Data Matters

OCTOBER 21, 2021

On 22 September 2021, the UK Government (the “ Government ”) published its Artificial Intelligence (“ AI ”) strategy. The paper outlines the Government’s plan to make Britain a “global superpower” in the AI arena, and sets out an agenda to build the most “pro-innovation regulatory environment in the world”.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2021

6, 2021, a day when most of the world was glued to television coverage of the riot at the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), other government agencies, and security companies, to ensure it is providing the best possible guidance and mitigation for its customers.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. IT Governance discovered 266 security incidents between July and September 2021, which accounted for 185,721,284 breaches records.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A stealthy APT group tracked as Gelsemium was observed targeting a Southeast Asian government between 2022 and 2023. Palo Alto Unit42 researchers an APT group tracked as Gelsemium targeting a Southeast Asian government. The experts tracked the cluster as CL-STA-0046, the malicious activity spanned over six months between 2022-2023.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

North Korea-linked TA406 APT group has intensified its attacks in 2021, particularly credential harvesting campaigns. A report published by Proofpoint revealed that the North Korea-linked TA406 APT group ( Kimsuky , Thallium , and Konni , Black Banshee, Velvet Chollima) has intensified its operations in 2021. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

These days, all employees need to be well educated in security best practices and good habits if the organization wishes to steer clear of ransomware and malware. Cybercriminals have gotten very clever about how they achieve this – posing as emails from trusted vendors, government agencies, or even from email addresses within the company.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A cyber espionage group targets governments and state-owned organizations in multiple Asian countries since early 2021. Threat actors are targeting government and state-owned organizations in multiple Asian countries as parts of a cyber espionage campaign that remained under the radar since early 2021. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

In June 2021, the Nigerian government officially placed an indefinite ban on Twitter , restricting it from operating in Nigeria after the social media platform deleted tweets by the Nigerian president. The nation also is among the world’s most corrupt, according to 2020 findings from Transparency International.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 5, 2022

On June 21, 2022, President Biden signed into law, the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 (S. 1097) (the “Cyber Workforce Program Act”), two bipartisan bills aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity postures of the federal, state and local governments.

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IG Guru

JULY 20, 2021

Palmyra, NJ (July 15, 2021) – The ARMA International Educational Foundation (Foundation) is pleased to announce it will administer La ARMA Nostra’s 2021 Reimbursement Grant Program. The post PRESS RELEASE: 2021 LA ARMA NOSTRA CERTIFICATION REIMBURSEMENT GRANT PROGRAM appeared first on IG GURU.

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CILIP

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Alongside our existing Partnership Agreement with CILIP in Scotland (renewed in 2021), we are working closely with the National Committees - CILIP Cymru Wales and CILIP Ireland - to establish a new basis for our work together under Joint Agreements. 2021 has been a tremendously exciting year for CILIP?s A year in review.

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IG Guru

AUGUST 17, 2021

Palmyra, NJ (August 16th, 2021) – The ARMA International Educational Foundation (Foundation) is pleased to announce it will administer La ARMA Nostra’s 2021 Reimbursement Grant Program. The post DEADLINE EXTENDED: 2021 LA ARMA NOSTRA CERTIFICATION REIMBURSEMENT GRANT PROGRAM appeared first on IG GURU.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2021

China-linked APT group Cycldek is behind an advanced cyberespionage campaign targeting entities in the government and military sector in Vietnam. China-linked APT group LuckyMouse (aka Cycldek, Goblin Panda , Hellsing, APT 27, and Conimes) is targeting government and military organizations in Vietnam with spear-phishing.

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IG Guru

APRIL 21, 2021

The post Webinar: ARMA Greater Columbus Spring Seminar 2021: White House Records and Artificial Intelligence & Information Governance on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 10AM Eastern appeared first on IG GURU. We will return to in person meetings when circumstances permit, and we will keep you informed.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The majority of those records came from a cyber attack in which a hacker accessed Argentina’s government ID database, with every citizen of the country thought to be affected. However, there are plenty of other incidents to dig into, including a raft of ransomware attacks against the education sector. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

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AIIM

APRIL 29, 2021

You can have some great, fantastic ideas about what you want to do with information, but you need to be able to educate everyone up and down the stack about what you are planning. Educate potentially stressed individuals on why changes need to occur. Recognize That Change Management Isn't Just for Frontline Workers.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2023

In 2022, ransomware attacks targeted 105 state or municipal governments or agencies in the US, reads a report published by Emsisoft. Below are the attacks reported by Emsisoft: 105 local governments. ” The ransomware attack against local governments resulted in data theft in at least 27 of the 105 incidents (26 percent). .”

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in August 2021 – 61 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me

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IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

Welcome to our second quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. IT Governance discovered 377 security incidents between April and June 2021, which accounted for 1,224,539,395 breached records. Download now.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Quebec shut down nearly 4,000 of its sites as a preventative measure after the disclosure of a PoC exploit for the Log4Shell flaw ( CVE-2021-44228 ) in the Apache Log4j Java-based logging library. Query our API for "tags=CVE-2021-44228" for source IP addresses and other IOCs. formatMsgNoLookups option is set to false.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2021

The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in February 2021 – 2.3 billion records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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IG Guru

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

2021 Wyoming Chapter of ARMA Mini Virtual Spring Seminar All Hands on Deck – The rules of good information governance (IG) apply now more than ever! Tuesday, March 16, 2021 8:45 A.M. – 11:00 A.M

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AIIM

JANUARY 7, 2021

With the new year in full swing, there's a lot of conversation around what comes next and what 2020's impact will mean for 2021. A recent study commissioned by Egnyte surveyed 400 IT leaders to understand how COVID-19 has impacted businesses’ ability to maintain data security and governance with a distributed workforce.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

. “As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” concludes the report.

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IG Guru

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Come join us for a very informative learning opportunity on Microsoft Teams Records Management and Information Governance. REGISTER HERE November 2021 ARMA AZ Chapter MeetingThursday, November 18, 2021, 8:00 a.m. – MSTLocation: Zoom (link provided after registration)#learning #microsoftteams#ARMA.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 5, 2024

Security experts say the Dark Angels have been around since 2021, but the group doesn’t get much press because they work alone and maintain a low profile, picking one target at a time and favoring mass data theft over disrupting the victim’s operations. .”

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IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

million) Wyoming Department of Health leaking data online (164,021) Maine government website displayed mental health patients’ confidential information (unknown) Israel: Private patient cases of deceased psychologist found on the street (unknown) Contact tracing data breach exposes health information of Pennsylvanians (72,000). Find out more.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2022

Related: What happened to privacy in 2021. Financial services, health, home security, governance and all other mission critical services are now provided online. The right tool should: •Educate users about the importance of online privacy protection and data protection. But these accounts are not all about networking and games.

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IG Guru

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

This conference is designed to enlighten Executives & Business Leaders on the latest cyber threats and solutions through educational sessions led by industry experts & demonstrations from innovative cyber security companies. Please see the […].

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

PYSA and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs in the threat landscape in November 2021, researchers from NCC Group report. Security researchers from NCC Group reported an increase in ransomware attacks in November 2021 over the past month, and PYSA (aka Mespinoza) and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The Volt Typhoon group has been active since at least mid-2021 it carried out cyber operations against critical infrastructure. In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 17, 2023

The government seized four-dozen booter domains, and criminally charged Dobbs and five other U.S. But the government’s core claim — that operating a booter site is a violation of U.S. computer crime laws — wasn’t properly tested in the courts until September 2021. Charles, Ill. org and ampnode[.]com

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Security Affairs

JUNE 1, 2021

Just recently, the group has published a stolen data allegedly belonging to the Mexican Government which still remains available for sale today, and possibly becoming the first cybercriminal group that has touched a major state in Latin America on such a level. Mexican Government data is published for sale. prometheushelp@airmail.cc

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Microsoft revealed that Russia-linked cyberespionage groups are behind the majority of the nation-state cyber attacks on US government agencies. Microsoft revealed that most of the cyber attacks on US government agencies are orchestrated by Russia-linked cyberespionage groups. ” continues the report.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

This shortage is significantly impacting corporate America, and it is particularly dire across federal, state and local governments. According to the 2019/2020 Official Annual Cyber Security Jobs Report sponsored by the Herjavec Group, the number of open cyber security positions has grown 350 percent from 2013 to 2021. Growing need.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received 3,729 ransomware complaints in 2021, representing $49.2 They’re often state-sponsored entities, foreign governments, or actual businesses. Educate employees on how to spot and respond to suspicious emails that bypass filters. Prevalence. million in adjusted losses.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Affiliates paid fees to administrators like Ptitsyn for decryption keys, with payments routed via unique cryptocurrency wallets from 2021–2024. The attacks were observed as recently as February 2024, they targeted government, education, emergency services, healthcare, and other critical infrastructure sectors.

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