IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance identified 285 publicly disclosed security incidents between July and September 2022, which accounted for 232,266,148 compromised records.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

IT Governance’s research has discovered the following for October 2023: 114 publicly disclosed security incidents. 867,072,315 records known to be breached. You’ll also be able to download each month’s data (and our sources) from the same page as the corresponding Dashboard. is reported, we record the rounded number.

Data breaches 87

Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Education 87

IT Governance

JULY 19, 2023

The scammer will try to gain your trust by claiming to be a figure of authority, such as the government or a well-known organisation. The more you understand about these schemes, the more likely it is that you will be able to spot them and respond appropriately. A pretext is the reason that they are contacting you.

Phishing 90

Phishing Data breaches Education Government 90

IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. IT Governance discovered 266 security incidents between July and September 2021, which accounted for 185,721,284 breaches records.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Retail Government Ransomware 130

IT Governance

JULY 11, 2022

Welcome to our second quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 237 security incidents between April and June 2022, which accounted for 99,019,967 breached records.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 105

IT Governance

APRIL 28, 2021

Welcome to our first quarterly review of cyber attacks and data breaches. For several years, we’ve produced a monthly list of security incidents , comprised of publicly disclosed breaches from mainstream publications. Want to bolster your organisation’s data protection practices? Find out more.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Passwords Education Phishing 137

IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2022

Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 1,243 security incidents in 2021, which accounted for 5,126,930,507 breached records. The biggest data breaches of 2021.

Data breaches 144

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 144

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

API security protects data and back-end systems while preserving fluid communication between software components through strict protocols and access controls. Fundamentals of API Security API security includes a range of tactics such as strict authentication and authorization methods, data encryption technologies, and strong access controls.

Security 107

Security Authentication Access Encryption 107

IT Governance

JULY 10, 2023

Welcome to our second quarterly review of cyber attacks and data breaches for 2023. In this article, we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of security breaches , and delve into the infosec landscape over the past three months. How many records have been compromised?

Data breaches 73

Data breaches Ransomware Encryption Government 73

IT Governance

MAY 17, 2023

They will use a combination of common or otherwise known usernames (with the information obtained in a previous data breach) and a bot that runs through a database of login credentials until they find a correct match. The hacker might also guess passwords based on what they know about the individual.

Passwords 97

Passwords Data breaches Phishing Security 97

IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

Welcome to our second quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. IT Governance discovered 377 security incidents between April and June 2021, which accounted for 1,224,539,395 breached records.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Retail Ransomware Government 98

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Welcome to our first quarterly review of security incidents for 2023, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Overview IT Governance discovered 310 security incidents between January and March 2023, which accounted for 349,171,305 breached records.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Ransomware Government Encryption 59

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Sadly, data breaches often occur at this time of year. Recently we’ve seen major news stories about breaches at Starwood Hotels and Quora. Related podcast: The need to lock down unstructured data. What exactly makes data sensitive? Practicing good data governance is easier than you think.

Government 149

Government Data breaches Unstructured data Privacy 149

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Security Breach Notice Act.

Data breaches 107

Data breaches Privacy Education Data Privacy 107

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

A new data leak that appears to have come from one of China’s top private cybersecurity firms provides a rare glimpse into the commercial side of China’s many state-sponsored hacking groups. In 2021, the Sichuan provincial government named i-SOON as one of “the top 30 information security companies.”

Government 272

Government Cybersecurity Sales Blockchain 272

IT Governance

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Under the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations), organisations are required to report certain types of personal data breach to the relevant supervisory body – the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) in the UK – within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach. Definition of a personal data breach.

Data breaches 53

Data breaches Personal data GDPR Communications 53

Collibra

JUNE 21, 2023

Businesses everywhere are seeking ways to leverage LLMs as fast as governments are talking about ways to regulate them. How do organizations ensure the quality, integrity, and ethical handling of the data used to train and operate AI systems? What you need is a governance model for AI. You need AI governance.

Government 85

Government IT Risk Privacy 85

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

However, the Commissioner goes on to state that the majority of his comments currently remain unaddressed, including with regards the definition of high risk processing. The Commissioner’s original response was published in March 2023.

GDPR 72

GDPR Data breaches Personal data Government 72

IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

We’ve talked a lot recently about the financial effects of data breaches and how you should respond to incidents , but that still leaves the question of how data breaches occur. This blog looks at some real-world examples of some of the most common causes of data breaches and explains how they occurred.

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 96

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 25, 2023

In our last blog , we introduced Data Governance: what it is and why it is so important. In this blog, we will explore the challenges that organizations face as they start their governance journey. Organizations have long struggled with data management and understanding data in a complex and ever-growing data landscape.

Government 52

Government Data Privacy Compliance Access 52

Collibra

JANUARY 5, 2021

Data governance is a linchpin for data programs; it is the practice of managing and organizing data and processes to enable collaboration and compliant access to data. But what is this term, “adaptive data governance,” that has gained more traction in recent years?

Government 59

Government Metadata Compliance Marketing 59

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

With countless information security threats looming over your business, you need to understand that data breaches are inevitable. Initial investigation Once you’ve identified a potential data breach, you should conduct a preliminary investigation.

Data breaches 110

Data breaches Access Information Security Government 110

Krebs on Security

MAY 19, 2020

In January 2019, dozens of media outlets raised the alarm about a new “megabreach” involving the release of some 773 million stolen usernames and passwords that was breathlessly labeled “the largest collection of stolen data in history.” “ Sanixer “) from the Ivano-Frankivsk region of the country.

Passwords 349

Passwords Authentication Sales Data breaches 349

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The government has today published its eagerly awaited Consultation Paper on Reforms to the UK Data Protection Regime – ‘Data: A New Direction’ (“ Consultation Paper ”), setting out the specific areas for regulatory reform of the UK’s data protection regime. Reducing barriers to responsible innovation.

Government 104

Government Paper Personal data GDPR 104

Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2024

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. ” DomainTools.com finds Ivan V. .

Cloud 274

Cloud Education Government Phishing 274

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Filing systems, historically speaking, have been all about helping its users find information quickly. Europe’s General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) changed the game. While the data governance platforms which are on the market are a great step in the right direction, the process of properly protecting data is far from over.

Personal data 237

Personal data Unstructured data Privacy Data Privacy 237

Data Protection Report

JUNE 22, 2022

UK GDPR Reform: government publishes response to consultation – likely to form basis of forthcoming UK Data Reform Bill. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has finally published the UK government’s long-awaited response to the consultation on the future of the UK data protection regime.

GDPR 144

GDPR Government Personal data Risk 144

erwin

MARCH 28, 2019

s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) are requiring businesses across industries to think about their compliance efforts. The Regulatory Rationale for Integrating Data Management & Data Governance. Compliance: Regulations like the E.U.’s

Digital transformation 71

Digital transformation Healthcare Compliance Financial Services 71

Data Protection Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

This is the Data Protection Report’s third blog in a series of blogs that will break down the major elements of the CCPA which will culminate in a webinar on the CCPA in October. This blog focuses on the CCPA’s broad definition of Personal Information. While the definition of PI is sweeping, the Act does set out several carve outs.

GDPR 40

GDPR Privacy Data breaches Sales 40

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

Plus, a further 3,029,461 known records newly breached Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. 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. Data breached: 395 GB.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 14, 2018

Attorney General Notification: If an entity must notify Colorado residents of a data breach, and reasonably believes that the breach has affected 500 or more residents, it must also provide notice to the Colorado Attorney General.

Data breaches 65

Data breaches Security Passwords Military 65

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. American Congress.

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Passwords Sales IT 145

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

66,702,148 known records breached in 103 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. 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. Data breached: 6.9

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 30, 2019

It’s summer, and life’s a breach. A data breach, that is. It’s your service provider’s breach, but it involves your (more likely, your customer’s) data. So put down the beach reading, for some breach reading. Who “owns” a data breach?

Data breaches 45

Data breaches Cybersecurity Financial Services Risk 45

IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2019

However, it’s definitely worth implementing the Standard’s core requirements from the outset. A risk assessment-led ISMS (information security management system) gives you a governance structure that your business can grow around, and which will support an ISO 27001 implementation project when the time is right.

Information Security 78

Information Security Data breaches Risk Compliance 78

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 12, 2021

Georgia’s governor has signed into law House Bill 156, creating specific notice requirements for state agencies and utilities that experience cybersecurity attacks, data breaches or malware and requiring notice to the state director of emergency management in Georgia within two hours of notifying the federal emergency management agencies.

Cybersecurity 105

Cybersecurity FOIA Data breaches Government 105

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

38,846,799 known records breached in 140 publicly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. 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.

Data Privacy 88

Data Privacy Privacy Insurance Security 88