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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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The Gunnebo Group is a Swedish multinational company that provides physical security to a variety of customers globally, including banks, government agencies, airports, casinos, jewelry stores, tax agencies and even nuclear power plants. The company has operations in 25 countries, more than 4,000 employees, and billions in revenue annually.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2020

The German foreign ministry has restricted the use of the video conferencing service Zoom due to concerns about security vulnerabilities recently discovered. During Coronavirus pandemic video conferencing services have become a precious instrument for the people that worked or studied from home.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

When government agencies and international intelligence groups pooled together resources to gather user data, the VPN’s encryption seemed like the light at the end of the tunnel. All telecoms companies will have to build tools in order to bypass their own encryption. The moment we’ve all feared has finally come to pass.

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IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

AI Scientists successfully use AI to detect AI-generated videos Scientists at the MISL (Multimedia and Information Security Lab) in Drexel University’s College of Engineering have developed a suite of tools to detect AI-generated videos at the sub-pixel level. Nguyen, Aref Azizpour and Matthew C.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 31, 2020

The Department of Interior is grounding all non-emergency drones due to security concerns: The order comes amid a spate of warnings and bans at multiple government agencies, including the Department of Defense, about possible vulnerabilities in Chinese-made drone systems that could be allowing Beijing to conduct espionage.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 30, 2021

It includes: instant messenger messages and database files; call logs and phone contacts; Whatsapp messages and databases; pictures and videos; all of your text messages; and information on pretty much everything else that is on your phone (it will inventory the rest of the apps on your phone, for instance).

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2020

Attackers attempt to take advantage of the interest on the contact tracing app Immuni that was chosen by the Italian government to trace the evolution of the pandemic in the country. The malicious code adds the “ fuckunicornhtrhrtjrjy” extensions to names of encrypted files.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

A group of Iranian hackers gained access to a un unprotected ICS at an Israeli Water Facility and posted a video as proof of the hack. The threat actors accessed a human-machine interface (HMI) system that was left unsecured online and published a video hack. ” reads the blog post published by OTORIO. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 26, 2021

Protect your data by deploying technology such as encryption and tokenization in accordance with the EDPB recommendations to render your data useless to governments and criminals. Control access to your data by controlling and managing the encryption keys. Encryption. Encryption Key Management. Access Control.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

These types of statistics are probably at least partly fuelled by some worrying ransomware trends we’ve been seeing lately, including gangs adopting more organised structures, favouring data exfiltration over mere encryption, and spending more time in victims’ systems to find their most sensitive data. What do you like most about the course?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

This included presentations by Ministers and Heads of Government, who shared information about innovation in their countries, YouthX, which brought together young innovators, and the leaders of more than 40 women-led startups. Customers were interested in all the portfolios of encryption, MFA, data protection, and access management.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 28, 2020

If you use the legacy email and password login, your passwords are encrypted, but we highly encourage that you change it. The company reported the incident to law enforcement and government authorities and it is awaiting their guidance. We do not store any credit card or payment related information on our servers.”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2019

Encrypted messaging service Telegram was hit by a major DDoS attack apparently originated from China, likely linked to the ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong. However, users in other locations were also affected, as some people in Australia reported problems with loading video content. ” states the AFP.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2020

Securing their home Wi-Fi network by using state of the art encryption (WPA2 or WPA3 with a long and complex password), turning off the WPS function and deleting the Guest Wi-Fi. More generally, employees should not do at home what they are not permitted to do in the workplace.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Examples : emails, social media posts, customer feedback, audio and video files, images, and documents. This additional layer of information is essential for data management, data governance, and data integration processes. Use encryption to protect sensitive data. It contains elements of both organized and unorganized data.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

All judgment sessions, virtual and by video conference will be either suspended or canceled until the court network’s security will be restored, likely on November 9. As a result of the attack, the websites of several Brazilian federal government agencies are also currently offline. At this time, the STJ website remains down.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2023

The discovery Researchers found a publicly available environment file used by the beta deployment of the open-source video-calling app Jitsi Meet. It is crucial to ensure that leaked keys are in longer bit-lengths and encoded using secure encryption/hashing algorithms.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

His news analysis columns, podcasts, and videos are crafted to foster a useful understanding of complex privacy and cybersecurity developments for company decision-makers and individual citizens — for the greater good. Erin: What role should governments play in combating cybercrime? Erin: So, let’s get started.

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IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2020

Until three weeks ago, you had probably never heard of the video conferencing software Zoom. For example, The Intercept reported that video calls are not end-to-end encrypted, despite the company’s claims that they are. Remember when the UK government was criticised for holding a cabinet meeting on Zoom ?

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2020

Victims included celebrities, tech CEOs, reporters, government officials and employees at some of the world’s largest tech companies. Fortanix is in the vanguard of startups introducing advanced technologies designed to keep data encrypted as it moves back and forth through multiple cloud services. Take Zoom, for instance.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

The revenue comes through advertising, with YouTube inserting commercials in their videos. The message contains the subject line “Changes in YouTube rules and policies | Check the description”, and includes a video that has been shared with the user. YouTube has said its team are investigating the phishing campaign. “We’re

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Many governments worldwide persecute their internal oppositions charging them with criminal activities and use strict online surveillance to track them. The surveillance software developed by NSO Group was used by government organizations worldwide to spy on human rights groups , activists, journalists, lawyers, and dissidents.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

NYT report states that ToTok app is a government spy tool. Ryuk Ransomware evolution avoid encrypting Linux folders. Thai Officials confirmed the hack of prison surveillance cameras and the video broadcast. RavnAir Alaska airline canceled some flights following a cyber attack. Top cybersecurity Predictions for 2020.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 12, 2018

The rapid adoption has been driven by a combination of ever more visible browser warnings (it was Chrome and Firefox's changes which prompted the aforementioned tipping point post), more easily accessible certificates via both Let's Encrypt and Cloudflare and a growing awareness of the risks that unencrypted traffic presents. WiFi Pineapple.

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IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2023

Reports suggest that the group is stealing the data rather than encrypting the organisations’ systems and holding them to ransom. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. They’ll review the breach, mitigate the damage and ensure that you are up and running again as soon as possible.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2019

That includes pictures and videos, which is why you should be careful about the way you use CCTV. Let’s take a look at the steps you should follow to ensure your video surveillance methods are GDPR-compliant. You might also decide to encrypt digitally recorded CCTV footage to further protect it.

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The Texas Record

MAY 18, 2018

Whether you see it as a growing problem or interesting trend in the use of technology, this technique is growing in usage as encryption grows more unique and powerful. Take a peek behind the scenes of the UK Government Web Archive modernization project — awarded to and undertaken by MirrorWeb in 2017.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

According to Microsoft, the Platinum has been active since at least 2009, it was responsible for spear phishing attacks on ISPs, government organizations, intelligence agencies, and defense institutes. “The malware hides at every step by mimicking common software (protection related, sound software , DVD video creation tools).”

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

The agency says that by the summer of 2022, the only way to log in to irs.gov will be through ID.me , an online identity verification service that requires applicants to submit copies of bills and identity documents, as well as a live video feed of their faces via a mobile device. The IRS says it will require ID.me McLean, Va.-based

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Second, Japan announced that the government-backed National Institute of Information and Communications Technology would conduct a national scan of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. For more information on this, read Satellite Navigation on the Rugby Field and watch this video on GeoNav IoT, A Secure GeoNav Solution.

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OneHub

AUGUST 12, 2021

In addition to formatting text elements, you can also use a variety of documentation formats such as videos, screenshots, flowcharts, checklists, or diagrams. For example, internal documentation on how to add a new customer to your CRM might be best conveyed with a quick video tutorial.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 13, 2022

People spend money – often tens of thousands of pounds – to own a digital file, such as a photo or video. However, it simply means that the site provides end-to-end encryption, which makes it harder for a cyber criminal to intercept traffic. Get started.

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The Texas Record

MAY 7, 2018

We are happy to welcome guest writers from the Texas Department of Information Resources, Daniel Hankins, Shared Services Security Manager and Andy Bennett, Director Information Security Governance. million dollars in recovery efforts to date. [1] million dollars in recovery efforts to date. [1]

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 21, 2017

There is simply far more data to lose today, and thanks to data breach notification laws and good netizens, we now know about the household names that lose control of our personal information and government secrets. On both occasions Uber left its encryption keys on GitHub, which in part led to the breach.

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