IT Governance

JULY 12, 2019

Digital Guardian recently asked a group of cyber security experts what the most important step is following a data breach. So how should you approach a data breach investigation? This might be, for example,the victim’s computer, a web page or a physical space in which documents were compromised. The crime scene.

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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. The law is enforceable by the Vermont Attorney General. The law is enforceable by the Vermont Attorney General.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The BianLian extortion group claims to have stolen 6,8 TB of documents, including International HR data, international personal data. International financial data (over 800 GB), international medical and health data and international email correspondence.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. You can find our full list of publicly disclosed data breaches from August in this blog, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Data breaches.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The average cost of a cybersecurity breach was $4.45 million in 2023, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report, and over 700,000 small businesses were targeted in cybersecurity attacks in 2020, according to the Small Business Association. Stay educated. Employee training is crucial. Stay proactive.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Akira ransomware gang claimed to have breached Nissan Australia and to have stolen around 100GB of files from the carmaker giant. The company refused to pay the ransom and the ransomware gang threatened to leak the alleged stolen documents, including project data, clients’ and partners’ info, and NDAs.

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Archive Document Data Storage

MARCH 7, 2019

Small businesses are just as vulnerable to data breaches as big corporations. But for many small business owners, investing in breach prevention measures is an afterthought. In this blog, we offer five cost-effective strategies to protect your small business from a data breach. Lock Down Sensitive Documents.

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Archive Document Data Storage

MAY 9, 2019

UK businesses face unprecedented levels of data security threats. How are you protecting your corporate data? Here are ten steps for reducing your data breach exposure: 1. You can’t protect your data without knowing where it’s stored. Locate your document and data storage repositories.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 26, 2021

Documents and personal details of residents of the small Swiss town Rolle, on the shores of Lake Geneva, were stolen in a ransomware attack. The Swiss town Rolle disclosed the data breach after a ransomware attack, personal details of all its 6,200 inhabitants were stolen by threat actors.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2023

This includes scanning all materials, such as investor onboarding documents and communication. Real-time antivirus scanning enhances the security of investor data by providing immediate protection against known and emerging threats. Implement strong data encryption. Prioritize continuous threat detection.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Data breaches. Some people mistakenly believe that storing information in the Cloud removes the risk of data breaches. One popular attack involves the scammer claiming to be a colleague, and sending a link to a document that’s stored in the Cloud. The website is simply designed to look like the real thing.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 29, 2024

This includes scanning data in transit between devices or networks, as well as data at rest stored on servers, endpoints, or in the cloud, to ensure comprehensive coverage for detecting and preventing potential data breaches or illegal access.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

The main activities carried out by the organization are planning and coordinating the undergrounding of electrical wires, managing and maintaining the underground electrical network, and providing information and education about underground electrical networks. The LockBit ransomware group published the stolen data on August 30, 2023.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

One of the key takeaways was the importance of knowing where your data resides to comply with data protection and localization laws, facilitating responses to data subject access requests, aiding in legal cases, and assessing potential data breaches.

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eDiscovery Daily

MAY 3, 2018

One of my favorite annual cybersecurity publications to read is the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), which analyzes the reported cybersecurity and data breach incidents for the year. Have you ever experienced any data breaches, either personally or professionally? So, what do you think?

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IT Governance

JULY 28, 2020

Blackbaud, which provides education administration, fundraising and financial management software, was infected with ransomware, giving cyber criminals access to a wealth of sensitive information. At least eight educational institutions in the US and Canada were also affected, as well as several charities on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

In due course, the malicious actor was able to partially compromise our infrastructure, and gain access to document storage.” ” In May, GoDaddy notified its customers of a data breach, threat actors might have compromised their web hosting account credentials.

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Armstrong Archives

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Everything from tax documents to employee files to bank statements must be kept on file, often for years at a time. At Armstrong Archives , we’re proud to stand at the forefront of records management, offering expert guidance in record retention policy and document management, ensuring that our clients stay compliant and efficient.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

The popular university admission platform Leverage EDU leaked almost 240,000 sensitive files, including students’ passports, financial documents, certificates, and exam results. The Cybernews research team discovered that Leverage EDU leaked extremely sensitive data due to the misconfiguration of their systems. Graduation certificate.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yesterday, I wrote the first part of this 5-part series on fixing data breaches and I focused on education. The next few parts of this series all focus on cures - how do we fix data breaches once bad code has already been written or bad server configurations deployed? That is absolutely ridiculous! That is all.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 26, 2022

According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2021 , the key timeframe for incident response is 200 days. Without restrictions, any data breach – from an employee losing their laptop to a developer accidentally deleting a database – could have catastrophic consequences. million (about £940,000).

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Organizations are addressing zero-day vulnerabilities more quickly, says Google CISA, FBI, NSA warn of the increased globalized threat of ransomware Croatian phone carrier A1 Hrvatska discloses data breach FritzFrog P2P Botnet is back and targets Healthcare, Education and Government Sectors CISA adds 15 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (..)

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Data breaches, brand damage and financial reputation. Contemporary regulations are lengthy, dense, and complex documents. Training and Education: Providing training sessions and educational materials to employees to raise awareness of compliance issues and ensure they understand the rules and regulations they must follow.

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AIIM

MAY 20, 2021

Group your data according to various categories for easy access when needed. These classes can include customer profiles, policy documents, suppliers and partners list, business plans, customer purchasing history, sales administration database, source code, and more. Thorough: You must have in-depth data policies. Scary, right?

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 10, 2024

This integration will enable more precise identification of key documents and information, giving practitioners a clearer understanding of the case early on and influencing the speed to litigation, settlement, or other strategic decisions.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Its mission is to improve the lives of people worldwide through research, clinical care and education. The ransomware group initially claimed to have exfiltrated 533.1GB of data from the company and published thumbnails of some alleged stolen documents. Who is Hunters International?

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IT Governance

APRIL 5, 2023

It can do this by attaching itself to programs, script files, documents and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in web apps. IT Governance Podcast 2023-7: Capita, ChatGPT and TikTok (yet again) 5th April 2023 How to Prevent Malware Attacks: 8 Tips for 2023 5th April 2023 List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in March 2023 – 41.9

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2023

Samsung employees have unwittingly leaked top secret data by providing them to the popular chatbot service ChatGPT. Samsung employees have shared internal documents, including meeting notes and source code, with the popular chatbot service ChatGPT.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

Data protection and data privacy Data protection , defined as protecting important information from corruption, damage or loss, is critical because data breaches resulting from cyberattacks can include personally identifiable information (PII), health information, financial information, intellectual property and other personal data.

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Archive Document Data Storage

DECEMBER 20, 2018

2018 was a banner year for data breaches in the UK. Data security experts predict 2019 will be even worse. Do you have a data protection plan in place? In this blog, we offer our tips for boosting your data protection strategy in 2019. Several software providers offer high-security encryption software.

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AIIM

JANUARY 7, 2021

CIOs reported that this sprawl is not only creating inefficiencies and driving up costs, but that it is introducing new and greater data security risks. With an average of 47% of corporate files containing sensitive data, it’s no surprise that the increased risk of data breaches is the top concern for CTOs when it comes to content sprawl.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform. Samsung leaked data of a few UK Customers. Data on Detection of Malicious Documents in Gmail are impressive. Sodinokibi Ransomware gang threatens to disclose data from Kenneth Cole fashion firm.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

GDPR, the EU’s flagship data privacy and “right to be forgotten” regulation, has made the stakes of a data breach higher than ever. The enterprise that treats these disparate elements as such, using a cost- or risk-benefit analysis, will have the fewest data-related headaches – compliance, security, privacy, or otherwise.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2022

While you may disagree, data breach studies show that employees and negligence are the most typical causes of security breaches, yet these prevalent issues are least discussed. According to another study by CybSafe, human errors have been responsible for over 90% of data breaches in 2020.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 23, 2019

The gateway was used to allow external users and its partners, including foreign space agencies, contractors, and educational institutions, to remotely access to a shared environment for specific missions and data. ” the NASA OIG said. The investigation into this incident is ongoing. In December the U.S.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2018

Privacy notices – privacy notices need to be displayed to data subjects wherever you capture data. Incident response and breach reporting – write procedures and educate staff on what constitutes a data breach to ensure the whole organisation follows procedure should you be breached.

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IT Governance

MAY 12, 2020

Ask employees whether they have everything they need to follow your information security policies and processes, and give them the necessary education to tackle threats. With your employees working from home, there has never been a worse time to suffer a data breach or cyber attack. Keep an eye on your offices.

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