Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added nine new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. CISA has added nine flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, including bugs exploited by commercial spyware on mobile devices. CISA orders federal agencies to fix this flaw by April 20, 2023.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The TA406 cyber espionage group was first spotted by Kaspersky researchers in 2013. Since the beginning of 2021, the TA406 group has carried out multiple credential theft campaigns targeting research, education, government, media and other organizations. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2022

SentinelOne documented a series of attacks aimed at government, education, and telecom entities in Southeast Asia and Australia carried out by a previously undocumented Chinese-speaking APT tracked as Aoqin Dragon. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2021

On March 2, Microsoft released emergency security updates to plug four security holes in Exchange Server versions 2013 through 2019 that hackers were actively using to siphon email communications from Internet-facing systems running Exchange. Speaking on condition of anonymity, two cybersecurity experts who’ve briefed U.S.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Experts at Symantec first exposed the activity of the Chinese-linked APT Thrip in 2018, now the security firm confirms that cyber espionage group has continued to carry out attacks in South East Asia. The Thrip group has been active since 2013, but this is the first time Symantec publicly shared details of its activities.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Let's get started with one I raised multiple times whilst sitting in front of Congress - education. Security tends to be viewed as a discrete discipline within information technology as opposed to just natively bake into everything. Education is the Best ROI on Security Spend. Data Breaches Occur Due to Human Error.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 21, 2020

Numerous strains of this destructive code have been the front-page news in global computer security chronicles for almost a decade now, with jaw-dropping ups and dramatic downs accompanying its progress. FBI spoofs 2012 – 2013. File encryption 2013 – 2015. inch diskettes. None of these early threats went pro.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 27, 2023

Iran-linked Charming Kitten group, (aka APT35 , Phosphorus , Newscaster , and Ajax Security Team) made the headlines in 2014 when experts at iSight issued a report describing the most elaborate net-based spying campaign organized by Iranian hackers using social media. Israel, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR (among other legal requirements in the EU and elsewhere) can expose multinational organizations to hefty financial penalties, additional rules for disclosing data breaches, and increased scrutiny of the adequacy of their data security.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

AI penetration tests, user education, and more Artificial intelligence is taking the world by storm. But for all its potential, there are legitimate concerns around, among other things, data security. Bridget’s interests lie in finding the edges of security that you can peel up, and the human aspects of system vulnerability.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 17, 2023

The only work experience Dobbs listed on his resume was as a freelance developer from 2013 to the present day. Dobbs’s resume doesn’t name his booter service, but in it he brags about maintaining websites with half a million page views daily, and “designing server deployments for performance, high-availability and security.”

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 3, 2013

On July 2, 2013, the Indian government released its ambitious National Cyber Security Policy 2013. Establishing public and private partnerships to determine best practices in cybersecurity.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 30, 2021

Ronnie Tokazowski is a threat researcher at Agari , a security firm that has closely tracked many of the groups behind these advanced fee schemes [KrebsOnSecurity interviewed Tokazowski in 2018 after he received a security industry award for his work in this area]. ” ANY METHOD THAT WORKS.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 3, 2021

All of these domains date back to between 2012 and 2013. “These types of grammatical errors are often found among people who did not receive sufficient education at school or if Russian is their second language,” the analysis continues. A different UK phone number in a more recent record for the wwwebuygold[.]com

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

With the ever-increasing risks faced by every UK organisation from cyber crime, there is significantly increased pressure on every information security manager to deliver effective security. Understanding of current national legislation and regulations which impact upon information security management. Get started on the basics.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It is no secret that there is, and has been for some time, a shortage of trained cyber security professionals in corporate IT Security teams. The cyber security talent crunch has been a growing issue for many years now. million unfilled cyber security jobs globally by 2021. Growing need.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Source (New) Transport USA Yes 3,815 Okta Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Cyber security USA Yes 3,800 Shah Dixit & Associates, P.C. Source (New) Finance USA Yes 3,494 Woodruff Sawyer Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 3,087 Blackburn College Source (New) Education USA Yes 3,039 CAIRE Inc.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Another small firm suffers a serious ransomware attack: Cadre Services gets mauled by AlphV Date of breach: 19 September 2013 (AlphV uploaded first part of data to its website on 19 October 2023). D-Link Corporation Provides Details about an Information Disclosure Security Incident Date of breach: 2 October 2023.

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Adapture

AUGUST 18, 2022

About The Channel Company The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education, and innovative marketing services and platforms. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Welcome to the second part of our cyber security review of 2020, in which we look back at the biggest stories from July to December. Later in the year, educational institutes and non-profits across the UK, the US and Canada announced disruption after a third-party software provider, Blackbaud, was attacked. million (about £2.9

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IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers. Mobile Guardian, which is used to help parents manage their children’s device usage, was hacked on 19 April, according to the Singaporean Ministry of Education.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 19, 2019

On July 17, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission published a notice in the Federal Register announcing an accelerated review of its Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA Rule” or “Rule”), seeking feedback on the effectiveness of the 2013 amendments to the Rule, and soliciting input on whether additional changes are needed.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Each Referential lists the purposes of the data processing in question, the legal basis for that data processing, the types of personal data that may be processed for those purposes, the data retention periods and the associated security measures. This draft Referential updates the CNIL’s Simplified Norm No.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 21, 2017

million as part of a proposed settlement (the “Settlement”) to a consumer class action lawsuit stemming from a 2013 data breach that allegedly compromised the credit card data of approximately 350,000 customers. On March 17, 2017, retailer Neiman Marcus agreed to pay $1.6

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

In 2013, for example, the FIDO Alliance was created to solve the world’s password problem by replacing login technology. Dhapte said that MFA educates workers on biometrics, smart cards, and other passwordless technologies, lowering friction during future full-passwordless onboarding procedures. The Natural Log-in Evolution.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 28, 2013

On August 28, 2013, on the UK Information Commissioner’s Office’s (“ICO’s”) blog, Simon Rice, Technology Group Manager for the ICO, discussed the importance of encryption as a data security measure. The blog aims to educate organizations about encryption and the various encryption methods widely available.

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IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

Kid Security breached again: children’s live GPS locations exposed on the Internet Last November , the parental control app Kid Security, which allows parents to monitor and control their children’s online safety, was found to have exposed more than 300 million records via misconfigured Elasticsearch and Logstash instances.

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Adapture

JULY 26, 2022

ADAPTURE exceeded all requirements within the first six months of 2022, illustrating its ability to keep its clients secure and operating on best of breed platforms, such as ExtraHop. ADAPTURE is doing the work to educate and guide their customers as they navigate today’s advanced threats.”

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Adapture

JULY 26, 2022

ADAPTURE exceeded all requirements within the first six months of 2022, illustrating its ability to keep its clients secure and operating on best of breed platforms, such as ExtraHop. ADAPTURE is doing the work to educate and guide their customers as they navigate today’s advanced threats.”

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IT Governance

MARCH 14, 2018

Robust information security practices are critical to the legal sector – yet there is a notable gabetween the risks that firms face and their ability to mitigate them. Every law firm faces information security risks. Information security is not just about technology. Law firms are also known to be reasonably insecure.

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CILIP

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Marcin moved to the UK in 2013, but despite trying different roles, he had no luck in finding a job that gave a sense of professional and intellectual fulfilment. I found out about the Library, Information and Archive Services Assistant apprenticeship and Westminster Adult Educational Services as its provider.

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Adapture

JUNE 14, 2023

About The Channel Company The Channel Company enables breakthrough IT channel performance with our dominant media, engaging events, expert consulting and education and innovative marketing services and platforms. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Adapture

AUGUST 17, 2022

17, 2022 – ADAPTURE, a leader in networking, security, and infrastructure consulting, has been recognized by Cisco with the Cisco Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization (DCA Specialization). The team is highly trained and educated on the latest Cisco offerings.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 12, 2013

On March 12, 2013, Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen announced that a coalition of 38 states had entered into a $7 million settlement with Google Inc. Google”) regarding its collection of unsecured Wi-Fi data via the company’s Street View vehicles between 2008 and 2010.

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Adapture

MARCH 18, 2024

This annual list honors a select group of North American IT solution providers that have distinguished themselves by attaining top-tier certifications and specializations from leading technology vendors in the areas of infrastructure, cloud and security. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

And as much fun as it was to make jokes like but then you've pwned a Mazda, I think there are some useful security engineering lessons we should take away. In closing, these amusing sorts of incidents often carry important lessons, and you can use them for security education. The first is that inputs are unpredictable.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

9 million records breached through decade-long data leak A former temporary employee of a subsidiary of NTT West (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp) illegally accessed about 9 million personal data records over the course of a decade (2013 to 2023). Breached records: more than 56 million.

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