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Too many issues in Pentagon networks expose it to cybersecurity risks

Security Affairs

A new security assessment conducted by the Defense Department Inspector General revealed that the Pentagon is still exposed to many cyber risks, The report published by the Defense Department Inspector General on January 9, shows a worrisome situation, there are 266 issue, some of them are ten-years-old cybersecurity?related

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Cisco to pay $8.6 million fine for selling flawed surveillance technology to the US Gov

Security Affairs

million to settle a legal dispute for selling vulnerable software to the US government. Back in 2008, a whistle-blower identifies a vulnerability in Cisco video surveillance software, but the tech giant continued to sell the software to US agencies until July 2013. Cisco is going to pay $8.6 ” reported The New York Times.

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New Zealand Security Bureau halts Spark from using Huawei 5G equipment

Security Affairs

According to New Zealand’s Government Communications Security Bureau, Huawei equipment for 5G infrastructure poses a “significant network security risk,” for this reason, it asked mobile company Spark to avoid using the equipment of the Chinese company. In 2008, New Zealand signed a free-trade deal with China.

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Iran-linked APT is exploiting the Zerologon flaw in attacks

Security Affairs

Administrators of enterprise Windows Servers have to install the August 2020 Patch Tuesday to mitigate “unacceptable risk” posed by the flaw to federal networks. The only limitation on how to carry out a Zerologon attack is that the attacker must have access to the target network. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft.

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When Your Smart ID Card Reader Comes With Malware

Krebs on Security

government employees and contractors have been issued a secure smart ID card that enables physical access to buildings and controlled spaces, and provides access to government computer networks and systems at the cardholder’s appropriate security level. government smart cards. government smart cards.

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A better way to navigate the requirements of BCBS 239

Collibra

This global standard was created in response to the 2008 financial crisis. Its goal is to improve how banks and financial institutions manage risks and make decisions to better handle and mitigate those risks. However, complying with BCBS 239 benefits financial institutions in ways beyond regulatory adherence.

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Documentation Theory for Information Governance

ARMA International

iv] Further, “the practices of government [and other public and private institutions] become formal or official to the extent that they are documented.” [v] This article aims to consider what a documentary focus can offer to the practices and understandings of information governance.