Security Affairs

JULY 7, 2022

The report provides information about tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of the threat actors using the Maui ransomware along with indicators of compromise (IOCs) that were obtained by government experts during incident response activities and industry analysis of a Maui sample.

Healthcare 143

Healthcare Ransomware Encryption Government 143

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Navigating the Multicloud Maze: Insights from the Thales Data Threat Report, Healthcare Edition madhav Wed, 10/25/2023 - 04:39 In the ever-evolving landscape of data security, the healthcare industry stands at a critical juncture. However, while sensitive data is on the rise, encryption practices still have room for improvement.

Healthcare 71

Healthcare Threat Reports Encryption Ransomware 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Think about it – how much information are you sharing when you buy something online? Do you even think twice before you click the “Submit” button and send your personal information in an effort to quicklyget your online bargain?! product designs, proprietary software), financial information and legal documents (e.g. contracts).

Digital transformation 135

Digital transformation Data breaches Threat Reports Encryption 135

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

So, what are we doing about encryption?”. A spokesperson later added that this will focus on ensuring universal encryption of passport numbers. As seen in the recent Marriott breach, customers’ sensitive credit card information was encrypted, but their stored password numbers were not – posing a risk for potential identify theft.

Encryption 70

Encryption Digital transformation Data breaches Risk 70

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2020

In my family, we regularly ‘unplug’ and use the opportunity to discuss cyber awareness and topics such as the risks to our family information, how we can improve personal safety, and what are we doing to prevent identify theft. Whether it’s stored in a company’s own servers or the cloud – encryption must be used to protect sensitive data.

Encryption 130

Encryption Authentication Passwords CISO 130

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

According to the 2023 Thales Data Threat Report (DTR), 62% of global companies employ five or more key management solutions, contributing to IT complexity and operational challenges. This increased control over encryption keys is vital to data security, giving organizations more confidence in safeguarding sensitive information.

Encryption 139

Encryption Threat Reports Data breaches Risk 139

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Encryption, data sovereignty, multifactor authentication and website cookies are all vital ideas and technologies to keep consumers’ personal data safe – but research released this month reveals widespread confusion. Encryption What is encryption? It's about keeping your data under your home country's control and protection.

Security Awareness 129

Security Awareness Passwords Authentication Encryption 129

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 31, 2021

Key management – the processing, management and storage of keys for who can decrypt and access protected information – is an often-overlooked, and yet critical element of encryption. This lack of centralized control can jeopardize the integrity of encryption. Lack of visibility into security and encryption practices.

Encryption 126

Encryption Data breaches Cyber Attacks Risk 126

Security Affairs

JULY 23, 2022

.” In May 2021, threat actors infected the servers of the medical center in the District of Kansas. The Kansas hospital opted to pay approximately a $100,000 ransom in Bitcoin to receive a decryptor e recover the encrypted files. reads the advisory published by US authorties. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

Ransomware 145

Ransomware Healthcare Cryptocurrency Encryption 145

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 23, 2022

As the world is slowly returning to pre-pandemic conditions, the underlying trends that have always driven information security, such as new technologies, greater compliance mandates and more severe security incidents, continue to be significant change agents. The quantum computing threat. 2021 Report. 2022 Report.

Risk 126

Risk Encryption Ransomware Technology 126

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. The 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report found that all types of cyberattacks increased in 2021. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4

Backups 144

Backups Ransomware Malware Firewall 144

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 26, 2021

Even when banking organizations are upgrading security posture to safeguard sensitive financial information, hackers can steal the data intelligently by tying known vulnerabilities together, and making it turn out to be a potential attack. There are two ways to protect customers’ PAN, encryption and tokenization. Stolen credentials.

Retail 143

Retail Banking Big data Computers and Electronics 143

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 3, 2019

With more and more organizations embracing digital transformation and accelerating their pace to digitize every piece of information, they become increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyber-attacks and data breaches. In a nutshell, no matter it’s data-at-rest or data-in-motion , it should be encrypted regardless of its state.

Digital transformation 104

Digital transformation Encryption Data breaches Big data 104

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Keep your encryption keys to increase control of data you store and process in the cloud. According to the 2020 Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition : Nearly all (98%) of organizations surveyed have some data in the cloud. Mon, 12/07/2020 - 08:33. Half of all data is in the cloud. What is Google Cloud’s EKM?

Encryption 62

Encryption Engineering Threat Reports Risk 62

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 16, 2018

In fact, in June, a misconfigured database containing the sensitive personal information of 198 million American voters was left exposed online for nearly two weeks. According to our Global Data Threat Report , 45 percent of respondents will store sensitive data in SaaS environments this year, including cloud storage.

Encryption 91

Encryption Big data Backups Threat Reports 91

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

And, as more data is available for analytical purposes, more sensitive and private information is at risk. As The 2018 Thales Global Data Threat Report notes, “The top Big Data security issue is that sensitive data can be anywhere – and therefore everywhere – a concern expressed by 34% of global and U.S. respondents.”.

Big data 86

Big data Encryption Security Intelligence Data breaches 86

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 12, 2019

And as our 2019 Thales Data Threat Report – Europe Edition recently revealed, many of these businesses become extremely vulnerable during digital transformation, with those in Europe being no different. Encryption, encryption, encryption. The financial and reputational damage could prove to be severe.

Digital transformation 102

Digital transformation Cybersecurity Encryption Threat Reports 102

Webroot

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

According to our 2021 Webroot BrightCloud Threat Report , on average, 18.8% Antivirus software offers threat protection by securing all of your music files, photo galleries and important documents from being destroyed by malicious programs. Bad actors will always be hard at work trying to steal your personal information.

Antivirus 132

Antivirus Identity Theft Adware Internet 132

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 12, 2019

At the 2019 RSA Conference, Pure Storage and Thales introduced Vormetric Transparent Encryption for Efficient Storage – the IT and security industries’ first end-to-end data encryption framework that realizes storage array data reduction. Storage Costs of Encrypted Data.

Encryption 54

Encryption Media Technology Data breaches 54

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Encrypt "non-public" data both at rest and in motion or use effective alternative compensating controls for information at rest if approved by the CISO in writing. The feasibility of encryption and effectiveness of the compensating controls shall be reviewed by the CISO at least annually.

Financial Services 62

Financial Services Cybersecurity CISO Backups 62

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 22, 2023

Legal data or the information related to court cases now seems to have attracted the attention of cyber criminals as they have launched around 7 file encrypting malware attacks to siphon data from almost 13 laws firms across the world, in a span of just 3 months. But was disclosed to the world by the hackers.

Ransomware 95

Ransomware Backups Threat Reports Software 95

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 13, 2019

There’s a very tough question on the table that no one can afford to ignore: If more than half of global IT and security executives say they actively fear the exposure of payment card data and other personal identifiable information, why are 70% of them not deploying measures such as encryption to maintain security?

Threat Reports 115

Threat Reports Encryption Internet Internet 115

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The 2018 Thales Data Threat Report (DTR) has great information on Big Data use and security. We surveyed more than 1,200 senior security executives from around the world, and virtually all (99%) report they plan to use Big Data this year. Improved monitoring and reporting tools (36% global, 34% U.S.).

Big data 96

Big data Encryption Marketing Authentication 96

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2020

Data breaches are usually the result of stolen identity or IT configuration errors that allows access to unauthorized users, resulting in the loss of control of our most sensitive Personal Identifiable Information (PII) data about employees, customers, and partners. Encrypt all sensitive data. Understand the risks related to data.

Encryption 106

Encryption Data breaches Risk Authentication 106

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Avast explains that one of the biggest IoT security threats is the use of vulnerable devices to access organizations’ network and thus may gain access to sensitive information. Cyber attacks against the company aren’t the only relevant threat, however. IoT Protection is Key. Choose your partners wisely.

IoT 122

IoT Risk Energy and Utilities Healthcare 122

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

According to the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report – Retail Edition , nearly two thirds (62%) of U.S. retailers reported experiencing data breaches, with more than a third (37%) occurring in the past year. Retailers must encrypt everything — not just payment or customer preference data. The Perfect Storm. Everything.

Retail 89

Retail Digital transformation Data breaches Encryption 89

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Encrypt "non-public" data both at rest and in motion or use effective alternative compensating controls for information at rest if approved by the CISO in writing. The feasibility of encryption and effectiveness of the compensating controls shall be reviewed by the CISO at least annually.

Financial Services 72

Financial Services Cybersecurity CISO Backups 72

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

“Although FBI and CISA do not currently have any specific threat reporting indicating a cyberattack will occur over the upcoming Labor Day holiday, malicious cyber actors have launched serious ransomware attacks during other holidays and weekends in 2021.” ” reads the advisory published by CISA.

Ransomware 136

Ransomware Risk Encryption Passwords 136

The Last Watchdog

MAY 20, 2022

Whether you prioritize cybersecurity or not, cybercriminals will always prioritize (their own) profit, as the attacks described in our 2021 Threat Report prove. It’s worth noting that there are a few: •Cybersecurity breaches may originate from the vendor, putting the host company’s information at risk. Digital Transformation.

Marketing 247

Marketing Digital transformation Technology Cybersecurity 247

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

This file acts as downloader in the infection chain, using a series of hard-coded server addresses, It heavily rely on obfuscation and encryption to avoid the antimalware detection. Table 1: shade ransomware informations. Shade encrypts all the user files using an AES encryption scheme. References to an Oil-Gas company.

Ransomware 100

Ransomware Encryption Malware Advertising 100

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Another truth is that, based on the results of the our recently launched 2019 Thales Data Threat Report -Global Edition (our federal edition is coming soon), protecting DAR is the most effective way to protect sensitive data. Encrypt Everything? Where would an Agency even begin to encrypt all DAR? Is it possible?

Encryption 70

Encryption Threat Reports Marketing Government 70

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 18, 2018

As digital transformation takes hold, the retail industry is under siege from cyber criminals and nation states attempting to steal consumers’ personal information, credit card data and banking information. retailers are implementing encryption in the cloud today. Lines are now blurred between physical and digital experiences.

Retail 66

Retail Data breaches Digital transformation Big data 66

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 5, 2018

Healthcare’s IT evolution has brought numerous security challenges including regulations, the use of digitally transformative technologies that have created huge amounts of data to store and protect, and the extraordinary value of electronic personal health information (ePHI) to cybercriminals. Which brings me to my next point.

Healthcare 87

Healthcare Digital transformation Unstructured Data Encryption 87

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2019

As published in our recent Data Threat Report- Federal Edition , the rush puts sensitive data at risk because modernization efforts create new vulnerabilities with security measures being implemented after the fact. Insider threats are real. Take potential threats very seriously. Having the right ally is key.

Cybersecurity 97

Cybersecurity Digital transformation Threat Reports Data breaches 97

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2024

This new regulation ( EU 2022/2554 ) requires financial entities, and their critical Information and Communication Technology (ICT) suppliers, to implement contractual, organisational and technical measures to improve the level of digital operational resilience of the sector.

Financial Services 83

Financial Services Cybersecurity Encryption Risk 83

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

At the start of the year, Thales released the findings of its latest annual global Data Threat Report which found that, as businesses everywhere undergo a form of digital transformation, the risk of data breaches has reached an all-time high.

Mobile 66

Mobile Banking Digital transformation Manufacturing 66

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report reveals that system intrusion, phishing, and web app attacks are the predominant patterns that enable criminals to steal personal and financial information, including credit card data. Today, using Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) isn't just a luxury; it's a necessity.

Retail 83

Retail Cybersecurity Financial Services Mobile 83