Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

One notable incident occurred in March 2024, when a leading cloud services provider experienced a breach that compromised sensitive data across multiple clients. The breach was traced back to an unpatched vulnerability within their software, which hackers exploited to gain unauthorized access to the databases of numerous businesses.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

A shift from legacy, perimeter-focused network defenses to dynamic, interoperable defenses at the cloud edge, directed at ephemeral software connections, must fully play out. These emergent software and hardware advances will pave the way for factoring in quantum computers.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Protecting data, the driving force of modern businesses, will continue to be the primary focus of organizations throughout 2025. Here are our predictions for data security in 2025. has traditionally struggled to implement federal regulations concerning data privacy, often leaving this issue to be addressed state-by-state.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 4, 2022

There are rootkits, Trojans, worms, viruses, ransomware, phishing, identity theft, and social engineering to worry about. Install device, operating system, and software security updates as soon as they become available. Pay close attention to installation screens and license agreements when installing software.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing and Fraud Bad actors can defraud customers out of their money, financial details, and other sensitive data by using deception and social engineering. The growth of AI has led to security concerns, as 57% of respondents cite worries about what it means for their data privacy.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2023

For instance, to hack decentralized end-to-end encrypted data, a hacker must compromise multiple nodes on the storage network to gain access to the data. This radically changes the “economics” of hacking to all but eliminate the likelihoodof stealing user data. While Web2 is associated with sharing, Web3 emphasizes ownership.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

According to the Gartner Digital Markets 2023 Global Software Buying Trends report, “42% of buyers say security is the most important factor when planning investment in new software.” likely to purchase cybersecurity software solutions in the next 12 months.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Back in the early days of personal computing, perhaps one of the only real concerns was data loss from a drive failure. There are rootkits, Trojans, worms, viruses, ransomware, phishing, identity theft, and social engineering to worry about. Keep your operating system and installed software up to date. Security tips.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 11, 2023

With the ability to analyze large volumes of data in real-time, AI can help detect patterns and anomalies that indicate a potential attack, allowing for faster and more effective response times. AI can automate certain cybersecurity tasks, such as patch management and software updates. Concerns: AI can be vulnerable to attacks.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Reduce identity theft from phishing and other social engineering schemes. With MFA, a password alone is insufficient to grant access, so credential stuffing and brute force attacks are rendered useless. These require MFA use throughout subordinate enterprises. She has written for Bora , Venafi, Tripwire and many other sites.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Because of SolarWinds’ deep integration with other software solutions, organizations were forced to continue working with it despite knowing that a breach had occurred. Because it was impossible to recover the data, Target had to pay tens of millions in damages to affected customers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breaches).

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BH Consulting

MARCH 8, 2024

This meant, de facto , the Irish privacy regulator was responsible for overseeing the likes of Facebook/Meta, Twitter/X and many others. She also held the role at a time when the EU General Data Protection Regulation came into force, ushering in an increased public awareness of data privacy. presidents.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2025

Threat actors used AI tools to orchestrate highly convincing and scalable social engineering campaigns, making it easier to deceive users and infiltrate systems. This trend, among other AI-powered social engineering attacks, will amplify identity compromise, ransomware, and data exfiltration in 2025.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 6, 2022

The software supply chain is at the heart of those concerns, as continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) development methods create vulnerabilities exploited in attacks like those on SolarWinds and Kaseya. Along with China’s new data privacy law , companies can expect scrutiny of data uses and protection to continue to grow. .

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 4, 2024

Recent years have seen numerous major breaches originate from software supply chain compromises, such as the SolarWinds hack , and from vulnerabilities in vendor payroll or billing systems, such as the Change Healthcare breach. Infostealer attacks are on the rise, focusing on data collection rather than just hiding data behind encryption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 3, 2023

By: Daron Hartvigsen , Managing Director, StoneTurn and Luke Tenery , Partner, StoneTurn When insider threat or insider risk is discussed in a corporate context, often the relevant topics include misconduct , fraud, misuse, or even the idea that insiders can be unwitting accomplices to social engineering exploitation.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 11, 2020

Still, over time, they’ve been woven into baseline data security regulations far and wide. NIST specs are echoed in the data loss disclosure and data privacy laws that have cropped up in many U.S. states, for instance. Consumers’ burden For individual consumers, staying safe online has never been rocket science.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Individuals, small businesses, and enterprise organizations all rely on encryption to securely store and transfer sensitive data across wide-area networks (WAN) like the internet. Application developers managing sensitive user data must especially beware of increasing regulatory action surrounding data privacy.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

He added that while ransomware may have gotten the most attention and headlines, claims for standard privacy-related incidents, breaches, and more continue. Also read: Best Incident Response Tools and Software. Its Privacy Builder is a toolkit to develop and improve data privacy and security.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 20, 2023

Application vulnerability assessment: This type includes assessments of web applications, mobile apps, and other software platforms, looking for code vulnerabilities, unapplied patches, access management issues, and more. Social engineering methods include phishing , baiting, and tailgating.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We are subject to numerous laws and regulations designed to protect this information, such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the United Kingdom’s GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act (and its successor the California Privacy Rights Act that will go into effect on January 1, 2023), as well as various other U.S.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

SecureWorld recently hosted a panel discussion on the topic of insider threat featuring three guests: Phillip Curran, CISO and CPO for Cooper; Jordan Fischer, Cyber Attorney for Beckage; Billy VanCannon, Head of Product for Spirion; and Justin Turner, Associate Director of Cybersecurity and Data Privacy for Protiviti.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Protecting data, the driving force of modern businesses, will continue to be the primary focus of organizations throughout 2025. Here are our predictions for data security in 2025. has traditionally struggled to implement federal regulations concerning data privacy, often leaving this issue to be addressed state-by-state.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 31, 2024

Protect AI has acquired Laiyer AI, a provider of open source software used to protect LLMs from security threats. The post Protect AI Acquires Laiyer AI to Better Secure AI Models appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 20, 2021

Cape Privacy Encrypted learning privacy software 2018 New York, NY $25M. Open Raven Data security platform 2019 Los Angeles, CA $19.1M. Satori Data access cloud security 2019 Tel Aviv, Israel $5.3M. As mentioned in their presentation, socially engineered attacks are the most costly security threat at $2.1B

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Approachable Cyber Threats

AUGUST 2, 2021

It’s a harsh realization we are dealing with more by the day as social media, and a litany of applications and hosted software products invade our daily lives, and in the process, our privacy. social engineer a mobile provider employee to facilitate a SIM swap). Wait, is that the reality?”

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Making matters worse, the cameras employ facial recognition technology, which leads to questions as to whether an attacker could actually identify individuals caught on camera and then pursue them as targets for social engineering schemes or something even more nefarious. When surveillance leads to spying.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 5, 2024

Spackle attack: Chinese company takes over widely used free web service—almost 400,000 websites at risk. The post ‘Polyfill’ Supply Chain Threat: 4x Worse Than We Thought appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 2, 2024

Tim looks grim: 10 year old vulnerabilities in widely used dev tool include a CVSS 10.0 remote code execution bug. The post ‘Perfect 10’ Apple Supply Chain Bug — Millions of Apps at Risk of CocoaPods RCE appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2024

30,000 websites at risk: Check yours ASAP! 800 Million Ostriches Can’t Be Wrong.) The post WordPress Plugin Supply Chain Attack Gets Worse appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 1, 2024

Cyber threats like viruses, spyware, and ransomware constantly evolve, posing significant risks to personal data, privacy, and device functionality. Remember that attackers are cunning and use clever social engineering techniques to exploit human psychology and manipulate us into giving out confidential information.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 12, 2024

A hard-coded credential catastrophe: The analytics firm kept big companies’ secrets in an insecure AWS bucket. Government says victims include the “critical infrastructure sector.” The post Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

In addition, few companies can provide access to password management software or VPNs to protect their internet connection and credentials and maintain security on rogue Wi-Fi networks. Statistics also reveal that only 17% of small businesses encrypt their data, which is alarming.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 4, 2024

Snowflake, Inc. says NO, threatening legal action against those who say it was. But reports are coming in of several more massive leaks from other Snowflake customers. The post Was the Ticketmaster Leak Snowflake’s Fault? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 31, 2024

Cyber threats like viruses, spyware, and ransomware constantly evolve, posing significant risks to personal data, privacy, and device functionality. Remember that attackers are cunning and use clever social engineering techniques to exploit human psychology and manipulate us into giving out confidential information.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 12, 2024

Should’ve used MFA: $T loses yet more customer data—this time, from almost all of them. The post AT&T Says 110M Customers’ Data Leaked — Yep, it’s Snowflake Again appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Week B: Bugs begone! This month Redmond fixes 79 security flaws in Windows and other products The post Microsoft Fixes Four 0-Days — One Exploited for SIX YEARS appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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