Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Australia’s Defense Department announced that they will remove surveillance cameras made by Chinese firms linked to the government of Beijing. Australia’s Defense Department is going to replace surveillance cameras made by Chinese firms Hikvision and Dahua, who are linked to the government of Beijing.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 16, 2023

Days after Meta achieved victory after suing the NSO Group for Computer Fraud and Abuse Act charges, Meta filed a lawsuit against surveillance company Voyager Labs for violations of its Terms and Policies and California law. Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2023

The Biden administration today issued its vision for beefing up the nation’s collective cybersecurity posture, including calls for legislation establishing liability for software products and services that are sold with little regard for security. When the Bush administration released the first U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Integrated risk management (IRM) is a discipline designed to embed risk considerations for the use of technology throughout an organization. In other words, it links technology spending directly to the value of the resource protected and the associated risks controlled by that technology.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 6, 2023

Numerous risks are inherent in the technologies that all organizations use. These risks have especially become apparent with recent ransomware attacks, which have crippled major infrastructure such as the Colonial Pipeline in the Eastern United States 1. The first part of GRC is governance. The final area of GRC is compliance.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 31, 2023

Norwegian foundation DNV also released a report stating that photovoltaic inverters can be exploited as bots to disrupt power lines, shut down wind farms, disable refineries, impact fuel supply, compromise public CCTV surveillance networks, and more. Between 2015 and 2021, approximately 16.3

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MAY 30, 2023

Category Awareness, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Physical Security Risk Level You may have thought that hackers wore black suits and rappelled off the roof to hack a company, but that only exists in Hollywood. In real life, human error remains one of the leading causes of cybersecurity breaches. Follow us - stay ahead.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added nine new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. CISA has added nine flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, including bugs exploited by commercial spyware on mobile devices. CISA orders federal agencies to fix this flaw by April 20, 2023.

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Malwarebytes

JUNE 27, 2023

Chinese-made surveillance cameras find themselves in a spot of controversy, after a BBC investigation uncovered flaws in devices during several brand tests. Surveillance and webcam vulnerabilities are common, and we’ve covered them many times on our blog. What risk was discovered? That’s certainly a lot of cameras.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the collection, sharing and use of certain information which it refers to as “commercial surveillance data” and whether the use of that data constitutes a violation of the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Cyber risk is an existential issue for companies of all sizes and in all industries. However, it also exposes companies to additional layers of risk. However, it also exposes companies to additional layers of risk. Real estate portfolios are uniquely exposed to cyber-physical damage risk?

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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.”. Flip phones are not totally immune from government surveillance and action either.).

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As 2023 draws to an end and cybersecurity budgeting is nearly complete, it helps to consider the year’s events and try to predict next year’s trends. After receiving input from industry experts and doing my own analysis of the year’s driving forces, I identified five major cybersecurity trends. Bottom line: Prepare now based on risk.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2021

By cybersecurity expert and J2 CEO John Mc Loughlin. It’s never been more important to protect employees from cyber-attacks while also mitigating the risk they pose as trusted insiders. Noise is information that calls attention to insignificant findings that present little or no risk. Gathering and analyzing data.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 7, 2024

Predator can turn infected smartphones into surveillance devices. Nelson said: “Today’s actions represent a tangible step forward in discouraging the misuse of commercial surveillance tools, which increasingly present a security risk to the United States and our citizens.” You can then uninstall the app.

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Penetration Testing

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In a digital landscape increasingly dotted with sophisticated surveillance solutions, the discovery of a critical vulnerability in QNAP’s VioStor Network Video Recorder (NVR) devices serves as a stark reminder of the ever-present cybersecurity risks....

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 7, 2024

Cybersecurity is top of mind for most businesses today. There’s no avoiding digital risk. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of ways to minimize these risks. It’s important your cybersecurity teams have a cyber risk management program in place for this purpose.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 24, 2023

Adding to the concerns, the Five Eyes intelligence alliance has also issued an alert regarding a stealth surveillance campaign backed by China. It is important to note that while Western nations often attribute such incidents to countries like China and Russia, they remain relatively silent about their own surveillance campaigns.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MAY 30, 2023

Category Awareness, Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Physical Security Risk Level You may have thought that hackers wore black suits and rappelled off the roof to hack a company, but that only exists in Hollywood. In real life, human error remains one of the leading causes of cybersecurity breaches. Follow us - stay ahead.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 5, 2022

In a letter dated June 24, 2022, Carr told Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai that “TikTok poses an unacceptable national security risk due to its extensive data harvesting being combined with Beijing’s apparently unchecked access to that sensitive data.” ” Is TikTok a “sophisticated surveillance tool”?

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Muthukrishnan Access control, surveillance , and testing are the three major components that comprise the physical security of a system. Surveillance includes monitoring and detecting intruders into the network. Physical security is undoubtedly as important as cybersecurity.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 14, 2023

Many companies are concerned by the uptick in insider risk that’s come with the work-from-home boom. The post Focusing On Productivity Helps Reduce Insider Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. By one estimate, 58% of office workers work from home at least one day a week. This trend creates blind spots for companies.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 1, 2023

The attack took place in mid-last week, and the rifle owners association is busy sharing details with law enforcement to investigate the incident thoroughly and mitigate the risks associated with the attack. The post UK gun owners at risk after Cyber Attack leads to data breach appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Naturally, threat actors follow the trend and exploit the technology for surveillance, payload delivery, kinetic operations, and even diversion. There exists a class of tiny and highly maneuverable devices that introduce a variety of cybersecurity risks you probably haven’t considered before. Dronesploit.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

There is definitely a national security risk in buying computer infrastructure from a country you don't trust. It's also why the United States has blocked the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its Russian-made antivirus products to US government agencies. The risk of discovery is too great, and the payoff would be too low.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2020

To do so, they are using a variety of digital communications and surveillance systems. Numerous health surveillance systems are monitoring the spread of COVID-19 cases, including the CDC's influenza surveillance network. They also have an important role to play in the broader debate over cybersecurity.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Major sporting events like the Super Bowl face elevated cyber risks due to the proliferation of connected networks and devices used by venues, teams, vendors, media, and attendees. Potential risks span from malware infections to denial-of-service attacks to theft of sensitive data. This year, the U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 25, 2021

As per the details available to our Cybersecurity Insiders, AI systems that are been intended to use for real-time and post remote biometric identification are at a high risk of being tampered and so the technology providers should pass the stringent security and compliance related standards before they released any products and services.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

State Department announced Monday a new policy to impose visa restrictions on individuals linked to the misuse of commercial spyware tools that enable unlawful surveillance and human rights abuses globally. Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity. RELATED: U.S. government employees targeted worldwide.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Glenn Gerstell, the General Counsel of the NSA, wrote a long and interesting op-ed for the New York Times where he outlined a long list of cyber risks facing the US.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2021

While every business needs to prioritize cybersecurity, doing so is becoming increasingly complicated. International workforces can be an excellent way to find top talent, but they can introduce unique security risks. Here are five unique cybersecurity challenges you should know about. Related: Employees as human sensors.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Achieving funding is no simple task, and cybersecurity entrepreneurs have a difficult path competing in a complex and competitive landscape. Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 16, 2022

You and your cybersecurity team do everything correctly to safeguard your infrastructure, yet the frightening alert still arrives that you’ve suffered a data breach. The same technologies that make supply chains faster and more effective also threaten their cybersecurity,” writes David Lukic , a privacy, security, and compliance consultant.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 14, 2023

European Parliament has created a history by adopting the draft that mitigates the risks gener-ated using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. The post Artificial Intelligence Act gets passed in EU appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 2, 2022

Pegasus is spying software when installed on a device sends information about the calls, messages, phones, videos and all other device related info to remote servers or those who installed the surveillance tool on the victims’ mobile. The United States banned NSO Group, that developed Pegasus surveillance software, last year.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds four Qualcomm vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added Qualcomm vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 1, 2023

In this blog it states; “This [trust] principle also means not using robots for surveillance or other purposes that violate the public’s sense of privacy, and upholding strict data policies that do not undermine privacy.” Based on the footage, the suspects were arrested and convicted. organized crime, use of weapons, etc.).”

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