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. For example, the World Health Organization has warned of fake emails being sent in its name.

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IG Guru

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Security, blockchain, legacy media (tape), leadership, frameworks, and misuse of information continue to be popular topics on IG GURU. 14 ways to create a secure password Popular Information Governance Frameworks and Models What is a hacker? Below are the top posts from 2019.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Additional guidance on this recommendation suggests that staff should receive regular and targeted information governance awareness training, including “internal phishing attacks to test the awareness of staff to the danger of opening spam email”.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 10, 2018

Threats like this are very real for ISMs (information security managers), who face the reality of phishing scams, cracking and ransomware daily. .

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IG Guru

AUGUST 2, 2018

Hackers used phishing emails to break into a Virginia bank in two separate cyber intrusions over an eight-month period, making off with more than $2.4 million total. Now the financial institution is suing its insurance provider for refusing to fully cover the losses. The post Hackers Breached Virginia Bank Twice in Eight Months, Stole $2.4M

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Everteam

JULY 11, 2019

Below are some common cyber threats: Malware: A malicious software performs activities on the attacked device without the owner’s knowledge, these activities might include stealing, encrypting or deleting sensitive data, Phishing: A cyberattack with devastating results, phishing is a type of social engineering attack used often to steal someone’s data, (..)

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Phishing and Social Engineering. More targeted efforts at specific users or organizations are known as spear phishing. How to Defend Against Phishing. Examples of Phishing Malware Attacks.

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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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IG Guru

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Check out the post here. The post When MFA isn’t actually MFA via ReTool first appeared on IG GURU.

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IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2018

Staff need regular training on information security practices to ensure they’re aware of the risks they face on a daily basis. The vast majority of malware is spread by drive-by downloads and phishing campaigns, both of which exploit human error. People, processes and technology.

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ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Therefore, organizations must protect themselves from cyber risks and attacks such as: Denial-of-services (DoS) and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) Phishing and spear phishing Man-in-the-middle (MitM) SQL injection Cross-site scripting (XSS) Ransomware. Information Governance Body of Knowledge (iGBoK), 1st ed.,

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