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First Multistate HIPAA Data Breach Lawsuit May Signal Increased State Interest in Data Security Enforcement

Data Matters

On December 3, 2018, twelve attorneys general (“AGs”) jointly filed a data breach lawsuit against Medical Informatics Engineering and its subsidiary, NoMoreClipboard LLC (collectively “the Company”), an electronic health records company, in federal district court in Indiana. million individuals from the Company’s systems.

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CIA elite hacking unit was not able to protect its tools and cyber weapons

Security Affairs

A CIA elite hacking unit that developed cyber-weapons failed in protecting its operations, states an internal report on the Vault 7 data leak. In middle May 2018, both The New York Times and The Washington Post , revealed the name of the alleged source of the Vault 7 leak , the man who passed the secret documents to Wikileaks.

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Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices for 2021

eSecurity Planet

According to IDC’s 2021 State of Cloud Security Report , 79 percent of surveyed companies reported a cloud data breach in the last 18 months. Public cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) may be less vulnerable than traditional data centers, but that doesn’t mean it’s without its own set of risks.

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What Is an Insider Threat? Definition, Types, and Examples

IT Governance

According to the 2022 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report , insider threats account for 18% of all security incident. Meanwhile, a Ponemon Institute report found that data breaches caused by insiders increased by 14% between 2018 and 2022. But who exactly is causing these incidents and why?

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

KnowBe4

Verizon's Data Breach Report showed that 81% of hacking-related breaches used either stolen and/or weak passwords. The document is only the opinion of a Google employee, not the entire firm. We simply are a vessel to share this document which raises some very interesting points." We have verified its authenticity.

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Best Privileged Access Management (PAM) Software for 2022

eSecurity Planet

PAM focuses on larger actions such as the bulk download or alteration of databases that might give sysadmins access to a large number of accounts or critical data. These tasks create a much larger attack surface and a greater risk of a data breach, making PAM an essential tool in securing a network and its assets.

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Is the Resurgence of Phishing Attacks A Cause For Concern?

Adapture

When a data breach involves email addresses, there’s always a good chance those addresses end up in these shady marketplaces and then sold to interested buyers such as those who launch phishing attacks. Follow the instructions found in this document ASAP. From: name of HR manager] URGENT! HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL.