IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

IT Governance found 73 publicly disclosed security incidents in August 2023, accounting for 79,729,271 breached records. You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.

Data breaches 104

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Privacy 104

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2023

Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly lists of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 1,063 security incidents in 2022, which accounted for 480,014,323 breached records. That represents an 14.8%

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Government Passwords 126

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. Although the total number of data breaches – or rather, in those reported – decreased by 24% between 2019 and 2022 in the finance sector, the number of incidents increased by 99%.

Risk 104

Risk Data breaches Authentication Financial Services 104

erwin

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Managing an organization’s governance, risk and compliance (GRC) via its enterprise and business architectures means managing them against business processes (BP). Governance, risk and compliance are treated as isolated bubbles. Data-related risks are not connected with the data architects/data scientists.

Compliance 98

Compliance Risk Government Data breaches 98

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

GB of data was exposed, including guests’ full names, email addresses, phone numbers and credit card details. The error puts millions of people at risk from fraud and online attacks. The post Millions of Expedia and Booking.com customers at risk after data breach appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Risk GDPR Phishing 105

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 27, 2022

How to Accelerate Government Transformation by Reducing Risk, Complexity, and Cost. The days of dreadful long lines at crowded and inefficient government agencies may be coming to an end. Digitalization of services and adoption of new platforms are reinventing government services and public administration.

Government 71

Government Risk Artificial Intelligence Big data 71

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Integrated risk management (IRM) is a discipline designed to embed risk considerations for the use of technology throughout an organization. In other words, it links technology spending directly to the value of the resource protected and the associated risks controlled by that technology.

Risk 64

Risk Compliance Communications Insurance 64

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2022

Welcome to our first quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 266 security incidents between January and March 2022, which accounted for 75,099,482 breached records.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Government Retail 115

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Data breaches can be devastating for organizations, these are 3 of the worst incidents that could have been prevented. Data breaches can be devastating for organizations and even entire countries. Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly.

Data breaches 89

Data breaches Passwords Encryption Cybersecurity 89

IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2023

Welcome to our March 2023 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Our research identified exactly 100 publicly disclosed incidents during the month, accounting for 41,970,182 breached records. This suggests that it had a poor understanding of the attack and rushed to disclose the breach.

Data breaches 119

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 119

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The report outlines 12 predictions and strategies to help IT, security, risk management, and compliance leaders tackle data privacy and cyber-risk challenges for the coming year. The Kiteworks platform provides customers with a Private Content Network that delivers content governance, compliance, and protection.

Risk 100

Risk Data Privacy Compliance Communications 100

The Guardian Data Protection

APRIL 9, 2020

Series of recommendations are made following leak of New Year honours list details A government department admonished for publishing honours list details in error is at “significant risk” of making further and bigger personal data breaches, a review has found.

Data breaches 80

Data breaches Risk Military Personal data 80

IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance identified 285 publicly disclosed security incidents between July and September 2022, which accounted for 232,266,148 compromised records.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2021

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidance on how to prevent data breaches resulting from ransomware attacks. The guidance aims at helping government and private sector organizations in preventing such kinds of incidents. softwa re company Kaseya. ” reads CISA’s guideline.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Encryption Cybersecurity 111

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 10, 2022

Related: The dangers of normalizing encryption for government use. It’s possible to de-risk work scenarios involving personal data by carrying out a classic risk assessment of an organization’s internal and external infrastructure. This de-risks personal data that does not fit in a separate security contour.

Personal data 240

Personal data Risk Access Encryption 240

IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Welcome to our third quarterly review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of cyber attacks and data breaches. IT Governance discovered 266 security incidents between July and September 2021, which accounted for 185,721,284 breaches records.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Retail Government Ransomware 130

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

. — Traceable AI, the industry’s leading API security company, today released its comprehensive research report – the 2023 State of API Security: A Global Study on the Reality of API Risk. Traceable believed that it was time to fill this gap and embarked on this research journey with the Ponemon Institute.

Data breaches 100

Data breaches Risk Cybersecurity Security 100

IT Governance

JULY 11, 2022

Welcome to our second quarterly review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 237 security incidents between April and June 2022, which accounted for 99,019,967 breached records.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 105

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

Welcome to our May 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. Data breaches. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Data breaches. We identified 77 security incidents during the month, resulting in 49,782,129 compromised records. Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The amendment: Expands the definition of “personal information”; Shortens the notification deadline after discovery of a breach from 90 to 60 days; Removes the requirement to consult with law enforcement as part of a risk assessment; Deems compliant any person subject to and in compliance with HIPAA and HITECH; and.

Data breaches 142

Data breaches IT Insurance Passwords 142

IT Governance

MAY 27, 2021

UK police forces experienced 2,386 data breaches in 2020, according to data gathered by VPNoverview. For example, the report revealed that police stations suffered 299 data breaches on average between January 2016 and April 2021. Meanwhile, malicious insiders are another likely suspect.

Data breaches 128

Data breaches Data Privacy Marketing Privacy 128

IT Governance

JANUARY 20, 2022

Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2021, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 1,243 security incidents in 2021, which accounted for 5,126,930,507 breached records. The biggest data breaches of 2021.

Data breaches 144

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 144

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2022

But before we turn our attention to 2022, we must first round out 2021 with our final monthly review of data breaches and cyber attacks. December saw 74 publicly disclosed security incidents, which accounted for 219,310,808 breached records. Data breaches. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Financial information.

Data breaches 131

Data breaches Ransomware Government Sales 131

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 9, 2024

The healthcare industry faces arguably the highest stakes when it comes to data governance. For starters, healthcare organizations constantly encounter vast (and ever-increasing) amounts of highly regulated personal data. healthcare, managing the accuracy, quality and integrity of data is the focus of data governance.

Government 68

Government GDPR Compliance Analytics 68

Data Matters

MARCH 11, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new cybersecurity rules to enhance and standardize disclosures regarding cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident reporting by public companies. Required disclosure of cybersecurity risk management and strategy.

Cybersecurity 88

Cybersecurity Risk Government e-Discovery 88

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Data Breach Dashboard For a quick, one-page overview of this month’s findings, please use our Data Breach Dashboard: Note: From this month, zero-day vulnerabilities are excluded from the ‘unpatched or misconfigured’ category. This blog provides analysis of the data we’ve collected.

Data breaches 113

Data breaches Ransomware Access Security 113

OpenText Information Management

APRIL 2, 2024

As new technologies emerge, so do the financial risks associated with their adoption. In its recent assessment, Time has identified “ungoverned AI” as one of the top risks of 2024. This underscores the imperative need for organizations to proactively approach their risk analysis. But that’s not all.

Risk 76

Risk Privacy Data Privacy Paper 76

IT Governance

APRIL 28, 2021

Welcome to our first quarterly review of cyber attacks and data breaches. For several years, we’ve produced a monthly list of security incidents , comprised of publicly disclosed breaches from mainstream publications. Want to bolster your organisation’s data protection practices? How security incidents are occurring.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Passwords Education Phishing 137

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN), the Ontario birth registry disclosed a data breach affecting some 3.4 The BORN funded by the government of Ontario disclosed a data breach that impacts some 3.4 Compromised data included the services people received and their demographic information.

Data breaches 87

Data breaches Ransomware Data collection Cybersecurity 87

IT Governance

JULY 10, 2023

Welcome to our second quarterly review of cyber attacks and data breaches for 2023. In this article, we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of security breaches , and delve into the infosec landscape over the past three months.

Data breaches 73

Data breaches Ransomware Encryption Government 73

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 4, 2023

On November 28, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) announced that First American Title Insurance Company (“First American”), the second-largest title insurance company in the United States, would pay a $1 million penalty for violations of the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation in connection with a 2019 data breach.

Financial Services 64

Financial Services Insurance Data breaches Cybersecurity 64

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Urgent patching and prompt updates can protect systems from unauthorized access, data breaches, and potential exploitation by threat actors. To secure sensitive data, cybersecurity specialists, software vendors, and end users should encourage collaborative efforts against malicious activities.

Risk 111

Risk Authentication Systems administration Ransomware 111

Collibra

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Trusted data — characterized by its accuracy, reliability and integrity — is not just a requirement but a catalyst for transformative changes across organizations. In the financial sector, AI is a game-changer, leveraging predictive analytics for market trends, risk assessment and customer service optimization.

Government 59

Government Risk Compliance Customer Experience 59

IT Governance

DECEMBER 21, 2023

To find out, we looked at the ICO’s (Information Commissioner’s Office) public data set , specifically looking into four data breach types caused by human error: Data emailed to incorrect recipient. Data posted or faxed to incorrect recipient. Failure to redact. Failure to use Bcc. This isn’t too surprising.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Personal data Government GDPR 52

Security Affairs

JANUARY 20, 2023

Bad news for T-Mobile, the company disclosed a new data breach that resulted in the theft of data belonging to 37 customer accounts. T-Mobile suffered a new data breach, threat actor stole the personal information of 37 million current postpaid and prepaid customer accounts.

Data breaches 70

Data breaches Passwords Government Security 70

AIIM

JUNE 3, 2020

This new business environment has led to governance failures at three key pressure points: Information “entry points”. Governance Pressure Point 1 - Information “Entry Points”. Organizations that have adapted their information management strategies to the cloud and mobile need to extend their governance strategies as well.

Information governance 155

Information governance Government ROT Digital transformation 155

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In October, we discovered 94 publicly disclosed cyber security incidents, accounting for 51,248,331 breached records. The majority of those records came from a cyber attack in which a hacker accessed Argentina’s government ID database, with every citizen of the country thought to be affected. Data breaches. Data breaches.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Government Education 116