Data Breach Today

AUGUST 15, 2024

Compendium Features Dozens of In-Depth Interviews With CEOs, CISOs and Researchers Welcome to Information Security Media Group's Infosecurity Europe 2024 Compendium featuring cybersecurity insights from industry's top researchers, CEOs, CISOs, government leaders and more.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Understanding and adhering to cybersecurity regulations is crucial for any organization as cyber threats evolve and become more sophisticated. The landscape of cybersecurity laws and regulations today is set to undergo significant changes, impacting businesses, government entities, and individuals alike.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 7, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency hopes to expand voluntary information sharing between the federal government and open-source software operators with a series of actions the agency announced following a two-day open-source security summit held at its Virginia headquarters.

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KnowBe4

JULY 18, 2024

Chile took a major step toward a more resilient cyber landscape for its citizens and the Latin American region on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, when Chile’s president of the Republic, Gabriel Boric, signed and enacted the new Cybersecurity and Critical Information Infrastructure Framework Law.

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Data Protection Report

JULY 15, 2024

The Government of Ontario recently introduced the Strengthening Cyber Security and Building Trust in the Public Sector Act, 2024 (Bill 194) seeking to strengthen cybersecurity programs in the public sector and provide the groundwork for the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) among various public sector entities.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

ISMG Compendium Showcases More Than 50 Interviews on Threats, Emerging Solutions Welcome to Information Security Media Group's Black Hat and DEF CON 2024 Compendium featuring latest insights from the industry's top cybersecurity researchers and ethical hackers, as well as perspectives from CEOs, CISOs and government officials on the latest trends in (..)

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Data Breach Today

MAY 27, 2021

Security Directive Issued Following Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack The Department of Homeland Security has issued a cybersecurity directive that requires the operators of oil and gas pipelines to report ransomware attacks and other security incidents to the government and take other security steps.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 12, 2024

High-Assurance Security Tech Boosts Everfox's Government and Infrastructure Tools Everfox's purchase of Garrison Technology is set to fortify its cybersecurity offerings, especially for government and critical infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Mexico is investigating a ransomware attack targeting its legal affairs office, as confirmed by the president amidst growing cybersecurity concerns. Mexico’s president announced the government is investigating an alleged ransomware hack that targeted the administration’s legal affairs office. ” reported the Associated Press.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Cites Need to Secure Privately Owned Critical Infrastructure, Signs Proclamation As Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off this week, U.S. President Joe Biden has weighed in on his administration's efforts to curb cyberattacks and bolster the federal government's security posture.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 25, 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated their widely used Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) — a free respected landmark guidance document for reducing cybersecurity risk. It seeks to establish and monitor your company’s cybersecurity risk management strategy, expectations, and policy. The CSF 2.0

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Ukraine’s NCCC banned the Telegram app for government agencies, military, and critical infrastructure, due to national security concerns. ” reads the announcement published by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. The ban does not affect Ukrainian citizens. The ban does not affect Ukrainian citizens.

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OpenText Information Management

JULY 19, 2024

In today's hyper-connected digital landscape, the proliferation of devices and applications has expanded the attack surface for potential cybersecurity threats. Security Operations Centers (SOC) are at the forefront of defending organizations against these threats, but they often face overwhelming challenges.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Stephen Doughty Says Cybersecurity Vital to National And Economic Security The British government will continue disruptive actions against ransomware and malware operators, a top U.K. government official vowed Wednesday. government views security as a core pillar of economic and strategic growth.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 8, 2024

The Australian Government has leveraged insight from cybersecurity experts to create a new six-part plan to combat cybersecurity over the coming decade.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 5, 2022

On June 21, 2022, President Biden signed into law, the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2021 (S. 2520) (the “Cybersecurity Act”) and the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act (S. The Cybersecurity Act amends certain provisions of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 6, 2023

and Europe that could regulate AI, recent developments within the EU cybersecurity and privacy policy arena, and the disparities between the perspectives of business leaders and cybersecurity leaders on the security landscape.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 1, 2024

of the Cybersecurity Framework: The CSF 2.0, which supports implementation of the National Cybersecurity Strategy , has an expanded scope that goes beyond protecting critical infrastructure, such as hospitals and power plants, to all organizations in any sector. ’s newly added Govern function. This is a big deal.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Parties Vow to Continue Negotiations Time ran out for a non-binding takeover bid from the French government for the cybersecurity business of beleaguered Parisian IT consultancy Atos. Among the world's largest manage security service providers, the financially-struggling firm is strategically important to the French government.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Longtime CISO Vito Sardanopoli on Building an Effective Security Program A formal security program that spells out precise governance components is critical to protecting sensitive data, says Vito Sardanopoli, who served on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Task Force.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 30, 2023

The 2003 Cyberattack Has Been Linked to a State-Sponsored Cyberespionage Campaign The United Kingdom's national cybersecurity agency on Friday marked the 20th anniversary of its response to the first-ever cyberattack against the government by disclosing how government agencies responded.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 13, 2021

Order Emphasizes Partnerships, IT Modernization and Supply Chain Security President Joe Biden signed an extensive executive order Wednesday, detailing the government's plan to increase cybersecurity protection across the public and private sectors, as well as securing the nation's infrastructure against the type of attack that targeted SolarWinds and (..)

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Data Breach Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Stormshield Is a Major Supplier of Security Products to the French Government French security vendor Stormshield has launched an investigation after an internal review found that hackers accessed the source code of the company's network security product.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

CISA revealed that threat actors breached an unnamed state government organization via an administrator account belonging to a former employee. The government experts conducted an incident response assessment of the state government organization after its documents were posted on the dark web.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning about a recent spike in Emotet botnet attacks - designed to spread other malware - that are targeting state and local government agencies. Botnet Called 'One of the Most Prevalent Ongoing Threats' The U.S.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 17, 2024

Bill Gives Regulators Broader Powers, Seeks to Improve UK Cyber Preparedness In its initial legislative agenda, the United Kingdom's newly elected Labour government has introduced a new cybersecurity bill in a bid to address rising cyberthreats to the country.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Pentagon and DOE Pitch Security Frameworks - But Should They Defer to NIST? The Pentagon and the Department of Energy are pitching new or revised cybersecurity capability maturity models to help their sectors prioritize cybersecurity investments and refine processes and controls.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 29, 2021

GAO Offers Recommendations to Improve Space Agency's Cyber Protections A government watchdog is urging NASA to make multiple improvements to its cybersecurity and risk management policies to counter threats to the space agency's network, infrastructure and data.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 5, 2023

Also: AI and SBOMs; CISA's Push for Secure Software Development In the latest weekly update, Venable's Grant Schneider joins ISMG editors to discuss takeaways from the RSA Conference 2023, the state of software supply chain security post-SolarWinds, safeguards to prevent unintended adverse impacts of AI, and whether AI could be used to write and digest (..)

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Advisory Urges Multifactor Authentication, Network Segmentation, Patching and More The pace of Conti ransomware attacks has been increasing, with more than 400 organizations globally having fallen victim, warns a joint cybersecurity advisory from the U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2022

It’s no secret that cybersecurity roles are in high demand. Today there are more than 500,000 open cybersecurity roles in the U.S., These individuals have many transferable skills that would make cybersecurity a prosperous civilian career. This experience can also be helpful when training cybersecurity talent.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 9, 2024

During the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, the newly appointed UK Prime Minister announced the UK Government’s intention to introduce a new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill to strengthen the UK’s defences against the global rise in cyberattacks and to protect the UK’s critical infrastructure.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The threat actor taunted the company, doubting its capabilities even after the acquisition of firms specializing in cloud security and data loss prevention. They’ve also acquired Lacework, a cloud security company. It is unclear if the Australian federal government or critical infrastructure was impacted due to the incident.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Recently, several developments have been proposed or announced to help identify and mitigate cyber risk for United States critical infrastructure operators and software in an effort to further bolster the cybersecurity posture of the federal government.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 31, 2024

Federal AI Security Tools Require Substantial Training, Offer Minimal Improvements The U.S.

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IG Guru

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Most companies ignore the importance of information governance in ensuring good cybersecurity. Advancing technology, such as cloud computing, increasing compliance mandates, and increasing amounts of data to be secured have made it essential to improve your cybersecurity strategies.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Canada ordered ByteDance to shut down TikTok operations over security concerns but did not issue a full ban on the platform. The Canadian government ordered ByteDance to wind up TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. The Canadian government ordered ByteDance to wind up TikTok Technology Canada, Inc.

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