Data Privacy

Microsoft’s Controversial Recall Feature Release Delayed Again
Microsoft is again delaying the release of its controversial Recall feature for new Windows Copilot+ PCs until December to get new security capabilities in place and hopefully avoid the industry backlash it ...
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Ô! China Hacks Canada too, Says CCCS
Richi Jennings | | canada, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Canadian Government, china, china espionage, China-linked Hackers, China-nexus cyber attacks, China-nexus cyber espionage, Chinese, Chinese Communists, Chinese cyber espionage, chinese government, chinese hacker, Chinese hackers, Chinese Hacking Groups, Chinese Intelligence, Chinese state-sponsored cyberattacks, National Cyber Threat Assessment, Peoples Republic of China, SB Blogwatch
Plus brillants exploits: Canadian Centre for Cyber Security fingers Chinese state sponsored hackers ...
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Small Businesses Boosting Cybersecurity as Threats Grow: ITRC
A report by the Identity Theft Resource Center found that while the number of small businesses hit by a cyberattack and the amount of losses continues to grow, companies are adopting stronger ...
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100 MILLION Americans in UnitedHealth PII Breach
Richi Jennings | | 2fa, 2FA policies, 2FA/MFA, ALPHV, ALPHV ransomware, Blackcat, BlackCat ransomware, BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware, Change Healthcare, HIPAA, hipaa laws, hipaa rule, MFA, multi-factor authenication, Multi-Factor Authentication, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), multi-factor-auth, Multifactor Authentication, multifactorauthentication, Ransomware, SB Blogwatch, Steven Martin, two-factor-authentication.2fa, UHG, UnitedHealth
Not cute: $UNH’s Change Healthcare unit paid a big ransom—its IT was as weak as a kitten ...
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FortiJump: Yet Another Critical Fortinet 0-Day RCE
Richi Jennings | | Carl Windsor, CVE-2024-47575, FG-IR-24-423, fgfmsd, Fortigate, FortiGate devices, FortiGate Flaw, FortiJump, Fortinet, Inc., responsible disclosure, responsible disclosure program, SB Blogwatch, transparency
FortiFAIL: Remote code execution vulnerability still not acknowledged by Fortinet after 10+ days’ exploitation ...
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IBM Addresses AI, Quantum Security Risks with New Platform
IBM is rolling out Guardian Data Security Center, a framework designed to give enterprises the tools they need to address the emerging cyberthreats that come the ongoing development of generative AI and ...
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Chinese Research Using Quantum System to Crack Encryption a ‘Cautionary Tale’
Chinese researchers used a D-Wave quantum computer to crack a 22-bit encryption key, which can be used as a cautionary tale for what may lie ahead with future quantum systems but doesn't ...
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Apple Enrages IT — 45-Day Cert Expiration Fury
Richi Jennings | | 90-day certificates, 90-day TLS certificate validity, Apple, Apple Safari, browser, Browser Security, CA/B Forum, CA/Browser Forum, CAB Forum, certificate, Certificate and Key Lifecycle Management, Certificate and Key Management, Certificate Automation, mobile safari, Safari, SB Blogwatch, Sectigo
CA/B testing: Ludicrous proposal draws ire from “furious” systems administrators ...
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(In)Fidelity Admits Data Breach 8 Weeks Ago — 77K PII Lost
Richi Jennings | | Access control, Access control and Identity Management, access control issues, Access Controls, and Access Control in Security+, asset management, Authentication, authorization, Banking/Fintech, broken access controls, cloud data access control, cybersecurity access controls, cybersecurity in fintech, data access control, Fidelity Investments, Fintech, fintech industry, fintech sector, improper access control, SB Blogwatch
FMR FAIL: Huge investment firm won’t say how it was hacked ...
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Generative AI Fueling More Sophisticated Cyberattacks: Survey
Jeffrey Burt | | AI Cybersecurity, Data encryption, Employee Training and Awareness, Generative AI risks
Organizations say generative AI is fueling a surge of more sophisticated cyberattacks and that they feel unprepared for the onslaught, but a Keeper Security survey found they are investing more in such ...
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