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Black Friday and Cyber Monday, crooks are already at work

Security Affairs

Other campaigns observed by the experts invited recipients to claim gift cards from popular retailers like Home Depot. In this case, the spam messages include links to fake online survey pages that have nothing to do with the retailer’s gift card.

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China-based Fangxiao group behind a long-running phishing campaign

Security Affairs

The sophisticated phishing campaign exploits the reputation of international brands and targets businesses in multiple industries, including retail, banking, travel, and energy. “The landing domain redirects users to a main survey domain.” The site can require up to three taps for a “win,” a high-value gift card.

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The GDPR: Everything you need to know about data controllers and data processors

IT Governance

A data processor is the organisation that does the legwork; it processes the information on the controller’s behalf. For example, a marketing executive at a retailer hires a company to conduct a survey on shoppers’ browsing habits. It’s also common for organisations to get their own employees to process information.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 415 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

New Android malicious library Goldoson found in 60 apps +100M downloads Siemens Metaverse exposes sensitive corporate data CISA adds bugs in Android and Novi Survey to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Volvo retailer leaks sensitive files A cyberattack on the Cornwall Community Hospital in Ontario is causing treatment delays Google fixed (..)

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Top 10 tips to stay safe online

IT Governance

It will come as no surprise that Christmas is by far the busiest period for online shopping , with online sales accounting for £25 billion during Christmas 2016 (IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, January 2017). This must-have guide features simple explanations, examples and advice to help you be security-aware online in the digital age.

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Data controller vs data processor: what’s the difference?

IT Governance

Say, for example, that you are a marketing executive at a retailer who wants to conduct a survey on shoppers’ browsing habits. As such, you must find a data processor to conduct the survey and provide them with the necessary information to complete that task. That would make you a data controller.

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A Chief Security Concern for Executive Teams

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity reviewed the Web sites for the global top 100 companies by market value, and found just five percent of top 100 firms listed a chief information security officer (CISO) or chief security officer (CSO). This post explores some reasons why this is the case, and why it can’t change fast enough.

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