Collibra

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The federal government is no exception. Today’s citizens, accustomed to the speed and personalization of digital experiences, expect no less from their government. For the federal government to modernize and meet the needs of the contemporary citizen, it must tap into the vast reservoirs of data at its disposal.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

government released a “White Paper” addressing how U.S. national security law did not provide equivalent privacy protections to those available in the EU. national security law protects EU personal data. On September 28, the U.S. companies might justify their continued transfer to the U.S. To make these determinations, the U.S.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) warns of the high risk of a catastrophic ransomware attack on the UK government. The British government is accused of failing to mitigate the risk of ransomware attacks. The UK has the dubious distinction of being one of the world’s most cyber-attacked nations.

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IT Governance

APRIL 27, 2018

This week, we discuss TSB’s chaotic system upgrade, a security flaw in electronic hotel locks and a major NATO cyber security exercise. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 27 April 2018. Here are this week’s stories. Sabadell at least was pleased with how the migration went.

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Security Affairs

JULY 22, 2021

CISA released an alert today about several stealth malware samples that were found on compromised Pulse Secure devices. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a security alert related to the discovery of 13 malware samples on compromised Pulse Secure devices, many of which were undetected by antivirus products.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The Russia-linked Gamaredon APT group attempted to compromise an unnamed Western government entity in Ukraine. In Mid January the Ukrainian government was hit with destructive malware, tracked as WhisperGate , and several Ukrainian government websites were defaced by exploiting a separate vulnerability in OctoberCMS.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 25, 2019

My current work is split between two projects: One has to do with data governance, the other political media. And second… Governance. Government – well for sure, I’d wager that’s increased given who’s been running the country these past two years. But Governance? Data Governance. It’s Broke. Let’s Fix It.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

The simulation took place on Friday and is part of a six-week exercise aimed at testing also the cooperation among member states and their joint response. The simulation took place on Friday and is part of a six-week exercise aimed at testing also the cooperation among member states and their joint response. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

APRIL 4, 2024

A Springboard to Career Success CISM® (Certified Information Security Manager) is a globally recognised qualification that provides a good understanding of IT security with a management flavour. How is CISM different from general information security certifications? It’s not just technical training – it’s management training.

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CGI

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

10 measures for good IT security governance. Too often we see organizations implement technical security safeguards, but fail to implement proper security policies or procedures. As a result, weak practices persist that undermine security and expose assets to significant risk. harini.kottees….

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2019

Russia’s government announced that it has successfully concluded a series of tests for its RuNet intranet aimed at country disconnection from the Internet. The Russian Government has announced on Monday that it has successfully concluded the test on its RuNet intranet and the complete disconnection of the country from the Internet.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

If your marketing agency is under the impression that cyber security is strictly an IT issue, you should think again. Effective security is a company-wide commitment, and marketers play one of the most crucial roles. The system helps organisations manage, monitor and improve their security practices in one place.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

At an exercise in Boston that imagined a cyber attack designed to disrupt an important election in a “swing state,” voting machines were not an issue. city in a key “swing” state, and things are not going as planned – at least for government. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2024

The US government announced establishing the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. Leading the development, implementation, and oversight of cyberspace-related activities for security cooperation. Spearheading the DoD’s implementation of national-level cyberspace policies.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 15, 2019

citizens are more vulnerable to the effects of identity theft and scams as a result of the ongoing government shutdown. The two primary websites created by the government as resources for victims of identity theft, IdentityTheft.gov and FTC.gov/complaint , are currently offline as part of the partial shutdown of the Federal Trade Commission.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2021

With many employees now working remotely, securing company data isn’t as straightforward as it used to be. International workforces can be an excellent way to find top talent, but they can introduce unique security risks. Countries have different data security laws, and these can get in the way of one another.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Related: Embedding security into DevOps. Adopting and nurturing a security culture is vital for all businesses. Ted Harrington’s new book Hackable: How To Do Application Security Right argues for making application security a focal point, while laying out a practical framework that covers many of the fundamental bases.

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Collibra

MAY 5, 2020

They need data governance. . They need data governance. What does data governance do? Governance delivers the context, relationships, lineage, and access data citizens need to make decisions around data. Data governance provides background on where data came from, how it’s used, and how trustworthy it is.

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Collibra

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

So your team has identified implementing data governance as a priority for the year. But what happens once you purchase a data governance platform? This article is meant to outline the vital steps for implementing data governance. Why a data governance roadmap is vital. 10 steps to successful data governance.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) provides known IOCs, TTPs, and detection methods associated with the AvosLocker ransomware variant employed in recent attacks.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Whatever your level of knowledge and expertise, following our certification path will help you develop your career with the knowledge and qualifications you need to practise Azure administration and security management. . Please note that this two-day course includes practical, hands-on lab exercises. . The course covers: .

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Australia’s Defense Department announced that they will remove surveillance cameras made by Chinese firms linked to the government of Beijing. Australia’s Defense Department is going to replace surveillance cameras made by Chinese firms Hikvision and Dahua, who are linked to the government of Beijing. ” reported The Guardian.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

MITRE Caldera is an open-source adversary emulation platform that helps cybersecurity practitioners to automate security assessments. Purple teaming: This is a collaborative approach to security that brings together red and blue teams to work together to improve an organization’s security posture.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 2, 2020

On November 25, 2020, the European Commission published its Proposal for a Regulation on European Data Governance (the “Data Governance Act”). The Data Governance Act is part of a set of measures announced in the 2020 European Strategy for Data , which is aimed at putting the EU at the forefront of the data empowered society.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Here’s a scenario for how AD is factoring into ransomware attacks: The attacker gets a toehold inside the network by phishing an employee login , or via a targeted credential stuffing exercise, or through cross-site scripting. Related: How ransomware became such a scourge The FBI discourages it, as you might have guessed.

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CGI

JULY 23, 2019

Setting the standards in cybersecurity, part I: governance. Effective cybersecurity standards are a crucial means by which an enterprise can protect itself while ensuring security strategies and policies are implemented in a consistent and measurable manner. Cybersecurity Standards in the IT Governance Hierarchy.

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OpenText Information Management

MARCH 28, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency and National Security Agency have requested that each U.S. DNS Exfil, SCADA controls, DGA), but also need the additional layer of security that may be missed by using only endpoint protection (e.g. State carry out comprehensive assessments of their cybersecurity services and practices.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Army told Reuters it removed an app containing Pushwoosh in March, citing “security concerns.” Reuters said the CDC likewise recently removed Pushwoosh code from its app over security concerns, after reporters informed the agency Pushwoosh was not based in the Washington D.C. Pushwoosh says it is a U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 5, 2022

The Chinese government is well known for its censorship– and frequent harassment and intimidation of foreign journalists. In a recent statement , the Foreign Correspondents Club of China (FCCC) commented, “Covering China is increasingly becoming an exercise in remote reporting, as China cuts off new visas and expels journalists.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2021

The Dutch government will not tolerate ransomware attacks that could threaten national security, it will use intelligence or military services to curb them. The Dutch government announced that it will not tolerate cyberattacks that pose a risk to its national security and will employ intelligence or military services to counter them.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

If you work within the security industry, compliance is seen almost as a dirty word. Here, we see it’s all too common for organizations to treat testing compliance as a checkbox exercise and to thereby view compliance in a way that goes against its entire purpose. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance on how to prevent data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks. Over the past several years, government agencies and its partners have responded to a significant number of ransomware attacks, including recent attacks against Colonial Pipeline and and U.S.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

The advisory was promptly endorsed by the National Cyber Security Centre, a division of Government Communications Headquarters (“GCHQ”), a UK intelligence agency. government, especially in light of ongoing tensions between the U.S. This is an important public action by the U.S. and Russia in Ukraine.

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IT Governance

APRIL 15, 2020

The video conferencing platform Zoom has been heavily criticised in recent weeks , amid a series of allegations related to its inadequate cyber security and privacy measures. It’s worth emphasising, then, that for all of Zoom’s security faults, the blame for this incident lies with users rather than the platform. Cyber attacks.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 6, 2020

It’s a specific type of data breach, falling into the ‘availability’ category of data security (the other two categories being ‘confidentiality’ and ‘integrity’). Reminding employees to exercise caution and to back up information wherever possible will mitigate this risk. Data loss refers to the destruction of sensitive information.

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