Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

While we have become somewhat accustomed to the data collection practices of online retailers seeking to analyze our purchase histories in order to better target their marketing efforts, many people may not realize that even some well-known retailers also use data provided by people whose purchases the retailer itself cancelled.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Data collection and use policies need to be reexamined because of AI. The FTC is trying to address the issue. The post TEGWAR, AI and the FTC – Gov’t Agency Warns of Deceptive AI Contract Language appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Hacker Combat

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Government agencies in Taiwan have been facing frequent cyber attacks. In his statement, he mentions that the Taiwan government encounters millions of scans daily. The number of cyber threats that the Taiwanese government faces is disconcerting. The island faces multiple threats daily, in the form of cyberattacks and probes.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2022

have questioned its data collection practices and potential ties to the Chinese state. The concerns have deepened after Buzzfeed published a report saying that data of some American users had been repeatedly accessed from China. Both lawmakers and citizens in the U.S. user traffic to servers operated by Oracle.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The boundaries between research and grey data are blurring, making it more difficult to assess the risks and responsibilities associated with any data collection. Many sets of data, both research and grey, fall outside privacy regulations such as HIPAA, FERPA, and PII.

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Heimadal Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

On Friday, November 18, 2022, the Indian government proposed a new online data protection regulation version. The proposal […].

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2023

.” reads the data breach notification email sent to the impacted customers. “Mint’s data collection policy is one of the most important ways in which we ensure the privacy and security of our subscribers.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 2, 2022

The Markup has identified 37 companies that are part of the rapidly growing connected vehicle data industry that seeks to monetize such data in an environment with few regulations governing its sale or use.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 19, 2023

A society where big companies tell blatant lies about how they are handling our data—­and get away with it without consequences­—is a very unhealthy society. A key role of government is to prevent this from happening. ” These foundation models want our data. The corporations that have our data want the money.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 21, 2022

The app also includes a censorship keyword list, which, while presently inactive, targets a variety of political topics including domestic issues such as Xinjiang and Tibet as well as references to Chinese government agencies. The US government has already advised athletes to leave their personal phones and laptops home and bring burners.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Data Collected: 22 Vendors 1,294 Products 4,956 Firmware versions 3,333,411 Binaries analyzed Date range of data: 2003-03-24 to 2019-01-24 (varies by vendor, most up to 2018 releases). [.]. It represents a wide range of either found in the home, enterprise or government deployments. They look at the actual firmware.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 12, 2023

” The Andariel APT (aka Stonefly) has been active since at least 2015, it was involved in several attacks attributed to the North Korean government. . “Preliminary reconnaissance follows the initial access leading to the deployment of a custom-made implant on the infected system.”

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 14, 2020

Because the companies that make the equipment are subservient to the Chinese government, they could be forced to include backdoors in the hardware or software to give Beijing remote access. Both criminal attacks and government cyber-operations will become more common and more damaging. What's more, U.S.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In our public reports, we provide overview of threats for different industries and regions based on the anonymized data collected by Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence. Last time, we shared insights on the external attack surface for businesses and government organizations in the Middle East. Main findings.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to transform major sectors like healthcare, transportation, finance, and government over the coming years. Continuous risk assessment and governance throughout the AI system lifecycle remains essential. As adoption accelerates, so too do emerging cybersecurity risks.

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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. ” reported The Guardian.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 12, 2022

All the data collected by Europol regarding citizens linked to no criminal activity will from now on be deleted after a retention period of just 6 months. In general, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation maintains enormous data sets containing information of individuals as per the governing body policing.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 11, 2022

The increase in malicious activity detected by Quad9 is the latest chapter in an ongoing series of cyberattacks against Ukrainian government and civilian systems since the outset of the war in the last week of February. But the data collected by Quad9 suggest that a great deal of low-level cyberattacks targeting Ukrainians remain ongoing.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Secret Service is investigating a breach at a Virginia-based government technology contractor that saw access to several of its systems put up for sale in the cybercrime underground, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. government IT contractor that does business with more than 20 federal agencies, including several branches of the military.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 4, 2022

In simple words, online companies that have over one million users should go through a data processing activity taken up by Cyberspace Administration of China where it needs to submit details on how it collects, stores, uses, processes, transmits and discloses data to other governments when the need arises.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Network data collected by the NetBlocks internet observatory confirm that Turkey has blocked access to social media as Idlib military crisis escalates. The access was first blocked via national provider Turk Telecom (AS9121), but later other service providers applied the government restrictions. local time (8:30 p.m.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 27, 2024

However, with its exponential growth comes a pressing need for governance and regulation to ensure its responsible and ethical deployment. The standard provides guidelines for governing and managing AI technologies, ensuring accountability, transparency, and data privacy throughout the AI lifecycle.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2020

The US Census Bureau is the largest US federal government statistical agency responsible dedicated to providing current facts and figures about America’s people, places, and economy. Data collected by the agency is used by the federal government to allocate over $675 billion in federal funds to tribal, local, and state governments every year.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Through Data Privacy Week we hope to inspire better data stewardship and empower people to reclaim control of their digital footprints, balancing innovation with privacy.” This even includes information about a person’s physical well-being, like health data from apps. Give Data Brokers the Slip!

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Australia: Incidental COVID-19 App Data Collection The Office of the Inspector General of Intelligence and Security conducted a study. They would be right. The post Law Enforcement Eyeing Contact Tracing Apps appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

We have lots of instances where the government buys data that it cannot legally collect itself.

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Centraleyes

MARCH 14, 2024

Data Governance and Risk Management Recognizing the foundational role of data governance in privacy and cybersecurity, the updated Privacy Framework may emphasize data governance principles, practices, and controls. and the Profile for further feedback and refinement.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

It's also why the United States has blocked the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its Russian-made antivirus products to US government agencies. Last year, Le Monde reported that the Chinese government bugged the computer network of the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 23, 2023

For the first time in the Indian history and probably in the world, the police officials of Hyderabad City of Telangana, India have arrested a gang for committing data thefts and selling data of appx 16.8 So, at this juncture, fraudulent data collection and data thefts can lead to more financial frauds on an alarming note.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

Doctors Clinical Lab, the lab Center for COVID Control uses to process tests, makes money by billing patients’ insurance companies or seeking reimbursement from the federal government for testing.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 20, 2022

Data collections released after ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks hit indiscriminately across business categories, from private corporations to government agencies, including schools and universities, hospitals and healthcare providers, financial institutions, and everything in between.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

While our data corroborates anecdotal evidence of takedowns due to government requests, unlike common perception, we find that blocking by developers is significantly higher than takedowns in all our countries, and has the most influence on geoblocking in the mobile app ecosystem.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 1, 2021

UK’s top intelligence agency MI6 has made an astonishing revelation yesterday, saying that the Chinese intelligence has set up data and dept traps to conquer the entire world by conducting espionage and indulging in extortion tactics later. The post China setting up data traps says UK appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

These regulations have certainly contributed to the movement towards consumerism and prompted businesses in the United States to rethink data collection and management, considering how violating these regulations could adversely affect their business and brand. For many, the answer is yes. If the U.S.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 6, 2022

The bill received bipartisan Congressional support and aims to improve the government's understanding, measurement, and tracking of cybercrime. Otherwise, we are risking the safety and privacy of American families, homes, businesses, and government agencies. So, how exactly will it improve federal cybercrime metrics?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2021

The security breach took place on on May 14, and the institute discovered it only on May 31, then the research institute reported the incident to the government and launched an investigation. Early this month, researchers from Malwarebytes published a report on the Kimsuky APT’s operations aimed at South Korean government.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2020

The APT28 group (aka Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , Sednit , and STRONTIUM ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. The Zebrocy backdoor was mainly used in attacks targeting governments and commercial organizations engaged in foreign affairs.

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