Security Affairs

MAY 10, 2023

The US government announced to have disrupted the peer-to-peer (P2P) network of computers compromised by the Snake malware. The malware has been designed and used by Center 16 of Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in cyber espionage operations on sensitive targets. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2019

” According to Georgia’s Interpress news agency, the hackers targeted the websites for Georgia’s general jurisdiction courts, government agencies, NGOs and media outlets. Saakashvili is wanted by Georgia’s new government on multiple criminal charges, which he decries as politically motivated. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

For years, security experts — and indeed, many top cybercriminals in the Spamit affiliate program — have expressed the belief that Sal and Icamis were likely the same person using two different identities. It states that the yearbook for the Amtek class of 2004 is hosted at 41.wmpay[.]com. ru: Andrey Skvortsov.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This doesn’t stop organizations and governments from using it. Like any internet voting system, it has inherent security vulnerabilities: if there are malicious insiders, they can corrupt the vote count; and if thousands of voters’ computers are hacked by malware, the malware can change votes as they are transmitted.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. Image: SentinelOne.com. Click to enlarge.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The government also indicted and sanctioned a top Russian cybercriminal known as Taleon , whose cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex has evolved into one of Russia’s most active money laundering networks. Alex Holden is founder of the Milwaukee-based cybersecurity firm Hold Security.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Naturally, database vendors are leading providers of database security tools, and a growing number of cloud-based database providers are moving deeper into the data security space. Security is paramount. Starting our list of the top database security vendors is the multinational cloud computing company, Alibaba Cloud.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 11, 2019

based researcher whose findings shed light on a murky area of Internet governance that is all too often exploited by spammers and scammers alike. That individual — Ernest Byaruhanga — was only the second person hired at AFRINIC back in 2004. The allegations stemmed from a three-year investigation by a U.S.-based

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 19, 2022

On December 15, 2022, the UK government and the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (“DIFC”) issued a joint statement on the shared commitment to deepening the UK-DIFC data partnership. In the statement, the UK government and the DIFC also announced the progress on a new Memorandum of Understanding on data.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 8, 2022

billion to bolster its cloud security. “Organizations around the world are facing unprecedented cybersecurity challenges as the sophistication and severity of attacks that were previously used to target major governments are now being used to target companies in every industry,” Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said in a statement.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

So in 2004, the President of the United States designated October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Awareness events foster to shape human attitude, enhance a positive culture against cyber threats, and educate businesses and people about protective measures they can take to secure their sensitive personal data: Enable MFA.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 18, 2019

Australia, and elsewhere -- argue that the pervasive use of civilian encryption is hampering their ability to solve crimes and that they need the tech companies to make their systems susceptible to government eavesdropping. And that change makes all of those systems less secure. Sometimes it's about end-user devices.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2021

Cyberattacks caused by supply chain vulnerabilities mean organizations need a renewed perspective on how to address third-party security. BitSight Security Ratings Platform. Ten years after BitSight became a pioneer in the security ratings space, the Boston-based company holds 32 patents and has rated over 40 million companies.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The term ESG, or environmental, social and governance , is well-known in the investor community. But while the term ESG was first coined in 2004 by the United Nations Global Compact, the concept has been around for much longer. ESG ratings and indices have also become more prevalent in recent years.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 16, 2009

A lawsuit that will soon commence in Arizona has the potential to alter the data breach liability landscape by making data security auditors liable for data breaches experienced by the companies they audit. In 2005, CardSystems revealed that it had experienced an information security breach that compromised forty million payment cards.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. billion in 2021, and growing concerns over data security , software supply chains , and ransomware suggest the market will remain strong through economic ups and downs. How Do VC Firms Work? AllegisCyber Investments.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Since the inception of data forensics almost forty years ago, methods for investigating security events have given way to a market of vendors and tools offering digital forensics software (DFS). Under their Security Suite products, OpenText provides industry-renowned EnCase. Paraben Corporation.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This sense of trust exists thanks largely to PCI DSSthe Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard. PCI DSS is a security system for your credit card and its data. The goal was to create a unified set of security requirements for all entities that handle cardholder data. What is PCI? Why do I need to be PCI Compliant?

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Preservica

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The institution has a combined mandate for libraries and archives as a result of a merger of Canada’s national library and public archives in 2004. LAC has been acquiring digital material since the 1960’s; the earliest material were data sets acquired from federal government departments.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Microsoft has been trying to get folks to apply critical security patches to address a problem that's being actively exploited. For example, see our Timing the Application of Security Patches for Optimal Uptime , Usenix Lisa 2002). In 2004, Microsoft shipped the Blaster removal tool to remove a virulent worm.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 4, 2021

The New SCCs repeal the existing SCCs (dating from 2001, 2004 and 2010) and aim to address the entry into force of the General Data Protection Regulation (“ GDPR ”) and the decision of the European Court of Justice (“ CJEU ”) in Schrems II.

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Adam Shostack

APRIL 14, 2021

Microsoft has been trying to get folks to apply critical security patches to address a problem that’s being actively exploited. For example, see our Timing the Application of Security Patches for Optimal Uptime , Usenix Lisa 2002). In 2004, Microsoft shipped the Blaster removal tool to remove a virulent worm.

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KnowBe4

MAY 16, 2023

Building up your organization's human firewall by fostering a strong security culture is essential to outsmart bad actors. The Snake malware, initially known as "Uroburos" was developed in late 2003, and the first versions of the implant were completed by early 2004. Grimes , Data-Driven Defense Evangelist.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 1, 2011

This comprehensive privacy law will require nearly all businesses and government agencies to provide data breach protection, mandate the use of privacy assessments before establishing certain new databases, and establish a right to file class actions in court over alleged violations of the law.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 25, 2011

Ohlhausen previously worked in various senior positions at the FTC, most recently as Director of the FTC’s Office of Policy Planning from 2004 to 2008 where she headed the FTC’s Internet Access Task Force. If approved, Ohlhausen will serve a seven-year term beginning on September 26, 2011, replacing Commissioner William E.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 17, 2018

Federal oversight of pipeline safety and security is split respectively between the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) and DHS’s Transportation Safety Administration (“TSA”). Pipeline security activities within TSA are led by the Pipeline Security Division.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

In recent months, the Chinese government has focused an increasing amount of attention on the protection of personal information. Reports indicate that in early August of this year, public security authorities in Shanghai launched a fourth round of enforcement related to personal information violations. Article 253.A A of the P.R.C.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 24 November 2017. At the time of the incident, we took immediate steps to secure the data and shut down further unauthorized access by the individuals. We also implemented security measures to restrict access to and strengthen controls on our cloud-based storage accounts.”.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 25, 2013

On July 24, 2013, the Conference of the German Data Protection Commissioners at both the Federal and State levels issued a press release stating that surveillance activities by foreign intelligence and security agencies threaten international data traffic between Germany and countries outside the EEA. National Security Agency (“NSA”).

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 23, 2021

To fill this gap and aid in the analysis, detection, and testing of malware, sandboxing is widely used to give organizations the setting, isolation, and security tools needed to preserve the integrity of the host network. Most include common security tools like: Threat analysis. Also Read: How VMI Can Improve Cloud Security.

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CILIP

OCTOBER 27, 2021

As Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Professor Chris Whitty has been at the forefront of health information keeping the public informed throughout the pandemic as the UK government?s He was the interim Government Chief Scientific Adviser from 2017 to 2018, including during the Novichok poisonings.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 12, 2016

government and the European Commission on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection and prosecution of criminal offenses, known as the Umbrella Agreement. Protect EU Borders and Enhance Security.

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InfoGovNuggets

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Questions as to the Kaspersky antivirus software company were raised by military intelligence in 2004, well before the 2013 threat assessment issued Pentagon-wide. “Russian Firm Was Long Seen as Threat,” The Wall Street Journal , November 18, 2017 A2. Who dropped the ball? Did the Russians have an inside track?

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IT Governance

AUGUST 21, 2018

Looking more broadly than the retail sector for a moment, the ICO reports that there were a total of 957 data security incidents during the first quarter of 2018 (a 17% increase on Q3) and the World Economic Forum believes that cyber attacks are one of the top five risks to global stability in the next five years, so we all need to take heed.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 13, 2014

It is also worth noting that the defendants were arrested in August 2013, not long after one of their prominent clients came under investigation by the Chinese government for alleged bribery. According to Chinese press reports, the defendants established a company in Hong Kong called ChinaWhys Co.,

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. The CCPA governs how businesses treat “consumer” “personal information.” What Is Covered?

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Archives Blogs

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

billion documents over 25 years old had been restricted from the public for national security reasons. It derived from one of 16 recommendations presented in the final report (March 1997) of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy, also known as the “Moynihan Commission” after its chair, Sen. By 1999, more than 1.5

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