The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Cisco’s $28 billion acquisition of Splunk comes at an inflection point of security teams beginning to adopt to working with modern, cloud-native data lakes. Related: Dasera launches new Snowflake platform For years, Splunk has been the workhorse SIEM for many enterprise Security Operation Centers (SOCs).

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WIRED Threat Level

JUNE 4, 2024

Windows Recall takes a screenshot every five seconds. Cybersecurity researchers say the system is simple to abuse—and one ethical hacker has already built a tool to show how easy it really is.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 31, 2020

Czech Anti-Virus Giant Faced Outcry Over Privacy Risks Posed by Data Tracking Anti-virus giant Avast is shuttering Jumpshot, its data-collecting side business that has been funneling detailed internet browsing activity from the company's security products and browser extensions to marketers, after a probe by PCMag and Motherboard found the company (..)

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2022

The unification revolution of cybersecurity solutions has started – and managed security service providers are leading the way. Managed security services (MSS) refer to a service model that enable the monitoring and managing of security technologies, systems, or even software-as-a-service (SaaS) products.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

alongside Tony Sager , senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security and a former bug hunter at the U.S. National Security Agency. Tony Sager, senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security. TS: Like a lot of things in security, the economics always win.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 9, 2020

Data collected by IoT devices will increasingly get ingested into cloud-centric networks where it will get crunched by virtual servers. The many privacy and security issues raised by IoT, however, are another story. The addressing of IoT privacy and security concerns lags far, far behind.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 26, 2021

With that in mind, what steps can you take to ensure that your personal data is protected at all times? As a data-driven, security-focused company, we’ve rounded up our top tips inspired by World Password Day to help you improve your password game. Password overhaul.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Department of Homeland Security that manages the nation’s naturalization and immigration system. The Department of Homeland Security did not respond to requests for comment, nor did the Department of Transportation. Image: Hold Security. Department of Transportation , the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and U.S.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2024

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 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 government is taking action to address the specific national security risks related to ByteDance Ltd.’s The Canadian government ordered ByteDance to wind up TikTok Technology Canada, Inc.

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Dark Reading

AUGUST 3, 2020

With data collection growing, and increased concern about how it is handled, a synergy between security and data teams will be essential.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Security orchestration, automation and response, or SOAR, is a fledgling security technology stack that first entered the cybersecurity lexicon about six years ago. Saurabh told me he developed a passion for helping organizations improve the efficiencies of their security operations. billion, and later co-founded SumoLogic.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Security experts say the passwords and other data stolen by Raccoon malware were often resold to groups engaged in deploying ransomware. investigators by Polish border security officials, and it shows Sokolovsky leaving Poland for Germany on Mar. Working with investigators in Italy and The Netherlands, U.S.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 16, 2020

Security experts are poring over thousands of new Coronavirus-themed domain names registered each day, but this often manual effort struggles to keep pace with the flood of domains invoking the virus to promote malware and phishing sites, as well as non-existent healthcare products and charities. Data: Hold Security.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 10, 2021

On May 6, 2021, Google announced that beginning in the second quarter of 2022, mobile app developers submitting new apps and app updates to the Google Play store will be required to disclose certain information regarding their apps’ data collection, use, sharing and security practices, as well as provide a privacy policy for their apps.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 11, 2022

As Russian military tanks and personnel began crossing the border into Ukraine last month, security experts tracked a series of destructive data “wiper” attacks aimed at Ukrainian government agencies and contractor networks.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 16, 2021

After two rounds of public comments, the Data Security Law of the People’s Republic of China (the “DSL”) was formally issued on June 10, 2021, and will become effective on September 1, 2021. Data Security Policies. Data Security Obligation. increasing the punishment dynamics for violations of the law. .

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Now for the big challenge - security. The "s" in IoT is for Security Ok, so the joke is a stupid oldie, but a hard truth lies within it: there have been some shocking instances of security lapses in IoT devices. But there are also some quick wins, especially in the realm of "using your common sense". Let's dive into it.

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Dark Reading

MARCH 17, 2023

Companies need to rethink their data collection and monitoring strategies to protect employee privacy and corporate integrity. The chances of getting hacked are no longer low.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 23, 2022

Access Management is Essential for Strengthening OT Security. These systems are connected to and managed from the cloud to fine-tune performance, provide data analytics, and ensure the integrity of critical infrastructure across all sectors. Tue, 05/24/2022 - 06:11. The threat landscape. The vulnerability landscape.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In 2017, Equifax disclosed a massive, extended data breach that led to the theft of Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, addresses and other personal information on nearly 150 million people. Americans currently have no legal right to opt out of this data collection and trade. They received a check for $6.97.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 24, 2024

A former Google engineer has built a search engine, WebXray, that aims to find illicit online data collection and tracking—with the goal of becoming “the Henry Ford of tech lawsuits.”

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2023

As the world becomes more digital and connected, it is no surprise that data privacy and security is a growing concern for small to medium sized businesses — SMBs. Related: GDPR sets new course for data privacy. It should be no surprise that data security regulations are on the rise.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 14, 2022

Wegmans”) in connection with a cloud storage security issue. The NYOAG alleges that Wegmans exposed the personal information of three million consumers by storing the data in misconfigured cloud storage containers. As a result, the NYOAG alleges Wegmans violated New York data security and consumer protection laws.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 13, 2022

The top drivers of the continued growth of cybersecurity are: the growing need to protect the API supply chain, the inadequacy of existing identity management systems, and the unfulfilled promise of data-driven AI-powered cybersecurity systems. Securing APIs. Every week, we see a new pitch for an API supply chain security startup.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 21, 2020

Logged online activities are easier to trace so service providers can perform the necessary security check if one is required. Online fingerprinting, which started life as a security and accountability measure, is now being used to identify internet users for other purposes.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 3, 2021

On April 29, 2021, China issued a second draft version of the Data Security Law (“Draft DSL”). Article 30 differentiates how the cross-border transfer of important data is to be treated by critical information infrastructure (“CII”) operators and by other data processors.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2023

. “We are writing to inform you about a security incident we recently identified in which an unauthorized actor obtained some limited types of customer information. ” reads the data breach notification email sent to the impacted customers.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

A digital twin is a virtual duplicate of a physical entity or a process — created by extrapolating data collected from live settings. As data collection and computer modeling have advanced apace, so have the use-cases for digital twin technology. Alexander. I’ll keep watch and keep reporting.

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WIRED Threat Level

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Want to speak up against Big Tech, unjust data collection, and surveillance? Here's how to be an activist in your community and beyond.

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The Guardian Data Protection

MARCH 11, 2021

Details about the data collection experiment are limited, emerging via an obscure regulatory disclosure and a report in Wired , prompting campaigners to warn of a lack of transparency over data being “hoovered up into a surveillance net”.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2020

On Friday, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (Norwegian: Datatilsynet) issued a warning that it would stop the Norwegian Institute of Public Health from handling data collected via Smittestopp contact tracing app. “The pandemic is not over,” she said. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 15, 2024

A great many readers this month reported receiving alerts that their Social Security Number, name, address and other personal information were exposed in a breach at a little-known but aptly-named consumer data broker called NationalPublicData.com. Many media outlets mistakenly reported that the National Public data breach affects 2.9

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2022

But security remains a problem. Modern Wi-Fi networks are certainly more secure than early versions, as Wi-Fi security standards have evolved over the years, from Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) to Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2, and now WPA3 with its improved security. Challenges of Wi-Fi Security.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates. The post Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram blocked in Turkey as Idlib military crisis escalates appeared first on Security Affairs. ”added Netblocks. It's 5:30 a.m.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 11, 2021

Some of the data that WhatsApp collects includes: User phone numbers. Diagnostic data collected from app logs. Under the new terms, Facebook reserves the right to share collected data with its family of companies. Other people’s phone numbers stored in address books. Profile names.

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