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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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

15, 2024 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP , a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a NetDiligence-authorized Breach Coach ® , a designation only extended to law firms that demonstrate competency and sophistication in data breach response.

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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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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

A strong breach recovery process can also protect, or even enhance, an organisation’s reputation and reduce the likelihood of customers turning to competitors. So, when you’re in the middle of that bad day when you learn about a data breach, don’t spend too long being upset, because there’s a lot of work to do.

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Data breaches GDPR Personal data Compliance 99

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The BianLian ransomware emerged in August 2022, the malware was employed in attacks against organizations in various industries, including manufactoring, media and entertainment, and healthcare. In July 2020, Save the Children suffered a data breach that was caused by a ransomware attack on cloud computing provider Blackbaud.

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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.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 11, 2023

Data encryption is fundamental for protecting sensitive information in alternative asset trading. Industry-standard algorithms for encryption can ensure all data, in transit and at rest, is safe. Encryption renders data unreadable to unauthorized individuals, significantly reducing the risk of data breaches.

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IT Encryption Risk Financial Services 189

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

JULY 24, 2018

You’ll no doubt be taking measures to protect yourself against sunburn, but don’t forget that your organisation needs to apply its own SPF (security protection factor) to protect itself from data breach damage. Data breach statistics. The stats also show that data breaches cost UK organisations an average of £2.48

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 17, 2023

A robust risk management program should include regular assessments of security controls and audits to ensure compliance with industry standards and best practices. A key issue many organizations face is they don’t always know where their data is stored, who has access to it or how it is processed. Tick-in-the-box training.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This year, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) coordinate the collaboration between the government and industry, running a human-centric campaign themed “See Yourself in Cyber”. How much do they trust industries to keep their sensitive data secure?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Nissan is still investigating the incident to determine the extent of the data breach. The Akira ransomware has been active since March 2023, the threat actors behind the malware claim to have already hacked multiple organizations in multiple industries, including education, finance, and real estate. and nissan.co.nz.

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Ransomware Data breaches Financial Services Archiving 125

IT Governance

MAY 16, 2019

Verizon’s annual DBIR (Data Breach Investigations Report) is among the most valuable studies in the security industry, so the release of the 2019 edition this week is cause for celebration. External threat actors are still the primary force behind attacks (69% of breaches), with insiders accounting for 34%.

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Data breaches Sales Phishing Education 67

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Meanwhile, the hackers responsible are communicating directly with members through the InfraGard portal online — using a new account under the assumed identity of a financial industry CEO that was vetted by the FBI itself. Department of Justice in April.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Workforce management software ( WFM ) is an essential tool companies across industries can use to organize their workforce, track employee work and performance, forecast labor demand, and create schedules for employees. No industry is immune, not even security vendors. Related: Turning workers into security security sensors.

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IT Governance

JUNE 7, 2024

Nonetheless, the risk of a cyber incident is significant, and as data leaks such as the ‘mother of all breaches’ suggest, sooner or later, every organisation will ‘get done’. I like to keep up to date, particularly in this industry, so I can support clients better. I try to look at cyber news every day.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 12, 2024

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era of technological progress, offering a spectrum of benefits across industries. “AI is driving a revolution in education, accessibility and productivity. “AI is driving a revolution in education, accessibility and productivity.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This week, I've been writing up my 5-part guide on "Fixing Data Breaches" On Monday I talked about the value of education ; let's try and stop the breach from happening in the first place. That's one of the things that needs to change in this industry. — Michael Kan (@Michael_Kan) February 28, 2017.

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Rippleshot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

A rise in data breaches in recent years has only complicated this problem even more. To help keep FIs educated with the latest data available in the market — and share expert’s take on how this problem has been transforming — we’ve released a new white paper titled Inside Synthetic Fraud.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Our leading lawyers were joined by prominent industry leaders to discuss and explore the latest developments, challenges and opportunities in the technology, privacy, and cybersecurity landscape. The discussion highlighted the need to retain data only for as long as necessary, factoring in legal and business requirements.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, an event designed to educate people about information security and the steps they can take to stay safe online. Now in its nineteenth year, the campaign provides tools and resources to help people learn more about the cyber security industry and the ways they can get involved.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 17, 2019

The settlement resolves a multistate litigation arising out of a May 2015 data breach in which hackers infiltrated WebChart, a web application run by MIE, and stole the electronic Protected Health Information (“ePHI”) of over 3.9 MIE”) and its wholly owned subsidiary NoMoreClipboard, LLC. million individuals.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 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. Data breached: >33,000,000 people’s data. Data breached: 19,718,687 records. Data breached: 13,300,750 people’s data.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

CISA released an Industrial Control Systems (ICS) medical advisory warning of a critical flaw affecting Illumina medical devices. A threat actor could impact settings, configurations, software, or data on the affected product; a threat actor could interact through the affected product via a connected network.”

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Cybersecurity Data breaches Education Communications 84

eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 10, 2019

Just as the number of data breaches continues to rise, the number of lawsuits over data breaches continues to rise as well. Chances are that your data has been hacked at some point from at least one company with which you do business. But this lawsuit is unique. million US citizens.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 16, 2021

The DSL is the fundamental law for data security, and it designs a series of policies – including those regarding data categorization and classification, data risk controls, contingency responses for data security, data security reviews, export controls and anti-discrimination – to ensure data development and use, as well as industry development.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

402,437,094 known records breached in 240 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.

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Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

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

JANUARY 24, 2024

Expert insight from Leon Teale into the implications of this historic data breach The security researcher Bob Diachenko and investigators from Cybernews have discovered an open instance with more than 26 billion data records, mostly compiled from previous breaches – although it likely also includes new data.

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Passwords Data breaches Encryption Risk 139

Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2022

The FBI warns organizations in the higher education sector of credentials sold on cybercrime forums that can allow threat actors to access their networks. The availability of this data is the result of continued attacks conducted by threat actors against US colleges and universities.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

For the 12th year in a row, the average cost of a breach was the highest in the US healthcare industry at $10.10 Data breaches can be disastrous for organizations. Where do data breaches originate? These include vendors, contractors and other outside individuals with access to your organization’s data.

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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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Data breaches Compliance Risk Access 70

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 15, 2023

The benefits of using KMaaS for data security include: 1. Improved key management practices: With KMaaS, organizations can ensure that their keys are managed according to industry best practices, which helps minimize the risk of data breaches. Compliance is the foundation to effective data security.

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Security Affairs

JULY 6, 2020

Xchanging is a business process and technology services provider and integrator, which provides technology-enabled business services to the commercial insurance industry. ” reads the data breach notification published by the company.

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Ransomware Insurance Financial Services Manufacturing 76

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 FTC, for example, has an extremely broad regulatory reach (sometimes having overlapping jurisdiction with other agencies) and enforces many laws not mentioned here that affect data practices.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 4, 2021

Working with public authorities of other regulated areas, as well as industry associations, to identify cross-sectoral initiatives to support SMEs’ LGPD compliance ( e. The ANPD is planning to finalize their rules on data breach notification within one year. regulatory sandboxes and policy roundtables).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2019

Given the vast number of data breaches reported by organizations around the globe in 2018, and the ongoing skills shortage, it’s vital that government, industry, education and the media work together to make cybersecurity an exciting and inviting career choice for all.

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