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Why would a lawyer ever need an Information Security Professional?

CyberSecurity Insiders

As an information security professional, have you often found yourself frustrated by the growing collection of cyber-based rules, guidance, regulations, and contemplations that our lawmakers can conjure up? It is also clear that information security professionals see things differently than most non-security people.

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Play ransomware attack on Xplain exposed 65,000 files containing data relevant to the Swiss Federal Administration.

Security Affairs

.” “A considerable amount of analysis was required to determine how much data was leaked and the owners of the leaked data. Suitable tools were required to process unstructured data records and make their contents readable.” ” concludes the announcement.

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The Impacts of Data Loss on Your Organization

Security Affairs

Examples: Customer Personal Identifiable Information, transactional data, inventory records, and financial statements. Unstructured Data: Unstructured data, on the other hand, is characterized by its lack of organization and predefined format.

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SentinelOne forks over $155 million for log management company

SC Magazine

SentinelOne claims the technology will allow it to eliminate most data schema requirements and offer an XDR platform that can ingest logs and other unstructured data in real time from virtually any source or database, something the company is keen to incorporate into its extended detection and response platform.

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CNA legal filings lift the curtain on a Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware attack

Malwarebytes

Two months after fully restoring its systems, CNA Financial, the leading US insurance company that was attacked by a group using Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware, issued a legal notice of an information security incident to the Consumer Protection Bureau in New Hampshire.

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GUEST ESSAY: Recalibrating critical infrastructure security in the wake of evolving threats

The Last Watchdog

But as cybersecurity threats evolve, it’s equally important to involve the chief information security officer (CISO) and their team in the due diligence process for any vendor an organization may consider using.Once again, the Unitronics attack offers a great example of why involving security teams early and often is a good idea.

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How to Prepare for the Future of Healthcare Digital Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

While a stolen credit card has a time-limited value, PHI and electronic medical records (EMR) are packed with immutable data that can, and do, fetch hundreds of dollars per stolen record on illegal online markets. Healthcare Data Prized by Cybercriminals. For data in motion and in use. Which brings me to my next point.