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LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 3)

The Last Watchdog

Last Watchdog posed two questions: •What should be my biggest takeaway from 2023, with respect to mitigating cyber risks at my organization? What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024? In 2024, security teams will need to focus on developing automated tooling to shrink the range of issues that they need to address.

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Australia passes new data privacy bill for criminals

CyberSecurity Insiders

Early this month, the act was put forward before the elected members of opposition and bureaucrats by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) asking them to recommend any improvements to the newly amended act that might get implemented in 2024 after the review by the Independent National Security Legislation body.

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Turn Out the Lights, the Cyber Attack Is Over. Not Quite

SecureWorld News

On April 11, 2024, Leicester City Council in the United Kingdom fell victim to a major cyberattack that crippled many of its systems and services. Due to the attack, thousands of street lamps remained illuminated throughout the day, wasting significant energy and money. Cedric Leighton, CNN Military Analyst; U.S.

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Best 5 Privacy Management Tools for 2024

Centraleyes

consumers would not trust a company with their personal information if it had a data breach According to the above source, 44% blame cyber attacks on a company’s inadequate security measures. Privacy management software tools are the go-to address to navigate these challenges effectively. 66% of U.S.

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HYAS Threat Intel Report April 1 2024

Security Boulevard

Once installed, Stealc operates silently in the background, harvesting data and transmitting it to remote command-and-control servers controlled by threat actors. Its stealthy nature and ability to evade detection make it a potent threat to individuals, businesses, and organizations, posing significant risks to data privacy and security.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 463 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

France Travail data breach impacted 43 Million people Scranton School District in Pennsylvania suffered a ransomware attack Lazarus APT group returned to Tornado Cash to launder stolen funds Moldovan citizen sentenced in connection with the E-Root cybercrime marketplace case UK Defence Secretary jet hit by an electronic warfare attack in Poland Cisco (..)

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26 Cyber Security Stats Every User Should Be Aware Of in 2024

Security Affairs

26 key cyber security stats for 2024 that every user should know, from rising cyber crime rates to the impact of AI technolog y. Cyber Crime Surge: During COVID-19 , cyber crimes shot up by 600%, showing how threats adapt to global changes. Shockingly, 96% of these attacks come through email.