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HPE Acquires Identity Management Firm Scytale

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) on Monday announced that it has acquired Scytale, an identity management startup that specializes in cloud-native security and zero trust networking. read more

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15.5.2020

Outdated Access Rights

Tracking GDPR Fines

GDPR fines are occurring at an increasing frequency. This GDPR fines tracking tool lists details for both completed fines and ongoing cases for uses as a research aid.

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15.5.2020

Illegal Personal Data Processing

How can we screw up incident response? Let me count the ways — Monday UK Edition

This week, DataBreaches.net was reminded yet again of the risks of trying to alert an entity to a breach. This time, it was...

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15.5.2020

Violations of Data Subject Rights

Social Engineering Based on Stimulus Bill and COVID-19 Financial Compensation Schemes Expected to Grow in Coming Weeks

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15.5.2020

Phishing

Social isolation is a risk factor for scam loss

The coronavirus crisis is forcing people to distance themselves from others, work remotely, and spend time indoors and online. While social distancing is a good health practice to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, it may be helping scammers. Research from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, and the Stanford Center on Longevity found that people are more likely to lose money to a scam when they are socially or physically … More → The post Social isolation is a risk factor for scam loss appeared first on Help Net Security.

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15.5.2020

Phishing

But Their Emails: Many 2020 Campaigns Still Risk Phishing Attacks

Phishing is still a vector to attack presidential campaigns. Many 2020 campaigns still aren’t using best practice by implementing a proper DMARC policy.The post But Their Emails: Many 2020 Campaigns Still Risk Phishing Attacks appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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15.5.2020

Phishing

FBI Warns of Rise in Social Security Scams Spoofing Its Phone Number

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Tuesday has issued a warning about a spike in its phone number being used for Social Security fraud. [...]

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15.5.2020

Phishing

UK: Concerns after patient information stolen from doctor’s car

Maia Snow reports: Concerns have been expressed after documents containing patient information was stolen from a...

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15.5.2020

Employee Negligence

Nemty Ransomware Punishes Victims by Posting Their Stolen Data

The Nemty Ransomware is the latest cybercrime operation to create a data leak site to punish victims who refuse to pay ransoms. [...]

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15.5.2020

Ransomware