The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Without much fanfare, digital twins have established themselves as key cogs of modern technology. Related: Leveraging the full potential of data lakes. A digital twin is a virtual duplicate of a physical entity or a process — created by extrapolating data collected from live settings. This is very exciting stuff.

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 26, 2021

With the addition of Kenna Security into our program we now have over 250 technology partners and over 400 integrations for our mutual customers to utilize. An integration with Cigent Technology is now available for Secure Endpoint customers to integrate with. Kenna has a healthy 3rd Party ecosystem of technology partners.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 13, 2022

Among them: an expanding digital footprint, growing attack surfaces, and increasing government regulation. Still, given the impact data science has had on other areas of software development, it seems likely that in the coming years one or more of these proposed solutions will yield a significant improvement in identity management systems.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 12, 2018

— had allegedly inserted hardware backdoors in technology sold to a number of American companies. Sager said he hadn’t heard anything about Supermicro specifically, but we chatted at length about the challenges of policing the technology supply chain. Below are some excerpts from our conversation. TS: Exactly.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2020

Either way, a singular piece of technology – artificial intelligence (AI) — is destined to profoundly influence which way we go from here. At the moment, there’s little to constrain corporations or government agencies from using AI however they want. based Hypergiant Industries, a supplier of AI technologies.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 14, 2023

Consider, for example, a 2013 Massachusetts bill that tried to restrict the commercial use of data collected from K-12 students using services accessed via the internet. It turns out there is a natural opening for this technology: microlegislation. Training data is available. Political scientist Amy McKay coined the term.

Energy and Utilities 337

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The Canadian government ordered ByteDance to wind up TikTok Technology Canada, Inc. However, the government pointed out that Canadians can still access and use TikTok by choice, the use of a social media platform is a personal choice. s operations in Canada through the establishment of TikTok Technology Canada, Inc.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2020

Contact tracing technologies played an essential role in the containment of the pandemic in several countries, including South Korea, Singapore, Israel, and other nations. Datatilsynet is a Norwegian Government agency responsible for managing the Personal Data Act of 2000, concerning privacy concerns.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 30, 2023

DCAP incorporates the Data Access Governance ( DAG ) approach, aimed at controlling and managing access to unstructured data, along with additional tools for classifying the data and analyzing user actions. Data access control raises many questions not only among users but sometimes also among security professionals.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 9, 2020

Data collected by IoT devices will increasingly get ingested into cloud-centric networks where it will get crunched by virtual servers. And industry groups and government regulators are stepping up efforts to incentivize IoT device makers to embed security at the device level. There’s no stopping the Internet of Things now.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2021

The security breach took place on on May 14, and the institute discovered it only on May 31, then the research institute reported the incident to the government and launched an investigation. Early this month, researchers from Malwarebytes published a report on the Kimsuky APT’s operations aimed at South Korean government.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 17, 2025

Surveillance Tech in the News This section covers surveillance technology and methods in the news. Of course, personalized in this context means leveraging extensive amounts of data collected on people. More information on what sites this tool can pull from can be found on a Google Docs spreadsheet uploaded by 404media.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Internal Revenue Service website for months: Anyone seeking to create an account to view their tax records online would soon be required to provide biometric data to a private company in Virginia — ID.me. Super Bowl Sunday watchers are treated to no fewer than a half-dozen commercials for cryptocurrency investing.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2025

This article uses differential privacy in healthcare, finance, and government data analytics to explore the mathematical foundation, implementation strategies, and real-world applications of differential privacy. According to Erlingsson (2014), Google’s RAPPOR system collects user data while maintaining anonymity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 4, 2022

In simple words, online companies that have over one million users should go through a data processing activity taken up by Cyberspace Administration of China where it needs to submit details on how it collects, stores, uses, processes, transmits and discloses data to other governments when the need arises.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 7, 2024

The insurance industry is experiencing a significant transformation fuelled by the ubiquity of digital technologies. These regulations stress the fair treatment of customers, transparent sales practices, robust governance and consent. In addition, the burden on IT is reduced through centralised and automated user management processes.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 10, 2021

SOC Technology Failures?—?Do Most failed Security Operations Centers (SOCs) that I’ve seen have not failed due to a technology failure. Let’s stick to mostly technology focused failures. An astute reader will notice that in the list below, some of the purported technology failures are really process failures in disguise.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Global connectivity underpins the most basic functions of our society, such as logistics, government services and banking. Governments in many countries push for easier identification of Internet users to fight cybercrime, as well as “traditional” crime coordinated online.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Businesses at large would do well to model their data collection and security processes after what the IC refers to as the “intelligence cycle.” This cycle takes a holistic approach to detecting and deterring external threats and enforcing best-of-class data governance procedures. infrastructure from cyber attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Local government agencies remain acutely exposed to being hacked. However, at this moment in history, two particularly worrisome types of cyber attacks are cycling up and hitting local government entities hard: ransomware sieges and election tampering. That’s long been true.

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Usually I threat model specific systems or technologies where the answers are more crisp. What data is collected, how, and by whom? Those who want to run a 'welcoming city' and those who distrust government data collection can all ask how Seattle's new privacy program will help us.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2021

Chinese-language threat actors are targeting telecom companies, as part of a cyber espionage campaign tracked as ‘Operation Diànxùn,’ to steal sensitive data and trade secrets tied to 5G technology. Hackers behind these campaigns are targering people working in the telecom industry.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

The landscape of cybersecurity laws and regulations today is set to undergo significant changes, impacting businesses, government entities, and individuals alike. CISA encourages organizations to exchange information about cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and incidents to improve collective cybersecurity.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 14, 2024

Since 2020, several governments and organizations have banned, or considered banning, TikTok from their staff’s devices, but a complete ban of an internet app would be a first in the US. For example, TikTok has repeatedly claimed the Chinese government never demanded access to US data and that TikTok would not comply if it did.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to transform major sectors like healthcare, transportation, finance, and government over the coming years. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Continuous risk assessment and governance throughout the AI system lifecycle remains essential.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 16, 2023

The EU is attempting to provide guardrails on a technology that is still not well understood but does present a lot of concerns from a legal perspective," said Jordan Fischer, cyber attorney and partner at Constangy, who recently moderated a panel discussion on "The Future of Privacy and Cyber: AI, Quantum and Mind Readers" at SecureWorld Chicago.

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Centraleyes

MAY 23, 2024

What is Data Access Governance? 80% of digital organizations will fail because they don’t take a modern approach to data governance. Gartner) Data is widely recognized as the most valuable business asset. Data access governance is a subset of data governance.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 26, 2021

The Threat Report Portugal: Q4 2020 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from October to December, Q4, of 2020. Next, was Retail and Technology, as the most sectors affected in this season. The submissions were classified as either phishing or malware.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 1, 2021

UK’s top intelligence agency MI6 has made an astonishing revelation yesterday, saying that the Chinese intelligence has set up data and dept traps to conquer the entire world by conducting espionage and indulging in extortion tactics later. The post China setting up data traps says UK appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

With advancements in AI technologies like large language models (LLMs), mixed-reality systems, and multi-modal generative frameworks, the boundary between human and machine capabilities is increasingly blurred. Human-AI teaming redefines problem-solving by blending computational power with human intuition and creativity.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Nickel’s techniques vary, but in the end the group’s activity has only one objective, namely to implant stealthy malware for getting into networks, stealing data, and spying on government agencies, think tanks, and human rights organizations. A long list of IOCs can be found at the end of this write-up about Nickel by MSTIC.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 12, 2022

In my opinion, this approach will help make your SIEM operation more effective and will help you avoid some still-not-dead misconceptions about this technology. Mostly data collection. Data collection sounds conceptually simple, but operationally it is still very difficult for many organizations. LEFT OF SIEM.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) is a program and database used in the healthcare sector, particularly in maternal and child health, to collect, manage, and analyze health information for the purpose of improving patient outcomes and healthcare services. million people.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 10, 2024

Specifically, the settlement required that Tilting Point Media pay $500,000 in civil penalties, along with an expansive list of injunctive relief requiring the app developer to take affirmative steps to ensure it properly discloses its data collection, and, more importantly, obtains proper consent—including parental consent when required.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 22, 2024

On Monday, the computing giant unveiled a new line of PCs that integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to promise faster speeds, enhanced productivity, and a powerful data collection and search tool that screenshots a device’s activity—including password entry—every few seconds.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In particular, the need for smart technology that manages who can access what and when is at high demand within the healthcare industry. Data’s Lifetime Impact. The impact of valuable data isn’t lost on healthcare organizations, but the challenge they face is how to use data for future use.

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Nickel’s techniques vary, but in the end the group’s activity has only one objective, namely to implant stealthy malware for getting into networks, stealing data, and spying on government agencies, think tanks, and human rights organizations. A long list of IOCs can be found at the end of this write-up about Nickel by MSTIC.

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