podcast.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Because of VPNs’ vulnerabilities – a recent example involved a massive leak of Fortinet users’ passwords – a number of security vendors have been pushing zero trust network access as a potential replacement for VPNs. Some VPN providers encrypt devices in such a way that fast incident response is impossible. Non-NSS U.S.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 11, 2018

To give some indication of the scale of the commercial issue, here are some widely reported examples of organisations affected by breaches caused by misconfiguration issues: Equifax: 146 million names, 99 million addresses, 209,000 payment cards, 38,000 drivers’ licences and 3,200 passports exposed. Secure your devices and software.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 8, 2022

Even so, the car manufacturers carved out large groups of codes. Since then, car manufacturers have improved on this. Certainly no one uses 40 bit encryption anymore. So the thing was that one major German car manufacturer had the standard pin of 1234. It wasn't very robust. It was a mere 40 bit key length.

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MIKE 2.0

JULY 30, 2017

In the 1970s, companies like Toyota revolutionised manufacturing with “just in time” supply chains. The best manufacturers in the world solved this by putting enormous pressure on quality to avoid exactly these sort of disruptions. That’s because the complexity of these system interdependencies has grown exponentially.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 11, 2021

That list corresponds to the list of OES under the NIS Directive, supplemented with the following entities: additional entities in the energy sector , adding for example district heating and cooling and operators of hydrogen production, storage and transmission. social networking services platforms.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

Justice Department indicted 9 Iranian hackers in a massive, state-sponsored cyberattack targeting universities, private companies, and government agencies. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is the most recent example. Encryption of data at rest and in motion. This hacking ring stole $3.4 Regulations.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

Thirty percent of those incidents occurred in manufacturing organizations. An example of the importance of data privacy is in the healthcare industry, where it’s critical to protect confidential patient information for patient trust and comply with regulations. Require strong passwords.

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Adam Shostack

JULY 1, 2021

The US Government’s lead cybersecurity agencies (CISA, NSA, and ODNI) have released an interesting report, Potential Threat Vectors To 5G Infrastructure. For example, what’s the trust relationship between User Equipment and other things? The first thing I look for is a statement about who did the work and why.

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Architect Security

JANUARY 25, 2021

Data governance needs to be considered for any data being moved to a new location before moving it. A lot of the concerns around physical data destruction (for example, hard drives or RAM) relate to dependency on a supply chain. Even if a hard drive is encrypted, the data it stores may not be. for HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, etc)?

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Third-party governance. IT governance and security. Privacy governance and management. Enterprise & operational risk management. Audit management.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 21, 2019

The recent Elite Dental Associates settlement is an example of OCR’s willingness to pursue small cases with clear messages. As OCR’s priorities change it is moving away from frequent enforcement on laptops and encryption towards enforcement for the HIPAA Right of Access and hacking cases. New and Enhanced Frameworks and Tools.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2022

Related: The role of post-quantum encryption. Quantum computers pose yet another looming threat since it has been mathematically proven that quantum computers with enough power will crack all the world’s public encryption. We most recently witnessed this as Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2024

Threats to cryptography are generally prevented by using common cybersecurity hygiene practices defined in clear and achievable governance. As quantum computing continues to advance, the threat it poses to traditional encryption methods is clear. to initiate malicious transactions on long term blockchains or distributed ledgers.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. For example, customers might want to change passwords for other sites or check their bank account for signs of fraud. IT Governance released its final Weekly Podcast. Meanwhile, former deputy National Security Adviser K.T.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. These keys are available to the attacker, and the encryption can only be decrypted using a private key. How Does Ransomware Work?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

These malicious encryption attacks that take your data hostage are the most financially harmful attacks for companies. One such scenario involving a user with high privileges happened to a major electronics manufacturer for defense and communications markets in 2020. It’s not uncommon for most data to remain encrypted or corrupted.

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Data Protection Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The amendments include the limitation that “personal information” is not “publicly available” if the data was used for a purpose not compatible with the purpose for which the government maintained it has been deleted. As a result, information legally made available from federal, state or local governments is not “personal information.”

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In the midst of all this, organisations across Europe reported delays as a result of alleged state-sponsored attacks – including Toyota’s Japanese plants and a kettle manufacturer in the Isle of Man. The attacker might, for example, search social media to find the name, email address and job title of a company director.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 23, 2022

Threat groups have been tolerated in Russia, for example, in exchange for assurances that their hacking activity will be conducted in other countries. APT Examples. While APTs use various means to execute these stages, we can observe recent examples to understand the wide variety of attacks, creative techniques, and varied goals.

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IT Governance

JULY 27, 2018

This week we discuss Google Chrome flagging sites that use HTTP as not secure, BA’s GDPR fail, and a massive data breach affecting more than 100 manufacturing companies. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 27 July. Here are this week’s stories. or later should be used.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This article dives into the lexicon of malware, offering descriptions, protections, and examples of each. Examples of Adware Malware Attacks. While there are hundreds of adware versions, some of the most common examples include Fireball, Appearch, DollarRevenue, Gator, and DeskAd. Examples of Backdoor Malware Attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 21, 2023

For example, working with the secure element of a mobile phone. For example, if a consumer offers to deposit €100,000 of CBDC into a bank, the digital cash on the device doesn’t care who is carrying it. Encryption key management lies at the heart of digital asset custodianship, of which CBDC is a subset.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Broadcom also offers a location hub microcontroller and System-on-a-Chip (SoC) systems for embedded IoT security for organizations handling product manufacturing. Product developers and manufacturers can conduct IoT product testing, including incident response. What Are IoT Devices?

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

If threat actors can steal or encrypt highly sensitive information, their victims may be more willing to pay a higher ransom. Companies in industries that are new to cybersecurity, like manufacturing or logistics, may fall victim to this trend. Valuable Data. Supply chain companies are some of the most at-risk organizations.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 10, 2018

It's operating in an era of increasingly large repositories of personal data held by both private companies and governments alike. Precedents like Stuxnet , created by the US and Israeli governments to damage the Iranian nuclear program by targeting air-gapped centrifuges via 4 previously unknown "zero-day" flaws.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For example, government agencies frequently choose private cloud settings for workloads that deal with confidential documents, personally identifiable information (PII) or other sensitive data. Uber, for example, depends on a microservices architecture to build and release its ride-hailing and food-delivery services quickly.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

One of them, for example , is the C2 server. It is possible to give a look also to the logs of the malware that @0xrb published on Pastebin : here a lot of information is made available during the running phase. The C2 of the botnet was: 147.135.174.119.

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IT Governance

MAY 9, 2019

It is a type of malicious software that encrypts a victim’s files and demands a payment to release them. However, paying the ransom does not guarantee the recovery of all encrypted data. ?Staff IT Governance has a wealth of experience in the cyber security and risk management fields. DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack.

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Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

Attorney General described a recent takedown of a Russian government-sponsored botnet called Cyclops Blink before it was weaponized and caused damage. and foreign government agencies. government reported a significant rise in hacks perpetrated against private companies by nation-state-sponsored threat actors. Agency (Feb.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

In fact, those guys are all pretty good examples of the ability to build amazing things from the ground up and I'm sure that many of you reading this have sat down and started building something with the same enthusiasm as, say, Zuckerberg did with Facebook in 2004. Just over 2 years ago, my wife (Kylie) had spinal surgery.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 31, 2018

Now I was able to see encrypted URLs coming from infected hosts. Sharing these results for free would make vendors (for example: AV companies, Firewall companies, IDS companies and son on) able to update their signatures and to block such a threat for everybody all around the world. Important steps ahead are intentionally missing.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 2, 2022

Gosh, there must be 20 or more villages at DEFCON if you want to learn radio if you want to learn tampering with seals if you want to learn encryption, if you want to learn you name it. For example, I have a laptop and it runs Linux so I can get into network security. For example. I can do those basic things.

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