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SHARED INTEL: Akamai reports web attack traffic spiked 62 percent in 2020 — all sectors hit hard

The Last Watchdog

Akamai, which happens to be the Hawaiian word for “smart,” recently released its annual State of the Internet security report. In 2020, it saw 193 billion credential stuffing attacks globally, with 3.4 billion hitting financial services organizations — an increase of more than 45 percent year-over-year in that sector.

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First American Financial Pays Farcical $500K Fine

Krebs on Security

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage settlement giant First American Financial Corp. NYSE:FAF ] was leaking more than 800 million documents — many containing sensitive financial data — related to real estate transactions dating back 16 years. First American Financial Corp.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR, the EU’s flagship data privacy and “right to be forgotten” regulation, has made the stakes of a data breach higher than ever. But those aren’t the only laws or regulations that affect IT security teams.

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The Privacy Officers’ New Year’s Resolutions

Data Protection Report

2020 could well be a year of data export turmoil – so brace yourself! Although the AG’s view was that the SCCs are valid, he suggested that those using them would need to examine the national security laws of the data importer’s jurisdiction to determine whether they can in fact comply with the terms of the SCCs.

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The Future of Payments Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The Future of Payments Security. The Verizon DBIR 2020 report indicates that financially motivated attacks against retailers have moved away from Point of Sale (POS) devices and controllers, towards web applications. Figure 1: Web application breaches in the Retail industry. Source: Verizon DBIR 2020.

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The Privacy Officers’ New Year’s Resolutions

Data Protection Report

2020 could well be a year of data export turmoil – so brace yourself! Although the AG’s view was that the SCCs are valid, he suggested that those using them would need to examine the national security laws of the data importer’s jurisdiction to determine whether they can in fact comply with the terms of the SCCs.

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CPRA Becomes the New Standard. Are You Ready?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Tue, 12/01/2020 - 07:53. In the November 3, 2020, election California voters upped the consumer digital privacy ante by passing Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA ). Social Security number, driver’s license number, etc.), Social Security number, driver’s license number, etc.), Are You Ready?

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