The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The Costa Rican government declared a national emergency , after attackers crippled govenrment systems and demanded $20 million to restore them go normal. They paid $400,000 to regain access to accounts and protect prior and current students and teachers, whose Social Security numbers were in the data.

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Gimmal

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The discussion shed light on the challenges, risks, and practical strategies for building AI-ready data while ensuring compliance, security, and ethical considerations. AI as a Catalyst for Proactive Information Governance The emergence of AI presents a pivotal opportunity for records and information management (RIM) professionals.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 29, 2019

New trojan called ‘Lampion’ has spread using template emails from the Portuguese Government Finance & Tax during the last days of 2019. Last days of 2019 were the perfect time to spread phishing campaigns using email templates based on the Portuguese Government Finance & Tax. Figure 12: Lampion 1st stage high-level diagram.

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Everteam

DECEMBER 27, 2018

2018 was the year enterprises started seriously investing in their information governance programs. It’s not that they didn’t do governance before, but the increase in compliance and regulations, including the new privacy regulations has pushed for improvements to how enterprise think about and apply information governance processes.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Explore some real-world instances below and discover when and how to use DLP procedures for optimal data security. Industry-specific rules: Check relevant regulations on a regular basis to verify data security compliance , and use DLP to protect sensitive data and reduce regulatory risks.

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AIIM

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

You may not know that we developed a 4-day Email Management class in 2008 or a 2-day Social Media Governance course in 2011. File Share Cleanup. It is targeted at business and information management managers responsible for their organization’s information governance and/or information management processes. Introduction to ECM.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 4, 2022

It is a financial loss coverage method for security and privacy incidents. It can, however, cover cleanup costs of an incident, and liability arising out of it. Network security and privacy liability. A partnership of this type can also be important, as various governments are now making ransomware payments illegal.

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The Texas Record

JUNE 5, 2023

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. Requested Presentation Formats A presentation must include 1-2 presenters or 3-4 panelists and a moderator.

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The Texas Record

JANUARY 12, 2021

As with all new technologies you adopt, it is important to consider what data is being created, if it is a government record, how it is being stored, and how long it needs to be maintained. First, think about your government’s recordkeeping responsibilities for each of its functions. That Is the First Question. No Need to Record?

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The Security Ledger

JULY 12, 2019

In this week’s podcast episode (#153): The researcher who discovered serious remote access security flaws in anesthesia machines by GE says such security holes are common. Also: the US Conference of Mayors voted unanimously to swear off paying ransoms for cyber attacks. But is that a smart idea? Read the whole entry. »

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Gimmal

AUGUST 17, 2023

We collect data from organizations every day to understand why information governance problems exist, and there are generally five reason your files are ROT(ting). Often known as “transient data”, this is data that is useful for a period of time, but it does not require any special retention rules, security concerns, or privacy information.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. The CCPA governs how businesses treat “consumer” “personal information.” What Is Covered?

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. The CCPA governs how businesses treat “consumer” “personal information.” What Is Covered?

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Gimmal

MARCH 13, 2025

Why Your Data Cleanup Efforts Are Probably Failing Written by Data cleanup feels like the house chore everyone knows they should doyet it rarely makes it to the top of the to-do list until something goes catastrophically wrong. You may have heard it explained in terms of storage costs, security, or operational efficiency.

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Lenny Zeltser

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Outcomes, Automation, and AI Experimentation As CISOs, we feel more personally responsible, accountable, and liable than ever, considering the government's treatment of data breaches in the recent years. On the positive side, this attention has elevated conversations about security programs.

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