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Play ransomware group claims to have stolen hotel chain data

Malwarebytes

” The release goes on to say that although bookings are still taking place, email is unavailable as H-Hotels examines all systems to ensure they are no longer compromised. The typical game plan is to encrypt files, and then threaten to leak files if their demands are not met. Who is the emergency response?

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

The states of Nevada, Minnesota and Washington stand out for having their own laws on the books creating liability in certain situations for businesses that handle credit card transactions and are not in compliance with PCI-DSS. States also differ on other data privacy and IT security compliance laws.

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Why are “Secure” Companies Still Being Hacked?

Security Boulevard

His name is Omar Masri and he's a software engineer and also the founder and CEO of Mamari.io, which helps businesses overcome the cost and complexities of cybersecurity, preventing attacks while meeting compliance and cyber insurance requirements. You got hacked, you’re sort of just paid, your insurance covered it.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Tales From A Ransomware Negotiator

ForAllSecure

” Over the next few weeks, chats from encrypted Telegram, and other communications were leaked. Music} VAMOSI: Maybe you’ve seen on TV or in a book where someone is held hostage and the law enforcement team calls in an expert on negotiation. And so, a lot of times once the encryption occurs, that's really the final stage.

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Thinking About the Future of InfoSec (v2022)

Daniel Miessler

This will include things like cloud configurations for open protocols, open ports, authenticated entities, encryption at rest, encryption in transit, who is accessing what items, etc. Taking the output of data analysis and dashboards and turning that into narratives for partners, management, investors, insurers, regulators, etc.

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