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UK Software Firm Fined £3 Million Over Ransomware-Caused Data Breach

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UK Software Firm Fined £3 Million Over Ransomware-Caused Data Breach 2025-03-27 at 17:32 By Eduard Kovacs The UK ICO has fined Advanced Computer Software Group £3 million ($3.8 million) over a 2022 data breach resulting from a ransomware attack. The post UK Software Firm Fined £3 Million Over Ransomware-Caused Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. […]

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Defense Contractor MORSE to Pay $4.6M to Settle Cybersecurity Failure Allegations

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Defense Contractor MORSE to Pay $4.6M to Settle Cybersecurity Failure Allegations 2025-03-27 at 15:08 By Eduard Kovacs US defense contractor MORSE Corp has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle allegations over its cybersecurity failures. The post Defense Contractor MORSE to Pay $4.6M to Settle Cybersecurity Failure Allegations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Creating Operational Resilience: How to Align Compliance and Risk Management for Operational Success

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Creating Operational Resilience: How to Align Compliance and Risk Management for Operational Success 2025-03-24 at 17:47 By Maddisson White Learn the Essentials of Operational Resilience: Discover what operational resilience means, why it’s a regulatory focus, and how it impacts your organization. Identify and Manage Risks Effectively: Understand your organization’s risk environment and apply proactive strategies to minimize

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Moving beyond checkbox security for true resilience

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Moving beyond checkbox security for true resilience 2025-03-19 at 08:13 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, William Booth, director, ATT&CK Evaluations at MITRE, discusses how CISOs can integrate regulatory compliance with proactive risk management, prioritize spending based on threat-informed assessments, and address overlooked vulnerabilities like shadow IT and software supply chain risks.

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Q&A with TGS President Bill Rucker on Trustwave’s FedRAMP Authorization

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Q&A with TGS President Bill Rucker on Trustwave’s FedRAMP Authorization 2025-03-14 at 15:03 By Trustwave’s recent completion of the FedRAMP authorization process increases our ability to provide exceptional service to the federal government, the defense industrial base, and those with Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements, especially with a cloud service offering. This article is an excerpt

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Understanding the AI Act and its compliance challenges

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Understanding the AI Act and its compliance challenges 2025-02-28 at 08:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, David Dumont, Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, discusses the implications of the EU AI Act and how organizations can leverage existing GDPR frameworks while addressing new obligations such as conformity assessments and transparency requirements. Dumont

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The Hidden Cost of Compliance: When Regulations Weaken Security

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The Hidden Cost of Compliance: When Regulations Weaken Security 2025-02-27 at 16:02 By Mike Lennon The current state of regulation and the overwhelming burden it brings to most enterprises is a discussion worth having The post The Hidden Cost of Compliance: When Regulations Weaken Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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The compliance illusion: Why your company might be at risk despite passing audits

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The compliance illusion: Why your company might be at risk despite passing audits 2025-02-26 at 08:20 By Mirko Zorz For many CISOs, compliance can feel like a necessary evil and a false sense of security. While frameworks like ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS offer structured guidelines, they don’t automatically equate to strong cybersecurity.

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How the Trustwave NIS2 Maturity Accelerator Can Help Navigate NIS2 Compliance

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How the Trustwave NIS2 Maturity Accelerator Can Help Navigate NIS2 Compliance 2025-02-25 at 16:15 By The European Union (EU) Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS2) introduces stricter cybersecurity requirements than its predecessor, the original NIS Directive. With the compliance deadline fast approaching, in-scope organizations must take proactive steps to ensure they have enacted NIS2

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Avoiding vendor lock-in when using managed cloud security services

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Avoiding vendor lock-in when using managed cloud security services 2025-02-25 at 08:05 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Marina Segal, CEO at Tamnoon, discusses the most significant obstacles when implementing managed cloud security in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. She shares insights on long onboarding times, legacy security gaps, vendor lock-in, and overlooked

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US Military Health Provider HNFS Pays $11M in Settlement Over Cybersecurity Failures

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US Military Health Provider HNFS Pays $11M in Settlement Over Cybersecurity Failures 2025-02-20 at 13:16 By Ionut Arghire US military health benefits program administrator HNFS to pay $11 million in settlement over its false claims of cybersecurity compliance. The post US Military Health Provider HNFS Pays $11M in Settlement Over Cybersecurity Failures appeared first on

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Building a Sustainable PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance Culture

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Building a Sustainable PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance Culture 2025-02-18 at 23:34 By Craig Searle PCI DSS 4.0: Mastering Targeted Risk Analysis (TRA) for Sustainable Compliance: This title highlights the key update (4.0) and a core concept (TRA), making it clear what the blog post is about. It also emphasizes the importance of long-term compliance. Navigating PCI

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6 considerations for 2025 cybersecurity investment decisions

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6 considerations for 2025 cybersecurity investment decisions 2025-02-18 at 18:33 By Help Net Security Cybersecurity professionals may be concerned about the constantly shifting threat landscape. From the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) by malicious actors to the expanding attack surface, cybersecurity risks evolve, and defenders need to mitigate them. Despite a period of cybersecurity

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CISOs and boards see things differently

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CISOs and boards see things differently 2025-02-13 at 06:35 By Help Net Security Splunk’s latest CISO Report reveals critical insights into cybersecurity priorities, threat trends, and strategies for resilience. In this Help Net Security video, Kirsty Paine, Field CTO & Strategic Advisor at Splunk, discusses the key findings and what they mean for security teams.

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QuSecure Banks $28M Series A for Post-Quantum Cryptography Tech

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QuSecure Banks $28M Series A for Post-Quantum Cryptography Tech 2025-02-12 at 21:31 By Ryan Naraine QuSecure is pitching a software-based security architecture that overlays onto current networks to help businesses with PQC migration. The post QuSecure Banks $28M Series A for Post-Quantum Cryptography Tech appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Drata to Acquire SafeBase in $250 Million Deal

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Drata to Acquire SafeBase in $250 Million Deal 2025-02-12 at 16:01 By Eduard Kovacs Security and compliance automation firm Drata has acquired trust center platform SafeBase in a quarter billion dollar deal. The post Drata to Acquire SafeBase in $250 Million Deal appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Evolving uses of tokenization to protect data

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Evolving uses of tokenization to protect data 2025-02-10 at 06:04 By Help Net Security Tokenization replaces sensitive data, such as credit card numbers or personal identifiers, with unique, non-sensitive tokens with no exploitable value. This method helps protect sensitive information by ensuring that the actual data is never stored or transmitted, reducing the risk of

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Infosec pros struggle under growing compliance

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Infosec pros struggle under growing compliance 2025-02-07 at 07:07 By Help Net Security The implementation of new regulatory measures that impact the UK, EU, and beyond are driving organizations to enhance vigilance in addressing evolving cybersecurity and operational risks, according to AuditBoard. The research showed 91% of respondents report feeling concerned about cybersecurity threats to

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SEC and FCA fines: Issues jump

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SEC and FCA fines: Issues jump 2025-01-29 at 06:33 By Help Net Security The financial sector faces communication compliance challenges as organizations struggle to maintain oversight across communication channels. Adding to the complexity is the unexpected rise of unconventional platforms, such as Snapchat, used for business operations. In this Help Net Security video, David Clee,

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Privacy professionals feel more stressed than ever

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Privacy professionals feel more stressed than ever 2025-01-22 at 06:38 By Help Net Security Despite progress made in privacy staffing and strategy alignment, privacy professionals are feeling increasingly stressed on the job within a complex compliance and risk landscape, according to new research from ISACA. Top three obstacles facing privacy programs ISACA’s State of Privacy

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