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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission plans to update its six-year-old guidelines regarding data breach notification and cyber risk disclosure, Bank Info Security reports:
The agency has indicated that it expects to refine guidance around how businesses disclose cybersecurity risks to investors as well as require insider trading programs to include blackout rules in the event that a suspected data breach gets discovered.
“Unfortunately, in the reality that we live in now, cyber breaches are going to be increasingly common, and this is in part why the SEC is so fully focused on cybersecurity,” says Matt Rossi, a former assistant chief litigation counsel to the SEC who’s now an attorney specializing in securities litigation and enforcement as well as data privacy at global law firm Mayer Brown. “Chairman [Jay] Clayton said it’s one of the greatest risks to the financial system right now.”
There is great irony in the SEC’s announcement. Less than two weeks after the Equifax breach came to light in last fall, the agency disclosed that its EDGAR database, which is used to disseminate company news and data to investors, had been hacked – over a year prior.
Be that as it may, data privacy is at top of mind for consumers. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is about to become law in the European Union, and 2017 saw numerous high-profile incidents where breached organizations sat on their hands for extended periods of time before notifying potential victims.
Equifax Breach Incites Outrage from Congress, But No Action
The SEC’s guidelines are just that – guidelines, not legislation – and they apply only to publicly traded firms. While 48 states have data privacy laws on the books, and companies in certain industries are subject to industry-specific regulations or standards, such as HIPAA and PCI DSS, there is no federal data privacy or data breach notification law that applies across industries.
For the past several years, the U.S. government has been under increasing pressure to establish federal data breach notification regulations and address other data privacy issues. This pressure intensified after the Equifax breach was disclosed, and many privacy advocates hoped the incident would finally push Congress to act. Unfortunately, lawmakers’ initial public outrage over the Equifax breach quickly died down, and Congress’ focus shifted back to healthcare and tax reform.
Frustrated with the lack of progress in Washington, states have begun taking matters into their own hands. Last year, New York State passed a sweeping cyber security law that was heavily steeped in data governance and integrated risk management. Effective January 1, 2018, Maryland’s data breach notification law was amended to not only require companies to notify victims within 45 days of a data breach but also expand the definition of “personal information.”
Could We Ultimately See an “American GDPR”?
However, the lack of progress on a federal level doesn’t mean U.S. companies should assume that we will never see an “American version” of the GDPR on a federal level. The New York Times recently reported on businesses that do not accept cash as a form of payment. While these are isolated incidents, they are a sign of the rapid digitization of our society. Consumers are seeing more and more of their personal information being preserved for posterity in digital files kept by a dizzying array of government entities and private-sector organizations, with almost no control over where it goes or what happens to it. Even minors’ information is stored digitally, and children can easily become victims of identity theft.
Businesses, meanwhile, are struggling to stay abreast of an ever-changing compliance landscape complicated by the fact that while states have borders, ecommerce does not. This forces businesses that sell in multiple states to reconcile a confusing patchwork of regulations, some of which contradict each other. Depending on individual states to regulate data breach notification and data privacy is rapidly becoming untenable, and the federal government will eventually be forced to step in, as it did with HIPAA in the 1990s.
In the meantime, the best option for businesses is to adopt a data-centric, integrated risk management approach to ensure they have control of their data and are able to quickly adapt to changing regulations.
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There are many myths relating to cloud security which can deter users considering the advantages of cloud computing for their operations or research. This webinar will address these concerns and identify the opportunities that cloud services bring. Tim Rains is Amazon Web Services’ Regional Leader for Security and Compliance in Europe, Africa, and helps federal, regional and local governments understand the security requirements of cloud services.
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Sharing the same sentiment Thabile Nyaba, IRMSA President, mentioned that 2020 has brought about many surprises. “It has been a year of 20-plenty… this is a year for #riskactivism and our time to stand up and be heard. The world is changing, new technologies, operation models etc. are changing, so we need to change too, and be on top of our game. We need to understand our digital environment and technology, because risks are becoming intertwined and connected. We need to have the tools and knowledge to help us. We need to be influencers and leaders in our organisations, to survive, thrive and be resilient. The future of risk management is here.”
Herman Mashaba, Leader of ActionSA then went on to talk about the state of the country's politics, economy and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The pandemic has highlighted the gaps in South Africa… crime, corruption, inequality, political instability, economic pressures etc., and in enduring the hardships, we will overcome.”
A digitally enabled future
Spiros Fatouros, CEO of Marsh Africa said, “When we look at history books, we look at all the events that have shaped today. The recession, for example, and its ripple effect. History is repeating itself with the Covid-19 pandemic… trading doors closed, economies have been affected etc. And just like that, the shift happened… we all took it digital. We have had to adapt to the new normal. However, the question is, are we preparing or are we prepared for the next 10 years and the next black swan event?” “The digital era is here. It brings opportunity and challenges. Traditional firms, for example, are moving across to digital platforms to gain value and competitive advantage. However, they also realise that technology brings with it disruption and threats. Firms are asking questions in terms of strategy migration, value creation etc.,” added Fatouros.
“We need to transform and reimagine solutions amid this pandemic and try to navigate the future. Digital is no longer a choice; it is the new norm. Some have adapted well, others have struggled. As risk managers we need to ask ourselves questions. In terms of connectivity, are there synergies? How will the new and existing systems work together and how will they impact organisations? As risk managers we need to think of all the risks posed in the digital environment. We need to think of cyber attacks and the data that is at risk. The tech landscape is rapidly changing, are you flexible enough to keep up and adopt quickly enough to keep up with the trends? When was the last time you reviewed your business model? Have you thought of the next 10 years and if your models are suitable?” questioned Fatouros.
“Develop effective resilience, understand your capabilities and face future fears. Combine traditional techniques with new techniques and prepare for the future. Define risks and scenario plan to come up with a plausible map in this shifting world. Covid is merely a dress rehearsal… prepare for the next black swan event with a risk intelligent future,” concluded Fatouros.
Creating a resilient business model
In overcoming the hardships and challenges by creating a resilient business model, Nadine Rix National, Risk Officer at BDO, said “Organisations that are resilient are able to learn from their mistakes. Leadership capability is important. The characteristics of resilience are a sense of control, being goal orientated, problem solving, connection, asking for help and having the survivor mentality. These characteristics represent business resilience. Make sure data, systems and processes are in place, and more importantly, ensure trust within the organisation for individual resilience. An organisation’s people are important.”
On another important note, inter-generational leadership is important for organisational continuity and resilience. Nicola Comninos, Group CRO at JSE said, “Organisations are struggling at the moment to adapt to the new way of working as the majority of management is Baby boomers. So, the way of working is so different to what they were used to, and then we have Millennials and different generations. There are different BREAK dynamics to think about in leading different generations. Is your organisation ready for generation Alpha and Beta? Which generation are you part of? Does your organisation pay enough attention to inter-generational leadership?”
Junita Van Der Colff, Owner and Managing Director Protean Group said, “We have so much uncertainty, but we have the ability to respond with speed and agility to bounce back and thrive. Speed of decision making, and execution, are key.” “So, why the focus on resilience now? Because tech innovation has come to the scene. With that comes risk and opportunity. We’ve seen a change in behavior (e.g instant access, instant results, change in expectations etc). Keeping pace from a people point of view (e.g. skills gaps, skills relevance etc), how are we dealing with this? There is a changing environment (cyber incidents, interconnectedness etc). There is also the issue of system complexity (data management, third parties, cross border dependencies etc). So, anticipate, withstand, respond and recover.” “Accelerated decision making, breaking down silos, understanding and reinventing core processes and redeploying talent is part of agility,” added Van Der Colff.
So, what should future business models do? Mellony Ramalho, Sales and Marketing Director LexisNexis South Africa said, “Get the balancing act right. Enhanced digital capabilities are key for the future.” | https://www.fanews.co.za/article/risk-management/32/general/1218/it-has-been-a-year-of-20-plenty/30427 |
Video surveillance has been used for security applications since the 1940s and has evolved from analog cameras to IP-based systems that can include analytics and machine-learning capabilities. The rapid growth of networked surveillance, along with the evolution of Internet, cloud and mobile applications, as well as improvements in image quality, have vastly expanded video’s ability to deter and detect criminal activity and to provide evidence used to solve crimes and find missing persons.
Emerging analytics technologies add to video’s functionalities, with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered systems, for example, able to recognize humans, vehicles, objects and events, then generate alarms that allow users to respond quickly to potential threats. This automation can help to reduce human error resulting from surveillance fatigue, improving alarm accuracy and response. (Privacy guidance specifically related to the use of analytics will be addressed in a future update to this document.)
Given the nature of video surveillance, concerns about potential misuse and invasions of privacy are understandable, and there have, unfortunately, been cases in which a lack of proper controls has led to privacy violations. The Security Industry Association (SIA) Data Privacy Advisory Board has produced this Code of Practice for Video Surveillance (“Code”) based on common privacy and security principles to provide manufacturers, integrators and end users with guidance that can be used to inform their development of sound policies and practices that mitigate privacy risks while leveraging the power of video technology.
End users are the surveillance system data controllers (in privacy terms). They establish the purpose and justification for the surveillance system as well as its operational scope. When hiring a third-party services provider, the end user should take reasonable steps to ensure that the provider follows all applicable data privacy laws, regulations and best practices and meets the same standards when handling data that the end user has in place for itself. The end user, as data controller, retains the ultimate responsibility to protect sensitive information and respect privacy and should not solely rely on third-party service providers for compliance.
Transparency is a priority, especially regarding the identification of the owner or processor of the data, as it enhances trust. End users must be aware of requirements in jurisdictions in which they operate, because, in many places, there are transparency and notice mandates concerning such information as who is conducting the surveillance, the level of surveillance being conducted, and the risk involved.
Privacy risk factors vary depending on the end user’s system and its interactions with individuals. A risk assessment is crucial to determine areas of concern. This assessment should look at the use of video surveillance across the organization and consider business, operational, legal, technical and social aspects. It should begin by addressing the most basic questions, such as identifying the purpose of the surveillance, who or what is being surveilled, and what the justification is.
The following is a non-exhaustive set of questions that operators in several sectors can use to begin to determine potential privacy risks. Security system operators are the systems administrators for the data controllers who authorized the surveillance.
This Code of Practice is based on core privacy and security principles as they apply to the manufacture, deployment and use of video surveillance systems. As with any technology-based security system and the products developed for such systems, conducting a privacy impact assessment (PIA) can establish a baseline for appropriate privacy practices. This begins with the design phase and continues through to deployment and use.
A PIA analyzes how information is collected, used, shared, maintained and retained and identifies the operational requirements. (These requirements extend beyond compliance as they also drive governance and resulting policy.) Further, a PIA can identify areas in which privacy violations would occur if surveillance were used, with some obvious cases being surveillance in a restroom and inadvertent capture of identity and payment cards. One should also be aware of the integration of video surveillance with identity management and physical access control systems.
In addition to conducting a PIA, implementing the following principles can further improve the privacy practices of manufacturers, integrators and end users. | https://www.securityindustry.org/report/data-privacy-code-of-practice-video-surveillance/ |
The reason that you might feel compelled to take this step is that a party which is able to see your traffic into and out of Tor could still identify you. The thinking is that the parties who wish to interfere with your privacy could be compelled to run Tor bridges, relays and exit nodes. If traffic from your IP address could be matched to requests coming from the Tor exit node then you could, effectively, be identified.
Some people hold that using a VPN to access Tor does not improve your anonymousness. I am not among them. In particular, you will find that IPVanish offers VPN service for under $7 per month and is popular among users of the Tor network. Which means that in addition to the fact that IPVanish is not logging your traffic, there’s an excellent chance that other users are going from IPVanish into Tor, helping to reduce the uniqueness of your traffic.
By the way, I’d suggest poking around the web a little bit. While their prices are already great you can find some even deeper discounts: https://signup.ipvanish.com/?aff=vpnfan-promo
IPVanish’s site offers instructions for installing the VPN in Ubuntu so we’re going to take a look at using IPVanish in Kali — including an interesting and unanticipated snag (and, of course, how to fix it).
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And this is where I had anticipated the installation instructions would end.
I just wanted to check a few more things. And I would love to tell you that it was simply my thoroughness and unbridled CLI-fu that led to discover that I was still making ipv6 connections outside of the VPN. Seems that it wasn’t noticed by the test at IPVanish because they deal only in ipv4. I was able to prove my ipv6 address and geolocation by using: http://whatismyipaddress.com/
Further, we can establish that the test at IPVanish is not ipv6-compatible with a quick test.
The easy fix here is to disable ipv6 locally. It is plausible that this could cause unintended consequences and, to be thorough, it would be best to handle your VPN at the firewall. Having support for OpenVPN, you’ll be able to get this running with a huge variety of routing/firewall solutions. You can grab any number of tiny computers and build a professional-quality firewall solution with something like pfSense. Maybe we’ll take a look at getting that configured in a future post.
But, for now, let’s shut down ipv6 in a way that doesn’t involve any grandiose hand-waving magic (i.e., unexplained commands which probably should work) and then test to get confidence in our results.
Let’s use sysctl to find our ipv6 kernel bits and turn them off. Then we’ll load our configuration changes. As a safety, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to look in /etc/sysctl.conf to verify that there aren’t any ipv6 configs in there.
Recently I decided that I wanted my blog to be available inside of the Deep, Dark Onion (Tor).
First time around, I set up a proxy that I modified to access only the clear web version of the blog and to avail that inside Tor as a ‘hidden service’.
My blog is hosted on equipment provided by the kind folk at insomnia247.nl and I found that, within a week or so, the address of my proxy was blocked. It’s safe for us to assume that it was simply because of the outrageous popularity it received inside Tor.
By “safe for us to assume” I mean that it is highly probable that no significant harm would come from making that assumption. It would not be a correct assumption, though.
What’s more true is that within Tor things are pretty durn anonymous. Your logs will show Tor traffic coming from 127.0.0.1 only. This is a great situation for parties that would like to scan sites repeatedly looking for vulnerabilities — because you can’t block them. They can scan your site over and over and over. And the more features you have (e.g., comments, searches, any form of user input), the more attack vectors are plausible.
So why not scan endlessly? They do. Every minute of every hour.
Since insomnia247 is a provider of free shells, it is incredibly reasonable that they don’t want to take the hit for that volume of traffic. They’re providing this service to untold numbers of other users, blogs and projects.
For that reason, I decided to set up a dedicated mirror.
Works like this: my blog lives here. I have a machine at home which uses rsync to make a local copy of this blog. Immediately thereafter it rsyncs any newly gotten data up to the mirror in onionland.
After consideration, I realized that this was also a better choice just in case there is something exploitable in my blog. Instead of even risking the possibility that an attacker could get access to insomnia247, they can only get to my completely disposable VPS which has hardly anything on it except this blog and a few scripts to which I’ve already opened the source code.
I’ve not finished combing through but I’ve taken efforts to ensure it doesn’t link back to clear web. To be clear, there’s nothing inherently wrong with that. Tor users will only appear as the IP address of their exit node and should still remain anonymous. To me, it’s just onion etiquette. You let the end-user decide when they want to step outside.
To that end, the Tor mirror does not have the buttons to share to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus.
That being said, if you’re a lurker of those Internet back-alleys then you can find the mirror at: http://aacnshdurq6ihmcs.onion
While the overall telos of this blog is to, generally speaking, convey code snippets and inspire the personal projects of others, today we’re going to do something a smidgeon different.
This will be a layman’s look at varied dimensions of information security from a comfortable distance. Over the years, I’ve secured servers, operating systems, medical data, networks, communications and I’ve unsecured many of these same things. The topics are too sprawling to be covered in a quick summary — but let’s find a point of entry.
Those of us who are passionate about information security are well aware of how daunting is the situation. For newcomers, it sometimes seems rather impossible. Pick any subject and there are probably well-informed and convincing experts in diametric equidistance from any “happy medium”.
Let’s imagine that (like most of us) you don’t have anything spectacular to protect. However, you dislike the idea of our ever-dissolving privacy. Therefore you want to encrypt communications. Maybe you begin to use Signal. However, there are criticisms that there is a “backdoor” (there is not). Further, there are accusations that open source projects are coded by those who can’t get real jobs. Conversely, open source projects are widely open for peer review. If it worries one enough they are free to review code themselves.
PGP can encrypt content but concerns surround algorithmic selections. Some are worried about metadata crumbs. Of course, there’s nothing preventing the frequent switching of keys and email addresses. You could use BitMessage, any number of chat solutions or drop at paste bins.
Let’s leave those concerns aside for when you’ve figured out what you’re intending to protect. These arguments surround any subject in information security and we’re not going to investigate them on a case by case basis. Least, not in this post.
At the coarsest granularity, the question is analogous to the practicality of locking your doors or sealing your post envelopes. Should I take measures toward privacy?
My opinion is rather predictable: of course you should!
There’s a very pragmatic explanation. If there ever comes a day when you should like to communicate privately, that’s a terrible time to start learning.
Take the easy road and start using some of the myriad tools and services available.
Should you decide to take InfoSec seriously, you’ll need to define a threat model.
That is: What am I protecting? From whom am I protecting? (e.g. what are probable attack vectors?)
That’s where you need to make choices about trusting products, protocols, methods, algorithms, companies, servers, et cet. Those are all exciting subjects to explore but all too often brushing up against them can be exasperating and cause premature burn-out.
That in mind, let’s employ the philosophy that any effort toward security is better than none and take a look at a few points where one might get wetted-toes.
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The project, honestly, was going swimmingly when derailed by the goings-on of life.
One of the interesting components of the project was, of course, choosing crypto implementations. There are know shortcomings to handling it in JS but that’s still the most convenient for some users. Outside of the browser, server-side, you had all the same questions about which solution was best. Which protocol(s) should be available?
Well, I’ve just learned about a project which I would have loved to have available back then. Project Wycheproof can help you test your crypto solutions against known problems and attacks. Featuring 80 tests probing at 40 known bugs, here’s a snip from the introduction:
Seems I’ve always just a few more things going on than I can comfortably handle. One of those is an innocent little server holding the beginnings of a new project.
If you expose a server to the Internet, very quickly your ports are getting scanned and tested. If you’ve an SSH server, there are going to be attempts to login as ‘root’ which is why it is ubiquitously advised that you disable root login. Also why many advise against allowing passwords at all.
We could talk for days about improvements; it’s usually not difficult to introduce some form of two-factor authentication (2FA) for sensitive points of entry such as SSH. You can install monitoring software like Logwatch which can summarize important points from your logs, such as: who has logged via SSH, how many times root was used, etc.
DenyHosts and Fail2ban are very great ways to secure things, according to your needs.
DenyHosts works primarily with SSH and asks very little from you in way of configuration, especially if you’re using a package manager to install a version that is configured for the distribution on which you’re working. If you’re installing from source you may need to find where are your SSH logs (e.g., /var/log/secure, /var/log/auth.log). It’s extremely easy to set up DenyHosts to synchronize so that you’re automatically blocking widely-known offenders whether or not they’re after your server.
In contrast, Fail2ban is going to take more work to get set up. However, it is extremely configurable and works with any log file you point it toward which means that it can watch anything (e.g., FTP, web traffic, mail traffic). You define your own jails which means you can ban problematic IP addresses according to preference. Ban bad HTTP attempts from HTTP only or stick their noses in the virtual corner and don’t accept any traffic from them until they’ve served their time-out by completely disallowing their traffic. You can even use Fail2ban to scan its own logs, so repeating offenders can be locked out for longer.
Today we’re going to assume that you’ve a new server that shouldn’t be seeing any traffic except from you and any others involved in the project. In that case, you probably want to block traffic pretty aggressively. If you’ve physical access to the server (or the ability to work with staff at the datacenter) then it’s better to err in the direction of accidentally blocking good guys than trying to be overly fault-tolerant.
The server we’re working on today is a Debian Wheezy system. It has become a common misconception that Ubuntu and Debian are, intents and purposes, interchangeable. They’re similar in many respects and Ubuntu is great preparation for using Debian but they are not the same. The differences, I think, won’t matter for this exercise but I am unsure because this was written using Wheezy.
Several minutes after bringing my new server online, I started seeing noise in the logs. I was still getting set up and really didn’t want to stop and take protective measures but there’s no point in securing a server after its been compromised. The default Fail2ban configuration was too forgiving for my use. It was scanning for 10 minutes and banning for 10 minutes. Since only a few people should be accessing this server, there’s no reason for anyone to be trying a different password every 15 minutes (for hours).
I found a ‘close-enough’ script and modified it. Here, we’ll deal with a simplified version.
That gives us some great, utterly unforgiving, blockage. Looking at the IP addresses attempting to pry, I noticed that most of them were on at least one of the popular block-lists.
So let’s make use of some of those block-lists! I found a program intended to apply those lists locally but, of course, it didn’t work for me. Here’s a similar program; this one will use ipset for managing the block-list though only minor changes would be needed to use iptables as above:
If you want to set your system to use a specific editor, you can set $EDITOR=vi and then you’re going to learn that some programs expect the configuration to be set in $VISUAL and you’ll need to change it there too.
In a similar way, many things were using the en_US.UTF-8 set in LANG, but other things were looking to LANGUAGE and determining that I wanted Chinese.
Having identified the problem, the fix was simple. Firstly, I just changed it in my local environment:
In this writer’s opinion, it is vitally important that we take reasonable measures now to help insure anonymity, lest we create a situation where privacy no longer exists, and the simple want of, becomes suspicious.
Here’s how to configure your browser to automatically use a search engine that respects your privacy.
Click “Manage search engines…”
At the bottom of the “Search Engines” dialog, click in the “Add a new search engine” field.
In “When Firefox Starts” dropdown, select “Show my home page”.
Enter https://ixquick.com/eng/ in the “Home Page” text field.
Click one of the English options here.
Check box for “Start using it right away.”
You are now one step closer to not having every motion on the Internet recorded.
This is a relatively small measure, though. You can improve your resistance to prying eyes (e.g., browser fingerprinting) by using the Torbrowser Bundle, or even better, Tails, and routing your web usage through Tor, i2p, or FreeNet. | http://j0rg3.insomnia247.nl/weblog?-tags=free%20shell,Blacklist,WordPress%0D,terminal,Logwatch,Cryptography,TorBrowser |
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The first and foremost issue to look out for as if the website that you are using is normally authentic. OkCupid and eHarmony both have lots of members but unfortunately not the members had been verified. Therefore anyone who informs you that they are a member of these internet dating sites are probably certainly not. In order to check if the person is usually authentic, you can go to the contact these people section of their very own profile and see if they are listed there. If they happen to be then they are a member of the two eHarmony and Okcupid.
Up coming you must ensure that you are recorded the same webpage as your particular date as far as what you’re looking for and what you anticipate. A lot of people prefer to get a little wild in terms of dating and several people should let items get a little out of hand. For instance , if you’ve agreed to have sex/oral sex/ webcam/or webcam sex once then simply don’t expect to hear that from your particular date every time you meet. Furthermore if you’ve opted for a butt call, consequently don’t expect to hear that every time you talk to your night out.
Another thing that can help you place a untrue date internet is to ensure you know what each part of your relationship is referred to as. If you as well as your date own agreed to get together at a bar or restaurant therefore you both realize that you should be pay for whatever you are consuming then it’s best to call this kind of meeting up a “bouquet” meeting. In the event the two of you aren’t on the same site with regards to what their relationship is named then it’s best to just call it a date. Likewise, if you’re using a free online dating service just like occupied or perhaps eharmony to get a date then you can want in order to avoid using sayings such as time, relationship, and flirting with all your date unless of course they ask you to do so. In case your date is certainly using a free online dating web page then ensure that you’ve browse the terms and conditions and that your actions fall inside the guidelines of what it means to become a date.
You’ll want to be aware that the dating sites operate the term “romance” to describe all their services. If you wish to be on the safe side and not end up getting spammed afterward make sure that you just use text such as online dating or relationship. The word “flirt” is often employed as an umbrella term for everybody types of sexual activities.
The final point that you’ll want to consider is any of profiles that sound or seem like they’re scripted. A large number of online dating sites is going to tell you the fact that the people on their lists are all “genuine” and it’s all a big joke. However, this isn’t generally the case of course, if someone appears too good to be authentic or seems like they emerged right out of a movie then they probably will be. Poof, at this time there goes the perfect new person and your account were simply a waste of time. Be sure to double check any kind of emails provided for you or perhaps read any kind of profiles prior to you reply to any information or become a member of any internet dating sites. | https://globalteleclinics.com/dating-online-safety-tips-for-your-new/ |
A callback phishing attack usually starts with the victim receiving an email. It will typically say that their payment is due for a subscription service or that they’ve already been charged.
That will confuse or anger the recipient, pushing them to call the number stated in the email. A threat actor will take their call and pretend to help them cancel the fake subscription. The victim doesn’t know they are installing malware on their computer by following the steps. That gives the threat actor access to their sensitive information.
believable. But there are still telltale signs that set them apart from regular emails. Be wary of emails from “egitimate” companies that don’t have a business email address. Most trustworthy companies will invest in a branded email address.
Other signs you should watch out for are spelling and grammatical errors. No legitimate company would send out unprofessional-sounding emails to their valued customers. Also, be suspicious of emails that give you a short timeframe to complete a task (e.g., saying you only have a couple of hours to make a payment).
As a general rule of thumb, be careful of emails that involve money or ask for login credentials. Consider it even more suspicious if the email lacks information except for a “customer service” number.
Tighten Your Email Security
No matter how careful you are of callback phishing emails, it never hurts to have extra security. An email security solution is one of the best ways to protect your organization.
These robust tools can identify and block phishing, spoofing, and other email scams. They also prevent malware installation on your computer and alert you of suspicious activity. There are various email suites on the market. Choose one that best fits your budget and security needs.
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A mobile banking malware called ‘EventBot’ which steals personal financial information may affect Android phone users in India, CERT-In has said in a latest advisory.
The Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) is the federal cyber-security agency to combat cyber attacks and guard the Indian cyber space.
The national cybersecurity agency said that it has been observed that a new Android mobile malware named EventBot is spreading.
The ‘EventBot’ is a Trojan, a malware that cheats the victim to secretly attack its computer or phone-operating system.
It also said, ‘EventBot’ targets over 200 different financial applications, including banking applications, money-transfer services, and cryptocurrency wallets, or financial applications based in the US and Europe region at the moment but some of their services may affect Indian users as well.
According to CERT-In, the virus largely targets financial applications like Paypal Business, Revolut, Barclays, UniCredit, CapitalOne UK, HSBC UK, TransferWise, Coinbase, paysafecard etc.
Why is This Malware a Threat?
The CERT-In has issued a caution, saying the Trojan virus may ‘masquerade as a legitimate application such as Microsoft Word, Adobe Flash, and others using third-party application downloading sites to infiltrate into victim devices’.
The agency said while ‘EventBot’ has not been seen on Google Play Store till now, it can ‘masquerade’ as a genuine mobile phone application.
The CERT-In advisory said, “It is a mobile-banking Trojan and info-stealer that abuses Android”s in-built accessibility features to steal user data from financial applications, read user SMS messages and intercept SMS messages, allowing malware to bypass two-factor authentication.”
The advisory explained, “Once installed on victim”s Android device, it asks permissions such as controlling system alerts, reading external storage content, installing additional packages, accessing Internet, whitelisting it to ignore battery optimisation, prevent processor from sleeping or dimming the screen, auto-initiate upon reboot, receive and read SMS messages, and continue running and accessing data in the background.”
Furthermore, the virus prompts the users to give access to their device accessibility services. It can also retrieve notifications about other installed applications and read contents of other applications.
The advisory claims that over time, it can also read Lock Screen and in-app PIN that can give attackers more privileged access over victim devices.
Users are advised to use device encryption or encrypting external SD card features available with most of the Android operating system.
Avoid using unsecured, unknown Wi-Fi networks and for prior conforming of a banking/financial app from the source organisation.
Make sure you have a strong Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered mobile antivirus installed to detect and block this kind of tricky malware if it ever makes its way onto your system. | https://trak.in/tags/business/2020/05/15/govt-issues-warning-against-mobile-banking-malware-eventbot-it-can-steal-your-money/ |
An Web Security Inspector or ISP will be employed by a major firm to carry out a lot of duties. A few of these duties might embrace verifying the id of an individual utilizing the Web, checking for viruses, and performing an IP deal with check. IP addresses are distinctive identifiers that establish each pc in a community.
While some individuals assume that their IP address is a standard, shared IP deal with, it’s not. It is a singular handle that is just assigned to a single computer in the network. It’s given to all computers and units that connect with the internet via the identical company. The provider assigns every user a person IP handle.
When a customer checks out of a lodge or motel, they depart a path of clues that will help an IP inspector to trace again to their IP deal with. Even when the computer is turned off and unplugged, it leaves a path of information that can be collected. A network service (Web Service Supplier) will keep detailed records on an individual’s IP handle.
An IP Safety Inspector makes use of this data to research a community that has been penetrated by a virus. It can be used to monitor the safety of a house or enterprise community. There are various kinds of viruses that could cause havoc on a computer system.
A virus will often be difficult to take away once it has entered a computer, except the proprietor takes the initiative to manually remove it. Not all viruses might be eliminated manually. A lot of viruses require a selected program to be put in on the computer to repair the issue. These viruses are usually not at all times removed with a common antivirus program, because most anti-virus applications can’t be modified to take away the virus from the pc.
A virus that is not removeable could cause lots of issues for a network if it is not detected in time. Most viruses will display a display screen of warnings such as the “scan now” after which proceed to try to infect other computer systems on the network. If a pc is infected with a virus, it is necessary to immediately remove the virus.
An Web Security Inspector ought to take the following steps to remove the virus. First, the IP inspector will contact the ISP to tell them that the computer has been contaminated with a virus. Then, the IP inspector will take the infected pc to an area Laptop repair retailer to have the computer repaired.
Once the Laptop repair retailer has examined the pc, they’ll begin engaged on the pc. The Computer restore store will attempt to restore the pc in order that it can be restored to normal functionality. After the pc has been restored to regular operate, the virus might be eliminated.
Viruses can typically harm a pc past restore. A virus may cause a pc to crash or have the pc to cease to perform in any respect. The only approach to restore a Laptop that has been damaged by a virus is to pay the technician to re-install the operating system and then to reinstall the virus-eradicating applications that have been installed on the pc. As a result of viruses are sometimes required by certain companies to protect their networks, they’ll generally be tough to take away.
Before employing an IP inspector, the corporate that provides Internet security providers should run a virus scan on the system. These scans are important because they will help decide if there is a virus that may very well be affecting the system. The IP inspector will then have the ability to find and remove the virus that is being liable for the issues on the system.
After the virus has been eliminated, the IP inspector will contact the community administrator and let them know that a virus is on the system. After confirming that the virus is eliminated, the ISP will review the pc for any potential future threats. If the menace does not appear to be a reputable risk, then the IP inspector will inform the network administrator that the virus has been eliminated.
Internet security is a major responsibility of an ISP. If the ISP offers the appropriate instruments to the client that can protect their community, then the protection shall be efficient. A community that is protected with a top quality firewall and anti-virus program is one that may be trusted.
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Micro Focus has introduced a new way of centralising policy-driven controls for IT security administrators, bringing endpoint privacy and security into a single solution.
The solution, called Voltage SmartCipher, was created to provide secure collaboration and to simplify unstructured data protection and management.
According to Micro Focus, the exponential growth of sensitive files represents the biggest challenge that information security professionals face.
By 2025 it is expected that unstructured data will account for up to 80 per cent of the global data volume that will reach 163 zetabytes, ten times more than in 2016.
In order to attain insights from this growing data set without exposing the organisation to unnecessary risk, organisations must discover and classify files containing sensitive data. By proactively flagging this information, both internal and external users will be able to more effectively share files across multiple platforms in accordance with security and privacy requirements.
Voltage SmartCipher transparently works with any data type, including on-premises or cloud offerings, letting organisations safely leverage information for business value while also protecting the privacy of this unstructured data.
“Whether complying with privacy regulations, such as GDPR or the newly-enacted CCPA, or extending data privacy during collaboration in the cloud for consistency, Voltage SmartCipher and the Micro Focus portfolio protect sensitive data with granular privacy controls for users, applications, and data to reduce privacy breach risk,” says Micro Focus vice president of security, risk & governance solutions, Tony de la Lama.
“The introduction of Voltage SmartCipher to the market means customers and organisations can now rely on a single, truly transparent solution that comprehensively manages and secures information, detects and responds to data breaches, and enforces identity and access controls.”
Voltage SmartCipher features include:
- Secure collaboration across environments – Voltage SmartCipher’s patented Transparent File Encryption technology embeds access and protection policy around individual files and the data contained within to prevent unauthorised access to content or policy.
- Increase visibility and control with centralised policy management – Enables increased visibility and control over sensitive files with centralised access and use policy managed centrally and enforced locally at a file level. New policies can be dynamically implemented and synchronised with files on endpoints or collaboration platforms.
- Improve and accelerate compliance audits with real-time monitoring, discovery, and classification – Featuring built-in file usage monitoring and alerting that lets enterprises determine when, where, and how individual files are accessed and altered, and by whom, to provide broad control and protection over unstructured data.
- Seamless, non-disruptive implementation – Voltage SmartCipher may be implemented in stages, according to the needs of enterprises, letting administrators map file location and roll-out file protection without disruption.
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Deloittes have produced a video to illustrate how you can be hit by cyber attack. In a style reminiscent of the BBC series 'Spooks' in just 300 seconds it shows the principle steps in an attack and the measures that can embedded to protect organizations.
You can see more from Deloittes at http://www.cybersecurityevolved.com
This is the third Cost of Cyber Crime study from the Ponemon Institute, sponsored by HP Enterprise Security. This years study has a distinctly international flavour with nearly 200 organizations across various industry sectors being represented. Cyber attacks generally refer to criminal activity conducted via the Internet.
The attacks featured include stealing an organization’s intellectual property, confiscating online bank accounts, creating and distributing viruses on other computers, posting confidential business information on the Internet and disrupting a country’s critical national infrastructure. Consistent with the previous two studies, the loss or misuse of information is the most significant consequence of a cyber attack. Based on these findings, organizations need to be more vigilant in protecting their most sensitive and confidential information. | http://cyberriskinsuranceforum.com/content/cyber-security-evolved-video-deloittes |
The cyberworld did see some sunshine this week in the otherwise mostly gloomy environment. Although it is not much, it definitely is a path leading to better security measures for organizations and individuals alike.
Google security experts open-sourced a fuzzing tool, named Atheris, to help developers find security vulnerabilities and patch them before attackers abuse them. The tool supports Python 2.7, 3.3+, and native extensions created with CPython.
Apple, Cloudflare, and Fastly codesigned a new DNS benchmark to deal with privacy issues faced by DNS. The new standard would separate IP addresses from queries to mask requests and make it harder for attackers to track users online.
Australia’s National Intelligence Community is planning on building a highly-secure private community cloud service that would be able to protect classified data, including top secrets. The project is led by the Office of National Intelligence, Australia’s top intelligence agency, which has issued call for expressions of interest.
The Bad
Even with all the positive developments in cybersecurity, there will always be some bad to dampen moods and efforts. Hackers are still leeching off of weaknesses in systems and institutions to pilfer away data or bring chaos. This week witnessed SQL databases on sale, severe attacks on several big firms, and also, more COVID-19 related attacks. Cybercriminals are getting more sophisticated with their tactics and techniques, which has become a major cause for headaches.
More than 250,000 databases have been compromised due to an ongoing ransomware attack that abused weak credentials on MySQL servers. The campaign was launched in January and to date, 83,000 victims have been targeted.
An ongoing malware campaign is hitting the internet with malware that disrupts the security of web browsers, adds malicious extensions, and makes changes to victims’ systems. The malware, dubbed Adrozek, has been launched against Google, Yandex, Edge, and Firefox.
Hackers made off with 113,000 voters’ personal information from online voter registration services in Alaska. The data consisted of names, dates of birth, driving licenses, party affiliations, last four digits of their social security numbers, and mailing addresses.
The Netherlands-based staffing agency Randstad was hit by a cyberattack using the Egregor ransomware and its IT services were breached. The hackers published some internal corporate data, including financial reports and legal documents, in an extortion attempt.
Embraer, the third-largest airplane maker in the world, was hit by a ransomware attack last month. However, the RansomExx operators released some of the firm’s files on their data leak site after the latter refused to pay the ransom.
Electronics giant Foxconn underwent a ransomware attack, in which the attackers stole unencrypted files and subsequently, encrypted them. The attack was conducted by the DoppelPaymer ransomware gang who published the stolen data on its leak site.
FireEye announced that it was hacked, allegedly, by Russian hackers. The firm stated that the attackers had used “novel tools” to evade security tools and forensics. The hackers made off with red team tools that imitate the most sophisticated hacking tools.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) was targeted in a cyberattack, in which documents associated with the vaccine development had been accessed. Pfizer and BioNTech stated that the personal details of trial participants were not stolen and the attack would not have any adverse effect on the timeline.
APT28, a Russia-linked cyberespionage gang, has been unveiled leveraging COVID-19 phishing lures to disseminate the Go version of its Zebrocy malware. The lure was spread as a part of a Virtual Hard Disk file that can be accessed only by Windows 10 users.
New Threats
Another day, another new threat. The education sector is still burdened by the threat of ransomware attacks, leading to data theft or interruption in distance learning services. In addition to that, botnets have gained additional powers and have been causing disaster in their wake. Several new bugs have been identified in different systems that can lead to dire consequences.
The FBI and CISA issued a joint warning about the rising ransomware attacks against the K-12 educational sector. The five most active ransomware targeting K-12 schools include Ryuk, REvil, Nefilim, AKO, and Maze.
Critical vulnerabilities discovered in D-Link routers make them susceptible to zero-day attacks. The flaws include an unauthenticated remote LAN/WAN root command injection flaw (CVE-2020-25757), authenticated root command injection vulnerability (CVE-2020-25759), and an authenticated crontab injection (CVE-2020-25758).
An ongoing phishing scam is targeting Ledger wallet users with fake data breach alerts in an attempt to steal cryptocurrency. The emails state that the user has been impacted by a breach and they should install the latest version of Ledger Live to protect their assets with a new PIN.
A new strain of the RANA Android malware has been unveiled that spies on Telegram, WhatsApp, Skype, and other instant messaging platforms. The malware has been linked to the APT39 Iranian cyberespionage group and possesses new surveillance functionalities.
A set of 33 vulnerabilities, dubbed Amnesia:33, has been discovered to affect four open-source TCP/IP stacks. These bugs can be abused to conduct RCE, DoS, info-leak, and DNS cache poisoning attacks.
PlayStation Now (PS Now) bugs allowed hackers to run arbitrary code on Windows devices running vulnerable app versions. The bugs impact the PS Now version 11.0.2 on computers with Windows 7Sp1 or later.
Check Point researchers unveiled that there has been a rise in infections caused by the Phorpiex botnet. Infamous for cryptomining and sextortion spam campaigns, the botnet has been discovered spreading the Avaddon ransomware.
Scammers are luring victims to fake sites to check the balance on their Target gift cards. While some crooks have gone to the extent of making a fake website eerily similar to the legitimate one, others have registered a targetgiftscard[.]com domain.
A new Qbot malware strain switched to a stealthier persistence mechanism that takes advantage of system shutdown and resumes messages to establish persistence.
Cisco Talos detected two RCE bugs—CVE-2020-7559 and CVE-2020-7560—in Schneider Electric EcoStruxure. These bugs could be abused by sending the target a specially designed network request or project archive. | https://cyware.com/weekly-threat-briefing/cyware-weekly-threat-intelligence-december-07-11-2020-a354/ |
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BURLINGTON, Mass. (PRWEB) September 23, 2013 Arbor Networks, Inc., a leading provider of network security and management solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, announced today that they will be demonstrating the power of Big Data Security Analytics within Oracle’s Big Data and Business Analytics Pavilion at Oracle OpenWorld. Oracle OpenWorld attracts more than 60,000 business and technology professionals from around the world. The event is taking place September 22-26 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif.
“Arbor is excited to be given the opportunity to present our Security Analytics solution at Oracle OpenWorld. Oracle is the industry leader in big data and business analytics, and Arbor’s presence illustrates the importance of network security and the value that can be delivered by applying big data principles and scale to network security,” said Arbor Networks President Colin Doherty. | http://www.redorbit.com/news/technology/1112955419/arbor-networks-to-demonstrate-big-data-security-analytics-at-oracle/ |
As the world is dealing with the second Covid-19 wave, cyber criminals are taking full advantage. Covid-19 themed malware first appeared at the very beginning of the pandemic, when the virus had just started spreading all over the world, and it has become particularly active again as we enter a second lockdown. Coronavirus-themed malware was not unexpected, as cyber criminals are always quick to take advantage of certain situations, particularly if it’s on the larger scale. And since Covid-19 affects the whole world, it’s the perfect opportunity for criminals to make money.
The malware stayed the same, cyber criminals just started using the pandemic and the fears surrounding it to distribute it. Phishing emails now contain links to sites imitating ones of legitimate health organizations, forum/article comments link to similar phishing sites, many sites with the name “corona” contain malicious content, ransomware are named after the virus, and scam extortion emails threaten to infect the receiver with Covid-19 if a payment is not made.
Fortunately, if users familiarize themselves with what coronavirus-themed malware looks like, they should be able to avoid it, or at least not fall for it. Below you will find descriptions of the most common Covid-19-themed malware and ways you can protect yourself.
The types of COVID-19-themed malware/scams you can encounter
There are a couple of ways cyber crooks are trying to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic, including using people’s fears and anxiety over the virus to generate money. By familiarizing yourself with what that looks like you should be able to avoid a lot of malware.
Phishing emails invite you to visit sites that look identical to legitimate health organization pages.
Coronavirus-themed phishing emails were particularly common at the beginning of the pandemic, when everyone was confused about what was happening and were unfamiliar with the virus. Now that information about Covid-19 is much more widely available and things are clearer, these themed phishing emails may be less effective but are still just as common.
Coronavirus-themed phishing emails are trying to take advantage of users wanting information about the outbreak and the pandemic. The phishing emails are made to appear likely they are coming from legitimate organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), and they’re written in a way that encourages users to click on links in the emails. For example, a fake WHO phishing email may ask you to click on a link in order to review COVID-19 preventative measures. In such a scenario, you would be taken to a site that has been made to look identical to WHO’s official page and asked to confirm your email by typing in your username and password. For users familiar with phishing, a site asking to put in an email account’s password will immediately ring alarm bells, but there are plenty of people who do not know what phishing looks like. Typing in the account credentials could potentially lead to cyber criminals accessing the account or for them to be sold on a hacking forum.
Extortion emails threaten to infect you with the virus if you don’t pay a certain sum of money.
Sextortion scam emails that threaten to release a video of someone watching pornography if a payment is not made became very widespread last year. There are variations of such emails, some threaten to release a video of someone viewing adult content, while others claim that a bomb has been planted and will go off if a payment is not made. While the former scenario may convince some users, the latter is straight out ridiculous. Extortion emails threatening to infect you with the virus if you don’t pay fall into the same category.
The emails are perplexing because they actually threaten to infect the receiver and their family members with a virus that spreads from person to person. They usually demand up to $4000 as a payment, though it’s doubtful anyone actually falls for such obvious scam emails.
“I will infect every member of your family with the coronavirus. No matter how smart you are, believe me, if I want to affect, I can,” one such coronavirus extortion email claims.
Covid-19/Coronavirus ransomware.
Cyber criminals have also started naming their ransomware after the virus. If you are unfortunate enough to accidentally infect your computer with ransomware, you may encounter one named coronavirus or covid-19 ransomware. It’s just regular ransomware, simply named after the virus.
Comments and posts lead to sites that have some variation of “coronavirus” in their name.
If you read a great deal of articles about the coronavirus and the pandemic, you may encounter comments linking to other sites. Clicking on one such link could lead you to a site that is promoting some kind of scam or hiding malware. These comments are especially common on fake news websites, where comment sections are often not moderated.
It should be mentioned that cyber criminals bought a lot of domain names that contain the words “covid” or “coronavirus” in order to make their sites look more legitimate. Thus, the links in comments and posts could look entirely legitimate at first glance.
scanning all unsolicited email attachments with anti-virus software.
Whenever you receive an unsolicited email that contains an attachment, you should always first scan it with anti-virus software or VirusTotal before opening it. By merely opening a malicious attachment, you could end up infecting your computers with all kinds of malware, including file-encrypting malware.
Malspam emails can be made to look like completely legitimate emails from, for example, a goverment or healthcare organization, a known company, etc. Thus, whoever the email is from (especially if it talks about the COVID-19 pandemic), you should always scan the attachment.
not clicking on links in unsolicited emails and comments
Similarly to how you should not open unsolicited email attachments, you should not click on links in unsolicited emails, especially if they are from a healthcare organization and mention the pandemic or virus preventative measures. If possible, access the site in question manually instead of clicking on the link. For example, if the WHO emails you with a list of preventative measures, go to their site manually without clicking on the provided link.
If you hover over a link with your mouse, the address should appear at the bottom. If it leads to a legitimate site, it’s safe to click on the link. However, if the site looks random or unprofessional, it’s more than likely some kind of phishing attempt.
The same applies to comments. Before clicking on a link in a comment, always hover over with the mouse to see where it would take you.
never providing login credentials or personal information on sites that shouldn’t ask for them.
You should be very careful about providing login credentials and personal information. We already mentioned above the WHO phishing emails that lead to a site asking you to provide your email logins. Only put in your username, password and other login information on sites the account belongs to. For example, if you have a Gmail account, only try to log in on a Google siteapp, never anywhere else. And if you receive an email with a link to a site that asks you to log in, carefully inspect the site’s URL to see if it’s legitimate. Or ideally, access the site manually to log in.
backing up important files.
If you are yet to do this, get in the habit of backing up any important files regularly. This isn’t exactly a preventative measure, more like something that would save you a lot of trouble in case your computer is ever infected with ransomware. If you don’t want to lose your files, back them up!
turning on multi-factor authentication.
In order to put an extra layer of security over your accounts, you should turn on multi-factor authentication when possible. Not all services offer this, but if they do, certainly take advantage of it. Multi-factor authentication means that a username and password will not be enough to log in to an account, you would also need to use an additional method to verify that it’s actually you logging in.
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Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of J&J, has agreed to settle a Risperdal case in Philadelphia to avoid punitive damages.
According to a lawsuit filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas by Plaintiff Timothy Strange, a Wisconsin resident alleged the use of Risperdal caused his gynecomastia, a hormonal condition that causes men and boys to grow female-like breasts. In December 2015, the jury awarded him $500,000 in compensatory damages stating Janssen had failed to warn about the side effects of Risperdal. However, the plaintiff was denied from pursuing punitive damages as the Risperdal mass tort program presiding in New Jersey should apply to the cases. Janssen Pharmaceuticals is headquartered in New Jersey, a state that refuses punitive damages in product liability lawsuits involving federally-approved prescription drugs. In 2015 Philadelphia Common Pleas jury awarded an Alabama man $2.5 million who alleged that he developed female-like breasts while using Risperdal. Also on July 1, 2016, a Pennsylvania jury awarded $70 million to a Tennessee teenager for similar allegations against Janssen.
Around 7,000 lawsuits based in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas and its Complex Litigation Center alleged Risperdal caused their gynecomastia. The recent ruling also meant that other Risperdal plaintiffs with cases pending in Philadelphia have a possibility to claim punitive damages against Janssen. | https://dnorrislaw.com/index.php/2019/04/16/privacy-protection-act-part-2/ |
1999 was great for so many reasons. While I don't try to party like it anymore, '99 holds a special place in my professional ethos thanks to Mike Judge's seminal work.
If I type the name of the movie you'll be distracted with comedic thoughts so I'll just share my favorite image - the "planning to plan" whiteboard.
If I'm more inclined to execute vs. prepare this is the reason why. So when I started to pen this post about planning a road map for an IT risk management program I had to check myself.
Many organizations I work with share my experience of leadership asking for a risk driven road map aligned with business objectives. Easy to say, hard to do. For example, I really like this Harvard Business Review article on Risk Management Maturity.
However most IT organizations aren't equipped or supported to build a mature program. They may want to be top quartile but they're not prepared for the journey. Plus, they may not understand how fast the organization is willing to mature. I haven't seen a program jump from what-the-audit-found-strategy to top quartile over night.
If our objective is to deliver an evidence driven investment road map aligned with the business, it's OK to plan a phased approach and demonstrate value while the culture, process, and necessary resources gain momentum.
Evidence Driven Risk Management: the big leap where complete risk statements are formed across threats, agents, vulnerabilities, control effectiveness, short and long term impacts. Risk stakeholders have clear roles and risks complete their life cycle in a central register.
When I see folks trying to jump from step 1 to step 3, they don't have the support, skills, and resources to succeed. Lately I've seen more folks develop explicit plans to gradually mature. The best news is the evolution doesn't have to be sequential. For organizations struggling for support, a fine technique is to leverage each stage to focus where you'll actually develop evidence-driven risk statements.
For example, use compliance assessments to prioritize where to assess control maturity. In turn, use the most glaring actual vs. target maturity discrepancies to focus your risk estimation and treatment process. Over time the risk register becomes an authoritative source for managing risk.
A key to success here is to get leadership support for the long-term plan and milestones. You have to define what the end looks like or you'll continue fighting to justify the program's growth.
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For those that played sports, we have all heard the metaphor, “to leave it all on the field.”
Basically, give it your best. Don’t leave anything back.
If there is such a metaphor in podcasting, then this week’s podcast episode with Nathan Sheets is it.
Nathan shares it all. He is an open book.
However, not in an ingenious way, but in an inspiring way.
Nathan is an incredible man of faith, but as most captivating stories go, it came with some valleys.
He shares the ups and downs, highs and lows – yet does it in a way to help us all.
I loved our conversation, learned a lot from it, and I am confident you will as well.
Nathan not only has an impressive personal story but also a professional one as well.
He started Nature Nate’s Honey and has grown it to one of the best-known honey brands in the country.
So to say the least, there is a lot to learn in this episode.
Nathan Sheets got the nickname “Nature Nate” in college because he was a nature lover and outdoorsman.
After graduating from college and owning his own ad agency, Nathan began serving in the ministry. He has journeyed on over 100 mission trips all over the world with the goal of serving others and spreading the gospel. Nathan was also one of the driving forces behind the global ‘I Am Second’ media campaign that highlights stories of hundreds of lives transformed through the grace of Jesus Christ.
In 2010, Nathan decided to make honey his full-time endeavor. And life has never been sweeter. Nature Nate’s Honey Company is now the #1 branded honey in the U.S. and employs over 80 employees. Nathan is passionate about developing a company that is driven by more than the bottom line — measuring success not just by what we achieve, but also by what we contribute to others. As Nathan likes to say, “The Lord has blessed us so that we can be a blessing to others.”
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Singapore, @mcgallen #microwireinfo, Jan 24, 2019 – HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH, world’s leading independent provider of smart safety solutions for industrial applications, and genua GmbH, a specialist in IT security, have joined hands in a strategic partnership for automation security. The key aspects are secure remote maintenance of plants and machines, encrypted communications over the Internet, and monitoring of industry protocols at critical network interfaces.
Safety and security are becoming more and more intertwined in the course of digitization. Combining the expertise of the best-in-class vendors HIMA and genua creates numerous advantages for industrial customers. Over 35,000 TÜV-certified safety systems from HIMA have been deployed worldwide, while diverse solutions from genua provide industrial and public-sector customers with reliable IT security in sensitive areas.
The hardware and software solutions from genua effectively and meaningfully complement HIMA’s portfolio in the security domain. The partnership focuses on secure connectivity for mobile employees, encrypted communications over the Internet, interface monitoring, internal network segmentation with firewalls, and networking of highly critical facilities using data diodes. “Our customers will benefit from cutting-edge solutions meeting the highest demands for safety and security,” says Dr. Alexander Horch, Vice President Research, Development & Product Management at HIMA.
As a specialist in IT security, genua has been part of the Bundesdruckerei Group since 2015. The company develops and produces IT security solutions in Germany. Frequent certifications and approvals by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) testify to the high quality of genua’s products. Matthias Ochs, Managing Director of genua: “The combined expertise of HIMA and genua enables us to offer precisely tailored IT security solutions and comprehensive services for the process and railway industries as well as the energy generation sector. We see large potential here and are pleased with this cooperation.”
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Top US fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline has shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the US East Coast’s fuel supply; after a cyber attack that industry sources said was caused by ransomware.
The company transports 2.5 million barrels per day of gasoline, diesel; jet fuel and other refined products through 5,500 miles (8,850 km) of pipelines linking refiners on the Gulf Coast to the eastern and southern United States.
Colonial shut down systems to contain the threat after learning of the attack on Friday, it said in a statement.
That action has temporarily halted operations and affected some of its IT systems, the company said.
While the US government investigation is in its early stages; one former US government official and two industry sources said the hackers are most likely a highly professional cybercriminal group.
Investigators are looking into whether a group dubbed “DarkSide” by the cybersecurity research community is responsible; the former government official said.
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DarkSide is known for deploying ransomware and extorting victims; while selectively avoiding targets in post-Soviet states.
The malicious software used in the attack was ransomware; two cybersecurity industry sources familiar with the matter said.
Ransomware is a type of malware that is designed to lock down systems by encrypting data and demanding payment to regain access.
The malware has grown in popularity over the last five years.
Colonial has engaged a third-party cybersecurity firm to launch an investigation and contacted law enforcement and other federal agencies, it said.
Cybersecurity company FireEye has been brought in to respond to the attack; the cybersecurity industry sources said.
FireEye declined to comment when asked if it was working on the incident.
The US Transportation Security Administration told Reuters it is working with other agencies on the situation.
Colonial did not give further details or say for how long its pipelines would be shut. The privately-held; Georgia-based company is owned by CDPQ Colonial Partners L.P., IFM (US) Colonial Pipeline 2 LLC; KKR-Keats Pipeline Investors L.P., Koch Capital Investments Company LLC and Shell Midstream Operating LLC.
“Cybersecurity vulnerabilities have become a systemic issue,” said Algirde Pipikaite; cyber strategy lead at the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Cybersecurity.
“Unless cybersecurity measures are embedded in a technology’s development phase; we are likely to see more frequent attacks on industrial systems like oil and gas pipelines or water treatment plants,” Pipikaite added.
Reuters reported earlier on Friday that Colonial had shut its main gasoline and distillate lines.
During the trading session on Friday, gasoline futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange gained 0.6% to settle at $2.1269 a gallon; while diesel futures rose 1.1% to settle at $2.0106 a gallon – both outpacing gains in crude oil.
Gulf Coast cash prices for gasoline and diesel; meanwhile, edged lower on prospects that supplies could accumulate in the region.
“As every day goes by, it becomes a greater and greater impact on Gulf Coast oil refining,” said Andrew Lipow; president of consultancy Lipow Oil Associates.
“Refiners would have to react by reducing crude processing because they’ve lost part of the distribution system.”
If the system is shut for four or five days, the market could see sporadic outages at fuel terminals that depend on the pipeline for deliveries, he said.
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Gulf Coast prices could weaken further, while prices in New York Harbor could rise; one market participant said – gains that could portend increases at the Northeast pumps.
The American Petroleum Institute, a top oil industry trade group; said it was monitoring the situation.
Oil company Exxon Mobil Corp said its Gulf Coast plants were operating normally, and a Royal Dutch Shell PLC spokesman declined to comment.
Ben Sasse, a Republican senator from Nebraska and a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence; said that the cyberattack was a warning of things to come.
“This is a play that will be run again, and we’re not adequately prepared;” he said, adding lawmakers should pass an infrastructure plan that hardens sectors against these attacks.
Colonial had previously shut down its gasoline and distillate lines during Hurricane Harvey; which hit the Gulf Coast in 2017.
That contributed to tight supplies and gasoline price rises in the United States after the hurricane forced many Gulf refineries to shut down.
East Coast gasoline cash prices rose to the highest since 2012 during Hurricane Harvey and have not gone higher since; while diesel prices rose to a more than two-year high, Refinitiv Eikon data showed. | https://1stnews.com/ransomware-attack-shuts-down-top-us-fuel-pipeline-network/ |
Looking at todays media landscape on cybersecurity, we feel that something is missing. A place which connects research and industry, where the science on cybersecurity is accessible to a larger audience and where opinion pieces on trending cybersecurity issues are voiced.
Of all the news in cybersecurity in the last weeks, two have caught my particular attention. The first was the news of the flaw in Intel processors, labeled “Zombieload”. Now, I am by no means an expert in chip architecture, therefore it was hard to understand how that flaw actually works. It would have been nice to have a resource I can refer to for more information, more theoretical groundwork to grasp these kind of security weaknesses.
The second news was the tool kit labeled 10KBLAZE which targets SAP systems specifically. Yes, those ERP systems where a lot of companies store the really important data. This was something which affected my professional life, and was discovered by a company active in the cybersecurity space. It occurred to me that this is the sort of news which scientists might like to read. If those kind of “hacker” tools which exist “out in the wild” would be researched thoroughly by scientists around the world, the resulting groundwork would enable companies to built better defenses against them.
The missing gap
A lot of media focused on cybersecurity usually address only one of these two requirements: either they target the industry to raise attention for existing or upcoming solutions for a particular problem. Scientific publications, on the other hand, sometimes seem to be detached from practice, focusing on highly technical articles and books, which, in most cases, can mainly be understood by other scientists only.
While both approaches are necessary and even highly welcome, I am missing a bridge between the more technical world of scientists and the issues cybersecurity professionals have to deal with.
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The objective of Cybersecurity Magazine is to connect these two groups. Industry experts can dive into scientific research in order to better understand the theories behind the threats they are facing in their daily professional life. On the other hand, scientists will be made aware of the actual challenges in cybersecurity and can direct their research to lay the groundwork for solutions which will effectively defend IT systems from attackers.
At Cybersecurity Magazine we are providing a platform for researchers and industry experts alike. Opinions on recent developments in the area will spark discussion and articles on trending topics raise interest to delve deeper into technical matters on the subject. For the former we encourage contributions to examine a topic from different perspectives – anyone is welcome to participate. For the latter, we make it easier for someone interested to search and find technical information from open access journals as well as scientific books.
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ESET researchers have discovered a previously unknown malware family that utilises custom and well designed modules, targeting operating systems running Linux. Modules used by this malware family, which ESET dubbed FontOnLake, are constantly under development and provide remote access to the operators, collect credentials and serve as a proxy server.
The location of the C&C server and the countries from which the samples were uploaded to VirusTotal might indicate that its targets include Southeast Asia.
“The sneaky nature of FontOnLake’s tools in combination with advanced design and low prevalence suggest that they are used in targeted attacks,” explains Vladislav Hrčka, ESET Malware Researcher who analysed this threat. To collect data or conduct other malicious activity, this malware family uses modified legitimate binaries that are adjusted to load further components. In fact, to conceal its existence, FontOnLake’s presence is always accompanied by a rootkit. These binaries are commonly used on Linux systems and can additionally serve as a persistence mechanism.
ESET researchers believe that FontOnLake’s operators are overly cautious since almost all samples seen by ESET use different, unique C&C servers with varying non-standard ports. The authors use mostly C/C++ and various third-party libraries such as Boost, Poco and Protobuf.
The first known file of this malware family appeared on VirusTotal last May and other samples were uploaded throughout the year. None of the C&C servers used in samples uploaded to VirusTotal were active at the time of writing, indicating that they could have been disabled due to the upload.
All known components of FontOnLake are detected by ESET products as Linux/FontOnLake.
“Companies or individuals who want to protect their Linux endpoints or servers from this threat should use a multilayered security product and an updated version of their Linux distribution; some of the samples we have analysed were created specifically for CentOS and Debian,” advises Hrčka.
Following ESET Research’s discovery while finalising the FontOnLake white paper, vendors such as Tencent Security Response Center, Avast and Lacework Labs published their research on what appears to be the same malware. ESET will present its findings on FontOnLake on the AVAR 2021 Virtual conference held at the beginning of December.
For more information, visit: eset.com | https://internationalsecurityjournal.com/eset-research-fontonlake-malware/ |
Anonymous just hasn't been the same since authorities took down LulzSec leader Sabu and other top hacktivists operating from the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland. So claimed Austin P. Berglas, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's cyber division in New York, saying that the arrest of key members of LulzSec sowed the seeds of mistrust between the remaining members of Anonymous, creating a "huge deterrent effect" on would-be hacktivists. "All of these guys [arrested] were major players in the Anonymous movement, and a lot of people looked to them just because of what they did," Berglas told Huffington Post. "The movement is still there, and they're still yacking on Twitter and posting things, but you don't hear about these guys coming forward with those large breaches," he said. "It's just not happening, and that's because of the dismantlement of the largest players."
One key to that deterrence effect is that, of the five key members of LulzSec arrested, four were caught with the help of Hector Xavier Monsegur, a.k.a. LulzSec leader Sabu, who was arrested by the bureau in June 2011 and quickly turned informer. [ Hackers can't beat Mother Nature. See Natural Disasters Cause More Downtime Than Hackers. ]
While researchers at Backtrace Security reported identifying Sabu based on a clue in a log file that led to a post in Monsegur's name on a car-enthusiast's site, the bureau said it picked up his trail in February 2011 after he once failed to anonymize his IP address before logging into a chat room. "It's easy to sit behind a computer and think you're anonymous and do these illegal types of activity, whether it's hacking into a company or trading child pornography or buying and selling stolen identities," Berglas said. "But it's just a matter of time before these criminals make mistakes and we capture them. All it takes is just one time." Before long, all of the main LulzSec players had been busted, including Jake Davis (Topiary), a teenager living on a remote Scottish island; Ryan Cleary (Viral), an English teenager with autism; former British soldier Ryan Ackroyd, 26, who pretended to be a 16-year-old girl named "Kayla" online; and Mustafa Al-Bassam, a.k.a. T-Flow, who at the time of the LulzSec attacks was a 16-year-old living in London, and who'd reportedly aided Tunisian revolutionaries in their quest to bypass government-imposed Internet restrictions. Gabriella Coleman, a McGill University professor who studies Anonymous, said via email that the arrests of major U.S. and U.K. Anonymous members dealt an obvious blow to the group's central leadership. "No doubt that the FBI hit a central node of activity," she said.
But others might easily assume the mantle. "Since Anonymous doesn't need all that many resources except skill and desire, it could easily emerge again as a force to contend with," Coleman said. "Much in the same way that leaks have been sporadic but consistent, there is no reason why we can't see the same rhythm with Anonymous."
CVE-2013-6117Published: 2014-07-11Dahua DVR 2.608.0000.0 and 2.608.GV00.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain sensitive information including user credentials, change user passwords, clear log files, and perform other actions via a request to TCP port 37777.
CVE-2014-0174Published: 2014-07-11Cumin (aka MRG Management Console), as used in Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.5, does not include the HTTPOnly flag in a Set-Cookie header for the session cookie, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information via script access to this cookie.
CVE-2014-3485Published: 2014-07-11The REST API in the ovirt-engine in oVirt, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (rhevm) 3.4, allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files and have other unspecified impact via unknown vectors, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
CVE-2014-3499Published: 2014-07-11Docker 1.0.0 uses world-readable and world-writable permissions on the management socket, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
CVE-2014-3503Published: 2014-07-11Apache Syncope 1.1.x before 1.1.8 uses weak random values to generate passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess the password via a brute force attack.
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The Department of Justice is seeing more cyberattacks against healthcare providers and companies in pursuit of COVID-19 data, among other things, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
"We've seen cyberattacks on healthcare, pharmaceutical and research organizations in order to steal valuable research on coronavirus vaccines and treatments," said the DOJ's Criminal Division Chief Brian Benczkowski. Google's Threat Analysis Group also reported hundreds of targeted government-backed groups launching cyberattacks, with some focused in healthcare.
Throughout the pandemic, the World Health Organization has reported cyberattacks against them as well as schemes where criminals masquerade as the WHO to convince people to share their personal information.
On May 21, the FTC warned of scammers posing as contract tracers from public health departments sending fake text messages to steal peoples' private information. The text messages tell individuals that they have been in contact with someone who tested positive and should self-isolate, and include a malicious link.
Early on during the pandemic, some cybercriminal organizations said they would not attack hospitals grappling with a surge in COVID-19 cases. However, as the pandemic continues and surges ebb and flow across the U.S., health systems are beginning to report cyberattacks again. In the past week Care New England in Providence, R.I., reported computer downtime. Oswego (N.Y.) Health also reported an employee email account was taken over by someone not associated with the system, who sent out an email with a possibly malicious link. | https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/cybersecurity/cyberattacks-in-healthcare-up-to-steal-covid-19-treatment-vaccine-research.html |
It is often said that the first step in solving a problem is to admit you have one. This may well be sound advice, but in terms of IT vulnerability risk management, it is much better stated as, "The first step is to figure out which risk you're facing."
Typically, risk-related issues bubble up because something specific goes awry. Sensitive information pops up in a city dump or a Wall Street Journal article, or -- as was the case with one recent client -- a piece of decommissioned equipment shows up on eBay thanks to a lack of policy for disposal.
Whatever the risk in IT, there are fundamental best practices for finding, fixing and protecting against unusual and Common Vulnerabilities your organization's data, applications, networks, systems and other components. This tip offers advice on how to create a vulnerability assessment process.
Vulnerability risks come in many forms
Risk is commonly defined as the odds that something bad or unpleasant will happen. IT pros' challenge is specifying what form that negative occurrence will take.
Too many organizations end up thinking of risk as if it were a single "thing." In IT, risk is not a monolith. As I just noted above, there are multiple sources of vulnerability. Also, often a single risk in, say, an application, is a multifaceted liability. Failure to recognize multiple points of vulnerability makes it easy for expectations to be misset, and for the application to be deemed unsatisfactory as a result.
Making matters worse is that vulnerability detection and risk management software vendors in the space tend to position their applications as point solutions to their customers' self-described single problems. In these cases, organizations field what they believe to be a surgically-precise combination of policies and technologies that look fabulous in concept, but end up having little practical effect in a vulnerability risk assessment. In this way, it's not unlike dosing a hospital patient with a medicinal cocktail that was formulated to address a diagnosis of "he's sick."
Team approach best for vulnerability risk assessment
Friday, May 13 of this year, was called National Blame Someone Else Day. When it comes to software, system, data and other security breaches, every day seems like that day. Most investigations into "how did this happen?" begin with blame, with someone getting called on the carpet. Too often, who gets blamed has to do with where you appear on the organizational chart.
If you sit at the top, you have the benefit of simply telling folks to get to the bottom of things and appointing a leader of the pack. If not, then you'll have to win the support of a higher-up, as most vulnerability risk assessments have to be crossfunctional, reaching across organizational and technology platform boundaries. Executive say-so is often necessary to encourage cooperation across the board. Either way, the process works best when the culture is one of inclusiveness and collaboration -- something that is not always the case and rarely is within your control.
IT staff (developers, architects, ops managers and others).
Plus the person, or his or her department head, most likely to be called on the carpet if there's a failure.
Note that developing a vulnerability assessment process and team depends upon the context of risk and is complicated by the aforementioned multiplicity of concerns with each risk. Risk has less directly to do with information per se than it does with the ways that information is handled. As such, you may have to explore more meta-level issues that require a somewhat higher-level perspective than typical information management does -- e.g., less vocabulary-based and more business process-minded.
In addition, there are two other important roles that most teams need to fill in the vulnerability assessment process:
Records managers and IT people should be part of pretty much every team you put together. Records folk because they exist primarily to manage and protect critical business information, and come with a wealth of relevant knowledge and experience, and IT professionals because, well, pretty much everything runs on a computer.
When talking to and about IT, be sure the conversation includes any cloud providers you use. This reason may seem obvious, but you'd be surprised how often it gets overlooked. In these cases, the integrity of your information and infrastructure depends heavily on theirs because you're running your stuff through their system. So they have to be part of the team.
System timestamps: log-ins and outs, files accessed, perimeter attacks.
Noncompliance notices: from regulators, auditors and others.
Web mentions of unauthorized material: public exposure of what' supposed to be private content.
A vulnerability assessment process inquiry should encompass both the people and the documents that are moving within and without your system, the first to ensure only those with proper authority are getting in and the second to ensure only authorized bits of information are getting out. Which people and which documents to concentrate on should reflect the nature of the risk you're mitigating -- a point that brings us back to the importance of treating risk in a non-monolithic way.
Simply acknowledging that a risk may exist is not nearly enough. With a vulnerability assessment process in place, an organization is ready to identify and nullify risks proactively. | https://www.techtarget.com/searchapparchitecture/tutorial/Beat-hackers-with-a-vulnerability-assessment-process |
Covid-19 has accelerated years-long digital transformation initiatives for enterprise teams into a span of months.
But digital transformation in business today isn’t just about supporting a remote workforce. We can’t continue to rely on in-person engagement for any business processes. Digital-first operations for employees, customers, partners, and suppliers are no longer merely a differentiator; it’s table stakes for surviving during the pandemic economy and beyond.
Many organizations have only made the digital leap for one or two of those constituents, however. Once these basics are addressed, the hard work begins. How do you transform all components of your business into a digital model to meet rapidly changing market demands while mitigating risk?
For IT leaders, this may be uncharted territory, but the winds are blowing steadily in one direction and they’re leading all ships toward a digital future. Here’s what to consider when embarking on a digital transformation to ensure your organization is on the right course.
To put it mildly, the goal is for companies to stay competitive while fighting tooth and nail against competitors, from big versus small to traditional versus non-traditional. While a global pandemic may have been the disrupting agent that moved the workforce remote practically overnight, the pressure to meet customer demands online 24/7, for example, long predates Covid-19. Digital disruption across industries is nothing new. The stakes are just higher than they’ve ever been.
But being digital-first extends beyond the product-to-service model. It’s true that service-focused companies were better positioned to weather the storm of Covid-19 from the start, but market demands have pushed small and mid-market enterprises to radically rethink all the ways they engage with their stakeholders.
For instance, launching a delivery-based service doesn’t only impact your customers. If you’re in pursuit of a business model that delivers your products and services to your customers’ door, you must think about how and where your partners, suppliers, and employees execute all business processes. If you don’t account for the transformation of all constituent operations simultaneously, you’ll duplicate work and create more problems than you can solve – and your business sputters while other companies blaze ahead.
You’ll want to land on an answer that ties innovation to the core of your business – your constituents. How can you leverage technology to improve the experience of your customers, employees, partners, and suppliers, the stakeholders directly responsible for your growth?
Outcomes might be enhanced customer service, improved internal processes, increased time to market for new products or more consistent partner communications.
Survival isn’t a business outcome, though it is a motivator. The market tells you that digital transformation is do or die, but what you do hinges on what you want to achieve. Tactical technology objectives like “adopting cloud storage” or “introducing AI” aren’t business outcomes, either, but they can support them.
The answer to that initial question will guide how you make decisions in planning.
To plan digital initiatives, listen to your constituents
The present challenge in pursuing your business outcomes through digital transformation is that resources are limited. Unlike the business giants operating with infinite amounts of capital and wide margins of error, you must strategize scrupulously before you invest in anything. The stakes are too high not to – the giants will only get bigger if you fail.
The best way to balance high risk and a high demand for change is to gather information about which business processes have and haven’t been working for your organization until now. Here’s what you might investigate for each of your constituents:
Employees. How have your employees fared during the remote work transition? Are the systems in place adequate for sustaining their engagement and productivity?
Customers. What have your customers told you in the past six months? Are they satisfied with the value of your products or services? What are they asking for that you aren’t offering?
Partners. What are your shareholders’ or investors’ expectations?
Suppliers. Has your supply chain been recently disrupted? What are the sources of the disruption, and how can technology help? Do you need to rethink supply based on geographic availability?
To get the answers to these questions, you’ll need to talk to your constituents. If you want to plan thoroughly, you’ll need to align all central business functions, especially IT and finance, and seek external opinions from customers, partners, and suppliers. Only then can you identify the areas most important to your desired outcomes and begin to allocate the necessary budget for innovation.
Redesign or reinvent: Decide which is the more feasible path toward success
After planning comes execution, which will look different for every organization. The question of reshaping IT infrastructure boils down to this: will you redesign or reinvent existing frameworks? Which process is a more feasible means of achieving your business outcomes?
The reality for many organizations is that resource limitations will mean a redesign is the only feasible option. An IT infrastructure redesign, for instance, might be more realistic when a reinvention of your business with cloud-native applications may be prohibitive from a time and cost perspective. But a redesign is still a viable path toward dynamic business outcomes like streamlining the customer experience or improving operational efficiencies.
If you do decide to reinvent, you’ll still need to tie every step of your IT restructuring to your business outcomes. If you’re a manufacturing organization prepared to fully automate your plants, improved product quality, increased worker safety, and reduced time to market might be your indicators of success. Executing automated production alone is not.
Whichever route you choose, you will likely end up with a complex set of deliverables to meet. That’s okay. Digital transformation is incremental, and you’ll need to be open to an agile execution strategy to consistently ensure you’re on target. IT leaders should feel empowered to reallocate talent, funds, and time on a monthly or even weekly basis.
Leverage digital transformation to improve outcomes for your constituents
Digital transformation is no longer a nice-to-have. It has become a must-have tactic for organizations looking to compete with business giants who are constantly raising the bar for digital service levels.
But IT leaders shouldn’t fall into the trap of simply doing something because everyone else is doing it. In order to stay competitive in today’s market, IT leaders must focus on business outcomes for their employees, customers, partners, and suppliers, and work backwards on planning and execution from there. | https://techmediabook.com/83-of-enterprises-transformed-their-cybersecurity-in-2020-accelerated-by-covid-cloud-migration/ |
The surge of hacks and security breaches that has befallen some of the world’s largest corporations and even political parties has changed the way the general public feels about online privacy, yet even still most people and even businesses don’t take the proper steps to keep their communications secure.
Companies conduct business via regular email all the time, though it takes a sophisticated hacker only a matter of minutes to get inside a Gmail account. Everybody wants to keep their communications secure, but most people don’t understand how cyber security actually works. Thankfully, there are new products on the market which make it easy for non-experts to get the industry’s best security measures on devices that perform all the functions they’re used to.
End-to-End Encryption
The only way for your business to be truly secure is to use smartphones with end-to-end encryption. The word “encryption” is not new, but whereas earlier encrypted devices were cumbersome to use and had only a few basic features like email, today’s encrypted smartphones offer the same level of security but with easy and powerful features you’re used to.
Open-sourced PGP encryption has been around for at least two decades, but today’s solution for how to secure your phone with PGP encryption gives you flexibility and security like never before. One encryption provider offers what it calls ChatMail’s Advanced Messaging and Parsing Protocol (CAMP), boasting a seamless interface that allows users high levels of encryption software, and a range of features they frequently use on standard smartphones such as chat, group chat, image messaging and voice messaging.
Ease of Use
When using the industry leader’s platform, users don’t need to be tech experts to enjoy the most advanced security. When one user communicates with another phone by the same encryption provider, they’ll automatically be set up with the highest level of cryptography available ‘ Curve25519. There will also be an option for communicating with contacts using PGP encryption.
This way, you can reach a broader number of people while the phone effortlessly maximizes security. The contacts in your phone will be colour-coded according to which are internal or external contacts, making it easy to identify which is which.
Look for a platform that doesn’t store any personal information on a server; it’s impossible to intercept such information when it’s only stored on the phone itself. Even if you get a hold of the phone, ChatMail uses a secondary encryption to prevent physical intrusion.
For even more security, select an encryption service that gives you control over auto-delete functions. This way the user can decide whether to have their messages delete after a number of minutes or days.
Encryption Keys
The best encryption providers give users total control over their encryption keys, and lets them generate new keys easily and instantly. When using the best encryption platforms, the key cache is designed to fetch new public keys every twenty-four hours. You’ll never have to worry that you’re using an old key.
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Professionals in the field of cybersecurity are in high demand. This ensures that getting a successful job in cybersecurity is easier than in most other fields, and cybersecurity professionals are well compensated (see our complete profile of cybersecurity careers for more information).
Professionals in the field of cybersecurity make a difference. It’s not as if cybersecurity experts work in a factory producing the same widget over and over again. Cybersecurity experts, on the other hand, use their education and experience to safeguard sensitive digital infrastructure and services.
Cybersecurity is a high-paying career in the software industry. Information security analyst was recently named one of the top five positions to have in tech by US News and World Report. The rating is based on work demand and earning potential. Other positions in cybersecurity follow a similar pattern.
The demand for cybersecurity jobs will continue to rise in the future. According to a variety of work pages, the average annual growth in cybersecurity job demand is around 7% per year. As the world becomes more digitally linked, the growth is expected to continue in the future.
Cybersecurity is a complex field with few dull moments. Cybersecurity is always evolving, thanks to new threats and technical advancements, so there are no dull days at the office.
To help students interested in pursuing a cybersecurity degree learn more about their choices, we compiled a list of the most frequently asked questions.
Frequently asked questions about the process of getting a cybersecurity degree
Q. What kind of degree do you need for a career in cybersecurity?
A. Computer science, information technology, criminal justice, business management, and law are only a few of the paths and degrees that can help you start a good cybersecurity career. Students with non-cybersecurity degrees can take classes in computer coding, networking, cryptography, and cyber vulnerability testing (also known as penetration testing or ethical hacking). Many colleges and universities are increasingly providing cybersecurity-specific degrees at all levels, from associate’s to Ph.D., in part to meet workforce demand. These degree programmes are available both on and off campus.
Q. Is a degree in cybersecurity worth it?
A. Indeed, a cybersecurity degree is worthwhile. Let’s go into more detail. There are usually two requirements for deciding something’s worth or value. There are two types of values: intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic values mean that something has meaning in and of itself, or for the sake of it. This is valid in many respects when it comes to cybersecurity. The profession’s aim is summed up in its name: to keep safe. When you take out cybersecurity experts who work for the good guys, you’re left with only cybersecurity experts who work for the bad guys. As a result, indeed. Cybersecurity is valuable in and of itself. When it comes to extrinsic meaning, it generally refers to how people perceive and value the profession. Salary is a very simple metric for extrinsic valuation. Extrinsically, cybersecurity practitioners are highly valued since many individuals with a cybersecurity degree and work experience earn six figures.
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Q. What is a cybersecurity major?
A. While there are many different forms of cybersecurity majors, they all concentrate on a core technical curriculum that includes elements of computer science, networking, cryptography, and hacking. As previously mentioned, there are a variety of ways to earn cybersecurity. Some students are interested in the networking or computer technology dimensions of cybersecurity, as well as information assurance. Others are more concerned with cyber security and ethical hacking. Some students are more interested in criminal justice and digital forensics. Prospective cybersecurity students will be able to follow a career path that attracts them with the right cybersecurity degree programmes.
Q. How long does it take to get a degree in cybersecurity?
A. A typical campus-based cybersecurity bachelor’s degree programme takes 120 credits to complete, or around four years of full-time study. Competitive cybersecurity master’s degree programmes typically require 60 credit hours or two years of full-time study to complete. However, today’s educational opportunities and options are more versatile, particularly for students pursuing online cybersecurity degrees. It’s also worth noting that some master of cybersecurity programmes are tailored for students who already have cybersecurity-related job experience and want to improve management, communications, and strategy skills. Some of these online master’s programmes can be completed in a year, depending on the student’s history.
Q. Is cybersecurity hard?
A. Of course. Getting a cybersecurity degree is difficult. Engineering, computer science, mathematics, and other scientific fields are often used in cybersecurity degrees. It’s not easy to demonstrate mastery in these areas, which are known for their complexity and rigour. That isn’t to suggest that obtaining a cybersecurity degree is difficult. Hands-on learning exercises, such as cyber-ranges and project-based capstone projects, are increasingly being used by universities to ensure that the cyber curriculum is a good mix between the academic, theoretical, and practical.
Q. What skills do you need for cybersecurity?
A. Cybersecurity specialists have traditionally had a strong background in computer science, computer coding, information technology, and networking. University cybersecurity curriculum creators are increasingly incorporating courses on domestic and foreign policy, criminal justice, business management, and strategy in the mix to represent the challenges faced by the cybersecurity profession. The aim is to prepare tomorrow’s cybersecurity leaders so that they can learn about and solve large problems.
Q. What requirements are needed for a cybersecurity bachelor’s degree?
A. GPA, training, and test scores are the three key criteria for admission to a cybersecurity bachelor’s degree. Admission criteria vary by university and degree programme, but they typically include a combination of previous GPA, previous work experience or academic experience, and requisite test scores. A 3.0 GPA is commonly considered suitable for cybersecurity, but more competitive programmes will require higher GPAs, whereas less competitive programmes will require lower GPAs. Master’s degree programmes often have a GPA portion, but it can be higher or lower than a 3.0 depending on a number of factors, much like bachelor’s degree programmes. It is often a good idea to demonstrate an interest and proficiency in computer science or programming while applying for bachelor’s degree programmes. This can be illustrated with a project portfolio, previous coursework or certifications, tournaments, or club membership. Competitive master’s applicants may be able to demonstrate any cybersecurity-related job experience or another way of demonstrating the expertise and knowledge required to succeed in the academic programme and beyond.
Q.What can I do with a bachelor’s of cybersecurity?
A. Graduates of cybersecurity degree programmes have a plethora of future career choices. This website has an entire section devoted to in-depth profiles of cybersecurity careers, ranging from entry-level to C-suite roles. As previously mentioned, completing a bachelor’s degree programme will provide you with a well-rounded experience and preparation to take on a variety of roles. Furthermore, most cybersecurity programmes (both bachelor’s and master’s degrees) allow students to specialise. Since there is such a high demand for cybersecurity expertise, anyone with a bachelor’s degree will usually find a successful job early on in their careers.
Five key considerations when choosing the right bachelor’s degree programme 1. Research: The first step in determining if cybersecurity is right for you is to look at all of your choices (which is probably what lead you here in the first place). As the cybersecurity sector matures, so do the opportunities available to students interested in gaining the skills and experience needed to launch a career in a high-demand field. There are a range of cybersecurity bachelor degree programmes available online that are worth looking into in addition to conventional campus-based academic programmes.
2. Visit or contact colleges and universities for more information: Course offerings, degree requirements, student and career resources, available financial assistance, and other important factors vary by academic programme. Visiting or contacting individual schools and speaking with professors, students, and support staff is a perfect way to learn about a program’s true costs and benefits. Furthermore, speaking with real people can disclose important knowledge not included in the college or university’s publicity materials, which is a positive thing.
3. Admission prep: After developing a list of target schools and programmes, dive into admissions requirements and understand what kind of preparation can be done in advance. Examine the necessary test scores, prerequisites, required experience, and other considerations that can be planned ahead of time. Establish positive relationships with teachers and those who can serve as references. In the next section, we’ll go through the admission criteria in greater detail.
4. Apply: Applying to a college or university programme can be intimidating, but knowing precise timelines and deadlines ahead of time can help make the process feel more manageable. Keep a list of scholarship opportunities and deadlines, as well as schools and services that use standard applications (where one application can be used by several schools).
5. Budget: Making (and sticking to) a balanced budget is one of the most difficult aspects of earning a bachelor’s degree. One important move is to understand the total degree costs (credit costs per year + cost of living + other factors). It’s also important to know what kinds of student funding options are available when creating a budget.
Cybersecurity degree admission requirements
Many undergraduate cybersecurity colleges, like other undergraduate degree programmes, require a high school diploma or a GED.
Since cybersecurity is a computer-intensive field, understanding the fundamentals of computing infrastructure and programming can aid in demonstrating the skills and aptitude required to be a good cybersecurity student and professional.
Learning to write computer code or designing computer software and hardware are both excellent ways to prepare for cybersecurity.
Not all cybersecurity professionals begin their careers with cybersecurity or information protection. Some students major in math, computer science, or engineering, but focus on security through coursework, internships, or certification preparation.
Common courses for cybersecurity majors
The coursework and curriculum for undergraduate cybersecurity programmes are diverse and comprehensive, reflecting the variety of positions available in the workforce for qualified cybersecurity professionals.
“What we teach at undergraduate level is offensive security as well as defensive security. The first thing we teach the students is how to hack. But we also teach them ethics.” — Hossein Sarrafzadeh, professor and chair of St. Bonaventure University’s cybersecurity department.
Individual learning can differ depending on the requirements of each cybersecurity bachelor’s degree programme, but there are some common curriculum patterns. Students pursuing cybersecurity should expect to take courses in:
Computer science: The foundation of cybersecurity work is computer science theory and practise.
Network security architecture and hardening: Knowing how different data networks work (and how different networks can be hacked) is also important in this field.
These courses may outline the rights and responsibilities expected of a cybersecurity professional, especially when dealing with or accessing sensitive data or intelligence. Ethical hacking and when it’s okay to go from a defensive to an offensive security stance are examples of topics that could be discussed.
Forensics: These courses focus on identifying the source of a security breach or intrusion and determining how to track down the individual or group responsible.
Security issues surrounding mobile and wireless networks are becoming their own specialty within the cybersecurity world as the world becomes increasingly mobile and wireless.
Not only are there various technological aspects of cybersecurity (for example, learning about network protection versus preventing social engineering attacks), but there are also different ways to specialise.
For students interested in management and cybersecurity, Colorado Technical University, for example, offers a bachelor’s degree programme. This type of curriculum will be perfect for anyone who wants to learn the technological aspects of cybersecurity while also training to lead teams and operate within a company’s or organization’s leadership framework.
Online cybersecurity bachelor’s programmes
The good news is that there are more opportunities for students to complete their cybersecurity bachelor’s degree with each passing year.
More and more colleges and universities are offering cybersecurity students coursework and degree programmes, as well as certificates and other technical programmes.
They also offer online degree programmes that are ideal for working professionals or those who are unable to attend on-campus classes due to other obligations.
Students in campus-based classes will have more opportunities to participate in student associations and professional organisations, as well as internships and mentoring.
Universities are offering hybrid degrees, which allow students to attend some in-person, campus-based instruction while still taking online classes, as online education becomes more popular. These programmes seem to deliver the best of both worlds, giving students access to campus resources while also allowing them to complete coursework online.
How much is tuition for a cybersecurity bachelor’s degree?
The cost of cybersecurity can differ greatly depending on a number of factors.
A cybersecurity bachelor’s degree, like most undergraduate degrees, would include 120 to 126 hours of coursework, which will include academic courses and electives.
According to studies released by the U.S. Department of Education, tuition dependent on credit hour can vary between $300 and $500 per credit, implying that overall tuition for a cybersecurity bachelor’s degree can range between $23,000 and $61,000. News and World Report is a news organisation based in the United States.
Here are five things to consider when evaluating tuition costs.
Cost per credit: This is probably the simplest metric to use when comparing cybersecurity degree programmes to one another. Lab fees and other charges are also included in overall tuition costs. However, compare credit costs for each curriculum to get a true understanding of the cost versus benefit of a cybersecurity degree.
Location: The cost of a cybersecurity bachelor’s degree might vary depending on geographic location. One factor to consider is whether the school has established relationships with cybersecurity employers in the region. Internships and job preparation would be a little simpler as a result of this.
Size: Overall school and programme size seem to correlate to cost. Since they are part of a larger university, larger programmes have a greater variety of course offerings. However, bigger isn’t necessarily better, so it’s always a good idea to do some research into how individual services can best fulfil specific student needs and goals.
Online vs. campus-based: It’s important to look at the cost per credit when comparing online degrees versus campus-based degrees. It’s also crucial to compare the number of necessary course hours for each degree and determine which is a better match.
Full-time vs. part-time: While the choice of full-time vs. part-time attendance in a cybersecurity bachelor’s degree programme may not have a significant impact on the cost-per-credit, it may make the degree more affordable, or at least financially attainable, because students can work while in school. Although not all programmes offer a part-time alternative, there are enough that it’s worth considering.
When weighing bachelor degree options, community college cybersecurity programmes should be considered. Community colleges are increasingly offering bachelor’s and associate’s degrees in cybersecurity, with both on-campus and online course options.
Scholarship for Service in Science, Mathematics, and Research Transformation (SMART): This scholarship covers the entire cost of tuition, as well as a stipend and other benefits. It is intended for students who choose to work for the Department of Defense (DOD) during the summer while enrolled in an undergraduate programme and then work full-time for the DOD after graduation for a specified period of time.
The International Information Systems Security Certifications Consortium, Inc.’s Center for Cyber Safety and Education provides a variety of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students. Any of the scholarships are tailored to help women pursue careers in cybersecurity. Students pursuing both conventional on-campus and online cybersecurity degrees are eligible for the scholarships.
The Stokes Educational Scholarship Program is open to high school students who are planning to participate in a cybersecurity bachelor’s degree programme. The scholarship, which is run by the National Security Agency (NSA), offers up to $30,000 per year in addition to other benefits and stipend opportunities. Students participating in this programme must work for the NSA for 1.5 times the amount of years the scholarship covers after graduation.
Cybersecurity career outlook
Cybersecurity bachelor degree holders will find rewarding and high-paying positions in a variety of industries and sectors, whether in top-secret government, military, or intelligence work, a buttoned-down office job with a Fortune 500 business, or as early start-ups developing the latest technology.
Obtaining a cybersecurity degree can provide a decent return on investment in terms of both money and job. The median pay for an entry-level information security worker with cybersecurity is $95,510, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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Antisocial media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube aren't merely inciting hatred, enabling discrimination, driving content moderators to the brink, and showing kids how to commit suicide. They're also making cybercrime more practical and profitable, at the expense of law-abiding internet users.
In a cybersecurity survey, titled Social Media Platforms and the Cybercrime Economy, scheduled for release on Tuesday and sponsored by security biz Bromium, Mike McGuire, senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Surrey in England, finds that crimes enabled by social media create at least $3.25bn in global cybercrime revenue annually.
Such cybercrime affects business as well as individuals: one in five organizations has been infected with malware distributed through social media, according to the study, and one in eight has had data exposed by social media malware. Among individuals, over 1.3bn social media users have had data exposed in the past five years, it is claimed.
Social media platforms aspire to distribute viral content and they do manage to be contagious. About half the illicit data trading that occurred from 2017 through 2018 could be traced to compromised social media platforms. And four of the top five global websites carrying cryptomining code were social media platforms, or so we're told.
Image problem
One reason for this is that social media platforms have as much as 20 per cent more methods by which malware can be delivered – they have more images, videos, advertisements, and plugins – than media websites.
The problem is magnified by the tendency of social media users to trust content from people they recognize, which makes distributing malicious content easier.
The report says, "The very nature of interaction across social networks promotes rapid and seamless spread of infection – a problem made vastly more complicated by the tendency for social media to allow user profiles to be shared across multiple platforms."
About 30 to 40 per cent of social media malware comes from ads, the report says, and another 30 per cent of social media infections come from social media plugins. At some sites, the percentage is higher – over 60 per cent of infections on Facebook come from third-party apps downloaded from the site.
Gregory Webb, CEO of Bromium, in a statement, said hackers use social media as a Trojan horse to attack enterprises.
Businesses, the report argues, need to better understand how social media gets used by employees and must craft defenses that go beyond bans that won't be effective anyway.
McGuire's research combines original data drawn from the 10 largest social media sites with secondary data drawn from various sources over the past few years. His report concludes that social media companies need to do more to keep cybercriminals from exploiting their platforms and from profiting from cybercrime. They also need to do more to ferret out fake accounts, he argues.
The social media giants have been urged to take more responsibility for years. Rather than shouldering the expense of preemptive editorial oversight, they prefer after-the-fact content reviews that leave moderators traumatized or radicalized. ® | https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/02/26/cybercrime_social_media/ |
Basically, fake Flash player or Java download sites install ALVIN Ransomware onto your Windows using deceptive technique called software bundling. When you visit such sites, they suggest you to use customized downloaders to proceed downloading process. When you do so, the customized downloader installs malicious programs like ALVIN Ransomware along with your regular installation. The may arrive also through spam emails attachments, infected USB drives, Peer to peer networks and Internet Relay Chat.
Though, to prevent ALVIN Ransomware attacks, you need to pay close attention while using your PC for any work or just for fun. Especially, while installing freeware, always block optional programs installation through Custom/Advanced option. even, while checking emails, you should never double click shady links or attachments arrived from suspicious source without verifying the senders details first. Do no inject infected USBs to your PC but when you got no option rather than injecting USBs then make sure that you scan it Tips For using reliable Antivirus. This way you can safeguard your Windows 10.
ALVIN Ransomware : Signs of Infection in Windows 10
ALVIN Ransomware causes certain Slowdown and PC Crashes.
Appearance of unwanted pop-ups and security warning on your Windows 10 .
Suspicious hard drive activity such as file deletion/modification.
Due to ALVIN Ransomware infection your hard drive and CPU may run out of memory.
Unusually high network activities and slow Internet speed.
ALVIN Ransomware may be responsible for unwanted Firefox redirections and alteration of homepage and default search engine.
Notifications regarding data corruption and ransomware demands etc.
1.Firstly, start your PC and hold SHIFT key, while holding it click on RESTART button.
2.Choose advanced repair options.
2.From currently appeared window click on Organize option.
3.Clicking on it will result in a drop-down list, select Folder & search options.
4.Go to the view tab and hit on “Show hidden files and folders”.
5.Now, Click on Apply option then press OK button.
3.Locate the Options icon and press on it 4.Now, hit on Show Hidden Files and Folders option then, click on Apply option and finally press OK button.
1.Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys in order to open task manager.
2.Now, Windows Task manager display on your PC screen.
3. Hit on Process tab to see all running process in your PC.
1. Open Chrome 53.0.2785 browser.
2. In the address bar, type this: chrome://settings/ and then hit Enter.
3. Go to the end of the page and click on Show advanced settings.
4. Go to the bottom of the page, click on Reset settings to remove all changes made by ALVIN Ransomware. | https://www.remove-virusspyware.com/guide-to-delete-alvin-ransomware |
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Veba Search is a one of the newly designed malware by cyber criminals. It is created in this manner that can easily affect all Windows OS installed computers. Once this nasty malware installed on your PC then you can not surf on Internet easily because it fill your desktop with numbers of ads or pop-ups or links as well as always redirect your search results on unwanted sites. By redirecting you on suspicious sites, it connect your PC remotely to cyber criminals. Once they gain unauthorized remote access then you may face privacy issues because via this way criminals steal your private details and browsing history to misuse in to perform cyber crime.
Veba Search mainly comes loaded with freeware or shareware programs. Apart from this, by opening spam messages or attachments, sharing files in network environment, using infected pen drive, it gets entry on your PC. Once it installed then it also make various changes in settings of system and browser which is not good as any angle. That’s why, it is suggested you to uninstall Veba Search from your Windows PC as soon as possible.
In case you are one among the numerous computer users that are to be affected by the particular browser hijacker-related program known as Veba Lookup, you need to know exactly what Veba Lookup is. Veba Search a lot itself being a browser addition named VebaSearchi 1 . four. 2 in to the Web browser of the choice, no matter whether it is Google-chrome, Mozilla Opera or Ie. Veba Search’s browser hijacker may swap out your browser configurations and homepage and screen numerous commercials on any kind of Web page you happen to be logged within. These commercials may be extremely intrusive plus unwelcome as it may disrupt the normal stream of your actions. Veba Search’s browser hijacker may decrease your pc’s performance plus monitor your own browsing choices. Veba Search’s adware comes with an innovative function that allows this to present your own most visited websites’ search results on the internet page you happen to be visiting, nevertheless own search engine results are incorrect and untrustworthy. […] Veba Lookup is a submit from: Remove Spy ware & Spyware with Trojan Hunter – Spyware Removal Team
Windows PC :- When Veba Search install into your Windows PC, it firstly changes system settings. Without your knowledge change registry entries, inject malicious codes, turn of firewall settings and also disable anti-virus settings. Because of these changes you may face various problems while working on PC like PC takes to much time to starting or reboot, automatically applications start running in background and many other issues.
Internet/Browser Settings :- Without asking your permission Veba Search also make changes in Internet settings and browser settings. Alter your browser homepage and search engines. Because of this, all the time when you trying to search something on it or open new tab, you will automatically redirected on malicious sites. Without asking your permission, it connects your Windows PC to cyber criminals which is totally unsafe as a security point of view for you. Via this they can steal your important informations without your consent and misuse your details to perform illegal activities like cyber crime. Moreover, Veba Search also create disturbance by showing lots of annoying ads or pop-ups, links on screen when you browsing on Internet.
So, if you are one among of them those are facing above mentioned issues then you must Uninstall Veba Search as soon as possible from your Windows PC.
1. Open IE browser → click on to Tools option → now click on Manage Add-ons option.
2. Now select the similar or exact extension with this malware and remove it. Then restart your IE browser.
2. Now select Extensions and Appearance panel on Add-on Manager tab.
3. Then uninstall Veba Search related extensions and restart your Firefox browser.
[ Note – If you still unable to uninstall this malware from your Windows PC then you must go for Automatic Removal Tool. It is very easy to use and need not any technical knowledge of computer.]
Step 3 – Remove Veba Search By Using Automatic Removal Tool
The Automatic Removal Tool is specially designed by experts team with the latest technology and advanced algorithm through which it takes deep scanning of your system hard drive. Within few minutes it makes your PC completely free from this malware. In order to remove PC threats you have to follow few simple steps:
1. Install and run the Automatic Removal Tool. Then it display you new dialog box which contain Scan button. In order to start the scanning process click on to Scan button.
2. After completion of scanning and searching process, it display you the list of detected threats with complete description.
3. By using Custom Scan option you can easily scan specific section of your Windows PC hard drive/disk.
4. It give you the option called System Guard to block malwares or viruses and other PC threats and its malicious activities.
5. With the help of Network Sentry option you can also protect your Network connections from malicious programs like malwares, viruses, spywares etc.
6. One of the best that it provide you is Scan Scheduler. With the help of this you can fix scanning process at pre-set time. | https://www.delete-spyware.com/uninstall-veba-search-how-to-eliminate-veba-search |
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On Feb. 6, beloved University of New Haven student Joshua Goodart died at the age of 22 after a near month-long battle with COVID-19-related complications. He was a senior cybersecurity and networks major.
Mr. Goodart graduated from Oxford High School in 2017. According to an email to the university community from dean of students and chief affairs officer Ophelie Rowe-Allen about Goodart’s death, while at the university, he was working toward completing his senior Capstone Network Project, remotely working on an internship and was looking forward to taking a university course called “Ethical Hacking.”
Outside of the classroom, Mr. Goodart enjoyed playing video games with friends and joining Discord chats with them, playing guitar and piano, snowboarding, and golfing.
Liberty Page, Mr. Goodart’s academic adviser and cybersecurity professor, said that he was a “hardworking, sincerely nice, and happy person.” “He never had a complaint and was nothing but positive,” said Page, who said she had been Goodart’s adviser since his first day as a cybersecurity and networks student at the university. “I am thinking of his smile, how cheerful he was, and how excited he was about his future.”
Page recalled her last conversation with Mr. Goodart, telling the Charger Bulletin that “he was excited to apply for a position in cybersecurity and networks at companies in Connecticut. I remember congratulating him on his accomplishments and telling him I was proud of him.”
Rowe-Allen said in her email that the university is planning to award Mr. Goodart a bachelor’s degree in cybersecurity posthumously, which will be presented to his parents and special guests at the spring commencement ceremony.
The university’s COVID task force told the Charger Bulletin that they are saddened by the news of Goodart’s death and that despite Mr. Goodart dying of COVID, the university “has no evidence that COVID-19 transmission has happened on our campus in the classroom or other physically distant settings where masks are worn.”
Mr. Goodart’s friend of three years, senior computer science major Andrew DeMarco, said that Mr. Goodart was an important person in his life. “I am lucky that I was able to meet and become friends with Josh throughout my 3 and a half years at college together and he will always be a close friend.”
University Pres. Stephen H. Kaplan said about Mr. Goodart’s death that he is “heartbroken for Joshua’s parents, family, friends, professors and classmates.”
This Friday at 5:30 p.m. outside of the Beckerman Recreation Center, the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) will hold a socially-distanced and face mask-required candlelight vigil in his honor.
In addition to his immediate family, Mr. Goodart is survived by his grandparents, Lina Carrachino, Tyrone and Beverly Goodart, four aunts Karen Carrachino, Lynne Desjourdy and her husband Paul of Medfield, Barbara Goodart and her fiance Scott Novick and Sheryl Goodart, one uncle William Beksha and his cousins.
According to Rowe-Allen’s email, the funeral will be arranged by the Carpino Funeral Home of Southbury. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Feb. 15 at 11:00 AM in Milford at Sacred Heart Church, followed by a graveside service at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Mr. Goodart’s family will receive visitors on Feb. 14 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Carpino Funeral Home.
To leave a message of remembrance, the funeral home urges loved ones to visit www.CarpinoCares.com. | https://chargerbulletin.com/joshua-goodart-university-of-new-haven-cybersecurity-major-dead-at-22/?print=true |
Heathcote School and Science College is aware of the issue of bullying. We take incidences very seriously and treat them with confidentiality where possible. We acknowledge that many young people have fears and perceptions of bullying which require addressing. Staff are kept fully informed of bullying incidents or concerns.
In addition to our Anti-Bullying assemblies, pastoral power-points and staff vigilance we introduced Anti-Bullying Ambassadors in early 2017. These are pupils from across the school who have applied to be Ambassadors, willing to give up their time to listen, talk to and support any victims of bullying throughout the school day. The team of Ambassadors will be led by two senior prefects and a number of voluntary staff. The ambassadors are there to offer guidance to pupils whilst encouraging a form of correspondence between pupils and teachers. They will work closely with Heads of Year and Learning Managers in highlighting concerns for any pupils throughout the school. Senior prefects and staff will be undertaking training with The Diana Award alongside some younger pupils to fully implement the initiative.
Cyberbullying
Here at Heathcote School we are dedicated to improving people's awareness on how to keep safe online.
Cyberbullying is a form of bullying which uses technology against the victim. This can occur via a mobile phone, through social media or even while video gaming, and young people who are victimised in this way can be absolutely devastated by the consequences. However, there are steps that can be taken to protect a child from cyberbullying, help them deal with the effects and to prevent the bullying from continuing.
Young people who bully other children online need not be bigger or stronger than their victim physically and their activities can be quite low-key and difficult to spot. It is an unfortunate fact that a great many children have engaged in cyberbullying in some way or have been a victim of it – or in many cases have simply been a bystander. Parents and carers should be watchful for signs of cyberbullying in their children, be they victim or perpetrator. | https://www.heathcoteschool.com/parents/bullying-cyberbullying-and-e-safety/ |
U.S. Federal Cybersecurity Immediately
Pc safety rules have come a great distance from their early beginnings. Even earlier than the Federal Info Safety Administration Act (FISMA), there was the Pc Safety Act of 1987 (CSA). The Pc Safety Act was enacted by the 100th United States Congress in response to a scarcity of pc safety measures, and a robust want for inside pc safety governance for U.S. Federal companies.
Though the U.S. Federal Authorities relied closely on organizations such because the Nationwide Safety Company (NSA) for pc safety steerage, it was evident that there was a robust want for pc safety requirements and governance throughout all federal companies.
What we all know at the moment as U.S. Federal cybersecurity is vastly completely different than it was 33 years in the past. Not solely has the complexity of programs grown, however what began off as a easy analysis challenge within the early 1980s has vastly advanced into what folks know because the web. This provides to the complexity of programs, in addition to growing the scope, publicity, and assault floor of these programs.
Though info safety rules stay the identical, our on-line world continues to current challenges and obstacles that federal companies should overcome.
The usage of U.S. Federal pc programs was magnified by the Paperwork Discount Act of 1980, which aimed to create an environment friendly technique of storing info for federal companies.
In line with the CSA, by the mid-1980s, the U.S. Federal Authorities was the most important single person of knowledge programs. The authors of the CSA drew upon varied sources, together with a 1985 report by the Normal Providers Administration (GSA). This report, (which is now solely obtainable in microfiche), said that the federal authorities possessed near 20,000 pc programs, starting from medium to giant. The federal authorities’s reliance on pc programs was proliferating a lot, that in 1986 over 15 billion {dollars} was spent on automated knowledge processing gear. Because the U.S. Federal Authorities’s digital scope continued to develop, the necessity to safe info grew to become an growing concern.
Pre-CSA Murmurings
Earlier than the official drafting of the CSA, there have been hearings associated to pc safety crimes. For instance, in 1984. John Tompkins, chairman of the Job Power on Pc Crime of the American Bar Affiliation, commented a few survey that was performed by the American Bar Affiliation (ABA) on the standing of computer-related crimes in authorities and trade. The survey included respondents from 13 federal companies, in addition to 28 state and native companies. The survey outcomes indicated that insiders usually tend to conduct fraud and abuse of pc programs. The survey additionally revealed that safety programs utilized by federal, state, and native companies are sometimes weak and don’t present enough safety. Lastly, the survey indicated {that a} lack of safety consciousness and concern have been contributing to safety points.
In the course of the 1984 hearings, one other examine was performed by Richard Kusserow, Inspector Normal for the Division of Well being and Human Providers (HHS). Kusserow’s examine yielded outcomes that have been just like the ABA examine. The outcomes confirmed that consciousness and coaching controls have been missing and that insider threats have been usually the perpetrators. Moreover, inside safety controls didn’t present commensurate safety regarding asset worth and potential impacts of unauthorized disclosure, and knowledge integrity.
Analysis of the State of Pc Safety
As if the findings of the ABA, and the HHS weren’t convincing sufficient, the Normal Accounting Workplace (GAO) revealed the outcomes of a 1985 survey of 17 federal companies on the standing of pc safety. The GAO survey outcomes concluded that every of the 25 programs evaluated throughout the 17 companies is weak to fraud and abuse.
Moreover, the GAO revealed that almost all federal companies don’t use a risk-based method to implement pc safety controls. The GAO categorized pc safety safeguards into three classes, together with bodily, technical, and administrative controls. The GAO said that there’s a lack of administration oversight, coordination, and method to making sure the safety of federal computer systems.
On account of all these findings, it was requested that the GAO conduct an analysis of safety management implementations throughout 9 federal companies to find out safety management effectiveness. The GAO assessors rapidly recognized a scarcity of sensible steerage for evaluating the implementation of safety controls throughout system improvement.
In line with the GAO, not one of the 9 companies included safety controls in system necessities. Moreover, the examine concluded that not one of the 9 companies evaluated handle the sensitivity of the data to be saved, processed, or transmitted by pc programs. The examine additionally concluded that eight of the 9 federal companies weren’t conducting a threat evaluation of their pc programs.
33 years for the reason that passage of the CSA, obligations and oversight for cybersecurity have shifted to the Federal Info Safety Administration Act (FISMA) of 2002. FISMA 2002 was outdated by the Federal Info Safety Modernization Act of 2014. Tasks for federal pc safety requirements and pointers have additionally shifted from the Nationwide Bureau of Requirements to the Nationwide Institute of Requirements and Expertise (NIST).
Optimistically, one may observe that, because the federal authorities’s cyber capabilities develop, the posture of federal cybersecurity administration, oversight, and safety repeatedly matures to account for the fashionable computing surroundings.
The U.S. Federal authorities has come a great distance for the reason that Pc Safety Act of 1987. As our on-line world has additionally advanced and continues to take action, there have been vital achievements previously few years, together with the creation of a Cybersecurity Framework, and a Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Safety Company.
The objectives of those initiatives are to guard the important infrastructure sectors of the USA, and improve communication, collaboration, and coordination of safety efforts between authorities and trade.
Whereas cybersecurity shouldn’t be new to federal companies, some challenges have been launched by know-how advances that must be addressed and overcome. It’s as much as the following era of cybersecurity professionals to make sure the continued and improved safety of our homeland and nationwide safety.
Concerning the Writer: Hunter Sekara is an IT Safety specialist for SiloSmashers, Inc. Hunter works intently with executives and group officers to securely obtain enterprise goals. He at the moment holds each undergraduate and graduate levels in Cybersecurity in addition to a number of trade certifications together with CISSP, CISM, CISA, and CRISC. You may comply with Hunter on Twitter right here.
Editor’s Be aware: The opinions expressed on this visitor creator article are solely these of the contributor, and don’t essentially mirror these of Tripwire, Inc. | https://www.cengizgoren.com/a-look-at-the-computer-security-act-of-1987/ |
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C:\Program Files\Adaptec\Easy CD Creator 5\DirectCD\DirectCD.exe
C:\Program Files\PhoneTools\CapFax.EXE
C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe
C:\Program Files\MusicMatch\MusicMatch Jukebox\mmtask.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Digital Imaging\bin\hpohmr08.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Digital Imaging\bin\hpotdd01.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Works Shared\wkcalrem.exe
C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Digital Imaging\bin\hpoevm08.exe
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Post new VX2 finder and hijackthis logs, so I can see if anything has changed since your last log. | http://www.spywareinfoforum.com/topic/3532-help-my-hijackthis-log/ |
Once the scan completes, AdwCleaner shows you all detected PUPs and adware. Check the boxes next to any items you want to quarantine and disable, then click Next.
If any preinstalled software was detected on your device, a message notifies you that your action is requested. Click OK. If you didn’t see this message, continue to the next step.
Check the boxes next to any preinstalled software you want to quarantine and disable, then click Quarantine.
AdwCleaner prompts you to save and close your work before continuing. Click Continue when ready to clean your device.
After cleaning, you are prompted to restart your device. Click Restart now to complete the cleanup process.
Once you’ve logged in after your device restarts, AdwCleaner automatically opens to show that your scan is complete. You can click the View Log File button if you would like to see detailed scan and cleanup results in Notepad format. You can also find them later in the Log Files tab.
Your device is now clean of adware, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs), and preinstalled software.
If the AdwCleaner scan did not detect any items, you instead see a screen like below.
You have exceeded the maximum number of activations… August 22, 2021 (97) [KB3403] Configure my authentication endpoint for… August 11, 2021 (87) | https://kbs.bestantivirus.co.uk/malwarebytes-adwcleaner-scan-and-clean/ |
[+] https://blog.torproject.org/blog/hidden-services-current-events-and-freedom-hosting [+] http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1rlo0uu [+] http://www.reddit.com/r/onions/comments/1jmrta/founder_of_the_freedom_hosting_arrested_held/ [+] http://www.ehackingnews.com/2013/08/almost-half-of-tor-sites-compromised-by.html
Más información en: http://breachattack.com
Paper: http://www.iacr.org/cryptodb/archive/2002/FSE/3091/3091.pdf
Presentación: http://breachattack.com/resources/BREACH%20-%20BH%202013%20-%20PRESENTATION.pdf
The entire purpose of deploying a honeynet is to collect data. However, that data has no value if it cannot be analyzed. Walleye interface is the graphical tool available for analyzing the logged activities and alerts. Walleye also supports the integration and analysis of sebek data. The power of sebek data is that it captures all of the system activity and gives the ability to analyze what happened on the honeypot, even if the attacker went in encrypted.[1]
On opening the management interface in the browser (https://ip-address-management-interface), administrator will be prompted to login. This is a SSL connection. The default user is roo and password is honey. Administrator will then be prompted to change the password. [2]
This section discusses the data captured and analyzed through the walleye interface. Walleye interface facilitates the analysis of data on the basis of source IP, destination IP, source port, destination port. The protocols used for analysis are TCP, UDP, and ICMP. However sebek data is also captured and analyzed.
Attack Profile
In order to test the functionality of honeynet, some simulated attacks are launched. Although this simulation does not actually hack the target machine, but it provides deep insight about the working of honeynet and how walleye displays the data from MySQL database.
As a beginner, the simplest attacks that can be launched are packet fabrication without SYN flag, DOS, smurf attack, flooding by using IP spoofing etc. The tool used to do so is hping3. [3]
The command used to launch the attack is hping3. One of the customized ways to do this is to use the option flood with the command to launch flooding on a target IP. Administrative rights are required to run the mentioned command from the attacker’s machine. The attacker’s machine is placed in the production network. [4] #hping3 -V -c 1000000 -d 120 -S -w 64 -p 445 -s 445 –flood –rand-source <Victim IP>
Source IP can also be spoofed with –a option in this command. The logged entries against spoofed attacker IP do not depict the actual IP of the attacker. [5]
There are some numeric options that represent UDP/ICMP protocol in the command i.e. flooding is done through which protocol. These options are -1 for ICMP, -2 for UDP protocol. For TCP protocol, different flags can be used as mentioned (S for SYN, R for RST, A for ACK etc.) in the sample command above.
This scenario uses ICMP protocol to ping the victim machine repeatedly. It is observed that millions of IDS are logged against a single connection within a few minutes of launching the attack as shown in figure 4. The number of packets and bytes transferred from the attacker’s machine are quite large but the incoming packets and bytes in response are 0 because the command is run with two special things:
IP spoofing used by the attacker to launch the attack (option –a in command).
Use of broadcast address of the victim machine. | https://peromatech.wordpress.com/category/ethical-hacking-2/ |
Zagat, the "dining guide" famous for its "quote-laden reviews," has been integrated into Google+.A new "Local" tab in Google+ shows nearby places to eat, with Zagat ratings when available. For places that aren't Zagat-rated, Google+ generates a score from regular user reviews, employing the same 30-point scale that Zagat uses. Google Places has essentially migrated to the search giant's social network. You can still look up information on local businesses through Google.com, or through Google Maps, but the actual business pages appear within Google+. On mobile phones, the listings appear within the Google Maps app for Android (and soon for iOS).Google Maps on AndroidFrom these pages, users can write a review or add photos, and anything that users submit becomes part of their Google+ profiles. Those reviews are then highlighted for friends who visit the same business page in an "activity from your circles" section. Google bought Zagat in September 2011 as a way to boost local listings through search, after reportedly failing to acquire Yelp in 2009. Before that, Google scraped information from Yelp and other services to supplement its own user reviews, but eventually abandoned the practice. Google's user review scene still isn't as vibrant as Yelp's, but Google probably hopes that social network integration will encourage more reviews. Still, the local listings in Google+ need to go much further to be as useful as Yelp. There's currently no way to filter results by rating, price or distance from your location. You can only type in a search term and a location, and even then, there's no way to sort the results that come up. For a company that's supposed to be the king of search, the shortage of search tools seems like a major oversight, and, perhaps, another sign that Google+ has clouded the company's core purpose. Follow Jared on Twitter, Facebook or Google+ for even more tech news and commentary.
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The reality of the issue is, nevertheless, that websites have significantly advanced over the past years – as well as the approaches of old are no longer useful for contemporary company.
In the past, it would be adequate to have a basic website with a web page, services, rates, about us, as well as call pages.
A potential client would go to your website, scroll about, visit the different pages and consume web content as they please.
However, if you are a business investing any kind of cash on advertising, you want to regulate what customers are finding out about on your website, present offers at the right time, as well as make best use of the income you make from each person.
ClickFunnels is the simplest method to earn high transforming sales and also advertising funnels.
It is a special tool developed especially to turn potential clients into buyers.
It really is an all-in-one service to produce sales funnels and consists of touchdown pages, e-mail assimilation, billing, webinars, subscription sites, therefore a lot more. It’s not surprising that it has rapidly come to be a favorite tool for marketers.
Below is my comprehensive ClickFunnels Testimonial, including preferred attributes, pricing, pros/cons, and comparisons versus competitors.
PayPal Investor Relations: However First, Just What Is a Sales Channel?
Sales funnels (likewise called marketing funnels) are multi-step projects that are made to relocate possible leads with your sales procedure, and also transform them into buyers.
Picture a real-life funnel. At the top, you pour fluid in, which narrows down to one taken care of destination.
In sales, a comparable event occurs. On top, site visitors arrive at your website, but not all who go into make it out of the other end as buyers.
Numerous points need to occur from the time a site visitor enters your channel, to the moment they take action and also effectively finish an acquisition.
By breaking down the client’s trip right into smaller steps, you can be much more specific regarding how when you present an offer to your target market.
As pointed out earlier, ClickFunnels is the very best sales channel software program around today.
The company makes the strong insurance claim of providing you everything you should market, sell, and provide your items online – and also they most definitely deliver.
Find split-testing software … etc
However ClickFunnels takes care of every little thing with their system. You not only save a ton of loan by not needing to get different products/services, however you additionally prevent the technical mess of having to set everything up, and also can concentrate on just what’s actually vital – growing your business.
ClickFunnels uses a Totally free 14-Day Test, so you get to explore the device and also really see if it’s appropriate for your service.
Favorite Features
* Swiftly Produce Pages Using Layouts as well as Aspects *.
Prior to getting also much, it is necessary to recognize that a funnel is a collection of pages put together in a tactical order, with the objective of converting as many potential customers into consumers. As well as a web page is just a collection of different components designed to obtain someone to take a specific activity.
ClickFunnels uses even more compared to 50 various aspects in order to help you develop the excellent web page. The editor is exceptionally easy to make use of and also all you need to do is drag and also drop different components on to the web page, and also update the message as well as look to fit your demands – no coding abilities required!
ClickFunnels additionally makes your life easier by giving you with a lots of totally free themes.
In fact, ClickFunnels gives over 37 types of web pages for you to blend and also match with. These are broken down into the adhering to 10 groups:
The pre-built layouts are totally personalized, as well as are exactly what most individuals utilize.
You are able to pick a template, edit or change the elements with your personal, as well as your new web page prepares to go.
You can likewise connect any funnel you develop with your own email advertising and marketing service (if you do not make use of the one consisted of in ClickFunnels), and also use the ClickFunnels built in invoicing system.
This is likewise a fun time to state that ClickFunnels provides really useful and also understandable training videos when you initially join. I extremely recommend undergoing those because they swiftly allow you to make use of the tool at its complete capacity, and you’ll have a lot more enjoyable messing around. * Develop One-Click Subscription Sites *.
Among the best features with ClickFunnels is the capability to conveniently produce subscription sites and deliver content to your audience in one place.
Your subscription website will come full with enrollment pages, subscription gain access to web pages, and also web content pages which you can conveniently secure or leak feed to your customers according to purchases they made in your channel.
ClickFunnels subscription sites enable you to send out e-mails, quickly handle your e-mails, as well as develop a community all while eliminating the stress and anxiety that’s connected with other options such as Kajabi, or WordPress platforms.
It’s really useful to not need to buy a separate software program or plugin to produce subscription sites.
Nonetheless, ClickFunnels likewise has their very own effective automation tool called Actionetics.
Although you could create, routine, and deliver e-mails similar to any other email advertising platform, Actionetics is so much extra.
I like Actionetics due to the fact that it not just replaces your email marketing however carrier advertising and marketing as well as SMS advertising and marketing softwares as well. This takes automation to a whole new level and also helps you connect the ideal message to your customers, exactly when they require it. A video clip summary of Actionetics will certainly be offered better below.
* Billing as well as Repayment Integration *.
An amazing function within ClickFunnels is the capacity to accumulate all of the invoicing information from your customers right on your sales page. Offering is made a lot simpler when clients do not need to leave your site.
ClickFunnels incorporates with significant repayment portals such as PayPal, Red Stripe, as well as InfusionSoft, among others.
1. ClickFunnels Requirement Plan – $97/month.
The typical plan includes every one of the functions you would need within ClickFunnels, yet with limitations on the number of funnels (20) as well as web pages (100) you could have in your account, along with the amount of site visitors (20K) could see your web pages each month.
You additionally do not receive innovative functionality such as ClickFunnels very own email marketing and also associate monitoring devices.
2. ClickFunnels Etison Collection – $297/month.
This plan consists of all the bells and whistles of the basic strategy, with no limitations. It also includes 2 additional products produced by ClickFunnels called Actionetics (email advertising and marketing) and also Knapsack (associate management system).
In Actionetics – you could handle all of your get in touches with that subscribe to your list, send e-mail programs, and develop a host of various other automations. In Knapsack – with the click of a mouse, you can include an affiliate program to any one of your funnels. Then Knapsack will certainly track your clicks, sales, as well as what does it cost? to pay your affiliate companions.
If there’s one inquiry I get usually, it’s “Which ClickFunnels Plan should I get”?
The distinction between both strategies actually is the restrictions, and Actionetics/Backpack. If you are a basic individual and also do not anticipate to utilize greater than 20 funnels in your account – the Requirement Strategy must be adequate.
However, if you prepare to have an affiliate program or want to maintain your e-mail marketing within ClickFunnels and also not make use of a third party software, the Etison Suite is for you.
You can constantly begin on the reduced strategy and also upgrade if required.
3. Funnel Hacks System – $997
For anybody that’s severe regarding their organisation, the ClickFunnels Funnel Hacks System is the deal of the century.
The $997 Funnel Hacks System includes robust training programs packed with 6-month accessibility to the ClickFunnels Etison Collection.
This is an amazing deal because beyond this program, 6-months of Etison Collection alone would cost you $1782.
ClickFunnels versus Every person Else.
Many people ask just how ClickFunnels compares with various other landing page contractors such as Leadpages, Unbounce, and Infusionsoft.
For the most part it’s not really a fair comparison since each of these tools succeeds is one location or the various other.
The chart above provides a detailed analysis – but I’ll highlight several of the significant contrasts listed below.
ClickFunnels vs Leadpages
Prior to ClickFunnels, Leadpages was the large pet dog.
Leadpages is just a lead capture software application – absolutely nothing more. You could produce touchdown web pages, lead boxes, gather leads … that’s basically it. Additionally, the Leadpages design templates are also restricted on personalization.
ClickFunnels is far more versatile – it’s a lot easier to make use of as well as does so much more compared to produce lead capture pages.
Put simply, Leadpages is really just a landing page home builder, while ClickFunnels is focused around constructing highly integrated funnels.
ClickFunnels vs Infusionsoft
Infusionsoft is not a touchdown web page or sales page home builder. It has some of that performance constructed it, however that’s not what it’s recognized for.
At it’s core, Infusionsoft is a CRM system – one that enables you to handle your whole client data source. ClickFunnels has this ability with Actionetics, yet it’s not almost as advanced as Infusionsoft.
Infusionsoft is additionally extremely pricey and forces every new customer to pay $2000 for a compulsory kickstart coaching plan simply to discover how you can make use of the complex system (which is infamously hard to use).
ClickFunnels Affiliate Program
There are 2 major paths people decrease as ClickFunnels individuals.
Those that prefer to utilize the tool for their business – in hopes of someday attain the Two Comma Club (over $1M in profits).
And also those that are interested in earning easy revenue as a ClickFunnels Associate and also winning the Dream Auto Competition (where they pay $500/$1000 in the direction of your dream cars and truck if you get to 100/200 active monthly signups, respectively).
With a massive 40% month-to-month reoccuring compensation, ClickFunnels conveniently has one of the best affiliate programs of any platform around.
That’s right – you get paid a recurring 40% compensation on every affiliate signup you make through the ClickFunnels Affiliate Program. But, exactly what does that truly relate to?
The standard plan is a $97/month financial investment as well as the Etison Collection strategy is a $297/month investment. therefore you make $38.80 each standard strategy and also $118.80 each Etison Suite strategy … every single month!
Usually, every 100 signups will bring in $4000/month in associate payments (basically relying on how many Etison Strategy customers remain in there).
Visit this site to learn more regarding becoming a ClickFunnels Associate.
The Bottom Line
ClickFunnels is pass on the best platform if you are aiming to quickly build high converting sales funnels.
Since it was constructed from the ground up to be the most effective sales channel home builder, it vanquishes all of the competitors because respect.
Externally, it may not be the least expensive product out there – however if you utilize it to its full ability, your company will become much more rewarding and you will conserve cash from not needing to utilize various other tools. PayPal Investor Relations
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(AMD) C:\Windows\system32\atiesrxx.exe (IDT, Inc.) C:\Program Files\IDT\WDM\STacSV64.exe (Hewlett-Packard Company) C:\Windows\system32\Hpservice.exe (AMD) C:\Windows\system32\atieclxx.exe 802.11\WLTRYSVC.EXE (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\WLANExt.exe 802.11\bcmwltry.exe
(SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION) C:\Program Files\Common Files\EPSON\EPW!3 SSRP\E_WT50RP.EXE
(Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG) C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\AVWEBGRD.EXE
(Broadcom Corporation.) C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\BtStackServer.exe (Broadcom Corporation.) C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\BluetoothHeadsetProxy.exe (Synaptics Incorporated) C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPHelper.exe
HKLM\...\Run: [SysTrayApp] => C:\Program Files\IDT\WDM\sttray64.exe HKLM\...\Run: [Broadcom Wireless Manager UI] => C:\Program Files\Broadcom\Broadcom 802.11\WLTRAY.exe [7177728 2013-09-03] (Broadcom Corporation)
HKLM\...\Run: [SynTPEnh] => C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe R2 AntiVirWebService; C:\Program Files (x86)\Avira\AntiVir Desktop\AVWEBGRD.EXE [166352 2014-02-13] (APN LLC.)
(Farbar) C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\FRST64.exe 2014-04-16 23:44 - 2014-04-17 10:13 - 00000224 _ () C:\Windows\setupact.log 2014-04-16 23:44 - 2014-04-16 23:45 C:\Windows\setuperr.log
(Conduit) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ValueApps.dll 2014-04-16 16:31 - 2014-04-16 16:31 C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\LightShot_TSA31ZNDE C:\Windows\system32\java.exe C:\Windows\system32\WindowsAccessBridge-64.dll 21:38 C:\Program Files\Java 2014-04-15 21:37 30818216 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\mshtml.dll 11:32 - C:\Windows\system32\mshtml.tlb 11:31 - 00004096 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\iesetup.dll 00548352 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\vbscript.dll 00048640 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\iertutil.dll 10:40 C:\Windows\system32\jsproxy.dll 10:39 - 00033792 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\ieui.dll 00139264 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\ieetwcollector.exe 10:28 - 00752640 _ (Microsoft Corporation) (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\jscript9.dll 10:09 - 00453120 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\dxtmsft.dll 10:03 - 00586240 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\vbscript.dll 00061952 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\JavaScriptCollectionAgent.dll 09:48 - 00195584 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\msrating.dll 09:47 - 02178048 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\jscript9.dll 00043008 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\jsproxy.dll 09:45 - 00032768 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\dxtrans.dll 09:40 - 00440832 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ieUnatt.exe 09:36 - 00592896 _ (Microsoft Corporation) (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dxtmsft.dll 09:21 - 00628736 _ (Microsoft Corporation) (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\JavaScriptCollectionAgent.dll 09:11 - 02043904 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msrating.dll 09:01 - 00244224 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\dxtrans.dll 08:53 - 13551104 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\inetcpl.cpl 08:36 - 11745792 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ieframe.dll 08:22 - 02260480 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\wininet.dll 07:58 - 01400832 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\ieapfltr.dll 07:43 - 00704512 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wininet.dll 07:36 - 01143808 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\urlmon.dll 01163264 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\kernel32.dll 00362496 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\wow64win.dll 00243712 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\wow64.dll 00016384 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll 2014-04-09 18:19 - 2014-03-04 11:17 - 00014336 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ntvdm64.dll 01114112 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\kernel32.dll 00025600 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\wow32.dll 00007680 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\instnm.exe 00002048 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\Drivers\msiscsi.sys 00190912 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\Drivers\Diskdump.sys 04:28 (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\Drivers\ntfs.sys 2014-04-08 16:54 - 2014-04-17 20:44 - 00582586 _ () C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log 2014-04-04 18:51 - 2014-04-04 18:52 C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\ccsetup412.exe
2014-04-17 20:46 - 2014-04-17 20:46 - 02158592 _ (Farbar) C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\FRST64.exe 2014-04-17 20:44 - 2014-04-08 16:54 - 00582586 _ () C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log 2014-04-17 20:44 - 2013-09-05 20:42 - 00001104 _ () C:\Windows\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA.job
() C:\Windows\system32\PerfStringBackup. INI 2014-04-17 18:23 00000384 _ () C:\Windows\Tasks\update-sys.job 2014-04-17 10:26 - 2013-09-05 20:41 - 00001100 _ () C:\Windows\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore.job 2014-04-17 10:13 - 2014-04-16 23:44 - 00000224 _ () C:\Windows\setupact.log
2014-04-16 23:45 - 2014-04-16 23:44 C:\Windows\setuperr.log 2014-04-16 23:44 - 2009-07-14 07:08 - 00000006 _ H () C:\Windows\Tasks\SA.DAT 2014-04-16 20:11 00000059 _ () C:\Users\SBA\AppData\Local\UserProducts.xml
2014-04-04 18:52 - 2014-04-04 18:51 C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\ccsetup412.exe 2014-04-04 18:52 - 2013-09-03 21:19 - 00000822 _ () C:\Users\Public\Desktop\CCleaner.lnk
Microsoft SkyDrive (HKCU\...\SkyDriveSetup.exe) (Version: 16.4.6012.0828 - Microsoft Corporation)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x64 9.0.30729.17 (HKLM\...\{8220EEFE-38CD-377E-8595-13398D740ACE}) (Version: 9.0.30729 - Microsoft Corporation)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x64 9.0.30729.4148 (HKLM\...\{4B6C7001-C7D6-3710-913E-5BC23FCE91E6}) (Version: 9.0.30729.4148 - Microsoft Corporation)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x64 9.0.30729.6161 (HKLM\...\{5FCE6D76-F5DC-37AB-B2B8-22AB8CEDB1D4}) (Version: 9.0.30729.6161 - Microsoft Corporation)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.40219 (HKLM-x32\...\{F0C3E5D1-1ADE-321E-8167-68EF0DE699A5}) (Version: 10.0.40219 - Microsoft Corporation)
AdwCleaner[R0].txt - [2047 octets] - [18/04/2014 19:40:33]
AdwCleaner[S0].txt - [1828 octets] - [18/04/2014 19:53:40]
(Hewlett-Packard Company) C:\Windows\system32\Hpservice.exe 802.11\WLTRYSVC.EXE (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\WLANExt.exe 802.11\bcmwltry.exe
(Google Inc.) C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\1.3.23.9\GoogleCrashHandler64.exe
(ATI Technologies Inc.) C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CCC.exe
(Thisisu) C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\JRT.exe (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
HKLM\...\Run: HKLM\...\Run: HKLM\...\Run: R2 APNMCP; C:\Program Files (x86)\AskPartnerNetwork\Toolbar\apnmcp.exe [5862400 2013-09-03] (Broadcom Corporation)
2014-04-17 20:48 - 2014-04-17 20:49 - 00025814 _ () C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\Addition.txt 2014-04-17 20:47 - 2014-04-18 20:20 - 00011172 _ () C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\FRST.txt 2014-04-17 20:47 - 2014-04-18 20:20 C:\FRST 2014-04-17 20:46 - 2014-04-17 20:46 - 02158592 _ (Farbar) C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\FRST64.exe 2014-04-16 23:44 - 2014-04-18 19:56 - 00000280 _ (Oracle Corporation) C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\jre-7u55-windows-x64.exe 12:21 - 23549440 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\ieetwcollectorres.dll 11:19 - 17387008 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshtml.dll 10:59 - 00066048 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\iernonce.dll C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshtml.tlb 00574976 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\ieUnatt.exe 00111616 _ (Microsoft Corporation) (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\ie4uinit.exe 00455168 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\iesetup.dll 10:01 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ieetwproxystub.dll 09:56 - 00038400 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\iernonce.dll 09:42 - 00296960 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ieui.dll 09:38 - 00112128 _ (Microsoft Corporation) (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\msfeeds.dll 09:13 - 00032256 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\inetcpl.cpl 09:07 - 00164864 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\urlmon.dll 07:50 - 00846336 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ieapfltr.dll 07:41 - 01789440 _ (Microsoft Corporation) (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\ntvdm64.dll 00013312 _ (Microsoft Corporation) (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\user.exe 00274880 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\Drivers\storport.sys 00027584 _ C:\Windows\system32\iologmsg.dll 04:00 C:\Windows\SysWOW64\iologmsg.dll 2014-04-09 18:18 - 2014-01-24 04:37 - 01684928 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\Drivers\ntfs.sys 2014-04-08 16:54 - 2014-04-18 19:55 - 00621037 _ 2014-04-18 19:56 - 2014-04-16 23:44 - 00000280 _ () C:\Windows\setupact.log 2014-04-18 19:56 - 2013-09-05 20:41 - 00001100 _ () C:\Windows\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore.job 2014-04-18 19:56 - 2009-07-14 07:08 - 00000006 _H () C:\Windows\Tasks\SA.DAT
2014-04-17 20:49 - 2014-04-17 20:48 - 00025814 _ (Farbar) C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\FRST64.exe 2014-04-17 00699342 _ () C:\Windows\system32\perfh007.dat 2014-04-17 00149450 _ () C:\Windows\system32\perfc007.dat 2014-04-17 18:28 - 2009-07-14 07:13 - 01619284 _ () C:\Windows\system32\PerfStringBackup. () C:\Users\SBA\AppData\Local\UserProducts.xml
21:39 C:\Windows\system32\java.exe 21:39 C:\Windows\system32\WindowsAccessBridge-64.dll
() C:\Users\Public\Desktop\CCleaner.lnk
C:\Windows\System32\User32.dll => MD5 is legit
C:\Windows\system32\WLANExt.exe 802.11\bcmwltry.exe
(IDT, Inc.) C:\Program Files\IDT\WDM\sttray64.exe 802.11\WLTRAY.EXE (Synaptics Incorporated) C:\Program Files\Synaptics\SynTP\SynTPEnh.exe (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe (Broadcom Corporation.) C:\Program Files\WIDCOMM\Bluetooth Software\BTTray.exe
(Adobe Systems, Inc.) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerPlugin_13_0_0_182.exe (Adobe Systems, Inc.) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash\FlashPlayerPlugin_13_0_0_182.exe
HKLM\...\Run: [489472 2010-09-08] (IDT, Inc.)
HKLM\...\Run: HKLM\...\Run: [2174760 2010-06-04] (Synaptics Incorporated)
R2 wltrysvc; C:\Program Files\Broadcom\Broadcom 802.11\bcmwltry.exe () C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\Addition.txt 2014-04-17 20:47 - 2014-04-21 21:18 - 00011338 _ () C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\FRST.txt 2014-04-17 20:47 - 2014-04-21 21:18 C:\FRST 2014-04-17 20:46 - 2014-04-21 21:18 - 02163712 _ (Farbar) C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\FRST64.exe 2014-04-16 23:44 - 2014-04-18 19:56 - 00000280 _ 2014-04-16 00445752 _ (Conduit) C:\Windows\system32\ValueApps64.dll 2014-04-16 00345400 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\ieetwproxystub.dll 10:53 - 02767360 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\jscript9diag.dll 10:15 - 00940032 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\MsSpellCheckingFacility.exe 10:11 - 05784064 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\iertutil.dll 04254720 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\jscript9diag.dll 09:22 - 00367616 _ (Microsoft Corporation) (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\ieframe.dll 08:46 - 00524288 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msfeeds.dll 08:40 - 01967104 _ (Microsoft Corporation) (Microsoft Corporation) (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\SysWOW64\setup16.exe 00005120 _ (Microsoft Corporation) C:\Windows\system32\Drivers\ntfs.sys 2014-04-08 16:54 - 2014-04-21 16:33 - 00664118 _ 2014-04-21 20:29 - 2013-09-04 12:05 - 00000884 _ () C:\Windows\Tasks\Adobe Flash Player Updater.job
() C:\Windows\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA.job 2014-04-21 20:06 - 2014-04-08 16:54 - 00664118 _ () C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log 2014-04-21 20:00 00000384 _ () C:\Windows\Tasks\update-S-1-5-21-3660688344-3525070788-2760198508-1000.job 2014-04-21 19:30 00000384 _ () C:\Windows\Tasks\update-sys.job 2014-04-21 16:34 - 2013-09-05 20:41 - 00001100 _ () C:\Windows\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore.job 2014-04-20 19:15 - 2014-04-20 19:15 - 02347384 _ (ESET) C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\esetsmartinstaller_enu.exe
2014-04-18 20:01 - 2014-04-18 20:01 - 01016261 _ () C:\Windows\setupact.log 2014-04-18 19:56 - 2009-07-14 07:08 - 00000006 _H () C:\Windows\Tasks\SA.DAT 2014-04-18 19:53 - 2014-04-18 19:36 C:\AdwCleaner 2014-04-17 20:49 - 2014-04-17 20:48 - 00025814 _ () C:\Users\SBA\Downloads\Addition.txt 2014-04-17 00699342 _ () C:\Windows\system32\PerfStringBackup. INI 2014-04-16 23:45 - 2014-04-16 23:44 C:\Windows\setuperr.log 2014-04-16 20:11 00000059 _ () C:\Users\SBA\AppData\Local\UserProducts.xml
() C:\Users\Public\Desktop\CCleaner.lnk
C:\Windows\explorer.exe => MD5 is legit | https://www.trojaner-board.de/152632-pup-funde-scan-malwarebytes-anti-malware.html |
I keep hearing about LockBit ransomware attacks. What's going on?
It's no surprise if you have heard about LockBit. It is the world's most active ransomware group - responsible for an estimated 40% of all ransomware infections worldwide.
I guess LockBit does the usual bad stuff - encrypt your data, steal your files, dump a ransom note on your PC...
Yes. The first you might know that you've been hit by LockBit 3.0 (also known as LockBit Black) is when your desktop wallpaper is replaced with a message telling you that your files have been stolen, and pointing to instructions on how they can be recovered.
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You are then encouraged to make contact via the dark web to negotiate your ransom payment.
Yuck. Are the LockBit attacks targeting any type of businesses in particular?
LockBit's victims are primarily small and medium-sized businesses, but sometimes much larger organisations have fallen foul.
LockBit's high profile targets have in the past included tech manufacturer Foxconn, NHS vendor Advanced, IT giant Accenture, and German autoparts company Continental.
Most recently the UK Royal Mail's deliveries overseas were disrupted following what is believed to have been a LockBit ransomware attack.
Yoinks. It sounds like any business could be a potential target...
Not quite. LockBit doesn't seem to have been launched against any Russian organisations, for instance.
Ha, I get it. They don't want to get in trouble with the cops on their doorstep! I guess if they are hitting so many companies, these LockBit guys must be making a lot of money
When the US authorities charged a man in connection with the LockBit ransomware in November 2022, they claimed that it had been deployed against at least 1,000 victims in the United States and around the world, making at least $100 million worth of ransom demands.
Oh, so they've already nabbed someone for LockBit?
It's not as simple as that. It's not just one guy launching LockBit attacks from his back bedroom, surrounded by pizza boxes.
LockBit is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, meaning that other criminals pay to become an affiliate, launching attacks and sharing a percentage of their earnings with the original LockBit gang.
Identifying and charging one LockBit suspect does not necessarily mean the downfall of the entire criminal operation.
And so, different people could be responsible for different LockBit attacks...
Correct. For instance, the Royal Mail attack has been blamed by the gang on a LockBit affiliate.
A bug bounty? You're kidding me...
In what was said to be the first ever bug bounty run by a ransomware gang, LockBit offered between $1000 and $1 million for anyone submitting bug reports. The gang cheekily announced that it was inviting "all security researchers, ethical and unethical hackers on the planet to participate."
In addition, the LockBit group said they would pay out for "brilliant ideas" that would improve their criminal operations.
Of course, helping cybercriminals might be frowned upon in your particular country, so think carefully before you get into bed with them.
Thanks. I wasn't planning to.
One other thing. LockBit also offers a way for you to earn "exactly one million dollars, no more and no less..." in cryptocurrency for doxxing the individual known as LockBitSupp, who provides support and administers the group's affiliates.
Perhaps they are hoping that any cybercriminal investigator who manages to uncover the identities of key individuals running LockBit will be tempted to tell the gang for a payout, rather than help the police.
run up-to-date security solutions. Ensure that your computers are configured properly, and protected with the latest security patches against vulnerabilities.
use hard-to-crack, unique passwords to protect sensitive data and accounts, and enable multi-factor authentication.
encrypt sensitive data wherever possible.
educate and inform staff about the risks and methods used by cybercriminals to launch attacks and steal data.
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this guest author article are solely those of the contributor, and do not necessarily reflect those of Tripwire, Inc. | https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/lockbit-ransomware-what-you-need-know |
Breck Bednar was just like any other fourteen-year-old boy. He lived life with gusto, had an interest in gaming and computers and a huge appetite. But Breck was ensnared in an evil trap and never came home from meeting the predator who had groomed him online over a long period of time.
Most parents and their children find it difficult to believe this kind of tragic outcome could happen to an intelligent, loved boy with a wide circle of friends. But it can happen to any child, no matter how sensible and cared for they are.
Now his mother Lorin LaFave, founder of The Breck Foundation, campaigns for better awareness of the signs of grooming and a community response to it. Lorin says, “We want to equip our young people with digital resilience, so that when we are not there, they can make safe decisions.”
The Breck Rules: B is for … Be Aware of the characteristics of grooming
The first step is to recognise an unhealthy relationship; in particular, to understand the signs of bullying and grooming.
Breck’s predator was obsessed with Breck, stalking him online, constantly messaging him and isolating him from his friends, eventually attempting to control and change Breck’s every move. Lorin explains, “It’s really flattering to get all this attention, compliments and gifts. But you need to think this through – why are they isolating me and getting me to change how I think?”
Also, be aware that boys can be groomed, as well as girls, and predators can be any age, Breck’s predator was just 18.
The Breck Rules: B is also for … Believe it is happening
Those around Breck did not believe that a boy like him could be lured to his death. It is imperative to believe that this could happen to you or someone you know. Lorin says, “We need to believe these predators are very subtle and clever. I tried to save Breck. I talked to teachers, vicars, nurses, governors, no one knew what advice to give.”
In fact, when Lorin phoned the police, the person on the phone thought Lorin was being paranoid. She says, “The police neglected to check the records because they did not recognise that boys can be groomed too, didn’t understand child sexual exploitation and didn’t know what questions to ask.”
In response to this lack of awareness, one of the Foundation’s focuses is training the police. In a collaboration with four forces, they have created a training film called Breck’s Last Game. This is available now to all schools by contacting The Breck Foundation or their local police force. It goes public via YouTube in the spring, however, Lorin says, “We want young people to view the film at school with the lesson plans and support.”
The Breck Rules: R is for … Report it when something doesn’t feel right
Lorin says, “We want young people to report instances when they have been asked to do something that doesn’t feel right, like removing clothing during a video chat. If that perpetrator doesn’t get that child, they will move on to another one. They keep going until someone makes a mistake. We want young people to remember Breck and his mistakes and not repeat them.”
The Breck Foundation recommends two routes for reporting:
If a child is being approached in a way that is of concern, you or that child can report using CEOP – Child Exploitation Online Protection command www.ceop.police.uk/ceop-reporting/ anonymously, if wanted.
Children and teenagers up to 18 can also call Childline on 0800 1111 or contact them at www.childline.org.uk/get-support – again anonymously, if wanted.
The Breck Rules: E is for … Educate
It is estimated that there are currently 2 billion people worldwide who play online games and half of them are adults. The children taking part need education on keeping safe.
There are some chilling statistics, with UK police estimating 100,000 offenders are online in the UK and one in four children are being approached at some point.
“We are not against gaming,” says Lorin, “but we want young people to learn how to protect themselves and each other. It was Breck’s passion – gaming and computing – it was going to be his career choice. He made friends through gaming, he bonded with his friends from school and … Unfortunately, his predator was introduced by a friend.”
There are many reasons for a predator to want to groom someone online: sexual exploitation, radicalisation, gang-related crime, such as drug dealing.
In response, The Breck Foundation will continue its work to reach as many people as possible. Lorin says, “I know if I went to one of my conferences or school visits and if I heard some of this advice, Breck would be here. I would have reported what was happening to CEOP; I would have called the police back. Most importantly, I would have spoken to Breck about this other child and his mistakes.”
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for you guys looking at CCIE the rack is fully complaint with internetworkingexpert version 3 lab book, and I have a 3560 for those of you worried about the difference between the 3560 and the 3550.
It now has a total of 5 switches 1x3560 1x3550 2x 3750 1x2950.
Now when you telenet to the 2511 it will give you a menu allowing you to console to any of the deivces specified.
If you dont have a static IP from your ISP not a problem, signup up for a free no-ip.com domain, then install the Dynamic DNS client on an old machine, leave it running.
In your broadband router set it to forward all incoming port 23 requests to your router, and voila an online lab for everyone to use.
Permission granted. please contact me by PM for details.
That's really great indeed. You got a very complete lab, and I read you even have an ISDN sim coming
If you plan to offer this for some time, perhaps we should team up and write some TechLabs / a case study specifically for your lab. That's a lot of branch offices you have there.
This a great Christmas gift for our members, so thanks for choosing us to share your lab with.
Currently checking some local ebay and ebay-like sites for a 2509-12, no luck yet, but if I do find one, I'll put it online as well together with my two 2501 routers. Not much compared to your collection but it will allow for some basic practice. Thanks again for the link!
I expected this to become one of the longest topic in our forums.
Guys... Wildfire is offering a free online lab access to TechExams.net members. And not just any lab, but a rather complete one. He's even working on adding an ISDN sim - most people don't have the luxury of practicing ISDN... regardless, I think this is already a golden opportunity for anyone preparig for Cisco certs.
The amount of equipment may seem a bit overwhelming at first, but you won't need to (re-)configure them all. And Wildfire set up a pretty cool way to access the devices from a menu. Including a 2950 switch, which we all want and need, but most of us don't have.
Thanks for the free rack access! It was a great help when I was fighting with the Boson NetSim to verify that I did know what I was doing. Working hands on with the real thing can't be beat!
Your rack helped me get my CCNA and CCNP and inspired me to start building my own home lab. Now I'm hooked on this Cisco stuff -- got the CCDA and take ARCH for the CCDP on Monday. I then start work on the CCSP.
hey I just wanted to give a shout out and say that hosting this rack is fricking aweshoom . Right now I have two 2621's and a 3640 to work on at my house, but I really need to get into STP, VTP. So again thanks I have registered and set my time up. So we will see how it goes tomorrow!
Every passing minute is a chance to turn it all around.
yes Jiggsaww you should have got a confirmation email, sometimes these take upto 48 hours, all accounts on the terminal server and RADIUS are created manutally I tried making a script to extrapilate (is that spelt right?) the information but it was a complete failure!.
If you havent got your email, make sure that it hasnt gone to your SPAM box or your mail box isnt full. After 48 hours they are created anyway so with or without your email you should be able to log on.
I have had some complaints people have been unable to log on properly, thankfully this issue has been resolved.
Also I thought I would take this oppertunity to notify everyone about to some pretty exciting updates recently.
1. The rack has had a Cisco 3640 running 12.4 added 2. The rack has had a 2611XM running advanced enterprise service 12.4 added 3. The rack has had a layer 3 switch added (3560) 4. All the remaining 2500's have had the IOS updated to include IPv6 Support 5. The layout has been redesigned and is now compatible with the internetworkingexpert.com labs.
Graham I love your web site and the pictures that you have there. Obviously you have put a lot of work into it. However something has puzzled me since you installed it. Is there a reason the PIX is upside down? Just curious; things like that grate on the curiosity. Oh course if it was me I would have done it just to make people wonder; maybe we are of like minds.
Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of technology?... The Shadow DO
no nothing some complex, simply put its a big beast and the power is at the back and not the front, before I installed the PIX I mounted the power strip down the back right, the only way to fit the damm thing in was to flip it over. Either that or rip the whole thing out, move the strip, by new longer power cords and re-mount!.
Ive moved property now though and dont have a garage so there isnt room for the 19" rack, it now lives on a table stacked, I shall have to take some new pics and upload them.
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So why not start with cyber security awareness and a business policy? Your policy, what you want your staff to understand concerning your business. What they are allowed to do, or better still what they are not allowed to do. What happens when they cross the line that you have put in place.
An information and data and cyber security policy is not only hard to create but it can be fairly hard if not impossible to get your users and staff to understand how important it is to both them and your business.
Using this policy, download it for free, no registration, just click on either of these links PDF or Word2010. This is your starting point.
A good cyber security policy is designed to protect the business as well as protect the users and staff. It adds an expectation to all concerned about what will be done, what they are allowed to do and more importantly what can get them fired.
Another, and a more noticeable trend is that most information and cyber security policies get lip service. They are signed off with no consideration of what is actually been signed off. Do they understand why you have the restrictions, do they really understand what they can do or not do on the Internet. Do they understand what is considered a breach in your eyes. Do they understand your standing on social media or bring your own devices (BYOD)
But the policy is just the start, do they understand how important their password is, do they understand the danger that is the Internet? Social media, just another headache for both them and you.
One of the best ways to get users to understand what information security is all about is to train them. This can be an expensive and time consuming process which is lost to your business when your staff leave but is invaluable to them as a person.
Do you want to train your staff, if so why not try the introduction module to this 6 part course that focuses on your policy. Help your staff to understand passwords, social media, business information, email and the basics of a secure personal attitude to the Internet.
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I'm doodling words that I wanted to say on issues that we are facing right now like pandemic and global crisis.
For me, it's time to take a pause and self reflections. I'm not the only one sitting at home, braving the silence on my own. For some people who can't sit still in these quiet moments, it drives them crazy not to have any distractions at all - shopping, dining out, travel.
Each one of us has issues within us that we need to resolve more than the global crisis.
The thought that started it all...
I was out one evening with a new found friend and we were talking about how women in their culture are aiming for marriage as a goal versus the western culture - career driven women who has "marriage" at the back burner.
Women who got married on their early stage of adulthood (25 to 30) are not also contented with family life, same with women who are at the highest peak of their careers. Humans has no contentment indeed.
We make the choice, we create our future.
The past few months has been the trying times of my faith, patience and resiliency. I moved to another country - again! with two dogs in tow. Started a new life on another city, learned new language, met new people, new experiences. And that's very admiring trait for single women - that she can do whatever she wants, wherever it is.
But single women like me also wish that there is someone that they can share all these struggles and phases of their lives. We can read lots of articles, blogs, talks from women that they hope to have partners to share a life with but give up with the idea that he doesn't exist in today's society.
Shani Silver - writer and creator of podcast "A Single Serving" talks about life of single women and how society should treat us fairly like there is something wrong with us why we're still single.
Lauren Warrell, writer and PHD who also wrote why she gave up on dating - on finding love. She didn't mean that she hates being in love, falling in love. She got sick of dating men that are not good for her.
And as for me, for those who keeps on asking "why", it's the same answer. You never know what I went through so it's nobody's business if I want to take care of myself right now.
Of course there's always loneliness, we want to feel connected. I am doing my best to create experiences and connect with people who has the same values. I use this time to savour every moment, not to rush onto the future because I will surely miss this part of my life. I'm grateful for these new experiences. | http://www.goodlifedaily.org/living-authentically/in-times-of-vulnerability |
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The excellent researchers at ReVuln, Luigi Auriemma and Donato Ferrante, presented at Black Hat Europe 2013 in Amsterdam a way to convert local bugs and features in remotely exploitable security vulnerabilities by using the popular EA Origin 3 platform as an attack vector against remote systems.
EA Origin is one of the biggest gaming related digital delivery platforms with more than 40 million users that supports various platforms such as Windows and MacOS. The platform allows users to purchase games on the internet for PC and mobile platforms, and download them with the Origin client (formerly EA Download Manager, EA Downloader and EA Link).
S3. The Origin process spawns the actual game by providing the same command line arguments provided in S1.
The Origin process communicates with games via a specific formatted URI, origin://. Origin also allows games upon launch to use custom command line arguments, CommandParams, which are specified as URI parameter.
The Paper states:
“The Origin platform allows malicious users to exploit local vulnerabilities or features, by abusing the Origin URI handling mechanism. In other words, an attacker can craft a malicious internet link to execute malicious code remotely on victim’s system, which has Origin installed.”
ReVuln Team demonstrated attack scheme using the popular and recent game Crysis 3, and proving several ways to trigger execution of remote code. An attacker could execute malicious code to hit remote victim systems abusing the Origin platform.
One of the methods exploits a feature in the NVidia Benchmark framework in CryEngine’s game engine using a specially craft Origin link, the attacker in this case only need Origin game ID of the victim for the attack.
A proof of concept is available on Vimeo Revuln Channel
The paper also proposes an alternative technique dubbed “No-look exploitation link” in which hacker hasn’t any knowledge of the specific games installed on the remote system itself.
“An attacker can brute force the Game ID field in the URI in order to find a vulnerable game installed on the victim’s system. The idea is pretty straightforward, once an attacker finds a set of vulnerable games sharing the same vulnerable game engine, an attacker can define the following link:” the paper states.
Researches also provide some suggestions to mitigate the threat such as disabling the origin:// URI globally or the origin:// handler in the users’ browsers which supports such feature.
I found the works of ReVuln specialists very interesting as usual, the possibility to exploit vulnerabilities in gaming platforms has been discussed many times, the potentialities for the attackers are various, let’s remind a project started a couple of years ago by US governments for developing of technologies with this specific goal. Attacking a gaming platform is possible to compromise millions of systems in stealthy way, think about games as possible attack vectors and players as possible targets.
Attackers could target game players and companies using various methods of attacks, in this scenario games vulnerabilities have become crucial.
In the presentation Luigi Auriemma and Donato Ferrante wrote for the BlackHack is explicitly mentioned a market that is born to respond to increased demand in games 0-day vulnerabilities in online games, both server-side and client-side. In this market is possible to acquire exploits for vulnerabilities or renting services such as DDoS attacks against clients or servers.
It easy to predict that in the future we will assist to an increase of this type of attacks with unpredictable consequences. | http://www.cyberdefensemagazine.com/gaming-platforms-as-vector-of-cyber-attack-according-revuln/ |
U.S. authorities have announced the seizure of 13 internet domains that offered DDoS-for-hire services to other criminal actors.
The takedown is part of an ongoing international initiative dubbed Operation PowerOFF that’s aimed at dismantling criminal DDoS-for-hire infrastructures worldwide.
The development comes almost five months after a “sweep” in December 2022 dismantled 48 similar services for abetting paying users to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets of interest.
This includes school districts, universities, financial institutions, and government websites, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ).
Ten of the 13 illicit domains seized are “reincarnations” of booter or stresser services that were previously shuttered towards the end of last year.
“In recent years, booter services have continued to proliferate, as they offer a low barrier to entry for users looking to engage in cybercriminal activity,” DoJ said in a press release on Monday.
“In addition to harming victims by disrupting or degrading access to the internet, attacks from booter services can also completely sever internet connections for other customers served by the same internet service provider via a shared connection point.”
Parallel to the domain seizures, the DoJ also said that four of the six individuals who were charged in December 2022 in connection with operating the services have entered into a guilty plea.
The announcement comes days after the disruption of Try2Check (aka Try2Services) following a decade-long investigation, an illegal online platform that enabled threat actors to check the status of stolen credit card numbers in their possession and determine if they were valid and active.
The DoJ also charged a 43-year-old Russian national, Denis Gennadievich Kulkov, for his role in creating and turning the service into a “primary tool of the illicit credit card trade,” with the State Department offering a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest.
The department is further extending a separate bounty of up to $1 million for any specifics that will help to identify other key leaders of the Try2Check cybercrime group.
The fraudulent platform, per the indictment, allegedly misused the systems of a prominent U.S.-based payment processing firm to perform the card checks by exploiting its preauthorization service. The name of the company was not disclosed.
Try2Check, which launched in 2005, is estimated to have processed tens of millions of credit card checks every year and facilitated the operations of several major card shops like Joker’s Stash that specialized in bulk trafficking of stolen credit cards. As of February 2022, a single card check cost $0.20.
“Through the illegal operation of his websites, the defendant made at least $18 million in bitcoin (as well as an unknown amount through other payment systems), which he used to purchase a Ferrari, among other luxury items,” the DoJ noted.
The indictment against Kulkov also arrives weeks after Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov, who pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering for the Ryuk ransomware gang earlier this year, was sentenced to time served and ordered to forfeit $2,000 in illegal profits. | https://www.planetjon.net/news/cybersecurity/u-s-authorities-seize-13-domains-offering-criminal-ddos-for-hire-services/ |
OK, so sometimes when we writers at GeekTech joke that robots will make us obsolete or make it sound like they could take over the world, we're being a bit facetious. However, videos like the one below do not help matters. Researchers over at the University of Pennsylvania's GRASP Lab have managed to get their Nano Quadrotors robots to fly in formation with incredible precision. Previously, these little flying robots were able to swoop in and pick things up or fly through small gaps, but now they are able to fly in perfect swarms. Your browser does not support iframes. Place one of these bug-like robots with others, and they will all fly in tandem with each other. They don't just fly side by side, either--they are capable of complicated (but impressive) pattern displays. Nano Quadrotors are also good at straightening themselves out after being thrown into the air, and even return back to their master. It will be interesting to see what the likes of GRASP Lab and other researchers do with Quadrotor swarms--maybe these could be developed to videotape events from above, or to assist with building construction. Or perhaps, just to freak people out.[YouTube via Time Techland]
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VISA and MasterCard are alerting banks across the country about a recent major breach at a U.S.-based credit card processor. Sources in the financial sector are calling the breach “massive,” and say it may involve more than 10 million compromised card numbers.
In separate non-public alerts sent late last week, VISA and MasterCard began warning banks about specific cards that may have been compromised. The card associations stated that the breached credit card processor was compromised between Jan. 21, 2012 and Feb. 25, 2012. The alerts also said that full Track 1 and Track 2 data was taken – meaning that the information could be used to counterfeit new cards. | http://www.scamsafe.com/scamsafe/2012/03/mastercard-visa-report-data-breach-of-card-processor.html |
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TrueCrypt doesn't support dual boot systems unless the windows boot loader is used.
You can dual boot by using the TrueCrypt boot loader for Windows and chain loading Grub by pressing escape at the password request, I've done this a couple of time with XP and OpenSuSE.
You need to install Grub to the boot partition not the MBR.
You could then encrypt the Fedora partition.
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Ever since the iPhone 4S first hit shelves, the hacking community has been busy trying to bring Siri to other devices. But now, a jailbreak-friendly program dubbed Siri0us promises to brings Siri’s voice dictation to not only the iPhone 4, but the fourth generation iPod touch and the two-year old iPhone 3GS as well.
Prior to October’s iPhone 4S release, Siri was available as a standalone application in the App Store. As you would expect, this older version of the Siri software worked on devices such as the 3GS, so when Apple pulled the app and integrated Siri directly, and exclusively, with the iPhone 4S hardware many were confused.
Why limit this neat feature? Some have suggested that it was purely a marketing one. We don’t know for sure, but recent hacks have shown that older hardware can handle Siri just fine. Either way, Siri0us differs from earlier hacks in that it doesn’t require any 4S UDID’s, files or special keys. If you have a jailbroken device, you can download the hack via Cydia, install it, and start talking, as shown in the below clip:
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In order to get the free ad-supported hack working on your deice, you’ll need to add ‘http://apt.if0rce.com’ as a source within Cydia, and then search for Siri0us. As pointed out over on iDownloadBlog, the developer is aware of some bugs, and you may need to try a few times to get things working.
Let us know if you give it a try in the comments.
Update, Nov 29, 2011: As noted by Macgasm and others, Siri0us is currently unavailable because Nuance, the company that makes the speech recognition technology that Siri0us relies on, took issue with it. Guess this isn’t entirely unexpected… | https://www.pcworld.com/article/478591/siri_dictation_comes_to_older_iphones_only_jailbreakers_invited_to_the_party.html |
Integrates Fortscale UBA into FireEye Global Threat Management Platform.
SAN MATEO, Calif. – February 25, 2016 – Fortscale Security Ltd., the pioneer in autonomous, machine learning-based user behavior analytics, announced a new strategic partnership with FireEye. Today Fortscale joins the FireEye Fuel Cyber Security Coalition (CSC) – FireEye’s program for enhancing enterprise attack detection and response capabilities using integrated solutions with technology partners like Fortscale.
“Fortscale’s rule-free machine learning approach to user behavior analytics is unique in the market, and demonstrably increases ROI for FireEye customers. We’re glad to have them on board,” said Ed Barry, VP, Cyber Security Coalition, FireEye.”
Under the integration, Fortscale will combine its award-winning new generation of “rule-free” UBA software — focused on ending insider threats — into the FireEye Global Threat Management Platform. Fortscale’s insider-threat solution offers unmatched intelligence, autonomy and scalability with the industry’s most sophisticated behavior analytics engine. Last Thursday, FireEye announced it will work closely with Fortscale over the coming months to tighten the integration between the two platforms and develop new joint solutions.
“Enterprise security pros already know that user behavior analytics, like Fortscale’s, offers the best defense against credential theft, hijacking and abuse,” said Idan Tendler, founder & CEO, Fortscale. “Our UBA solution automates insider threat detection and lowers analyst workloads. We’re proud to join this Coalition and offer our behavior analytics expertise to help FireEye customers end insider threats.”
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Data security has its own components, including security and crucial management practices. Many agencies are investment heavily in their cyber secureness capabilities to prevent attacks and protect their particular most valuable properties. From consumer information to intellectual house and facilities, data is certainly one of the most important property. They must defend this information to comply with legal requirements and to prevent exposing themselves to legal cases or problems for their reputation. As such, it can essential to preserve data at all periods of the lifecycle.
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VM - “Security Risk Score” summary added to XML and CSV reports
With this release vulnerability scan reports include a security risk score summary for the report and per host, in all report formats - earlier this was not in XML or CSV. As before the risk score summary appears when your report template is configured for host based findings (automatic data) and the Text Summary option is selected. The asset_data_report.dtd was updated - we’ll show you the changes.
Tell me about the Security Risk Score. The score for the overall report is the average security risk for all hosts in the report. The score for each host is the average severity level detected (the default) or the highest severity level detected. Managers can configure the calculation method for the subscription by going to Reports > Setup > Security Risk. Are you an Express Lite user? If yes the average severity level is always used.
Sample reports. These reports were created using a scan report template configured with host based findings and Text Summary is selected (under Display > Detailed Results).
The Asset Group List API v1 (/msp/asset_group_list.php) is used to retrieve a list of asset groups in your account. We added a new attribute “network_id” to the subelement /SCANIPS/IP in the XML output (asset_group_list.dtd). This appears for an All asset group that is not the same as the subscription’s All asset group.
Have multiple All asset groups? Yes you might. There is always 1 All asset group for the subscription - this includes all assets, visible to Managers. If you have business units, there is 1 unique All asset group for each business unit. If you have Scanners and/or Readers, there is 1 unique All asset group for each Scanner/Reader account. (There is no All asset group for a network.)
Managers will not see the “network_id” attribute for any IP or IP_RANGE elements in the output since Managers can see all IPs for all networks.
Any sub-user with access to only a single network (the Global Default Network or a custom network) will not see the “network_id” attribute either. This is for consistency with the UI, where these users do not see the network workflows.
The Excluded IP List API v2 (/api/2.0/fo/asset/excluded_ip/ with action=list) returns a list of excluded hosts.
Use the new input parameter “network_id” (optional) to return a list of excluded IPs for a certain network.
The XML output now identifies the network ID for each IP address/range when your subscription has at least 1 network defined. We added a new attribute “network_id” to the subelements /IP_SET/IP and /IP_SET/IP_RANGE in the XML output (ip_list_output.dtd).
The excluded IP change history V2 API (/api/2.0/fo/asset/excluded_ip/history/ with action=list) returns a change history for excluded hosts.
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There is one rational reason for increasing investment risk – the potential to earn higher rates of return. However, there is no guarantee the potential returns will be realized.
Risk management should be an integral part of every investment process. For many people this process is more important than investing for maximum performance.
The mathematics of risk are also an eye-opener. Let’s say you have $500,000 of assets and their value declines to $250,000 – you have experienced a 50% loss. Because you have a reduced asset base, you need a 100% rate of return to get back to your original $500,000. Recovering big losses can take years of positive returns to achieve break-even. Add inflation and expenses to the equation and it can take even longer.
Long-term investment success should be measured by the achievement of your financial goals.
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In a study released this morning, nine out of 10 corporate board members said that regulators should hold businesses liable for breaches if they haven't taken reasonable steps to secure customer data.
This was a surprise to Veracode, the company that conducted the study jointly with the New York Stock Exchange.
"I think they feel that their companies are making reasonable efforts to secure customer data," said Chris Wysopal, CTO and CISO at Boston-based Veracode "And they want the people who are the bad actors policed. The people who are giving the industry a bad name by not protecting customer data."
So far, there has been one related case, he said, where the FTC has stepped in. Late this summer, The US Court of Appeals has ruled that the FTC mandate to protect consumers against fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices extends to oversight of corporate cybersecurity efforts -- and lapses -- in a case involving Wyndham Hotels and Resorts. Hackers broke in three times between 2008 and 2010 and stole more than 600,000 bank card numbers from the company.
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Nearly 50 percent of respondents who were aware of that lawsuit said that the case has influenced their discussions about cybersecurity liability.
There have also been court cases allowing class-action lawsuits against companies, and three out of five respondents said that they expect the number of these breach-related lawsuits to increase.
But it is still too early to tell exactly what guidelines companies are going to be expected to follow, though the ongoing legal actions may start to provide some clarity.
"That is going to be the basis for what is considered reasonable," Wysopal said.
But corporations don't want to be left holding the bag, either, when the problems are caused by third parties.
According to the survey, 90 percent of the respondents also said that third-party software providers should be held liable when vulnerabilities are found in their packaged software.
"People don't want to absorb the risk that is in the software," said Wysopal. "But we are going to have some challenges changing the status quo."
Typically, published user license agreements absolve software providers from liability, he said. But it does happen that a corporate customer is able to negotiate a contract where the software developer accepts some responsibility.
"I've seen those, but it's not common place right now," he said. "An example might be a large manufacturer, say, that has a software company writing software for one of its devices. I've seen certain levels of care in delivering that software put into place and if defects are found then the product liability will then fall back on the supplier."
According to the survey, two-thirds of respondents said they have either begun or are planning to insert liability clauses into contracts with their third-party providers.
As the Internet of Things expands, these kinds of contracts are likely to become more frequent, Wysopal said, with each industry seeing its own specific nuances.
"There is little risk due to my weather application on my mobile device, but there might be a lot of risk to something controlling critical infrastructure or a medical device or a self-driving car," he said. "Software that's life and death has to be near perfect. We're going to see that with the Internet of Things we're going to have real safety issues involved -- its not just information anymore."
It's also not clear whether the pressure for change will come from regulation, lawsuits, or from cyberinsurance, he said.
"There's no clear answer yet," he said. "But the direction we're heading in is that for different levels of risks different standards of care are going to be required."
And cyberinsurance itself is likely to get more specialized as well, instead of the generic policies often being written today.
"A software company will have one kind, a consumer company will have another kind, a bank will have another kind," he said.
Today, according to the survey, a majority of listed corporations already have cybersecurity insurance. But, of those, only 35 percent specifically insure against software coding and human errors that can lead to loss of sensitive data.
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If not properly installed and maintained, a fixed electrical installation, including the distribution board (where mains electricity comes into the building) and associated wiring for power and lighting can become a fire and/or health and safety hazard.
If you’re an employer, or a landlord or property owner, or you have control over a premises or part of one, you’re required by law to make sure that the property, including the electrical installation, is safe for people- whether employees, tenants, contractors, visitors or the general public.
Understand what is required for compliance with the Electricity at Work Regulations then make sure your risk assessments, employee training, and ‘safe systems of work’ documents and processes all include risks from electrical installations.
Get a competent person (i.e. someone with relevant qualifications, knowledge and experience for the type of installation) to carry out any maintenance or repair work, inspections or tests on the electrical installations.
Make sure electrical installations are inspected and tested to comply with BS 7671 ‘Requirements for Electrical Installations. IET Wiring Regulations’.
Confirm timeframes with your competent person after each inspection and test when the next one should be. This will normally vary between 12 months and 5 years.
If defects are found or remedial work needed, make sure these have been prioritised (by the competent person undertaking the inspection / test), the repairs are done as soon as possible (in priority order), and with the urgency recommended.
Keep a record of the work, as well as any inspection or test reports, and make sure a completion certificate is issued for any new work.
A recorded system based on a risk assessment should be considered for maintaining fixed, portable and transportable electrical equipment, including extension cables, leads and plugs.
With guidance from your competent person, make sure that the electrical installation, equipment, fittings and appliances are suitable for the “zone”, as categorised under the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations (DSEAR). Don’t let work take place on the electrical installation within such “zoned” areas, or on high voltage equipment, unless those involved are fully trained, experienced and competent to do so.
Don’t store in electrical equipment cupboards, or on top of or within two metres of electrical distribution boards. Provide suitable guard rails or floor markings to stop this and put down insulating rubber mats in front of electrical distribution equipment.
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Check HID lamps are installed following the manufacturer’s instructions, in clear, dry areas, like aisles, and a good distance from combustible goods and materials.
Make sure they’re in protective housings that will safely contain any parts of the bulb, if it were to shatter during use; If possible, use housings made of fire-resistant materials.
Use specialist infrared cameras to look at selected parts of electrical systems under load to identify hot spots and plan for preventative maintenance and repairs to machinery, plant and equipment.
Do thermal imaging surveys in addition to a conventional electrical installation inspection and testing programme, based on BS 7671.
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HYDERABAD: Alleged Nigerian fraudsters have duped a Mali-based company, a client of a city firm, to the tune of $1.2 million by hacking their email accounts. On Wednesday, cyber crime sleuths of Cyberabad police received a complaint from MA Padmanabha Rao, financial controller of VoltaImpex Pvt Ltd, Kondapur. VoltaImpex company, which is into export of engineering goods to customers in West African countries, alleged that fraudsters, posing as representatives of the complainant’s firm, sent an email to one of their clients, M/s Diamond Cement, located in the West African nation Mali, and made them deposit $1.25 million in their bank account.
As part of the communication pertaining to the business deal, according to police, Tamil Vannan, financial controller of M/s Diamond Cement, used to be in contact with Murali Krishna, an accounts executive of VoltaImpex. In December 2018, Tamil Vannan had received an email from [email protected] asking to deposit pending payments into the company’s bank account in Andhra Bank’s SR Nagar branch.
Based on the complaint of VoltaImpex, police have registered a case under Sections 420 of the IPC & Section 66 (C) of the IT Act. Police believe the fraud was executed by a gang of Nigerian fraudsters by hacking into Tamil Vannan’s email account. Cops also suspect that the fraudsters used targeted phishing and gained access to even the database of VoltaImpex firm to execute the fraud. | https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/digital-security/fraudsters-hack-hyderabad-firms-emails-swindle-1-2-m/68516628 |
As popular as it is on the cybercrime circuit, ransomware is not bulletproof. You can outsmart it, with these 4 anti-ransomware practices:
Our first, most basic advice is the strongest: keep backups. If you have workable versions of what cybercriminals have “kidnapped,” they have no power over you.
Always keep your operating systems and program software updated so you have the latest protections, and install a strong antivirus system that includes ransomware protection.
If your files do get infected, don’t lose hope: instead, search through the many free decryption tools available online to see if someone has developed a way for you to free your encrypted files. Good guys release decryption tools just as often as bad guys launch encryption attacks.
And while you may be tempted, don’t pay the ransom. Paying does not guarantee your files’ safe return. Once they have your money, the cybercriminals may decide to just leave your files encrypted. Paying also motivates them to strike again and again.
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MIRCon -- Washington, D.C. -- A little-known Department of Homeland Security program for providing liability protection to US firms in the wake of terrorist or other attacks could also provide shelter for firms facing legal action in the wake of a cyberattack.
Brian Finch, a partner with the law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and a cybersecurity legal expert, says the DHS's so-called SAFETY Act, which protects certified providers of anti-terrorism products and services, also can apply to providers of cyber security products and services -- and even to the cybersecurity policies of major corporations in the event of an attack.
Most private lawsuits against companies that have suffered data breaches thus far have been dismissed because the plaintiffs don't prove the breach caused them harm, Finch said in a presentation here yesterday. "Consumers just get a new credit card. It's annoying, but I haven't suffered any harm" when a credit card is stolen in a breach. Even so, organizations need to prepare for litigation.
He warns that "cleanup lawyers" are beginning to take note of the potential for making money off data breach litigation. "You had better prepare. There are deep pockets in this room, so you are going to be sued" if you get breached, because the legal maneuvers are not going to stop.
Finch told Dark Reading in an interview that the DHS's SAFETY Act has mostly been underutilized for cyber security purposes, but awareness is growing. "It would be more helpful in a 'black swarm' event, where you suffer physical damage or loss of life with a cyberattack, versus just credit cards." Financial services firms or oil and gas companies would be prime candidates for coverage under the act.
He says the SAFETY Act, which was created in 2002 by the DHS to foster anti-terrorism technology development, applies to corporate security policies, as well, therefore protecting a SAFETY Act-certified corporate entity from liability in the wake of a big breach.
Richard Bejtlich, chief security strategist for FireEye, says the "terror" association with the statute likely explains its obscurity to the cyber security sector thus far.
There are two levels of certification, which requires an application and certification process by the DHS. "So long as the impact is felt in the US financially or physically, liability protections are available," Finch said. "That statute covers cyberattacks… and you don't need to prove it was a terrorist group" or any specific adversary.
One level of certification provides a cap on liability, while the other provides immunity from liability. This second certification entitles a lawsuit to be dismissed, he said, even if "someone [in your organization] missed a step."
But a SAFETY Act certification would not replace cyberinsurance; rather, it would go hand in hand with such a policy. "You want to have cyberinsurance anyway," he says. "This would cut [costs] of litigation and use insurance to cover any losses you suffered yourself."
To date, most certified by the SAFETY Act have been firms with physical security services or products, such as Morphix Technologies, which sells a chemical detection device. However, MorphoTrust USA, a document authentication vendor, is also certified. Finch estimates that cyber security products account for less than 3% of the SAFETY Act applications.
In the meantime, data breaches are getting more executive and board-level attention than ever, mostly thanks to high-profile attacks at Target and other big brands. That includes a plan for how to respond in the event of a breach.
Kevin Mandia, COO of FireEye Mandiant, maintains that security has already become a board of directors issue, whether companies are ready or not. "Normally, we're meeting with a board after a breach," he said here in his keynote address. But boards should become involved prior to a breach.
"Every single person is on the clock during a breach. A bunch of CISOs are losing their job," Mandia said. "We ask boards: How good do you want to be" when their firm gets breached.
Finch concurs that many executive boards still don't fully understand cyber security risks. "When I'm talking to the C-suite or board, [many times] they truly don't understand what cyber security is all about and what a cyberthreat looks like." They are "aghast" when he tells them a breach or successful attack is inevitable. | https://www.darkreading.com/risk/dhs-anti-terrorism-program-could-provide-cyberattack-liability-protection |
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Today IT security teams are finding it hard to figure out what is an actual threat and what isn’t. The complex network environments have massive data coming in, IT and Artificial intelligence (AI) will help ally to find genuine risk in the midst of all the data if applied correctly.
People do things with their computers that are outright dangerous, they do these things in ignorance. They click on interesting links that lead to malicious sites and download malware onto the system. They store sensitive information in unsecured places. Despite all the data breach if you still think that you are able to do something on your computer, it must be fine.
As a result, the network ends up generating glitches, which set off alerts on a daily basis. Security teams have to go through all these alerts and are still not able to figure out the difference between what’s malicious and what’s not.
This is a huge time suck that is also unsafe. Your network’s security depends on its personnel’s ability to distinguish between the malicious and the non-malicious vulnerabilities. AI and machine learning (ML) can be used to help teams identify which glitch they need to be concerned about and which are harmless.
Is AI the perfect solution?
As said earlier AI and ML technologies need to be applied correctly. You need a smart framework to focus on which discrepancies matters the most. It is recommended that your team focus on 7-10 criteria for vulnerability analysis and leave it at that.
You need to look at vulnerability collectively, this is a starting point, and then you go further. To detect trends and coordinate behaviors. This goes a. it takes an antagonist mindset to implement vulnerability detection, actually, it is a step further than focusing on those 7-10 criteria.
This is a whole new way of looking at network defense. Many solutions and security professionals have focused which criteria is important in terms of vulnerability detection.
As mentioned by Jason Kichen on securityboulevard.com. Adversaries have an ever-expanding method to get inside your network, but once inside, their campaigns must contain three elemental behaviors; reconnaissance, collection and exfiltration:
If you look at anomalies to see if they correlate with these behaviors, the true security picture emerges.
Do it right?
AI and ML will help you discover which security alerts are the most important, but it has often not met with reality. It also does not means that AI and ML eliminate the need for humans, which is not true. AI makes it easy for humans who use AI tools, but the tools themselves cannot work on their own with the help of a seasoned human professional.
As Jason Kichen says “Computers were made to serve humans, and keeping their work easy and data safe. All the activity that seems safe sometimes causes confusion in the network. This leads to security issues. However, AI and ML can help your teams look at the activities from the threat perspective that is likely to harm your network. In this way, teams know what an actual threat is. This eliminates confusion and keeps the network safer.
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Hackers from REvil leaked a sample of stolen corporate data online. The ransomware hackers created a dark web auction site to sell stolen corporate information. The records are compromised information taken from Canadian agricultural company Agromart Group. According to cyber security researchers at Krebs on Security the stolen information contains documents and details for Agromart Group’s last three months of operations.
REvil leaked the data on their dark web “Happy Blog” according to cyber security researchers Brian Krebs. The hacker plan on auctioning off the data in their first ever auction site. A screenshot other starting price and time left was posted online on their blog.
Leaking data online is becoming the norm for hacking groups as they try to pressure compromised companies to pay the ransom fee.
The opening bid is set at $50,000 but REvil plans on auctioning off the data to the highest bidder.
Maintain a backup of all systems and important data. If your network does get hacked, you will have a restore point to work with and avoid paying a ransom
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EskyFun stored a trove of gamers’ data on an Elastricsearch server that was exposed to the public without any security authentication.
The research team at vpnMentor reported an error on the part of famous Chinese Android game developer EskyFun that leaked sensitive data of at least one million online gamers.
Reportedly, EskyFun used an unsecured Elasticsearch server for storing vast amounts of data collected from users. Researchers revealed that the information was stored in rolling 7 days’ user data sets for around three of the company’s games, which contained over 360 million pieces of data.
“This is an enormous amount of data collected from a few small, not well-known mobile games,” researchers noted in their blog post.
Breach Discovered in July 2021
The data date back to July 2021, and as soon as the unprotected server was discovered, VPNMentor’s team informed EskyFun but, the company did not respond. VPNMentor notified
The article Android game developer EskyFun exposed 1 million gamers to hackers originally appeared on Hack Read.
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This Policy sets out the obligations of Kings Opticians, a sole trading business based in England, whose main office is at Kings Opticians 1-3 Pershore Rd South. B30 3EE (“the Company”) regarding data protection and the rights of its employees (in this context, “employee data subjects”) in respect of their personal data under EU Regulation 2016/679 General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
The GDPR defines “personal data” as any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (a “data subject”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that natural person.
This Policy sets the Company’s obligations regarding the collection, processing, transfer, storage, and disposal of personal data relating to employee data subjects. The procedures and principles set out herein must be followed at all times by the Company, its employees, agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of the Company.
The Company is committed not only to the letter of the law, but also to the spirit of the law and places high importance on the correct, lawful, and fair handling of all personal data, respecting the legal rights, privacy, and trust of all individuals with whom it deals.
The Data Protection Principles
This Policy aims to ensure compliance with the GDPR. The GDPR sets out the following principles with which any party handling personal data must comply. All personal data must be:
Processed lawfully, fairly, and in a transparent manner in relation to the data subject.
Collected for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes. Further processing for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes shall not be considered to be incompatible with the initial purposes.
Adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which it is processed.
Accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date. Every reasonable step must be taken to ensure that personal data that is inaccurate, having regard to the purposes for which it is processed, is erased, or rectified without delay.
Kept in a form which permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the personal data is processed. Personal data may be stored for longer periods insofar as the personal data will be processed solely for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific or historical research purposes, or statistical purposes, subject to implementation of the appropriate technical and organisational measures required by the GDPR in order to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the data subject.
Processed in a manner that ensures appropriate security of the personal data, including protection against unauthorised or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage, using appropriate technical or organisational measures.
The Company collects and processes the personal data set out in Parts 21 to 25 of this Policy. This includes:
Personal data collected directly from employee data subjects.
The specific purposes for which the Company collects, processes, and holds such personal data are set out in Parts 21 to 25 of this Policy (or for other purposes expressly permitted by the GDPR).
Employee data subjects are kept informed at all times of the purpose or purposes for which the Company uses their personal data. Please refer to Part 12 for more information on keeping data subjects informed.
The Company shall ensure that all personal data collected, processed, and held by it is kept accurate and up-to-date. This includes, but is not limited to, the rectification of personal data at the request of an employee data subject, as set out in Part 14, below.
The accuracy of personal data shall be checked when it is collected and at regular intervals thereafter. If any personal data is found to be inaccurate or out-of-date, all reasonable steps will be taken without delay to amend or erase that data, as appropriate.
Data Retention
The Company shall not keep personal data for any longer than is necessary in light of the purpose or purposes for which that personal data was originally collected, held, and processed.
When personal data is no longer required, all reasonable steps will be taken to erase or otherwise dispose of it without delay.
For full details of the Company’s approach to data retention, including retention periods for specific personal data types held by the Company, please refer to our Data Retention Policy.
Employee data subjects have the right to require the Company to rectify any of their personal data that is inaccurate or incomplete.
The Company shall rectify the personal data in question, and inform of that rectification, within one month of informing the Company of the issue. In the event that any affected personal data has been disclosed to third parties, those parties shall be informed of any rectification that must be made to that personal data.
The personal data needs to be erased in order for the Company to comply with a particular legal obligation.
Unless the Company has reasonable grounds to refuse to erase personal data, all requests for erasure shall be complied with, and informed of the erasure, within one month of receipt of ’s request. The period can be extended by up to two months in the case of complex requests. If such additional time is required, shall be informed.
In the event that any personal data that is to be erased in response to an employee data subject’s request has been disclosed to third parties, those parties shall be informed of the erasure (unless it is impossible or would require disproportionate effort to do so).
Restriction of Personal Data Processing
Employee data subjects may request that the Company ceases processing the personal data it holds about them. If an employee data subject makes such a request, the Company shall retain only the amount of personal data concerning that data subject (if any) that is necessary to ensure that the personal data in question is not processed further.
[Data Portability
The Company processes personal data relating to employees using automated means.
Where employee data subjects have given their consent to the Company to process their personal data in such a manner, or the processing is otherwise required for the performance of a contract between the Company and , employee data subjects have the right, under the GDPR, to receive a copy of their personal data and to use it for other purposes (namely transmitting it to other data controllers).
Where technically feasible, if requested by an employee data subject, personal data shall be sent directly to the required data controller.
All requests for copies of personal data shall be complied with within one month of ’s request. Objections to Personal Data Processing
Employee data subjects have the right to object to the Company processing their personal data based on legitimate interests.
Where an employee data subject objects to the Company processing their personal data based on its legitimate interests, the Company shall cease such processing immediately, unless it can be demonstrated that the Company’s legitimate grounds for such processing override ’s interests, rights, and freedoms, or that the processing is necessary for the conduct of legal claims.
Automated Decision-Making
The Company uses personal data in automated decision-making processes with respect to its employees.
Where such decisions have a legal (or similarly significant effect) on employee data subjects, those employee data subjects have the right to challenge to such decisions under the GDPR, requesting human intervention, expressing their own point of view, and obtaining an explanation of the decision from the Company.
The right described in Part 19.2 does not apply in the following circumstances:
Technical and organisational measures shall be implemented to minimise the risk of errors. If errors occur, such measures must enable them to be easily corrected; and
All personal data processed for profiling purposes shall be secured in order to prevent discriminatory effects arising out of profiling (see Parts 26 to 30 of this Policy for more details on data security).]
The Company holds health records on all employee data subjects which are used to assess the health, wellbeing, and welfare of employees and to highlight any issues which may require further investigation. In particular, the Company places a high priority on maintaining health and safety in the workplace, on promoting equal opportunities, and on preventing discrimination on the grounds of disability or other medical conditions. In most cases, health data on employees falls within the GDPR’s definition of special category data (see Part 4 of this Policy for a definition). Any and all data relating to employee data subjects’ health, therefore, will be collected, held, and processed strictly in accordance with the conditions for processing special category personal data, as set out in Part 4 of this Policy. No special category personal data will be collected, held, or processed without the relevant employee data subject’s express consent.
Health records shall be accessible and used only by Kings Opticians Owners and shall not be revealed to other employees, agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of the Company without the express consent of (s) to whom such data relates, except in exceptional circumstances where the wellbeing of (s) to whom the data relates is at stake and such circumstances satisfy one or more of the conditions set out in Part 4.2 of this Policy.
Health records will only be collected, held, and processed to the extent required to ensure that employees are able to perform their work correctly, legally, safely, and without unlawful or unfair impediments or discrimination.
Employee data subjects have the right to request that the Company does not keep health records about them. All such requests must be made in writing and addressed to Ameet Pancholi, Kings Opticians, 1-3 Pershore Rd South B30 3EE.
Benefits
In cases where employee data subjects are enrolled in benefit schemes which are provided by the Company, it may be necessary from time to time for third party organisations to collect personal data from relevant employee data subjects.
Prior to the collection of such data, employee data subjects will be fully informed of the personal data that is to be collected, the reasons for its collection, and the way(s) in which it will be processed, as per the information requirements set out in Part 12 of this Policy.
The Company shall not use any such personal data except insofar as is necessary in the administration of the relevant benefits schemes.
The Company may from time to time monitor the activities of employee data subjects. Such monitoring may include, but will not necessarily be limited to, internet and email monitoring. In the event that monitoring of any kind is to take place (unless exceptional circumstances, such as the investigation of criminal activity or a matter of equal severity, justify covert monitoring), employee data subjects will be informed of the exact nature of the monitoring in advance.
Monitoring should not (unless exceptional circumstances justify it, as above) interfere with an employee’s normal duties.
Monitoring will only take place if the Company considers that it is necessary to achieve the benefit it is intended to achieve. Personal data collected during any such monitoring will only be collected, held, and processed for reasons directly related to (and necessary for) achieving the intended result and, at all times, in accordance with employee data subjects’ rights and the Company’s obligations under the GDPR.
The Company shall ensure that there is no unnecessary intrusion upon employee data subjects’ personal communications or activities, and under no circumstances will monitoring take place outside of an employee data subject’s normal place of work or work hours, unless in question is using Company equipment or other facilities including, but not limited to, Company email, the Company intranet, or a virtual private network (“VPN”) service provided by the Company for employee use.
No personal data may be shared informally and if an employee, agent, sub-contractor, or other party working on behalf of the Company requires access to any personal data that they do not already have access to, such access should be formally requested from Ameet Pancholi DPO, Kings Opticians, 1-3 Pershore Rd South. B30 3EE;
No personal data may be transferred to any employees, agents, contractors, or other parties, whether such parties are working on behalf of the Company or not, without the authorisation of Ameet Pancholi DPO, Kings Opticians, 1-3 Pershore Rd South. B30 3EE;
All passwords used to protect personal data should be changed regularly and should not use words or phrases that can be easily guessed or otherwise compromised. All passwords must contain a combination of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. All software used by the Company is designed to require such passwords.;
Under no circumstances should any passwords be written down or shared between any employees, agents, contractors, or other parties working on behalf of the Company, irrespective of seniority or department. If a password is forgotten, it must be reset using the applicable method. IT staff do not have access to passwords;
All software (including, but not limited to, applications and operating systems) shall be kept up-to-date. The Company’s IT staff shall be responsible for installing any and all security-related updates as soon as reasonably and practically possible, unless there are valid technical reasons not to do so; and
No software may be installed on any Company-owned computer or device without the prior approval of the Mrs Rupinder Pancholi.
All personal data breaches must be reported immediately to the Company’s Data Protection Officer.
If a personal data breach occurs and that breach is likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of employee data subjects (e.g. financial loss, breach of confidentiality, discrimination, reputational damage, or other significant social or economic damage), the Data Protection Officer must ensure that the Information Commissioner’s Office is informed of the breach without delay, and in any event, within 72 hours after having become aware of it.
In the event that a personal data breach is likely to result in a high risk (that is, a higher risk than that described under Part 29.2) to the rights and freedoms of employee data subjects, the Data Protection Officer must ensure that all affected employee data subjects are informed of the breach directly and without undue delay. | http://kings.myicandy.co.uk/data-protection-policy/ |
We also offer legal advisory services in relation to privacy and data protection under the Kenyan Data Protection Act, 2019 as well as legal instruments like EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which is a benchmark for data protection. In addition, there are other legislations, which apply to data protection and privacy including the Consumer Protection Act, the Media Act and the Kenya Information and Communications Act.
The Kenyan Data Protection Act, which was enacted on 8th November 2019, applies to data controllers and processors established or resident in or outside Kenya in so far as they process personal data while in Kenya or of data subjects located in Kenya.
This law was enacted in accordance with the requirements of Article 31(c) and (d) of the Constitution of Kenya. Therefore, data protection and privacy have a constitutional underpinning.
At CM Advocates, our practice in cybersecurity, privacy and data protection focuses on internet sectors, e-Commerce and intellectual property, regulated industries (like telecom, financial, pharmaceutical, advertisement and gaming sectors) as well as public entities. We have expertise on contentious matters like data protection law-related claims of the individuals affected (such as employees’ information claims) and data breaches as well as non-contentious matters including data protection contracts, cybersecurity and data management advisory, data protection audits and compliance projects. In addition to assisting clients in their response to regulator investigations, we advise on class action lawsuits and other claims that arise out of privacy violations and security breaches. In collaboration with our other teams, we also counsel clients on crosscutting issues including on labour and employment, consumer protection, competition law and product-based liability.
We can advise our clients at each stage of the data lifecycle. At the first stage, we help our clients assess and reduce their privacy and security risks and comply with applicable laws. When developing new products and services or during marketing stage, we assist clients by advising on privacy and security at the outset to maximize the effectiveness of their offerings and avoid legal and regulatory pitfalls. We advise clients on complex issues associated with both personal and sensitive business data, including its collection, use, storage, disclosure, transfer and destruction. We guide and advise clients on legal compliance and business strategy relating to privacy and security risk management, cybersecurity and technology transactions. | https://cmadvocates.co.ke/cyber-security-privacy-data-protection/ |
As technology has evolved, it's become bigger and more impressive. But this evolution has brought complexity — and many IT teams are left feeling that they're fighting against the technology that is supposed to help make their lives easier.
It's a rising concern for IT professionals, especially considering the sector's skills shortage. In the UK, for example, the skills shortage has risen by one third over the last 12 months.
Bringing simplicity back to essential IT security tools, like network access control and strong authentication access, is non-negotiable as we face the growing cybersecurity threats. A key barrier to entry today is the perception that these solutions are complicated, and nobody wants to start a project because it's complex and many pitfalls could catch you out. But effective solutions should help control complexity, not make matters worse.
NAC and authentication access helps your organisation be more secure and enables your IT people to be in control and manage whatever's happening on the network. But since there's so much negativity surrounding these, it prevents IT teams from exploring all the options available to them.
So how can solutions be IT team friendly? It's easy! They need to embed two key principles at their core: simplicity and being vendor agnostic. Instead of fighting the tools, you should be able to rely on the product and not be worried about the configuration. Incorporating features like step-by-step setup wizards and providing examples ensure it's possible for IT teams to configure their environment.
There is a declining number of people able to fulfil the wide range of highly specialised cybersecurity roles because the sector is getting more diverse in different areas. You have identity access management, network security, endpoint protection platform, remote access security, etc. And this is not helping organisations because they feel that they need to hire specialists for all these specific tasks.
People think the problem is that they need to find highly skilled employees to do these things, but there's a different way of looking at it. You can find a solution that doesn't require people to be certified in particular vendors. What you need is a comparatively straightforward solution to implement. And the reason it's relatively straightforward is the setup wizards guide you along the process and take you through every step needed during the configuration - without sacrificing the level of security.
Rather than finding and hiring highly specialised people, an alternative is to use solutions that don't require highly skilled specialists to complete the configuration. For example, someone experienced in setting up a Wi-Fi infrastructure is very knowledgeable and would be capable of performing a complete NAC installation with the right support.
IT security is a must-have; we cannot live without it anymore because of the threats facing organisations worldwide. But it should not be a headache either. It's tempting to avoid solutions like network access control and strong authentication access because of outdated perceptions. However, by working with solutions that focus on simplicity and being vendor agnostic, then there's no reason you can't enjoy the benefit of these tools. | https://blog.solitonsystems.com/blog/why-you-deserve-straightforward-vendor-agnostic-it-security-solutions |
It began with the best of intentions.
When you sat down to work, you thought maybe you’d quickly check your email first. Then you remembered you needed to wish someone a happy birthday on Facebook. Then you figured you might as well log on to Twitter—just for 5 minutes. Now you suddenly realize that an hour has gone by and you’re lost in a wormhole of Buzzfeed articles about the 50 Cutest Hedgehogs Wearing Hats.
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Seriously, he is not getting any work done.
While the Web can be an amazing resource for work, it’s also a great source of entertainment—which can make it a serious hazard when you need to buckle down and be productive. Most people can turn off landlines, mute smartphones, and hush push notifications easily enough, but getting the World Wide Web to quiet down is a little harder.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, this has led to a whole movement focused on unplugging. The Undo List, for example, can provide you with a tip sheet for taking a 24-hour tech break. An annual National Day of Unplugging occurs every March. And the clever phone-stacking game encourages diners to set their cells aside for the duration of a meal and enjoy one another ’s company—and whoever picks up their phone first also picks up the tab for the whole table.
Of course, the very tech that creates trouble in the first place can also help you create your own cone of sweet, productive silence. Many modern software offerings are available to help you find a Zen-like focus, instead of pushing you further into distraction.
iA Writer gets down to business.
One of my favorites is iA Writer, a full-fledged word processor that strips all distractions away from the writing process. Forget Helvetica and Arial: The text here is in plain type, a clean screen keeps your focus on your text, and you use shorthand to mark formatting such as underlining or bold.
iA Writer removes Microsoft Word’s feature creep from your work equation, but it includes some practical options that the classic word processor lacks. The trippy Focus Mode highlights the current line you’re typing, turning it black while the other words on the page recede into the background. It also automatically saves your documents to iCloud or Dropbox. The Mac version normally costs $10 and the iPad/iPhone version $5, but at the moment iA has them on sale for $5 and $1, respectively. Take advantage.
Windows users can check out FocusWriter, a free app that lets work with a distraction-free full-screen interface as you pound out TXT and basic RTF and ODT files. Everything remains hidden when you’re not using it, including such optional features as live statistics and the ability to set daily goals, either in minutes or in words. Meanwhile, WriteMonkey, another free Windows app, offers full-screen writing, keyboard shortcuts for everything, and even an optional typewriter sound. An optional donation will unlock additional WriteMonkey features.
Freedom frees you from your Internet addiction.
Can’t stop checking status updates? The software formerly known as MacFreedom, and now shortened to Freedom ($10 for Mac and Windows) shuts down your Internet access for a set amount of time. It’s serious: The only way to renege on the set time is to turn off your computer. This app is a good choice if you need to work on a non-Internet-based project, such as word processing or visual design, or if you’re trying to rein in some easily distracted kids who need to focus.
The rub is that many workers need to use the Internet to get things done, whether the resource in question be Wikipedia or Google, and those pesky social networks are always just a tab away. If you need a little hole in your cone of silence, but worry about refreshing Twitter every 10 seconds, check out Freedom’s sister product, Anti-Social ($15, Mac). This accurately titled software allows you to venture onto the Internet, but it locks out Facebook, Reddit, Tumblr, Twitter, and other distracting time-sucks. Paying someone to keep you off the Internet may sound crazy, but it’s not as crazy (or as expensive) as frittering away your productivity on the new MySpace.
Be Anti-Social and get your work done.
Freedom and Anti-Social can’t curtail every distraction, but they can give you plenty of flexibility with settings ranging from 15 minutes to 8 hours. Each offers a trial option, and they’re certainly worth a spin. For now Anti-Social is strictly Mac-compatible, but a Windows version is reportedly in the works. Until then, browser extensions can do the trick for PC users. Check out LeechBlock for Firefox and Nanny for Google Chrome. Just don’t sabotage yourself by blocking social sites from one browser and then launching another browser to get your Facebook fix.
It doesn’t matter how much you avoid the Internet, though, if you don’t schedule work time at the computer. Binary Hammer’s free 30/30 (iOS) is a gorgeously designed time management app that divides your tasks into 30-minute segments, though you can quickly adjust the task’s time and type.
Get on track, 30 minutes at a time with 30/30.
All of 30/30’s functions are icon based: Tap the minute icons to increase or decrease the time slated for each task, push the trash can to remove a task, push the pause button to stop the timer, and so on. Binary Hammer loads the app with generic text, but you can replace that with your own specific tasks. 30/30 even provides icons—like a keyboard and an envelope—that you can use to represent your tasks. Each task is color coded, too, so you can quickly see what you’re focusing on at the moment.
Available on all iOS devices, 30/30 can sync tasks across multiple devices.
Some unplugging options, including the appropriately titled app Unplug and Reconnect (free), are available for users of Android OS devices.
Buckle down and focus with Unplug & Reconnect.
Like 30/30, Unplug and Reconnect makes you conscious of how and where you spend your time. It takes things to the next level, though, by providing tools to make you focus on the one thing you have to get done. For instance, you can schedule a disconnecting time in advance—so, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., say, you can have your phone automatically go into Do Not Disturb mode. The app can also send texts to would-be callers to let them know that you’re currently unplugged, kind of like an away message for your smartphone.
You don’t have to worry about getting too focused on your task at hand, either. Once your scheduled work period ends, Unplug and Reconnect automatically takes you out of Do Not Disturb mode, stops sending “away” texts, removes you from any other designated modes you’ve set. Which means it must be time to get back to all those cute animal articles.
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Complete takes advantage of cutting edge technologies emerging in the market. With the new integration to Amazon’s Alexa, Complete adds tasks and lists by simply talking your thoughts out. Using Alexa, you can simply say things like “Create a new grocery list” and then list the items you need like, “2 Bananas, whole milk, 5 tomatoes…”. You can also add simple tasks by saying: “Add a task to set an appointment with the doctor tomorrow at 2pm“. The integration with Amazon Alexa is powered by a technology built by VoiceIDE. This technology streamlines the process of creating Alexa voice integrations. This is the first public integration of VoiceIDE.
Complete will be available for Apple Watch and localized to 13 different languages – including Hebrew. Complete is a paid app that will be available for free for limited time.24me was founded in 2012 by Gilad and Liat Hertanu, both founders and partners in life. They found themselves wasting too much time on managing and coordinating their calendar, to-dos and errands. After failing to find the right solution to improve their productivity, they decided to build it themselves.
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Photos and video: UKIsraelHub Read less Med Management Co. Medisafe Raises $14.5M Read more March 1, 2016 | Israeli personalized medication management platform Medisafe announced today that it has raised a $14.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Octopus Ventures, with M (Merck)Ventures, to support the company’s rapid growth and global expansion. Other investors participating from previous rounds include Pitango Venture Capital, 7wire ventures, lool Ventures, TriVentures and Qualcomm Ventures. With over 3.5 million patient and caregiver registered users, Medisafe focuses on helping the hundreds of millions of people worldwide to take their medications as prescribed, solving the problem known as medication non-adherence. Based in Haifa, Medisafe was founded by CEO Omri Shor and CTO Rotem Shor. Read less Behavior Analytics Co. Fortscale Raises $7M Read more March 1, 2017 | Israeli behavior analytics company Fortscale Security Ltd. has raised $7 million in its latest financing round led by Evolution Equity Partners and Valor Capital Group. The round also included investments from previous investors Intel Capital, Blumberg Capital, Swarth, CME ventures and UST Global. This latest investment round brings Fortscale’s funding total to $23 million and coincides with the release of the company’s newest offering: Presidio, the industry’s first embedded UEBA engine. With offices in San Francisco, Boston and Tel Aviv, Fortscale has developed machine learning-based user and entity behavior analytics (UEBA) for security. The company was founded by CEO Idan Tendler and COO Dr. Yona Hollander. Read less Israel’s LightCyber Bought For $105M Read more March 1, 2017 |US enterprise security company Palo Alto Networks has acquired Israeli cyber security company LightCyber for $105 million in cash and according to Israel’s “Globes,” an additional $25 million in shares. LightCyber has raised $32 million in funding, including $20 million last June. The company has annual revenue of $10 million.
LightCyber has been developing automated behavioral analytics capabilities, using sophisticated machine learning to quickly, efficiently and accurately identify attacks based on identifying behavioral anomalies inside the network. | http://nocamels.com/2016/02/uk-israel-cyber-security-cooperation/ |
Look ahead to Europe's rollout of the General Data Protection Regulation in May 2018, and its expected impact on data handling, with expert insights from Gary Southwell, vice president and general manager, products division, at CSPI.
The European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into full effect May 25, 2018, and it impacts any company, worldwide, that processes or stores personal data of EU residents.
The new rules grant people more rights regarding how companies handle their personally identifiable information (PII), and it imposes heavy fines for non-compliance and data breaches--up to 4 percent of a company’s yearly revenue. The GDPR also requires that companies report data breaches within a 72-hour window. (See “General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements, deadlines and facts” for more specifics on the regulation.)
Even if you don’t do business with the EU, it’s likely to have impact on global security standards going forward. Consequently, companies working in the EU or with GDPR-impacted data are quickly trying to come into compliance ahead of time. For security teams, this means making sure that PII is adequately protected and that the proper reporting processes are in place.
As Brian Vecci, Technology Evangelist for Varonis says, “Most companies aren’t prepared at all. You’ve got companies sitting in the midwest of the United States, that because someone from the EU signed up for their newsletter, are suddenly subject to one of the most onerous privacy regulations ever. That’s what I so grand about the GDPR. It cuts across all verticals. It doesn’t just impact financial organizations, or hospitals. If you have PII from one of the 28 member states, then it impacts your organization.
For good or bad, GDPR does not define any specific data protection controls that an organization must follow. Each organization is allowed to determine, for itself, the necessary security controls for the collected data, confidentiality and risk.
Olivier Van Hoof, Pre-Sales Manager of Europe for Collibra says GDPR starts with data governance, “You’ve got to put a data governance platform in place before you can really begin to secure the data. It’s a lot more than just technically securing the data. Most organizations are beginning by looking at their business processes first, then looking at the logical processes that collect the data, and then to the physical data itself. GDPR is also about understanding that the data is really owned by the individual. You’re really just hosting the data.”
What does GDPR mean by “personal” data?
The definition of personal data under the GDPR is very broad, far more so than most other country’s current or previously existing personal data protections. It includes any information relating to a specific individual, whether that data is private, public, or professional in nature. It applies not only to names, addresses and financial information, but anything that could identify an individual (e.g., IP addresses, logon IDs, biometric identifiers, geographic location data, video footage, customer loyalty histories, social media posts and photos). If it is identifiable to a specific individual, it’s included.
The impact of the GDPR means that you not only are going to have to protect more types of data in the future, but expend more effort in identifying existing data that perhaps wasn’t considered PII before. Vecci says, “Before even if you had PII from one of the EU states, what you had collected might not have been considered PII in that country. Now, all of sudden starting in May, it is PII.”
GDPR-impacted companies will need to identify, to the best of their abilities, information that was not tracked or indexed before. For example, a recorded customer support call may need to be located, protected, tracked, and reported.
What are the new user rights for PII?
Documented “opt-in” consent must be given for every person (or their legal guardian). The consent must explicitly identify the data collected, what it is used for, and how long it will be kept. Further, participants can remove their consent at any time and request that their personal data be deleted (as long as they supply one of the approved reasons).
Under the GDPR, individuals may also control what happens with their PII. Besides the ability to request that it be deleted, they can get factual errors corrected, see what data of theirs is stored, and even export it for their personal review and use. These important rights are net new for most organizations.
Vecci sees most companies initially just trying to understand how big of an GDPR issue they have. They don’t know what they don’t know. They need to find out where the data is stored and whether it is covered by GDPR. Then they have to least-privilege protect it and track it. Luckily, my company Varonis has been doing exactly that since the beginning. We specialize in not only finding the data, but determining who has access to what, and whether they need access to the data. With other data protection regulations it was enough to keep the data safe from the outside. Now it has to be better secured on the inside, because Article 25 of the GDPR says the data has to be least privilege protected by design and by default. And you can’t do that without first understanding where it is and who can access it.”
What do consumers think about protecting their PII
Companies have consistently favored ease of use over security when designing online systems that interact with consumers. They understandably want consumers to have a positive experience, especially during a transaction such as a purchase or accessing an account. They believed that consumers had the same priorities.
That might be changing. A recent study by identity verification company Trulioo found that more consumers are worried that companies prioritize speed over security. In fact, 71% of respondents said that security was the most important factor when opening a new account. Fear of being a victim of fraud is the main driving factor, as 76% percent of the respondents said they felt at greater risk than a year ago.
Only 49%, however, said transparency around the collection and use of their PII was now more important to them. This is despite the fact that 72% said they believed their personal information was for sale online.
Can hackers exploit GDPR rules around PII?
Yes! Security researcher and Oxford University student James Pavur demonstrated at the recent Black Hat conference how he was able to gather his fiance's PII from multiple organizations using GDPR requests (with her permission).
This bit of social engineering proved effective and not very challenging for Pavur. Of the 150 GDPR requests sent, 24% of the organizations accepted his fiance's email address and phone number as proof of identity. He was able to get her social security number, credit card number and expiration date, account passwords, date of birth, and mother's maiden name--enough to do some real damage.
How does the GDPR affect the structure of security teams?
The GDPR defines multiple roles with rules and responsibilities for each role. A data subject is an individual whose personal data is being collected. A data controller is the organization that collects the data. A processor is an organization that processes the data on behalf of a data controller. Controllers and processors must maintain written records of what data was collected, how it was appropriately collected, how it was used, and when it was disposed of.
Although great for data subject’s control and privacy, most companies do not already have these types of data protection tracking systems. Security teams will have to not only protect the data against traditional threats, but do so in a way that is transparent, documented, and retrievable to possibly large numbers of data subjects, all while maintaining strong security of the data. Every computer security team member will have to be trained in GDPR compliance and what it means to the organizations existing and future security controls.
Many of the participating enterprises, private and public, must have an official data protection officer (DPO). The DPO is a key figure in not only maintaining legal compliance to the GDPR, but needs the technical knowledge or staff to secure data and ensure business continuity. The DPO is expected to operate independent of the organization that employs him or her. The EU felt the DPO position was crucial enough that they issued a separate, more detailed 18-page document about the position.
The DPO position might seem a natural fit for a CSO, and it might be. CSO’s are certainly familiar with technical computer security requirements and controls, as well as interfacing with top management. But a DPO has to have a strong understanding of privacy and compliance requirements, which is typically better understand by chief privacy officers (CPO) or other privacy advocates. On the other hand, privacy officers may not understand the technical side of things. Smaller businesses, with much smaller management teams, may end appointing the employee with the “best fit”, like a comptroller, or even choose an external DPO, which may or may not work with other companies, as well. In all cases, the GDPR requires that the DPO be an independent auditor of compliance and be directly accessible to the data subjects, the complying organization, and GDPR supervisors. When data is collected from the subject, the contact details of the entity’s controller and DPO must be given.
Van Hoof says, “Most large European companies have already hired DPOs, but I’ve seen outsourced DPOs or shared DPOs by smaller and medium-sized businesses.”
Data protection and processing records must be kept and made available for routine and regular inspection, not only by auditors, but by individual data subjects. How will a complying entity ensure that the records are available for individual private inspection, while at the same time kept secure from unauthorized viewers? Will each individual subject require a new identity management tracking and access control system, for what could be potentially millions of data subjects? Probably, at the very least. Or could an organization meet the GDPR requirements by simply printing out an individual’s records and mailing a hard copy to them? These are the important details the DPO, management and security team must work out.
Each participating country (also known as a member state) has a national data protection authority (DPA). DPAs are responsible for determining compliance and enforcing relevant laws at a national level, but are required to be very independent, even of their nation’s own government control. Tricky stuff.
Member states may have one or more national DPAs for complying entities to choose. Each entity can choose one DPA, which regulates GDPR compliance for the entire entity, regardless of how many member states the company operates in or derives its data from (something known as “one-stop-shop”). The “lead supervisor authority” has the ability to control data processing and protection happening in other member states. Some critics correctly note that companies operating in multi-member states may shop for the most flexible DPA with which to operate, much like they already do for lower taxation and organizational independence today.
Some experts aren’t sure how much benefit would be gleaned by “DPA shopping”. Van Hoof says, “You’re going to see a lot of coordination and communication among DPAs from the different countries. Although there are going to be some differences among DPAs in each country because of their local laws and regulations, 95 percent of what they do will be general and the same no matter what country.”
DPAs were established under a previous EU data protection law, but significantly strengthened under the GDPR. The DPAs are essentially the official regulators, and police in the GDPR scheme. The DPA helps decide on matters of law, and it can investigate companies for potential violations and hold controllers or processors legally responsible for GDPR violations and assess penalties. It also decides if an entity can transfer data outside of the EU, and if so, what protections must be applied. For a particular organization, their DPO is likely to be the primary contact to the DPA and vice-versa. Because of the inherent responsibilities, both the DPO, and especially the DPA, are likely to be composed of teams of people and not a single person.
If a data subject feels a violation has occurred they can contact either the DPO or DPA, which was selected by the involved company and communicated to the subject. This can be awkward in practice, as a controller’s or processor’s DPO or DPA may not be in the same country or speak the same language, as the subject. | https://www.csoonline.com/article/3215864/how-to-protect-pii-under-gdpr.html |
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In this case “hackers” will purchase a domain similar to a legitimate bank website through domain suppliers such as 123-reg or GoDaddy. Examples of the domains you can purchase are natwesti[.]com or hbsc[.]com. While it is unlikely that this will be searched for directly, when combined with phishing and scam emails this could still prove to be very dangerous.
The idea is that if a user is tricked into going to the suspicious site then it can either contain malicious software such as a virus, or may appear identical to the real website and act as an intermediate between you and the real website - all the while stealing banking details as you make transactions by intercepting your requests.
Can it be prevented?
Sadly, there is no easy way to stop this, blocking is not possible as they can just create another domain, as the pattern that they follow is to add or swap another character or word to an existing banking site domain, such as Barcllays or Lloydstbs.
The best solution is to ensure everyone is trained to be vigilant to suspicious emails and inform your IT department or administrator of any unusual activity. Never click a link if you are not sure or did not request the email. | https://www.ec2it.co.uk/it-security/registered-domains-imitating-banking-websites |
By integrating a heart rate monitor into its connected watch, the Apple brand entered the connected healthcare sector in 2015. The year it was released, an American had even been saved by his Apple Watch. Worried about his gadget, which pointed out the irregularity of his heartbeat, he went to the emergency room and discovered that he was suffering from a rhythmic disease of the earpiece. This example demonstrates the opportunities of connected health: between ultra-personalization of treatments, self-medication, automated diagnostics and connected medical equipment, the changes brought about by emerging technologies will indeed revolutionize the health landscape as it currently exists.
According to a study by Grand View Research, in 2016, 73 million health devices were connected worldwide. By 2020, there will be 161 million (1). Estimated at €2.7 billion in 2014, the French market could reach €4 billion in 2020 (2). Growth will be driven mainly by three trends: the increase in the average age of the world population, the prevalence in some countries of diseases requiring regular monitoring (such as diabetes) and the growing demand for quantifiable fitness solutions. Today, the Internet of Things (IoT) applied to health is dominated by wearables (bracelets, watches or any connected clothing), which in 2015 represented 60% of the market for connected medical devices.
It should be highlighted that despite the benefits that the development of connected health and telemedicine will bring to our health system, these two new paradigms are challenging traditional professional organizations and undoubtedly raise ethical, legal and technological issues. The lack of interconnection of computer systems is a major reason for the fragmented sharing of patient information. Moreover, these same data represent an inexhaustible financial windfall for hackers. The safety of these devices is still in the embryonic stage. This article provides a state of the art on new medical devices connected through the prism of safety.
Part 1. Connected Health Ecosystem
1.1 – Definitions of terms (e-health, telemedicine, medical devices, etc.)
Health systems are evolving and digitising. The integration of equipment connected to health support functions is profoundly disrupting his practice. Connected health affects industry, personnel, care and health applications at the same time. It consists of the integration of information and communication technologies (ICT) within dedicated services (hospitals, medical devices, telehealth (3). It covers a broad spectrum that is broken down into several practices aimed at improving citizens’ health. e-Health technologies thus facilitate access to care and enable patients to receive personalised care and, more generally, better prevention of medical care.
First, e-health responds to increased demand from patients, staff and hospital administrations for better adaptation to new needs. e-Health or digital health therefore offers new capabilities to traditional health and allows a better “efficiency of care in controlling health expenditure by addressing the challenges of personal data confidentiality, management of the deployment of technical solutions to cover the entire population, a switch to digital current health services and remote patient monitoring” (4).
The term e-health therefore corresponds more to the use of Internet of Things equipment for health services and devices, while telehealth includes, among other things, telemedicine and m-health (mobile-health). M-health refers to access to health via a smartphone and by extension, via connected devices or wearable sensors. These devices can be used to measure physiological data or the user’s physical activity. M-health is the most well-known field of connected health, because it is the one used by the public. E-Health also plays a major role in health information systems (HIS) or hospital information systems (HIS). These services organize and ensure the exchange of information between services within the same hospital and between doctors and patients. These HIS or HIS are more vulnerable because sensitive patient data is transmitted through them.
1.2 – Overview of connected solutions (e-health, radiographs, pacemakers, etc.)
Information and communication technologies are used to improve the quality of health care and IoT equipment and its application. Although connected health is a new phenomenon that affects a sensitive field, it makes it possible to make it hyper-connected and more efficient through more efficient biomedical devices connected remotely; but also to digitize the back offices of health centers in the same way as large administrations. In the medical world, connected health devices are multiplying and playing an increasingly important role. These devices store sensitive health information about the patient’s activities and prescriptions.
Connected health is a rapidly expanding field at all scales. According to a Xerfi study, globally, this market reached about 94 billion dollars in 2014(5). In addition, the French connected health market could reach 4 billion euros by 2020 . Today, the Internet of Health Objects market is mainly dominated by wearables (in 2015, connected medical objects represented 60% of the portable connected objects market(6). This fast-growing market will reach $5.8 billion in 2019(7). Wearables are diverse and are related to real-time patient (or user) monitoring. Whether developed by pharmaceutical industries, science researchers or Internet giants, wearables are promulgated by health professionals and included in the patient/physician loop.
Many connected health solutions, however revolutionary, are already on the market or at least in progress. The following panel of solutions shows their diversity and originality:
The Connected Dressing: Researchers at Tufts University (Boston) recently presented a prototype of a connected dressing to make chronic wound management more effective. This connected bandage is intended for wounds that are poorly or too slowly absorbed after several weeks. It is directly connected to the control module that communicates via Bluetooth with the doctor.
The bihormonal bionic pancreas: This object connected and connected to a smartphone, allows to measure the blood sugar level every 5 minutes with a first box. When the user is hypoglycemic, the other box sends a hyperglycemic hormone.
The bracelet destroying cancer cells: Google has developed a connected bracelet to destroy cancer cells. The patient will ingest nanoparticles beforehand, which will cling to the cancer cells found in the patient’s body and emit light. These nanoparticles will thus reach the wrist thanks to a specific magnet located in the connected bracelet.
1.3 – Developments in the sector (prospective until 2030) e-Health is already undergoing major transformations. The integration of the Internet of Things in the health sector introduces many opportunities, including the so-called “Quantified Self”, the collection and exchange of biometric data via connected sensors (8). According to a study on connected objects in health, in 2019, “87% of health centres or hospitals will adopt the Internet of Things technologies and 76% of practitioners believe that IoT will profoundly transform the health industry” (9). In particular, Health 3.0 presents a new model of medicine that is more effective and personalized and serves all health services and processes.
Artificial Intelligence in e-health will also play an increasingly important role in predictive medicine, precision medicine, decision support, companion robots, computer-assisted surgery and prevention. These application criteria highlight the multiple uses of robots in health. This is already the case for the European project Desiree, which integrates AI for the treatment of breast cancer. The Desiree platform “uses a symbolic approach to help clinicians in the treatment and follow-up of breast cancer patients” (10). Desiree therefore integrates the recommendations of good practice by implementing a reasoning based on an ontology. From a large database and solved cases, the system can help in the therapeutic management of patients.
Part 2. The risks of connecting medical devices
As medical devices and technology become more and more sophisticated, safety becomes more and more important. The attacks that followed WannaCry in May 2017 highlighted the vulnerability of hospital systems to cybercrime. But what was not reported was that a number of key medical devices were also vulnerable to attack. In 2017, the US Department of Health recalled 465,000 pacemakers so that they could be updated. The risks of piracy include premature battery wear and accelerated heartbeat. As devices connect, generate and store more clinical and patient data, they offer both an attractive resource for potential hackers and extend the attack surface of the increasingly connected health ecosystem.
2.1 – Connected medical objects, new Trojan horse 2.0 64% of French people would like connected objects to be further developed in the health field (11). However, these technologies are far from reliable. While hackings of connected medical devices are carried out by security researchers or within television series (Homeland Season 2), several studies demonstrate the ease with which a criminal could disconnect a connected medical device. We remember former Vice-President Dick Cheney, whose wireless defibrillator functions had been disabled by his cardiologist (12). The risk of a terrorist cyber attack had been assessed as too high….
In the hospital sector, any connected medical device, MRI scanners, infusion pumps, X-ray equipment and many other electronic devices pose a health threat. Two security researchers, Scott Erven and Mark Collao, conducted research on medical devices connected to the Internet on Shodan (13). This not only poses a significant risk to confidentiality, as patient data can be stolen, but also poses a security threat, for example if it is possible to change the settings used.
These medjack, (term proposed by the security firm TrapX Security), in other words attacks against connected medical devices, could increase in the coming years. Medjack quickly penetrates connected devices to take control of them and extract thousands of personal data (14). Here are some examples of connected devices most vulnerable to cyber attacks:
In addition to pacemakers, implanted defibrillators also have security holes. Used to monitor the electrical activity of the heart, they are important for detecting dangerous rhythms and delivering shocks. They can be monitored by radio transmitters. If a hacker is able to compromise radio transmissions via the communication protocol for example, it is only a matter of time before he takes complete control of the device, where he can even be reprogrammed. This could be disastrous if a hacker manages to reset the defibrillator clock and prevent the device from reacting to cardiac/arrhythmic actions (16).
2.2 – Case study: vulnerabilities discovered in an insulin pump
The OneTouch insulin pump designed by Animas, a company of the American pharmaceutical group Johnson & Johnson, includes two devices: the pump itself, which provides insulin doses to the diabetic patient, and the remote glucose meter. The two devices communicate with each other by radio frequency in the 900MHz band, allowing the pump functions to be controlled up to 3 metres apart. This is complemented by an online data management tool (17). The One Touch Insulin Pump is a very popular medical device commonly used by patients with diabetes. It allows patients to administer their own insulin dose (18). Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered:
When the pump is installed, it must be paired with its remote control. This prevents the pump from intercepting instructions from other remote controls that it may accidentally retrieve during transmissions. The pairing process is done via an exchange of 5 unencrypted packets where the two devices exchange serial numbers. The 5 packets are identical each time the pairing process is performed between the remote control and the insulin pump.
Lack of prevention of attacks by replay of transmission.
The communication between the pump and the remote control has no sequence number or other forms of defense against replay attacks. For this reason, attackers can capture transmissions remotely and replay them later to administer a dose of insulin without special knowledge, which can potentially cause a hypoglycemic reaction.
Three CVE identifiers have been assigned to these three vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-5084 describes the vulnerability regarding unquantified data, CVE-2016-5085 the poor pairing between the remote control and the pump, and CVE-2016-5096 the lack of prevention of transmission repetition attacks.
A remote attack could be fatal for the person with diabetes. Indeed, a too high dose would then lead to hypoglycemia. Nevertheless, the probability of an intrusion into the OneTouch Ping system is very low. The hacker would have to be within 800 metres of the patient and have some technical expertise to modify the data (19). Of the 114,000 patients equipped with this device, none have suffered collateral damage as a result of the exploitation of one of the vulnerabilities according to Johnson & Johnson (20).
2.3 – Health data, the new black gold of hackers
Personal health information is a potentially rich target for those with criminal intentions. They often contain not only personal identity details, but also, in many cases, financial information. Not only would criminals be able to obtain simple identity or financial information, but they may also be able to collect details about specific medical conditions that can be used to commit insurance fraud. In addition, some hospitals do not have a clear idea of the exact number of devices of this type at their disposal, and this lack of visibility is compounded by variable purchasing and networking controls. Many of these devices were never originally designed to be online.
In recent years, hospitals have been victims of ransomwares. Criminals encrypt the computer data of health care facilities and decrypt it for a certain amount of money. In France, in March 2015, the medical biology laboratory Labio was the victim of a hacking of 40,000 identifiers and hundreds of medical check-ups. In the United States, 14.7 million people were affected by personal data breaches in 2011 and 2012 (21). Finally, a few years ago, French and British hospitals were affected by malicious code (Conficker virus). Some 8,000 computers had been infected in these hospital departments.
In addition to financial motivations, criminals, including terrorists, could launch cyber attacks for lethal purposes. Taking control of a medical device implanted directly into the body could have terrible consequences for the patient’s health: pain related to the dysfunction of the device, loss of consciousness, death. The lack of security in hospitals suggests that disaster scenarios could be considered…
Part 3 – Recommendations
According to Philippe Loudenot, FSSI (Information Systems Security Officer) of Social Affairs, Health and Women’s Rights, “security is not a problem of resources but of governance, skills and ownership“. Indeed, many vulnerabilities stem from a lack of training and information for staff, but also for designers of connected objects. Thus, several recommendations can be made to improve safety and stakeholder awareness.
3.1 – Enhancing product safety throughout its life cycle
Design phase. Manufacturers must quickly take into account safety aspects. For example, they can use defence-in-depth, which means that all scenarios must be analysed. They should separate security functions from other functions and consider audits by third-party security specialists. Manufacturers should also identify personal data, implement transparency measures, design the product or service with a legitimate purpose, define access control, anonymity and non-traceability measures in order to strengthen the protection of personal data.
Testing phase. The correct behaviour of the product must be tested in relation to its specifications. Tests should not only focus on normal behaviour, but also cover a wide range of errors and ensure robust fault tolerance. It is therefore necessary to test the conformity of security functions, carry out additional security checks and penetration tests to ensure that private data is properly handled, in particular with regard to European regulations.
Operating phase. The connected health device can be connected to several networks. In the event of an attack on the device or a programming error affecting the network, certain separation rules must be followed in order to limit propagation to other networks. Hospitals need to carry out regular cybersecurity audit checks, which could be carried out in the form of penetration tests. They should also conduct vulnerability surveys and regularly check security assumptions over the life of the product, and protect the software update mechanism.
Final phase. Manufacturers should provide a service for the backup and/or secure erasure of data stored or used by the device during use and at the end of the product’s life. Vendors should not only proactively conduct investigations to discover new vulnerabilities, but also provide a secure and reliable mechanism for updating the device to allow vulnerabilities to be fixed.
3.2 – Software and hardware security
Network supervision. In health care facilities, computers are often used by several people, in self-service, without supervision or password. It only takes a moment of inadvertence to insert a USB key and install malware to remotely control the computer. So it is very easy to surf the internal network of a hospital. Hospitals should pay more attention to the security of their network and ensure that no critical infrastructure equipment is connected to a public network.
Use technology capable of identifying malware and persistent attacks that have already bypassed the primary defenses of the hospital’s IT security system, and/or report IT attacks (including to ANSSI) to appropriate agencies. Collaboration with an integrated security service provider (ISSP) for small hospitals or clinics to manage these security challenges (malware, failure of connected equipment, remote control of a device by a hacker) also seems to be a good option.
Use encryption techniques. Encourage medical device suppliers who use techniques such as digitally signed software and encrypt all internal data with passwords that you can change and reset. Software signature is a mathematical technique used to validate the authenticity of the software. This technique helps prevent the execution of unauthorized code.
3.3 – Raise awareness among health professionals and patients and strengthen collaboration between manufacturers
Record any criminal event. Healthcare facilities should prepare for major data theft with the development of connected objects. It is recommended to log security events (and make logs inaccessible to unauthorized users) and make notifications easy to understand in order to help users find a solution, in accordance with Article 22 of the Military Programming Law on the Protection of Vital Operators, of which hospitals are a part.
Take training courses on cybersecurity. In addition to data security, the challenge is also to educate staff on IT security. This includes not clicking on suspicious links, choosing complex passwords and updating antivirus software. Precautions that must become reflexes so that this sensitive information does not fall into the wrong hands. For example, at the end of 2013, the Ministry of Health deployed a General Health Information Systems Security Policy (PGSSI-S). Still little known to the professionals it targets, this strategy aims to improve practices to combat cyber threats(22).
Cooperation between designers of connected products is crucial: to effectively address the lack of security of connected objects, manufacturers should meet in forums, exhibitions, foundations, etc. Manufacturers should continue to improve their communications with each other. The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC), formed by Intel, IBM, Cisco, Cisco, AT&T, and Microsoft, is an example of how industry collaboration can help unlock business value while enhancing security.
Conclusion
Health no longer concerns only professionals and practitioners. With the advent of e-health, patients and users are becoming actors in their own health. Health is more accessible and more personalized. Requiring real major and vital challenges, Internet giants and technology multinationals such as Microsoft, have also turned to this sector, boasting IoT solutions to transform it technologically. By integrating information and communication technologies (ICT), the various health services (health and medico-social, hospital and ambulatory, medical and paramedical sectors) have been decompartmentalized and optimized to serve as a lever for local health.
The medical context has changed considerably in recent years, highlighting the need to evolve in terms of medical practices. The arrival of connected equipment in the health sector appeared to be the solution combining the efficiency of the care provided and the control of health expenditure. Connected Health Object Internet solutions improve processes and patient care. These multiple solutions have considerably shortened the exchange process between patients and practitioners. Finally, the collection and use of health data has significantly improved disease prevention.
The ever-increasing number of connected health objects reflects the inevitable digital transformation of health. Beyond this digital transformation, the IoT is changing the fundamentals of medicine and we can define e-health through four main axes: “the 4Ps of medicine”. Medicine will be predictive, personalized, preventive and participatory. 4P medicine will therefore improve prevention for patients and reduce risks. However, in the era of the DGMP, the lack of interconnections and data security issues could represent a barrier to the development and diffusion of connected health. The computer systems of hospitals and health centres still lack interconnections and exchanges, which could explain the fragmented sharing of patient information. The multiple compromises by ransomware or malware that have affected some hospitals in recent years make professionals and practitioners reluctant to secure IoT networks and its use.
Even if no deadly cyber attacks have been carried out, hacking into connected health objects could lead to lethal purposes. Scenarios of attacks against connected medical equipment attest to this situation. By accessing a hospital’s data servers, a hacker could voluntarily modify the patient’s doses to be administered and inject a sufficiently lethal dose. By their nature, the connected solutions represent a definite risk and highlight security needs that are more than essential. | https://iotsecuritywatch.com/en/2019/01/16/article-security-of-connected-medical-devices-a-gateway-to-cyber-attacks/?shared=email&msg=fail |
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2.2 “Company” means Pentest Limited (Co. Reg. No. 11925182);
2.3 “Group” means any undertaking which from time to time is a subsidiary or parent undertaking of the Company, and/or a subsidiary of any such parent undertaking where ‘subsidiary undertaking’ and ‘parent undertaking have the meanings given to them in section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006; 2.4 “Conditions” means the terms and conditions set out in the Contract between Company and Client; 2.5 “Confidential Information” means all tangible and intangible information designated as confidential by any party in writing together with all other information which may reasonably be regarded as confidential including, but not limited to, Intellectual Property, procedures, network configuration and topology, passwords, private encryption keys and details of the Company’s methodologies and know-how, trade secrets, personal information, details of the Clients’ System, made available communicated or delivered to the recipient directly or indirectly in connection with this Contract.
2.6 “Consultant” means the individual(s) provided by Company for the performance of the Security Testing; 2.7 “Contract” includes these Terms and Conditions , the Proposal, Authorisation Form and the Proposal Acceptance Form which is entered into once an offer has been accepted pursuant to clause 3.5 of these terms and conditions; 2.8 “Data Protection Laws” shall mean: (i) prior to 25 May 2018, Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data; and (ii) on and after 25 May 2018, the Data Protection Act 2018 alongside with Regulation 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR); After UK leave the EU (or until the end of any agreed transition period), GDPR will form part of UK law under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, with some technical changes to make it work effectively in a UK context; (iii) all other applicable laws, regulations and regulatory guidance relating to data protection and privacy in any jurisdiction where the Company’s obligations are performed.
2.9 End Date means the date the Security Testing will be completed as confirmed by the Company in the Authorisation Form.
2.10 The terms “Data Controller”, “Data Processor”, “Data Subject”, “Personal Data”, “Personal Data Breach” and “Process/Processing” have the same meaning as described in the Data Protection Laws
2.11 “Event of insolvency” means if the Client is unable to pay its debts (within the meaning of Section 123 of the Insolvency Act 1986) or becomes insolvent, or is subject to an order or a resolution for its liquidation, administration, winding-up or dissolution (otherwise than for the purposes of a solvent amalgamation or reconstruction), ceases or threatens to cease to carry on its business or has an administrative or other receiver, manager, trustee, liquidator, administrator or similar officer appointed overall or any substantial part of its assets, or enters into or proposes any composition or arrangement with its creditors generally, or is subject to any analogous event or proceeding in any applicable jurisdiction; 2.12 “Fees” means Company’s fees for the Security Testing as detailed in the Proposal, and all reasonable expenses incurred by the Consultant in carrying out the Security Testing which will be agreed in advance with the Client; 2.13 “Force Majeure” means any cause preventing either Party from performing any or all of its obligations under these Conditions which arises from or is attributable to any acts, acts of god, pandemics, events, omissions or accidents beyond the reasonable control of the Party so prevented; 2.14 Group means any undertaking which from time to time is a parents undertaking, subsidiary undertaking and any subsidiary undertaking of any such parents undertaking where ‘parent undertaking’ and ‘subsidiary undertaking’ have the meanings given to them in section 1162 of the Companies Act 2006.
2.15 “Intellectual Property Rights” (IPR) means any copyright, patent, design patent, registered design and design rights, utility models, trademarks, service marks, an application for any of these or the right to supply for the same, trade secrets, know-how, database rights, moral rights, confidential information, trade or business names and any other industrial and proprietary and other similar protected rights , in each case subsisting at any time in any part of the world (whether registered or unregistered) and any: (a) pending applications or rights to apply for registrations of any of these rights that are capable of registration in any country or jurisdiction; and (b) similar or analogous rights to any of these rights in any jurisdiction; 2.16 “Party” means any party to, or the parties to, this Contract; 2.17 “Penetration Test Authorisation Form” means the Company’s form to be signed by the Client and submitted to Company when ordering the Security Testing; 2.18 “Proposal” means the proposal for the Security Testing provided by the Company to the Client detailing the scope of work, all or some of which may be accepted by the Client. in their purchase order; 2.19 “Authorisation Form” means the Company’s form setting out the agreed scope of work to be signed by the Client and submitted to Company when ordering the Security Testing; 2.20 “Security Testing” means the process of testing the System as described in the statement of work in the Proposal made by the Company to the Client;
2.21 “Start Date” means the date the Security Testing will start to be provided as confirmed by the Company in the Authorisation Form and Proposal Acceptance Form;
2.22 “System” means the systems and networks which the Client requires to be security tested pursuant to this Contract; 2.23 “Test Report” means the report produced by the Company detailing the results of the Security Testing; 2.24 “VAT” means value added tax as defined under the Value Added Tax Act 1994.
2.25 Any statute or statutory provision includes any subordinate legislation made under the statute or statutory provision (as amended, consolidated or re-enacted) from time to time.
3.2 When the Company has received a signed Proposal Acceptance Form, this constitutes an offer by the Client for Security Testing subject to these Terms and Conditions.
3.3 An offer may be withdrawn or amended by the Client at any time before acceptance by the Company.
3.4 Regardless of the date of acceptance of the offer, these Terms and Conditions shall, absent any signed Proposal Acceptance Form, be effective from the commencement of Security Testing by the Company.
3.5 An offer shall not be accepted, and no binding Contract to supply Security Testing shall arise, until the earlier of:
3.5.1 the Company’s written acceptance of the offer; or 3.5.2 the Company performing the Security Testing or notifying the Client that they are ready to perform the Security Testing (as the case may be).
3.6 Rejection by the Company of an Offer, including any communication that may accompany such rejection, shall not constitute a counter-offer capable of acceptance by the Client.
3.7 The Company shall perform the Security Testing for the Client using reasonable skill and care and in a professional, timely manner.
3.8 The Proposal Acceptance Form will state the Start Date and End Date for the provision of the Security Testing, time not being of the essence.
3.9 Where a Test Report is required, it shall, unless otherwise agreed, be produced and sent to the Client by the Consultant within ten (10) working days or as agreed with the Client on completion of the Security Testing.
3.10 Whilst the Company will use reasonable endeavours to ensure that the same Consultant will continue throughout the Security Testing, it reserves the right to replace that Consultant if necessary at its reasonable discretion by notifying the Client.
3.11 The Company shall, where the Consultant is present on the Client’s premises, ensure that the Consultant complies with such reasonable site rules and procedures as are prior notified to the Company.
4 THE CLIENT AGREES
4.1 To obtain appropriate consent from its ISP (Internet Service Provider), only where the ISP is hosting services on behalf of the Client and any other relevant third party supplier of the System, only where the third party supplier is hosting services on behalf of the Client for the Security Testing to be carried out and, when requested by the Company, to provide evidence of such consent and to notify relevant employees that the Security Testing has been scheduled and that they may be monitored; 4.2 To arrange a mutually convenient time with the Company for the performance of the Security Testing and to inform its ISP of the date agreed with the Company in accordance clause 4.1; 4.3 To make appropriate backups of the System prior to the commencement of the Security Testing; 4.4 That, where the Security Testing is to take place on the Client’s premises, the Client shall ensure that suitable accommodation is provided for the Consultant which shall include network access and, where necessary, access to data centres, server rooms and/or switch rooms; 4.5 That should the Client require a laptop or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) to be security tested by the Company it will deliver the laptop and/or PDA to the Company’s registered address and collect it from those premises or authorise other means of delivery and return at the Client’s own risk. The Company shall not be liable for the laptop or PDA during transit to or from its offices; 4.6 The Client or such Group will compensate the Company for any direct indirect losses incurred as a result of a claim from a third party arising out of any failure of the Client or such Group to comply with clauses 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 provided always that the Company shall mitigate any and all losses and provide written notice of any claim to the Client within 10 working days; 4.7 To provide the Company with at least one employee who shall have substantial computer systems, network and project management experience of the Client’s Systems to act as liaison between the Client and the Company; 4.8 To co-operate with the Company and to provide it promptly with such information about its Systems, network, premises, equipment, data structures, protocols, software, hardware and firmware as are reasonably required by the Company; 4.9 To ensure that, where the Security Testing is taking place on its premises, the premises are safe; 4.10 That, by signing the Penetration Test Authorisation Form, the Client consents, for itself and on behalf of all Client’s Group companies, to the Company performing the Security Testing and that it has procured, where necessary, the consent of all its (and its group companies) employees, agents and sub-contractors that the Company shall be permitted to carry out the Security Testing. The Company will be carrying out the Security Testing in the belief that it has all appropriate consents, permits and permissions from the Client and the Client’s Group companies (and their employees, agent and sub-contractors); 4.11 That, whilst the Company will conduct all Security Testing in line with accepted best practice and make all reasonable efforts to avoid disruption of the Client’s network, the tools and techniques used may cause disruption to the Client’s Systems and/or possible loss of or corruption to data and the Client agrees to take such backups and provide such redundant systems as are prudent in the circumstances. The Company will notify the Client in the event where activity would lead to loss of service or data before proceeding where this is known to the Company; 4.12 To notify the Company immediately if there are any periods during Security Testing when the Company should stop work due to critical business processes (such as batch runs) or if any part of the System is business critical so that the Company can, if needs be and with the Client’s consent, modify its testing approach; 4.13 That, where the Company supplies any software as part of the Security Testing, it shall only use such software for lawful purposes or in accordance with its intended purpose; 4.14 That, during the performance of the Security Testing and for a period of 6 months after completion of the Security Testing, it will not recruit any employees or personnel of the Company or such Group which it met or was introduced to through its relationship under this Contract Company or such Group; 4.15 Where the duration for testing is limited (Time Limited Testing) in accordance with the Client’s allowances and upon the Client’s request, the Client accepts that this will not be a complete and full test to the best of the Company’s capabilities. The scope of Time Limited Testing would be agreed by the Client and Company and defined in the proposal, authorisation form and purchase order (if applicable).
5 FEES & PAYMENT
5.1 Subject to 5.2 below and unless otherwise agreed, the Fees payable under this Contract shall be invoiced on delivery of the Test Report or, if none is to be provided, on completion of the Security Testing. Invoices are due for payment within 30 days of the date of the invoice. All payments due under this Contract shall become due immediately upon termination of this Contract despite any other provision in this Contract. All payments due under this Contract shall be made without any deduction by way of set off, counterclaim, discount or abatement or otherwise.
5.2 The Company shall be entitled to interest on any payment not paid when properly due pursuant to the terms of these conditions, calculated from day to day at a rate per annum equal to 3% above the base rate of Lloyds Bank Plc and payable from the day after the date on which payment was due up to and including the date of payment (whether before or after judgment).
5.3 All sums under the Contract are unless otherwise stated, exclusive of VAT. Any VAT payable in respect of such sums shall be payable in addition to such sums and shall be payable in addition to such sums, at the rate from time to time prescribed by law on delivery of a valid VAT invoice.
5.4 The Company reserves the right to invoice the Client upon acceptance of the order an amount of 10% of the estimated Fees that will be charged for the performance for the Security Testing to cover the costs of initiating and preparing for the performance of the Security Testing (“Initial Fee”). The Initial Fee will be treated as a payment on account of the total Fees charged for the Security Testing.
6 CONFIDENTIALITY
6.1 During the Security Testing, Confidential Information may pass from one party (“Disclosing Party”) to another party (“Receiving Party”) to this Contract.
6.2 Confidential Information is restricted to employees with specific access privileges hereby referred to as Key Personnel and whose details are provided in the project documentation.
6.3 Each party and such Group will not disclose or permit its employees, agents and sub-contractors to disclose any Confidential Information entrusted to it by the other party provided always that this restriction shall not apply to information already in the receiving party’s possession, or which comes into the public domain other than by breach of this obligation by the receiving party or its employees, agents and sub-contractors, or which is disclosed to the receiving party or which is required to be disclosed pursuant to any law or regulation or by the rules of any stock exchange or by a court of competent jurisdiction. If Confidential Information is required to be disclosed pursuant to any law or regulation or by the rules of any stock exchange or by a court of competent jurisdiction then the Receiving Party shall notify the Disclosing Party prior to any disclosure.
6.4 Upon becoming aware of any actual or suspected breach of this clause 6, each party must notify each other party and use its best endeavours to prevent or remedy such a breach.
6.5 In the event of an actual or threatened breach of any provision of this clause 6, the Receiving Party acknowledges that the Disclosing Party is likely to suffer immediate and irreparable harm for which money damages will be inadequate.
6.6 In the event of an actual or threatened breach of this clause 6, each party is entitled to injunctive relief and to compel specific performance of this clause 6 at the cost of the party who is in breach of this clause 6.
7.2 All Intellectual Property Rights in the results of the testing shall belong to the Client.
7.3 Copyright in the Test Report shall remain with the Company, but the Client is hereby granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to copy and use the Test Report for its own internal purposes only. The Client cannot send any Test Report to a third party Company.
7.4 The Client undertakes to not forward the Test Report or any copies or reproductions of it to any penetration testing company or entity.
8 LIABILITY
8.1 Nothing in this clause 8 excludes or limits the liability of the Company for fraudulent misrepresentation or for death or personal injury caused by the Company’s negligence. Save as aforesaid the following provisions set out the entire financial liability of the Company (including any liability for the acts or omissions of its employees, agents and sub-contractors) to the Client, its ISP or any third party supplier of the System to the Client.
8.2 The Company shall not be liable for any loss, damage, costs, expenses or other claims for compensation arising from any material or instruction supplied by the Client which are incomplete, incorrect, inaccurate, illegible or defective in any other way. The Company should highlight to the Client any known errors if possible.
8.3 The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to either the Client, its ISP or other third party supplier of the System either jointly or severally except to the extent that such loss or damage is caused by the negligent acts or omissions of or a breach of any contractual duty by the Company, its employees, agents or sub-contractors in performing the Security Testing.
8.4 The Company’s or such Group total liability in respect of all claims arising under or by virtue of this Contract or in connection with the performance of this Contract shall not exceed 200% in aggregate of the charges set out in the purchase order prior to a claim being made.
8.5 The Company and the Client and such Groups shall not be liable to each other for any indirect or consequential loss or damage whether for loss of profit, loss of business, depletion of goodwill or otherwise whatsoever or howsoever caused which arise out of or in connection with this Contract even if such loss was reasonably foreseeable.
9 TERMINATION CANCELLATION DELAYS
9.1 The Company reserves the right to withdraw from the Security Testing by providing 5 working days’ notice, if, in its opinion, information required for satisfactory completion of the Security Testing and requested by the Company in writing is either not provided or, if provided, is inaccurate or inadequate. The Client shall be liable for any fees and expenses incurred up to and including the date of withdrawal.
9.2 Any written requests made by the Client within 5 working days of the agreed Start Date to cancel the work will be subject to a payment by the Client of the full daily rate of pay for the scheduled days of Security Testing. The Company reserves the right to cancel Security Testing pursuant to clause 9.1 or to re-schedule the Security Testing subject to the following additional fees:
9.2.1 any re-scheduling requests received within 5 working days of the Start Date without any agreed re-booking date will be subject to a payment by the Client of 80% of the scheduled days of Security Testing; 9.2.2 any re-scheduling requests received within 5 working days of the Start Date with an agreed re-booking date will be subject to a payment by the Client of 50% of the scheduled days of Security Testing 9.3 Subject to clause 9.1, any delays caused to the Start Date in connection with the Client either not providing a suitable testing environment, failing to deliver the required credentials, or failing to satisfy all defined pre-requisites will be subject to a payment by the Client for the additional days, charged at the full daily rate of pay to complete the Security Testing.
9.4 Where the Start Date is delayed for the reasons set out in clause 9.1, and only where available, Time Limited Security Testing may be provided to the Client but will be subject to payment by the client of the full price quoted for the full duration plus an additional charge to be determined by the Company for providing additional resources to meet the End Date.
11.1 In the course of providing the Security Testing, the Company may obtain Personal Data from the Client. The Client confirms that it has obtained all consents required from data subjects to enable such Personal Data to be disclosed to the Company and made all necessary registrations and notifications in accordance with applicable Data Protection Laws to enable the Company to carry out the Security Testing and the Client will ensure the same are kept accurate and up to date.
11.2 In respect of any Personal Data held or processed by the Company as a result of or pursuant to these Conditions, the Company represents to the Client that it has made all necessary registrations and notifications in accordance with applicable Data Protection Laws and that it will ensure that the same are kept accurate and up to date during the term of the agreement.
11.3 The Client hereby appoints the Company as Data Processor in relation to the Processing of Personal Data and the parties agree to act in accordance with their respective obligations under these Conditions.
11.4 Appendix A (Data Sharing Agreement Details) in this Document sets out the subject matter and duration of the processing, the nature and purpose of the processing, the type of personal data and the categories of data subject, as required by Article 28(3) of the GDPR or equivalent provisions of any Data Protections Laws.
11.5 In addition to and notwithstanding any other right or obligation arising under these Conditions, the Company shall:
a. ensure its Personnel shall comply with the directives in these Conditions b. implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the Personal Data (i) from accidental or unlawful destruction, and (ii) loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure of, or access to the Data (a “Security Incident”).
c. use the Personal Data obtained as a result of these Conditions only for the purposes of fulfilling its obligations under these Conditions and not disclose Personal Data without the written authority of the Client; d. comply with the express instructions or directions of the Client from time to time in connection with the use of such Personal Data and the requirements of any Data Protection Laws. Such Personal Data shall be treated as Confidential Information of the Client for the purposes of these Conditions; e. not do or omit to do anything which causes the Client to breach any Data Protection Laws or contravene the terms of any registration, notification or authorisation under any Data Protection Laws of the Client; and f. not transfer Personal Data which has been obtained by or made available to the Company to any country outside the European Economic Area Client.
11.6 The Company shall not subcontract any processing of the Personal Data to a third-party subcontractor Client. If the Client refuses to consent to the Company’s appointment of a third-party subcontractor on reasonable grounds relating to the protection of the Personal Data, then the Company will not appoint the subcontractor.
11.7 The Company shall not be in breach of this Clause 11 if it acts on the instructions of the Client.
11.8 If the Company believes or becomes aware that its processing of the Personal Data is likely to result in a high risk to the data protection rights and freedoms of data subjects, it shall inform the Client as soon as reasonably practicable and provide the Client with all such reasonable assistance at the Client’s cost as the Client may reasonably require in order to conduct a data protection impact assessment.
11.9 The Company will (and will ensure that its Personnel will) without undue delay notify the Client if it becomes aware of a Security Incident or if lawfully able that a disclosure of Personal Data may be required by law, or if it receives a request from an individual to access their Personal Data or to cease or not begin processing (or to rectify, block, erase or destroy Personal Data), or if it receives any communication from the Office of the Information Commissioner or similar authority relating to the Personal Data. The Company shall provide all such timely information and cooperation as the Client may reasonably require in order for the Client to fulfil its data breach reporting obligations under (and in accordance with the timescales required by) Data Protection Laws. The Company shall further take all such measures and actions as are technically practicable and within its control to remedy or mitigate the effects of the Security Incident and shall keep the Client up to date about all developments in connection with the Security Incident. The Company will coordinate actions related to Data Protection regulations through the appointed Data Protection Officer.
12 FORCE MAJEURE
12.1 Neither party to the Contract shall be deemed to be in breach of these conditions or otherwise liable to the other party in any manner whatsoever for any failure or delay in performing its obligations to the extent that the same is caused by Force Majeure. In the event the Force Majeure continues for a continuous period in excess of thirty (30) working days, either party shall be entitled to give notice in writing to the other party.
12.2 If either party is unable to perform its duties and obligations under this agreement as a result of a Force Majeure Event, that party will give written notice to the other of the inability stating the reason in question. The operation of this agreement including clause 9.2 will be suspended during the period (and only during the period) during which the Force Majeure Event continues.
12.3 Immediately upon the Force Majeure Event ceasing to exist, the party relying upon it will give written notice to the other of this fact.
12.4 In the event the Force Majeure continues for a continuous period in excess of thirty (90) working days and substantially affects the commercial basis of this agreement, the party not claiming relief under this clause 12 will have the right to terminate this agreement upon giving 14 days written notice of such termination to the other party.
13 GENERAL
13.1 Any amendments or supplements to the Contract shall only be valid if agreed to by the parties in writing.
13.2 The Consultant shall have no authority to amend the terms and conditions of this Contract or to relieve the Client of any of its obligations under these conditions or to increase the Company’s obligations under these conditions or waive any of the Company’s rights under these terms and conditions. The Consultant shall have no authority to incur expenditure in the name of or an account of the Company or hold themselves out as having authority to bind the Company.
13.3 The Company does not give any warranty or undertaking or make any representation (either express or implied) as to the completeness or accuracy of any information provided to the Client prior to this Contract which relates to or is provided in respect of these terms and conditions by or on behalf of the Company.
13. 4 These standard terms and conditions together with the Penetration Test Authorisation Form and the Proposal, shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties and supersede any previous agreement or understanding and may not be varied except in writing between the Parties and signed by their respective authorised signatories. All other terms and conditions express or implied by statute or otherwise, are excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law. As regards Security Testing, in the event of any conflict between any of the terms of these documents the following order shall prevail:
13.5 Any notice sent under this Contract shall be in writing addressed to the other Party at its registered office or principal place of business or such other address as may be notified by each Party to the other time to time.
13.6 No failure or delay by either party in exercising any of its rights under this Contract shall be deemed to be a waiver of that right.
13.7 If any provision or any part of a provision of this Contract is held by any authority to be invalid and unenforceable, the validity of the other provisions and/or the remaining part of the provision shall not be affected.
13.8 This Contract shall be governed by the laws of England and the Parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts, except for enforcement proceedings where the English courts shall have non-exclusive jurisdiction.
14.2 Where the Company processes Personal Data for the Client as a Data Processor, it shall:
14.2.1 process the Personal Data solely on the documented instructions of the Client, for the purposes of providing the Services.
14.2.2 process only the types of Personal Data, relating to the categories of Data Subjects, and in the manner required to deliver the Services, as described in these Conditions 14.2.3 take all measures required by Article 32 of the GDPR to ensure the security of the Personal Data; 14.2.4 take reasonable steps to ensure the reliability of any staff who may have access to the Personal Data, and their treatment of the Personal Data as confidential; 14.2.5 not transfer the Personal Data to any country outside the European Economic Area (EEA) Client; 14.2.6 not permit any third party to Process the Personal Data Client, such consent to be subject to the Company meeting the conditions set out in Article 28 (2) and (4) of the GDPR; 14.2.7 promptly notify the Client of any communication from a Data Subject regarding the Processing of their Personal Data, or any other communication (including from a supervisory authority) relating to either party’s obligations under the Data Protection Laws in respect of the Personal Data; 14.2.8 promptly, and in any case within 72 hours upon becoming aware, notify the Client of any Personal Data Breach, such notice to include all information reasonably required by the Client to comply with its obligations under the Data Protection Laws; 14.2.9 upon requests and at the Client’s cost, provide the Client with reasonable assistance in carrying out data protection impact assessments; 14.2.10 permit the Client, on reasonable prior notice and during business hours (and no more frequently than is reasonably necessary to enable the Client to comply with its obligations under Data Protection Laws), to inspect and audit the facilities and systems used by the Company to Process the Personal Data, the technical and organisational measures used by the Company to ensure the security of the Personal Data and any and all records maintained by the Company relating to that Processing; 14.2.11 provide any assistance reasonably requested by the Client in relation (i) any communication received under section 3.2.7, as well as any similar communication received by the Client directly; and (ii) and Personal Data Breach, including by taking any appropriate technical and organisational measure reasonably requested by the Client; and 14.2.12 cease Processing the Personal Data immediately upon the termination or expiry of the Contract and at the Client’s option either return, or securely store or delete the Personal Data.
The data processed by The Company is determined by the terms of the Contract. Generally the data processed by the Company is limited to Business information such as application details, URLs, email addresses, business postal addresses and Client’s contact details). However, in the course of the services delivery it is possible to encounter other type of personal information entirely controlled (as a controller or processor) by the Client. The Company will treat this information as confidential (as per previously stipulated non-disclosure-agreements with the Client) and will immediately inform the Client.
3.1 Types of personal data that can be (but not limited to) the following types (listed below as example):
6. Family and lifestyle details.
7. Family, beneficiary and emergency contact information.
8. Government/NI/tax identification numbers.
9. Passport/driving licence, bank and utility bill identification documents 10. Work experience/career history 11. Education and training details.
12. Bank account details and payroll information.
13. Wage and benefit information.
3. Electronic identification data including IP address and information collected through cookies.
4. Financial details e.g. bank accounts.
5. Credit card information and payment details.
6. Contractual details including the goods and services provided.
3.3 Types of sensitive personal data, including data relating to current and prospective employees, such as:
8. Types of personal data about vendors or suppliers, such as:
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It’s certainly not something you enter into lightly. And we still suggest that you consider partners such as Citrix to add value to the implementation. But the good news is that in Windows Server 2012 we make it much easier to configure, manage, and support a VDI infrastructure. | https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/kevinremde/2012/10/13/31-days-of-our-favorite-things-windows-server-2012-and-easyer-vdi-part-13-of-31/ |
Like a bank robber, cybercriminals target where the money is, and that every so often means banks and financial institutions. With many y...
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Ransomware attacks against businesses in the manufacturing and production industries are getting more complex, while the payment demands rise.
A report from cybersecurity (opens in new tab) experts Sophos claims this sector has had the highest average ransom payment of all - more than $2 million (compared to roughly $800,000 for others).
Furthermore, two-thirds (66%) of manufacturing and production organizations surveyed said the attacks had gotten more complex, while 61% said the volume grew in the last year.
Industry importance driving up the price
According to John Shier, senior security advisor, Sophos, crooks are well aware of the importance of this industry in the supply chain and consequently - do not shy from demanding high payouts.
“Manufacturing is an attractive sector to target for cybercriminals due to the privileged position it occupies in the supply chain. Outdated infrastructure and lack of visibility into the OT environment provides attackers with an easy way in and a launching pad for attacks inside a breached network. The convergence of IT and OT is increasing the attack surface and exacerbating an already complex threat environment,” Shier said.
“While having reliable backups is an important part of recovery, today's ransomware threat requires a detailed response plan that includes human-led threat-hunting capabilities. Complex attacks require comprehensive protection, which, for many organizations, will include the addition of managed detection and response (MDR) teams who are trained to look for and neutralize active attackers.”
But organizations in this industry seem to be handling the threat relatively well. They have the lowest attack rate of all industries, with just above half (55%) suffering a ransomware attack. Whether they keep up the good work is a big question, as the percentage of firms hit rose by 52% year-on-year (compared to 36% in the year before). One way they could tighten up is in cyber-insurance, Sophos said. The company found that just three-quarters (75%) of those surveyed reported having cyber insurance, which is the lowest percentage across all sectors.
Just because hackers demand high payouts - that doesn’t mean that businesses are willing to hand the cash over. In fact, the percentage of organizations that paid the ransom was among the lowest across sectors, Sophos found (33% versus the cross-sector average of 46%).
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Falling for a Phishing Scam: This scam occurs when an employee receives and opens an email from a suspicious sender whose goal is to draw that individual into downloading malicious files or to visit a forbidden link.
Misplacing a Laptop: Work laptops are generally full of sensitive information about marketing plans, budgets, customers, financial details, pricing, etc. Did you know that studies show they are also the most stolen electronic device from businesses?
Privilege Misuse: Access to highly confidential information should also be granted to those employees who specifically require it to perform their job duties or are in a position of authority that makes access acceptable. Theft of information can take place quite quickly if a staff member who should not be granted access to such files, does. It can also take place if an employee continues to obtain unauthorized company information, even after that employee has left the company. It’s crucial that passwords and log-in details are updated immediately upon an employee leaving your business to stop this from happening.
Security Mistake: In a lot of circumstances, it comes down to ‘lack of knowledge’ and ‘human error’ when it comes to information security. Of course, mistakes that occur from sending private information to the wrong person, is also a reality that would fall under this category.
Passwords: Data breaches can even manifest because of weak, stolen, or default passwords; yes, even the way in which passwords are used can lead to trouble with data breach risks. To ensure this doesn’t happen to you, always try to keep passwords protected and make sure they are strong in nature to avoid this.
Improper Disposal of Information: While maybe an obvious one, this issue occurs far too often than it should. Failing to properly shred and dispose of old files be it paper or electronic, immediately presents red flags. You need to take active measures in protecting your information if you want to keep your business safe from exposure. When employees don’t receive adequate training on information security processes, they are left making the decision as to what is and isn’t deemed confidential; this approach to document management is risky and puts everyone in a vulnerable situation.
How Can Your Business Prevent these Errors from Occurring?
There are many steps you can take towards protecting yourself from data breach; document shredding is just one example and should be applied alongside a shred-all policy for the most effective approach. Regular training is vital in ensuring your employees stay up-to-date and knowledgeable in information security tips.
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Barring the enterprise edition used by G Suite clients, Google will be drawing the curtains on the consumer version of Google+ over the next 10 months. This news follows the latest user data breach incident involving a major tech company to hit headlines.
In this recent data breach exploited through a bug, the private user information of nearly 500K may have been made public. This bug allowed third-party developers access to some 500,000 private profile data since 2015, including their full names, email addresses, birth dates, gender, profile photos, places lived, occupation and relationship status.
“Given these challenges and the very low usage of the consumer version of Google+, we decided to sunset the consumer version of Google+.”
This newest data breach issue was apparently discovered through Project Strobe, Google’s privacy task force —a root-and-branch review of third-party developer access to Google account and Android device data.
Google has also announced stepping up security measure for all its other apps and services following this incident.
Both Facebook and Google are an integral part of our lives and clearly are struggling in ensuring data privacy of their users. Apple, to its credit has remained on top of things so far. Apple CEO Tim Cook has also gone as far as saying to users that | https://alyonatour.com/economy/google-plus-is-shutting-down-for-consumers-following-a-user-data-breach/ |
Recently, the Security Exchange Commission (SEC) made a welcome move for cybersecurity professionals. In proposed amendments to its rules to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting, the SEC outlined requirements for public companies to report any board member’s cybersecurity expertise. The change reflects a growing belief that disclosure of cybersecurity expertise on boards is important as potential investors consider investment opportunities and shareholders elect directors. In other words, the SEC is encouraging U.S. public companies to beef up cybersecurity expertise in the boardroom.
Cybersecurity is a business issue, particularly now as the attack surface continues to expand due to digital transformation and remote work, and cyber criminals and nation-state actors capitalize on events, planned or unplanned, for financial gain or to wreak havoc. The world in which public companies operate has changed, yet the makeup of boards doesn’t reflect that. According to a 2021 survey, only 4% of CISOs sit on corporate boards globally.
Improving communications between CISOs and boards is a subject that is near and dear to my heart and a topic I revisited soon after the pandemic began. It’s great to know that 90% of CISOs now say they present directly to their company’s board and/or audit committee, usually on a quarterly basis. But being an actual board member takes that interaction to a new level.
Here are three challenges CISOs should prepare for as the ripple effects of the SEC amendments make their way through to board recruitment processes.
1. Education. Reporting to the board on a quarterly basis or when specifically invited is entirely different from having a regular seat at the table as the go-to expert for cyber risk. Discussions about strategic initiatives including digital transformation, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, regional and global expansion, strategic partnerships and supply chain shifts happen every day. Cybersecurity is now widely viewed as a competitive advantage and integral to the success of corporate strategies. As a board member, CISOs will become interwoven in the business and must continually view these initiatives through the lens of cyber risk to ensure they are enabled securely. Be prepared to use your knowledge base as your “crystal ball edge” to educate and help leadership find the right balance between business strategy and cybersecurity.
2. Risk Communications. For some time now, boards have been maturing in their understanding of cybersecurity and asking more detailed questions about threats. They don’t just want to know if the latest threat pertains to the organization, but in what ways and how the security team knows that. The current situation in Ukraine, which introduces the dimension of cyberwarfare, has intensified these types of requests and spurred the need for frequent, richer conversations. CISOs must be able to assess the entire threat landscape, including the impact of geopolitical events to the organization, and recommend how to mitigate risk proactively. Data-driven security operations can reveal the motivations of attackers and their tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs), to provide a clearer picture of risk exposure and how to strengthen detection and response should the company be in the crosshairs. Being able to discuss the threat landscape at a more strategic level is integral to effectively communicating risk and enabling boards to make more informed business decisions.
3. Metrics. Boards have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders. Research finds that digitally savvy boards outperformed others, including achieving 38% higher revenue growth over three years, 34% higher marketing capitalization growth and 17% higher profit margins. The financial, legal and reputational fallout from recent cyberattacks has shown corporate leaders that digital initiatives must be executed securely to preserve those benefits. As we discussed recently with Accenture, when CISOs pair threat intelligence with data science and analytics they can create a specific risk profile and identify key metrics that balance cybersecurity with business strategy. Criteria like mean time to detection, response time, loss prevention, breach avoidance and operational uptime help define and measure success in ways that are aligned to strategic business objectives.
We have a long way to go to get adequate cybersecurity expertise on boards, but the time has come to make it happen. CISOs can ease the transition and demonstrate the value of bringing this skillset to the boardroom by deepening their understanding of the business, upleveling risk communications and focusing on metrics that drive better business outcomes. As board transformation starts to happen, companies will realize how having a trusted cybersecurity expert at the table, helping to create and drive business value, pays dividends (pun intended). | https://www.securityweek.com/prepare-what-you-wish-more-cisos-boards?quicktabs_1=1 |
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