IT Governance

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Problems with consent, purpose limitation, retention periods, and more At the heart of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) lie the Article 5 data protection principles. There are often problems with the lawfulnessof personal data processing, largely due to over-reliance on consent. Could you elaborate? Absolutely!

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 12, 2023

UK govt contractor MPD FM left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data MPD FM, a facility management and security company providing services to various UK government departments, left an open instance that exposed employee passports, visas, and other sensitive data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 14, 2024

2024 Thales Global Data Threat Report: Trends in Financial Services madhav Tue, 10/15/2024 - 05:17 Financial services (FinServ) firms are key players in the global economy. Among these businesses, human error was cited as the leading cause of cloud-based data breaches at 41% (10 points higher than the global number).

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

vpnMentor researchers discovered that the popular digital wallet application Key Ring exposed data belonging to millions of users in a huge data leak. Further investigation allowed the experts to discovered other unsecured S3 buckets belonging to the company that were also exposing sensitive data. ” continues the report.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 14, 2018

But there are a manageable number of precautions you can take to secure customer data that will tick the boxes for many different regulations. Keep track of data. If you don’t know where your sensitive data is stored, it’s not protected and months can pass before you realize you’ve been hacked. Layer defenses.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2018

November 2017 saw one of Australia’s biggest ever data breaches, in which sensitive personal information regarding almost 50,000 consumers and 5,000 public servants was exposed online. Here then, as with the breaches mentioned above, we can see the importance of an “encrypt everything” strategy, as referred to in my previous post.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

The Verizon DBIR 2020 report indicates that financially motivated attacks against retailers have moved away from Point of Sale (POS) devices and controllers, towards web applications. As the infrastructure changes, the adversaries change along with it to take the easiest path to data. Big Data and EMV 3DS. Stolen credentials.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. Yet many organizations still struggle to meet compliance requirements, and EU data protection authorities do not hesitate to hand out penalties. Irish regulators hit Meta with a EUR 1.2 billion fine in 2023.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

Welcome to our new-look list of data breaches and cyber attacks. So, each month, we’ll update this page with the latest figures and links, so be sure to bookmark it to keep an eye out for the latest data breach news. In August 2020, it was embroiled in a data breach affecting more than 800,000 EyeMed and Lenscrafters patients.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

was originally launched in 2010 with the goal of helping e-commerce sites validate the identities of customers who might be eligible for discounts at various retail establishments, such as veterans, teachers, students, nurses and first responders. McLean, Va.-based based ID.me These days, ID.me Hall said ID.me

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 21, 2023

For example, working with the secure element of a mobile phone. Data privacy; e-wallets, devices and transaction systems should not have direct access to sensitive personal data. For example, if a consumer offers to deposit €100,000 of CBDC into a bank, the digital cash on the device doesn’t care who is carrying it.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

This ransomware strain emerged in September 2020, but the threat actors behind already managed to lock quite big companies, such as game developers Crytek, booksellers Barnes & Noble, and most recently a retail giant Cencosud from Chile. Moreover, Egregor operators have been using Rclone for data exfiltration – same as with ProLock.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 28, 2020

said a nine-month-long breach of its payment card processing systems may have led to the theft of card data from customers who visited any of its 850 locations nationwide. In late December 2019, fuel and convenience store chain Wawa Inc. On the evening of Monday, Jan. Gemini monitors multiple carding sites like Joker’s Stash.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Compliance madhav Tue, 09/19/2023 - 05:17 It is essential for any business that stores, processes, and transmits payment card information to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Consumers’ payment data is a compelling target for criminals who continue to circumvent IT security defenses. Requirement 3.2

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2024

Digital rights management (DRM) is an encryption technology that enforces creator’s rights. The most well-known examples restrict making copies of digital files, yet there are other techniques and use cases to explore — as well as benefits and challenges. IP address, geographic location, or device type.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 27, 2024

Hospitals, retail stores, large businesses - all are under a constant threat of some form of attack to exfiltrate data or for some other nefarious purposes. The basis on which all security models are based: that cryptography used to protect our data, our services, and our digital lives, is in fact secure.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The tech titans have swelled into multi-billion dollar behemoths by myopically focusing on delivering targeted online advertising, in support of online retailing. Cybercriminals have begun escalating their efforts to bend the legitimate online advertising and retailing fulfillment ecosystem to their whims. Smart attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

For many organizations, the idea of storing data or running applications on infrastructure that they do not manage directly seems inherently insecure. According to IDC’s 2021 State of Cloud Security Report , 79 percent of surveyed companies reported a cloud data breach in the last 18 months.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 25, 2019

With an estimated $500 billion retail market spend per year, what’s next for the payments industry as a whole. Consumers today live in the world of Amazon and online shopping and the need for effortless speed is ever-growing thanks to the retail giant. appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales eSecurity. Frictionless.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

According to research firm Statista, the global retail drone market is expected to reach $90 billion by 2030, with Defense, Enterprise, and Logistics being the primary industries driving growth. In China, the retail drone market reached $15 billion in 2021, with projections to exceed $22 billion by 2024. Market overview.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It’s worth noting that there’s no reason a legitimate retailer would need that last one — the skeleton key to your identity — to process a purchase.). Malware is malicious software designed to harm devices or glean data to commit identity-related crimes. Shop at reputable and recognizable retailers. Lock your devices.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 15, 2024

Also called backdoor attacks, they cleverly exploit third-party software vulnerabilities to access an organization’s systems and data. The news has already captured some very high-profile incidents, including attacks on an American retailer, a software vendor, and more recently a multinational investment and financial services bank.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2019

You might be surprised to learn that CCTV footage is subject to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). You must tell people when you’re collecting their personal information to give them the opportunity to exercise their data subject rights. For example, it might say, “CCTV is in operation for the purpose of public safety”.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

For example, the smaller screen means it may be harder to spot spelling and grammatical errors, and the layout makes it harder to review the sender’s email address and check links. We take security and your data extremely seriously, but sadly no online system can claim to be 100 per cent secure and we have been caught out.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

This infrastructure model relies on a network of remote data centers , servers and storage systems owned and operated by a third-party service provider. A CMP creates a single pane of glass (SPOG) that provides enterprise-wide visibility into multiple sources of information and data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 15, 2021

There are also data privacy implications with IoT. Just as layered security can better protect a device, layered data leakage can assist an attacker in building a mosaic attack; an attack constructed from small pieces of information to build a larger picture of an individual, or an organization. Data security. Key management.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 10, 2021

Connectivity enables powerful, revenue-generating capabilities…from data telemetry and runtime analytics, to effectively predicting and maintenance requirements. Imagine a world where the retail value of your car actually grows over time – that’s now becoming a reality. The same rings true for encryption and authentication.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 22, 2024

Bad bots are so prevalent in the gaming industry because users use them to cheat – for example, performing high-speed interactions that would be impossible for human players. While 13% were other automated threats, APIs are particularly susceptible to bot attacks because they are machine-readable and act as direct pathways to sensitive data.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Application modernization starts with assessment of current legacy applications, data and infrastructure and applying the right modernization strategy (rehost, re-platform, refactor or rebuild) to achieve the desired result. We will explore key areas of acceleration with an example in this article.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Hybrid cloud has become the IT infrastructure of choice, providing the interoperability and portability organizations need to access data where and when they need it. Common SaaS product examples include Zoom (for video conferencing) and Google Drive (for file management).

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

This article dives into the lexicon of malware, offering descriptions, protections, and examples of each. Rather than stealing data, adware is more of an irritant forcing users to see unwanted ads. Examples of Adware Malware Attacks. Examples of Backdoor Malware Attacks. Examples of Botnet Malware Attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Networks connect devices to each other so that users can access assets such as applications, data, or even other networks such as the internet. Application Access: A retail website can make more requests than human users on any resource. Networks and network security comes in a wide range of complexity to fit the wide range of needs.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

Last February, Dallas-based email encryption vendor Zix Corp. For example, Gill pointed to the Eternal Blue exploit that was infamously stolen from NSA, and then posted publicly, free for anyone to use, by the Shadowbrokers’ crew. In the not-so-distant past, only elite hackers had access to high-end, cutting-edge hacking tools.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

In some cases, in-depth analysis is done on outgoing messages to detect and block the transmission of sensitive data. Administrators have granular control to establish data security protection policies globally, with the ability to make changes easily and apply them in real-time throughout the organization. Clearswift.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 29, 2023

A retail company experiences a sudden surge in online sales due to a viral social media campaign. By having real-time data at their fingertips, decision-makers can adjust their strategies, allocate resources accordingly, and capitalize on the unexpected spike in demand, ensuring customer satisfaction while maximizing revenue.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Retailers around the world are anticipating less foot traffic in their shops this holiday season, with more than 75% of consumers expected to do most of their shopping online due to the pandemic. Make certain it is secure, encrypted and possibly even hidden. Make sure your Wi-Fi networks are secure. Back up your business information.

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Rocket Software

APRIL 22, 2020

The connection will be a secure encrypted connection back to the hosting server. You also want to ensure that all network connections are encrypted. The Z Encryption Readiness Tool (ZERT) is a free function within the Communication Server of z/OS. The first thing is hosted data. Securing the IBM Z.

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