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

Security Affairs

The ransomware attack on Xplain impacted tens of thousands Federal government files, said the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of Switzerland. 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.

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GUEST ESSAY: Pentagon’s security flaws highlighted in GAO audit — and recent data breach

The Last Watchdog

Government Accountability Office audit last week found that the defense department is playing catch up when it comes to securing weapons systems from cyberattacks. government — where trust decisions are being made out of the limelight — vastly improves the attackers’ chance for success. Timely trust decisions.

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Developer Interest in Cybersecurity Topics Grows as Data Breaches Persist, O’Reilly Analysis Reveals

CyberSecurity Insiders

Other cybersecurity subjects realized substantial year-over-year growth, including privacy (up 90%), identity (up 50%), application security (up 45%), malware (up 34%), governance (up 35%), and cybersecurity compliance (up 30%). Containers experienced a substantial 137% increase as enterprises continue to build cloud native applications.

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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. Organizations large and small should implement a Zero-Trust security architecture with least-privilege access to ensure employees only have access to what they need to do their jobs.

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Why Access Control Should Be a Core Focus for Enterprise Cybersecurity

CyberSecurity Insiders

Also playing a bigger role is the widespread adoption of remote and hybrid working arrangements, and taken collectively, many organisations are now at greater risk of data breaches – unless they can consolidate and standardise access controls more effectively.

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Verizon’s 2021 DBIR Report: Same, Same, but Different

Duo's Security Blog

Verizon just released its 14th edition of the Verizon Data Breach Incident Report (DBIR) covering 2020’s foray into cybersecurity. The DBIR states that phishing, ransomware, web app attacks dominated data breaches in 2020. It’s fair to say that 2020 was impossible to predict, but had a significant impact.

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Securing the edge with Zero Trust

CyberSecurity Insiders

This requires data-level protections, a robust identity architecture, and strategic micro-segmentation to create granular trust zones around an Organization’s digital resources. Think of it like the government or military’s “need-to-know” policy. The Zero Trust journey.