IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

A royal baby, a fire at Notre-Dame, the highest grossing film of all time and more than 12 billion breached data records: 2019 has been quite a year. IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. IT Governance released its final Weekly Podcast.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

In 2019, Dun & Bradstreet saw more than a 100 percent increase in business identity theft. She shared with me a copy of the lease, which included a fraudulent ID and even a vehicle insurance card for a Land Cruiser we got rid of like 15 years ago. For 2020, the company estimates an overall 258 percent spike in the crime.

Energy and Utilities 352

Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Insurance Risk 352

eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 7, 2019

Right inside the door, you see a handwritten notice on a big whiteboard which says: All network services are down, DO NOT turn on your computers! requires the attorney to act reasonably and promptly to stop the breach and mitigate the damage, using “all reasonable efforts” to restore computer operations to be able to continue client services.

Data breaches 57

Data breaches Cybersecurity e-Discovery Computer and Electronics 57

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. ” The employees who kept things running for RSOCKS, circa 2016.

Passwords 220

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 220

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Compromised data includes victims’ names, addresses, phone numbers and Aadhaar numbers (a 12-digit government identification number). It remains unclear how the data breach occurred, but the attackers apparently suggested it was the result of “exploiting vulnerabilities within government databases of telecommunication systems”.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

When we do the weekly supermarket shop online, we should be able to move our shopping list electronically. Perhaps the Government could respond on that point. When a consumer wants to move to a new energy supplier, they should be able to take their usage history with them rather than guess and pay over the odds.

GDPR 120

GDPR Personal data Government IT 120