IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. Thousands of drivers have sensitive data exposed to hackers in major IT breach Date of breach: Unclear, but breached documents date back to 2017.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Data breaches Security 52

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2019

A third of businesses and a fifth of charities were hit by a cyber attack or data breach in the past year, the UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2019 has found. The report says this may be because businesses and charities are going to greater lengths to become cyber secure. The effects of the GDPR.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR IT Compliance 69

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Allegedly, Acuity had a data breach. That's the context that accompanied a massive trove of data that was sent to me 2 years ago now. One of the first things I do after receiving a data breach is to literally just Google it: acuity data breach. This is clean - too clean.

Insurance 121

Insurance Data breaches Mining IT 121

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Although the ONS (Office for National Statistics) reported that retail sales fell to a six-month low in October because of reduced levels of disposable income, Black Friday is predicted to create a £10 billion shopping spree in the UK that will continue until Christmas Eve. Maintaining processes in the rush. Stay ahead of the criminals.

Retail 58

Retail Security Data breaches Sales 58

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The very next day I published a blog post about how I made it so fast to search through 154M records and thus began a now 185-post epic where I began detailing the minutiae of how I built this thing, the decisions I made about how to run it and commentary on all sorts of different breaches. And then ensured could never happen again.

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Passwords Sales IT 145

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Security enthusiast and Linux evangelist Binni Shah consistently offers valuable tutorials, guides, and insights for the cybersecurity community. Binni Shah | @binitamshah.

Cybersecurity 139

Cybersecurity e-Discovery Passwords Information Security 139

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 9, 2018

As Cybersecurity continues to be heavily focused on solving the problem of attacks against software vulnerabilities and system access, one potential silver bullet in the data breach equation remains out of the limelight. The Big Data Conundrum. Perhaps, it should.

Big data 66

Big data Security Encryption Unstructured data 66

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Over the past month or so, we’ve been discussing the threats associated with payment card breaches, and why it’s important to comply with the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard). Further reading: Why you should be concerned about payment card data breaches. The cost of a payment card data breach.

Data breaches 99

Data breaches Paper Retail Manufacturing 99

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

I've had this blog post in draft for quite some time now, adding little bits to it as the opportunity presented itself. Ricky Gervais does an amazing job of explaining what I'm about to delve into so do yourself a favour and spend a minute watching this first: And therein lies the inspiration for the title of this blog.

Data breaches 139

Data breaches IT Security 139

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 10, 2021

A critical vulnerability in the open-source logging software Apache Log4j 2 is fueling a chaotic race in the cybersecurity world, with the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) issuing an emergency security update as bad actors searched for vulnerable servers. The Apache Foundation released an emergency patch as part of the 2.15.0 beta9 to 2.14.1.

Risk 133

Risk Libraries Cybersecurity Honeypots 133

IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. As is now traditional, I’ve installed myself in the porter’s chair next to the fire in the library, ready to recap some of the year’s more newsworthy information security events. caused problems of their own.

Data breaches 71

Data breaches Personal data Access GDPR 71

Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

In July 2017, Russian antivirus vendor Dr.Web published research showing that Triada had been installed by default on at least four low-cost Android models. com 2013-10-09 ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING (BEIJING) CO., The offices of Shanghai Quianyou Network — at Room 344, 6th Floor, Building 10, No. com and rurimeter[.]com

Cloud 254

Cloud Manufacturing Marketing Data breaches 254

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In security, some may refute that there is “no savings to worry about" if no investment has been made to begin with, arguing that they’ve been “just fine so far” In this blog, we will argue there is a cost in doing nothing. A 2019 Ponemon study revealed that the cost of a data breach is $4.88

Retail 52

Retail Data breaches Cybersecurity Paper 52

ForAllSecure

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

In security, some may refute that there is “no savings to worry about" if no investment has been made to begin with, arguing that they’ve been “just fine so far” In this blog, we will argue there is a cost in doing nothing. A 2019 Ponemon study revealed that the cost of a data breach is $4.88

Retail 52

Retail Data breaches Cybersecurity Paper 52

IT Governance

MAY 3, 2018

This week, we discuss a new deal between the NHS and Microsoft, the financial cost of Equifax’s massive data breach, and a jail sentence for a hacker who altered prison records. Equifax’s huge data breach, which compromised the personal data of 147.9 Fourth of may be with you. Or something like that.

Computer and Electronics 66

Computer and Electronics Insurance Data breaches Information Security 66

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

A report from the security firm Team Cymru found the DDoS attack infrastructure used in NoName campaigns is assigned to two interlinked hosting providers: MIRhosting and Stark Industries. But Stark Industries Solutions Ltd was incorporated on February 10, 2022, just two weeks before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Cloud 274

Cloud Education Government Phishing 274

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 26, 2023

According to a report on mapping the cloud maturity curve from the EIU , 48% of industry executives said cloud has improved data access, analysis and utilization, 45% say cloud has sped up delivery of new IT services and capabilities, and 44% say cloud has expanded sales channels across digital avenues.

Cybersecurity 77

Cybersecurity Cloud Compliance Computer and Electronics 77

eDiscovery Daily

JUNE 23, 2019

There are plenty of reasons that organizations experience a data breach, including weak or stolen passwords (despite the availability of two factor authentication technology to thwart those efforts). Here’s another common cause of data breaches: unpatched vulnerabilities in your software. So, what do you think?

Cybersecurity 58

Cybersecurity Data breaches Ransomware Education 58

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Findings from the 2018 Federal Edition of the Data Threat Report. So far in 2018, we’ve already seen a handful of government agency mishaps when it comes to security. national security at risk. Within the past year, 57% of federal respondents experienced a data breach. Put your money where the data is.

Encryption 86

Encryption Data breaches Digital transformation Blockchain 86

IT Governance

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Welcome to the second part of our round-up of 2019’s information security stories. The second half of the year began with major data privacy news: the UK’s data protection authority, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), announced its intention to fine British Airways and Marriott International a combined £282.6

Data breaches 78

Data breaches Personal data GDPR Ransomware 78

Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2019

In July 2017, Russian antivirus vendor Dr.Web published research showing that Triada had been installed by default on at least four low-cost Android models. com 2013-10-09 ALIBABA CLOUD COMPUTING (BEIJING) CO., The offices of Shanghai Quianyou Network — at Room 344, 6th Floor, Building 10, No. com and rurimeter[.]com

Cloud 169

Cloud Manufacturing Marketing Data breaches 169

IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2018

This week, we discuss the 10 million affected by Dixons Carphone’s 2017 data breach, the exposure of hundreds of thousands of clothes shoppers’ details, Yale University’s ten-year old data breach, and a return to typewriters for government workers in Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Anchorage.

Data breaches 53

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Government 53

Troy Hunt

MARCH 21, 2018

That harm extends all the way from those in data breaches feeling a sense of personal violation (that's certainly how I feel when I see my personal information exposed), all the way through to people literally killing themselves (there are many documented examples of this in the wake of the Ashley Madison breach).

Data breaches 72

Data breaches Passwords Government IT 72

KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

New school security awareness training can help any organization sustain that line of defense and create a strong security culture. Blog post with links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more.

Phishing 70

Phishing Passwords Insurance Systems administration 70

Data Matters

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

*Article first appeared in Corporate Board Member on November 7, 2017. Fifteen years ago, the risk of material business or legal exposure from state data breach notification and data protection laws in the US, EU and elsewhere was profoundly different than it is today. To say that’s changed is an understatement.

Data breaches 60

Data breaches Cybersecurity Risk Compliance 60

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

This week, we discuss a data breach affecting 1.7 million UK victims of the Uber breach, a major security flaw in macOS High Sierra, and a new investment in data security from the NHS. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 1 December 2017. million Imgur users, the 2.7

Passwords 66

Passwords Data breaches Security Information Security 66

Security Affairs

APRIL 21, 2019

Security researcher discovered a database belonging to a ride-hailing company operating in Iran that was left exposed online containing over 6.7M Security researcher Bob Diachenko discovered a database belonging to a ride-hailing company operating in Iran that was left exposed online without protection. Pierluigi Paganini.

Archiving 67

Archiving Security IT Data breaches 67

IT Governance

APRIL 20, 2018

This week, we discuss an alert from the NCSC, US DHS and FBI, a £120,000 fine for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, and a data breach at IKEA’s TaskRabbit marketplace. Three high-profile owners were subsequently named in the press, and the whole spreadsheet was published on a blog for approximately an hour.

Personal data 66

Personal data Government Manufacturing Information Security 66

IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Designed to exploit a backdoor on Unix systems, and to stay hidden, the worm quickly spread, copying itself over and over again and infecting a full 10% of all networked computers. Created by college student Paras Jha, the Mirai botnet found and took over a massive number of mostly IoT-enabled CCTV cameras with weak security.

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Phishing Encryption IoT 111

Data Matters

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

On 10 October 2017, Jamaica introduced into its House of Parliament a comprehensive Bill for privacy and data protection, entitled “An Act to Protect the Privacy of Certain Data and for Connected Matters.” If passed, the new law will be named the “Data Protection Act, 2017.” .

Privacy 68

Privacy Personal data Compliance Data breaches 68

Data Matters

MAY 17, 2022

It used to be that data breaches were all about cyber-crooks hacking computer systems to steal personal information, followed by an affected company sending regretful notification letters offering a year or two of complimentary credit monitoring. All rights reserved. and Allied cyberspace assets. supply chain attacks).

Cybersecurity 97

Cybersecurity Government Authentication Ransomware 97

Data Matters

APRIL 21, 2020

a 2017 ransomware cyberattack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers and IT resources in over 150 countries, and the Digital Currency Exchange Hack, a hack into a digital currency exchange that stole approximately $250 million worth of digital currency. Recent examples of cyberattacks attributed to North Korea include WannaCry 2.0,

Cybersecurity 68

Cybersecurity Risk Ransomware Government 68

Data Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2017

*This post originally appeared in Law 360 on October 24, 2017. Responsibility for corporate cybersecurity extends from the chief information security officer’s office, to the C-suite, to the corporate boardroom. Cyber Security Beyond Cybersecurity: CLGAs. We’ve seen it happen time and again. 1] The U.S.

Compliance 60

Compliance Cybersecurity Risk Government 60

Troy Hunt

JANUARY 3, 2019

I've also been travelling with family far more so whilst those 140 days equate to 38% of my year, there were 14 days in Hawaii, 10 days at the Aussie snow, 11 days in Texas and 17 days in Canada where I wasn't flying solo. epidev #security #emvpbuzz pic.twitter.com/6MFRK3c0mC — Henrik Fransas (@HenrikFransas) March 12, 2018.

Passwords 81

Passwords Security IT Government 81

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

4 The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure have begun — since their inception — with a guiding command for courts to seek “to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of every action and proceeding.”5 social security and credit card numbers, employee and patient health data, and customer financial records).”43

Privacy 97

Privacy e-Discovery Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 97

Troy Hunt

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

It's not just the media using scary imagery either, check out the first 20 seconds of this video promoting a home security product: Holy s**t! They're trying to sell you a security thing based on something my 5-year-old can do! Also note the balaclava for extra security.) That's one bad dude! Clear web again.

Data breaches 82

Data breaches Passwords Marketing Access 82

Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce". 1 November 2017. Mister Chairman and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today concerning the security of credit data. My name is Bruce Schneier, and I am a security technologist. Before the.

Personal data 84

Personal data Computer and Electronics Privacy Data breaches 84