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Lessons Learned from a High-Stakes Data Breach

SecureWorld News

In 2016, Uber faced a cybersecurity crisis that ended up reshaping the conversation around data breaches and accountability. They managed to break in after finding credentials left exposed in a public GitHub repository—a preventable, basic lapse in security hygiene.

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FEC: Campaigns Can Use Discounted Cybersecurity Services

Krebs on Security

ruling that the software giant could offer “enhanced online account security services to its election-sensitive customers at no additional cost” because Microsoft would be shoring up defenses for its existing customers and not seeking to win favor among political candidates. .”

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MY TAKE: Coping with security risks, compliance issues spun up by ‘digital transformation’

The Last Watchdog

The Capital One breach demonstrated, yet again, that well-defended enterprises have yet to figure out how to account for all the complexities of moving to the cloud and relying more on DevOps. Byron “When somebody wants to move their applications to the cloud, we ensure the account security of the data that resides in the cloud,” Byron says.

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Google warns of APT28 attack attempts against 14,000 Gmail users

Security Affairs

The group was involved also in the string of attacks that targeted 2016 Presidential election. This specific campaign accounted for 86% of the batch of warnings that the Google team sent out for this month. “If Most of APT28s’ campaigns leveraged spear-phishing and malware-based attacks. ” Huntley added. “At

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Recipe for Cybersecurity Success in the Restaurant Industry

SecureWorld News

Wendy's (2015-2016): The restaurant chain experienced a significant breach affecting over 1,000 locations, with customer payment card data compromised. Dunkin' Donuts (2015-2018): The company faced multiple credential stuffing attacks that led to unauthorized access to customer accounts. Requirement 7.2.5: Requirement 8.6:

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

In 2016, Logan Lamb, a former Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher, found over 6 million voter registration files exposed on a state-sponsored server at Kennesaw State college in Georgia. He responsibly reported this to the Georgia Secretary of State, but the issue wasn’t really addressed until after the 2016 election.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Voting Systems

ForAllSecure

In 2016, Logan Lamb, a former Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher, found over 6 million voter registration files exposed on a state-sponsored server at Kennesaw State college in Georgia. He responsibly reported this to the Georgia Secretary of State, but the issue wasn’t really addressed until after the 2016 election.

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