Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

. “As of January 2022, the FBI has identified at least 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware, including entities in the critical manufacturing, energy, financial services, government, and information technology sectors,” reads the FBI’s flash alert.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2022

. “AvosLocker is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) affiliate-based group that has targeted victims across multiple critical infrastructure sectors in the United States including, but not limited to, the Financial Services, Critical Manufacturing, and Government Facilities sectors. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

“As of January 2022, the FBI has identified at least 52 entities across 10 critical infrastructure sectors affected by RagnarLocker ransomware, including entities in the critical manufacturing, energy, financial services, government, and information technology sectors,” reads the FBI’s flash alert.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 5, 2020

Synoptek has more than 1,100 customers across multiple industries, including local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software. . ” T he IT service provider confirmed the attack but did not comment on whether it paid the ransom asked by the crooks. .

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free. Today, additional criminal charges against Kondratyev were unsealed in the Northern District of California related to his deployment in 2020 of ransomware against a victim located in California.”

Energy and Utilities 337

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2024

” said Bryan Vorndran, the Assistant Director at the FBI Cyber Division, during the 2024 Boston Conference on Cyber Security. The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free.

Energy and Utilities 346

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Encryption 346

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

In securing the arrest of a second Russian national affiliated with the LockBit ransomware, the Department has once again demonstrated the long arm of the law. 16% of the State, Local, Tribal, and Tribunal (SLTT) government ransomware incidents reported to the MS-ISAC is 2022 were LockBit attacks. law enforcement).

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John Battelle's Searchblog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Not to mention retirement (from Social Security to 401ks, etc.). Of course, were such a hypothesis true, one might imagine that the over percentage of GDP represented by government workers would have gone *down* over the past few decades. Now let’s compare Government as a percent of GDP to private Industry.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2019

-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries , including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software.

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Ransomware IT Phishing Financial Services 238

Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security. However, despite the critical status of bank infrastructure on the national level, the security of crucial data was not ensured. million files belonging to ICICI Bank.

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Personal data Phishing Risk Financial Services 246

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Businesses at large would do well to model their data collection and security processes after what the IC refers to as the “intelligence cycle.” This cycle takes a holistic approach to detecting and deterring external threats and enforcing best-of-class data governance procedures. infrastructure from cyber attacks.

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Security Financial Services Data collection Manufacturing 149

Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2022

Ongoing attacks could cause severe damages to multiple sectors, including transportation, communication, financial services, government facilities, nuclear reactors, and critical manufacturing. The post Russia-Ukraine cyber conflict poses critical infrastructure at risk appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Security experts shared lists of organizations that were infected with the SolarWinds Sunburst backdoor after decoding the DGA mechanism. Security experts started analyzing the DGA mechanism used by threat actors behind the SolarWinds hack to control the Sunburst / Solarigate backdoor and published the list of targeted organizations.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. million LivaNova Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Manufacturing UK Yes 2.2 TB Concertus Design and Property Consultants Limited Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Professional services UK Yes 1.9 and Robert W.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 26, 2019

Pick any company in any vertical – financial services, government, defense, manufacturing, insurance, healthcare, retailing, travel and hospitality – and you’ll find employees, partners, third-party suppliers and customers all demanding remote access to an expanding menu of apps — using their smartphones and laptops.

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OpenText Information Management

APRIL 29, 2025

Financial Services Institutions (FSIs) face a pivotal moment: capturing the attention and loyalty of Generation Z (Gen Z). Born between 1997 and 2012, this digitally native cohort is redefining financial landscapes with expectations for instant results, ethical practices, and seamless digital experiences.

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Info Source

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Sector-Specific Opportunities : The report identifies significant opportunities in sectors with advanced digital transformation, such as Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, and Manufacturing. The Banking and Financial Services sector tops the opportunity list, followed by the Insurance sector.

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Marketing Digital transformation Insurance Manufacturing 52

The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

This is stunning: phishing attacks soared in 2018, rising 250% between January and December, according to Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report. And some of the worst culprits are the very technically savvy people – the security guys are often the worst because they’re very resistant to being told what to do.” Talk more soon.

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OpenText Information Management

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Unpacking the Big Picture: Key Findings from Our Analytics Research The guide draws on exclusive insights from a survey of 237 senior decision-makers in IT, data, and product development roles across industries, including financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing.

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Analytics Unstructured data Cloud Artificial Intelligence 52

Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 17, 2020

On 25 November 2020, the European Commission ( EC ) published its proposed Data Governance Regulation (the DGR ), which will create a new legal framework to encourage the development of a European single market for data. What are the objectives of the Data Governance Regulation? This is part one of a series of three blog posts.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 13, 2023

October is both Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the US and European Cyber Security Month in the EU – twin campaigns on either side of the Atlantic that aim to improve awareness of the importance of cyber security both at work and at home, and provide tips on how to stay secure.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) IT services Taiwan Yes 2,451,197 RMH Franchise Corporation Source (New) Hospitality USA Yes 1.5 Source (New) Transport USA Yes 3,815 Okta Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Cyber security USA Yes 3,800 Shah Dixit & Associates, P.C. Organisation(s) Sector Location Data breached? TB Paysign, Inc.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2023

Network Encryption Keeps Our Data in Motion Secure for Business Services madhav Tue, 07/25/2023 - 04:59 The demand for high-speed networks and fast data transfers is increasing due to cloud adoption, digital transformation, and hybrid work. These solutions encrypt data as it moves across networks for maximum security and performance.

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Business Services Encryption Security Manufacturing 62

Data Protection Report

JULY 5, 2021

The Data Act will complement other European Union (EU) measures to create a solid framework for digital trust, opening up public sector data, removing digital borders, encouraging trade in data, opening up competition and facilitating better security within the EU single market. What is the objective of the possible Data Act?

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B2B Personal data Cloud Access 144

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 20, 2024

Organizations in the financial services, healthcare and other regulated sectors must place an even greater focus on managing risk—not only to meet compliance requirements, but also to maintain customer confidence and trust. This means actively minimizing downtime and closing gaps in the supply chain to remain competitive.

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Cloud Financial Services Risk Business Services 72

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Finally, it also is useful for companies looking for a governance, risk, compliance ( GRC ) solution. In its 2021 Threat Force Intelligence Index , IBM reported that manufacturing and financial services were the two industries most at risk for attack, making up 23.2% of attacks IBM handled, respectively.

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Analytics Risk Authentication Financial Services 113

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. It includes multi-disciplinary risk and compliance management solutions and tools, including: IT & security risk management. Third-party governance.

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Compliance Risk Government Retail 57

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The financial sector is quite heavily regulated, and involves a lot of confidential data. You’d therefore expect that the sector fares better at data security than your average organisation. In fact, in 2020–2022, the financial sector was the second-most attacked sector, topped only by the retail and manufacturing sector.

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Risk Data breaches Authentication Financial Services 104

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight More than 70 million email addresses added to Have I Been Pwned The security researcher Troy Hunt has added more than 70 million email addresses from the Naz.API data set to his Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service. VF Corporation confirms 35.5

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 20,415 TECA Srl Source New Transport Italy Yes 16.7 Known records breached Zenlayer Source New Telecoms USA Yes 384,658,212 ASA Electronics Source New Engineering USA Yes 2.7

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Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 22, 2024

Secure and compliant: Deployable architectures on IBM Cloud® are secure and compliant by default for hosting your regulated workloads in the cloud. It follows security standards and guidelines, such as IBM Cloud for Financial Services® , SOC Type 2, that ensures the highest levels of security and compliance requirements.

Cloud 61

Cloud Financial Services Compliance Systems administration 61

IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 20, 2023

” When observing its potential impact within industry, McKinsey Global Institute estimates that in just the manufacturing sector, emerging technologies that use AI will by 2025 add as much as USD 3.7 Security controls are vital to help identify and protect against rapidly evolving threats. trillion in value.

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Data science Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Government 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 29, 2024

Comprehensive cybersecurity legislation is imperative to build and maintain confidence in the future and ensure a secure digital landscape. When enforced, the regulation will mandate manufacturers to prioritize security from the design stage and throughout the product's entire lifecycle.

Compliance 71

Compliance Cybersecurity Risk Manufacturing 71

IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 10, 2024

As an example of what such a monumental number means from a different perspective, chip manufacturer Ar m claimed to have shipped 7.3 Beyond that, household devices blessed with Internet of Things (IoT) technology means that CPUs are now being incorporated into refrigerators, thermostats, security systems and more.

Computer and Electronics 64

Computer and Electronics Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Analytics 64

IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 15, 2023

Therefore, a well-built AI for business program must also have a good data governance framework. Healthcare, retail, financial services, manufacturing—whatever the industry, business leaders want to know how using data can give them a competitive advantage and help address the post-COVID challenges they face each day.

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Artificial Intelligence IT Customer Experience Government 74

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2021

This includes security, help desk, networking, and application performance. The ManageEngine IT security portfolio spans everything from privileged access management (PAM) to network configuration to password management. It provides controls for managing security from all angles. ManageEngine’s key IT security solutions.

Cloud 52

Cloud Financial Services Compliance Manufacturing 52

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 10, 2023

Here are our picks for the top threat intelligence feeds that security teams should consider adding to their defensive arsenal: AlienVault Open Threat Exchange: Best for community-driven threat feeds FBI InfraGard: Best for critical infrastructure security abuse.ch

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