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The Future of Payments Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

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. This largely follows the trend in the industry of moving transactions primarily to a more web-focused infrastructure. Fraud and scams move to the web.

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Class Action Targets Experian Over Account Security

Krebs on Security

The experiment was done from a different computer and Internet address than the one that created the original account years ago. ” According to the Electronic Frontier Foundation , a nonprofit digital rights group, the bill as drafted falls short in protecting consumers in several areas.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2021 – 9.8 million records breached

IT Governance

And don’t forget to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest industry news and advice – including our Q2 review of data breaches and cyber attacks, based on these lists, which will be published in early July. As always, you can find the full list of incidents below, with those affecting UK organisations listed in bold.

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Steelcase office furniture giant hit by Ryuk ransomware attack

Security Affairs

Steelcase is a US-based furniture company that produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries. Bleeping Computer, citing a source in the cybersecurity industry, confirmed that Steelcase suffered a Ryuk ransomware attack.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 26 February – 3 March 2024

IT Governance

TB LDLC Source (New) Retail France Yes 1,500,000 APROA Source (New) Professional services Argentina Yes 1,197,562 Petrus Resources Ltd. Source (New) Engineering Japan Yes >5 TB Array Networks Source (New) Cyber security USA Yes 2.5

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Financial services continue to lead in cybersecurity preparedness, but chinks appear in the armor

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Organizations in the finance sector manage trillions of dollars and maintain very valuable and vital electronic data, including bank account, credit card, and transaction information as well as sensitive data related to estates, wills, titles, and other matters. Malware and ransomware attacks increase.

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Guest Blog: TalkingTrust. What’s driving the security of IoT?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

There are so many reasons why manufacturers connect their products to the Internet, whether it’s industrial machines, medical devices, consumer goods or even cars. Imagine a world where the retail value of your car actually grows over time – that’s now becoming a reality. They have design constraints. Co-ordination is key.

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