Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Studies show that human error is the root cause of more than 80% of all cyber breaches, whether malicious or unintended. Why should employers educate employees about cyber security? Ensure that your systems are up to date with the latest security patches and software updates. What is the impact of ransomware on organizations?

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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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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

UK organisations are overlooking the importance of cyber security staff awareness training, instead investing in expensive and unnecessary technologies, a VMware and Forbes Insight study has found. So, why are businesses trapped in this cycle of investing in cyber security solutions they don’t need? Same solutions, same results.

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Adam Shostack

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The title captures the question: Effectiveness Of Using Card Games To Teach Threat Modeling For Secure Web Application Developments. However, effectiveness of these card games is unknown for the most part and there is no study on evaluating their effectiveness.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2019

The exercise was commissioned by Lloyd’s of London, the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies and the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, among others. EternalBlue pedigree. Keep in mind, globe-spanning ransomware worms are just one of endless ways the NSA weapons, often referred to as “EternalBlue,” could be leveraged.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

A research group at NATO's Strategic Communications Center of Excellence catfished soldiers involved in an European military exercise -- we don't know what country they were from -- to demonstrate the power of the attack technique. Go back and read this scenario from the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 9, 2023

A phishing simulation is a cybersecurity exercise that tests an organization’s ability to recognize and respond to a phishing attack. Because even the best email gateways and security tools can’t protect organizations from every phishing campaign, organizations increasingly turn to phishing simulations.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 4, 2019

In January 2019, the National Security Agency (NSA) announced the release at the RSA Conference of the free reverse engineering framework GHIDRA. WikiLeaks obtained thousands of files allegedly originating from a CIA high-security network that details CIA hacking techniques, tools, and capabilities. Ghidra is Apache 2.0-licensed

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 16, 2023

A red team engagement gives your blue team a chance to more accurately assess your security program’s effectiveness and make improvements. Instead, their goal is to expose gaps in cybersecurity defenses, helping security teams learn and adjust their program before an actual attack happens. In practice, they are not.”

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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. Developers must also share the results of “red-team” exercises with the government.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2022

Cybersecurity experts would have you believe that your organization’s employees have a crucial role in bolstering or damaging your company’s security initiatives. According to another study by CybSafe, human errors have been responsible for over 90% of data breaches in 2020. Customize Your Security Training.

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IT Governance

JULY 18, 2018

It’s an advanced cyber security position that comes with a lot of responsibility. You’ll be given a combination of theoretical study and hands-on work, including group discussions, practical exercises and case studies. We also offer a Live Online version of this course. What is a lead implementer’s salary?

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 8, 2020

The Report also includes 46 case studies from 17 participating organizations from different sectors, geographies and sizes – including two SMEs and a university. According to Bojana Bellamy, President of CIPL: “Accountability has been championed by visionary senior leaders and chief privacy officers in the world’s leading companies.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 18, 2021

The new Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Jen Easterly, opened Day 2 of Black Hat USA 2021 with a remote presentation on Hacking the Cybersecurity Puzzle. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is relatively new. exercise these whole nation attack plans to prepare.

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Data Matters

JUNE 25, 2021

STEP 1 – Mapping Exercise. The technical measures, included seven case studies with examples of technical measures that in the EDPB’s view would or would not be effective. Nevertheless, Case Study 6 and 7 remain in the Final Schrems II Recommendations. STEP 2 – Verify Transfer Mechanism.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 10, 2023

There is also a great deal of tension within financial markets between the requirements on innovation and agility for banking solutions versus the security, compliance and regulatory requirements that CISOs (Chief Information Security Officers) and CROs (Chief Risk Officers) need to guarantee for their financial institutions.

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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”. As we’ve previously discussed, hybrid working introduces new cyber security risks. Beware of elevated privileges. Despite the risk, many organisations have resorted to elevating privileges.

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Imperial Violet

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Would you like keys to be products (RLWE) or quotients (NTRU; much slower key-gen, but subsequent operations are faster; older, more studied)? another concern is that if we don't exercise this ability now we might find it extremely difficult to deploy any eventual design. If the IETF had published the TLS 1.3

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MARCH 16, 2020

The panel’s key messages for clients included the following: Data security and privacy are mission critical and should be discussed at the most senior levels of the organisation. The incident response plan should be tested in tabletop exercises involving the individuals and teams who would be involved in a real-world incident.

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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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Data Matters

JANUARY 22, 2018

person query in certain circumstances—specifically, if the query was in connection with a criminal investigation unrelated to national security and not designed to find foreign intelligence information. Classification Study. Whistleblower Protection. Foreign Intelligence Challenges.

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Managing Your Information

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

IT Security and IT managers, Chief Information Security Officers . There are multiple practical exercises which are completed either individually or in small groups by means of breakout room sessions. . Attendees are expected to achieve at least 40 hours of study, with the course delivery time counting towards this. .

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Lenny Zeltser

JANUARY 6, 2021

Malware analysis sits at the intersection of incident response, forensics, system and network administration, security monitoring, and software engineering. As someone who’s helped thousands of security professionals learn how to analyze malware at SANS Institute , I have a few tips for how you can get started.

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Collibra

JANUARY 14, 2020

Although much of the ink spilled around data privacy focuses on obeying regulations such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), it’s a mistake to think about data privacy as a compliance exercise. To take this approach is to miss an opportunity.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

If your organisation is concerned about information security, it should have an ISO 27001 -compliant information security management system (ISMS) in place. Implementing an ISMS helps organisations manage their security practices, as well as helping to monitor, audit and improve their information security.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

APRIL 19, 2020

Press reports about “ Zoom bombing ” began dominating the headlines, and as reporters dug in, so did reports of significant (and long ignored) security failings. Zoom responded quickly , freezing product development and focusing entirely on fixing critical security issues. You can find our initial findings here.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Responsibility for corporate cybersecurity extends from the chief information security officer’s office, to the C-suite, to the corporate boardroom. Yet despite having processes in place for managing cyberrisks and legal compliance, a recent study shows that many boards have low confidence in the effectiveness of their procedures.[7]

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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. However, a number of organizations indicated that they have no processes in place to respond appropriately in the event of a data security incident.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 5, 2020

To achieve these, local data processing or anonymization of data must be considered; The security and confidentiality of the personal data processed in the context of connected vehicles must be guaranteed, in particular by implementing measures such as the encryption of the communication channel. . geolocation data; biometric data; etc.)

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Cyber Info Veritas

JULY 18, 2018

On July 2017, one of the most devastating incidents in the history of cyber attacks took place when a group of elite hackers hacked into Equifax, one of the largest credit bureaus in the globe and stole private data including social security numbers, credit card numbers etc of around 145 million clients.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 17, 2019

There is no question that the enforcement action against Cathay Pacific could generate a similar effect in relation to information security management aspects of the PDPO and in a mandatory breach notification obligation. DPP 4 Analysis: Data Security. The Incident.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 10, 2023

What can your organization achieve with an offensive security platform? According to a new Forrester Consulting study , the IBM Security Randori platform delivered a 303% ROI over 3 years and paid for itself in less than 6 months by helping to mitigate risk exposure, better prioritize risk response decisions and act faster.

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Adam Levin

JULY 28, 2020

A recent report found that email was the delivery method for 94% of malware attacks in 2019; a more recent study in 2020 indicated that email-based phishing may be hitting a new high. That said, it offers a good trick to increase email security. . 2 Connect the Dots. gmail.com all go to the same address.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 16, 2018

Processing of the social security number. The law clarifies that it is possible for individuals and private entities to process personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences to prepare and exercise their rights in the context of legal proceedings. Processing of criminal records. Children’s consent. Transparency.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

SaaS security checklists are frameworks for protecting data and applications in cloud-based environments. They serve as benchmarks for upholding strong security requirements, evaluating existing tools, and assessing potential solutions. We’ve designed a customizable template to help you develop your own SaaS security checklist.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Part four covers how an organization can facilitate the exercise of individual rights in its AI systems, including rights related to solely automated decision-making. How Should Organizations Assess Security and Data Minimization in AI? The Guidance recognizes that there is no “one-size-fits-all” approach to security.

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IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 1, 2023

Organizations need to pay attention to several types of incidents, including unplanned interruptions like system outages, network configuration issues, bugs, security incidents, data loss and more. Teams will quickly understand if this is an honest and supportive exercise or not.

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