The Last Watchdog

MAY 21, 2020

The idea was that by fingerprinting devices used to connect to the internet we could achieve better accountability. Fingerprinting is considered a necessary practice to fight challenges such as fake accounts and the misuse of internet services. Kernel The privacy risks associated with online or browser fingerprinting today are real.

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Hot for Security

MARCH 17, 2021

Fact: Zynga, the California-based social game developer, suffered a major data breach in 2019 when a malicious actor stole 218 million records belonging to “Words With Friends” players. If you were a victim of the Zynga data breach, you’ve probably changed the password for your account already.

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Centraleyes

MAY 20, 2024

The assessment takes into account governance, security, and identity management challenges. IAM evaluations are required because data is continuously at risk. Credential theft and unauthorized access are the leading causes of data breaches. A proper IAM evaluation prioritizes data security duties.

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Cytelligence

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It heightens our awareness of extensive data collection about us, revealing potential uses and instigating concerns about potential misuse. Privacy policies from these tech giants, while intricate, are crucial in understanding the data collected and its uses. The impact of Big Tech on privacy is multifaceted.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 12, 2024

Ransomware Attacks: The Constant and Evolving Cybersecurity Threat madhav Tue, 03/12/2024 - 13:00 Enterprise data collection is skyrocketing, driven by factors like connected devices, cloud computing, personal data collection and digital transactions. It accounts for 25% of all data breaches.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2023

It amends the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) introduced in response to rising consumer data privacy concerns. It has significantly impacted data collection and handling practices, giving consumers more control over how businesses handle their data. How does CPRA impact business operations?

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Following news that noted fashion brand Guess suffered a data breach in which personal information may have been stolen, cybersecurity experts on Tuesday said that retailers should take this case as motivation to lock down their cyber defenses. A Guess retail store. N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0 link] , via Wikimedia Commons).

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Security Affairs

JULY 12, 2021

For the third time in the past four months, LinkedIn seems to have experienced another massive data scrape conducted by a malicious actor. Once again, an archive of data collected from hundreds of millions of LinkedIn user profiles surfaced on a hacker forum, where it’s currently being sold for an undisclosed sum.

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Security Affairs

MAY 12, 2021

After the introduction of CCPA and GDPR, much more attention is given to third-party risks, and the privacy terms and conditions users agree to. Global privacy regulations, such as the CCPA and GDPR, were enacted to ensure stricter standards when handling the personal data of consumers. Data breaches and other threats.

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Centraleyes

MAY 23, 2024

Logging and Audit Trail: Establishing systems to track and register user behaviors and creating an audit trail for accountability are essential steps in establishing accountability. Software Used for Data Access Governance DSPM DSPM focuses on identifying, classifying, and securing data.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 15, 2024

Maryland Takes the Lead in Privacy Legislation with Comprehensive MODPA The Maryland legislature enacted two comprehensive privacy bills to limit how big tech platforms can acquire and utilize customers’ and children’s data. Maryland has taken one of the strictest positions among U.S.

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SecureList

OCTOBER 13, 2023

This article delves deep into the settings and privacy policies of LLM-based chatbots to find out how they collect and store conversation histories, and how office workers who use them can protect or compromise company and customer data. The user creates an account and gains access to the bot. Account hacking.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 11, 2019

The GDPR applies to businesses that collect and use personal information from citizens of the EU, regardless of where the business itself is located. Breach notifications. The GDPR mandates that a business must inform EU DPAs very quickly (within 72 hours) and thoroughly of any security data breach involving European citizens.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 30, 2023

One of the most important responsibilities of security professionals is to avoid data breaches. At the same time, the IBM report reveals that it takes an average of 277 days to detect and contain a data breach. DCAP systems are designed to automatically identify and solve problems related to the storage and use of data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2023

Secure digital identities are the foundation of establishing that safety feeling and preventing successful data breaches. Should such an event happen, customers must be notified to understand how the breach occurred or to quantify the financial damage.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

These are generally not considered privacy data, but when coupled with an element like your identity document, it becomes private. Other types of data that you should consider private include: Your bank account number and card details. Login information for online accounts you have. Why Is Data Privacy Important?

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 24, 2022

Category News, Privacy Risk Level. As a Data Privacy Week Champion , and as part of our commitment to the link between cybersecurity and privacy, we wanted to share some best practices from the National Cybersecurity Alliance about how to protect your privacy online. Protect your data Data privacy and cybersecurity go hand in hand.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Their main purpose is to protect applications from unauthorized access, data breaches, and malicious attacks. These tools play a vital role in ensuring the security, integrity, and confidentiality of sensitive information, such as personal data and financial records.

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Spinone

JULY 16, 2019

But when it comes to data threats, no one is untouchable. The risks are especially true for cloud services where everything is connected. Our clients face security risks every day, but they know how to prevent them. Tens of thousands of dollars are paid out regularly by organizations desperate to regain access to their data.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the EU, lawmakers are working on the Data Act , meant to further protect sensitive data, as well as a comprehensive AI legal strategy that might put a curb on a range of invasive machine-learning technologies and require greater accountability and transparency. Desperate to stop data leaks, people will insure against them.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

A data breach can be a very costly event, and an increasing number of these breaches are happening at smaller firms. On the other hand, account takeovers went up. So if your business collects or stores any kind of customer information, even just an email address, you have to guard it like it was your child.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 10, 2023

SOC 2 is primarily used by software companies but is intended for any service provider, or SaaS company, who stores their customers data in the cloud, or within their software. Many companies find the SOC 2 report a fundamental component of their vendor risk assessment when onboarding a new vendor.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 26, 2021

As part of the 2021 State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a comprehensive law that "will provide New Yorkers with transparency and control over their personal data and provide new privacy protections.". New York has already had laws on the books related to data security. The likelihood of success.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Kottmann also reportedly even posted some of the videos on Twitter, which later deleted the hacker’s account and their offending tweets. The one that scares me the most is that with this data and its analysis, adversaries could perpetuate not only cybercrimes, but also physical crimes like looting or kidnapping.”.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 14, 2022

But I'm also very concerned about the associated security and privacy risks that IoT products inherently bring to those using them when controls do not exist or are not used to mitigate the risks. When risks are not considered and are not known, security incidents and privacy breaches will occur. in 2020 to $188.2B

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

These apps can often help improve productivity and collaboration, but they can also introduce many new security risks. The ease of sharing data and information that many of these apps allow also makes them high risk for security breaches. User installed apps have a couple of main drawbacks. What Makes an App Risky?

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2024

Together, CWRU and the FBI were able to identify that an IP address with which the malware was communicating had also been used to access the alumni email account of a man called Phillip Durachinsky. The IP address was linked to the malware using data collected by CWRU, Malwarebytes, and AT&T.)

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

As a significant portion of privacy incidents happen from human error, training is critical to mitigating privacy risk within an organization,” said Berry. And so as organizations collect more sensitive data, their employees should be more attuned, and… better trained on what constitutes sensitive data…”.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2021

Confidential corporate information is no less sensitive than the personal data of an individual, and the sheer scale of financial and reputational risks from potential blackmail or disclosure of such information can have a colossal impact. Where does your personal data end up? Attacks using publicly accessible data: BEC.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

It amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and goes into effect January 1, 2023, for all data collected starting January 1, 2022 1. It goes on with examples: Sensitive personal information will include financial information, account log-in credentials, a consumer’s identification numbers (e.g.,

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

From there, these tools send alerts to security teams if and when risks are identified. Vulnerability management is handled not only by cybersecurity and IT teams but by cross-functional teams that understand how assets are used across the organization.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Using a malicious script, the attackers redirected their targets’ incoming email to an email address controlled by the attackers, gathering data from the compromised accounts. Although there was a public report of drones used to hack a Wi-Fi network in 2022, there are no accounts of similar events happening in 2023.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

As I often highlight in my blogs, data breaches have become all too common, and these continue to have a negative influence on corporate reputation and brand image, resulting in reduced market value and revenues. Protecting the integrity and confidentiality of data collected by all connected devices.

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The Security Ledger

JANUARY 22, 2019

In this week’s episode (#130): we speak with security researcher Troy Hunt, founder of HaveIBeenPwned.com about his latest disclosure: a trove of more than 700 million online account credentials he’s calling “Collection #1.” But Hunt said the treasure trove of credentials still poses a serious risk today.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is a crucial enterprise technology that ties the stack of cybersecurity systems together to assess threats and manage risks. The Securonix Next-Gen SIEM includes built-in advanced analytics, risk scoring, and threat chain modeling based on MITRE ATT&CK and US-CERT frameworks.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 28, 2021

The two-tier program includes business development opportunities, training, joint marketing, partner collateral, marketing co-op funds, sales leads and field account planning. The product increases automation security surrounding development to reduce risk. The Privafy product was designed to secure “data-in-motion.”

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2023

Period-tracking app users scrambled to find the most secure app online , and one period-tracking app maker promised to encrypt user data so that, even if law enforcement made a request for their data, the data would be unintelligible. In August, the company confirmed a data breach that affected 5.4

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