Troy Hunt

JANUARY 23, 2022

I have been, and still remain, a massive proponent of "the cloud" I built Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) as a cloud-first service that took advantage of modern cloud paradigms such as Azure Table Storage to massively drive down costs at crazy levels of performance I never could have achieved before. Windows NT; Windows NT 10.0;

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Each of these components comprises specific standards and specifications designed to address risks concerning the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of PHI. Instead, compliance is demonstrated through risk assessments and control documentation. The enforcement of HIPAA falls under the jurisdiction of the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The ASVS establishes three verification levels: Level 1: low assurance levels, completely penetration testable. Level 2: applications containing sensitive data, recommended for most apps. Design software to meet security requirements and mitigate security risks (PW.1). Implement code-level security checks.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 24, 2024

Unlike general cybersecurity concerns, whose primary focus is thwarting threats and vulnerabilities, AI risk management introduces a unique interplay of potential benefits and risks. Recognizing and harnessing the opportunities embedded in AI systems are integral components of the NIST Artificial Intelligence Risk Management Framework.

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NopSec

OCTOBER 28, 2021

At a high level, Infrastructure Vuln Reports has two capabilities that I will review in this blog post: Ability to precisely define queries for vulnerabilities through a series of user interface options. There are two categories of filters: Assets Vulnerabilities Asset filters relate to asset attributes. Select “equals to.”

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

APRIL 1, 2021

This is one of a number of moves by regulators and legislators to contain the perceived risks caused by the use, especially by big tech, of information on individuals’ online behavior to generate personal profiles for advertising purposes. The Guidelines explain how targeting may expose individuals to significant risks.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This blog post will dive into these questions, providing all the essential details. The TTDSG: Introduced on December 1, 2021, addresses sector-specific data protection regulations, particularly for electronic communications and Telemedia providers. The GDPR requires an impact assessment for profiling operations.

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NopSec

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This blog post focuses on how to create a bridge / correlation between CVE, CAPEC, CWE and ATT&CK vulnerability and attack taxonomies for the purpose of better understanding attack vectors and methods. The Figure below visualizes how CAPEC’s extension extends from high to low-level information.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 16, 2023

Her book, “The Privacy Leader Compass” is available to pre-order from 1 November. She has been shortlisted for the Piccaso Privacy Awards 2023 in two categories: ESG privacy initiative, and the privacy award for achievement. November is shaping up to be a busy month for Dr. Lyons.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 9, 2024

Breaking Down the Cost of a Data Breach Data breach costs can be dissected into distinct categories. With an annual investment of $1 million in cybersecurity measures, the ROI stands at a formidable 300%. Initial compliance expenses can surpass $1 million (€900,000), with 12% willing to invest over $10 million.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JULY 26, 2021

The Garante also assessed the infringement of Article 5(1)(e) with respect to the retention of personal data. The Company was also charged with the violation of Articles 5(1)(c) and 25 of the GDPR. Furthermore, they should minimize the risk of distorted or discriminatory effects. Retention period. Lawfulness of the processing.

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

For this process to be optimized, we believe that ruthless prioritization is critical at all levels of alert response and triage. The survey results show that twenty-seven% of IT professional’s receive more than 1 million security alerts daily [1]. Tier 1 SecOps analysts have to manage this barrage of alerts.

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Notice Bored

JUNE 5, 2022

b) determine all controls that are necessary to implement the information security risk treatment option(s) chosen; NOTE Organizations can design controls as required, or identify them from any source. Justification for including a control is its effect on modifying information security risk. Subclause 6.1.3

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Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Additionally, they are required to have a formalised risk assessment in place to substantiate and validate their customised approach to the chosen requirements. A full list of those changes can be found here ): Section 1 No significant changes in this section. This is to reduce and prevent the risk of skimming attacks.

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The five SOC 2 categories of TSPs include: Security : Ensuring your systems are protected against unauthorized access, both physically and logically. Prioritize the Risk Assessment Risk Assessment: Among the most pivotal steps in your SOC 2 journey is conducting a thorough risk assessment.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 12, 2021

The Cisco threat hunting team investigated the risk in SecureX threat response, which was integrated with 20+ Cisco and partner threat intelligence platforms. SECURITY CATEGORY (PHISHING). Event Details (1 of 2). Look for a blog from Aditya on how he accomplished this with SecureX orchestration. Cisco Technologies.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 10, 2022

We count on the digital world which consists of many millions of machines and machines are basically software (1). A new category was created — Machine Identity Management. We invented the technology and created the category Gartner now calls machine identity management. Footnotes: (1) Machines are basically software.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Employee cybersecurity training is ranked as one of the top three categories where many companies are increasing security spending. OWASP researches and publishes top ten lists outlining the direst security risks app developers face. Project managers can use these lists to proactively ensure risks are addressed during the SDLC.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 15, 2024

Sensitive data categories under MODPA include racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, health data, genetic or biometric data, data related to minors, and precise geolocation data. These assessments must weigh the benefits against potential risks to consumer rights and apply to processing activities occurring on or after October 1, 2025.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 30, 2021

Secure Network Analytics uses flow telemetry such as NetFlow, jFlow, sFlow, IPFIX, and packet-level data and helps in reducing the risk to an organisation. NIST CSF Categories and Sub-Categories. With all this information, it does help in identifying potential business impact and risk. 1], [PR.DS-2],

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Cisco Security

JULY 5, 2021

NIST CSF Categories and Sub-Categories. 1 and ID.AM-2] IDENTIFY – Risk Assessment (vulnerabilities identified; threat intelligence received; threats identified; threats, vulnerabilities and impacts to determine risk). The IoCs and Secure Endpoint’s detection capabilities indicate the risk a device carries.

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BH Consulting

AUGUST 10, 2023

So when I refer to ISO standards as frameworks in this blog, my intention is to explain that you don’t need to use it rigidly in this case – you can simply refer to it as a controls framework. It also provides a risk-based approach which ties nicely with GDPR’s risk-based approach.

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BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

This blog is the first of a two-part series looking at what kinds of organisations need a DPO, who is suitable to fill the role, and the responsibilities of the post. The DPO monitors compliance with the GDPR encompassed as per Article 39(1)b. Any organisation whose main business activity requires a lot of special category data.

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SecureList

JUNE 15, 2022

Some posts also refer to the level of complexity as a reason for high prices, i.e., how much time and effort the seller spent to gain access. Revenue: $1 billion. Access level: Admin. Access level: Admin. Access level: Admin. Offers grouped by price category ( download ). Employees: more than 50 000.

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Duo's Security Blog

JULY 1, 2021

Part of our Administrator's Guide to Passwordless blog series See the video at the blog post. To reduce the risk of a burglar who can teleport, we can (a) make our keys harder to forge and our locks harder to pick, or (b) stop the burglar from being able to teleport. Why a teleporting burglar?

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This blog was written by Annika Mammen, former User Experience Engineer at Cisco There are so many areas to consider when dealing with protecting and detecting threats, unfortunately cognitive overload is one problem that is often overlooked. Risk Score Incidents are ranked based on a color-coded risk score.

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McAfee

APRIL 20, 2020

In this blog we set out to see how choosing the correct security controls framework can go a long way in establishing a secure foundation, which then allows Enterprise security designers/decision makers to make more informed solution choices while selecting the controls and vendor architectures.

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Google Security

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

This blog post outlines recent improvements around how users interact with the lockscreen on Android devices and more generally with authentication. The model itself is fairly simple, classifying authentication modalities into three buckets of decreasing levels of security and commensurately increasing constraints.

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BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

This blog is the first of a two-part series looking at what kinds of organisations need a DPO, who is suitable to fill the role, and the responsibilities of the post. The DPO monitors compliance with the GDPR encompassed as per Article 39(1)b. Any organisation whose main business activity requires a lot of special category data.

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BH Consulting

MAY 25, 2022

This blog is here to guide you through topical trends to note as we enter GDPR’s fifth year. This provides for a risk-based approach in assessing AI systems and technologies. At a high level, it looks to make data sharing and use/reuse easier for all by setting standards at an EU-wide level. Data Act (expected mid 2024).

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Cisco Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

My good friend and fellow Advisory CISO Helen Patton has done a great summary of the memo in a previous blog. Keep in mind that not all agencies are starting at the same point in terms of security posture or risk exposure. is device access dependent on device posture at first access as well as changing risk?).

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NopSec

JULY 26, 2022

In the last blog entry, we discussed the need to approach patching intelligently, recognizing its inherent complexities that might not be apparent at first. Within this broad category are other terms you’re likely to come across, such as “vulnerability assessment,” “vulnerability management,” and “vulnerability prioritization technology.”

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Cisco Security

MAY 27, 2022

In part one of our Black Hat Asia 2022 NOC blog , we discussed building the network with Meraki: . Workflow #1: Handle Slash Commands. Looking at a snapshot from a single day of the show, Umbrella captured 572,282 DNS requests from all cloud apps, with over 42,000 posing either high or very high risk. SecureX analysis.

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SecureList

MAY 12, 2021

Idea #1: Ransomware gangs are gangs. Hackers who are on the lookout for publicly disclosed vulnerabilities (1-days) in internet facing software, such as VPN appliances or email gateways. While they do not represent a rift in what companies need to be able to defend against, their very existence creates an additional risk for victims.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

There were also plenty of “holiday deals” supposedly from major Russian brands, with some, it seemed, showing particular generosity in honor of September 1, or Knowledge Day, when all Russian schools and universities go back after the summer break. Top-level domains. Geography of phishing attacks, Q3 2021 ( download ).

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McAfee

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

1 At the same time, the average financial loss per breach has been increasing year over year. Whether malicious or accidental, security incidents involving insiders can put large amounts of highly sensitive data at risk, even when IT security teams may consider data “secure” within sanctioned cloud applications.

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Fox IT

MAY 4, 2021

But if you would like to understand the rather tortured history of this particular malware a little better, the research and blog posts on the subject by Check Point are a good starting point. Financial VNC SOCKS UK 1 No‡ Yes Yes Yes UK 2 Yes No No No Italy No‡ Yes Yes Yes Australia/NZ 1 Yes Yes No‡ No Australia/NZ 2 Yes Yes No‡ No RM3.at

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