Data Breach Today
JULY 5, 2018
Criminals' Quest for Cryptocurrency Continues If 2017 was the year of ransomware innovation, 2018 is well on its way to being known as the year of cryptocurrency mining malware. Numerous studies have found that the most seen malware attacks today are designed for cryptojacking. But while ransomware campaigns may be down, they're far from out.
OpenText Information Management
JULY 3, 2018
In March, Grand View Research suggested that the Identity and Access Management (IAM) market will be worth over $24 billion by 2020. This healthy growth will be achieved in part, the research firm says, through the increasing popularity of bring-your-own-identity (BYOI). BYOI offers speed and convenience for users, but do the risks still outweigh the … The post Bring your own identity (BYOI) appeared first on OpenText Blogs.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 5, 2018
Fresh Flaws Exploited Faster Than They're Patched, Says Tenable's Gavin Millard Patch management problem: Organizations must identify and fix all new vulnerabilities in their software and hardware as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, on average, attackers keep exploiting flaws faster than they're being patched, says Tenable's Gavin Millard.
Krebs on Security
JULY 6, 2018
Energy giant ExxonMobil recently sent snail mail letters to its Plenti rewards card members stating that the points program was being replaced with a new one called Exxon Mobil Rewards+. Unfortunately, the letter includes a confusing toll free number and directs customers to a parked page that tries to foist Web browser extensions on visitors. The mailer (the first page of which is screenshotted below) urges customers to visit exxonmobilrewardsplus[dot]com, to download its mobile app, and to cal
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Data Protector
JULY 1, 2018
I t’s not often that the UK is praised for the manner in which its intelligence agencies adopt appropriate data protection standards. So let's give due acknowledgement to Joe Cannataci, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy, who has recently used some very warm words to comment on these privacy practices. Of the Investigatory Powers Act, he proclaimed: "I am satisfied that the UK systematically employs multiple safeguards which go to great lengths to ensure that unauthorised survei
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Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2018
But Tech Giants are Taking Aim at the Law, Which Can Be Amended Until 2020 California's legislature has quickly introduced and passed new privacy legislation, making the state's laws the strongest in the U.S. The new law gives consumers a raft of new rights, and aims to bring more transparency to the murky trade in people's personal information.
WIRED Threat Level
JULY 2, 2018
For years the Army has tried to recruit talent from Silicon Valley. A new initiative aims to nurture the rising technologists within its own ranks, too.
The Guardian Data Protection
JULY 4, 2018
Consumer group says policies of Facebook, Amazon and Google are vague and unclear Privacy policies from companies including Facebook, Google and Amazon don’t fully meet the requirements of GDPR, according to the pan-European consumer group BEUC. An analysis of policies from 14 of the largest internet companies shows they use unclear language, claim “potentially problematic” rights, and provide insufficient information for users to judge what they are agreeing to.
TAB OnRecord
JULY 5, 2018
In a three-part blog post we are sharing lessons learned from organizations that have taken documents and business processes into the digital realm. In part one, we discussed the benefits offered by digitization and robotic process automation. In part two, we explore the realities of having a hybrid records environment, and how to prepare yourself [.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 3, 2018
Kaspersky's Bhayani on Evolving to Predictive Analytics and Response With endpoint security, the fundamental concept was always to detect and prevent. Mature security strategies today are increasingly looking at response and remediation as well to complete the cycle, says Shrenik Bhayani of Kaspersky Lab.
Dark Reading
JULY 3, 2018
Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to cryptojacking over ransomware for a bigger payday. Here's what enterprises need to know in order to protect their digital assets and bank accounts.
WIRED Threat Level
JULY 5, 2018
It's never a bad time to audit your app permissions. In fact, it's more important than ever.
CGI
JULY 5, 2018
Stealing computing power: A growing trend in cyber crime that can target all Internet-connected devices. pallavi.m@cgi.com. Thu, 07/05/2018 - 05:06. The aim of cyber attacks traditionally has been to either disrupt the target’s web service or to steal important information and other assets. A new and quickly spreading phenomenon is to steal computing power to mine cryptocurrencies.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Data Breach Today
JULY 3, 2018
Latest Rare Example of Prosecutors Pursuing a HIPAA Case A federal grand jury in Pennsylvania has indicted a former patient coordinator on several counts of wrongfully obtaining and disclosing the health information of others. The case is the latest rare example of prosecutors pursuing criminal charges for HIPAA violations.
Hunton Privacy
JULY 6, 2018
On July 5, 2018, the European Parliament issued a nonbinding resolution (“the Resolution”) that calls on the European Commission to suspend the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield unless U.S. authorities can “fully comply” with the framework by September 1, 2018. The Resolution states that the data transfer mechanism does not provide the adequate level of protection for personal data as required by EU data protection law.
WIRED Threat Level
JULY 3, 2018
As the push for more digital privacy grows, the question is whether the courts or lawmakers will step up to protect our rights—or if it will fall through the cracks.
Data Matters
JULY 5, 2018
*This article originally appeared in Practical Law Journal July/August 2018. In her regular column on corporate governance issues, Holly Gregory discusses the rapidly changing cybersecurity landscape, and the role of the board in addressing cybersecurity risks to the company. Read More. The post Board Oversight of Cybersecurity Risks appeared first on Data Matters Privacy Blog.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 5, 2018
Arbor's Darren Anstee Talks Terabit Attacks, Stresser/Booter Mayhem Police recently arrested the suspected administrators and top users of the stresser/booter service Webstresser.org. Unfortunately, the plethora of such services means the world is unlikely to see a reduction in DDoS attack volumes, says Darren Anstee of Arbor Networks.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
JULY 3, 2018
For many organizations, July and August are synonymous with holidays. And, while we all want to disconnect, no one does this completely given how connected we all are. Some successfully disconnect from work, but if they check the news on their phone, call an Uber, watch Netflix on an iPad or sign up for a yoga class via an app, they are still very much connected.
WIRED Threat Level
JULY 3, 2018
To keep malware at bay, the GEOINT App Store has created a screening process that no commercial platform could ever match.
Data Matters
JULY 2, 2018
On June 25, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Cullinane v. Uber Technologies, Inc., __ F.3d __, 2018 WL 3099388 (1st Cir. 2018), evaluated the enforceability of arbitration provisions in online contracts. The First Circuit found Uber’s arbitration provision, which contained a class action waiver, unenforceable because Uber did not make its terms of service sufficiently conspicuous.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2018
Health Plan: Large Volume Log-In Attempts Coming From 'Foreign Countries' Humana is notifying individuals in multiple states that the company was a recent target of an "identity spoofing attack" that potentially compromised personal information of its members, including those participating in the health insurer's Go365 wellness programs.
National Archives Records Express
JULY 2, 2018
We are making a few minor changes to NARA Bulletin 2014-04, Format Guidance for the Transfer of Permanent Records. These changes will streamline the process for future updates to the format tables. We are making these changes via a new NARA Bulletin, 2018-XX. We welcome your participation in the development of this guidance. We are requesting your comments on both bulletin drafts — NARA Bulletin 2018-XX and NARA Bulletin 2014-04.
IT Governance
JULY 3, 2018
Shred-it’s 2018 State of the Industry Report has revealed that 30% of UK companies that suffered a data breach terminated an employee’s contract for related negligence. . 1,000 small business owners, 1,000 C-suite executives of large organisations and 1,100 consumers/employees took part in the research, which also revealed that: . 88% of C-suites and 49% of small businesses believe that employee negligence is one of the biggest information security risks to their organisation; . 55% of larg
Gimmal
JULY 6, 2018
Earlier this year, we unveiled our superhero theme, inviting records managers to join us at their regional ARMA events (as well as ARMA Live!) and answer the question: "what kind of records management hero are you?".
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Data Breach Today
JULY 6, 2018
While California already had some of the strictest and most varied privacy laws in the country, the new California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 "is a whole new ballgame," says privacy attorney Kirk Nahra, who explains why.
Reltio
JULY 6, 2018
Ankur Gupta, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Reltio. A modern Master Data Management (MDM) Platform helps businesses manage data like leading digital companies, leveraging continuous data organization and recommended actions to measure and improve their operations. Here are the seven reasons why enterprises should invest in a modern MDM Platform to drive ongoing business value. 1.
IT Governance
JULY 4, 2018
To improve cyber risk governance among public-sector departments and their suppliers, the UK government has issued a series of minimum cyber security standards that will be incorporated into the Government Functional Standard for Security. The first standard to be incorporated, the Minimum Cyber Security Standard (MCSS), comprises ten sections across five broad categories: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover.
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