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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2018 – 17,273,571 records leaked

IT Governance

Cyber attack & ransomware. Town of Wasaga Beach recovering from ransomware attack, negotiating with hackers. Associates in Psychiatry and Psychology disclose ransomware incident. Manuel Delia’s Blog Cyber-Attacked By Ukrainian Hackers On A Scale ‘Rarely Seen On Other Maltese Websites’. Gets Infected a Second Time!

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MY TAKE: A primer on how ransomware arose to the become an enduring scourge

The Last Watchdog

Stunning as these two high-profile attacks were, they do not begin to convey the full scope of what a pervasive and destructive phenomenon ransomware has become – to individuals, to companies of all sizes and, lately, to poorly defended local agencies. Probing and plundering Ransomware is highly resilient and flexible.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 April 2024

IT Governance

Other databases contained health insurance data, such as patents’ names, dates of birth, addresses and medical data. EyeCare Services Partners exposes more 3.5 The biggest database in the blob contained 3.1 million patients and 1.6 million unique Social Security numbers. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.1

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

Board-management discussions about cyber risk should include identification of which risks to avoid, which to accept, and which to mitigate or transfer through insurance, as well as specific plans associated with each approach. Principle 5. on weekdays) or to control time-sensitive activities.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 [Wake-Up Call] It's Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing

KnowBe4

CONTINUED] at KnowBe4 blog: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Blog post with links: [link] A Master Class on Cybersecurity: Roger A. Grimes Teaches Password Best Practices What really makes a "strong" password?