Centraleyes

MAY 14, 2024

What is Governance in AI? Artificial intelligence (AI) governance refers to the rules that ensure AI tools and systems are safe and ethical. AI governance addresses the inherent flaws produced by the human factor in AI creation and maintenance. Governance mitigates these risks. Why is AI Data Governance Important?

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The press is reporting a massive hack of US government networks by sophisticated Russian hackers. Officials said a hunt was on to determine if other parts of the government had been affected by what looked to be one of the most sophisticated, and perhaps among the largest, attacks on federal systems in the past five years.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 4, 2024

Hackers are increasingly targeting verified accounts on X (formerly Twitter) belonging to government and business profiles and marked with 'gold' and 'grey' checkmarks to promote cryptocurrency scams. [.]

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 7, 2021

government on Wednesday announced the formation of a new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative that aims to hold contractors accountable for failing to meet required cybersecurity requirements in order to safeguard public sector information and infrastructure.

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Heimadal Security

JULY 13, 2023

Microsoft has revealed that Chinese hackers successfully accessed the email accounts of various government organizations. According to Microsoft, an entity based in China, named Storm-0558, managed to gain access to email accounts linked to around 25 organizations.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

They now face the risk of being implicated in criminal investigations or held accountable for security breaches, as evidenced by cases like that of Joe Sullivan, the former Chief Security Officer of Uber, who was sentenced to three years' probation for covering up a data breach involving millions of Uber user records.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 7, 2023

And, since Apple and Google serve as intermediaries in the delivery of these push notifications this puts them in “a unique position to facilitate government surveillance of how users are using particular apps, “ wrote Senator Wyden.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Canadian government discloses a data breach after threat actors hacked two of its contractors. Data belonging to current and former Government of Canada employees, members of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel have been also exposed. Both contractors suffered a security breach in October.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 24, 2024

On January 9, during a period of heightened anticipation surrounding the potential approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), an unauthorized post appeared on the SEC's X account claiming the approval had been granted. This allowed them to reset the account password and gain access to post the fake announcement.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 20, 2022

On October 10, 2022, there were 576,562 LinkedIn accounts that listed their current employer as Apple Inc. LinkedIn declined to answer questions about the account purges, saying only that the company is constantly working to keep the platform free of fake accounts. The next day, half of those profiles no longer existed.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 19, 2024

The campaign seems active since at least early 2022 and focuses primarily on government organizations. The group often exploited access to government infrastructure to target other government entities. “Earth Krahang abuses the trust between governments to conduct their attacks.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The Government of Bermuda believes that the recent cyberattack against its IT infrastructure was launched by Russian threat actors. This week a cyber attack hit the Government of Bermuda causing the interruption of internet/email and phone services. The attack impacted all the government departments. ” said Burt.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 10, 2024

We have seen several high-profile accounts that were taken over on X (formerly Twitter) only to be used for cryptocurrency related promotional activities, like expressing the approval of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The @SECGov X account was compromised, and an unauthorized post was posted. You’re all set.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

A recently-released Surfshark report looked into global inquiries into the activities of specific accounts made by governments to service providers. While the company characterizes government requests as “surveillance,” I prefer the term “inquiry.” The Surfshark review included 177 countries from.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 28, 2024

The post Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones appeared first on Security Boulevard. Rethink different: First, fatigue frightened users with multiple modal nighttime notifications. Next, call and pretend to be Apple support.

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Adam Levin

JULY 19, 2019

The Kazakhstan government is intercepting all HTTPS-encrypted internet traffic within its borders. Under a new directive effective 7/17, the Kazakhstan government is requiring every internet service provider in the country to install a security certificate onto every internet-enabled device and browser. Read more about the story here.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

With the introduction of the GOVERN function, NIST CSF 2.0 sets a new precedent for how organizations should approach governance, strategy, and risk management maturity. Calls for Greater Strategic Focus, Transparency, Accountability appeared first on Qmulos. This addition reflects […] The post NIST CSF 2.0 The post NIST CSF 2.0

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Centraleyes

MARCH 6, 2024

By prioritizing ethics alongside innovation with transparent governance policies, we can unlock the transformative potential of AI while safeguarding against unintended biases and harmful consequences. Accountability : Holding developers, users, and stakeholders accountable for the outcomes of AI systems, including addressing any harm caused.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 6, 2024

By prioritizing ethics alongside innovation with transparent governance policies, we can unlock the transformative potential of AI while safeguarding against unintended biases and harmful consequences. Accountability : Holding developers, users, and stakeholders accountable for the outcomes of AI systems, including addressing any harm caused.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 2, 2021

23, 2021 Twitter booted a gaggle of accounts from its platform, including those determined to be associated with the Russian government and the well-known disinformation machine Internet Research Agency (IRA). The post Twitter Removes Russian Disinformation Accounts appeared first on Security Boulevard. president, are banned.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

CISA (the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency) has issued a cybersecurity advisory after the discovery of documents containing host and user information of a state government organization’s network environment—including metadata—on a dark web brokerage site. Restrict the use of multiple administrator accounts for one user.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2023

Researchers discovered a new info stealer dubbed SYS01 stealer targeting critical government infrastructure and manufacturing firms. “The threat actors behind the campaign are targeting Facebook business accounts by using Google ads and fake Facebook profiles that promote things like games, adult content, and cracked software, etc.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Microsoft warns that the Russia-linked APT28 group is actively exploiting the CVE-2023-23397 Outlook flaw to hijack Microsoft Exchange accounts. The Government experts pointed out that in some cases the group did not deployed any backdoor in the compromised systems. ” reads trhe announcement published by DKWOC.

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Bleeping Computer

JULY 12, 2023

A Chinese hacking group has breached the email accounts of more than two dozen organizations worldwide, including U.S. and Western European government agencies, according to Microsoft. [.]

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 18, 2022

Cisco is committed to maintaining a responsible, fair, and reflective approach to the governance, implementation, and use of AI technologies in our solutions. This newsletter describes Cisco’s approach to Responsible AI governance and features this Gartner report.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Central government employees of India will receive a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on Cyber Attacks by this month and suggesting measures to take before a cyber attack and steps to mitigate risks, if in case, an organization becomes a victim to a digital attack.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 13, 2023

This week: A Chinese-based hacking group has used stolen authentication tokens to breach government email accounts. The post The Week in Security: Chinese hackers breach government email, AI models easily poisoned appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Hacker News

JULY 12, 2023

Microsoft on Tuesday revealed that it repelled a cyber attack staged by a Chinese nation-state actor targeting two dozen organizations, some of which include government agencies, in a cyber espionage campaign designed to acquire confidential data.

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Adam Levin

JANUARY 15, 2019

citizens are more vulnerable to the effects of identity theft and scams as a result of the ongoing government shutdown. The two primary websites created by the government as resources for victims of identity theft, IdentityTheft.gov and FTC.gov/complaint , are currently offline as part of the partial shutdown of the Federal Trade Commission.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 28, 2019

The Japanese government's decision to log into users' IoT devices has sparked outrage in Japan. However, the government's plan has its technical merits. Further, other devices also come with secret backdoor accounts that in some cases can't be removed without a firmware update. I am interested in the results of this survey.

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Bleeping Computer

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Twitter today announced the permanent removal of more than 3,400 accounts linked to governments of six countries running manipulation or spam campaigns. [.].

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TrustArc

DECEMBER 19, 2023

TrustArc's Nymity Privacy Management Accountability Framework™ (PMAF), pioneered in 2012 and continuously evolving, now includes advanced provisions for AI data privacy governance. The post Elevating Data Privacy: TrustArc’s Accountability Approach with Nymity PMAF appeared first on TrustArc Privacy Blog.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 2, 2022

The Twitter account of NASA Director Parimal Kopardekar (@nasapk) was hacked by the Powerful Greek Army group. The Twitter account of the NASA Director and Sr Technologist for Air Transporation Sytem Mr. Parimal Kopardekar ( @nasapk ) was hacked by the Powerful Greek Army group. NASA Director account hacked by PGA!

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Security Boulevard

JULY 20, 2023

A hacking campaign, which began in mid-May, saw Chinese hackers infiltrating US government email accounts, including those of federal agencies such as the State Department and the Department of Commerce. The post Made-In-China Hack Infiltrates the US Government appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 7, 2023

It’s obvious that all of us would love to have access to the social media accounts of our loved ones in the event of their death. However, many do not know on whom to contact or what to follow in order to extract the login details of the online account that was used by the loved ones.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2023

All the ministers and government employees working in the UK were issued a warning when their official contact details were publicly available online until March 2020. The post Data Security Threat to UK Government Ministers and Civil Servants appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Google, the business subsidiary of tech giant Alphabet Inc, has released a report saying that the compromised cloud accounts were leading hackers to mine cryptocurrency that could prove as a double threat to customers. And then use a 2FA to add an extra layer of security protection to safeguard an online account.

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