The Last Watchdog

APRIL 16, 2020

In the spring of 2017, the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware worms blasted around the globe, freezing up the Active Directory systems of thousands of companies. Ransomware uptick AD enables IT staffers to manage access to servers and applications across the breadth of any Windows-based network; it’s used in 90 percent of U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Buried in the Shamoon code was an image of a burning American flag, intended as an admonishment to the Saudi government for supporting American foreign policy in the Middle East. And hackers linked to the Russian government were reportedly behind the Triton hack of 2017 , as well, as disclosed by security vendor FireEye.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act First was first introduced in 2017, and later in 2019, a new version was introduced. Frankly, manufacturers today just don’t have the appropriate market incentives to properly secure the devices they make and sell – that’s why this legislation is so important,” explained Sens.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 25, 2020

van Oorschot: Abstract: Best practices for Internet of Things (IoT) security have recently attracted considerable attention worldwide from industry and governments, while academic research has highlighted the failure of many IoT product manufacturers to follow accepted practices. " by Christopher Bellman and Paul C.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 5, 2019

A cyber-espionage group, tracked as APT40, apparently linked to the Chinese government is focused on targeting countries important to the country’s Belt and Road Initiative. Jumper , and Leviathan ), apparently linked to the Chinese government, is focused on targeting countries important to the country’s Belt and Road Initiative (i.e.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2022

“The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) warns according to §7BSIlaw before using virus protection software from the Russian manufacturer Kaspersky. BSI remarks that the trust in the reliability and self-protection of a manufacturer as well as his authentic ability to act is crucial for the safe use of any defense software.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2019

billion IoT devices in use as of 2017, half are consumer gadgets, like smart TVs, speakers, watches, baby cams and home thermostats; much of the rest is made up of things like smart electric meters and security cameras in corporate and government use. more than the $646 billion spent in 2018. more than the $646 billion spent in 2018.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2021

The majority of employees within an organisation are hired to execute specific jobs, such as marketing, managing projects, and manufacturing goods. A version of this blog was originally published on 6 February 2017. The cost of compliance is too high.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2018

This cycle takes a holistic approach to detecting and deterring external threats and enforcing best-of-class data governance procedures. Per a 2017 CNN source , nearly 100,000 agents from as many as 80 nations operate within the United States with the intention of targeting businesses to gain access to key U.S.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2020

Mitsubishi Electric had also already notified members of the Japanese government and Ministry of Defense. This morning, at a press conference, Yoshii Kan, a secretary-general of Japan, said that the company had reported the intrusion. ” reported the Asahi Shimbun. ” reported Kyodo News.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The group, also known as Cicada, Stone Panda , and Cloud Hopper , has been active at least since 2009, in April 2017 experts from PwC UK and BAE Systems uncovered a widespread hacking campaign, tracked as Operation Cloud Hopper , targeting managed service providers (MSPs) in multiple countries worldwide.

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Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2019

APT15 has been active since at least 2010, it conducted cyber espionage campaigns against targets worldwide in several industries, including the defense, high tech, energy, government, aerospace, and manufacturing. ” reads the report published by ESET. We discovered that the Okrum backdoor was used to deliver a Ketrican sample.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Within these government labs and agencies, taking place is a groundswell of innovation in deep technology cyber disciplines to the tune of billions of dollars annually over the past three decades. The state counts approximately 109,000 cyber engineers. Two notable examples are Sourcefire, acquired by Cisco for $2.7B According to the U.S.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Ethical hackers have contacted device manufacturers after exposing vulnerabilities in their products. A recent example of a medical device problem concerns a pacemaker manufactured by Medtronic. Butts and Rios disclosed it to Medtronic in January 2017. Government Agencies Present at Cybersecurity Conferences.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The attackers exploited several vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office, including CVE-2017-8570 , CVE-2017-11882 , and CVE-2018-0802. The group also targeted entities in other sectors, including Government agencies, Telco, Internet service providers, manufacturing, entertainment, and companies in the healthcare industry.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2020

The Israeli defence ministry announced on Wednesday that it had foiled a cyber attack carried out by a foreign threat actor targeting the country’s defence manufacturers. The Israeli statement did not explicitly refer to the government of Pyongyang and did not provide details about the attack (the targeted companies, data of the attack).

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

[no description provided] Today, a global coalition led by civil society and technology experts sent a letter asking the government of Australia to abandon plans to introduce legislation that would undermine strong encryption.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2020

Mitsubishi Electric had also already notified members of the Japanese government and Ministry of Defense. The two media outlets attribute the cyber attack to a China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as Tick (aka Bronze Butler ).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Survey data shows that ownership of connected cars in 2017 is 28% in the U.S. residents (87%) believe the government should implement stricter data security regulations for connected cars, and in the UK, that percentage was even higher at 92. between August 31st and September 7th, 2017, using an email invitation and an online poll.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2020

Our selection was based on: Device location (to cover the entire globe) Device manufacturer Protocols used to access the printers. From legal firms to banks to government departments, office printers are used by organizations of all types and sizes to print sensitive, confidential, and classified data. Change the default password.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Cyber attacks conducted by the APT37 group mainly targeted government, defense, military, and media organizations in South Korea. The hackers targeted organizations in the chemicals, manufacturing, electronics, aerospace, healthcare, and automotive sectors.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

Just where is the Global Cyber-defense Market going, and why is it failing so spectacularly to protect the data assets of the largest and most heavily protected government institutions and corporate companies in the world. For more information on this, see: Manchester United Football Club Cyber Attack.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The Cybersecurity Act was introduced in a wide-ranging set of cybersecurity measures adopted by the Commission on September 13, 2017, and proposed as a priority of the Digital Single Market Strategy. Better governance. Background. The objective of these measures was to deal with cyber-attacks and build strong cybersecurity in the EU.

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Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2019

Cyber attacks conducted by the APT37 group mainly targeted government, defense, military, and media organizations in South Korea. The hackers targeted organizations in the chemicals, manufacturing, electronics, aerospace, healthcare, and automotive sectors. Kaspersky first documented the operations of the group in 2016.

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AIIM

MAY 21, 2020

It is also unique in that it is decentralized, so there is no single authority governing its use. In 2017, an attack on the consumer credit reporting agency, Equifax, leaked the personal details of around 150 million individuals. They are stored on blockchain and distributed on a private government network. Data Sharing.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The threats that are notable for the Asian region are represented by a significant number of attacks aimed at manufacturing of chips, microprocessors and system control boards of different IT vendors, whose principal manufacturing operations are located in Asia. In 2017-2018 hackers’ interest in cryptocurrency exchanges ramped up.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

It's also why the United States has blocked the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its Russian-made antivirus products to US government agencies. Last year, Le Monde reported that the Chinese government bugged the computer network of the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

Transportation Command in 2017, after learning that their computerized logistical systems were mostly unclassified and on the internet. During that same period, we’ve seen increasingly brazen cyberattacks by everyone from criminals to governments. ” That was Bruce’s response at a conference hosted by U.S.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

On January 28, 2019, the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council released the “ Medical Device and Health IT Joint Security Plan ” (“JSP” or “Plan”)—cybersecurity recommendations for medical device manufacturers, healthcare information technology vendors, and healthcare providers. The JSP is an effort to respond to that call.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 8, 2022

Chinese hackers employed open-source tools for reconnaissance and vulnerability scanning, according to the government experts, they have utilized open-source router specific software frameworks, RouterSploit and RouterScan [ T1595.002 ], to identify vulnerable devices to target.

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IT Governance

MARCH 22, 2018

Although this figure is alarmingly high, CyberEdge notes that the skills gap decreased by ten percentage points compared to its 2017 report. The education sector (87.1%) is the most affected, followed by telecommunications and technology (85.1%), manufacturing (81.5%) and finance (81.4%).

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 10, 2018

On January 9, 2018, the FTC issued a paper recapping the key takeaways from the FTC’s and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s June 2017 workshop on privacy and security issues involving connected cars. The workshop featured representatives from consumer groups, industry, government and academia.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. According to the 2021 IBM Threat Force Intelligence Index , Manufacturing was the industry most likely to be attacked last year, comprising 23.2% billion in reported losses.

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Adam Shostack

JULY 17, 2018

Today, a global coalition led by civil society and technology experts sent a letter asking the government of Australia to abandon plans to introduce legislation that would undermine strong encryption.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Like its 2017 predecessor, “Automated Driving Systems 2.0: notes that the “traditional roles of the Federal Government; State and local governments; and private industry are well suited for addressing automation.” Federal government. State, local, and tribal governments. A Vision for Safety,” AV 3.0

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IT Governance

MAY 9, 2019

Originally published 1 December 2017. Ransomware one of the fastest-growing forms of cyber attacks and has been behind a number of high-profile breaches, including the massive NHS data breach in 2017. IT Governance has a wealth of experience in the cyber security and risk management fields.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 11, 2017

On July 10, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China published a new draft of its Regulations on Protecting the Security of Key Information Infrastructure (the “Draft Regulations”), and invited comment from the general public. The Draft Regulations will remain open for comment through August 10, 2017. This post has been updated. .

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