Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Consumer Expectations Privacy Rights and Seamless Online Experiences An overwhelming 87% of consumers expect privacy rights from online interactions, with the most significant expectations being the right to be informed about data collection (55%) and the right to data erasure (53%).

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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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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. Prioritizing critical tasks: Different assets and users have different risks.

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Centraleyes

JUNE 10, 2024

Essentially, it decides why and how personal data is processed. For example, an e-commerce company that collects customer information (like names, addresses, and payment details) to process orders and manage customer accounts, is considered a controller because in this case the company decides what data to collect, how it will be used (e.g.,

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 24, 2024

How to Help Protect Your Digital Footprint IdentityIQ Every click, search, and interaction online contributes to your digital footprint – an intricate trail of data that encapsulates your digital identity. While the digital landscape offers unprecedented convenience and connectivity, it also presents many risks.

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Joseph Steinberg

APRIL 20, 2021

In some cases, Voice-over-IP numbers are not acceptable as cellphone numbers either – meaning that registrants must increase their cyber-risk by providing their actual cellphone numbers to a party that has offered no information about how that data will be protected. Provide as little information as possible to vaccinators.

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Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

But for now, the question remains: Can buy-now, pay-later apps be trusted with my personal data ? Recent regulatory insight into buy now, pay later highlights the risks tied to this growing credit option. The CFPB also said it was exploring questions about “data harvesting” from “valuable payment histories.”

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 18, 2021

Are you at risk? You can also visit the Help Center if you would prefer to delete your account. The key focus of concern around the update, was how data would be shared going forward. Simply by having to explain the differences between forms of messaging, data collection is thrown into sharp relief. But now you do.

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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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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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Identity IQ

MARCH 2, 2021

A recent IBM and Ponemon Institute study found the average cost of a data breach for a company last year came in at $3.86 Cyberattacks are conducted because the data collected – such as names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and financial account information – is financially valuable to the criminals. million.

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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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Krebs on Security

JULY 18, 2022

Highlighting the risk that 911 nodes could pose to internal corporate networks, they observed that “the infection of a node enables the 911.re However there are two cybercriminal identities on the forums that have responded to individual 911 help requests, and who promoted the sale of 911 accounts via their handles. ”

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

One of the most outstanding examples involves $2 million ‘s worth of CS:GO skins stolen from a user’s account , which means that losses can get truly grave. Game over: cybercriminals targeting gamers’ accounts and money. Methodology.

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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. While at CWRU, he was accused of “cracking passwords” on a CWRU network.

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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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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

SOC 2, or System and Organization Controls 2, was developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). The AICPA is a professional organization of certified public accountants in the United States, and it is responsible for creating and maintaining the SOC framework, including SOC 2. Who Developed SOC 2 and Why?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Ransomware accounted for over half of all malicious mailings in H1 2019, Troldesh aka Shade being the most popular tool among cybercriminals. The first half of 2019 saw a 10-fold increase in the number of password-protected objects, such as documents and archive files, being used to deliver malware. Financial departments at high risk.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 14, 2023

Malicious bots can be used to carry out a range of cyber threats like account takeovers and DDoS attacks, so bot protection is an increasingly important defense for web-facing assets. Comprehensive protection: DataDome protects against all types of bots, including credential stuffing, web scraping, and account takeover attacks.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

The vulnerability Context Security discovered meant exposing the Wi-Fi credentials of the network the device was attached to, which is significant because it demonstrates that IoT vulnerabilities can put other devices on the network at risk as well. Are these examples actually risks in IoT?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

While the incident with Twilio is solely related to the supply chain, cybersecurity risks obviously lead to attacks against downstream targets, the productized underground service like EvilProxy enables threat actors to attack users with enabled MFA on the largest scale without the need to hack upstream services. Google 2FA. Microsft 2FA.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

These tools play a vital role in ensuring the security, integrity, and confidentiality of sensitive information, such as personal data and financial records. It offers scanning and assessment of web applications to identify vulnerabilities and potential security risks, with detailed reports and remediation.

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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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SecureList

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

If the movie lover entered their bank card details on the fake site, they risked paying more than the displayed amount for content that did not exist and sharing their card details with the scammers. Soccer fans chasing merchandise risked compromising their bank cards or just losing some money.

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SecureList

MARCH 13, 2024

Global detection figures: affected users Using global and regional statistics, Kaspersky has been able to compare data collected in 2023 with the previous four years. Another 19 percent permitted access but with certain apps protected by additional passwords or security measures. Brazil was followed by Mexico and Colombia.

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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. Automation.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 20, 2017

All I know at this point is that a website is leaking customer data that puts both the customers and the site owners themselves at risk. Here I had 13m of their customer records (including plain text passwords, thank you very much) that someone had sent me. Now think about this for a moment - what's the outcome we all want?

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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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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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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. Of course, it can be tricky to know precisely what to teach when there are so many different privacy regulations to account for. But there are ways to narrow down the curriculum.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 10, 2024

From our safe portal, everyday people can view past password breaches, active social media profiles, potential leaks of government ID info, and more. Why data matters I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read that “data is the new oil” without reading any explanations as to why people should care.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 19, 2017

The site asks you for some personal information when you create the account which it then stores in a database. Who now owns that data? This is an important question because it drives the way organisations then treat that data. Data Collection Should be Minimised, Not Maximisation. The cat site? That is all.

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SecureList

MARCH 29, 2023

BlueNoroff developed an elaborate phishing campaign that targeted startups and distributed malware for stealing all crypto in the account tied to the device. To gain insights into the financial threat landscape, we analyzed data on malicious activities on the devices of Kaspersky security product users. of attacks.

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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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eSecurity Planet

JULY 22, 2021

That said, it was devices like 3D printers, data collection terminals and geolocation trackers in such segments as manufacturing and retail that generated 59 percent of the transactions from IoT devices. Enterprises accounted for 28 percent, followed by healthcare devices at 8 percent. ” Two Malware Groups Lead Attacks.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 31, 2022

RedLine Password Theft Malware. The RedLine password theft malware is a hot topic this month with Microsoft’s employee compromise. Passwords: An Easy Target. Let’s not mince words: passwords are difficult for most organizations to manage. Let’s not mince words: passwords are difficult for most organizations to manage.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 17, 2024

The Current Landscape of Identity Verification Identity verification is a common tool that many individuals and organizations use to help protect accounts, devices, and sensitive data. But there are some key challenges with the current state of identity verification: Centralized data storage. Lack of user control over data.

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