Data Matters

JUNE 16, 2021

On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, the U.S. semiconductor production, scientific research, development of artificial intelligence, and space exploration in the face of growing economic, technological, and military competition from China. Division C – Strategic Competition Act of 2021 . Senate adopted by a 68-32 vote S. The post The U.S.

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Data Matters

APRIL 11, 2022

The Data Security Law (2021) (the DSL ) and some recent draft regulations indicate that the prohibition on exports of “important data” is likely to apply to all companies, whether CII operators or not. appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog. The post Understanding China’s Data Regulatory Regime: What Are Important Data?

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 9, 2021

On November 26, 2021, the U.S. Commerce invited interested parties to submit comments on the Proposed Rule by December 27, 2021. ownership, control, or management by persons that support a foreign adversary’s military, intelligence, or proliferation activities. 67379 (Dep’t of Commerce, November 26, 2021).

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Troy Hunt

JULY 21, 2021

— Troy Hunt (@troyhunt) July 19, 2021 The result of the poll is crystal clear but what's much less clear is the answers to the other questions above. Now, keep in mind that Ashley Madison's mission statement back then was the same as it still is today: "Life is short.

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IT Governance

JUNE 16, 2022

See also: UK Organisations at Risk of Cyber Attacks After Ukraine Invasion Pro-Russian Criminal Hackers Target the Eurovision Song Contest Brits Express Greater Concern Over Data Privacy as Cyber Attacks Soar. The problem might be that the clip was too close to reality. Both sides have used cyber attacks to support hard power.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Effective October 1, 2021, an amendment [1] to the Connecticut General Statute concerning data privacy breaches, Section 36a-701b, will impact notification obligations in several significant ways.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 27, 2022

For most commercial businesses, countermeasures against cyberattacks are about preserving data privacy, integrity, and security. Either exploited by military groups or criminal gangs, attacks on satellites, their systems, and base stations on Earth are seeing a steady uptick. A quantum computer will be able to do it in 10 seconds!

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Dual-use items have both military and civil applications. Updated December 21, 2020: the UK will be added to the list of destinations covered by the Union GEA EU001 as of January 1, 2021, pursuant to the proposal which has now been adopted by the EU institutions.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2022

Morrow, OD notifies patients of data security incident (unknown) Ukrainian websites struck by DDoS attacks as Russia launches invasion (unknown) Cookware distribution giant Meyer discloses data breach (unknown) CVS Pharmacy discloses security incident (6,221) Ethos Technologies targeted in ‘sophisticated’ cyber attack (13,300) South Shore Hospital (..)

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

There are four operators in Myanmar: state-owned Myanma Posts and Telecommunications ( MPT ) , Qatar based Ooredoo, military-aligned Mytel, and privately owned Telenor Myanmar. She says “this (decision) is based on a holistic evaluation, including privacy considerations, as user data on attempted access is outside of Myanmar’s jurisdiction”.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 4, 2021

collection and use of biometric data can only be for the users’ convenience or to increase the security of the vehicle system, and the operator must provide less-privacy intrusive alternatives. The Draft Provisions are available (in Chinese only) on the CAC website, and are open for public consultation until 11 June 2021.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

IoT-enabled scams and hacks quickly ramped up to a high level – and can be expected to accelerate through 2021 and beyond. IoT devices help remotely control our household appliances, power plants, smart buildings, factories, airports, shipyards, trucks, trains and military. This shift is just getting started.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Estimates vary, but a recent FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report found an almost 10-fold increase in ransomware attacks between mid-2020 and mid-2021. Unlimited, secured VPN traffic for online privacy. And the threat is growing. No sector has been spared from its ravages. Detection to stop sophisticated cyber threats.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers recently published lessons learned from the disruptive and costly ransomware attack in May 2021 on Ireland’s public health system. Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE), which operates the country’s public health system, got hit with Conti ransomware on May 14, 2021.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Then 2020 2021 The first part of 2022 happened, ransomware went wild and so many of the cyber insurance companies they were reading were against the ropes and struggling because the payouts were written against what were initially rather loose policies. There are also benefits to the end user as well, such as increased privacy.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

As from September 9, 2021, Regulation (EU) 2021/821 ( EU Dual-Use Regulation Recast ) replaces the existing Council Regulation (EC) 428/2009 setting up the European Union (EU) regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering, and transit of “dual-use” items ( EU Dual-Use Regulation ). New controls on technical assistance.

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IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in April 2021 – 1 billion records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news… Buying breached data: When is it ethical? Find out more.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2022

The above document, dated to January 7, 2021, was obtained through a FOIA request filed by the US nonprofit organization Property of the People. FOIA [link] — PropertyOfThePeople (@PropOTP) November 29, 2021. We got an FBI training doc on obtaining data from secure messaging apps, and shared it w/ @AndyKroll / @RollingStone.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2024

US government sanctions twelve Kaspersky Lab executives Experts found a bug in the Linux version of RansomHub ransomware UEFICANHAZBUFFEROVERFLOW flaw in Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware potentially impacts hundreds of PC and server models Russia-linked APT Nobelium targets French diplomatic entities US bans sale of Kaspersky products due to risks (..)

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Related: High-profile healthcare hacks in 2021. military exercise their plans often – it builds human muscle memory and increases comfort and resiliency in the people working through these crises. The risks are real, and the impact of cybersecurity events continues to grow. There is a reason organizations like the U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Enhanced security institutions use devices to monitor drone movement, posing a privacy risk to its owner. Used by the military, businesses, and consumers, drones are “fundamentally changing aviation.” The surveillance race.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

One of those is Mark Sokolovsky , a 26-year-old Ukrainian man who operated the popular “ Raccoon ” malware-as-a-service offering; Sokolovsky was busted in March after fleeing Ukraine’s mandatory military service orders. Twitter acknowledges that it was relieved of phone numbers and email addresses for 5.4 million users.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 14, 2021

Vamosi: It’s 2021, and Jack is vaxed and already hitting the road in style. It was also designed under President Eisenhower to move military troops and vehicles from point A to point B, but that's another story. This is a global pandemic. It's changed a lot of things. I don't know if I'm the same person.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2023

In November 2022, researchers at Google’s Project Zero warned about active attacks on Samsung mobile phones which chained together three security vulnerabilities that Samsung patched in March 2021, and which would have allowed an app to add or read any files on the device.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Patrick Von Sychowski from the Celluloid Junkie joins the Hacker Mind podcast to discuss his SecTor 2021 talk on Ghost #1, explaining how the transition from 35mm to digital in theaters and how unique third iteration of cinema in China allowed this digital projector to evade anti-piracy safeguards for nearly three years.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In 2015, Chinese military hackers hacked the Office of Personal Management and made off with the highly personal information of about 22 million Americans who had security clearances. This essay originally appeared in the May/June 2021 issue of IEEE Security & Privacy. power grid. I forgot to publish it here.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 6, 2022

Hypponen: We had a bright moment in malware history, starting from October 2021. BBC: Well as Ukrainian military battles Russian troops on the ground there's another battle taking place. I know I mean to finish reserves myself, this is what we do when I go back to military refreshers. This sends a strong message. Here's the BBC.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 16, 2021

Related: Apple vs. Facebook privacy war. Government’s 2021 annual budget for all discretionary domestic spending. Big Tech’s annual operating cash flow of $280 billion could annually fund a military budget that is: larger than #2 China’s ; comparable to the EU’s ; and about 40% of America’s.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 16, 2021

Bitskrieg gives substance to, and connects the dots between, a couple of assertions that have become axiomatic: •Military might no longer has primacy. It used to be the biggest, loudest weapons prevailed and prosperous nations waged military campaigns to achieve physically measurable gains. Arquilla: Virtually all of IT is dual use.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 11, 2021

On June 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data from Foreign Adversaries (the “EO” or “Biden EO”). The Biden EO elaborates on measures to address the national emergency regarding the information technology supply chain declared in 2019 by the Trump administration in Executive Order 13873.

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