eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 11, 2021

is a type of malware that will encrypt a user’s data and hold it for “ransom” until the attacker is paid. Man-in-the-middle (MiTM) : In a MiTM attack, the data stream from the app to the back-end web service is not properly configured for encryption, enabling an attacker to potentially intercept mobile traffic. ransomware?

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Healthcare Risk Phishing Encryption 104

erwin

MARCH 25, 2021

Led by Frank Pörschmann of iDIGMA GmbH, an IT industry veteran and data governance strategist, the second webinar focused on “ The Value of Data Governance & How to Quantify It.”. For example, one global pharmaceutical giant reduced cost by 70 percent and generated 95 percent of production code with “zero touch.”

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Government IT Compliance Risk 109

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

More worryingly, the same database contained usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords. The crooks were able to download nightly backups of the complete database, which contained all public forum posts, team forum posts and direct messages.

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Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Access 105

eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Areas such as financial services, technology, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and energy industries all needed systems with these two factors. The audit trail itself is visible to all participants yet allows encryption of individual transactions. How Blockchain Works.

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Blockchain IT Computer and Electronics Healthcare 46

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. Why should companies that do not employ basic cyber hygiene be subsidized by industry peers?

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Insurance Government Cybersecurity Risk 94

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

On August 13, 2018, a coalition of consumer advocacy groups responded by arguing “the sky is not falling, as industry suggests” and claimed the business community’s proposed changes would “fundamentally water down” the CCPA’s privacy protections. Sounds cybersecurity practices are also key to mitigating liability under the new law.

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Privacy Sales Education Compliance 58

AIIM

MAY 21, 2020

Security methods, such as encryption, are useful in the fight against data breaches, but they cannot offer complete protection. It can represent a considerable challenge for businesses in the food and pharmaceutical sector, as billions are lost every year through theft, fraud, and counterfeiting. Now is the Time to Consider Blockchain.

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Blockchain Data breaches Artificial Intelligence Government 116

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Here are a few of the most common malware types that most people have heard of,, and how they continue to wreak havoc across industries. Ransomware programs gain access to a computer’s file system and execute a payload to encrypt all data. Unfortunately, most of the data it encrypted was lost for good due to faulty code.

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Computer and Electronics Phishing Ransomware Encryption 113

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed. of the Standard.

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Affected information includes users’ names, email addresses, IP addresses and encrypted passwords. of the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is being retired on 31 March, to be replaced by version 4.0 The threat actor, KryptonZambie, listed a 5.93 You have not been harmed in any way.” of the Standard.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52