IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

On this page, you will find all our usual information breaking down the month’s security incidents. Meanwhile, you can subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. With that out of the way, it’s time to move on to May 2023.

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Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 118

Hunton Privacy

MAY 4, 2022

In April 2022, two states enacted insurance data security legislation based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Insurance Data Security Model Law (MDL-668). Kentucky’s law goes into effect on January 1, 2023.

Insurance 110

Insurance Security Compliance Information Security 110

IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks France says Russian state hackers breached numerous critical networks Date of breach: From second half of 2021 (reported 26 October 2023). Reeds Spring district alerts families to cybersecurity data breach Date of breach: 26 April 2023 (reported 26 October 2023).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

We’ve looked at sources such as IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report , Verizon’s 2023 DBIR (Data Breaches and Investigations Report) and Proofpoint’s The State of Phishing report , and found 50 essential stats to reveal the threat that phishing plays – plus we have an extra statistic to explain how you can prevent attacks. com’ websites.

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Phishing Data breaches Government Communications 110

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This is happening despite an exponential increase in organizational cyber training over the past decade. Why should employers educate employees about cyber security? Ensure that your systems are up to date with the latest security patches and software updates. For large businesses, those costs may be a drop in the ocean.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

Welcome to our April 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. The link could direct users to a mock-up of YouTube’s website and ask them to log in for security purposes.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

WWH Club had over 353,000 users by 2023 and offered courses on fraud and cybercrime, generating profits through membership and tuition fees. Khodyrev and Kublitskii were also the administrators of many similar websites, including darkweb marketplaces, forums, and training centers to enable cybercrime.

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Personal data Passwords Marketing Access 129

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 9, 2022

515 , making Vermont the twenty-first state to enact legislation based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Insurance Data Security Model Law (“MDL-668”). Information Security Program Requirements. On May 27, 2022, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed H.515

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Welcome to our November 2023 catches of the month feature, which examines recent phishing scams and the tactics criminals use to trick people into compromising their data. Recognising a scam, Cluley reported the issue to Booking.com, which sent him an email acknowledging “fraudulent behavior” and providing some boilerplate security advice.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

But for all its potential, there are legitimate concerns around, among other things, data security. Bridget Kenyon is the CISO (chief information security officer) for SSCL, a member of the UK Advisory Council for (ISC) 2 , and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security.

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Risk Security Education Information Security 89

IT Governance

MAY 10, 2023

Welcome to our May 2023 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. Research from the cyber security firm Check Point discovered 13,295 newly registered domains imitating OpenAI and ChatGPT. Can you spot a scam?

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

Welcome to our February 2023 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. Our research identified 106 publicly disclosed incidents accounting for 29,582,356 breached records this month.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Data breaches Honeypots Artificial Intelligence 90

IT Governance

JULY 23, 2024

Expert insight from our head of GRC consultancy Our analysis of the ICO’s (Information Commissioner’s Office) public data set found that 29–35% of reported personal data breaches between 2019 and 2023 in the UK had been caused accidentally. If you don’t invest in basic training and awareness, you’re going to suffer more data breaches.

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Risk Security Phishing Data breaches 73

Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. GootLoader is still active and efficient Hackers stole OpenAI secrets in a 2023 security breach Hackers leak 170k Taylor Swift’s ERAS Tour Barcodes Polyfill.io A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

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Data breaches Security Mining Education 93

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A large cache of more than 500 documents published to GitHub last week indicate the records come from i-SOON , a technology company headquartered in Shanghai that is perhaps best known for providing cybersecurity training courses throughout China. Image: nattothoughts.substack.com. Mr. Haibo has not yet responded to a request for comment.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 7, 2023

We have 4 upcoming events planned for June 2023: Mayhem Unleashed Webinar: Discover our Next Generation Security Testing Solution DevSecOps Roundtable CyberSecurity Summit Hartford ForAllSecure APFT (Adversary, Penetration, and FuzzTesting) Training Read on to learn more about June’s events. We hope to see you there!

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Libraries Sales Cybersecurity Education 52

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

28, 2023 – AppDirect , the world’s leading B2B subscription commerce platform, today released key findings from its IT Business Leaders 2024 Outlook Report. AppDirect’s survey results come at a time when increased security is a growing need for organizations everywhere. Human error is among the top causes of security breaches.

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IT Governance

APRIL 27, 2023

It’s an issue among many industries, but it’s particularly acute in the cyber security sector – where the growing use of technology has propelled a demand for expertise that far outstrips the number of people entering or advancing their position in the field. We have already seen a 12.7%

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Security Digital transformation Data breaches GDPR 97

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2020

With smart-working many companies turn to tools like robotic process automation (RPA software) to help make adjustments on the business processes … is it secure? It’s become evident that many businesses lack the necessary anti-hacking training. billion by 2023, and the virus has sped adoption rates.

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Cybersecurity Data breaches Access Risk 101

Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

On January 28, 2022, in celebration of Data Privacy Day, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office issued prepared remarks from Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and published guidance on data security best practices. Regularly reviewing and updating security policies.

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Privacy Security Data breaches Ransomware 102

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2024

Prescription service company Sav-Rx disclosed a data breach after 2023 cyberattack. The company is notifying 2,812,336 individuals impacted by the security breach in the United States. “On October 8, 2023, we identified an interruption to our computer network. million people in the United States.

Data breaches 118

Data breaches Cybersecurity Insurance Access 118

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Security 93

Security Ransomware Phishing Cybersecurity 93

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The Tor Project and Tails have merged operations to enhance collaboration and expand training, outreach, and strengthen both organizations’ efforts to protect users globally from digital surveillance and censorship. ” reads the announcement published by Tails. ” said intrigeri, Team Lead Tails OS, The Tor Project.

Privacy 118

Privacy Access Security IT 118

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Cybersecurity firm Wiz discovered that the Microsoft AI research division accidentally leaked 38TB of sensitive while publishing a bucket of open-source training data on GitHub. Due to a lack of monitoring and governance, SAS tokens pose a security risk, and their usage should be as limited as possible.” 5, 2021 Oct. 6, 2051 Jun.

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Risk Passwords Access Cloud 136

IT Governance

DECEMBER 22, 2023

DORA’s supply chain security requirements IT Governance’s research for November 2023 found that 48% of the month’s incidents originated from the supply chain (i.e. It can be challenging to secure your supply chain – organisations tend to simply trust that the products and services they use are safe. were third-party attacks).

Risk 106

Risk Information Security Compliance GDPR 106

IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2023

According to a Digital Guardian report , 90% of data breaches are caused by phishing, while Venari Security found that organisations lose approximately $181 (£150) for each piece of personal information stolen in online scams. In this example, seen by MailGuard , the message appears to be a security alert from Netflix.

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Phishing Passwords Authentication Data breaches 52

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Cisco found a second IOS XE zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20273, which is actively exploited in attacks in the wild. Cisco last week warned customers of a zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20198 (CVSS score 10), in its IOS XE Software that is actively exploited in attacks.

Access 124

Access Passwords IT Security 124

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

As they do, they create more security vulnerabilities and inherent business, changing the nature of cybersecurity careers. and the Ponemon Institute, the average security breach cost reached $4.88 It’s no wonder that qualified IT security staff are high on the recruitment lists of corporations.

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Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Blockchain Cloud 125

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 7, 2024

A cloud security strategy is an established set of tools, rules, and procedures for safeguarding cloud data, apps, and infrastructure against security threats. Mastering these areas ensures a comprehensive and adaptable approach to cloud security. Effective cloud security is established layer by layer.

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Cloud Security Compliance Encryption 104

Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2023

Fintech platform Hatch Bank disclosed a data breach, hackers exploited a recently discovered zero-day in Fortra GoAnywhere MFT secure file-sharing platform. “On February 3, 2023, Hatch Bank was notified by Fortra of the incident and learned that its files contained on Fortra’s GoAnywhere site were subject to unauthorized access.

Data breaches 97

Data breaches Access Security Ransomware 97

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

62% of hackers plan to train their AI to specialize in the OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Models. HackerOne customers praised the results of the bug bounty programs, 70% of them stated that the bug bounty programs helped them to increase their cyber security and avoid a significant cyber incident.

Blockchain 127

Blockchain Insurance Risk Security 127

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

On November 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced a six-month extension for companies to comply with certain updated requirements of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act’s Safeguards Rule, a set of data security provisions covered financial institutions must implement to protect their customers’ personal information.

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Compliance Encryption Authentication Information Security 55

Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2023

The Polish domestic security agency is investigating a hacking attack on the national railways, Polish media report. Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) and national police have launched an investigation into a hacking attack on the state’s railway network. ” “It is three tonal messages sent consecutively.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

An IT security certification can provide a key boost for your career, but with so many different certifications available (and so many organizations more than happy to take your money for training and testing), it’s important to make sure that the time and investment are well spent. How to Choose a Security Certification.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The Wall Street Journal reported that experts are investigating into the security breached to determine if the attackers gained access to Cisco Systems routers, which are core network components of the ISP infrastructures. In 2023, Symantec identified a Daggerfly intrusion at an African telecom operator, using new MgBot plugins.

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IoT Cybersecurity Government IT 112