The Last Watchdog

MAY 1, 2019

In 2015, penetration tester Oliver Münchow was asked by a Swiss bank to come up with a better way to test and educate bank employees so that passwords never left the network perimeter. Customers in financial services, energy, government, healthcare and manufacturing sectors are using its testing and training modules.

Phishing 166

Phishing Financial Services Manufacturing Education 166

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Bad actors are increasingly using a technique called HTML smuggling to deliver ransomware and other malicious code in email campaigns aimed at financial services firms and other organizations, according to Microsoft researchers. Therefore, the user must type the password indicated in the original HTML attachment to open it.

Ransomware 119

Ransomware Education Phishing Passwords 119

IT Governance

JULY 31, 2019

OH-based Edgepark Medical Supplies notifies patients after a ‘password spray attack’ (6,572). Synology NAS devices hit by ransomware after brute-force password attacks (unknown). Chinese smart home vendor Orvibo involved in password dump (2 billion). TX-based Wise Health reports data breach caused by phishing attack (35,899).

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Government 111

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Other methods.

Ransomware 144

Ransomware Cybersecurity Phishing Encryption 144

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2021

The ManageEngine IT security portfolio spans everything from privileged access management (PAM) to network configuration to password management. There are also many specific use cases for education, healthcare, manufacturing, government and financial services. It provides controls for managing security from all angles.

Cloud 52

Cloud Financial Services Compliance Manufacturing 52

Data Protection Report

MARCH 7, 2024

Will there be some exempt financial transactions?

Access 59

Access Military Compliance Personal data 59

KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

This data makes it clear that security awareness training designed to educate users on the need to be continually vigilant, regardless of the device, is critical to an organization remaining protected against attacks. DOS boot sector viruses, password guessing, USB autorun malware, misconfigurations, etc.),

Phishing 86

Phishing Security awareness Insurance Cybersecurity 86

Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

In particular, in a blog article entitled, The NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the FTC , dated August 31, 2016, the FTC provided guidance suggesting that the NIST Cybersecurity Framework is consistent with the agency’s approach followed since the late 1990s in over 60 law enforcement actions and in business education guidance.

Cybersecurity 60

Cybersecurity Risk Passwords Authentication 60

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 28, 2021

Microsoft said it notified the targeted 150 organizations, which included “IT companies (57%), followed by government (20%), and smaller percentages for non-governmental organizations and think tanks, as well as financial services.” Only three of the 150 entities actually got compromised. Cyber hygiene works.

Phishing 214

Phishing Passwords Authentication Financial Services 214

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

The leaked information allegedly includes customers’ names, dates of birth, email addresses, passwords and phone numbers. Data breached: 10,870,524 lines. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: full list This week, we’ve found 130,036,285 records known to be compromised, and 116 organisations suffering a newly disclosed incident.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

According to a listing on a popular hacking forum, the database includes customers’ names, email addresses, hashed passwords, and more. Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3 Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3 The claim is yet to be verified. Data breached: 36 million records.

Data Privacy 70

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 70

Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

NOBELIUM, a group of Russia-based hackers, gained access to multiple enterprises through software code, stolen passwords, compromised on-premises servers, and minted SAML (Security Assertions Markup Language) tokens. Press Release No. 18-1452 , Dep’t of Just., Implement centralized log collection and monitoring.

Cybersecurity 94

Cybersecurity Government Authentication Ransomware 94

IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 2024

GB database includes names, email addresses, phone numbers and passwords. GB Rebekah Children’s Services Source (New) Non-profit USA Yes 2,805 Butte School District Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Education USA Yes 2,658 Dignity Health Nevada St. Data breached: >7,000,000 records. Vauxhall Motors database with 5.5

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52