IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In a month that saw the former US president accused of misappropriating classified government documents, there were also a spate of malicious insiders compromising their employer’s systems. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. announces security breach (unknown) The Country Club at Woodfield, Inc.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

IT Governance

JULY 30, 2018

There were some incredibly sensitive breaches this month, the majority of which were caused by human error. I imagine human error will continue to be the main cause of data breaches for decades to come – damn humans. Cyber attack and ransomware. Blue Springs Family Care notifies 44,979 patients after ransomware attack.

Data breaches 101

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Phishing 101

IT Governance

OCTOBER 1, 2020

September saw students around the globe returning to classes, only to be met with an avalanche of cyber attacks. Because organisations can rarely calculate the extent of the damage, these attacks accounted for relatively few of the 267,277,828 breached records that we tallied, but incidents can have much wider-reaching consequences.

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Government IoT 140

ForAllSecure

APRIL 26, 2022

Here’s the CBS evening news : CBS: Nearly a quarter of a million people lost power in this small Ukrainian city when it was targeted by a suspected Russian attack last December. He told us it seemed like something in a Hollywood movie. So this power grid attack is sounding more credible. It was illogical and chaotic.

Energy and Utilities 52

Energy and Utilities Manufacturing Risk IT 52

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 28, 2018

If there is a data breach or some other cybersecurity incident, a phishing attack was probably involved. Over 90 percent of incidents begin with a phishing email. One of the more infamous hacks in recent years, the DNC data breach , was the result of a phishing attack.

Phishing 194

Phishing Data breaches Encryption Authentication 194

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

Security 88

Security Ransomware Data breaches Phishing 88