Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2022

Introduce Data Privacy Laws. Data privacy laws have been here for a while. However, they have recently received recognition after the EU introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2016, which came into force in 2018. Address Security Misconceptions. About the Author : Anas Baig.

Cybersecurity 72

Cybersecurity Data Privacy Data breaches Privacy 72

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

A further 381,000 New York City public school students affected by 2022 data breach In January 2022 , personal data from around 820,000 New York City public school students, both current and former, was breached. Data breached: 1,201,000 people’s data. Organisation(s) Sector Location Data breached? Young, Inc.

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Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 15, 2020

They also preview future clashes between technology companies and governments over whether to build “back doors” that would allow law enforcement elevated access to private data to solve crimes like terrorism. We have asked Apple for their help in unlocking the shooter’s iPhones.

Encryption 41

Encryption Data Privacy Government Privacy 41

Security Affairs

MAY 3, 2021

Some malware attacks install tools like keyloggers to capture the keystrokes for stealing passwords or other sensitive information. Social Engineering It’s been found that almost one-fourth of the data breach is carried out by using social engineering. Consumers should be wary of their data as well. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data breaches IT Phishing Passwords 134

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Simple or reused passwords are still a problem. While the cybersecurity industry has presented options for every netizen, the recommendation to use original and complex passwords continues to be disregarded. Instead, people come up with passwords that are comfortable. Poor credentials. What does this mean? Vicious insider.

IoT 132

IoT Cybersecurity Manufacturing Passwords 132

OneHub

JANUARY 3, 2019

Enforce two-factor authorization when available and ensure everyone in your company uses a secure password manager. Enforcing two-factor authorization greatly reduces your risk of comprised passwords being used to access your secure data. Limit the sharing of confidential data. Managing Security for Cloud Apps .

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Security Passwords Cloud GDPR 76

Krebs on Security

JUNE 13, 2018

In January, data privacy enthusiast Christian Haigh wrote about winning an $8,000 judgment in small claims court against Equifax for its 2017 breach (the amount was reduced to $5,500 after Equifax appealed). I was willing to do the work and go to court.

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Data breaches Personal data Privacy Libraries 176

Archive Document Data Storage

MAY 9, 2019

An educated and prepared team is the first line of defence from corporate data breaches. Train your staff on why data security is important and what they can do to protect sensitive information. Workplace disorganisation poses serious data privacy risks. Upgrade Passwords. Train Your Employees.

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Data breaches Passwords Records Management Archiving 40

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Also read: Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations. For example, for a server, the password policy defines the password complexity, length of time before the password needs to be reset, and how many incorrect logins will result in a disabled credential. SOX: A Template of Success.

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Cybersecurity Compliance Risk Communications 131

eDiscovery Daily

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

2019 was another busy year from an eDiscovery, cybersecurity and data privacy standpoint. Key topics include: How Much Data is Being Transmitted Every Minute on the Internet in 2019. What a Lawyer’s Notification Duty When a Data Breach Occurs. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Privacy Fines.

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e-Discovery Data Privacy Privacy Cybersecurity 53

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

According to a listing on a popular hacking forum, the database includes customers’ names, email addresses, hashed passwords, and more. Data breached: 36 million records. Source (New) Finance USA Yes 3,494 Woodruff Sawyer Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 3,087 Blackburn College Source (New) Education USA Yes 3,039 CAIRE Inc.

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

eDiscovery Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

If you’re going to fire your IT guy, you might want to change the passwords on your servers. There are plenty of reasons that organizations experience a data breach: unpatched vulnerabilities in your software is only the latest one to worry about. Data privacy fines keep going up. Maybe you shouldn’t. Maybe not always.

Cloud 47

Cloud Data Privacy Privacy Data breaches 47

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Nearly 20 million Cutout.Pro users’ data breached Cutout.Pro, an AI photo and video editing platform, has suffered a data breach. Affected information includes users’ names, email addresses, IP addresses and encrypted passwords. The threat actor, KryptonZambie, listed a 5.93

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

eDiscovery Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

As I noted a couple of months ago, 2018 is certainly on its way to becoming the year of data privacy rights for the individual and, back then, California passed a new data privacy law which will give consumers several rights regarding their personal data (though the California AG doesn’t seem thrilled about it).

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IoT Cybersecurity Data Privacy Privacy 35

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

More than 10 million lines of Pastelería Mozart customer data apparently posted on dark web The Ynnian hacking group has posted 10,870,525 lines of data on the dark web, apparently originating from Pastelería Mozart, a popular bakery chain in Chile. Data breached: 10,870,524 lines.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 6, 2020

Last year, eDiscovery Daily published 66 posts related to eDiscovery and data privacy case decisions and activities over the past year, covering 56 unique cases ! PASSWORDS AND FIFTH AMENDMENT PROTECTION. As always, we had a number of interesting cases related to various eDiscovery topics. years, let’s take a look back at 2019!

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e-Discovery Passwords Computer and Electronics Metadata 56

Data Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

These assessments must weigh the benefits of the businesses’ processing of personal information to against its risks to consumers’ privacy rights. The CPRA ushers in a new era in California privacy law through the creation of the first state data privacy agency in the United States with the power to implement and enforce the amended CCPA.

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Privacy B2B Sales Data breaches 122

IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 2024

Al Mujtama Pharmacy allegedly breached, more than 7 million records affected More than 7 million data records belonging to the Saudi pharmacy Al Mujtama have reportedly been published on an underground forum. GB database includes names, email addresses, phone numbers and passwords. Data breached: >7,000,000 records.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

eDiscovery Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

If you’re going to fire your IT guy, you might want to change the passwords on your servers. There are plenty of reasons that organizations experience a data breach: unpatched vulnerabilities in your software is only the latest one to worry about. Data privacy fines keep going up. Maybe you shouldn’t. Maybe not always.

Cloud 28

Cloud Data Privacy Privacy Data breaches 28

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Control Inbound and Outbound Traffic: Configuring firewall rules to manage both incoming and outgoing traffic is an important defense against cyber threats, preventing unauthorized access and malicious software from stealing data. Some password managers offer free versions if you need help. This will help improve your data privacy too.

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Passwords Encryption Authentication Phishing 121

Information Governance Perspectives

JULY 23, 2020

And I think in predicting who’s going to dominate this growing market, again, we have to go back to the issue of cybersecurity, confidentiality and data privacy, don’t we? You may have gotten an email from them asking you to reset your password. Passwords. They’re everywhere. The name is pretty catchy too, right.

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Cybersecurity Passwords Risk IT 52

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2021

“That’s why we are constantly working to foster relationships with organizations outside of Google that are also committed to educating users and advancing cybersecurity.” “However, managing a set of strong passwords isn’t always convenient, which leads many people to look for shortcuts (i.e.

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Risk Security Passwords Authentication 136

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2022

Opportunistic employees in sensitive positions can abuse network privileges to obtain sensitive information, use weak passwords, or accidentally respond to phishing. And so, the data breaches keep getting bigger. The inevitable result of collecting so much information is that data breaches are increasing. Where do they send it?

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IoT Cybersecurity Data breaches Passwords 127

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Account Hijacking How it occurs: Attackers acquire unlawful access using stolen user credentials, which could result in unauthorized account and data access and misuse. Prevention: Require multi-factor authentication (MFA) , educate users on password security, and regularly monitor accounts for suspicious activities.

Cloud 111

Cloud Security Encryption Compliance 111

eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 19, 2020

Last week , we covered the government’s latest attempt (and Apple’s resistance) to get Apple to assist in unlocking the iPhones of a mass shooter – this time, with regard to password-protected iPhones used by Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, who is suspected of killing three people last month in a shooting at a Navy base in Pensacola, Florida.

Data Privacy 50

Data Privacy Privacy Encryption Passwords 50

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

Is there cybersecurity training on best practices, including setting strong passwords in accordance with the organization’s policy? How to Implement Proper Cybersecurity Training Effective cybersecurity training should educate employees of the potential risks and best practices for using SaaS applications securely.

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Security Compliance Cybersecurity Communications 107

eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Individuals, small businesses, and enterprise organizations all rely on encryption to securely store and transfer sensitive data across wide-area networks (WAN) like the internet. Application developers managing sensitive user data must especially beware of increasing regulatory action surrounding data privacy.

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Encryption IT Computer and Electronics Passwords 138

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2020

Indonesia probes breach of data on more than two million voters (2.3 Online education site EduCBA discloses data breach after hack (unknown). Discord client hit by Trojan that grabs passwords and user tokens (unknown). Arbonne MLM data breach exposes users’ passwords (3,527). Canada fines Facebook almost $6.5

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 145

eDiscovery Daily

DECEMBER 10, 2019

2019 was another busy year from an eDiscovery, cybersecurity and data privacy standpoint. Today’s webcast will discuss what you need to know about important 2019 events and how they impact your eDiscovery, data privacy and cybersecurity efforts. What a Lawyer’s Notification Duty When a Data Breach Occurs.

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e-Discovery Data Privacy Privacy Cybersecurity 41

IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2018

The term also refers to the unwitting behaviour of improperly trained employees, or to the exploitation of inappropriately applied privileges and poor password practices by malicious outsiders. IT Governance has an extensive suite of staff awareness solutions to help you educate your staff, including: E-learning.

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Security Security awareness Information Security Phishing 58

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): MFA adds an additional degree of protection by requiring users to give multiple kinds of authentication, such as a password and a one-time code texted to their mobile device. Incident Handling When issues develop within the infrastructure of a cloud service provider, teamwork is required to resolve them.

Cloud 118

Cloud IT Security Encryption 118

KnowBe4

OCTOBER 2, 2019

employees to test their cybersecurity and data privacy know-how. What we found was that one-fifth of employees did not report a variety of theoretical risks to security and private data when they should have. Want the resources and plan to educate on these eight risks at your organization? How to Take Action? PROTECT IT.

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Cybersecurity Security Security awareness Phishing 40