Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil Dings Cybersecurity Law as 'Bloody Useless' The Australian government says it will centralize its approach to securing federal agencies by appointing a coordinator to head the new National Office for Cyber Security within the Department of Home Affairs.

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MARCH 14, 2023

UK Security Minister Confirms Agency Is Examining App for Chinese Government Ties Britain's National Cyber Security Agency is examining TikTok to help the government finalize its decision to ban the Chinese video sharing app from federal networks, the country’s security minister Tom Tugendhat revealed.

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AUGUST 9, 2022

CSO on How OneTrust's Platform Brings Privacy, Compliance and Governance Together OneTrust has put nearly $1 billion in investment to good use, helping companies address data governance, security assurance, third-party risk and more, Chief Strategy Officer Blake Brannon says.

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

Longtime CISO Vito Sardanopoli on Building an Effective Security Program A formal security program that spells out precise governance components is critical to protecting sensitive data, says Vito Sardanopoli, who served on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force.

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Hackers Uses Same FTP Server as Earlier OneNote Phishing Campaign A campaign targeting government entities in the Asia-Pacific and North America regions with an info stealer hosted on a Discord server shares infrastructure with a campaign that used Microsoft OneNote to deliver malware.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 19, 2023

One of the most distinguishing things about our federal government is its broad scope of services. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, many federal agencies kicked their digital transformations into high gear to help enhance public services, embrace a remote workforce and better secure data with trust and transparency.

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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.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

The British government banned the installation of Chinese-linked security cameras at sensitive facilities due to security risks. Reuters reports that the British government ordered its departments to stop installing Chinese security cameras at sensitive buildings due to security risks. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Tech Companies Must Vow They Use Secure Software Development Techniques A White House agency today told U.S. federal government IT vendors they must attest to using secure software development techniques.

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JUNE 3, 2022

government agencies have issued a warning to organizations in the country against paying ransom to the Karakurt data extortion group. The threat actor's promises to delete stolen data and not disclose the security incident to the public if its demands are met are false, the agencies say.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Stormshield Is a Major Supplier of Security Products to the French Government French security vendor Stormshield has launched an investigation after an internal review found that hackers accessed the source code of the company's network security product.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

National Nuclear Security Administration Made 'Limited Progress,' Says GAO The U.S. federal agency responsible for the ongoing functionality of the nuclear weapons stockpile hasn't gotten its arms around how to secure operational technology, says the Government Accountability Office.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

This week, we discuss allegations of data security failures at Twitter, a €405 million fine for Instagram, a cyber attack on InterContinental Hotels Group, and why Cloud security is so important. The post IT Governance Podcast Episode 8: Twitter, Instagram, InterContinental and Cloud security appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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MARCH 5, 2021

FireEye, Other Security Firms Detect Activity Hackers have targeted units of local government by attempting to exploit unpatched vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange email servers, according to a new report by the security firm FireEye. Meanwhile, CISA has updated its alert.

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MAY 20, 2022

Government Says Closest Allies Share Similar Concerns Canada says it will no longer allow the use of products and services from China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. The government says its decision is based on reviews by independent security agencies and was made in consultation with its "closest allies."

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Agencies Offer Advice on Minimizing Attack Surface In a bid to address security risks associated with the use of virtual private network solutions, the National Security Agency and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on Tuesday offered government leaders guidance on selecting remote access VPNs and strengthening their security.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 10, 2022

million people and compromised names, Social Security numbers, among other data, also ended up costing the file-sharing company $8.1 It was alleged that the company did not implement proper data security practices to detect security vulnerabilities. For example, the Accellion data breach of 2020 that affected 6.76

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IT Governance

MARCH 16, 2023

The UK government has announced plans to ban ministers and civil servants from using TikTok on work devices. The problems stem from TikTok’s ties to the Chinese government and the ways that people’s personal data could be used for nefarious purposes. Are these rumours founded? Canada, Belgium and India have all taken similar action.

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IT Governance

APRIL 20, 2023

The post IT Governance Podcast 21.4.23: Capita, Chrome, LockBit for Macs and Alan Calder on cyber security appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Now available on Spotify , Amazon Music , Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 3, 2022

The new guidelines state that prosecutors should avoid charging security researchers who operate in “good faith” when finding and reporting vulnerabilities. ” What constitutes “good faith security research?” ” The new DOJ policy comes in response to a Supreme Court ruling last year in Van Buren v.

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IT Governance

MAY 4, 2023

This week, we discuss ChatGPT’s restoration in Italy despite wider security concerns, an apology from the LockBit ransomware group and another breach for T-Mobile, and Alan Calder discusses what boards need to do to build their organisations’ cyber defences. Now available on Spotify , Amazon Music , Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

investigation into basic security flaws on banks’ websites and apps, a ransomware attack on the financial firm ION Cleared Derivatives, and a phishing attack that compromised the emails of Stewart McDonald MP. Now available on Spotify , Amazon Music , Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 20, 2021

Vulnerabilities Exploited Include a Zero-Day in Ivanti's Pulse Connect Secure The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Ivanti and FireEye report that U.S.

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JUNE 5, 2021

Cyber Security Council is a new self-regulatory body for the profession. Government to execute their vision for the U.K. Claudia Natanson Describes Vision of U.K.’s s New Self-Regulatory Body U.K. It is tasked by the U.K.

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MARCH 10, 2021

More Layers of Security Anticipated for Government Websites The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will take over the day-to-day management of the official.gov top-level domain in April, adding a greater emphasis on security for the domains used for government websites.

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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.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

Stanford and Georgetown have a new report on the security risks of AI—particularly adversarial machine learning—based on a workshop they held on the topic. The understanding of how to secure AI systems, we concluded, lags far behind their widespread adoption.

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APRIL 30, 2021

government agencies may have been breached when attackers exploited vulnerabilities in Pulse Connect Secure VPN products, according to a senior official. Security researchers believe that at least two nation-state groups have been attempting to exploit these flaws.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JANUARY 26, 2022

The government has launched its first ‘ Government Cyber Security Strategy – Building a Cyber Resilient Public Sector ’ (“ Strategy ”), outlining how central government and the public sector will ensure that public services can function in the face of growing cyber threats.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2023

The US government urges cyber security audits of public water systems, highlighting the importance to secure US critical infrastructure. The Biden administration announced on Friday that it will make it mandatory for the states to conduct cyber security audits of public water systems.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 23, 2023

If you’re in charge of managing data at your organization, you know how important it is to have a system in place for ensuring that your data is accurate, up-to-date, and secure. That’s where data governance comes in. What exactly is data governance and why is it so important? As you can see, data governance is no joke.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 29, 2023

On March 29, 2023, the UK government published a white paper on artificial intelligence (“AI”) entitled “A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation.” The UK government believes this will encourage investment in AI and support its adoption throughout the economy. Strengthen the UK’s position as a global leader in AI.

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IT Governance

JULY 21, 2022

Plus, we talk to Gary Hibberd about his new book, The Art of Cyber Security. The post IT Governance Podcast Episode 4: Ransomware advice, MFA phishing and The Art of Cyber Security appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Now available on Spotify , Amazon Music , Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud.

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IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2022

Data governance and regulatory compliance go hand in hand. Organisations need robust governance practices if they are to stay on top of their legal requirements, while those obligations are designed to help them operate more effectively. Why is data governance important? What to include in a data governance strategy.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2023

Researchers discovered a new info stealer dubbed SYS01 stealer targeting critical government infrastructure and manufacturing firms. ” reads the analysis published by Morphisec. to lure victims into downloading a malicious file. .”

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 29, 2023

Jenny Blessing and Ross Anderson have evaluated the security of systems designed to allow the various Internet messaging platforms to interoperate with each other: The Digital Markets Act ruled that users on different platforms should be able to exchange messages with each other. This opens up a real Pandora’s box.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 395 appeared first on Security Affairs. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Data from 5.4M Data from 5.4M Data from 5.4M Data from 5.4M Pierluigi Paganini.

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