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.

Cybersecurity 98

Cybersecurity Passwords Data breaches Risk 98

Krebs on Security

JUNE 17, 2020

Central Intelligence Agency produced in the wake of a mammoth data breach in 2016 that led to Wikileaks publishing thousands of classified documents stolen from the agency’s offensive cyber operations division. A redacted portion of the CIA’s report on the Wikileaks breach. ” -CIA’s Wikileaks Task Force.

Data breaches 305

Data breaches Security Awareness Surveillance Media 305

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JUNE 29, 2020

The experience made clear that no smart city can proceed without social license and that there is no social license without addressing privacy risks. Risk #1: Surveillance both from the State and surveillance capitalism. Digital solutions generally create the risk of law enforcement access to the data they collect.

Surveillance 89

Surveillance Data collection Risk Data breaches 89

Schneier on Security

MARCH 5, 2020

To do so, they are using a variety of digital communications and surveillance systems. By hacking these systems and corrupting medical data, states with formidable cybercapabilities can change and manipulate data right at the source. This includes cybersecurity, security, risk management, surveillance, and containment measures.

Surveillance 338

Surveillance Hacking Government Risk 338

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 23, 2021

International workforces can be an excellent way to find top talent, but they can introduce unique security risks. Inconsistent data regulations. Countries have different data security laws, and these can get in the way of one another. Surveillance gives cybercriminals another potential point of entry to see or steal your data.

Internet 223

Internet Internet Government Risk 223

BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Creeping cyber risk grabbing global headlines The World Economic Forum’s latest Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024 gives senior leaders a high-level overview of cybersecurity trends. Cyber attacks featured in the top five risks for the year ahead, along with factors like extreme weather and the cost of living crisis.

Passwords 52

Passwords Surveillance Risk Data breaches 52

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 24, 2023

However, Lord Bethell, a former health minister, has highlighted the immense danger associated with this practice, emphasizing the potential for negative impacts on the general population through the misuse of bioweapons and the facilitation of mass surveillance.

Surveillance 113

Surveillance Data breaches Government Risk 113

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 susceptibility laden throughout the device’s product journey leads to an increased risk. Finally, the TCU safeguards against reputation risk.

Cyber Attacks 273

Cyber Attacks Firmware Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing 273

Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

Nominate Pierluigi Paganini and Security Affairs here here: [link] Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. ransom Dragon Breath APT uses double-dip DLL sideloading strategy International Press Cybercrime San Bernardino County pays $1.1-million

Data breaches 87

Data breaches DDOS Artificial Intelligence Ransomware 87

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.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Passwords Data breaches Risk 52

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

JUNE 29, 2020

The experience made clear that no smart city can proceed without social license and that there is no social license without addressing privacy risks. . Risk #1: Surveillance both from the State and surveillance capitalism. Digital solutions generally create the risk of law enforcement access to the data they collect.

Surveillance 59

Surveillance Data collection Risk Data breaches 59

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Common threats include misconfigurations, cross-site scripting attacks, and data breaches. This step reduces the risks of illegal access, data loss, and regulatory noncompliance, as well as protects the integrity and security of sensitive information within SaaS applications.

Risk 105

Risk Threat Detection Data breaches Encryption 105

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Enhanced security institutions use devices to monitor drone movement, posing a privacy risk to its owner. Recently, the Cybernews research team stumbled upon an unprotected database with over 90 million drone-monitoring logs generated by DJI devices – the largest market player in the world that sells both drones and devices to surveil them.

Surveillance 119

Surveillance Marketing Manufacturing Risk 119

eSecurity Planet

MAY 24, 2024

Generally, when you adhere to the cloud security best practices , such as strong authentication, data encryption, and continuous monitoring, the cloud can be extremely safe. This is why you need continuous vigilance and risk management. Classify data: Categorize data according to its sensitivity, importance, and regulatory needs.

Encryption 117

Encryption Risk Passwords Authentication 117

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Consequences of browser-focused cybercrime Hackers are able to utilize browser vulnerabilities to install malware and spyware on devices, steal login credentials for other services, extract sensitive user data, and maintain persistence inside systems. Extra vigilance and browser-focused defenses are necessary to mitigate the elevated risk.

Spyware 87

Spyware Surveillance Malware Risk 87

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 8, 2024

Surveillance and monitoring risks: The integration of AI into everyday computing could lead to increased surveillance capabilities. This constant monitoring can be perceived as intrusive, especially if users are not fully aware or have not consented to such surveillance.

Artificial Intelligence 73

Artificial Intelligence Surveillance Technology Risk 73

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The Royal group began reconnaissance activity in April 2023, and the analysis of system log data dates the beginning of the surveillance operations on April 7, 2023. Royal was then able to traverse the internal City infrastructure during the surveillance period using legitimate 3rd party remote management tools.”

Ransomware 100

Ransomware Surveillance Healthcare Accountability 100

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 20, 2023

The average cost of data breaches rose to $4.35 To avoid a security breach, businesses need to rethink their approach to security, futureproofing their strategy against the modern threat climate. million in 2022. To improve your security strategy, you should consider the benefits of integrating access control and video security.

Data breaches 133

Data breaches Surveillance Security Awareness Risk 133

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Russia moved ahead of the United Kingdom into third place (China remains second), "largely as a result of greater demonstrations of intent and capability in the fields of espionage, destructive attacks, and domestic surveillance," according to the announcement of the NCPI's release. Surveillance – 4th behind China, Vietnam, and Iran.

Surveillance 110

Surveillance Technology Government Data breaches 110

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2021

Biden discussed Russian ransomware gangs with Putin in a phone call Hackers accessed Mint Mobile subscribers data and ported some numbers Magecart hackers hide stolen credit card data into images and bogus CSS files Kaseya releases patches for flaws exploited in massive ransomware supply-chain attack BIOPASS malware abuses OBS Studio to spy on victims (..)

Spyware 54

Spyware Surveillance Ransomware Retail 54

SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the US, for example, the FTC has requested public comments on the “prevalence of commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers” to inform future legislation. While big tech companies may spend more on security than smaller players, even they have their share of data breaches.

Insurance 109

Insurance Social Engineering IoT Data breaches 109

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Compromised identities or user accounts are then used to penetrate, navigate, and surveil corporate networks undetected, disrupting operations and exfiltrating sensitive data. The alerts from these tools and STA could indicate a security risk to end-user accounts. Cortex XSOAR listens to alerts sent by STA and other SOC tools.

Authentication 71

Authentication Accountability Risk Mobile 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Personal Identifiable Information (PII) is the top target for cybercriminals, according to the annual Cost of a Data Breach report by IBM and Ponemon Institute. The 2020 analysis found that customer data was by far the most-commonly compromised type of record with 80% of breached organizations saying that customer PII was affected.

Data privacy 118

Data privacy Encryption Risk Digital transformation 118

Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2019

Capital One data breach: hacker accessed details of 106M customers before its arrest. Critical zero-days discovered in VxWorks RTOS, billions of devices at risk. LAPD data breach exposes personal info of thousands of officers. million fine for selling flawed surveillance technology to the US Gov.

Data breaches 61

Data breaches eCommerce Hacking Malware 61

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

LOT stated that no ongoing flights or other airport computer systems were affected and the flights already in the air to scheduled to land at Warsaw were at no risk. US to Raise Breach of Government Records at Talks with China.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Surveillance Government Consumer Protection 52

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Infrastructure as a service security is a concept that assures the safety of organizations’ data, applications, and networks in the cloud. Understanding the risks, advantages, and best practices connected with IaaS security is becoming increasingly important as enterprises shift their infrastructure to the cloud.

Encryption 111

Encryption Firewall Authentication Software 111

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 20, 2023

Physical security vulnerability assessment: This form of assessment focuses on finding weaknesses in physical security, including perimeter security, access controls, and surveillance systems. To do that properly, you need to know where your biggest risks are and your most valuable assets.

Social Engineering 98

Social Engineering Wireless Data breaches Software 98

Security Affairs

APRIL 23, 2023

Abandoned Eval PHP WordPress plugin abused to backdoor websites CISA adds MinIO, PaperCut, and Chrome bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog At least 2 critical infrastructure orgs breached by North Korea-linked hackers behind 3CX attack American Bar Association (ABA) suffered a data breach,1.4

Spyware 71

Spyware Ransomware Malware Data breaches 71

Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2022

released in Dark Web – malicious shortcut-based attacks are on the rise Tor Browser 11.5 is optimized to automatically bypass censorship A massive cyberattack hit Albania Watch out for the CVE-2022-30136 Windows NFS Remote Code Execution flaw Graff paid a $7.5M released in Dark Web – malicious shortcut-based attacks are on the rise Tor Browser 11.5

Spyware 89

Spyware Surveillance Insurance Malware 89

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 14, 2020

The importance of data and the power of being an insights-driven enterprise are increasing the amount of damage that data breaches can cause. At the same time, consumers are deeply concerned with how their data is collected and used. and consumers are expected to have full access to the technology by the end of next year.

Data privacy 90

Data privacy IoT Data breaches Surveillance 90

DoublePulsar

APRIL 20, 2023

Russian hackers exfiltrated data from from Capita over a week before outage Capita have finally admitted a data breach , but still do not think they need to disclose key details of the incident to customers, regulators, impacted parties and investors.

Ransomware 126

Ransomware Government Data breaches Media 126

BH Consulting

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Do you ever get tired of those statements from companies after a data breach telling us: “we take your security seriously”? In a year of high-profile ransomware incidents and data breaches, security is near the top of the agenda as never before. What is it – and what is it not? It’s essentially split into two parts.

Risk 52

Risk Information Security Data breaches Technology 52

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2021

“This recent activity is another indicator that Russia is trying to gain long-term, systematic access to a variety of points in the technology supply chain and establish a mechanism for surveilling – now or in the future – targets of interest to the Russian government,” Burt wrote. Old Attack Techniques Resurface.

Government 117

Government Cybercrime Accountability Software 117

Hot for Security

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The videoconferencing giant must also obtain biennial assessments of its security program by an independent third party and notify the commission of any data breach. 290 million new users in four months. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Zoom’s install base has ballooned from 10 million in December 2019 to 300 million in April 2020.

Encryption 86

Encryption Consumer Protection Surveillance Data breaches 86

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 4, 2019

57% of Europeans know that there is a public authority in their country responsible for protecting their rights about personal data. The types of activities for which the most complaints have been made so far are telemarketing, promotional e-mails and vdeo surveillance/CCTV. 89,271 is the number of data breach notifications.

Data privacy 103

Data privacy Artificial Intelligence Data breaches Technology 103

Security Affairs

MARCH 31, 2020

The bad news is that other unauthorized parties might have accessed the data while it was exposed, experts reported that at least one user had posted the data to a hacker forum. The exposed records included user data originating from Iran, such as User account IDs, Usernames, Phone numbers, Hashes, and secret keys.

Advertising 99

Advertising Accountability Surveillance Government 99

SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

As we continue to watch the global fallout of the leaking of the NSA’s secret surveillance of everything from phone calls to Facebook, one of the more interesting and perhaps disturbing revelations was that the embarrassing leak of top secret U.S. spying operations came from a trusted insider.

Small Business 40

Small Business Identity Theft Passwords Surveillance 40