IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2021

With one month left in 2021, the annual total running total of compromised records is to just shy of 5 billion. 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 November 2021 – 223.6

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

This article looks at the top digital forensic software tools of 2021 and what customers should consider when buying or acquiring a DSF tool. Best Digital Forensics Software Tools of 2021. The Sleuth Kit enables administrators to analyze file system data via a library of command-line tools for investing disk images. ProDiscover.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 10, 2022

For many, 2021 was a year to forget. You can read more about that attack, along with the year’s other biggest stories, in our 2021 cyber security review of the year. 2021 got off to an inauspicious start when cyber security researchers reported a huge leak of Brazilian residents’ data. First came the Colonial Pipeline hack.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2023

A cyberespionage campaign, tracked as Stayin’ Alive, targeted high-profile government and telecom entities in Asia. The campaign has been active since at least 2021, threat actors employed downloaders and loaders to deploy next-stage malware. Is it linked to ToddyCat APT? appeared first on Security Affairs.

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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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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

You can create unlimited, customizable dashboards, which makes this a powerful tool for small, medium, and large enterprises that need to monitor and resolve risk and maintain governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). Netwrix Auditor is a cloud-based risk visibility and governance platform. Learn more about LogicManager. Visit website.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

FritzFrog P2P botnet is back and is targeting servers belonging to entities in the healthcare, education, and government sectors. The bot is written in Golang and implements wormable capabilities, experts reported attacks against entities in the government, education, and finance sectors. ” reads the report published by Akamai.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced the release of an open-source scanner for identifying web services impacted by Apache Log4j remote code execution vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2021-44228 and CVE-2021-45046. ” reads the description for the project. Pierluigi Paganini.

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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

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Microsoft revealed that the Chinese group Storm-0558 stole a signing key used to breach government email accounts from a Windows crash dump. Storm-0558 threat actors focus on government agencies in Western Europe and were observed conducting cyberespionage, data theft, and credential access attacks.

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The Texas Record

JULY 12, 2021

This event is organized by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and co-sponsored with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to promote electronic records management in Texas government. For more information about the 2021 e-Records conference, check out the conference website.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

US CISA ordered federal agencies to address the critical Log4Shell vulnerability in the Log4j library by December 24th, 2021. US CISA ordered federal agencies to address the critical Log4Shell vulnerability in the Log4j library by December 24th, 2021. beta9 to 2.14.1. ” reads the announcement published by CISA.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 7, 2021

This appears to be the case regardless of which Russian government site you visit. government on multiple occasions over the past five years. enabling them to engage in disruptive ransomware attacks and phishing campaigns,” reads a Treasury assessment from April 2021. . Image: VirusTotal.

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CILIP

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Public Libraries as part of the HM Government ?roadmap? CILIP welcomes the recognition of libraries as essential services and library staff as ?key in the Government?s s pandemic response, demonstrating the vital role public libraries have to play in our national recovery. digital library offer?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 24, 2022

The Raspberry Robin worm attacks aimed at telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Researchers from Trend Micro have uncovered a Raspberry Robin worm campaign targeting telecommunications and government office systems across Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 11, 2024

These code repositories, called libraries, are hosted on sites like GitHub. There are libraries for everything: displaying objects in 3D, spell-checking, performing complex mathematics, managing an e-commerce shopping cart, moving files around the internet—everything. It’s a freely available library that does data compression.

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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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

According to a joint advisory published by the FBI and CISA, an Iran-linked APT group compromised a Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) organization using an exploit for the Log4Shell flaw ( CVE-2021-44228 ) and deployed a cryptomining malware. ” reads the Malware Analysis Report (AR22-320A) published by CISA. reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2022

CVE Number CVE Title Required Action Due Date CVE-2021-32648 October CMS Improper Authentication 2/1/2022 CVE-2021-21315 System Information Library for node.js CVE Number CVE Title Required Action Due Date CVE-2021-32648 October CMS Improper Authentication 2/1/2022 CVE-2021-21315 System Information Library for node.js

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 5, 2023

TechCrunch reported that a zero-day exploits for popular applications like WhatsApp “are now worth millions of dollars” TechCrunch obtained leaked documents that demonstrate that, as of 2021, a zero-click, zero-day exploit for the Android version of WhatsApp had a bounty between $1.7 and $8 million.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2021

Threat actors are targeting Pulse Connect Secure VPN devices exploiting multiple flaws, including CVE-2021-22893 and CVE-2021-22937. CVE-2021-22893 is a buffer overflow issue in Pulse Connect Secure Collaboration Suite prior b9.1R11.4 The flaw received a CVSS score of 9.1, ” reads the MAR. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2021

They contain everything required to run applications, such as code, runtime, tools, libraries, and settings, and can run on top of an OS as designed regardless of the environment, so they’re more portable than virtual machines (VMs) and require fewer resources. Identifies non-OS third party libraries, including Node.js

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CILIP

JUNE 30, 2021

Independent Review of Public Library Financing Panel announcement. CILIP is delighted to announce the expert members of the recently established Independent Review of Public Library Financing Panel. Public libraries are a vital part of the fabric of daily life for millions of people across the UK every day.

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CILIP

APRIL 20, 2021

One world, one library network. Working Internationally for Libraries Virtual Conference 2021: A free, virtual conference for Public Libraries in the UK and across the world. Public library services around the world have been confronting massive global challenges while embracing innovation and new opportunities.

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CILIP

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Shift happens: the future office/library in a connected world. Governments have drawn boundaries with wildly differing interpretations of risk. and, yes, the library. So what role can libraries play in the new normal ? Our libraries are cherished and often the strong vocal support for the ? s President?s

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

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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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The Texas Record

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Registration for the 2021 e-Records Conference is now open to state agencies and local governments. About e-Records 2021. Driven by new technologies and demands, Texas government is rapidly adapting to deliver easier, more secure, and constantly connected access to its external and internal stakeholders.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 24, 2022

The CVE-2021-44228 flaw made the headlines in December, after Chinese security researcher p0rz9 publicly disclosed a Proof-of-concept exploit for the critical remote code execution zero-day vulnerability ( aka Log4Shell ) that affects the Apache Log4j Java-based logging library. ” reads the advisory.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

“The SFile ransomware uses the Mbed TLS library, RSA-2048 and AES-256 algorithms for file encryption. It encrypts files with the following file extensions @cherepanov74 1/3 pic.twitter.com/miyIlH1IdI — ESET research (@ESETresearch) December 21, 2021.

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CILIP

MARCH 11, 2021

Croydon Libraries: Open letter concerning proposed cuts and closures to Croydon Libraries. Dear Councillor Lewis, Open letter concerning proposed cuts and closures to Croydon Libraries. We are writing in response to the consultation on the future of public library services in Croydon. disability.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Budworm cyber espionage group (aka APT27 , Bronze Union , Emissary Panda , Lucky Mouse , TG-3390 , and Red Phoenix) is behind a series attacks conducted over the past six months against a number of high-profile targets, including the government of a Middle Eastern country, a multinational electronics manufacturer, and a U.S.

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CILIP

MAY 14, 2021

Should libraries fine users for late return of books and other items? We asked you what you thought about the use of library fines and you didn?t All fines do is scare people, especially those on low-incomes from accessing the library. Many public library services rely on fines income to offset running costs.

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CILIP

JUNE 8, 2023

Nick Poole joins Parent Zone Podcast to discuss the future and past of public libraries In this 45 minute podcast, Nick Poole, CILIP CEO covers the evolution of public libraries and calls for new approaches from government in light of the digital and AI revolutions that are already transforming how we access and understand information.

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Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 13, 2021

On December 9, 2021 a critical vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228) was reported within the Apache Log4j Java logging framework. This is a critical vulnerability of very high significance to government and industry groups. This is a critical vulnerability of very high significance to government and industry groups.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2023

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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CILIP

JULY 27, 2021

2021 CILIP Elections. This year, there are two vacancies for full Trustees and one for Vice President (who as per our governing documents would become President in 2023). Published: 28 July 2021. Call-for-nominations ? More from Information Professional. This reporting is funded by CILIP members. Find out more about the.

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