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Are "disrupted" employees a new cybersecurity threat?

Mark Doering
Mark Doering
March 25, 2021
Another challenge is the new home office, where spouses may be working remotely, often alongside their children attending school online. Home networks lack typical protections and bifurcations of the corporate office and may be prone to attacks using lateral movement techniques. In these scenarios, after gaining initial access through an insufficiently protected device, such as a family computer, attackers move deeper into a network, searching for other devices to compromise or obtain increased privileges. This continued probing could eventually lead to the exfiltration of sensitive corporate data or high-value intellectual property. 
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Cybersecurity overspending: It’s time to shed the belt or the suspenders

Dianne Lapierre
March 25, 2021
As economic uncertainty continues alongside the ongoing pandemic, IT and Security budgets are likely to see modest - if any – growth this year. Therefore, it will fall to CIOs to focus on maximizing existing investments, getting back to the basics, and doing more with the same (or less). There are some core principles I believe are important to keep top of mind when it comes to minimizing risk and maximizing budgets.
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COVID-19 vaccine related phishing campaigns on the rise

Bots attack London vaccine appointments

March 24, 2021
An online site used to book COVID-19 vaccines in the London area was attacked by bots, as thousands attempted to register for their vaccine appointments. According to the London Free Press, just before 10:15 a.m., the Middlesex-London Health Unit tweeted the booking system had experienced challenges. “We have addressed the issues and will continue to monitor the booking system closely,” the organization claimed.
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Hobby Lobby exposes of 138GB of customer and payment data

March 24, 2021
American arts and crafts giant Hobby Lobby has exposed a large amount of customer data, including names, phone numbers, physical and email addresses, and the last four digits of payment cards, and the source code for the company's app, according to a security researcher known as "boogeyman," who discovered the leak.
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5 ways IT departments can build trust among their business partners

john roman
John Roman
March 24, 2021

We have come to a point in the world where IT is being called upon more than ever due to the surge in remote work and technology’s increasingly significant role in driving business direction. The pandemic disruption has increased internal-control risks, leaving every business to adapt and have an increased focus on the overall technology vulnerabilities. To accomplish all they need to keep their organization secure, IT departments have been brought to the realization that they must prioritize building trust among their business partners – but that trust doesn’t happen in a flip of a switch, there’s a variety of steps both parties have to take in order to reach the light at the end of the tunnel.


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CPRA update: Board appointments announced for California Privacy Protection Agency

Keypoint: The appointment of the five California Privacy Protection Agency board members is the first significant step to the California Privacy Rights Act becoming fully operative in 2023.
david stauss
David M. Stauss
March 24, 2021
On March 17, California officials announced the establishment of the five-member inaugural board for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA). The CPPA was established by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which California voters approved in the November election. The CPPA will take over rulemaking duties from the California Attorney General’s office and will administratively enforce the CPRA. Given that California has the world’s fifth largest economy, the CPPA has the potential to be one of the most important data privacy authorities in the world.
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LogMeIn names Michael Oberlaender as Chief Information Security Officer

March 24, 2021
LogMeIn, Inc. has announced that security and privacy veteran, Michael Oberlaender, has joined the company as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Oberlaender will be responsible for managing and growing LogMeIn’s security program, including infrastructure, applications, and overall data security for both internal systems and the company’s products.  
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CCPA update: New regulations approved

Keypoint: Modifications to the CCPA regulation’s provisions regarding requests to opt-out and authorized agent requests are now final.
david stauss
David M. Stauss
March 23, 2021
On March 15, 2021, the California Attorney General’s office announced that the Office of Administrative Law has approved the Attorney General’s proposed changes to the CCPA regulations. The new regulations make three general changes relating to the right to opt out of sales and one change to authorized agent requests. In addition, the Attorney General’s press release reaffirms that enforcement activities are proceeding.
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