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The Evolution of Cloud Governance
Data Breach Today
MARCH 6, 2020
The bad news: Visibility and governance take a huge hit. Matt Kraning, CTO and co-founder of Expanse, discusses this challenge and how to improve cloud governance
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Louisiana Government Recovering From Ransomware Attack
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Governor Describes 'Aggressive' Incident Response Efforts After a ransomware attack on Monday forced Louisiana's government to take several servers and websites offline to prevent the malware from spreading, state officials spent Tuesday restoring online services
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Russian Hackers Revamp Malware, Target Governments: Report
Data Breach Today
MAY 27, 2020
Turla Group Targeted Agencies in Eastern Europe, ESET Researchers Say Turla, a sophisticated hacking group with suspected ties to the Russian government, recently used a revamped version of its malware to target government entities in Eastern Europe, according to new research from the security firm ESET.
US Government Ban on Kaspersky Formalized
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Final Rule Includes Ban on Government Contractors Using Russian Firm's Products A final rule published in the Federal Register Tuesday officially bans U.S. government agencies and their contractors from buying or supporting Kaspersky security products
Canadian Government Breaches Exposed Citizens' Data: Report
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 19, 2020
Series of Breaches Occurred Over a Two-Year Period Data breaches at Canadian government agencies exposed the personal information of approximately 144,000 citizens over a two-year period, according to a news report
The Governance Gauntlet
AIIM
JULY 30, 2020
You’ve been told that your information management project needs governance. Maybe you’ve even formed a governance committee. However, what is governance, anyway? Still, you must have governance, or you’ll end up with chaos. The Roots of Governance.
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Data Governance 2.0: The CIO’s Guide to Collaborative Data Governance
erwin
DECEMBER 6, 2019
In the data-driven era, CIO’s need a solid understanding of data governance 2.0 … Data governance (DG) is no longer about just compliance or relegated to the confines of IT. Today, data governance needs to be a ubiquitous part of your organization’s culture.
Google: Government-Backed Hackers Targeted 12,000 Users
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Technology Giant Issues Warnings to Targeted Individuals Across 149 Countries Google has directly warned more than 12,000 users across 149 countries that they have been targeted by government-backed hackers.
Government Shutdown: Experts Fear Deep Cybersecurity Impact
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 11, 2019
government shutdown is impacting agencies integral to the nation's cybersecurity readiness, and experts fear its long-term impact on the country's cyberattack response capabilities, as well as the risk that it will drive away desperately needed new cybersecurity talent from entering public service
Enhancing the Security of Government Websites
Data Breach Today
JUNE 23, 2020
Sites to Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security Protocol Federal agencies will add a layer of security to their websites that use the top-level domain.gov.
Hackers Target Chinese Government Agencies Via VPNs: Report
Data Breach Today
APRIL 7, 2020
Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in VPN Servers Exploited, Quihoo 360 Reports Hackers are targeting Chinese government agencies and their employees by taking advantage of zero-day vulnerabilities in VPN servers to plant backdoors and other malware, researchers at the Chinese security firm Qihoo 360 report
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Data Governance: How to Tackle Three Key Issues
Data Breach Today
MARCH 18, 2020
The Importance of Accountability, Data Inventory and Automation As organizations plot their 2020 cybersecurity strategies, especially in light of privacy regulations, key data governance challenges are emerging.
US Government Sites Give Bad Security Advice
Krebs on Security
MARCH 25, 2020
government Web sites now carry a message prominently at the top of their home pages meant to help visitors better distinguish between official U.S. government properties and phishing pages. Census Bureau website [link] carries a message that reads, “An official Web site of the United States government. ” I should note that this misleading message seems to be present only on some federal government Web sites. government. Many U.S.
Phishing Campaigns Spoof Government Agencies: Report
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
Proofpoint Research Points to More Sophisticated Techniques A newly discovered hacking group is using an array of sophisticated spoofing and social engineering techniques to imitate government agencies, including the U.S.
Recent DNS Hijacking Campaigns Trigger Government Action
Data Breach Today
JULY 22, 2019
governments to issues warnings and policy updates to improve security
Emergency Preparedness for Local Governments
The Texas Record
JUNE 22, 2020
Local Government Bulletin F outlines minimum and enhanced storage standards for records of permanent value and certain court documents. Disaster Resources Bulletin F Emergency Preparedness Local Governments
Texas Says 22 Local Government Agencies Hit by Ransomware
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 21, 2019
Single Threat Actor' Suspected; Government Coalition Urges Greater Prevention Ransomware-wielding attackers continue to target not just big businesses and large government agencies, but increasingly their smaller counterparts too.
Huawei Accuses US Government of Hack Attacks
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
White House 'Using Every Tool At Its Disposal' to Disrupt Business, Firm Claims The battle between Huawei Technologies and the White House continues to intensify, with the Chinese manufacturing giant accusing the U.S.
Ransomware Increasingly Hits State and Local Governments
Data Breach Today
MAY 14, 2019
Yet These Victims Are Less Likely to Pay Any Ransom, Recorded Future Finds Over the past two years, the number of ransomware attacks against state and local government agencies has increased.
Metadata Management, Data Governance and Automation
erwin
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
erwin released its State of Data Governance Report in February 2018, just a few months before the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect. Download Free GDPR Guide | Step By Step Guide to Data Governance for GDPR?. Can the 80/20 Rule Be Reversed?
What’s the Current State of Data Governance and Automation?
erwin
JANUARY 30, 2020
I’m excited to share the results of our new study with Dataversity that examines how data governance attitudes and practices continue to evolve. Defining Data Governance: What Is Data Governance? . 1 reason to implement data governance.
Government Shutdown Hampers Cybersecurity
Adam Levin
JANUARY 9, 2019
Government has impacted federal cybersecurity according to several reports. Faced with little respect, low and uncertain pay, arbitrary disruption, and an inability to accomplish the mission they love, people leave government, and in the future, never work for it in the first place.”.
UK Government Proposes IoT Security Measures
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 28, 2020
government is taking the first steps toward creating new security requirements for manufacturers to strengthen password protections and improve how vulnerabilities are reported
Local, State Governments Face Cybersecurity Crisis
Dark Reading
JUNE 5, 2020
Ransomware hit small government organizations hard in 2019. Now they have to deal with budget cuts, pandemic precautions, social unrest, and the coming election cycle
Data Governance for Smart Data Distancing
erwin
APRIL 15, 2020
During this coronavirus emergency, we are all being deluged by data from politicians, government agencies, news outlets, social media and websites, including valid facts but also opinions and rumors. Data Governance Methods for Data Distancing. Hello from my home office!
Government Agencies Field More Cybersecurity Maturity Models
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Pentagon and DOE Pitch Security Frameworks - But Should They Defer to NIST? The Pentagon and the Department of Energy are pitching new or revised cybersecurity capability maturity models to help their sectors prioritize cybersecurity investments and refine processes and controls.
Governing Information Overload
Gimmal
APRIL 30, 2020
office 365 Records Management records in the cloud federated records intelligent records management physical records Content GovernanceINFORMATION OVERLOAD!!! We created it. We are victims of it. We are perpetuating it.
Services Provider to Government Left Database Exposed: Report
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
federal and local government agencies left a massive production database exposed to the internet, potentially allowing attackers to rewrite content on websites or plant malware, according to a security researcher
City of Albany Latest Local Government Hit With Ransomware
Data Breach Today
APRIL 2, 2019
Attack Comes After Others That Targeted Counties Albany, New York, is the latest unit of local government hit with ransomware in recent weeks, following similar attacks reported in Georgia and North Carolina that crippled government IT systems and disrupted service for local residents
Governance?
InfoGovNuggets
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Who governs access to the White House? In the absence of a written rule, who governs what behavior is permitted in a press briefing within the White House? Access Controls Culture Duty Governance Government Internal controls Third parties Who is in charge The Executive or the Judiciary? “Judge Grants CNN’s Press-Pass Motion,” The Wall Street Journal , November 17, 2018 A3.
Data Governance Tools: What Are They? Are They Optional?
erwin
NOVEMBER 14, 2019
Data governance tools used to occupy a niche in an organization’s tech stack, but those days are gone. The rise of data-driven business and the complexities that come with it ushered in a soft mandate for data governance and data governance tools. Data Governance 1.0
Data Governance as an Emergency Service
erwin
MAY 20, 2020
Data governance (DG) as a an “emergency service” may be one critical lesson learned coming out of the COVID-19 crisis. Deploying a Data Governance Strategy. Deploying individual data governance elements does not constitute a strategy, much less a sustainable program.
Coronavirus: UK Government Promises App for Contact Tracing
Data Breach Today
APRIL 13, 2020
government says it's prepping a contact-tracing app in an attempt to help contain COVID-19. But Cybersecurity Adviser Dismisses Plans as Misplaced 'Do-Something-Itis' The U.K.
Business Process Can Make or Break Data Governance
erwin
SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Data governance isn’t a one-off project with a defined endpoint. Data governance, today, comes back to the ability to understand critical enterprise data within a business context, track its physical existence and lineage, and maximize its value while ensuring quality and security.
Zoom Bombing Attack Hits U.S. Government Meeting
Threatpost
APRIL 17, 2020
Web Security coronavirus Privacy Security US government work from home zoom zoom security Zoom-bombingA recent U.S. House Oversight Committee meeting was the latest victim of Zoom bombing, according to an internal letter.
Are You Ever Finished With Information Governance?
Weissman's World
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
The post Are You Ever Finished With Information Governance? governance maturity infogov information governance information management
Texas Government Agencies Hit by Ransomware
Adam Levin
AUGUST 19, 2019
The local governments and agencies from twenty-three Texas towns were hit by a coordinated ransomware campaign last week. . local governments have increasingly been targeted by ransomware campaigns, including Baltimore, Atlanta and several Florida cities.
Australian Government Under Ongoing Cyberattack
Dark Reading
JUNE 19, 2020
Experts believe China is behind the attack campaign, but China denies responsibility
US Government Exposes North Korean Malware
Schneier on Security
MAY 14, 2020
It's interesting to see the US government take a more aggressive stance on foreign malware. US Cyber Command has uploaded North Korean malware samples to the VirusTotal aggregation repository, adding to the malware samples it uploaded in February.
Analysis: Government Policies on Huawei's 5G Role
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 31, 2020
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses the ramifications of the U.K's s decision to allow limited use of Huawei's equipment in 5G networks. Plus: Updates on Wawa's stolen card offered for sale and nascent security threats from social networks and drones
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