Krebs on Security

JUNE 9, 2020

City officials now say they plan to pay the ransom demand, in hopes of keeping the personal data of their citizens off of the Internet. Nevertheless, on Friday, June 5, the intruders sprang their attack, deploying ransomware and demanding nearly $300,000 worth of bitcoin.

Ransomware 352

Ransomware Systems administration Cybersecurity Personal data 352

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 8, 2019

Additionally, the Garante challenged that system administrators were using shared accounts with quite large privileges in the operation of the platform. Finally, also the security measures aimed at anonymizing the activities performed through the e-voting system were considered to be not adequate.

GDPR 102

GDPR Systems administration Privacy Data breaches 102

IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2020

Columbus County Schools gives update after systems wiped by cyber attack (5,673). The US Defence Information Systems Administration discloses 2019 cyber attack (unknown). Massive MGM data breach might be a smokescreen for more insidious attack (10.6 Data breaches.

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Personal data 145

AIIM

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Technical Specialists: A migration could require technical support for the movement of data and questions about implementation and data structures. The source and target system administrators should be involved as well. This is especially important when dealing with personal data or other sensitive types of information.

Metadata 104

Metadata Records Management ROT Cleanup 104

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 14, 2018

But it also provides that the Italian Data Protection Authority can require the implementation of additional guarantees with reference to the processing of such data and in general special categories of personal data.

GDPR 45

GDPR Privacy Systems administration Compliance 45

Adam Levin

APRIL 8, 2019

Mobile apps send user data to Facebook (even for non-Facebook users): A study by Privacy International showed that several Android apps, including Yelp, Duolingo, Indeed, the King James Bible app, Qibla Connect, and Muslim Pro all transmit users’ personal data back to Facebook. In short, there is no upside.

Privacy 40

Privacy Artificial Intelligence Data Privacy Passwords 40

IT Governance

APRIL 25, 2023

Financially motivated malicious insiders Security experts often say that ‘personal data is the new currency’. That’s a slight exaggeration (good luck trying to pay rent with your email address), but the point remains: legitimate organisations and cyber criminals alike are trying to get their hands on personal data.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Phishing Personal data Access 105