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Play ransomware attack on Xplain exposed 65,000 files containing data relevant to the Swiss Federal Administration.

Security Affairs

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a data analysis report on the data breach resulting from the ransomware attack on the IT services provider Xplain. The attack took place on May 23, 2023 and the Play ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the data breach. ” continues the report.

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Mortgage Firm loanDepot Falls Victim to Cyberattack

SecureWorld News

This incident follows loanDepot's disclosure of a data breach in May 2022, stemming from a cyberattack in August 2022. If so, they will have to disclose this in their next 8K report and document their security processes in their 10K at the end of the year."

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GUEST ESSAY: A primer on content management systems (CMS) — and how to secure them

The Last Watchdog

Chances are strong that your corporate website uses a CMS, and perhaps you have a separate CMS for documents and other files shared by your employees, partners, and suppliers. According to the IBM Data Breach Report 2021 , data breaches in the United States reached $4.24 Security is essential for a CMS.

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Threat actor claims to have stolen 1 TB of data belonging to Saudi Aramco

Security Affairs

The oil giant employs has over $200 billion in annual revenue, and the threat actors are offering the stolen data at an initial price of $5 million. Bleeping Computer reached the company who confirmed a data breach on third-party contractors, but pointed out that the incident had no impact on Aramco’s operations.

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PKI for Enterprise Businesses: The Why and How

Security Boulevard

Digital certificates : These digital documents bind an entity's public key to its identity to verify its authenticity. Digital Document Signing PKI is the foundation of  e-signature applications  and enables the secure signing of digital documents. It can safeguard email exchanges, file transfers, and access to internal systems. 

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What Is Data Loss Prevention (DLP)? Definition & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

This includes scanning data in transit between devices or networks, as well as data at rest stored on servers, endpoints, or in the cloud, to ensure comprehensive coverage for detecting and preventing potential data breaches or illegal access.

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Unmasking the MOVEit Vulnerability: Insights into Clop Ransomware

SecureWorld News

In the last week, a critical security flaw in Progress Software's MOVEit Transfer application came to light, exposing organizations to the risk of data breaches and potential extortion attempts. This web shell grants persistent access to the attackers, enabling them to exfiltrate data from the affected organization.