Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The Army told Reuters it removed an app containing Pushwoosh in March, citing “security concerns.” ” The Army app was used by soldiers at one of the nation’s main combat training bases. area — as the company had represented — but was instead operated from Novosibirsk, Russia.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 18, 2017

One way to fill this gap is to build on the knowledge of existing staff through training. IT Governance runs two levels of GDPR training courses across the UK to train staff on the Regulation, giving them the knowledge required to manage a GDPR compliance project. EU GDPR Foundation Training Course. Was: £495.00.

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GDPR Personal data Compliance Data breaches 58

IT Governance

MAY 17, 2018

This week, we discuss the exposure of millions of Facebook users’ data, security failings in train passenger networks and Kaspersky Lab’s relocation to Switzerland. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 18 May 2018. Here are this week’s stories.

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Government Access Information Security Security 70

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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Marketing Security GDPR Privacy 123

IT Governance

DECEMBER 7, 2017

There has never been a better time to get into cyber security. If you’re thinking about starting a career in cyber security, here are five things you should do. As with most industries, you’re much more likely to get ahead in cyber security if you have experience. Cyber security isn’t something you can pick up quickly.

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Security Information Security Government Cybersecurity 94

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 breaches Ransomware Encryption Cybersecurity 109

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 31, 2023

President Biden issued an Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence. Standards for AI Safety and Security Red-teaming requirements. Developers must also share the results of “red-team” exercises with the government. The Order’s provisions are summarized in further detail below.

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Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy Military 69

IT Governance

MAY 3, 2018

Although the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline is only three weeks away, many organisations are still struggling to fill the cyber security skills gap and ensure that they are compliant. One way this awareness can be achieved is through staff training, and IT Governance can support you every step of the way.

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GDPR Personal data Compliance Data breaches 49

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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Financial Services Cybersecurity Compliance Government 109

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 22, 2023

Cybersecurity can be difficult to implement, and to make matters worse, the security professionals needed to do it right are in short supply. Managed IT security service providers (MSSPs) make life easier for organizations by providing outsourced expertise and tools at a fraction of the cost, time, and trouble of doing it yourself.

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Security Cybersecurity Cloud Access 80

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

There has never been a better time to get into cyber security, with growing demand for experts promising increased salaries and job opportunities. In this blog, we provide tips for getting your cyber security career started no matter your background. Where can you learn about the cyber security industry?

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Security Systems administration Information Security Government 75

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 27, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC). The government advisory’s recommended mitigations include the following: Implement best practices to block phishing emails.

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Phishing Data Privacy Cybersecurity Access 95

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Microsoft’s exam description notes that the qualification demonstrates candidates’ “fundamental knowledge of cloud concepts, as well as Azure services, workloads, security, privacy, pricing, and support”. Those who enrol in our Microsoft Azure Fundamentals AZ-900 Training Course will discover that the exam is included as part of the course.

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Cloud Compliance Privacy Government 98

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

My reporting trip included meetings with Michigan-based cybersecurity vendors pursuing leading-edge innovations, as well as a tour of a number of thriving public-private cybersecurity incubator and training programs. The first Cyber Range training and testing hub opened at Eastern Michigan University in late 2012. Getting proactive.

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Cybersecurity Military Education Government 136

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Just a couple of months after that, World Rugby itself announced that one of its training websites had suffered a security breach that exposed subscribers’ account information. That’s why it announced it would pursue two measures designed to strengthen its national digital security posture ahead of these sporting events.

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Security IoT Personal data Military 105

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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Security Passwords Risk Phishing 124

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 4, 2021

Second drafts of the new overarching national personal data protection and data security laws have just been published, and give a clearer picture of the impending new national frameworks in China. Draft Data Security Law. Authors: Carolyn Bigg , Venus Cheung and Fangfang Song. Draft Personal Information Protection Law.

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Compliance Security Personal data Privacy 77

KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

But, according to security researchers at Abnormal Security, cybercriminals are becoming brazen and are taking their shots at very large prizes. According to Abnormal Security, nearly every aspect of the request looked legitimate. Get a look at THREE NEW FEATURES and see how easy it is to train and phish your users.

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Phishing Security awareness Cybersecurity Education 83

AIIM

MAY 12, 2022

Late last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that J.P. Morgan Securities LLC had agreed to pay $125 million to help settle charges of “widespread and longstanding failures by the firm and its employees to maintain and preserve written communications” over the course of several years.

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Communications Information governance Compliance Government 115

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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Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2017

As hard as it is to believe, an organisation’s biggest security risk is often its own. 75% of large organisations suffered staff-related security breaches in , with 50% of the worst breaches caused by human error, according to a report published by Axelos. 7 February 2018: Staff awareness: developing a security culture.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Some guidance is provided on how to ensure that the DPO can perform his or her duties independently without receiving any instruction to exercise his/her mission, without conflict of interests and with real effectiveness for the organization. The DPO should report at the highest level of the organization’s management.

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GDPR Compliance Personal data Communications 116

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Today, Skelly is Vice President of Global Partnerships and Security Evangelist at Circadence® , a distinctive security vendor, in its own right. Related: How ‘gamification’ makes training stick. military carry out training exercises for real life cyber warfare. Hiring imperative.

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Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Military Security 152

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Covered Entities must have a monitoring process that ensures prompt notification of any new security vulnerabilities. The proposed amendments now require a Covered Entity to provide relevant training on its incident response plan and its business continuity and disaster recovery plan to all employees necessary to implement such plans.

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Financial Services Cybersecurity Ransomware Compliance 55

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European Union (EU) law that governs how organizations collect and use personal data. Schools, hospitals and government agencies all fall under GDPR authority. The organization offers data subjects easy ways to exercise their rights.

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GDPR Compliance Personal data Privacy 85

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. If using Linux, use a Linux security module (such as SELinux, AppArmor, or SecComp) for defense in depth.

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Ransomware Agriculture Encryption Phishing 88

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

This week, we discuss a Bank of England cyber resilience exercise, the latest cyber security news from the US Office of Personnel Management, the highlights of this month’s Patch Tuesday, and a surprising admission by a Japanese cyber security minister. Here are this week’s stories.

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Encryption Risk Passwords Government 58

Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Regulated firms remain responsible for any data that they outsource and, in line with this, they must exercise appropriate oversight of any outsourcing – firms may want to consider, for example, what would happen if there was an issue, including whether back-up is adequate and if they would receive appropriate information if something did go wrong.

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GDPR Risk Cybersecurity Compliance 77

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

As such, “conducting tabletop and disaster recovery exercises with everyone remote may be an adaptation, but it isn’t an insurmountable one”. He pointed to organisations’ overall ability to adapt to remote working during the pandemic, and said that staff training can be performed with the same technologies that are already in use.

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Communications Risk Education Compliance 126

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Less than two months remain for healthcare organisations to demonstrate compliance with NHS Digital’s DSP (Data Security and Protection) Toolkit. Ask a healthcare expert >> Data security standards and the GDPR. Ask a healthcare expert >> Data security standards and the GDPR. Unsure if you need to comply?

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GDPR Compliance Government Information Security 71

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 11, 2019

On the same date, some participating DPAs released the results of the Sweep exercise carried out in their respective jurisdiction. Training & Awareness: Organizations were generally found to be quite good at delivering some form of data protection training to their employees.

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Privacy Data Privacy GDPR Personal data 74

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The past week has been a busy one for cybersecurity vulnerabilities, with 34 vulnerable Windows drivers and four Microsoft Exchange flaws heading a long list of security concerns. The Problem: Three flaws discovered by the Kubernetes security community carry CVSS severity scores of 7.6 CVE-2022-4886 (Path Sanitization Bypass): This 8.8-level

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Ransomware Authentication Cybersecurity Education 87

Data Matters

JULY 8, 2019

Ensuring that a company is properly prepared for and responds to privacy and cyber security threats is a key corporate governance responsibility for directors and senior officers. Maintain an asset inventory of key information and data systems to assess how the business can be impacted by cyber threats.

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GDPR Privacy Data breaches Risk 74

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

AUGUST 5, 2020

Accountability and Governance. Accountability issues for AI are not unlike governance issues for other technologies e.g. the ICO suggests that your organisation should set its risk appetite; ensure there is senior buy-in and that compliance is conducted by diverse, well-resourced teams and not left to the technologists.

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Artificial Intelligence GDPR Personal data Compliance 59

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The only processing operations exempt from the GDPR are national security and law enforcement activities and purely personal uses of data. Storage limitation: Organizations should securely dispose of data as soon as its purpose is fulfilled. Organizations can also take this opportunity to strengthen data security measures.

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GDPR Compliance Personal data Privacy 79

IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2018

Data protection governance – the extent to which data protection accountability, responsibility, policies and procedures, performance measurement controls and reporting mechanisms to monitor compliance are in place and operating throughout your firm. The PIMS should also address staff training and awareness.

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GDPR Compliance Personal data Risk 75

IT Governance

APRIL 2, 2019

Anyone with an interest in information security will have encountered ISO 27001 , the international standard that describes best practice for an ISMS (information security management system). It’s a supplementary standard that provides advice on how to implement the security controls listed in Annex A of ISO 27001.

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Information Security Compliance Risk Security 89