Data Matters

MARCH 24, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis has created significant cybersecurity risks for organizations across the world, particularly arising from remote working, scams and phishing attacks, and weakened information governance controls.

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IT Governance

MARCH 26, 2020

If staff haven’t changed the default passwords on their routers, they leave themselves open to eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks unless they use a VPN (virtual private network). Features such as filtering, firewalls and encryption might not be available, and where they are available will be beyond your control.

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ARMA International

MAY 15, 2019

The account was password protected as well. An IT administrator was aware of a spreadsheet on the employee’s device that included passwords, and he used it to access the Dropbox account. There, he came upon the “borderline” photos and forwarded them to higher authorities in the school district. The authors ( Ingrid A.

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IG Guru

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

November 3rd, 2018 A team of security researchers has discovered another serious side-channel vulnerability in Intel CPUs that could allow an attacker to sniff out sensitive protected data, like passwords and cryptographic keys, from other processes running in the same CPU core with simultaneous multi-threading feature enabled.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The FTC pointed out that Blackbaud’s posted privacy policy stated “While no website can guarantee exhaustive security, we maintain appropriate physical electronic and procedural safeguards to protect your personal information collected via the website.” (Complaint ¶18) The FTC’s complaint then listed 8 ways the agency believed that Blackbaud did (..)

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 1, 2023

Common remedial actions include changing passwords, stopping and disconnecting affected systems, notifying the PCPD and the affected individuals, scanning systems and fixing security weaknesses.

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Positively RIM

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Does each structured data system have an active administrator who knows how to produce data and maintains the passwords/encryption keys? We defer to IT to deflect virus attacks, unauthorized downloads, and password or encryption hacks. That’s what I call Information Governance.

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Information Governance Perspectives

JULY 23, 2020

You may have gotten an email from them asking you to reset your password. And if you did, your information is likely being traded on the dark web. Passwords. Some of these Zoom accounts are offered for free on hacker forums so that hackers can use them in zoom-bombing pranks and malicious activities. The first is a no-brainer.

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Everteam

JULY 11, 2019

These smart tactics prevent any Cyber threat or attack and keep your data and system safe, in addition to other security features such as User Permission, authentication and encrypted passwords. Once you govern your own data and documents, you become ready to take all the precautions necessary to protect your valuable assets.

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Brandeis Records Manager

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Should it exclude avoiding rogue apps, weak passwords, and phishing attempts? Should info literacy exclude emailing a link to one copy of a document rather than sending a two-MB attachment to twenty people? Should info literacy exclude documentary version control? Should it exclude info-intelligent employees within the enterprise?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Organizations can help prevent their computers from becoming part of a botnet by installing anti-malware software, using firewalls , keeping software up-to-date, and forcing users to use strong passwords. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. Examples of Botnet Malware Attacks.

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IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2018

The term also refers to the unwitting behaviour of improperly trained employees, or to the exploitation of inappropriately applied privileges and poor password practices by malicious outsiders. Staff need regular training on information security practices to ensure they’re aware of the risks they face on a daily basis.

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