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Cybersecurity Risks in IoT and Fleet Management Systems

IT Security Guru

The arrival of the IoT has made fleet management systems very popular among organizations that have a fleet of vehicles as part of their operations. Nevertheless, the development of IoT and fleet management systems brings up issues with cybersecurity risks.

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Saudi Ministry exposed sensitive data for 15 months

Security Affairs

file was indexed by IoT search engines was in March 2022, meaning that the data was exposed for at least 15 months. They could try to encrypt critical government data, demanding a ransom for its release or threatening to leak sensitive information publicly,” our researchers said. According to the team, the first time the env.

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How to Keep Your Information Safe for Data Privacy Day 2020

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Namely, they should implement encryption, key management and identity and access management (IAM) to help preserve the privacy of their stored data. Encryption. An organization’s digital security strategy would not be complete without encryption. Key Management. That’s the purpose of IAM.

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A Question of Identity: The Evolution of Identity & Access Management

SecureWorld News

Identity as the new digital perimeter is the cornerstone for assuring secure "Anytime, Anywhere, Authorized" access to protect enterprise security and privacy. Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) is a bold new frontier in identity and access management (IAM). Establish an IoT identity lifecycle.

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Enterprise Secrets Management Explained: Best Practices, Challenges, and Tool Selection

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

This includes sensitive data such as passwords, encryption keys, APIs, tokens, and certificates. By minimizing the role of humans in secrets management, organizations can avoid data breaches, identity theft, and other identity-related problems by using a methodical approach to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data and systems.

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Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Patient records were always valued by attackers for launching sophisticated insurance fraud schemes, purchasing medical supplies or drugs, or committing other types of fraud including identity theft. Increasing the use of advanced IoT devices. Authenticate every medical IoT device. Encryption. Data security.

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Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Patient records were always valued by attackers for launching sophisticated insurance fraud schemes, purchasing medical supplies or drugs, or committing other types of fraud including identity theft. Increasing the use of advanced IoT devices. Authenticate every medical IoT device. Encryption. Data security.