IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If there was any belief that 2022 would see a sudden improvement in the cyber security landscape, our first list data breaches and cyber attacks of the year should end that hope. We discovered 95 security incidents in January, resulting in 65,984,648 compromised records. Data breaches. Cyber attacks.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 21, 2023

To find out, we looked at the ICO’s (Information Commissioner’s Office) public data set , specifically looking into four data breach types caused by human error: Data emailed to incorrect recipient. Data posted or faxed to incorrect recipient. When more data is released, we’ll publish a new analysis.

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Data breaches Personal data Government GDPR 52

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2022

This is according to Verizon’s latest 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report ( DBIR ). In the report’s findings, stolen credentials and exploited vulnerabilities are the top reasons for web breaches. This year, these were the top reasons for web breaches. Brute forcing passwords (10 percent) came in third.

Passwords 201

Passwords Data breaches Authentication Cybersecurity 201

Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2021

Researchers discovered the availability in the DarK Web of 30M of records of Americans affected by the Astoria Company data breach. Collected data si shared with a number of partner sites (such as insurance or loan agencies), that pay per lead referral. social security numbers (these numbers were later proven to be inflated).

Data breaches 103

Data breaches Sales Insurance Marketing 103

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

These bots mimic human actions, handling tasks like data entry, retrieval and processing. RPA can be a lifesaver, freeing experts to focus on more complex security challenges. Nine out of 10 employees want a single solution for their tasks. Prioritize features such as scalability, security and analytical capabilities.

Cybersecurity 277

Cybersecurity Analytics Data breaches Compliance 277

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Cyberattacks against healthcare entities rose 45 percent between November 2020 and January 2021, according to Check Point. Meanwhile, the healthcare sector accounted for 79 percent of all reported data breaches during the first 10 months of 2020, a study by Fortified Health Security tells us.

Energy and Utilities 196

Energy and Utilities Security Compliance Cybersecurity 196

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 23, 2023

As more enterprises move to hybrid cloud environments, hybrid cloud security has become imperative to business growth. According to a 2021 study by the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV), 80% of executives expected their organizations to operate more than 10 distinct clouds by 2023, up from eight in 2020.

Cloud 95

Cloud Security Cybersecurity Data breaches 95

Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2022

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 361 by Pierluigi Paganini appeared first on Security Affairs. To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Ransomware Data breaches Cybersecurity 74

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2022

Privacy Affairs published the Dark Web Index, an analysis of prices for illegal services/products available in the black marketplaces and related to the period between February 2021 and June 2022. The information for a cloned Mastercard (pin included) is passed from $25 (2021) to $20. verified account goes for $170 ($710 in 2021).

Privacy 92

Privacy Cybersecurity Security IT 92

Krebs on Security

MARCH 22, 2023

The move comes just weeks after Chinese security researchers published an analysis suggesting the popular e-commerce app sought to seize total control over affected devices by exploiting multiple security vulnerabilities in a variety of Android-based smartphones. DarkNavy did not respond to requests for clarification.

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Military Marketing Archiving Security 272

IT Governance

JANUARY 24, 2024

Expert insight from Leon Teale into the implications of this historic data breach The security researcher Bob Diachenko and investigators from Cybernews have discovered an open instance with more than 26 billion data records, mostly compiled from previous breaches – although it likely also includes new data.

Passwords 139

Passwords Data breaches Encryption Risk 139

Troy Hunt

MARCH 10, 2021

now you are in my @home_assistant setup also :) Thanks @troyhunt pic.twitter.com/4d4Qxnlazl — Jón Ólafs (@jonolafs) March 3, 2021 Awesome! Pwned Passwords is a repository of 613M passwords exposed in previous data breaches, which makes them very poor choices for future use. How long until it hits the big "1B"? ??

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Passwords Security IoT Data breaches 139

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

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. Financial information, medical data, health reimbursements, postal addresses, telephone numbers and emails are not thought to have been compromised.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 10, 2019

This week, we discuss a high-profile German data breach, the top worst passwords of 2018, the resignation of NHS Digital’s CISO, and Microsoft’s latest patches. Coincidentally, SplashData has just published its annual list of 100 weak passwords, culled from the previous 12 months’ publicly disclosed data breaches.

Data breaches 77

Data breaches Passwords GDPR Personal data 77

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. Breached organisation: French public bodies, organisations, universities, research institutes and think tanks. The data controller of the breached data is currently unclear.

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Data Privacy Privacy Data breaches Security 52

IT Governance

MARCH 24, 2022

Three quarters of UK residents are concerned about their online safety, according to a study by the cyber security firm Surfshark. That figure might not come as a surprise, given the growing awareness of data privacy. million accounts belonging to Brits were compromised in 2021. Meanwhile, Surfshark previously found that 16.89

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Data Privacy Privacy Data breaches GDPR 98

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 30, 2022

A recent spate of SMS phishing attacks from one cybercriminal group has spawned a flurry of breach disclosures from affected companies, which are all struggling to combat the same lingering security threat: The ability of scammers to interact directly with employees through their mobile devices. Image: Cloudflare.com.

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Phishing Authentication Passwords Access 300

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. — Eva (@evacide) October 4, 2021.

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Cybersecurity e-Discovery Passwords Information 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. Also read: Top Vulnerability Management Tools for 2021. The Broad Reach of Log4j.

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Risk Libraries Cybersecurity Honeypots 133

IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

It’s why, in this blog, we’ve collected the most crucial phishing statistics you need to understand the threat. Verizon’s 2023 DBIR found that 36% of all data breaches involved phishing. Meanwhile, it found that phishing was the second most common cause of data breaches. Phishing in the UK 10.

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Phishing Data breaches Communications Government 111

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Cross-Border Data Privacy and Security Concerns in the Dawn of Quantum Computing. Tue, 12/22/2020 - 10:08. New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. Data privacy is not a check-the-box compliance or security item.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Encryption 118

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.

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Data breaches Passwords Sales IT 145

KnowBe4

MARCH 14, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #11 | March 14th, 2023 [Heads Up] Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears Robert Lemos at DARKReading just reported on a worrying trend. In a recent report, data security service Cyberhaven detected and blocked requests to input data into ChatGPT from 4.2%

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Phishing Security Artificial Intelligence Security awareness 87

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

At the same time – in fact, as a direct result of data’s central importance – more adversaries are working harder and finding more nefarious ways to steal or otherwise compromise your data. As just one measure, the number of data breaches in the first nine months of 2021 exceeded all those in 2020, a new record.

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Encryption Cloud Privacy GDPR 214

Security Affairs

JULY 11, 2022

The average ransomware payment climbed 82% since 2020 to a record high of $570,000 in the first half of 2021, and then by 2022 it almost doubled. In a recent post from 10 Jul 2022, 15:35 pm in Dark Web , “ALPHV” introduced search not only by text signatures, but also supporting tags for search of passwords and compromised PII.

Ransomware 82

Ransomware Passwords Communications Cybersecurity 82

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. 26,633 (May 12, 2021). Agency (July 19, 2021, revised Aug. 14,028, 86 Fed.

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Cybersecurity Government Authentication Ransomware 97

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 4, 2021

Tue, 05/04/2021 - 09:40. The same goes with the advent of Quantum Computing , which is supposed to bring exponential computing power that shall not only bring endless benefits but also raises question marks on the current state of cryptography that is the bedrock of all information security as we know today. Threat or Opportunity?

Computer and Electronics 98

Computer and Electronics IoT Communications Risk 98

IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Cyberthreats can range from the obvious, such as an email from a foreign potentate offering a small fortune if you’ll just provide your bank account number, to the deviously stealthy, such as a line of malicious code that sneaks past cyberdefenses and lives on the network for months or years before triggering a costly data breach.

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Phishing Passwords IoT Cybersecurity 106

KnowBe4

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act states that businesses must offer clear instructions on how the recipient can remove themselves from the involved mailing list and that request must be honored within 10 days. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense. Join Roger A.

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Security awareness Phishing Cybersecurity Security 75

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 19, 2021

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 10:28. By now everyone in the security world has heard of the chaos surrounding the SolarWinds breach and the ensuing mess that has erupted. National Security Agency (NSA) have recommended. You need to make sure that if some data is ‘touched,’ your entire house isn’t infected. Staying Safe.

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Encryption Access Ransomware Digital transformation 77

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Organisations that suffer security incidents are sometimes said to be victims of “cyber extortion”, but it’s often unclear what exactly that phrase means. With individuals’ details on sale for as little as £10, this is a consistent but inefficient way of profiting from criminal activity. appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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IT Ransomware Encryption Phishing 130

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 7, 2021

Thu, 01/07/2021 - 17:10. This blog will introduce access management evaluation criteria guidelines and discuss what features you should look for and what vendors to consider for your next employee access management solution. Pandemic intensifies the need for secure remote access management. FIDO Authentication.

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Cloud Authentication Passwords Access 62

Data Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

As the results of the 2020 election remain unsettled, and with the ultimate composition of the Senate potentially remaining unsettled until 2021, businesses should not likely hold their breath for preemptive federal privacy legislation to simplify the compliance challenge. The state legislature can vote to supplement the budget at any time.

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Privacy B2B Sales Data breaches 122

Krebs on Security

JULY 13, 2023

ALM hired Harrison in March 2010 to promote its various adult brands online, and it is clear that one of his roles was creating and maintaining female profiles on Ashley Madison, and creating blogs that were made to look like they were written by women who’d just joined Ashley Madison. A selfie that William B.

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Access Archiving IT Data breaches 192

Data Matters

JULY 22, 2020

Undoubtedly, the LGPD’s requirements impose a myriad of compliance measures to be undertaken by companies that process individuals’ personal data. 959/2020 (“MP 959”), postponing the enforcement of the LGPD’s general provisions, previously scheduled for August 15, 2020, to May 3, 2021. Compliance Costs and the 2020 Crisis.

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Marketing Compliance Personal data GDPR 68

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.

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Ransomware Phishing Encryption IoT 111

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

*This article first appeared on Judicature in Summer 2021. Most of that focus has centered on data collection, storage, sharing, and, in particular, third-party transactions in which customer information is harnessed for advertising purposes. The principle of proportionality in civil discovery is hardly new.4

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Privacy e-Discovery Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 97