SC Magazine

APRIL 1, 2021

When Steve Katz was named chief information security officer of Citibank in 1995, he was given two directives: build the best information security department in the world and limit the damage from the 1994 hack of the bank’s funds transfer system. Click here to access all available episodes of CISO Stories.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 27, 2021

Let’s talk about cyber risk in the maritime and port setting to better understand Maritime Port cybersecurity. In order to better understand the evolutionary trend of worldwide shipping and port facilities from 2007 to present, it is necessary to talk again about cyber risk in the maritime and port setting.

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Security Affairs

MAY 11, 2023

Please vote for Security Affairs ( [link] ) as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections where is reported Securityaffairs or my name Pierluigi Paganini Please nominate Security Affairs as your favorite blog. We are in the final!

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 18, 2023

Department of Defense (DoD) is turning to the private sector to bolster its cyber defenses with the launch of the third iteration of its "Hack the Pentagon" bug bounty program. The program is being managed by Defense Digital Services (DDS), which is responsible for managing technical risks and vulnerabilities.

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

Apple last week announced new security features specifically intended to offer “specialized additional protection to users who may be at risk of highly targeted cyberattacks from private companies developing state-sponsored mercenary spyware.”.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2024

The attackers were collecting information on the cybersecurity division of the company and other functions. HPE became aware of the intrusion on December 2023 and immediately launched an investigation into the security breach with the help of external cybersecurity experts. ” continues the company.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The cyber security giant FireEye announced that it was hacked by nation-state actors, likely Russian state-sponsored hackers. The cybersecurity firm FireEye is one of the most prominent cybersecurity firms, it provides products and services to government agencies and companies worldwide. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2023

How healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) can manage the IT asset risks during a healthcare M&A process. But M&As are also common in the healthcare industry, and the question is how healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) can manage the risks associated with the process – specifically, IT asset risks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

Italy announced its National Cybersecurity Strategy for 2022/26, a crucial document to address cyber threats and increase the resilience of the country. The strategy recognizes the duty of the State in implementing measures to increase the security of the state, organizations, and its citizens in the digital domain.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

CISA has created a list of free cybersecurity tools and services that can help organizations increase their resilience. The list includes open source tools and free resources provided by government organizations and private cybersecurity firms. “As part of our continuing mission to reduce cybersecurity risk across U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Fifteen years after the launch of the microblogging social media platform, Twitter remains a dominant public forum for instant communication with individuals and organizations worldwide on a universe of topics, including #cybersecurity. Top Cybersecurity Experts to Follow on Twitter. Binni Shah | @binitamshah. Eva Galperi n | @evacide.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2024

The Midnight Blizzard group (aka APT29 , SVR group , Cozy Bear , Nobelium , BlueBravo , and The Dukes ) along with APT28 cyber espionage group was involved in the Democratic National Committee hack and the wave of attacks aimed at the 2016 US Presidential Elections. ” reads a Form 8-K filing with the SEC.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Ambitious information security experts serve as a critical part of cyber risk management. The corporation is responsible for structuring IT and information security activities to protect its data resources, such as hardware, software, and procedures. Need for security. Cyber risk management.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 4, 2022

The same types of security risks impact businesses, whatever their size. They are often unaware of the risks they take on, which can include hacking, fraud, phishing, and more. SMBs and enterprises alike have been struggling with APIs as a mechanism for information security.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 30, 2023

According to Bob Diachenko, a cybersecurity researcher who first identified the leak, more than 280GB of exposed data could assist threat actors in the enrichment of data from previous leaks. Total exposure time was no longer than 24 hours. The company has yet to respond to a Cybernews request for an official comment on the matter.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There exists a class of tiny and highly maneuverable devices that introduce a variety of cybersecurity risks you probably haven’t considered before. Let’s overview common tools or platforms built specifically to hack drones and see how some of these may assist cybersecurity applications in real world scenarios.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 25, 2022

Cybersecurity is a hot boardroom topic at most companies, regardless of industry. In this context, the prime risks are the responsibility and role of employees in ensuring data and information security. Human error still causes the overwhelming majority of cybersecurity breaches. That is, by unprepared employees.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) warns of the high risk of a catastrophic ransomware attack on the UK government. The British government is accused of failing to mitigate the risk of ransomware attacks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 29, 2022

In fact, in the cybersecurity world, you can’t protect something if you have no idea where the threat exists. . . As a result, asset management has become an essential part of the base of cybersecurity processes in all sorts of businesses. . . 9 ways through which ITAM can decrease cybersecurity threats.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 21, 2022

” Also read: Cybersecurity Employment in 2022: Solving the Skills Gap. How to Choose a Security Certification. Thycotic chief security scientist Joseph Carson told eSecurity Planet that choosing a certification should ultimately be about deciding which skillset or professional direction you want to focus on.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The 2023 update to our research on the perception of cybersecurity incident and data breach causes that’s helped organizations re-evaluate how they are at risk of a cybersecurity incident or data breach instead of what feels right. Source: Verizon DBIR [1] Patterns over time in cybersecurity data breaches.

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SC Magazine

MAY 17, 2021

Senior security and IT leaders point to employees and their companies’ own supply chains as the source of constant risk of malicious and unintentional vulnerabilities, exacerbated by remote work and cloud-based environments. . Click here to download the full report, “Are people missing from your cybersecurity strategy?” .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 26, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added Kaspersky to its Covered List because it poses unacceptable risks to U.S. national security. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added multiple Kaspersky products and services to its Covered List saying that they pose unacceptable risks to U.S. national security.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 12, 2021

In this week’s podcast, we speak with Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) about Congress’s sudden focus on cybersecurity - an about face that Rep. Himes says was encouraged by the devastating Colonial Pipeline hack. Himes on Congress’s About-face on Cybersecurity appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

NIST has published the “ Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations ” in response to the Executive Order 14028: Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity. ” reads the Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management Practices for Systems and Organizations. .

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2023

Understanding cybersecurity aspects addressed by Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) and Secure Access Service Edge ( SASE ) In an increasingly digital world, where businesses rely on cloud services and remote access, cybersecurity has become paramount.

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Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2023

Discord also announced to have worked with its customer service partner to improve its cybersecurity posture and prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. “While we believe the risk is limited, it is recommended that you be vigilant for any suspicious messages or activity, such as fraud or phishing attempts.”

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The US CISA has released a new tool that allows to assess the level of exposure of organizations to insider threats and devise their own defense plans against such risks. The tool elaborates the answers of the organizations to a survey about their implementations of a risk program management for insider threats. Pierluigi Paganini.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. Here are our picks for the top 20 cybersecurity software vendors plus 10 honorable mentions – with the caveat that at least a couple of those 30 companies are likely to merge.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 21, 2021

“But there was certainly concern over a possible hack-attack from hostile states – or even friendly ones such as Saudi Arabia, after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was suspected of accessing Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’s phone by planting spyware via a WhatsApp message.” SecurityAffairs – hacking, Boris Johnson).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 23, 2022

“This permits an attacker to gain full control of device with an unrestricted root shell, which is far more access than even the owner of the device has as they are restricted to a limited “protected shell” (psh) which filters input to a predefined set of limited, mostly informational commands.”. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Hikvision).

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2023

billion invested in information security and risk-management cybersecurity in 2023, corporations understand the essential nature of cybersecurity in protecting their human, capital, and data assets. The post 5 Ways Executive Threat Protection Supports Corporate Cybersecurity appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Security Ledger

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Are Local Governments Ready To Turn Back Election Hacks? Episode 203: Don’t Hack The Water and Black Girls Hack Founder Tennisha Martin Episode 202: The Byte Stops Here – Biden’s Cyber Agenda. The other point worth noting is that the information security professionals we do have are overwhelmingly white and male.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2024

The US government’s cybersecurity agency CISA published a series of guidelines to protect critical infrastructure against AI-based attacks. CISA collaborated with Sector Risk Management Agencies (SRMAs) and regulatory agencies to conduct sector-specific assessments of AI risks to U.S. ” read the guidelines.

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Security Affairs

MAY 30, 2024

CISA adds Check Point Quantum Security Gateways and Linux Kernel flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog)

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

Shareholders are now demanding that the information security should be dealt with by the upper management and CEOs should be held accountable for the data security measures. Given all these points, this article will talk about five most important things any CEO should know regarding their organization’s data security.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 9, 2024

Threat actors hacked the systems of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) by exploiting Ivanti flaws. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) agency was hacked in February, the Recorded Future News first reported.

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