IT Governance

DECEMBER 6, 2018

A recent survey by Ping Identity shows that customers move away from brands that have suffered data breaches. Data breaches are now a common occurrence – big-name brands affected in 2018 include FIFA , British Airways , Vision Direct , Eurostar and Marriott. Of that segment, 34% experienced financial loss.

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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.

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IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

5,255,944,117 known records breached in 128 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.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

In total, the memory stick contained more than 1,000 files, but just 1% of the contents comprised personal data. At the time of the breach, reports claimed that data on the stick also included the Queen’s travel itinerary. How did the data breach occur? However, the ICO hasn’t confirmed this.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

Recently another data breach made the headlines, the hack of the payroll services provider Zellis. One of Zellis’s customers, the British health and beauty retailer and pharmacy chain Boots also confirmed to have been impacted by the attack. At this time the number of installs located in the UK is 127.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The public data set on the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) website shows that data security isn’t necessarily better for financial organisations. In fact, in 2020–2022, the financial sector was the second-most attacked sector, topped only by the retail and manufacturing sector. million (about £4.70

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 4, 2023

FiXS, a new ATM malware that is targeting Mexican banks BidenCash leaks 2.1M stolen credit/debit cards Pegasus spyware used to spy on a Polish mayor Hundreds of thousands of websites hacked as part of redirection campaign MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda APT against European entities Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors Cisco fixes 3 high-severity DoS flaws in NX-OS and FXOS software Cybercrime Unpacking the MOVEit Breach: Statistics and Analysis Cl0p Ups The Ante With Massive MOVEit Transfer Supply-Chain Exploit FBI, Partners Dismantle Qakbot Infrastructure in Multinational Cyber Takedown U.S.

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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.

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IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

We’ve looked at sources such as IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report , Verizon’s 2023 DBIR (Data Breaches and Investigations Report) and Proofpoint’s The State of Phishing report , and found 50 essential stats to reveal the threat that phishing plays – plus we have an extra statistic to explain how you can prevent attacks.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 28, 2014

Harris announced the release of the second annual California Data Breach Report. The report provides information on data breaches reported to California’s Attorney General in 2012 and 2013. Overall, 167 breaches were reported by 136 different entities to California’s Attorney General in 2013.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

This week, we discuss Amazon’s exposure of customer names and addresses, jail sentences for two TalkTalk hackers, and a data breach affecting a City of York rubbish app. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 23 November. TalkTalk should and could have done more to safeguard its customer information.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

At the same time – in fact, as a direct result of data’s central importance – more adversaries are working harder and finding more nefarious ways to steal or otherwise compromise your data. As just one measure, the number of data breaches in the first nine months of 2021 exceeded all those in 2020, a new record.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Hundreds of thousands of fake warnings of cyberattacks sent from a hacked FBI email server GravityRAT returns disguised as an end-to-end encrypted chat app Intel and AMD address high severity vulnerabilities in products and drivers New evolving Abcbot DDoS botnet targets Linux systems Retail giant Costco discloses data breach, payment card data exposed (..)

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IT Governance

MAY 23, 2019

A year ago this week, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) took effect, promising to revolutionise information security. To mark the anniversary, we gathered a panel of data protection experts to discuss the effect of the Regulation and the future of data protection. Data breaches are hard to hide.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Cyber criminals continued to wreak havoc, with the likes of Twitter , Uber and Neopets all reporting mammoth data breaches.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

A data processor is the organisation that does the legwork; it processes the information on the controller’s behalf. For example, a marketing executive at a retailer hires a company to conduct a survey on shoppers’ browsing habits. That’s not to say that the data processor is entirely at the whim of the data controller.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Welcome to the second part of our round-up of 2019’s information security stories. The second half of the year began with major data privacy news: the UK’s data protection authority, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), announced its intention to fine British Airways and Marriott International a combined £282.6

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Data breaches Personal data GDPR Ransomware 78

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The GDPR applies to any organization that processes the personal data of European residents, regardless of where that organization is based. A data controller is any organization, group, or person that collects personal data and determines how it is used. A DPO is an independent corporate officer in charge of GDPR compliance.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 19, 2020

Understanding your role as either a data controller or data processor requires you to identify the differences between the two roles. Say, for example, that you are a marketing executive at a retailer who wants to conduct a survey on shoppers’ browsing habits. That would make you a data controller.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

This week, we discuss a security flaw affecting 1Password, Dashlane, KeePass and LastPass; the prevalence of historic vulnerabilities in corporate IT systems; the increase in formjacking attacks; and Wendy’s $50 million data breach settlement. Hello, and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Thursday, 21 February 2019.

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Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 31, 2013

In recent months, the Chinese government has devoted attention to the protection of personal information with, as we previously reported , the promulgation of a number of new data protection regulations. This focus is also illustrated by recent actions related to crimes involving personal information.

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Data breaches Retail Education Sales 40

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Big numbers this week: we discuss a data breach affecting 6.42 Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 28 September. Rather than notifying the appropriate authorities, as required by law, Uber covered up the breach and paid the criminal hackers responsible $100,000 in exchange for their silence.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2021

Biden discussed Russian ransomware gangs with Putin in a phone call Hackers accessed Mint Mobile subscribers data and ported some numbers Magecart hackers hide stolen credit card data into images and bogus CSS files Kaseya releases patches for flaws exploited in massive ransomware supply-chain attack BIOPASS malware abuses OBS Studio to spy on victims (..)

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Security Ransomware Retail Data breaches 54

IT Governance

AUGUST 23, 2018

In this week’s podcast, we discuss the data incident at Superdrug, Facebook and Twitter removing accounts, and the ICO website being down. Hello and welcome to the IT governance podcast for the 24 th of August. Here are this week’s stories: High-street retailer, Superdrug, suffered a data breach earlier this week.

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Passwords Retail Information Security Data breaches 61

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 4, 2019

Section 10 of PIPA requires any government agency, public and private university, publicly or privately held corporation, financial institution or retail operator that handles, collects, disseminates, or otherwise deals with non-public personal information to notify affected Illinois residents following a data breach.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

The images include scans of government-issued IDs, retail club membership and loyalty cards, NRA membership cards, gift cards, credit cards with all details exposed (including CVV), medical insurance cards, medical marijuana ID cards, and more. ” continues the report.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

On September 15, 2016, the New Jersey Senate unanimously approved a bill that seeks to limit retailers’ ability to collect and use personal data contained on consumers’ driver and non-driver identification cards. The bill, known as the Personal Information and Privacy Protection Act , must now be approved by the New Jersey Assembly.

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IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2023

According to a Digital Guardian report , 90% of data breaches are caused by phishing, while Venari Security found that organisations lose approximately $181 (£150) for each piece of personal information stolen in online scams. In this example, seen by MailGuard , the message appears to be a security alert from Netflix.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

This week, we discuss ICANN’s warning about DNS attacks, the extent of credential stuffing attacks on the retail sector, password managers’ responses to recent research into security flaws, and the European Data Protection Supervisor’s annual report for 2018. data-protection.

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Passwords GDPR Retail Government 73

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

LockBit ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from PayBito crypto exchange FBI issued a flash alert on Lockbit ransomware operation CISA orders federal agencies to fix actively exploited CVE-2022-21882 Windows flaw Over 500,000 people were impacted by a ransomware attack that hit Morley Ransomware attack hit Swissport International causing delays (..)

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) released its annual National Exam Program Examination Priorities (Exam Priorities). 1 As has been widely reported, the Exam Priorities’ general focus areas include: retail investors. 1 As has been widely reported, the Exam Priorities’ general focus areas include: retail investors.

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Compliance Retail Cybersecurity Risk 60

Armstrong Archives

DECEMBER 19, 2023

No matter the size of a business, a well-defined record retention policy serves multiple purposes: ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, aiding in efficient document management, and securing sensitive information. Also, their policies must be tailored to their specific industry requirements and business size.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 8, 2017

Moreover, issues discovered after an M&A transaction has concluded can expose companies to massive liabilities such as expensive consumer class action litigation, intrusive government investigations, hefty remediation costs and other expenses.”.

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Privacy Security Retail Personal data 45

IT Governance

APRIL 17, 2019

However, there’s a growing perception that all this gadgetry is a distraction from the fundamentals of the hotel business: ensuring that guests’ privacy is intact and their information is secure. Focus on security. Security and privacy are huge issues. Part of the issue relates to budget. Becoming cyber resilient.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. Chilean-based retail giant Cencosud hit by Egregor Ransomware ShinyHunters hacked Pluto TV service, 3.2M Chilean-based retail giant Cencosud hit by Egregor Ransomware ShinyHunters hacked Pluto TV service, 3.2M

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