The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

15, 2024 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP , a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a NetDiligence-authorized Breach Coach ® , a designation only extended to law firms that demonstrate competency and sophistication in data breach response.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Abandonia was breached again (7 years on, and still salted MD5 password hashes 🤦‍♂️) I mentioned my Hack Your Career talk as it relates to dealing with snarky comments online (deep linked to the point where I cover this exact topic) Sponsored by: Varonis. (Is it feasible? Measurable? Does it even matter?)

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 8, 2024

A list of topics we covered in the week of April 1 to April 7 of 2024 Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: 60% of small businesses are concerned about cybersecurity threats Cookie consent choices are just being ignored by some websites Bing ad for NordVPN leads to SecTopRAT Jackson County hit by ransomware, declares state of emergency Google patches critical (..)

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

We'd love questions and topics in advance or just drop in on the day, we're planning it for 18:00 Gold Coast time on Friday 24 which will be 09:00 that morning in London and ridiculous o'clock everywhere in the US.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 26, 2024

The various language versions of Cybersecurity For Dummies also serve as ideal handbooks for people around the world who are considering a career transition into the exciting realm of cybersecurity.

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Joseph Steinberg

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Of course, the book also shows people how to recover if they have already suffered a hacker attack, a malware infection, and/or a data breach. Topics covered in the book include: ? What to do if you have been breached. ? The who and why of cybersecurity threats. ? Basic cybersecurity concepts. ? What to do to be cyber-secure. ?

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2024

Do you know what 23andMe, Jason's Deli, North Face, and Hot Topic have in common? They've all been breached by successful credential stuffing attacks in the last year! An attack type that has gained prominence in recent years is credential stuffing.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

TechRepublic's Karen Roby talks with Terry Ray, SVP and fellow with Imperva, about what data security actually means and how companies sometimes struggle to get "eyes on" their private data, and why their thinking around the topic needs to change. Why data security is about much more the breaches appeared first on TechRepublic.

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Our previous topic revolved around securing hybrid work. This post is focused on stopping data breaches with SSE. In this three-part series, we are detailing how digital transformation necessitates security transformation and how security service edge (SSE) offerings are the ideal solution for modernizing enterprise cybersecurity.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2023

Time must be a flat circle—it seems that every couple of years, someone brings up the topic of software liability. Just stay in one place, and soon enough, the train will come back around with folks screaming that software companies are liable for security breaches.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

For now, here's this week's update from my backyard: References The Cit0day collection of breaches is. For now, here's this week's update from my backyard: References The Cit0day collection of breaches is.

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Joseph Steinberg

OCTOBER 24, 2022

million customers; the hacker has even offered to show the stolen data pertaining to 100 customers as evidence of their successfully having breached the company. million customers; the hacker has even offered to show the stolen data pertaining to 100 customers as evidence of their successfully having breached the company.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 6, 2022

Data privacy and data breaches are inextricably linked Data Privacy Month is kicking off and it’s a big, broad topic for schools this year. The post 4 Truths About Data Breaches That Will Help Protect Your District appeared first on ManagedMethods. The past 20 months or so have highlighted trials and triumphs in K-12.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 28, 2021

It’s been another chaotic year in cybersecurity, as protecting web applications and stopping sensitive data breaches remain top-of-mind issues and continue to generate headline news. The post 2021 in Review, Part 1: 5 Cybersecurity Topics that Made News appeared first on Blog.

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Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

But I digress; this week's update consists of some brief discussion around data breaches and yesterday's blog post on how I like to meet, followed by a lot of audience engagement on the topic of IoT. I really enjoyed that and it went on a lot longer than planned, I hope you get something out of it too.

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Adam Shostack

JUNE 22, 2020

And as I look at the topic map, I note some things. There’s topics for ‘misconfiguration,’ and ‘human error’ but not ‘vulnerability exploitation’ or even the ever-popular ‘hacking’ as a cause of breach. There’s no ‘feature abuse’ or ‘account takeover.’

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

That’s why I’m thrilled to point out that Last Watchdog has been recognized, once again, as a trusted source of information on cybersecurity and privacy topics. The recognition comes from Cyber Security Hub, a website sponsored by IQPC Digital. We’ve been named one of the Top 10 cybersecurity webzines in 2021.

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Identity IQ

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Here are the Top Ten IdentityIQ Topics of 2021. Supply chain issues, inflation, a red-hot housing market, labor shortages and data breaches are just a few of the topics that affected our credit and personal finances. As the end of the year is approaching, we’re compiling our most searched and read topics of 2021.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2021

Security's all-too-frequent appearance as a front-page headline making topic has put CISOs in the hot seat as CEOs and boards worry that it could be their names next in news stories trying to explain how a breach occurred. Yet the CISO message to the C-suite might not be all that reassuring.

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Daniel Miessler

JULY 6, 2020

THIS WEEK’S TOPICS: Encrochat breach, F5 Big Problem, DHS Social Election Query, WastedLocker, India Bans Chinese Apps, Florida DNA Privacy, Technology News, Human News, Ideas Trends & Analysis, Discovery, Recommendations, and the Weekly Aphorism…. Subscribe To Podcast. Show Notes. Newsletter. All Episodes. —.

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Heimadal Security

AUGUST 20, 2021

We have lately written about a massive T-Mobile security breach impacting millions of T-Mobile customers. The company has started an investigation to determine the validity of the claims regarding this topic. The post T-Mobile Security Breach: 48.6 T-mobile has recently confirmed that the numbers […].

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Cisco Security

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Just a few years ago when the topic of supporting offsite workers arose, some of the key conversation topics were related to purchase, logistics, deployment, maintenance and similar issues. Hybrid Workforce is here to stay. Figure 1: Security challenges in supporting the hybrid workforce. Figure 3: Webinar Speakers.

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

One of the major topics of cybersecurity is sheltering your data against data breaches. And while many Internet users have in place measures to protect their information from hackers’ hands while using them, once they delete the data, they might consider themselves out of the hook.

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Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 8, 2023

Cybersecurity For Dummies is also an ideal handbook for anyone considering a career transition into cybersecurity.

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Troy Hunt

JULY 21, 2021

When the Ashley Madison data breach occurred in 2015, it made headline news around the world. As of today, anyone who can demonstrate control of a domain can retrieve every alias on it and every breach that alias was exposed in, sensitive or not.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2022

Below is the timeline of the events related to the ongoing invasion that occurred in the previous weeks: April 23 – Phishing attacks using the topic “Azovstal” targets Ukrainian entities. Ukrainian CERT-UA warns of phishing attacks on Ukrainian state organizations using the topic “Azovstal” and Cobalt Strike Beacon.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 17, 2021

K-12 Cybersecurity report finds that 75% of data breaches in 2020 were related to district vendors and partners School vendor security is a hot topic in districts across the country, and for good reason, based on the statistics in the latest report on the state of K-12 cybersecurity. Doug Levin is the national director of […].

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Since the early 2000s, many companies have purchased cyber insurance to protect them when data is stolen, networks are breached, regulatory agencies levy fines, or other related incidents occur. The topics of ransomware and how the insurance industry can impact.

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SecureList

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Every year is abundant with major data leaks, biggest data breaches and hacks drawing massive media attention (such as Medibank and Optus data breach, Twitter data breach, and Uber and Rockstar compromise in 2022 and in T-Mobile , MailChimp and OpenAI in 2023). But are we really conscious of the true scale of the threat?

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 12, 2023

•Social security number •Passport number •Driver’s license •Credit card information •Biometric data (fingerprint, eye scan, facial recognition data) •Health records Bruggeman When demographic information and sensitive information are combined and then inappropriately disclosed, you end up with a data disclosure incident or a data breach.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As institutions and corporations store vast amounts of personal information, incidents of data breaches and privacy violations have spurred a legal response that often takes the form of class-action lawsuits. For more on the topic of data privacy, see SecureWorld's previous coverage here.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Learn from our SiteLock Web Security Research Analysts, Jessica Ortega, Ramuel Gall, and Topher Tebow, as they highlight three of our most popular cybersecurity topics from the past year. Equifax Data Breach – One of the biggest data breaches of all time, we will examine how the leak occurred and look at lessons we can learn from it.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In a essence, it boils down to this: people expressing their displeasure when I post about a topic they're not interested in then deciding to have a whinge that my timeline isn't tailored to their expectation of the things they'd like me to talk about. I mean, seriously now. I get it’s your brand, but THIS is what you choose to address?

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In today’s blog, we’re unpacking why MFA is a cornerstone topic in this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month and how it can keep your organization safe from potentially devastating cyber attacks. Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) protects your environment by guarding against password weaknesses with strong authentication methods.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2023

Cyber security is a hot topic in the board room and the discussions typically focus on Protection, aka what tools and processes have we employed to protect the company. Insight #1 " An HBR article was written about boards and cyber security of which I agree. The more eyes on a system, the more likely that system is to be attacked."

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Troy Hunt

JUNE 11, 2020

The IoT topic got some good engagement as did the fact that we "magically" dropped over a hundred active cases of COVID-19 in Australia today (sounds like the gov just reclassifying what's still considered to be an active case). but seriously, telephone books are still a thing here) I've gone down a serious IoT rabbit hole.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 1, 2023

In this article, we will explore some of the trending topics in cybersecurity, shedding light on the advancements, threats, and the measures we need to take to protect ourselves. With the ever-evolving threat landscape, it is crucial to stay informed about the latest trends and challenges in the field of cybersecurity.

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