IT Security Guru

JULY 4, 2023

Educational institutions own many sensitive data, such as personnel and financial information, as well as intellectual property. In this blog post, we’ll look at the factors that make schools susceptible to cyberattacks and discuss why it’s crucial to have robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard the academic community.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

•Social security number •Passport number •Driver’s license •Credit card information •Biometric data (fingerprint, eye scan, facial recognition data) •Health records Bruggeman When demographic information and sensitive information are combined and then inappropriately disclosed, you end up with a data disclosure incident or a data breach.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yesterday, I wrote the first part of this 5-part series on fixing data breaches and I focused on education. The next few parts of this series all focus on cures - how do we fix data breaches once bad code has already been written or bad server configurations deployed? Best of all, it's about prevention rather than cure.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The average cost of a cybersecurity breach was $4.45 million in 2023, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report, and over 700,000 small businesses were targeted in cybersecurity attacks in 2020, according to the Small Business Association. Nonprofits are equally at risk, and often lack cybersecurity measures.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

. “Snatch threat actors have been observed purchasing previously stolen data from other ransomware variants in an attempt to further exploit victims into paying a ransom to avoid having their data released on Snatch’s extortion blog,” the FBI/CISA alert reads. Details after contacting on jabber: truniger@xmpp[.]jp.”

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Malwarebytes

MAY 10, 2023

In a recent blog post , the tech giant introduced the option to create and use a safer, more convenient alternative to passwords: Passkeys , a form of digital credential. It also means the account cannot be subject to an attack as a result of a weak password or password re-use, because there is no password.

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Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

For businesses, this means implementing a comprehensive incident response plan that includes secure, immutable backups and regular testing to ensure rapid recovery in the event of an attack. Consumers should also take measures like frequently backing up their data to an external drive or cloud solution.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2018

Take password security seriousl. Despite the fact that we all use passwords to access personal accounts every day, weak passwords are still a major cause of business data breaches. Ensure you have comprehensive backups. Related: Getting Identity Access Management right.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

These infections make sites vulnerable to takeovers, defacement and data breaches from bad actors looking to tarnish site reputations and turn a profit – and the costs can be devastating for businesses. In fact, the average data breach now costs businesses $1.9 Prepare for disaster recovery with Website Backup.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

Cybercriminals are constantly evolving their tactics to get unauthorized access to sensitive data, and having your credentials compromised poses a significant threat. In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials.

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Identity IQ

JULY 17, 2023

Cybercriminals are constantly evolving their tactics to get unauthorized access to sensitive data, and having your credentials compromised poses a significant threat. In this blog, we provide you with ten actionable ways to safeguard your digital identity, focusing specifically on how to prevent compromised credentials.

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Zigrin Security

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In today’s digital age, the threat of data breaches is a constant concern. Therefore, it is crucial to understand what hackers are planning to do with your data and take proactive measures to protect it. Let’s have a look at the types of threat actors and what type of data they would like to obtain.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Sensitive data exposure is an all too common cyberthreat that endangers businesses and their customers, as well as websites and their visitors. billion records containing personal data were compromised as a result of data breaches. Sensitive data exposure can be financially devastating to a website. In 2016, 4.8

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Email provider VFEmail has suffered what the company is calling “catastrophic destruction” at the hands of an as-yet unknown intruder who trashed all of the company’s primary and backup data in the United States. Every file server is lost, every backup server is lost. “Every VM [virtual machine] is lost.

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Troy Hunt

JANUARY 8, 2020

This is a blog post about disclosure, specifically the difficulty with doing it in a responsible fashion as the reporter whilst also ensuring the impacted organisation behaves responsibly themselves. He wrote about our attempts alert them to the incident, the contents of the breach and about their "nonchalant attitude".

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Changing all administrative and local passwords three times to fortify security. Restoring all infected endpoints from secure backups, eliminating the use of local administrator accounts, and implementing application and DNS filtering to control software usage and web access.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

On Christmas Eve 2018, cloud data hosting firm Dataresolution.net was hit with the Ryuk strain of ransomware. 2, 2019, this blog reported that the company — which had chosen not to pay the ransom and instead restore everything from backups — was still struggling to bring its systems back online.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 12, 2019

On Thursday, Matrix.org warned users of the security breach, a hacker gained unauthorized access to the production databases, including unencrypted message data, access tokens, and also password hashes. As a precaution, if you’re a matrix.org user you should change your password now.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. Hostinger disclosed a data breach that affects 14 Million customers. Imperva data Breach: WAF customers data exposed. Once again thank you!

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Centraleyes

MAY 23, 2024

Reputational Risk Data breaches and regulatory actions can significantly hurt an organization’s brand. By strengthening their approach to data access governance, firms may demonstrate to regulators, consumers, and the general public that they value data privacy and security.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This blog will discuss what you can do if you accidentally open a spam email on your smartphone. Data Breach Spammers may have gotten your email address from data breaches. A data breach occurs when personal information is hacked. What Happens If You Accidentally Open a Spam Email on Your Phone?

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Screenshot of David Tokarev’s blog, disclosing three 0-day vulnerabilities. Many of these companies provide web portals where you enter your stalking victim’s Apple ID and password, which enables tracking via iCloud’s features. Keep in mind here that Apple is one of the richest companies in the world.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Hi folk, let me inform you that I suspended the newsletter service, anyway I’ll continue to provide you a list of published posts every week through the blog. A flaw in LastPass password manager leaks credentials from previous site. Backup files for Lion Air and parent airlines exposed and exchanged on forums.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2021

roundup of UK focused Cyber and Information Security News, Blog Posts, Reports and general Threat Intelligence from the previous calendar month, March 2021. UK fashion retailer FatFace angered customers in its handling of a customer data theft hack. review Active Directory password policy. How not to disclosure a Hack.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 10, 2023

And keep in mind, the cost of an audit doesn’t compare to the cost of the data breach it’s protecting you from (currently averaging on $4.24 In an era where data breaches and cybersecurity threats loom, a systematic and organized approach to SOC 2 preparation is necessary.

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BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

This blog is the first in a series where I will cover what a cyberattack involves, outline how it’s carried out, and explain how it might differ depending on your chosen technology platform. I will cover the main categories here, and I recommend reading the framework as a companion to this blog. Prepare to attack.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2019

The server also included email backups from 1999 to 2016, the largest and most recent reaching 16GB in size. The exposed information includes passwords that could have used by an attacker to remotely access the state agency’s workstations, and credentials to access several internet services. .

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 21, 2023

More than 74% of breaches involve human error within the network, according to the 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. Backup and Recovery: Regular data backup and recovery processes are automated to ensure business continuity in the face of security incidents.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Training personnel to understand the security implications and necessity of creating strong passwords, screening attachments in email, and other behavioral security benefits. Data leak events are generally the events that lead to businesses making headlines in the news for all the wrong reasons.

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Spinone

JULY 8, 2020

Passwords have long been a weak point in most environments. End users have a tendency to choose weak passwords. This can very quickly place business-critical and sensitive data such as HIPAA PHI at risk. The worst thing that can happen to protect health information (PHI) and HIPAA is a data breach.

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Seed a target system with credentials (such as username/password, browser tokens, and other forms of authentication data). As per the Verizon DBIR report 2020 , over 80% of data breaches involve credential theft attacks. Account Discovery, Reconnaissance. Decoy Credentials – DTE0012. Decoy Diversity – DTE0013.

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