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GAO Report: Cybersecurity High-Risk Series: Challenges in Protecting Privacy and Sensitive Data

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Dissent

GAO-23-106443 Published: Feb 14, 2023. Fast Facts: Federal systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks. Our High Risk report identified 10 critical actions for addressing federal cybersecurity challenges. In this report, the last in a series of four, we cover the 2 actions related to Protecting Privacy and Sensitive Data: Improve federal efforts to protect privacy and sensitive data, such…

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Cloudflare thwarts largest reported HTTP DDoS attack

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Dissent

Waqas reports: Cloudflare stated that it had managed to mitigate multiple “hyper-volumetric” DDoS attacks that originated from more than 30,000 IP addresses. According to a recent blog post by Cloudflare, a vendor specializing in DDoS attack mitigation, its customers were targeted by a series of volumetric DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks over the past weekend. These…

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New Picus Red Report warns of “Swiss Army knife” malware

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Dissent

The versatility of the latest malware is demonstrated by the fact that a third of the total sample analyzed by Picus Labs is capable of exhibiting more than 20 individual Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs). San Francisco, US, 14th February 2023– Picus Security, the pioneer of Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS), has released The Red Report 2023, an in-depth analysis…

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CISA Alert (AA23-040A): #StopRansomware: Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Fund DPRK Malicious Cyber Activities

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Dissent

Summary Note: This Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) is part of an ongoing #StopRansomware effort to publish advisories for network defenders that detail various ransomware variants and various ransomware threat actors. These #StopRansomware advisories detail historically and recently observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) to help organizations protect against ransomware. Visit stopransomware.gov to…

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Patients involved in Nova Scotia mass shooting among those caught up in major privacy breach

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Dissent

Bill Dicks reports: Nova Scotia Health is under the microscope after eight employees were found snooping into medical records. The privacy breaches involve the electronic health records of people associated with the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia, among others. The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner says the discoveries were made by…

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iRent fined for data leak

Posted on February 9, 2023 by Dissent

CNA reports: Taiwanese car rental and automobile/motorcycle-sharing services platform iRent received separate fines from the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) and Taipei City government on Thursday for data protection failings. The popular platform is operated by Ho Ing Mobility Service, a subsidiary of Taiwanese automotive conglomerate Hotai Motor Co. The company received the fines…

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