IT Governance

AUGUST 18, 2020

A survey has found that 54% of UK universities reported a data breach to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) in the past 12 months. Of the 86 universities that responded to a Freedom of Information request from security firm Redscan, the majority admitted serious shortcomings in their ability to prevent data breaches.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2021

Data breaches. million) Serco says ‘no data compromised’ despite hack (0) France’s Dax hospital center targeted by a large-scale cyber attack (unknown) Singaporean telecoms company Singtel suffers cyber attack (unknown) Michigan State Police investigating cyber attack on Saginaw Township schools (unknown). Data breaches.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2020

Indeed, it bears reminding relatively small breaches can often be the most damaging – such as an email gaffe this month in which the identities of 250 abuse survivors in Northern Ireland were exposed. Take a look at every data breach and cyber attack that we recorded in May in this blog. Data breaches.

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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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Data breaches Computer and Electronics Education Access 103

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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IT Governance

JULY 31, 2019

Croatian government targeted by mysterious hackers (unknown). Philadelphia Federal Credit Union confirms security breach (unknown). State-sponsored hackers breach Greece’s top-level domain registrar (unknown). University of Alabama discovers 10-year-old account breach (1,400). Data breaches.

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Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Government 111

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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Data breaches Privacy Education Data Privacy 107

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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IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

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: more than 59 million data records. BianLian claims to have exfiltrated 5 TB of data, comprising millions of sensitive documents.

Data Privacy 101

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 101

Collibra

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Most data and IT leaders know that their organizations need data governance to stay afloat in the current market landscape. In order to implement data governance, your organization needs to see that there is value in embarking on the journey. How to build a data governance business case.

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Government Marketing Communications Risk 59

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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Personal data Ransomware Data breaches Education 126

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The US government declared that Russia-linked APT group Energetic Bear has breached US government networks and exfiltrated data. state, local, territorial, and tribal (SLTT) government networks, as well as aviation networks. . ” reads the advisory. ” reads the advisory. printing access badges.

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Government Passwords Access Cybersecurity 114

AIIM

JANUARY 7, 2021

A recent study commissioned by Egnyte surveyed 400 IT leaders to understand how COVID-19 has impacted businesses’ ability to maintain data security and governance with a distributed workforce. A well-educated and well-informed workforce is one of the best defenses against security risks. Enlist data owners to become guardians.

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Unstructured data Government Artificial Intelligence Risk 168

IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 2024

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. The data is no longer publicly available. Data breached: >223,000,000 records. Data breached: >7,000,000 records. Data breached: 5,500,000 records.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

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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Data breaches Compliance Risk Access 70

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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Cloud Risk Security Data breaches 133

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Data breaches, brand damage and financial reputation. Contemporary regulations are lengthy, dense, and complex documents. Compliance officers understand and ensure adherence to local, national, and sometimes international laws that govern business practices. They are not easily digested or understood.

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Compliance GDPR Risk Education 77

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.

Cybersecurity 136

Cybersecurity Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy 136

Information Governance Perspectives

MAY 10, 2020

In May of 2020 I was honored to speak at the MERv conference with John Frost of Box on the topic of Using Information Governance with a Privacy Compliance Plan as the Fulcrum for Data Privacy and Continuous Compliance. Privacy makes data governance ethical and tangible, and compliance leaders understand that.

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Compliance Information governance Privacy Data Privacy 52

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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Encryption Data breaches Phishing Government 126

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Third-party governance. Like other competitive GRC solutions, it speeds the process of aggregating and mining data, building reports, and managing files.

Compliance 57

Compliance Risk Government Retail 57

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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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 25, 2019

Most of my career has been spent evangelizing the power of technology to positively transform business, education, and politics. My current work is split between two projects: One has to do with data governance, the other political media. And second… Governance. But Governance? Data Governance.

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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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GDPR Education Ransomware Data breaches 124

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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Security Ransomware Data breaches Education 72

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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Compliance Archiving Digital transformation Sales 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 2023

These are perhaps the most infuriating of all data breaches, because they are so easy to prevent. Purchasing a shredder and adding a section to your information security policy outlining when it should be used can save your organisation the embarrassment and other implications of a data breach. Get started.

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Security Data breaches Risk Information Security 111

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. See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools. Thus, it can be difficult for even small enterprises to keep up with information security and data privacy compliance.

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Data Privacy Compliance Privacy Security 142

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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Security Data breaches Data Privacy Compliance 40

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. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an early example of this.

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Blockchain Artificial Intelligence Cloud Compliance 73

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?

Sales 137

Sales Data breaches Marketing Access 137

Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2020

Google sued by New Mexico attorney general for collecting student data through its Education Platform. ObliqueRAT, a new malware employed in attacks on government targets in Southeast Asia. Samsung leaked data of a few UK Customers. Data on Detection of Malicious Documents in Gmail are impressive.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

ICICI Bank leaked millions of records with sensitive data, including financial information and personal documents of the bank’s clients. A misconfiguration of the bank systems exposed millions of records with sensitive data. Cybernews contacted ICICI Bank and CERT-IN, and the company fixed the issue.

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Personal data Phishing Risk Financial Services 96

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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Data Privacy Risk Privacy Information Security 94

Data Matters

MARCH 22, 2022

In a separate statement , President Biden said that “the Russian Government is exploring options for potential cyberattacks.” Encrypt data. Educate the workforce on common attack mechanisms over email and websites. imposed economic sanctions. Ensure backups are offline, secure, and up to date.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2018

Recent research by Ipsos MORI on behalf of the UK government , however showed that only 38% of UK companies were aware of the GDPR and, of those, only about 25% had made a start on their GDPR compliance project. Privacy notices – privacy notices need to be displayed to data subjects wherever you capture data.

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GDPR Compliance Privacy Data breaches 61

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Among the organizations that have designated a DPO, the most represented sectors are, unsurprisingly, the public administration, education and health sectors. Document properly the processing activities. Such figures evidence the success of “mutualized” DPOs designated by two or more organizations. Provide information and advice.

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