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

JULY 13, 2021

Welcome to our second 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. In this blog, we provide an overview of the security landscape in the past three months, and look at key statistics and observations.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Retail Ransomware Government 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 20, 2022

How to activate multifactor authentication everywhere. Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation 2021 Report indicates that over 80% of breaches evolve phishing, brute force or the use of lost or stolen credentials. Workstations are often shared between several workers (in call centers, shop floor, retail stores.).

Authentication 144

Authentication Data breaches Access Retail 144

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Welcome to our first quarterly review of security incidents for 2023, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Overview IT Governance discovered 310 security incidents between January and March 2023, which accounted for 349,171,305 breached records.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Ransomware Government Encryption 59

Security Affairs

JANUARY 22, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M

Security 90

Security Data breaches Retail Ransomware 90

Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 415 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

Data breaches 72

Data breaches Security Libraries Retail 72

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

How to Protect Your Systems from Unauthorized Access This Holiday Season. Many retailers and shipping services are planning to hire temporary workers for the upcoming holiday season. That’s 50,000 more seasonal employees than the retailer brought in at the end of 2020, noted CNBC. Thu, 11/25/2021 - 05:41.

Access 71

Access Retail Authentication Risk 71

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. However, all organizations may want to keep such records.

GDPR 85

GDPR Compliance Personal data Privacy 85

IT Governance

JULY 12, 2018

On 28 June 2018, athletic apparel company Adidas announced that its US website had suffered a data breach , exposing online customers’ personal data. The breach was detected on 26 June. It is essential that organisations know how to respond appropriately to a cyber security incident.

Data breaches 65

Data breaches Retail Passwords Manufacturing 65

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 20, 2022

How to activate multifactor authentication everywhere. Verizon’s Data Breach Investigation 2021 Report indicates that over 80% of breaches evolve phishing, brute force or the use of lost or stolen credentials. Workstations are often shared between several workers (in call centers, shop floor, retail stores.).

Authentication 71

Authentication Data breaches Access Retail 71

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2023

Scott Lyons, CEO of Red Lion notes, “The value of any test is less about if the pentester can get into the system and much more about if the system can prove its value to the business in resilience, ability to protect the system, or ability to provide alerts to security teams.” “The

Compliance 94

Compliance Risk Data breaches Cybersecurity 94

IT Governance

JUNE 14, 2018

Little more than three years since its previous security incident, electronics retailer Dixons Carphone has admitted to a data breach compromising 5.9 million personal records – making it the biggest online data breach in UK history. Useful guidance on how to effectively prepare for the GDPR.

Data breaches 80

Data breaches GDPR Retail Compliance 80

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 7, 2018

August is two-thirds of the way through year, and we have already seen a number of serious, far-reaching data breaches making headlines, some occurred in 2018, and some from 2017 that are now being disclosed. retail sector needs to come to terms with some bad news. The good news? Next comes sharing the news with those impacted.

Data breaches 63

Data breaches Retail IT Communications 63

IT Governance

JULY 27, 2018

In this blog, we look at the ongoing threat of debit and credit card fraud, explaining why it appeals to cyber criminals, what they do with the stolen information and how implementing the requirements of the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) can thwart crooks’ schemes. Stay secure with the PCI DSS.

Data breaches 66

Data breaches Paper Retail Manufacturing 66

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

An online retailer always gets users’ explicit consent before sharing customer data with its partners. A navigation app anonymizes activity data before analyzing it for travel trends. These access controls reduce the chances that the data is used for unauthorized or illegal purposes.

Data Privacy 89

Data Privacy Privacy GDPR Personal data 89

IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

Cyber criminals are constantly creating new attacks methods to outwit defences, meaning that the only consistent and effective way to thwart an attack is for the individual to understand how phishing works and how to identify the signs before clicking a malicious link. billion malicious emails are sent every day.

Phishing 111

Phishing Data breaches Communications Government 111

IT Governance

APRIL 10, 2019

The legislation has been implemented to prevent fraud and to keep customers’ payment details secure during in-store, online and card-not-present transactions. The regulator will then assess the organisation’s security measures and, if everything is in order, issue a licence. It does this in two main ways. Strong authentication.

Data breaches 67

Data breaches Authentication Passwords Access 67

IT Governance

JULY 20, 2018

As the saying goes, you’re only as strong as your weakest link, which is as true for data security as any other situation. Unfortunately, world-famous retailer Fortnum & Mason was recently let down by a weak link – survey company Typeform – that exposed the personal data of 23,000 of its customers.

Personal data 66

Personal data Retail Data breaches GDPR 66

Security Affairs

MAY 8, 2022

“The purpose of this publication is to provide guidance to enterprises on how to identify, assess, select, and implement risk management processes and mitigating controls across the enterprise to help manage cybersecurity risks throughout the supply chain.” To nominate, please visit:? Pierluigi Paganini. Pierluigi Paganini.

Risk 80

Risk Manufacturing Cybersecurity Retail 80

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

From the very beginning of the cloud computing era, security has been the biggest concern among enterprises considering the public cloud. For many organizations, the idea of storing data or running applications on infrastructure that they do not manage directly seems inherently insecure. What is cloud security?

Cloud 106

Cloud Security Encryption Risk 106

Krebs on Security

JUNE 30, 2020

Global lockdowns from COVID-19 have resulted in far fewer fraudsters willing or able to visit retail stores to use their counterfeit cards, and the decreased demand has severely depressed prices in the underground for purloined card data. An ad for a site selling stolen payment card data, circa March 2020.

Sales 311

Sales Retail Marketing Security 311

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

Welcome to our new-look list of data breaches and cyber attacks. On this page, you will find all our usual information breaking down the month’s security incidents. So, each month, we’ll update this page with the latest figures and links, so be sure to bookmark it to keep an eye out for the latest data breach news.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

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. Responsibilities of the data processor. The means used to delete or dispose of the data.

GDPR 107

GDPR Retail Data collection Personal data 107

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Mobile payment platforms, like Apple Pay and Google Pay, use advanced technology, like fingerprint authentication and tokenization (in which credit card account numbers are replaced by randomly generated numbers) to provide brick-and-mortar shoppers with an added layer of security. Browse online using secure networks. Do your research.

Retail 97

Retail e-Delivery Passwords Phishing 97

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.

GDPR 72

GDPR Data breaches Compliance Retail 72

IT Governance

AUGUST 9, 2019

Organisations that accept online payments must urgently address the threat of web-based skimming, the PCI SSC (Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council) has warned. A number of recent data breaches such as Ticketmaster/British Airways was believed to be part of such credit card skimming operations.

Retail 71

Retail Data breaches Phishing Government 71

IT Governance

AUGUST 19, 2020

A data processor is the person or organisation that handles personal data on behalf of the controller. Decide how sensitive data should be disposed when it’s no longer needed. Understanding your role as either a data controller or data processor requires you to identify the differences between the two roles.

GDPR 95

GDPR Personal data Compliance Privacy 95

Schneier on Security

APRIL 12, 2018

Good article about how difficult it is to insure an organization against Internet attacks, and how expensive the insurance is. Companies like retailers, banks, and healthcare providers began seeking out cyberinsurance in the early 2000s, when states first passed data breach notification laws.

Insurance 49

Insurance Cybersecurity Data breaches Retail 49

Krebs on Security

APRIL 17, 2019

But occasionally I feel obligated to publish such accounts when companies respond to a breach report in such a way that it’s crystal clear they wouldn’t know what to do with a data breach if it bit them in the nose, let alone festered unmolested in some dark corner of their operations.

Data breaches 274

Data breaches Phishing Retail Access 274

Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

What would happen if you typed in “Amazon,” the corresponding domain popped up, and you clicked, but instead of finding the world’s largest online retailer, you landed on a 1980s WarGames-themed page with a laughing skull? Bottom line: Hackers sure know how to leverage the theft of a domain name.

Retail 52

Retail Authentication Insurance Data breaches 52

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

And this continues to include enterprises that have poured a king’s ransom into hardening their first-party security posture. According to a recent Ponemon Institute study , some 59% of companies experienced a third-party data breach in 2018, yet only 16% believe they are effectively mitigating third-party risk.

Risk 147

Risk Financial Services Insurance Cybersecurity 147

The Last Watchdog

MAY 2, 2019

I often see a sizable gap between perceptions and reality among many SMB leaders,” Troy Gill a senior security analyst at AppRiver told me. I had the chance at RSA 2019 to discuss the SMB security landscape at length with Gill. Many SMBs lack the wherewithal to recover from the long-run consequences of a serious breach.

Risk 182

Risk Cybersecurity Passwords Ransomware 182

IT Governance

JULY 23, 2018

and metaphorically – we believe the best approach is to apply your SPF (security protection factor) and get yourself and your team #BreachReady! For this reason, knowing how to reduce the risk of a breach is only half the story. What can you do if you suffer a data breach? What can you do to prepare?

GDPR 63

GDPR Data breaches Phishing Risk 63

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In its announcement, the group said : All impacted member accounts have been secured and flagged to monitor for any potential unauthorized behavior. There are a number of ways to prepare for a data breach. Assess your breach readiness now. Email addresses. Company names. Phone numbers. Frequent flyer numbers.

GDPR 93

GDPR Phishing Passwords Data breaches 93

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. Symantec also reported several other alarming security lapses.

IT 75

IT Data breaches Privacy Information Security 75

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. Training should cover how to classify, store, and eventually dispose of records according to the policy.

Compliance 52

Compliance Archiving Digital transformation Sales 52

KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing. Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 7 @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demo of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing. Vet, manage and monitor your third-party vendors' security risk requirements.

Security awareness 89

Security awareness Phishing Risk Insurance 89