Remove Encryption Remove Examples Remove Manufacturing Remove Retail
article thumbnail

QakBot Big Game Hunting continues: the operators drop ProLock ransomware for Egregor

Security Affairs

This ransomware strain emerged in September 2020, but the threat actors behind already managed to lock quite big companies, such as game developers Crytek, booksellers Barnes & Noble, and most recently a retail giant Cencosud from Chile. Same tools and naming convention have been used as well, for example md.exe, rdp.bat, svchost.exe.

article thumbnail

Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. What’s driving the security of IoT?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. Additionally, many auto manufacturers now have the ability to remotely update software to fix vulnerabilities or even upgrade functionality. Co-ordination is key.

IoT 76
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Key Developments in IoT Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

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. Encryption Key Management. What's more interesting is that these devices are no longer home-based novelties. Data security.

IoT 99
article thumbnail

Defence as the best form of attack

MIKE 2.0

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.

article thumbnail

Addition to Washington Breach Law Imposes Retailer Liability in Payment Card Breaches

Hunton Privacy

A vendor is any “entity that manufactures and sells software or equipment that is designed to process, transmit, or store [payment card] account information or that maintains account information that it does not own.”. For example, there is no liability if the account information was encrypted at the time of the breach.

Retail 40
article thumbnail

Top GRC Tools & Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

LogicManager’s GRC solution has specific use cases across financial services, education, government, healthcare, retail, and technology industries, among others. To use an example of a functional GRC strategy in action, imagine a fictional retail business that sells vitamin supplements. See our in-depth look at RSA Archer.

article thumbnail

Top 10 Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

LogicManager’s GRC solution has specific use cases across financial services, education, government, healthcare, retail, and technology industries, among others. To use an example of a functional GRC strategy in action, imagine a fictional retail business that sells vitamin supplements. See our in-depth look at RSA Archer.