The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

I currently have over 450 accounts that use passwords combined with a variety of two-factor authentication methods. Related: How the Fido Alliance enables password-less authentication. I don’t know every password; indeed, each password is long, complex and unique. In effect, my passwords are now “keys” — and I must authenticate across many accounts, multiple times per day, on a variety of device platforms.

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Dark Reading

JANUARY 31, 2022

The cybercriminals behind the malware claim to have compromised more than a dozen companies; they have aggressively outed victims and purportedly paid a significant share of ransoms back to affiliates.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

If you received a link to LinkedIn.com via email, SMS or instant message, would you click it? Spammers, phishers and other ne’er-do-wells are hoping you will, because they’ve long taken advantage of a marketing feature on the business networking site which lets them create a LinkedIn.com link that bounces your browser to other websites, such as phishing pages that mimic top online brands (but chiefly Linkedin’s parent firm Microsoft ).

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Malware is one of the biggest threats businesses face, and with nearly a third of all malware coming through the internet and email, businesses and consumers alike need ways to protect themselves. The best internet security software comes in several different forms, giving businesses all of the protection they need to identify and stop malware before it causes bigger problems.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 31, 2022

We all rely on passwords. For better or worse, we will continue to use passwords to access our computing devices and digital services for years to come. Related : The coming of password-less access. Passwords were static to begin with. They have since been modified in two directions: biometrics and dynamic passwords. Here is an overview of the passwords we’re now using – and their respective security limitations: Static passwords.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 29, 2022

Several articles here have delved into the history of John Bernard , the pseudonym used by a fake billionaire technology investor who tricked dozens of startups into giving him tens of millions of dollars. Bernard’s latest victim — a Norwegian company hoping to build a fleet of environmentally friendly shipping vessels — is now embroiled in a lawsuit over a deal gone bad, in which Bernard falsely claimed to have secured $100 million from six other wealthy investors, including t

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WIRED Threat Level

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Disappointed with the lack of US response to the Hermit Kingdom's attacks against US security researchers, one hacker took matters into his own hands.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

On 28 January 2022, the UK Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport ( DCMS ) laid before the UK Parliament its International Data Transfer Agreement ( IDTA ) and International Data Transfer Addendum ( UK Addendum ) to the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses ( EU SCCs ). If no objections are raised by the UK Parliament, the IDTA and the UK Addendum will come into force on 21 March 2022.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If there was any belief that 2022 would see a sudden improvement in the cyber security landscape, our first list data breaches and cyber attacks of the year should end that hope. We discovered 95 security incidents in January, resulting in 65,984,648 compromised records. You can find the full list of data breaches below, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Senators have reintroduced the EARN IT Act, requiring social media companies (among others) to administer a massive surveillance operation on their users: A group of lawmakers led by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have re-introduced the EARN IT Act , an incredibly unpopular bill from 2020 that was dropped in the face of overwhelming opposition.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 31, 2022

On January 28, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta published a statement regarding recent investigations conducted by the California Office of Attorney General (“AG”) with respect to businesses operating loyalty programs and their compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (“CCPA’s”) financial incentive requirements. As a result of the investigations, the AG’s Office sent non-compliance notices to major corporations across multiple sectors, including retail, food services, tra

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tens of thousands of applications that are critical to the operations of data centers around the globe are exposed to the internet, with many secured with default factory passwords, posing a significant cyber risk to enterprises worldwide. Researchers with cybersecurity firm Cyble this week said that along with the public-facing data center infrastructure management (DCIM) software, they also found intelligent monitoring devices, thermal cooling management and power monitors for racks vulnerable

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The phrase ‘data is the new oil’ has been widely used in the last number of years, but in an unrefined state, it has limited use. ISO 20022 is refined and provides the necessary structure to efficiently drive multiple engines in a bank. Background on ISO 20022. ISO 20022 was first introduced in 2004 to provide more standardization and deliver richer information for Financial Services transactions.

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OpenText Information Management

JANUARY 31, 2022

Many EU government agencies have invested substantially in cloud computing initiatives to boost the adoption of cloud solutions. The rising demand to personalize customer interactions with customer data has driven the demand for SaaS solutions, further enticing enterprises to move to the cloud. The Europe Cloud Computing Market? size exceeded USD 35 billion in 2020 … The post Europe invests in cloud computing, yet compliance is a barrier appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A cyber attack hit the oil terminals of some of the biggest European ports impacting their operations. Some of the major oil terminals in Western Europe’s biggest ports have been targeted with a cyberattack. Threat actors have hit multiple oil facilities in Belgium’s ports, including Antwerp, which is the second biggest port in Europe after Rotterdam.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

MIT Technology Review published an interview with Gil Herrera, the new head of the NSA’s Research Directorate. There’s a lot of talk about quantum computing, monitoring 5G networks, and the problems of big data: The math department, often in conjunction with the computer science department, helps tackle one of NSA’s most interesting problems: big data.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

On February 2, 2022, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “Belgian DPA”) imposed a €250,000 fine against the Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe (“IAB Europe”) for several alleged infringements of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”), following an investigation into IAB Europe Transparency and Consent Framework (“TCF”).

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Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Ever thought about presenting at JNUC? We’d love to hear your tech success story at the 2022 conference in San Diego.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Cyber security team at retail giant Walmart dissected a new ransomware family dubbed Sugar, which implements a ransomware-as-a-service model. The cyber threat team at retail giant Walmart has analyzed a new ransomware family dubbed Sugar, which is offered through a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Unlike other ransomware operations, Sugar ransomware appears to primarily focus on individual computers instead of entire enterprises.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The Open Source Security Foundation announced $10 million in funding from a pool of tech and financial companies, including $5 million from Microsoft and Google, to find vulnerabilities in open source projects: The “Alpha” side will emphasize vulnerability testing by hand in the most popular open-source projects, developing close working relationships with a handful of the top 200 projects for testing each year. “Omega” will look more at the broader landscape of open sour

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

On January 28, 2022, in celebration of Data Privacy Day, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office issued prepared remarks from Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and published guidance on data security best practices. In his remarks, Attorney General Weiser highlighted the importance of protecting data security and outlined his office’s plans for implementing the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”), which takes effect July 1, 2023.

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Enterprises interested in managed detection and response (MDR) services to monitor endpoints and workloads should make sure the providers have rock-solid expertise in detecting and responding to threats.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Six years ago the Powerful Greek Army (PGA) appeared in the threat landscape. After a long breach the hacker collective is back. I have interviewed them in exclusive … enjoy it! Tell me about your hacker team, which is the motivation behind the attacks? We have many motivations and reasons. First of all, we started by selecting random targets from different countries, not just Greece, Greece was only at the back of our minds.

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Jamf

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Malware can infect your Mac. It’s not a question of if but rather when it will happen — but utilizing powerful endpoint protection software can mitigate much of this risk by shoring up macOS vulnerability and providing Mac malware removal. It may even alleviate the fallout from unknown threats by minimizing the severity of how they can exploit endpoints to compromise your privacy and data.

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The Guardian Data Protection

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Bureau says sophisticated hacking tool was never used in support of any investigation The FBI has confirmed that it obtained NSO Group’s powerful Pegasus spyware, suggesting that it bought access to the Israeli surveillance tool to “stay abreast of emerging technologies and tradecraft”. In a statement released to the Guardian, the bureau said it had procured a “limited licence” to access Pegasus for “product testing and evaluation only”, and suggested that its evaluation of the tool partly relat

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Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL

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Dark Reading

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

By utilizing these resources, beginner hackers can find their specific passions within the cybersecurity space and eventually make their own mark in the ethical hacking profession.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Aviation services company Swissport International was hit by a ransomware attack that impacted its operations. Swissport International Ltd. is an aviation services company providing airport ground,lounge hospitality and cargo handling services owned by an international group of investors. The company handles around 282 million passengers and 4.8 million tonnes of cargo annually, on behalf of some 850 client-companies in the aviation sector.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Following the ICO’s public consultation , launched in August last year, the final version of the international data transfer agreement ( IDTA ), as well as the international data transfer addendum to the European Commission’s standard contractual clauses for international data transfers ( Addendum ), has been laid before Parliament. The IDTA aims to address the UK’s regulatory position, following exit from the EU, in relation to the Schrems II decision of the CJEU and the need to refresh the (le

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