Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Even the United States Department of Homeland Security has issued a notice to those traveling to South Korea to remind them to protect themselves against cyber risks. A researcher at ThreatConnect asserted that organizations like Fancy Bear have no reason to stop operations just because they've already stolen and released documents.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 4, 2021

In this episode of the podcast (#213): Molly Jahn of DARPA and University of Wisconsin joins us to talk about the growing cyber risk to the Food and Agriculture sector, as industry consolidation and precision agriculture combine to increase the chances of cyber disruption of food production. Read the whole entry. »

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 28, 2023

They need to understand the economic drivers and impact of cyber risk, and they need to ensure that cyber risk management is aligned with business objectives. These principles are backed by research and best practices, and they can help organizations navigate the treacherous cyber landscape while driving strategic goals.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Is it fair to judge an organization’s information security posture simply by looking at its Internet-facing assets for weaknesses commonly sought after and exploited by attackers, such as outdated software or accidentally exposed data and devices? Data accidentally released by FICO about the Cyber Risk Score for ExxonMobil.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

” (CISA) “ How to prevent ransomware in 6 steps ” (TechTarget) “ Steps to Help Prevent & Limit the Impact of Ransomware ” (Center for Internet Security) The post Cybersecurity Snapshot: Prompt Injection and Data Disclosure Top OWASP’s List of Cyber Risks for GenAI LLM Apps appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 14, 2025

The Internet of Things (IoT), also referred to as Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) has exploded across all types of enterprises, promising greater efficiency, automation, and data-driven insights. The post The Silent Infiltration: How Powerful CPS Devices Are Amplifying Cyber Risks for Businesses appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

However, we were most interested in seeing how Accenture articulated a particular business risk: the risk from a cyberattack. On page 34 of the report, Accenture dives into the risk that cyber poses to the business. L egal, reputational and financial risks? And that is the end of the section on cyber risk.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 16, 2024

While cloud offers flexibility, it introduces new cyber risks. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. The post LW ROUNDTABLE How 2024s cyber threats will transform the security landscape in 2025 first appeared on The Last Watchdog.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Tens of thousands of applications that are critical to the operations of data centers around the globe are exposed to the internet, with many secured with default factory passwords, posing a significant cyber risk to enterprises worldwide. This is laziness at its worst.”. See also: Top IT Asset Management Tools for Security.

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CSO Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

preparing offensive cyber measures? NBC News reported on February 24 , that the White House had been provided a plethora of cyber options which could be used against Russia, which included disrupting the internet, attacking infrastructure and transportation networks, which was sourced to “two U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

Non-conventional IT gadgets, including the Internet of Things (IoT), keep flooding the infrastructure. . . They should also detect and track resources instantaneously, perform constant risk assessment, as well as immediately isolate untrustworthy resources from the entire network. Track non-conventional assets. .

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 11, 2022

They know that it’s got something to do with the impact a person’s identity has on the internet. By knowing just how big your digital footprint is you’ll be in a better position to guard your business against cyber incursion. . What’s worse is that this is on display for all to see via the internet. Here is his LinkedIn.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 9, 2024

was used by tens of millions of websites approximately 4% of all sites on the internet which highlights the severity of the incident, whose full impact is yet to be determined. However, with great user experience come great cyber-risks, and as AI becomes more widespread, the likelihood of it being chosen as an attack vector increases.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Seara Jose Seara , CEO, DeNexus Recent regulatory updates highlight a shift toward robust cyber risk governance, requiring organizations to adapt. emphasizes governance, while the SEC mandates cyber risk reporting and incident disclosures. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

A cyber attack hit Iranian government sites and nuclear facilities Ransomware operators exploited Veeam Backup & Replication flaw CVE-2024-40711 in recent attacks GitLab fixed a critical flaw that could allow arbitrary CI/CD pipeline execution Iran and China-linked actors used ChatGPT for preparing attacks Internet Archive data breach impacted (..)

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2022

Cyber risks profiling. CyberGRX’s global cyber risk Exchange caught on quickly. The exchange has proven to be a perfect mechanism for fleshing out much richer cyber risk profiles of third-party vendors. Stapleton characterizes this as “cyber risk intelligence” profiling.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Unisys, for instance, was found to have framed cyber risks hypothetically even though its systems had already been breached, exfiltrating gigabytes of data. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW

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Adam Levin

MARCH 17, 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) devices in general have earned a reputation for poor cybersecurity, and internet-connected cameras are no exception. Setting up a firewall, or configuring your internet router to block unwanted incoming internet traffic can add another level of protection between your home devices and hackers.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Sharing intelligence for the greater good is an essential component of making Internet-centric commerce as safe and as private as it needs to be. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. I intend to participate. See you on Peerlyst. Talk more soon.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 17, 2022

They could help enterprises and SMBs overcome the IT skills shortage, truly mitigate cyber risks and comply with audit requirements, to boot. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. Can the MSSPs pull off the heroics?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 25, 2024

For K-12 school districts, providing students with internet access is a double-edged sword. The bad: A swarm of cyber risks […] The post What is internet safety? The post What is internet safety? Plus, it makes learning way more fun. appeared first on ManagedMethods. appeared first on ManagedMethods.

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The Security Ledger

MAY 25, 2022

about his firm’s discovery of a string of critical security flaws in an autonomous medical robot, TUG, that is already deployed in hundreds of clinical settings and the growing issue of medical device insecurity and cyber risks to healthcare. Robots Driving Cyber Risk. Read the whole entry. »

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Security Boulevard

MAY 9, 2023

With the internet as a fundamental communication and commercial technology, data derived from users’ online activities has become more important to businesses and organizations. The post Browser Fingerprint Spoofing: A New Cyber Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

My primer on the going forward privacy and security implications of IoT — What Everyone Should Know About the Promise and Pitfalls of the Internet of Things — won second place in the contest’s IoT Security category. I’ve never done stories to win awards. That usually happens every time I publish a story under my byline.

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SC Magazine

MAY 11, 2021

Today’s columnist, Sean McDermott of RedMonocle, says that companies should use the NIST 800-53 security and privacy controls to help find cyber risk blind spots. The rapid, overnight shift exposed new cyber risk blind spots and gaps unknown to security leaders or executive teams. Credit: NIST.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 10, 2021

Crowdsourcing risk profiles. CyberGRX’s global cyber risk Exchange caught on quickly. In five years it has grown to over 100,000 participants with first-party and third-party organizations collaborating to crowdsource risk assessments and share intelligence about successful risk remediation strategies.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Safer Internet Day is a reminder for organizations to train and regularly refresh employee awareness around cybersecurity. With regular headlines of the latest cyber-attack occurring, organizations must focus on cybersecurity and using the internet safely. Remote working risks. Using varied eLearning techniques.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 27, 2025

Trekked here with some 40,000-plus cyber security pros and company execs striving heading to RSAC 2025 at Moscone Center. Many of the challenges they face mitigating cyber risks havent fundamentally changed, just intensified, over the past two decades Ive been coming to RSAC. Just arrived in the City by the Bay.

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Trend Micro

JUNE 10, 2025

Move faster than your adversaries with powerful purpose-built XDR, cyber risk exposure management, and zero trust capabilities Learn more Extend Your Team Extend Your Team. Respond Faster. Respond Faster.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

As the world is turning completely digital, the need to be connected to the internet has become a necessity to everyone, rather than just a trend. As hackers and cyber crooks are always on a prowl of vulnerable of those who can be targeted easily by email scams, messages, malware or phishing attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 1, 2019

First, there’s a tool called the Rapid Cyber Risk Scorecard. NormShield, the Vienna, VA-based, cybersecurity firm that supplies this service, recently ran scores for all of the 26 declared presidential candidates — and found the average cyber risk score to be B+. Talk more soon.

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Centraleyes

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

What is an OT Cyber Risk Framework? An OT Cyber Risk Framework is a structured approach designed to identify, assess, manage, and mitigate cybersecurity risks in Operational Technology environments. Assessing the potential impact of cyber threats on critical industrial systems.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 11, 2025

Seamlessly combining software with white glove service, 360 Privacy delivers a turnkey digital executive protection platform that automatically scrapes the internet and dark web in real-time to identify, remove and continuously monitor for PII. Today, 360 Privacy serves one-third of Fortune 100 companies as customers.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 19, 2025

Just like any internet-connected device that handles important data, orbital satellites are potential targets for hackers. Ground stations, increasingly cloud-based to improve flexibility and scaling, expose critical command and telemetry systems to the same cyber risks that plague data centers on Earth.

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The Security Ledger

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Department of Homeland Security said the agency was assessing the cyber risk of smart TVs sold by the Chinese electronics giant TCL, following reports that the devices may give the company "back door" access to deployed sets. The post DHS Looking Into Cyber Risk from TCL Smart TVs appeared first on The Security Ledger.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This is a well-reasoned treatise collaboratively assembled by board members of the Internet Security Alliance ( ISA.) This innovative approach has been led by the National Association of Corporate Directors, which has published a series of Cyber Risk Oversight Handbooks in partnership with the Internet Security Alliance.

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