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A massive DDoS attack took down the site of the German financial agency BaFin

Security Affairs

A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack took the site of the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) down for some days. It is not clear who is behind the DDoS attack, but the media speculate that it was launched by pro-Russian hacktivists in response to the German financial and military support to Ukraine.

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Executive Order on access to Americans’ bulk sensitive data and Attorney General proposed regulations – Part 2

Data Protection Report

government, including the military and Intelligence Community.” government, including the military and Intelligence Community.” (at What types of data brokerage transactions are in-scope?

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NEW TECH: Cequence Security’s new ‘API Sentinel’ helps identify, mitigate API exposures

The Last Watchdog

I had the chance to discuss this with Matt Keil, Cequence’s director of product marketing. A great example of this, Keil points out, is the Open Financial Exchange ( OFX , ) the data-stream format that enables wire transfers to be carried out across the Internet. For a full drill down, please give the accompanying podcast a listen.

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Federal Agency Data is Under Siege

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Originally Featured in Global Military Communications Magazine’s June/July Issue. With more than 65,000 employees in 56 countries, Thales is a global leader in technology solutions for the aerospace, transport, defence and security markets.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Enterprise ransomware accounts for 81% of total infections, and by market segment, 62% are small to medium-sized businesses ( Symantec ). Healthcare and financial services are the most attacked industries. Criminals fail to decrypt data after payment only 1% of the time ( Sophos ). Ransomware facts.

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Q&A: Sophos poll shows how attackers are taking advantage of cloud migration to wreak havoc

The Last Watchdog

Digital commerce from day one has revolved around companies bulling forward to take full advantage of wondrous decentralized, anonymous characteristics of the Internet, which began a military-academic experiment. While individuals are still being victimized, the most active ransomware gangs are laser-focused on breaching organizations.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Directors should consider which of these solutions best serves the needs of their organization, taking into account factors such as the market availability of such cybersecurity expertise, the breadth of the organization’s attack surface, and the sophistication of the organization’s data processes. Mandatory Access Control.