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

Security Affairs

According to the data analysis report, the Play ransomware gang published the stolen data on the darknet on 14 June 2023. The data exfiltrated by the gang included classified information and sensitive personal data from the Federal Administration. Threat actors stole and leaked roughly 1.3 ” reads the report.

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DCAP Systems: Protecting Your Data with Advanced Technology

SecureWorld News

With the increase in the complexity of IT infrastructures and the various ways of storing data, safeguarding against data leaks has become more resource-intensive. Since data is the target of the vast majority of attacks, organizations should concentrate on safeguarding critical data.

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The Impacts of Data Loss on Your Organization

Security Affairs

In today’s digital age, data has become the lifeblood of organizations, driving critical decision-making, improving operational efficiency, and allowing for smoother innovation. Simply put, businesses heavily rely on data. It includes information that does not fit neatly into databases or spreadsheets.

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Unleashing the Power of a Security Data Lake

SecureWorld News

The concept of a Security Data Lake, a type of Data Lake explicitly designed for information security, has not received much attention yet. However, this is not your ordinary data storage solution. It can potentially bring a company's security to the next level.

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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. Recovering from ransomware.