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2022 Cyber Security Review of the Year

IT Governance

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Tensions rose throughout February as the Russian military amassed across the Ukrainian border.

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Group-IB presents its annual report on global threats to stability in cyberspace

Security Affairs

According to Group-IB’s experts, the most frustrating trend of 2019 was the use of cyberweapons in military operations. As for 2019, it has become the year of covert military operations in cyberspace. Its main vector will be blackmailing as part of ransomware attacks.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2021 – 9.8 million records breached

IT Governance

But don’t be fooled by that number – it comes from 106 incidents, which is roughly average for the year. If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2020 – 832 million records breached

IT Governance

However, it bears reminding that most breaches take 100 days or more to be discovered, so we could be seeing the effects of the coronavirus for months after our everyday lives get back to normal. Boots says its Advantage Card database was hit by hackers (150,000).

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in April 2021 – 1 billion records breached

IT Governance

It was another busy month in the cyber security sector, as we discovered 143 incidents that resulted in 1,098,897,134 breached records. In case you missed it, you may also be interested in our first quarterly review of data breaches and cyber attacks.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in September 2022 – 35.6 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

Compared to August, it was a comparatively quiet month, as we identified 88 publicly disclosed security incidents and 35,566,046 compromised records. The information has been cited in major publications, while we use it internally for both our quarterly reviews and annual infographics.

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Group-IB Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report

Security Affairs

Group-IB , a global threat hunting and intelligence company, has presented its annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report. It was also marked by the rise of the underground market for selling access to corporate networks and an over two-fold growth of the carding market.

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Hacker who helped the ISIS will remain in US prison

Security Affairs

government and military personnel will remain in a federal prison. Ardit Ferizi , aka Th3Dir3ctorY, is the hacker that supported the ISIS organization by handing over data for 1,351 US government and military personnel. According to the US investigators, he provided the data to the popular IS militant Junaid Hussain , which disclosed it on the web. military and other government personnel. The hacker who shared with the ISIS personal data of more than 1,300 U.S.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. KrebsOnSecurity turns 13 years old today.

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Weekly podcast: SHEIN, Tesco Bank, UK cyberwarfare unit and Uber

IT Governance

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 28 September. The online fashion retailer SHEIN (I’ve probably pronounced that wrong) has said that it suffered a data breach from June to August this year involving the personal information of approximately 6.42 SHEIN advises its account holders to change their passwords by clicking a link in an email notification or logging into the website. Big numbers this week: we discuss a data breach affecting 6.42

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UNC2529, a new sophisticated cybercrime gang that targets U.S. orgs with 3 malware

Security Affairs

The groups targeted organizations in the business services, financial, health, retail/consumer, aero-military, engineering and manufacturing, government, education, transportation, and utilities industries.

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s cybersecurity readiness initiatives provide roadmap others should follow

The Last Watchdog

Michigan is known as the Wolverine State in deference to the ornery quadruped that roams its wild country. But it does fit like a glove. Michigan’s other nickname, by the way, is the Mitten State, referring to the shape of the larger of its two main peninsulas.). It was the latter that jumped out at me. Rick Snyder, who is about to leave office and can point to significant strides Michigan has made ‘reinventing’ its economy under his watch.

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Australia banned Huawei from 5G network due to security concerns

Security Affairs

The Chinese firm denies having shared Australian customer data with the Chinese intelligence, but it is not enough for the Australian Government. In May, the Pentagon ordered retail outlets on US military bases to stop selling Huawei and ZTE products due to unacceptable security risk they pose. In light of this information, it was not prudent for the department’s exchanges to continue selling them.”.

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FTC Defends Expansive Privacy and Data Security ANPR at Public Forum

Data Matters

The FTC continues its defense of the wide-reaching Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on “ Commercial Surveillance and Data Security ” that the Commission, by a 3-2 vote, issued in August. Paul Martino , Vice President and Senior Policy Counsel, National Retail Foundation.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #10 [Eye Opener] BusinessWeek: The Satellite Hack Everyone Is Finally Talking About

KnowBe4

It is an excellent wake-up call for your C-level execs and powerful budget ammo. They started out with: "As Putin began his invasion of Ukraine, a network used throughout Europe—and by the Ukrainian military—faced an unprecedented cyberattack that doubled as an industrywide wake-up call.

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In a Few Days, Credit Freezes Will Be Fee-Free

Krebs on Security

Maybe you’ve been holding off freezing your credit file because your home state currently charges a fee for placing or thawing a credit freeze, or because you believe it’s just not worth the hassle. A credit freeze — also known as a “security freeze” — restricts access to your credit file, making it far more difficult for identity thieves to open new accounts in your name.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in September 2019 – 531 million records leaked

IT Governance

Hong Kong Stock Exchange says its website was hacked (unknown). US Secret Service investigating after its systems found for sale on the dark web (unknown). Polish online retailer issued fine over data breach (2,200,000). New York’s Orange County school district the latest to delay new term as it recovers from ransomware. US Navy hiring new cyber chief to better shield military secrets from Chinese hackers. .

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SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Data Matters

OCIE’s 2020 Examination Priorities for broker-dealers and investment advisers include the protection of retail investors (including compliance with new standard of care requirements and interpretations), cyber and information security risks, anti-money laundering compliance, firms engaging in the digital asset space and the provision of electronic investment advice. Protection of Retail Investors . Retail-Targeted Investments. The U.S.

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SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities (Including Cybersecurity) for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Data Matters

OCIE’s 2020 Examination Priorities for broker-dealers and investment advisers include the protection of retail investors (including compliance with new standard of care requirements and interpretations), cyber and information security risks, anti-money laundering compliance, firms engaging in the digital asset space and the provision of electronic investment advice. Protection of Retail Investors . Retail-Targeted Investments. The U.S.

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Seniors Targeted in Penny Stock Scam

Security Affairs

However, what investors often don’t realize is that it’s hard to make money with penny stocks. Although it’s not always the case, opportunities to invest in penny stocks are frequently scams. They did this to make the enterprise and its investment potential.

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Breaking the Ice on DICE: scaling secure Internet of Things Identities

The Security Ledger

» Related Stories Expert says: Hack your Smart Home to Secure It Fitness apps: Good for your health, not so much for military security Mobile, automation-industry leaders promote two new IoT security efforts. It’s especially true of the Internet of Things, where both the diversity and scale of connected endpoints create endless opportunities for mischief and mayhem. “Its just a big complicated thing,” Mattoon notes.

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Why You Need A VPN

Cyber Info Veritas

What Is A VPN And How Does It Work? How VPNs work The role of a VPN is privacy: it allows you absolute privacy as you send data over a network. Now, while the VPN you use will greatly determine how it works—some will ask you to sign up and create an account while with others, all you have to do is download and install the VPN app or software—most VPN services and platforms have the same underlying technology. Its most basic price is $2.91

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Cyber Security at the heart of Fleet Fuelling

CGI

In an attempt to protect their enterprise risk, often organisations overburden their customers with high security, reducing the quality of the digital retail experience and customer satisfaction. In previous blogs , I have discussed a ‘digitally-enabled fleeting fuelling proposition’ that transforms the way Oil Majors interact with their customers; combining every aspect of the fleet process, including retail and payments into a single integrated solution.

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Federal Agency Data is Under Siege

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Originally Featured in Global Military Communications Magazine’s June/July Issue. Its unique capabilities include the design and deployment of equipment, systems and services to meet complex security requirements. Question: Can you provide an overview of the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Federal Edition, and elaborate why it’s needed today more than ever? federal IT leaders about data security, data breaches, spending practices, and a gamut of other security-related issues.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

There it was on this black and white monitor, the first grainy images of their baby. It was a sort of like a new horizon for them. It’s about challenging our expectations about people who hack for a living. Remember using early versions of it.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Healthcare

ForAllSecure

There it was on this black and white monitor, the first grainy images of their baby. It was a sort of like a new horizon for them. It’s about challenging our expectations about people who hack for a living. Remember using early versions of it.

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Consciously Consider Early Adoption

CGI

It’s typified by the heads-up display which shows air speed and engine data on a pilot’s visor, but is also starting make its impact felt on smart phones and tablets where the combination of a camera, internet connection and large screen provide the resources for AR to thrive. It’s already positioned to: Train inexperienced field engineering staff on the job (perhaps in utilities, oil and gas, or distribution). Consciously Consider Early Adoption. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Going Passwordless

ForAllSecure

You might not think of it as a major aspect of security and yet, stolen credentials are really the key to data breaches today. For example, here’s Jerry Lewis in a scene from a 1950s film, where he’s trying to break into a Nazi German military base. Stay with it.