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What is a Virtual Private Network (VPN)? VPN Security Explained

eSecurity Planet

A VPN provides a secure channel for users to send and retrieve sensitive data using public infrastructure – the Internet. This avoids the cost of leasing dedicated secure lines between branch offices and allows employees the flexibility to work anywhere with an Internet connection. Read on to find more answers to “What is a VPN?”

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

Until recently, I was fairly active on Twitter , regularly tweeting to more than 350,000 followers about important security news and stories here. The records also reveal how Conti dealt with its own internal breaches and attacks from private security firms and foreign governments. million users.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 29 January – 4 February 2024

IT Governance

Enforcement Uber fined €10 million for GDPR breaches The Dutch data protection authority, Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, has fined Uber €10 million for failing to be transparent about its data retention practices and making it difficult for drivers to exercise their data privacy rights. Key dates 31 March 2024 – PCI DSS v4.0 of the Standard.

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Data Breach Misattribution, Acxiom & Live Ramp

Troy Hunt

link] — Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) November 15, 2022 I've had various public users of HIBP, commercial users and even governments reach out to ask what's going on because they were concerned about their data. Responses From Impacted HIBP Subscribers We're approaching 4.5M I think he’s actually serious!

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in February 2018

IT Governance

Ransomware works because it relies on users’ lax security practices. If you’d like a more regular update of breaches and cyber attacks, I strongly suggest subscribing to our Daily Sentinel. One Plugin, Over 4,200 Victims – When Thousands of Government Websites Were Hijacked to Mine Monero. Data breach.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Attackers can compromise credentials because of extensive user password problems throughout most organizations; however, a number of security solutions provide credentials protection for both basic and advanced needs. Infrastructure Protection Defense against DDoS and DNS attacks starts with effective network security architecture.

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Project Svalbard, Have I Been Pwned and its Ongoing Independence

Troy Hunt

I hate to be vague (I'm usually super transparent on these things), but I'd also hate to disrespect the privacy of this organisation or land myself in hot water legally. A Lot Happens in 11 Months I onboarded 5 new governments onto HIBP: Austria, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland and Denmark (and a 6th one about to be announced any day now).

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