The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Physical servers, after all, require space and power, as well as in-house operational expertise. Hybrid networks have become something of a de facto practice across many industries and are probably here to stay. The disadvantages include the likelihood of downtime and the cost of ongoing maintenance. Corruption and failure scenarios.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Adoption of cloud services, whether consumed as 3 rd party services provided by various vendors or in the form in-house developed software and/or services leveraging Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) from major Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) has been steadily on the rise in critical infrastructure (CI) related industries [i].

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 12, 2018

Twenty years ago, policies dealt primarily with data breaches and third-party liability coverage, like the costs associated with breach class-action lawsuits or settlements. There's the fire model, where individual houses catch on fire at a fairly steady rate, and the insurance industry can calculate premiums based on that rate.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 11, 2022

We would not be at this juncture without corresponding advances on the hardware side of the house. Not as noticeably, but perhaps even more crucially, big advances have been made in semiconductors, the chips that route electrical current in everything from our phones and laptops to automobile components and industrial plant controls.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 18, 2023

This has projected costs associated with cybercrimes to hit the tens of trillions by 2025, highlighting the vital need for web hosts to implement staunch security. Gainesville, Fla., July 18, 2022 – Around 30,000 websites get hacked every day , with the majority of those cyberattacks due to human error.

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Jane Frankland

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This technology has virtually eliminated the need for expensive hardware and infrastructure from many organisations, as well as reduced the need for a large number of in-house IT staff. The only problem is, it requires an in-house security programme, which can be as costly as it is complex especially for companies with limited IT resources.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The industry houses valuable patient data in abundance, and cybercriminals have become skilled at using powerful hacking tools to launch more weaponized and severe ransomware attacks against providers. million on average, leaving behind potentially disruptive damage as the industry struggles to mitigate associated costs.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 19, 2021

The Associated Press says the cyberattack did not involve the 2020 census data. Census Bureau is used to determine the number of seats each state has in the House of Representatives and to distribute hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds to local communities.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

With a larger number of SaaS Apps across multiple cloud platforms to secure, operational errors and their associated risks start to grow. Multi-SaaS use is also the norm, as more businesses are switching over from their legacy in-house applications. In fact, for some industry verticals, a full move may never happen.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 15, 2023

Improved key management practices: With KMaaS, organizations can ensure that their keys are managed according to industry best practices, which helps minimize the risk of data breaches. With a KMaaS solution, organizations can reduce the key management complexity, improve data security, and ensure compliance with industry regulations.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Manufacturing is one of the most attacked industries, facing a range of cybersecurity challenges. Thales and PrimeKey are partnering to offer a hybrid approach to securing PKI key management which can assist modern industries that are looking for a unified PKI governance solution. Securing the Identities of Connected Cars.

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Security Affairs

JULY 3, 2023

Over time, these components housing sensitive data can fail and shut down, leading to data loss. Without adequate backups, the data they house can be lost forever. Software vulnerabilities can also be exploited using malware to steal and/or corrupt the data they house. Cyber Attacks: Cyber-attacks are another cause of data loss.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 2, 2022

But it’s not just desk-based industries adapting to remote productivity that are leaning heavily into the cloud – it’s happening across the board. Cloud computing isn’t just a one-off fix to cope with the “new normal”, it’s the central pillar on which companies are building their entire futures, regardless of industry.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

It’s also clear from recent attacks that the holiday season and the associated spending sprees make online retailers an attractive target for cybercriminals. Last week, we reported about UK based jewelry house Graff that was a target of Conti ransomware. In the ransomware industry, the time of “spray and pray” is long gone.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on September 30, 2021. The House is now set to vote on the bill, and if passed, it will go to the President for his signature. Back in August, the U.S. Senate passed the bill, which included $1.9 billion for cybersecurity initiatives.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

More and more SMBs have begun dispatching their line IT staff to undergo training and get tested in order to earn basic cybersecurity certifications issued by the Computing Technology Industry Association, aka CompTIA, the non-profit trade association that empowers people to build successful tech careers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This makes it imperative that they do all they can to secure their data regardless of where it’s housed,” said Dr. Jim Angle, the paper’s author and co-chair of the Health Information Management Working Group. Ransomware attacks can be devastating for HDOs. About Cloud Security Alliance.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 15, 2019

Researchers from Trend Micro have analyzed the communication protocols used by cranes and other industrial machines and discovered several flaws. Security experts from Trend Micro have discovered several vulnerabilities in the communication protocols used by cranes, hoists, drills and other industrial machines. Pierluigi Paganini.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Once an optional luxury in select businesses and industries, remote working is now one of the central pillars of the so-called ‘new normal’, at least where desk-based working is concerned. By Jon Lucas, Co-director, Hyve Managed Hosting. What was once regarded as a perk of the job has now become an outright necessity.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 4, 2019

Law enforcement and ATM industry sources cited in that story said they believe Intacash is controlled by Romanian nationals and that its key principals were the ones paying ATM technicians to compromise machines at competing ATM providers. Marcu was shot and killed in June 2018, allegedly by Mr. Tudor and/or his associates.

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 18, 2024

Outsourcing certain functions can be more cost-effective than handling them in-house. However, innovation can be a double-edged sword, often associated with volatility and unpredictability. Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards. Industry Changes: Stay informed about changes in industry regulations.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

And costs can be much higher for some industries and geographic locations (including the United States). According to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) report from October of 2021, the cybersecurity insurance market, including both U.S. That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. million and climbing.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 24, 2019

What emerged was a quasi-trade association – Shared Assessments. It’s membership and cross-industry driven.” The Shared Assessments program, she said, aims to supply tools and best practices to “really look at where industries need to go from a third-party risk perspective.” OT and IT convergence.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 16, 2021

The cybersecurity industry has not done a good job engaging the general public, and this includes philanthropic organizations,” said Gula Tech Foundation co-founder Ron Gula, president of Gula Tech Adventures. But “the previous [White House] administration basically gutted that by not going after white collar crime and RICO cases.

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Google Security

AUGUST 3, 2021

Posted by Kees Cook, Software Engineer, Google Open Source Security Team To borrow from an excellent analogy between the modern computer ecosystem and the US automotive industry of the 1960s, the Linux kernel runs well: when driving down the highway, you're not sprayed in the face with oil and gasoline, and you quickly get where you want to go.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 17, 2021

Let's say you want to defend your house. Short of building a moat in erecting a very high wall, there's always a way for a determined adversary to break into your house. Known knowns are code vulnerabilities that are widely available to everyone in the industry. You put locks on your doors but they can be defeated.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2021

They have a flying camera drone that docks when it’s not being used with end-to-end encryption, and if the home is broken into, they fly around filming what’s happening in the house to ensure it captures everything that’s going on. You can view the live feed of the device through associated apps. Smart lighting.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 7, 2019

No, a series of recent court cases and unfortunate developments highlight the sad reality that the wireless industry today has all but ceded control over this vital national resource to cybercriminals, scammers, corrupt employees and plain old corporate greed.

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SC Magazine

MAY 1, 2021

Cedric Leighton is founder and president of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership management consultancy. Since founding Cedric Leighton Associates, he has become an internationally known strategic risk expert. She also served as the deputy chief information officer of the White House.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Traditionally, privacy has taken the form of a policy document created, housed, and referenced by the offices of general counsel and compliance at most organizations. New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. Data Privacy and Security in the Quantum Era.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 4, 2021

House of Representatives was scheduled to vote on the $1.2 Adequate training coupled with professional development is key to improving the security of any organization or government entity because it keeps practitioners’ skills sharp and enables them to stay up to date on the latest threats targeting their industry. With roughly $1.9

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 10, 2023

As the majority of the global Covid fog finally started lifting in 2022, other events – and their associated risks – started to fill the headspace of C-level execs the world over. In my role, I regularly engage with CISOs in all kinds of sectors, representatives at industry bodies, and experts at analyst houses.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 2, 2022

It also requires a large and representative set of knowledge about cyberattacks, threat actors and associated tools over an extended timeframe. They are useful at operational and tactical levels to identify malicious items and help associate them with known threats. But why are we offering cyber threat intelligence at all?

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 24, 2020

That alert was triggered by systems E-HAWK had previously built in-house that continually monitor their stable of domains for any DNS changes. Dijkxhoorn said without that industry access, E-HAWK probably would still be waiting to re-assume control over its domain. Dijkxhoorn said his company first learned of the domain theft on Jan.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 29, 2021

Microsoft Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Global Privacy and Regulatory Affairs Julie Brill speaks during a roundtable discussion on cyber safety and technology at the White House March 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. There is a lot of work cut out for us on this issue across all industries, not specific to privacy.”.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

By allowing retailers to securely store customer payment information, the friction associated with having to enter those details every time customers shop is removed. You can make those assessments by evaluating your investment for two possible options, in-house development or implementing through a partner.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 19, 2021

See Part 1 on the Black Cybersecurity Association here and Part 2 on NPower here. As founder and CEO of Girl Security, Lauren Bean Buitta is in a position to help reshape cybersecurity into a more diverse, inclusive and welcoming industry.

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