eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

The initiatives that stand out the most — critical infrastructure security standards, a national data privacy and security law, and liability for security failures — will likely take time and the support of Congress to implement. ” Those fundamental shifts are focused on two core priorities.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Organizations gathered to discuss courses and programs to address the critical cybersecurity workforce needs in the United States. Each participating organization is committed to developing cyber skills and programs to train the workforce across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

All data remains subject to the laws and regulations of its home country, regardless of where it resides. Additionally, in highly regulated sectors such as finance or healthcare or state and local government entities, organizations need to meet additional compliance laws and mandates.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

The Government of Pyongyang focuses on crypto hacking to fund its military program following harsh U.N. Cyber security and intelligence experts believe that attacks aimed at the cryptocurrency industry will continue to increase next year. trillion won ($1.2 ” reported the AP agency. Citing the U.S. billion (about 2.7

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It is no secret that there is, and has been for some time, a shortage of trained cyber security professionals in corporate IT Security teams. This shortage is significantly impacting corporate America, and it is particularly dire across federal, state and local governments.

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Collibra

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Security is our priority. We are our customer’s champions and we deeply value the needs of our government customers. So this week, we took our promise of security one step further and received AWS Government Competency status. We recognize that in the government sector, privacy, reliability and compliance are pivotal.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Security researchers from NCC Group reported an increase in ransomware attacks in November 2021 over the past month, and PYSA (aka Mespinoza) and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs. Experts observed a 400% increase in the number of attacks, compared with October, that hit government organizations. continues the report.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 4, 2021

Increased scrutiny over connected car and automobile industry data from Chinese regulators, including push towards data localisation. China is a leading marketing for connected and autonomous vehicles, and use and analytics of connected vehicle data has been encouraged by Chinese Government support of big data and AI technology.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 25, 2022

Lloyd’s of London has announced that its insurance policies will no longer cover losses resulting from certain nation-state cyber attacks or acts of war. He highlighted the particular risk posed by government-backed hackers, whose attacks are usually for political gain. How do you know if it’s a nation-state attack?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

CISA and the NSA agencies have published guidance for securely using virtual private network (VPN) solutions. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA) have released guidance for increasing the security of virtual private network (VPN) solutions.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 22, 2023

reports that in early August 2023, the Indian Parliament passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (the “Act”), bringing to a close a 5-year process to enact an omnibus data privacy law in India. The Act was ratified by the President of India and will come into effect once notified by the Government.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 27, 2019

-based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries , including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2023

The security breach took place between May and June 2021 and was aimed at stealing sensitive medical information and personal details. The South Korean Police did not attribute the attack to a specific APT group, however, local media speculate it was coordinated by the Kimsuky APT. ” reported the YonHap News agency.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 7, 2024

On February 28, 2024, the White House issued an Executive Order on Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern. The Executive Order does not impose any immediate legal obligations on any company.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 1, 2022

A Ukrainian security researcher this week leaked several years of internal chat logs and other sensitive data tied to Conti , an aggressive and ruthless Russian cybercrime group that focuses on deploying its ransomware to companies with more than $100 million in annual revenue. ” GAP #1. 22, 2020, the U.S. 22, 2020, the U.S.

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Data Matters

APRIL 11, 2022

The concept of “important data” is a cornerstone of China’s data regulatory regime. The Cyber Security Law (2017) (the CSL ) prohibits operators of critical information infrastructures ( CIIs ) from transferring their “important data” and personal information outside of China. Then, what are “important data”?

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The Texas Record

JUNE 3, 2021

Recently, TSLAC Government Information Analyst Joslyn Ceasar had the opportunity to talk to a record and information professional with extensive experience in and knowledge of the records management field. Barry Primes has spent 30 years in records management in the federal, local, military, and private sectors. Barry Primes.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Not to mention retirement (from Social Security to 401ks, etc.). Of course, were such a hypothesis true, one might imagine that the over percentage of GDP represented by government workers would have gone *down* over the past few decades. Now let’s compare Government as a percent of GDP to private Industry.

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The Texas Record

MAY 18, 2021

Barry Primes has spent 30 years in records management in the federal, local, military, and private sector. JEC: What are the differences between working for the Federal government versus a local government (albeit a really large one) in a RIM capacity? Barry Primes. BP : Not much difference at all.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Cross-Border Data Privacy and Security Concerns in the Dawn of Quantum Computing. New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. In recent years, costly breaches and evolving data security concerns have bubbled up to a board level agenda item.

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erwin

APRIL 11, 2019

Keeping up with new data protection regulations can be difficult, and the latest – the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – isn’t the only new data protection regulation organizations should be aware of. A number of high-profile data breaches and scandals have increased public awareness of the issue.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 5, 2020

ZDNet has reported in exclusive that a list of plaintext usernames and passwords for 900 Pulse Secure VPN enterprise servers, along with IP addresses, has been shared on a Russian-speaking hacker forum. ZDNet has obtained a copy of the list with the help of threat intelligence firm KELA and verified confirmed the authenticity of the data.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

enumerates system information to include hostname, host configuration, domain information, local drive configuration, remote shares, and mounted external storage devices. attempts to encrypt any data saved to any local or remote device but skips files associated with core system functions.” ” reads the flash alert.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 4, 2024

Upon receipt of the public company’s request, how long does the FBI’s December 6, 2023 memo state that the FBI will take to verify the request and assign an agent in the company’s local FBI office: a. The exception applied to the workers’ data because the exception applies to all health care workers’ biometric data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 3, 2024

Revolutionizing Identity Verification with AI The integration of AI in identity verification is set to redefine security protocols. AI's ability to process vast amounts of data and recognize patterns has far-reaching implications for identity verification. This evolution will require a strategic rethinking of current security measures.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

Mitsubishi Electric disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate information. Mitsubishi Electric disclosed a security breach that might have exposed personal and confidential corporate data. “According to people involved, Chinese hackers Tick may have been involved. .

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

There’s oil in the state of Maryland – “cyber oil.” With the largest concentration of cybersecurity expertise –– the “oil” — in the world, Maryland is fast changing from the Old Line State into “Cybersecurity Valley.” The state counts approximately 109,000 cyber engineers.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 23, 2021

Rather than bringing substantial changes to the existing China data privacy framework, the PIPL helpfully consolidates and clarifies obligations on processing of personal information at a national law level. To be clear, this is not China’s own GDPR.

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AIIM

JANUARY 14, 2020

That's the opportunity to learn from my peers and colleagues, especially those from disciplines or industries I have less exposure to. When I'm teaching AIIM courses or speaking at local events, sometimes I get asked, "We know about The AIIM Conference - what are some other conferences that are worth checking out?" And so forth.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 2, 2023

With 68% of child support enforcement (CSE) systems aging , most state agencies are currently modernizing them or preparing to modernize. At this point, families expect state agencies to have a modern, efficient child support system. States’ existing investment in modernizing ancillary systems (e.g.,

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 19, 2020

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published a Malware Analysis Report (MAR) that includes technical details about a new strain of malware, tracked as BLINDINGCAN, that was attributed to North Korea. The document also includes a list of recent attacks attributed to North Korean state-sponsored hackers.

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Information Governance Perspectives

MAY 10, 2020

In May of 2020 I was honored to speak at the MERv conference with John Frost of Box on the topic of Using Information Governance with a Privacy Compliance Plan as the Fulcrum for Data Privacy and Continuous Compliance. Privacy makes data governance ethical and tangible, and compliance leaders understand that.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

We logged 134 security incidents in December, which accounted for 148,354,955 breached records. We’ll have a separate post looking at the year’s data breaches and cyber attacks in more detail, but in the meantime, you can find the full list of December’s incidents below. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. In other news….

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Assaf Harel of the firm Karamba Security joins us in the Security Ledger studio to discuss connected car security and the right to repair. The post Episode 193: Repair, Cyber and Your Car with Assaf Harel of Karamba Security appeared first on The Security Ledger. Related Stories Episode 192: It’s Showtime!

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Rapid advances in automation have the potential to disrupt a number of sectors, perhaps none more so than the automobile industry. notes that the “traditional roles of the Federal Government; State and local governments; and private industry are well suited for addressing automation.” Federal government.

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The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 30, 2019

Telco says diverse agencies accessing data through legal loophole need to follow the same process as law enforcement bodies Telstra has warned that public trust in the security of their data will be eroded if government agencies continue to be allowed access to it without appropriate authorisation.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

More than 15 billion username and passwords are available on cybercrime marketplaces, including over 5 billion unique credentials, states the experts. Crooks could use the credentials to launch credential stuffing attacks leveraging the data available in the black marketplaces. ” reads the report published by the experts.

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