eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2022

Yet even as technology has changed, sending and receiving data remains a major vulnerability, ensuring encryption’s place as a foundational security practice. By encrypting data, it can only be accessed with the right password and by those with the appropriate access rights. This adds a vital extra layer of security.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 9, 2018

If ever there were a technology giant that deserved to be named and shamed for polluting the Web, it is Xiongmai — a Chinese maker of electronic parts that power a huge percentage of cheap digital video recorders (DVRs) and Internet-connected security cameras. A rendering of Xiongmai’s center in Hangzhou, China.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

On December 3, 2018, twelve attorneys general (“AGs”) jointly filed a data breach lawsuit against Medical Informatics Engineering and its subsidiary, NoMoreClipboard LLC (collectively “the Company”), an electronic health records company, in federal district court in Indiana. See Indiana v. Informatics Eng’g, Inc. , 3:18-cv-00969 (N.D.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 17, 2021

Naturally, database vendors are leading providers of database security tools, and a growing number of cloud-based database providers are moving deeper into the data security space. Security is paramount. Starting our list of the top database security vendors is the multinational cloud computing company, Alibaba Cloud.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 26, 2019

A peer-to-peer (P2P) communications technology built into millions of security cameras and other consumer electronics includes several critical security flaws that expose the devices to eavesdropping, credential theft and remote compromise, new research has found. A Webcam made by HiChip that includes the iLnkP2P software.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Until recently, I was fairly active on Twitter , regularly tweeting to more than 350,000 followers about important security news and stories here. The records also reveal how Conti dealt with its own internal breaches and attacks from private security firms and foreign governments.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 7, 2017

This week, we discuss the NCSC’s warning to senior civil servants, the poor password habits of MPs, and a bug in the patch Apple rushed out last week. The chief executive of the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, Ciaran Martin, has warned senior civil servants about using Russian antivirus (AV) software in government departments.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 8, 2024

Spamit), an invite-only community for Russian-speaking people in the businesses of sending spam and building botnets of infected computers to relay said spam. Collectively in control over millions of spam-spewing zombies, those botmasters also continuously harvested passwords and other data from infected machines.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The European Union is poised to place more demands on manufacturers to design greater security into their wireless and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. has made some strides on IoT security at the federal level; it remains to be seen if the EU initiative will spur the U.S. Common EU Security Standards. IoT Security Neglected.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. Quantum computing attacks already present a real threat to existing standards, making the continued development of encryption pivotal for years to come. What is Encryption?

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Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

During the past few weeks, NASA’s Security Operations Center (SOC) mitigation tools have prevented success of these attempts.” NASA employees and contractors should be aware that nation-states and cyber criminals are actively using the COVID-19 pandemic to exploit and target NASA electronic devices, networks, and personal devices.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 22, 2021

FSB National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents (NKTsKI) revealed that foreign hackers have breached networks of Russian federal agencies. Attackers gained access to mail servers, electronic document management servers, file servers, and workstations of various levels to steal data of interest. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

The best news of the week with Security Affairs. Romanian duo convicted of fraud Scheme infecting 400,000 computers. Security Affairs newsletter Round 209 – News of the week. Gnosticplayers round 5 – 65 Million+ fresh accounts from 6 security breaches available for sale. Kindle Edition. Paper Copy. Once again thank you!

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

million computers. These included logins for social media, online games, online marketplaces, job-search sites, consumer electronics, financial services, email services, and more. Most of the stolen files (50%+) were text files, some of them containing software logs, passwords, personal notes, and other sensitive information.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2019

Last week the US agency has received several reports from taxpayers that received spam messages with “Automatic Income Tax Reminder” or “Electronic Tax Return Reminder” subjects. gov -like website with details pretending to be about the taxpayer’s refund, electronic return or tax account. .

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OneHub

JULY 27, 2021

To improve security. When a software company identifies a vulnerability and finds a solution, they release a security patch to fix it. There are many reasons it’s essential to stay on top of updates, but digital security is one of the most important. Why do companies issue software updates?

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. But even when passwords are secure, it’s not enough. Recently, hackers leaked 87,000 Fortinet VPN passwords , mostly from companies who hadn’t yet patched a two-year-old vulnerability.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

New estimates are that 30% of the SolarWinds victims didn’t use SolarWinds: Many of the attacks gained initial footholds by password spraying to compromise individual email accounts at targeted organizations. It then verifies electronically that no hacker has inserted something in between steps.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Any data that can be identifiable on its own or combined with other information, both direct and indirect through electronic or non-electronic systems. Never use them without proper security measures such as using a VPN. Software updates often come with releases that patch bugs and security vulnerabilities upon discovery.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2019

Security expert Marco Ramilli has analyzed the recently leaked APT34 hacking tool tracked as Jason – Exchange Mail BF. Username and password list can be selected (included in the distributed ZIP file) and threads number should be provided in order to optimize the attack balance. Jason Project GUI.

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Armstrong Archives

AUGUST 25, 2023

Some of the data that it covers are: Electronic health records Billing details Health insurance information The Importance of Compliance There are severe consequences to not abiding by the HIPAA rules. For example, if a hospital’s computer system isn’t regularly updated, it can be more vulnerable to security and cyber attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Since the inception of data forensics almost forty years ago, methods for investigating security events have given way to a market of vendors and tools offering digital forensics software (DFS). Autopsy is its GUI and a digital forensics platform used widely in public and private computer system investigations to boost TSK’s abilities.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2018

Unauthorized SIM swaps often are perpetrated by fraudsters who have already stolen or phished a target’s password, as many banks and online services rely on text messages to send users a one-time code that needs to be entered in addition to a password for online authentication.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 27, 2019

An article in Naked Security ( Sacked IT guy annihilates 23 of his ex-employer’s AWS servers , written by Lisa Vaas) reports that the UK’s Thames Valley Police announced on Monday that 36-year-old Steffan Needham, of Bury, Greater Manchester, was jailed for two years at Reading Crown Court following a nine-day trial.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2018

to more than 6,000 customers, he also helped them to hack computers worldwide. LuminosityLink, that Grubbs knew would be used by some customers to remotely access and control their victims’ computers without the victims’ knowledge or consent. Our modern society is dependent on computers, mobile devices, and the use of the internet.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

It’s been an active week for security vulnerabilities, with MITRE and the U.S. Meanwhile, MITRE and the Hardware CWE Special Interest Group (SIG) published a list of dangerous hardware weaknesses, with the goal of raising awareness and preventing major security issues. The full MITRE-CWE list.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Malware is designed to disrupt and gain unauthorised access to a computer system. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that demands a ransom fee be paid after the software is installed on a computer system. A virus is a piece of malicious code that is loaded onto a computer without the user’s knowledge. Spyware/adware.

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Rocket Software

JUNE 2, 2022

Providing security, monitoring, control and management of all data exchange activities. . Over recent years, the number of companies who depend on FTP for their file-transfer needs has reduced, as awareness about security and reliability concerns has improved, as has the knowledge and availability of more fit for purpose solutions.

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Security Affairs

MAY 6, 2020

The agents seized electronic equipment, external hard drives and hardware cryptocurrency wallets, all worth around €100 000. They used stolen credentials to gain access to other online accounts that shared the same username and passwords. The authorities shut down two platforms containing databases with over 170 million entries.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

Related: How the Middle East has advanced mobile security regulations Over the past couple of decades, meaningful initiatives to improve online privacy and security, for both companies and consumers, incrementally gained traction in the tech sector and among key regulatory agencies across Europe, the Middle East and North America.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2021

Norse’s attack map was everywhere for several years, and even became a common sight in the “brains” of corporate security operations centers worldwide. By 2014 it was throwing lavish parties at top Internet security conferences. A snapshot of Norse’s semi-live attack map, circa Jan.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Attackers were able to download malicious files to the employee’s computer and gain access to other Anthem systems that contained individuals’ names, Social Security numbers, medical identification numbers, addresses, dates of birth, email addresses and employment information. prevent unauthorized access to ePHI.

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Cyber Info Veritas

AUGUST 9, 2018

Before we outline the safety hacks, let us briefly discuss why you need to protect yourself from hackers: How Safe Is Your Data: Why You Need To Protect Yourself From Hackers As the internet, computers, and connected devices (smart homes, smart appliances, etc.) become a central part of our lives, so does cybercrime and cyber insecurity.

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IT Governance

MAY 9, 2019

Malware is designed to disrupt and gain unauthorised access to a computer system. Social engineering deceives and manipulates individuals into divulging sensitive information by convincing them to click malicious links or grant access to a computer, building or system. Some want data, whereas others want a ransom to be paid.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

The representative did a “visual review” of the buckets, as USPS’s internal policy is not to plug any USB sticks into a computer (not all bad practice, eh?), California passes law that bans default passwords in connected devices. California has passed a law banning default passwords such as ‘admin’, ‘123456’ and ‘password’.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

The representative did a “visual review” of the buckets, as USPS’s internal policy is not to plug any USB sticks into a computer (not all bad practice, eh?), California passes law that bans default passwords in connected devices. California has passed a law banning default passwords such as ‘admin’, ‘123456’ and ‘password’.

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HIPAA

OCTOBER 16, 2013

The health insurance portability and accountability act has set various guidelines, which should be adhered to by anyone who handles any electronic medical data. Lack of compliance to the HIPAA security standards could lead to large fines and in extreme cases even loss of medical licenses. Have an ongoing employee training program.

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