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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2 TB JP Original Corp Source New Manufacturing USA Yes 1.2

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Biden Cybersecurity Strategy: Big Ambitions, Big Obstacles

eSecurity Planet

The White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy unveiled yesterday is an ambitious blueprint for improving U.S. cybersecurity and threat response, but some of the more ambitious items will take time to implement, and could face opposition from Congress. ” Those fundamental shifts are focused on two core priorities. .”

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 16–22 October 2023

IT Governance

Breached organisation: D-Link Corporation, Taiwanese networking equipment manufacturer. As the threat actor claims to have “hundreds of TBs of data” in their possession, further data leaks are likely. Personal information accessed in CCSD cybersecurity incident Date of breach: 5 October 2023.

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SEC Continues Focus on Cybersecurity Disclosure Failures, Announces Settled Charges Against Pearson plc

Data Matters

Securities and Exchange Commission signaled its continued, high level scrutiny of companies’ public statements related to data security incidents. According to the Order, Pearson learned in March 2019 that millions of rows of data had been accessed and downloaded from a company server by a threat actor exploiting an unpatched vulnerability.

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Autonomous Vehicles – Canada’s Current Legal Framework: Privacy (Part 4)

Data Protection Report

Across the globe, the race is already underway among vehicle manufacturers to develop fully autonomous vehicles (AVs). AVs currently under development make sense of their surroundings and control vehicle operation through data gathered about the outside world. Additionally, since AVs can collect data from multiple sources (e.g.,

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Data security: Why a proactive stance is best

IBM Big Data Hub

But with a proactive approach to data security, organizations can fight back against the seemingly endless waves of threats. IBM Security X-Force found the most common threat on organizations is extortion, which comprised more than a quarter (27%) of all cybersecurity threats in 2022. Establish a cybersecurity policy.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

Organisation(s) Sector Location Data breached? Source (New) Finance USA Yes 3,494 Woodruff Sawyer Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 3,087 Blackburn College Source (New) Education USA Yes 3,039 CAIRE Inc. We also found 14 organisations providing a significant update on a previously disclosed incident. TB Paysign, Inc.