IT Governance

APRIL 5, 2023

It can do this in a number of ways, such as: Stealing, encrypting or deleting sensitive information; Hijacking or altering core system functions; Monitoring user activity; and Spamming the device with adverts. Ransomware spreads through a target’s systems, encrypting files as it goes. What is malware?

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 14, 2018

The variety of laws and regulations governing how organizations manage and share sensitive information can look like a bowl of alphabet soup: HIPAA, GDPR, SOX, PCI and GLBA. You are responsible for governing the data your employees access, regardless of how they access it. Train employees. Layer defenses.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

The app heavily encrypts all user financial data. Deploying privacy protections: The app uses encryption to protect data from cybercriminals and other prying eyes. The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) Canada’s PIPEDA governs how private-sector businesses collect and use consumer data.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

Strong encryption protects data securely from unauthorized access, but the specific algorithms that qualify as strong encryption change over time as computing power increases and researchers develop new ways to break encryption. What Makes an Encryption Algorithm Strong?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Regular training and simulations can help reduce risks associated with human errors. Regular training and simulations can help reduce risks associated with human errors. What is the role of cybersecurity awareness training for a company’s employees? Regular awareness training for employees is indispensable.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2020

Cyber criminals who specialize in plundering local governments and school districts are in their heyday. Lucy Security, a security training company based in Zug, Switzerland that works with many smaller public entities, has been in the thick of this onslaught. Intensifying attacks Texas is by no means alone.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

Most of the recent ransomware attack resulted in data breaches for the victims, threat actors implemented a double-extortion schema threatening the victims to data stolen before encrypting them on compromised systems. The guidance aims at helping government and private sector organizations in preventing such kinds of incidents.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. Focus on cyber security awareness and training.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

It is important to ensure that employees are continuously trained, kept aware of new threats and remaining vigilant in detecting and reporting abnormal behaviors. The Indispensable Role of End-to-End Encryption in the Age of Mobile Wallets Mobile wallets and online transactions are now as commonplace as physical cash transactions.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The malicious software encrypts victims’ systems and forces them to pay money in return for the safe return of the data. Ransomware is a type of cyber attack in which criminal hackers plant malicious code on the victim’s systems, which cripples services and encrypts files. Then came the rise in ransomware.

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Preservica

JANUARY 22, 2020

In 2002, I accepted the position of Statewide Records and Forms Coordinator for the Wisconsin Department of Electronic Government (DEG). Today, digital information and communications technologies are ubiquitous in the public sector and every agency is engaged in e-government.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 1, 2022

Between August 2020 and March 2021, Carnival reported three additional incidents, including two ransomware attacks and a phishing email where a threat actor deployed malware, accessed and encrypted certain internal information systems, and exfiltrated certain data files.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

To achieve its goal, the EO sets forward specific requirements: “The Federal Government must adopt security best practices; advance toward Zero Trust Architecture ; accelerate movement to secure cloud services” [Section 3(a)]. Multi-factor authentication, and encryption of data in transit, and at rest, are also part of the Executive Order.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 In May, cybersecurity researchers revealed that ransomware attacks are increasing their aggressive approach by destroying data instead of encrypting it.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Noticeably, covered entities are now subject to new requirements imposing heightened responsibilities on Chief Information Security Officers (“CISOs”) and more specific and prescriptive requirements in relation to governance, risk assessments, and notifications to the NYDFS.

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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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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) are warning of an ongoing Avaddon ransomware campaign targeting organizations worldwide in multiple industries, including government, finance, energy, manufacturing, and healthcare.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This development model enables enterprises to conduct model training and processing directly at the edge or on-premises. By moving computation and model training to the edge, organizations can train their models locally without uploading datasets to hyperscalers or relying on foundational models.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

This can include: Anti-malware technology; Information security policies; Access controls; Staff awareness training; Data protection impact assessments; Key cards to enter the office; and Locks for cabinets containing sensitive information. Any digital records must be protected appropriately, such as with access controls or data encryption.

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AIIM

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

While I agree with him generally, I think information professionals, and especially those in government or highly regulated sectors, really need to think about the risks involved with the use of these apps. Email can be encrypted, but once it's decrypted, it can be forwarded, new people added to the reply, and so forth.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 18, 2024

NYDFS found that GGT’s data classification policies and procedures “were incomplete, thus resulting in significant concerns regarding GGT’s ability to adequately assess its compliance with the Cybersecurity Regulation’s access privilege, data disposal, and encryption requirements.

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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. In my research work for IT Governance, I’ve noticed a pattern where the same names repeatedly crop up. Presumably, this isn’t a coincidence?

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

Government Accountability Office in 2020 about increasing risk due to connected aircraft technology developments. So watch out for weak encryption protocols, insufficient network segregation, or insecure user authentication mechanisms. American Airlines also has a cybersecurity and data security training program for all team members.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Double extortion ransomware is a growing type of cyber-attack in which a victim’s sensitive data is first stolen, and then encrypted, giving the criminal the option of demanding two separate ransom payments. An additional 77% concur that governments should do more to assist private enterprises in defending against ransomware.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2023

Data sovereignty also encompasses the rights and regulations governing data storage, processing, and transfer and often intersects with privacy, security, and legal considerations. It employs encryption, tokenization, and data masking to ensure that sensitive information remains protected throughout its lifecycle, both in transit and at rest.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Does the provider encrypt data while in transit and at rest? Train your staff. To prevent hackers from getting their hands on access credentials for cloud computing tools, organizations should train all workers on how to spot cybersecurity threats and how to respond to them. Encrypt data in motion and at rest.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Data encryption : Some threat actors encrypt files to help prevent access to critical evidence for an investigation. For example, if an organisation has implemented on-site virtual servers, a threat actor may encrypt the entire virtual machine to mask what actions they took within the environment.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Rather than doors, locks and vaults, IT departments rely on a combination of strategies, technologies, and user awareness training to protect an enterprise against cybersecurity attacks that can compromise systems, steal data and other valuable company information, and damage an enterprise’s reputation. Advanced Encryption.

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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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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2019

The association promotes federal and law enforcement leadership and training located at the FBI training academy in Quantico, VA. Exposed records included member names, personal and government email addresses, job titles, phone numbers, and postal addresses. Now we are structuring all the data, and soon they will be sold. “Now

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

within 72 hours) for a controller to notify a data breach to a government authority. The company shall take technical measures to protect personal data, for instance, data classification, encryption, and deidentification. Communication and training. Data breach notification. Document readiness. Data breach notification.

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Data Privacy Compliance Privacy Personal data 97

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 16, 2022

Individuals who have attained the essen-tial training will be better equipped to protect their organizations. The implementation of preventive security controls such as multi-factor authentication, encryption, strategies like zero-trust architecture and digital sovereignty are foundational pillars in strengthening digital trust.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In addition to backing up sensitive files, organisations can prepare for ransomware attacks by deploying staff awareness training. By opening the file, the employee unleashes the ransomware and sets in motion an irreversible process whereby sensitive files across the system are encrypted. What else should organisations do? Get started.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

Almost any sector was hit by sophisticated, high-impact ransomware attacks, including the Defense Industrial Base, Emergency Services, Food and Agriculture, Government Facilities, and Information Technology Sectors. Protect cloud storage by backing up to multiple locations, requiring MFA for access, and encrypting data in the cloud.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

This additional layer of information is essential for data management, data governance, and data integration processes. These errors may occur due to a lack of awareness, improper training, or simple oversight. These cyberattacks can gain unauthorized access to systems, steal or encrypt data, or delete valuable information.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The costs of anti-virus software, staff awareness training, Cloud services and countless other resources stack up – and even then, you need to find skilled personnel to lead your security strategy, which is easier said than done. You’ll have access to a wide range of tools, training and support that can be deployed to kick-start your journey.

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