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When should the data breach clock start?

April 1, 2022 0 Comments Security

Credit to Author: Evan Schuman| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 08:39:00 -0700

One of the most difficult issues in enterprise cybersecurity — something the US Securities and Exchange Commission is now openly struggling with — is when should an enterprise report a data breach?

The easy part is, “how long after the enterprise knows of the breach should it disclose?” Different compliance regimes come to different numbers, but they are relatively close, from GDPR’s 72 hours to the SEC’s initial four days.

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Russia Inches Toward Its Splinternet Dream

April 1, 2022 0 Comments Security, Security / Privacy

Credit to Author: Chris Stokel-Walker| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 11:00:00 +0000

For years, the country has been trying to create its own sovereign internet—a goal given new impetus by the backlash to its invasion of Ukraine.

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The Last Cell Tower in Mariupol

March 31, 2022 0 Comments Security, Security / National Security

Credit to Author: Matt Burgess| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 11:00:00 +0000

For weeks, a lone mobile base station allowed thousands in the besieged Ukrainian city to stay connected—until Russian troops arrived.

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A Sinister Way to Beat Multifactor Authentication Is on the Rise

March 31, 2022 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks

Credit to Author: Dan Goodin, Ars Technica| Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 20:00:00 +0000

Lapsus$ and the group behind the SolarWinds hack have utilized prompt bombing to defeat weaker MFA protections in recent months.

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How to stop worrying and love zero trust

March 31, 2022 0 Comments remote work, Security, Technology Industry

Credit to Author: Mike Elgan| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 03:00:00 -0700

Countless articles have been published in the past few years about zero trust, most of them explorations and expositions for security professionals.

But I want to write for remote workers on the other side of the so-called “trust” equation — the people who will deal with the changes and inconveniences as zero-trust strategies are implemented and refined over the next few years.

Welcome to this jargon-free explanation of zero trust.

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