The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Such a transformation however, comes with its own set of risks. Misleading information has emerged as one of the leading cyber risks in our society, affecting political leaders, nations, and people’s lives, with the COVID-19 pandemic having only made it worse. So, how do organizations prepare against such threats?

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 15, 2020

BitSight Study Analyzes Exposure to Botnets, Other Threats The shift to telework due to the global COVID-19 pandemic has raised the risk of exposure to botnets as well as Mirai and Trickbot malware, according to the security firm BitSight.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the study, Prof. Christakis makes the case that the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and EU law, more generally, allow a more nuanced and risk-based approach to data transfers than the restrictive approach often applied. CIPL and Prof.

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Threatpost

JUNE 29, 2021

The return to offices, coupled with uninformed users (including IT pros) has teed up an unprecedented risk of enterprise attack.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

What are some of the most important aspects in managing vendor security risk when taking on third-parties to handle sensitive data? Mitch Parker, CISO of Indiana University Health, explains the critical steps his organization is taking in its approach to vendor risk.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Interesting usability study: “ More Than Just Good Passwords? A Study on Usability and Security Perceptions of Risk-based Authentication “: Abstract : Risk-based Authentication (RBA) is an adaptive security measure to strengthen password-based authentication. Paper’s website.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 18, 2020

And what steps can healthcare organizations take to help mitigate the risks? Elad Luz of the security research firm CyberMDX, which helped study the vulnerabilities, offers an analysis. How do the recently identified "Ripple20" TCP/IP code flaws potentially impact medical devices?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The study, conducted by independent research firm Propeller Insights, dives into how IT business leaders feel about their security posture in a world where the technologies they embrace to grow and thrive are also vulnerable to constant and increasing threats. San Francisco, Calif., Human error is among the top causes of security breaches.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Cyber Insurers Limit Financial Exposure While Risk Grows The Department of Treasury and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency are soliciting comments on whether risks to critical infrastructure from a catastrophic cyber attack - and the concurrent potential for ruinous financial exposure by insurers - should lead to a new federal approach.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Governor Sets 2-Year Deadline for Policies on AI Use, Risks at Public Agencies California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed an executive order to study the development, use and risks of artificial intelligence, and develop a process to deploy "trustworthy AI" in the state government.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2023

1, 2023– AppViewX , a leader in automated machine identity management (MIM) and application infrastructure security, today announced the results of a research study conducted by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) on SSL/TLS Certificate Security. New York, NY, Aug.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Study Describes How a Supply Chain Attack Might Work Could hackers inject malicious code that compromises the synthetic DNA supply chain and ultimately tricks bioengineers into inadvertently developing dangerous viruses or toxins? A new research report says that's a growing concern and calls for robust security measures.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

Stanford and Georgetown have a new report on the security risks of AI—particularly adversarial machine learning—based on a workshop they held on the topic. Many AI products are deployed without institutions fully understanding the security risks they pose.

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Dark Reading

MARCH 19, 2020

Many risk models use a commonly quoted number -- $150 per record -- to estimate the cost of an incident. A new study from the Cyentia Institute says misusing that number means that estimates are almost never accurate.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 28, 2020

Because it's inevitable that some attackers will get around defenses, Kettering Health Network added an extra layer of endpoint security to help mitigate the risks posed by ransomware and other cyberthreats, says Michael Berry, director of information security. He describes what's unusual about the approach.

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Dark Reading

JUNE 22, 2022

New Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Google Cloud study shows many enterprises struggle to measure and manage risk in their cloud workloads.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

The annual study on top-used passwords published by Nordpass revealed that we are still using weak credentials that expose us to serious risks. the study is based on the analysis of a 4TB database containing passwords across 50 countries. The post Study reveals top 200 most common passwords appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 12, 2019

Britain's biggest businesses continue to inappropriately expose servers and services to the internet, putting the organizations and data at risk, according to a study by Rapid7. Tod Beardsley describes the findings, including a widespread lack of phishing defenses as well as cloud misconfigurations.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Nearly a quarter of healthcare organizations hit by ransomware attacks experienced an increase in patient mortality, according to a study from Ponemon Institute and Proofpoint released today. The post Healthcare Cyberattacks Lead to Increased Mortality, Lower Patient Care: Ponemon Study appeared first on eSecurityPlanet.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 25, 2023

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risk management has emerged as a critical aspect of business strategy for companies worldwide. A 2023 IBM IBV study showed that organizations that are seen as ESG leaders are 43% more likely to outperform their peers on profitability. So how does ESG risk management help the bottom line?

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In a recent study of 1,237 Chrome extensions with a minimum of 1,000 downloads, Incogni researchers found that nearly half ask for permissions that could potentially expose personally identifiable information (PII), distribute adware and malware , or even log everything users do online, including accessing passwords and financial data.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Cybereason's Sam Curry shares insight from the new study "Organizations at Risk: Ransomware Attackers Don’t Take Holidays." Cybereason's Sam Curry on the Financial and Business Impact of After-Hours Strikes Cyberattackers love to strike on weekends and holidays - that's not news.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Incorporating an effective attack surface management tool into your security strategy can significantly help you mitigate the risks of data breaches. In fact, according to the Cost of a Data Breach study, organizations that deployed an ASM solution were able to identify and contain data breaches in 75% of the time of those without ASM.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Weakness Lies in Devices Without Quality Entropy Sources IoT devices are generating duplicate prime numbers while generating RSA keys, putting them at risk of a factoring attack, according to new research, which shows such an attack could be done at scale and at a low computing cost.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Disturbing findings from a recent study examining the impact of ransomware attacks on patient care must serve as a wake-up call for the healthcare sector to intensify its preparedness to deal with such incidents, say Larry Ponemon of research firm Ponemon Institute and Ed Gaudet of risk management firm Censinet.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

On January 27, 2020, CISCO released its 2020 Data Privacy Benchmark Study entitled “From Privacy to Profit: Achieving Positive Returns on Privacy Investments” (the “Study”). More than 2,500 respondents took part in the Study from across 13 countries. The average ratio of benefits to privacy spend was 2.7:1 worth of benefit).

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Dark Reading

AUGUST 9, 2022

Study offers a cyber "state of the industry" analysis from a hacker's perspective to help companies anticipate attacks.

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Dark Reading

MAY 1, 2019

New study shows SMBs face greater security exposure, but large companies still support vulnerable systems as well.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 25, 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated their widely used Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) — a free respected landmark guidance document for reducing cybersecurity risk. It seeks to establish and monitor your company’s cybersecurity risk management strategy, expectations, and policy. by diverse organizations.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The risks we face today are existential in a way they never have been before. Think biotech, nanotech, global climate change, maybe someday cyberattack—everything that people like Nick Bostrom study. We can’t be sure of that anymore. But suddenly, our inability to be proactive becomes fatal.

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IG Guru

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Free November Webinar OFFICE/RECORDS CENTER MOVE – A CASE STUDY (AND PRIMER) Wednesday, November 8, 2023 – 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM via Zoom Earl Johnson, CRM will present a case study of a major office move that he led while at Ernst & Young in Atlanta, complete with lessons learned.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Related: Atrium Health breach highlights third-party risks. Third-party cyber risks are likely to persist at the current scale for a while longer. According to a recent Ponemon Institute study , some 59% of companies experienced a third-party data breach in 2018, yet only 16% believe they are effectively mitigating third-party risk.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 31, 2023

It marks the Biden Administration’s most comprehensive action on artificial intelligence policy, building upon the Administration’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (issued in October 2022) and its announcement (in July 2023) of securing voluntary commitments from 15 leading AI companies to manage AI risks. New standards.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2024

Assess risks. Creating a solid cybersecurity foundation begins with understanding the organization’s risks. A recent study found only 27% of charities undertook risk assessments in 2023 and only 11% said they reviewed risks posed by suppliers. Keep software updated.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 16, 2019

A new study by the firm Interos found that many hardware components in a popular touchscreen voting machine used in the U.S. The post Study finds Chinese Hardware Powers U.S. originate in China or Russia. Voting Machine appeared first on The Security Ledger.

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