Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

government agencies. government agencies and large organizations were hit by cyberattacks due to a vulnerability in their IT infrastructure provider – SolarWinds. Many government agencies and Fortune 500 companies use SolarWinds, which contributed to the severity of the attack. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breaches).

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SecureWorld News

MAY 22, 2023

It was an old-school use of mirrored websites and social engineering to get USPS employees to enter their information into a fraudulent website. Without the budget for additional technology, or the headcount to investigate and respond to alerts, user awareness training can help users recognize phishing emails and spoofed websites."

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. Erin: What are some of the most common social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use?

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

On the privacy front, California beefed up its consumer data privacy regulations even as Facebook and Apple publicly feuded over how each of these tech giants abuse of consumer privacy and loosey handle sensitive data. Ransomware, phishing and social engineering attacks will all continue to increase.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

He has “worked around the clock” to secure assets, identify crypto on the blockchain , find records, and work with regulators and government authorities. Security risks for end users take the form of two discrete methods: private key theft and ice phishing attacks,” said Christian Seifert, Researcher, Forta.org. The Cloudy Future.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2023

Frequent SecureWorld speaker and PLUS Course instructor Shawn Tuma , Co-Chair of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice at Spencer Fane, LLP, gives this commentary on the situation in Dallas: "This is a horrible event that will surely impact the lives of many people, and unfortunately it has become a fact of life in today's times.

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LRQA Nettitude Labs

JULY 5, 2023

Guidance : Guidance will be required on governance mechanisms including, potentially, activities in scope of appropriate risk management and governance processes (including reporting duties). Just recently, the UK government has been setting out its strategic vision to make the UK at the forefront of AI technology.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

Still, over time, they’ve been woven into baseline data security regulations far and wide. NIST specs are echoed in the data loss disclosure and data privacy laws that have cropped up in many U.S. The practices of government contractors typically get adapted universally, over time. states, for instance.

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

Companies do seem to be grasping the importance of privacy awareness training, according to Marla Berry, director of training at the International Association of Privacy Professionals, citing a 2020 IAPP-FTI Consulting Governance Report , which found that 95% of privacy teams are involved with companywide privacy-related awareness and training. “As

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In the past, we have experienced, and in the future, we may again experience, data security incidents resulting from unauthorized access to our and our service providers’ systems and unauthorized acquisition of our data and our clients’ data including: inadvertent disclosure, misconfiguration of systems, phishing ransomware or malware attacks.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 28, 2024

Rethink different: First, fatigue frightened users with multiple modal nighttime notifications. Next, call and pretend to be Apple support. The post Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

SaaS systems frequently handle sensitive client information, and compliance covers this by protecting data security , reduces risks, and fosters trust among stakeholders. ISO 27000 is a standard for information security and SOC is for maintaining consumer data integrity and security across several dimensions.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

As networks evolved and organizations adopted internet communications for critical business processes, these cryptographic systems became essential for protecting data. Application developers managing sensitive user data must especially beware of increasing regulatory action surrounding data privacy.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 2, 2024

What a Mickey Mouse operation: Infostealer scrotes having a field day with unpatched vulnerability. The post Google Whistles While OAuth Burns — ‘MultiLogin’ 0-Day is 70+ Days Old appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The introduction of generative AI has been a game changer for fraudsters, transforming ordinary schemes into highly sophisticated efforts. The post Fighting the Next Generation of Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Too many times: Federal Communications Commission shuts stable door after horse bolted. But chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel (pictured) was hoping it would save us. The post FCC’s Got New Rules for SIM-Swap and Port-Out Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 14, 2023

With AI's ability to learn from data and continuously refine its tactics, cybercriminals can create more sophisticated, elusive and difficult-to-detect malware. The post Emerging Technologies, Evolving Threats: Strategies for Future-Proofing Data Security appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 27, 2021

We [Western Governors University] released games about phishing where they [users] could go in and drag and drop stuff— these interactive things, watching videos are voluntary. I can go into my [saved] folders, and find our folder on social engineering. The SecureWorld panelists suggest the following: social engineering methods.

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