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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IT Governance

AUGUST 21, 2018

Data breaches. What steps will the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) take to ensure organisations comply with the recently enforced GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)? How will customers, suppliers and partners react to organisations that suffer a breach? What is the cost of a data breach?

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IT Governance

JANUARY 10, 2019

This week, we discuss a high-profile German data breach, the top worst passwords of 2018, the resignation of NHS Digital’s CISO, and Microsoft’s latest patches. Coincidentally, SplashData has just published its annual list of 100 weak passwords, culled from the previous 12 months’ publicly disclosed data breaches.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 13, 2018

This week, in our last podcast of the year, we revisit some of the biggest information security stories from the past 12 months. Hello and welcome to the final IT Governance podcast of 2018. For more information on each story, simply follow the links in the transcript on our blog. million payment cards and 1.2

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IT Governance

JULY 19, 2018

This week, we discuss a £200,000 fine for the IICSA, a move to suspend the EU-US Privacy Shield, how much a data breach might cost your organisation, and the sentencing of two National Lottery hackers. IBM and Ponemon Institute have released the 2018 edition of their annual Cost of a Data Breach Study.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2018

This week, we look back at the big news from last year, and consider what the next 12 months have in store. Hello and welcome to the first IT Governance podcast of 2018. As it’s the first one, let’s have a brief recap of some of last year’s biggest stories, and then look ahead to what we can expect from the next 12 months.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The US Fertility (USF) network is comprised of 55 locations across 10 states that completed almost 25,000 IVF cycles in 2018 through its clinics with 130,000 babies have been born. “On September 14, 2020, USF experienced an IT security event [.] SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

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. Records breached: 815,000,000 Milford Management Corp. Records breached: 815,000,000 Milford Management Corp.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Organisations are beginning to acknowledge the threat of data breaches, but they aren’t doing enough to prevent them, a UK government report has found. The desire to prioritise cyber security shouldn’t come as a surprise – not least because 43% of surveyed businesses said that they were breached in the past 12 months.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The FBI reported that US citizens have lost more than $68 million to SIM swapping attacks in 2021, the number of complaints since 2018 and associated losses have increased almost fivefold. ” reads the Publish Service Announcement published by the IC3. ” reads the Publish Service Announcement published by the IC3.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

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. According to OPB, the district didn’t provide details, but said that “our student credentials may have been compromised as part of a security incident”.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2021

terabyte of stolen data. Threat actors used custom malware to steal data from 3.2 million Windows systems between 2018 and 2020. The software includes illegal Adobe Photoshop 2018, a Windows cracking tool, and several cracked games.” “The data was collected from 3.25 The database includes 6.6

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Deploying security technologies can only go so far in protecting an organisation and helping maintain compliance. Nearly 1 in 5 data breaches caused by human error. Verizon’s 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report identified that almost 1 in 5 data breaches (17%) were the result of human error.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2019

Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, the company that operates healthcare billing services provider AMCA, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to a recent data breach. The news is disconcerting and demonstrates the potential effects of a data breach on an organization. of LabCorp patients.

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IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2019

How was it possible for someone to be so misguided about such a well-publicised regulation, the requirements of which have huge ramifications for the way organisations handle personal data? Granted, 2018 was very much ‘the year of the GDPR’ in some circles. But compliance isn’t a one-time thing. GDPR compliance in schools.

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IT Governance

JUNE 3, 2020

This represents a 12% increase year-on-year and a 73% increase over a five-year span, demonstrating how rapidly the cost of cyber crime is growing. There has been a similar jump in the number of incidents organisations experience, with an 11% increase year-on-year and a 67% increase between 2013 and 2018. million (about £8.6

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Eva Galperi n | @evacide.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Is it fair to judge an organization’s information security posture simply by looking at its Internet-facing assets for weaknesses commonly sought after and exploited by attackers, such as outdated software or accidentally exposed data and devices? In October, FICO teamed up with the U.S.

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Data Protection Report

APRIL 22, 2021

On April 14, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a $3 million settlement with insurance company National Securities Corp. NSC), relating to violations of three different requirements of the NYDFS cybersecurity regulation during the period 2018 to 2020. NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation.

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IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2019

There’s a lot to consider when starting your own business, and with almost all your resources focused on recouping your investment, it’s understandable why information security wouldn’t be a top priority. That’s simply the nature of information security, and with the number of data breaches soaring to 2.3

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IT Governance

JUNE 29, 2018

This week, we discuss the apparent leak of 340 million data records, a vulnerability that exposed sensitive BetVictor data, a data breach affecting up to 40,000 Ticketmaster customers, and the number of GDPR complaints since 25 May. Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 29 June 2018.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 20, 2020

2019 saw continued growth and change in data protection and cyber-security across the Asia-Pacific. Following the implementation of the GDPR in May, 2018, many jurisdictions moved to review and strengthen existing data privacy and cyber-security laws.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. Startup Est Headquarters Staff Funding Funding Type Abnormal Security 2018 San Francisco, CA 261 $74.0 Series B Apiiro Security 2019 Tel Aviv, Israel 65 $35.0

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2017

They are the most likely to be targeted by cyber criminals and the repercussions of a data breach could threaten their ability to stay in business. The PCI DSS is technically complex to implement and lists 12 requirements based on common information security practices that are needed to achieve compliance.

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IT Governance

JULY 23, 2018

The General Data Protection Regulation, which came into force in May 2018, has reformed the laws around processing the personal data of EU residents. It also requires all public bodies and many private entities to appoint a DPO (data protection officer).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Diachenko discovered the unsecured database on December 14, but it was first indexed on December 4, unfortunately, the Facebook information was posted on a hacker forum since December 12. At the time it is not clear how hackers obtained the data, Diachenko believe that there are to possible scenarios. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

In an age in which traditional security measures are proving increasingly inadequate at mitigating an array of attacks, prudent organisations are increasingly preparing for successful attacks, and developing cyber resilience strategies to reduce their impact. The ones that affected the unencrypted personal data of 4.2

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IT Governance

MARCH 14, 2018

Robust information security practices are critical to the legal sector – yet there is a notable gabetween the risks that firms face and their ability to mitigate them. Every law firm faces information security risks. Information security is not just about technology. What is ISO 27001?

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The long awaited new National Standards on Information Security Technology – Personal Information Security Specification GB/T 35273-2017 (“PI Specification”) has now been released, and will come into force on 1 May 2018. scope of data, number of affected individuals) must be kept.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Researcher released PoC exploit code for 3 iOS zero-day issues Cisco addresses 3 critical vulnerabilities in IOS XE Software 3.8

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 18, 2016

On March 14, 2016, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) published a guide, Preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – 12 Steps to Take Now. Consider implementing new systems to verify individuals’ ages and to gather, where relevant, parental or guardian consent for the data processing activity.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 11, 2018

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 12 January 2018. Carphone Warehouse has been fined £400,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office for breaching the Data Protection Act. The offence came to light when the FTC was investigating the data breach VTech suffered in 2015.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 12 October. As many as 438 third-party apps were potentially able to access the data of up to 500,000 Google+ account holders without their permission because of a vulnerability in one of its APIs. Data breaches are commonplace.

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Data Matters

JULY 22, 2020

( *As with all posts, this article is for informational purposes only; Sidley Austin LLP does not have offices in or practice law in Brazil; Felipe Saraiva is a former Sidley associate licensed to practice law in Brazil. ). 14010/2020 (“Law 14010”), published on June 12, 2020. The enactment of Law n.

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AIIM

MARCH 22, 2019

Data Breach notification obligations under Article 33 of GDPR. It can let companies review contracts more rapidly, organize and locate large amounts of contract data more easily, decrease the potential for contract disputes. 12, 2018; and. and increase the volume of contracts it is able to negotiate and execute.”

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OneHub

DECEMBER 6, 2018

With frequent online security breaches being reported in the news, businesses have a reason to be concerned about the content they host, share and receive on the internet. Particularly, if you or your clients work with proprietary information, secure file sharing is of the utmost importance. million.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 2 February 2018. Data breaches don’t just occur when cyber criminals hack your systems, and it’s as well to remember that sensitive information in all forms – including hard copy records – should be afforded appropriate protection. Here are this week’s stories.

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