Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Source: Cybernews Usernames Names Government ID numbers (CURP) Phone numbers Email addresses Home addresses Dates of Birth Gender KYC status IP addresses used to register for an account IP addresses used to log in Deposit amounts Withdrawal amounts Notes on users, submitted by admins and customer support agents. Amount of leaked data.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 15, 2024

Cybersecurity is crucial in supply chains, where risks can affect all connected parties. With significant consequences and substantial government contracts at stake, effective risk management and rigorous. Read the whole entry. »

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

These Russian cyber actors are government organizations and include other parties who take their orders from the Russian military or intelligence organizations – while not technically under government control. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has started a campaign to increase awareness of these risks to U.S.

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IT Governance

APRIL 6, 2020

Let’s take a look at some of the cyber security risks that come with working from home, and the steps organisations should take to mitigate them. Online work increases cyber security risks. Control the risk. Any organisation with employees working from home must create a remote working policy to manage the risks.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2024

Leon Teale is a senior penetration tester at IT Governance with more than ten years’ experience performing penetration tests for clients in various industries all over the world. In my research work for IT Governance, I’ve noticed a pattern where the same names repeatedly crop up.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 30, 2024

The government says Urban went by the aliases “ Sosa ” and “ King Bob ,” among others. Those who submitted credentials were then prompted to provide the one-time password needed for multi-factor authentication. A booking photo of Noah Michael Urban released by the Volusia County Sheriff. According to an Aug.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2020

A state-based actor is launching cyber attacks against government, public services and businesses, Australia ‘s prime minister said. Australia ‘s prime minister Scott Morrison said that a “state-based actor” is targeting government, public services, and businesses.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 5, 2020

It can be tricky to know where to begin, which is why our Cyber Security Risk Scorecard contains a simple guide to help you secure your systems. Conduct a cyber security risk assessment. A cyber security risk assessment helps organisations evaluate their weaknesses and gain insights into the best way to address them.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

But as is often the case with technological solutions, the benefits of convenience comes with security risks. Some people mistakenly believe that storing information in the Cloud removes the risk of data breaches. The post Top 5 Cloud security challenges, risks and threats appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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IT Governance

JULY 1, 2019

Earlier this year, the Japanese government launched a campaign in which it hacked into citizens’ IoT (Internet of Things) devices to see how secure the technology is. Once the test is complete, the government will tell the IoT providers about their vulnerabilities and instruct them to address the issues.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTT) government networks, as well as aviation networks. . This joint advisory provides information on Russia-linked APT actor activity targeting various U.S.

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Rocket Software

MAY 15, 2020

On May 7, IT and technology businesses around the world celebrated World Password Day, a day meant to remind everyone of the importance of keeping personal and business data protected and secure. Passwords used to be simple to secure: you had to create a username and a unique password, and that was essentially it.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2024

Cybersecurity experts at Resecurity have highlighted the escalating risks stemming from the Dark Web, where malicious actors may exploit compromised credentials of ISP/Telco engineers, Data-Center Technicians, Network Engineers, IT Infrastructure Managers, and Outsourcing companies that manage networks for their enterprise clients.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Security experts working for Website Planet discovered that the Spanish software firm failed to password-protect an AWS S3 bucket that held the personal details of hotel guests dating back to 2013. The error puts millions of people at risk from fraud and online attacks. In total, 24.4 What does this mean?

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Hello, and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Thursday, 21 February 2019. The researchers explain that: “All password managers [they] examined sufficiently secured user secrets while in a ‘not running’ state. Each password manager also attempted to scrub secrets from memory. Here are this week’s stories.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly. While no plaintext passwords or financial data was stolen, the hack did expose answers to security questions. government agencies. Weak passwords are the easiest way hackers can hack into a system.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 24, 2024

surfaces in the threat landscape Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords Ukraine cyber police arrested crooks selling 100 million compromised accounts New AcidPour wiper targets Linux x86 devices. Is it a Russia’s weapon? Players hacked during the matches of Apex Legends Global Series.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2017

It only takes one password to fall into the wrong hands for cyber criminals to be able to access your systems and networks and cause harm. Sharing passwords often occurs because team members trust one another and share the workload, but what would happen if one of those employees turned rogue? forbids the practice.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 16, 2024

On August 2023, the French government employment agency Pôle emploi suffered a data breach and notified 10 million individuals impacted by the security breach. Email addresses, phone numbers, passwords and financial data are not exposed. The press release published by the agency states that its information systems are not impacted.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Small and midsize businesses — so-called SMBs — face an acute risk of sustaining a crippling cyberattack. This appears to be even more true today than it was when I began writing about business cyber risks at USA TODAY more than a decade ago. Years of stealing user names and passwords, and poor password practices add to this mix.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 25, 2023

Although many of us are broadly aware of the risks involved when sharing this data, we don’t fully grasp the ramifications – nor do we realise there are ways we can better protect our personal information. We also recommend securing your data by creating unique passwords and storing them in a password manager.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2019

One of cyber criminals’ favourite ways of hacking organisations is through brute-force or ‘password spraying’ attacks, which bombard targets with login attempts using lists of common passwords. million people in the UK use ‘123456’ as their password. million are securing their accounts with ‘password’ and 3.8

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Additionally, the frustration with intrusive advertising (71%), cumbersome password resets (64%), and repetitive data entry (64%) indicate a growing demand for smoother digital experiences. The frustration is particularly evident in mundane yet essential tasks such as password management.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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IG Guru

APRIL 26, 2022

The post Some of tech’s biggest names want a future without passwords — here’s what that would look like via CNBC appeared first on IG GURU. Check out the article here.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Some of the most popular brands don’t enforce a strong password policy, meaning anyone can peer into their owners’ lives. While the default security settings have improved over the review period, some popular brands either offer default passwords or no authentication, meaning anyone can spy on the spies.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

An advert is currently running in which a man gets his password hacked because, the ad implies, he wasn’t using a VPN (virtual private network). The man’s password? Sooner rather than later, someone will guess your password and stumble into a wealth of sensitive information. Are we all so useless? Security vs convenience.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2021

According to the government, that database contained a large number of credit card numbers and stolen credentials from the Trickbot botnet, as well as information about infected machines available as bots. “Many in the gang not only knew her gender but her name too,” Holden wrote.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The government agencies have observed an increase in ransomware attacks occurring on holidays and weekends, the choice of these period is motivated by the lower level of defense due to the reduced presence of the personnel. Using strong passwords. ” reads the advisory published by CISA. Updating OS and software.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

This week, we discuss ICANN’s warning about DNS attacks, the extent of credential stuffing attacks on the retail sector, password managers’ responses to recent research into security flaws, and the European Data Protection Supervisor’s annual report for 2018. We often talk about the perils of password reuse.

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Information Management Resources

MARCH 13, 2019

Risk appetite statements, governance frameworks and password-less authentication are among the growing trends that will impact security, privacy and risk leaders, says Gartner.

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IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 4, 2024

While many organizations have implemented AI, the need to keep a competitive edge and foster business growth demands new approaches: simultaneously evolving AI strategies, showcasing their value, enhancing risk postures and adopting new engineering capabilities. Otherwise, the risks become too significant.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Nonprofits are equally at risk, and often lack cybersecurity measures. Given the risk involved, small businesses and nonprofits must consider prioritizing cybersecurity policies and practices to stay protected, retain customers, and remain successful. The average cost of a cybersecurity breach was $4.45

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IT Governance

JANUARY 19, 2023

The attackers might also have had access to Norton Password Manager users’ private vault data, which contains stored passwords for other online accounts. However, we strongly believe that an unauthorized third party knows and has utilized your username and password for your account,” NortonLifeLock said. Are customers at risk?

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OneHub

MAY 10, 2021

It creates a serious cybersecurity risk that could cost your company millions. It’s chilling to realize your employees may be putting intellectual property and other sensitive data at risk. government trusts to protect top secret files ). It’s a much safer method of authenticating a user than password-only logins.

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IT Governance

APRIL 19, 2022

The organisation must also complete a risk assessment for every requirement treated this way. also introduces changes to the risk assessment process. Covered entities are no longer required to conduct an organisation-wide risk assessment, but there are several new rules related to targeted assessments. PCI DSS v4.0 PCI DSS v4.0

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2024

to let users know when their email addresses or password are leaked in data breaches. “Though customer data was never at risk, the outside financial interests and activities of Onerep’s CEO do not align with our values,” Mozilla wrote. government. based data brokers that sell personal information on Americans.

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