Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

Because the companies that make the equipment are subservient to the Chinese government, they could be forced to include backdoors in the hardware or software to give Beijing remote access. The technology will quickly become critical national infrastructure, and security problems will become life-threatening. What's more, U.S.

Data collection 350

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 14, 2024

Since 2020, several governments and organizations have banned, or considered banning, TikTok from their staff’s devices, but a complete ban of an internet app would be a first in the US. For example, TikTok has repeatedly claimed the Chinese government never demanded access to US data and that TikTok would not comply if it did.

Identity Theft 101

Identity Theft Government Media Data collection 101

Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2021

The security breach took place on on May 14, and the institute discovered it only on May 31, then the research institute reported the incident to the government and launched an investigation. The investigation into the intrusion revealed the involvement of 13 internet addresses including one traced to the Kimsuky APt group.

Hacking 139

Hacking VPN Internet Internet 139

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 13, 2018

In the digital transformation era, companies across all sectors are using next-generation technologies to streamline their operations, deliver value to customers, and gain a competitive edge. Invariably, Internet of Things (IoT) strategies form the backbone of those efforts.

Internet 66

Internet Internet IoT Manufacturing 66

Malwarebytes

JULY 5, 2022

Excessive data collection. Carr cited several incidents as evidence that TikTok has been dodgy about its data collection practices. ” Politicians and privacy advocates have criticized TikTok for potentially exposing US user data to China for years. Relation to the CCP (Communist Party of China).

Risk 145

Risk Data collection Surveillance Media 145

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Without much fanfare, digital twins have established themselves as key cogs of modern technology. Related: Leveraging the full potential of data lakes. A digital twin is a virtual duplicate of a physical entity or a process — created by extrapolating data collected from live settings. This is very exciting stuff.

Engineering 244

Engineering Data collection Artificial Intelligence Technology 244

Centraleyes

MARCH 14, 2024

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to update the Privacy Framework to Version 1.1. However, in response to recent developments in information technology, including the release of NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) and the initiation of an update to NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) to Version 2.0,

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Between social media, mobile apps, internet-connected devices and the rise of artificial intelligence vast amounts of personal data is being gathered constantly, putting individuals’ privacy at risk,” said Lisa Plaggemier, Executive Director at NCA. Give Data Brokers the Slip! Protect Our Kids’ Privacy!

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

We no longer rely on the Internet just for entertainment or chatting with friends. Global connectivity underpins the most basic functions of our society, such as logistics, government services and banking. Governments are wary of the growing big tech power and data hoarding, which will lead to conflicts – and compromises.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

alongside Tony Sager , senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security and a former bug hunter at the U.S. — had allegedly inserted hardware backdoors in technology sold to a number of American companies. . Tony Sager, senior vice president and chief evangelist at the Center for Internet Security.

Computers and Electronics 209

Computers and Electronics Internet Internet Technology 209

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In October 2016, media outlets reported that data collected by some of the world’s most renowned cybersecurity experts had identified frequent and unexplained communications between an email server used by the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank , one of Russia’s largest financial institutions. trump-email.com).

Banking 363

Banking DNS Internet Internet 363

Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

Consider, for example, a 2013 Massachusetts bill that tried to restrict the commercial use of data collected from K-12 students using services accessed via the internet. It turns out there is a natural opening for this technology: microlegislation. Training data is available. This process is called fine-tuning.

Energy and Utilities 290

Energy and Utilities Artificial Intelligence Technology Government 290

Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

For the past seven years, an online service known as 911 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, allowing customers to route their Internet traffic through PCs in virtually any country or city around the globe — but predominantly in the United States. THE INTERNET NEVER FORGETS.

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VPN Computers and Electronics Antivirus Software 312

The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2020

Either way, a singular piece of technology – artificial intelligence (AI) — is destined to profoundly influence which way we go from here. Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society has launched a project to catalog all of the AI ethics declarations made by public and commercial organizations. Only time will tell.

Surveillance 304

Surveillance Government Accountability Artificial Intelligence 304

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

government and defense institutions for intelligence gathering. Using web shells, they attacked weak internet servers, specifically a Houston port. Attacks on telecom corporations, government institutions, and utilities then followed in a predictable pattern.

Internet 111

Internet Internet Cybersecurity Network Security 111

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) is a program and database used in the healthcare sector, particularly in maternal and child health, to collect, manage, and analyze health information for the purpose of improving patient outcomes and healthcare services. million people.

Data breaches 87

Data breaches Healthcare Ransomware Hacking 87

CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 12, 2021

billion in losses, according to data collected by the FBI’s The Internet Complaint Center (IC3). The FBI compiles the statistics, recently published in its Internet Crime Report 2020 , from complaints filed through www.ic3.gov. One of the most prevalent schemes seen during the pandemic has been government impersonators.

Cybercrime 52

Cybercrime Internet Internet Small Business 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Our last edition of privacy predictions focused on a few important trends where business and government interests intersect, with regulators becoming more active in a wide array of privacy issues. This showed how consumer data collection can directly impact the relationships between citizens and governments.

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Insurance Social Engineering IoT Data breaches 108

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

When faced with technologies that are increasingly critical for navigating modern life, users often lack a real set of alternatives and cannot reasonably forgo using these tools," said Lina M. A person must also believe that companies will give them the freedom to decide whether to give up their data and when, Levine said.

Data collection 96

Data collection Insurance Technology Risk 96

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 11, 2023

It’s spying when governments do it through opaque, mass surveillance regimes, it’s spying when companies do it through shadowy data broker networks that braid together disparate streams of information, and it’s spying when private individuals do it through unseen behavior on personal devices.

Surveillance 111

Surveillance Passwords Software Technology 111

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Local government agencies remain acutely exposed to being hacked. However, at this moment in history, two particularly worrisome types of cyber attacks are cycling up and hitting local government entities hard: ransomware sieges and election tampering. That’s long been true.

Ransomware 153

Ransomware Government Firewall Cyber Insurance 153

eSecurity Planet

JULY 22, 2021

When millions of people around the world were sent home to work at the onset of the global COVD-19 pandemic, they left behind not only empty offices but also a host of Internet of Things (IoT) devices – from smartwatches to networked printers – that were still connected to corporate networks and cranking away.

IoT 145

IoT Risk Architecture Manufacturing 145

Malwarebytes

JANUARY 29, 2024

For decades, governments and companies have surveilled the conversations, movements, and behavior of the public. And then the internet came along and made that a whole lot easier. That’s a lot of data that, until now, has been difficult to parse at scale. Or by democratic governments. So, we don’t know.

Surveillance 74

Surveillance Government Advertising Spyware 74

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Digital technology and connected IoT devices have proliferated across industries and into our daily lives. An IoT device connected to a network is simply a potential bridge between the internet and a malicious entity. Internet Of Things. Data security. Critical Success Factors to Widespread Deployment of IoT. Encryption.

IoT 96

IoT Manufacturing Energy and Utilities Data collection 96

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 14, 2021

These digital health technologies can improve access to health services, reduce costs, improve quality of care and enhance the efficiency of health systems. While the concept of telemedicine isn’t exactly new per se , the COVID-19 pandemic has really put the technology front and centre.

Healthcare 91

Healthcare IoT Technology Data collection 91

SecureList

DECEMBER 2, 2022

It is a highly demanding activity, which requires time, multidisciplinary skills, efficient technology, innovation and dedication. We have been doing so since 2008, benefiting from Kaspersky’s decades of cyberthreat data management, and unrivaled technologies. But why are we offering cyber threat intelligence at all?

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Cyber threats DNS Technology Engineering 108

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

One of the main goals of the framework is to provide direction for federal agencies as they increase their adoption of cloud computing and other technologies. This year, the framework became official federal policy for government agencies. government agencies to meet the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, please click here.

IoT 98

IoT Cybersecurity Manufacturing Digital transformation 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) is very crowded. billion devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020 2. They all must have unique identifiers and the ability to collect and transfer data over networks to enable monitoring, surveillance, and execution of decisions based on the collected data with little or no human intervention.

IoT 72

IoT Data collection Encryption eCommerce 72

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

“A near-future event could cause a massive depopulation of internet-connected devices. Expect to see increasingly sophisticated AI and machine learning -based attacks – and a growing regulatory response from governments around the world. Or even worse, widespread corruption of medical devices. AI Attacks Lead to Regulation.

Ransomware 135

Ransomware Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence CISO 135

Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The bill clarifies liability for failing to perform age verification and illegal retention of data and emphasizes parental consent. California – A 127: State Government California’s A 127 focuses on the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act and the California Children’s Data Protection Working Group.

Data privacy 52

Data privacy Consumer Protection Media Data collection 52

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

As a leading VC, BVP offers budding companies plenty to consider, with a set of roadmaps and tools for today’s technologies and market complexities. Notable cybersecurity exits for the company include AVG Technologies, Cognitive Security, OpenDNS, and Carbon Black. Also read : Addressing Remote Desktop Attacks and Security.

Cybersecurity 126

Cybersecurity Technology Marketing Healthcare 126

Centraleyes

APRIL 25, 2024

Key Components of a Security Audit Preliminary Assessment: Evaluation of the organization’s current technological maturity, identification of security requirements, and determination of the audit’s time, cost, and scope. Both play integral roles in maintaining a robust governance and risk management framework.

Risk 52

Risk Accountability Technology Software 52

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 22, 2020

PAM governs a hierarchy of privileged accounts all tied together in a Windows Active Directory ( AD ) environment. I had the chance to discuss this with Gerrit Lansing, Field CTO at Stealthbits Technologies, a Hawthorne, NJ-based supplier of software to protect sensitive company data. We spoke at RSA 2020. I’ll keep watch.

Accountability 138

Accountability Authentication Digital transformation Passwords 138

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Network Segmentation: This is the process of partitioning your network into isolated segments, generally using firewalls and virtual LANs , in order to govern and protect traffic flow across public and private cloud environments. This enables them to select the most appropriate environment for each workload, application, or data type.

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Backups Firewall Encryption Architecture 117

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 15, 2019

For example, data collected by an entity may not be associated with an individual but could identify a household. Under the CCPA publicly available information is defined as “lawfully made available from federal, state, or local government records, if any conditions associated with such information.”.

Digital transformation 92

Digital transformation Data collection Data privacy CISO 92

SecureList

JULY 27, 2023

Chinese-speaking activity ToddyCat, a sophisticated threat actor, continues to operate in Asia, targeting government entities in Malaysia, Thailand and Pakistan. We now have better visibility into the group’s tactics, particularly in the areas of lateral movement, data collection and exfiltration.

Malware 87

Malware Government Phishing Social Engineering 87

ForAllSecure

APRIL 4, 2023

They rely on all their operations with cloud technologies and cloud based technologies. And some of those are, you know, one, your ability to remotely access the data you need and quickly. But if you know what you're doing it is you can get access to data relatively quickly. So where do all their operations mean?

Government 40

Government Technology Firewall Engineering 40