IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

You can that incident, along with our full list of cyber attacks and data breaches, below – with those affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Ransomware. Data breaches. Ransomware. And don’t forget to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest industry news and advice. Cyber attacks. Financial information.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. Byron: Companies often underestimate threats, neglect basic cyber hygiene, and fail to educate employees on cybersecurity.

Cybersecurity 203

Cybersecurity Privacy Cloud IoT 203

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2023

ai Antani Many speculated that the ransomware attack on a Toyota supply chain player in Kojima, Japan was in retaliation for Japan’s aid to Ukraine. But they also increase the potential for security flaws and data privacy violations. Educate your workforce. What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024?

Cybersecurity 234

Cybersecurity Encryption Marketing Risk 234

Information Governance Perspectives

MAY 10, 2020

In May of 2020 I was honored to speak at the MERv conference with John Frost of Box on the topic of Using Information Governance with a Privacy Compliance Plan as the Fulcrum for Data Privacy and Continuous Compliance. Just think about ransomware. Below are some excerpts from my transcribed remarks.

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IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

It emerged this week, according to the New York City Department of Education, that data from a further 381,000 students was also compromised in this incident. 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

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

Malware attacks via backdoors made up 21% of all incidents, and 17% were ransomware attacks. But the loss of personal information in a data breach can also have significant consequences on an individual, including financial loss, identity theft, other fraud, emotional distress and even damage to reputation.

Security 40

Security Data breaches Data Privacy Compliance 40

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

Ransomware Drives Up Costs, Lowers Coverage. Not surprisingly, ransomware insurance has become popular and is included in many policies. This is driven by the proliferation of cyber claims across the entire market, particularly ransomware related. billion in direct written premiums. AI, ML Playing a Role.

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Insurance Ransomware Cybersecurity Marketing 119

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

AI could also assist sectors that cybercriminals frequently target, such as the education industry. Cybercriminals know that entities in education have historically lacked cybersecurity resources , a problem that makes it easier to pull off successful attacks.

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Cybersecurity Risk Artificial Intelligence Education 98

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

Perhaps the best approach to rampant malware, ransomware and cybercrime is stronger cooperation between the public and private sectors. As a result, they outsource most of their IT and digital systems architecture work, including data hosting services, to third parties. What Does the SBCAA Seek to Accomplish? Until the U.S.

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Cybersecurity Education Government Risk 61

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

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. Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3 Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3

Data Privacy 79

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 79

eDiscovery Daily

DECEMBER 15, 2019

In Friday’s post about Norton Rose Fulbright’s 2019 Litigation Trends Annual Survey , one of the most notable trends was that 44 percent of corporate respondents identified Cybersecurity/data privacy as the most likely new source of dispute for their business on the horizon, which was more than four times the next likely sources.

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Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Ransomware Data Privacy 54

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Damian recently updated our Ransomware Staff Awareness E-learning Course – a 30-minute, non-technical course that’s suitable for all staff. Over Q4 2023, our research found that 25% of all incidents involved ransomware. There really are two key areas: What ransomware is, and the threat it poses.

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Ransomware Artificial Intelligence Phishing Risk 52

KnowBe4

OCTOBER 7, 2018

And with the constant stream of breaking news reporting phishing and ransomware attacks, data leaks, and hacking, you can quickly see why there has never been a better time to be in the fast-growing field of cybersecurity. Millions of Rewarding Jobs: Educating for a Career in Cybersecurity.

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IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

Mobile Guardian app hacked, compromising Singaporean parent and teacher data The names and email addresses of parents and teachers from 5 primary and 122 secondary schools in Singapore have been compromised after a mobile app was hacked.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

TB The Peddie School Source (New) Education USA Yes 1.2 Other news LockBit ransomware group recovers from law enforcement disruption Last week , we reported that law enforcers disrupted the LockBit ransomware group. TB Roncelli Plastics Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.6 Four days later, the group recovered.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Data breaches 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Data breached: over 300 million records. The company’s description of the incident suggested ransomware. This was confirmed about a fortnight later, in early November, when the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group took responsibility for the attack , claiming to have encrypted Henry Schein’s files and exfiltrated 35 TB of data.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 102

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Data breached: more than 59 million data records. suffers second ransomware attack in months Having been struck by a ransomware attack in October by the BlackSuit group , which led to operations and appointments being postponed, Akumin Inc. has suffered a second attack, this time by the BianLian ransomware group.

Data Privacy 98

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 98

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

Source (New) Real estate USA Yes 46,906 Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board Source 1 ; source 2 ; source 3 (New) Healthcare USA Yes 44,312 Air Methods Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Healthcare USA Yes 34,016 GREYHOURS Source (New) Retail France Yes 18,700 Groveport Madison Schools Source 1 ; source 2 ; source 3 (Update) Education USA Yes 15.5

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Data breached: 13,300,000 records. Schneider Electric hit by Cactus ransomware The Sustainability Business division of the energy company Schneider Electric suffered a ransomware attack on 17 January, disrupting the company’s Resource Advisor platform.

Data Privacy 77

Data Privacy Privacy Insurance Security 77

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

GB Universidad de La Punta Source (New) Education Argentina Yes 47,562 (95,123 lines; probably half repeated) Unfallkasse Thüringen Source (New) Insurance Germany Yes 45 GB Protektor24.ru Source (New) Real estate Canada Yes 54 GB ACE Air Cargo Source (New) Transport USA Yes 52.6 Source (New) Finance USA Yes 33.96

Data Privacy 104

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 104

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

The report goes on to note: In addition to the massive Equifax breach that exposed personal information of 143 million individuals, other noted breaches last year included the education platform Edmodo (77 million records hacked); Verizon (14 million subscribers possibly hacked); and America’s JobLink (nearly 5 million records compromised).

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Risk Security Digital transformation IoT 48

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

Subscribe now The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 April 2024 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Security Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

UK NCSC warns of rise in AI-enabled ransomware The UK’s NCSC has warned that AI, which is already being used to facilitate cyber crime, “will almost certainly increase the volume and impact of cyber attacks – including ransomware – in the near term”. based researchers and educators”. Source (New) Non-profit USA Yes 25,908.62

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

KnowBe4

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Our recently released 2018 State of Privacy and Security Awareness Report found that 75% of U.S. employees lack at least some awareness toward threats to cybersecurity and data privacy. This is why security awareness education covering a wide variety of topics is so important.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Regularly Back Up Your Data Regular encrypted backups can help keep important data safe from data loss or ransomware. Ideally, that backup should be kept offline and “immutable” to prevent ransomware attackers from accessing it, a level of protection that’s difficult to obtain.

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Passwords Encryption Authentication Phishing 122

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Small to Medium Business are, today, the target of APTs and ransomware. MUSIC} VAMOSI: In EP 49, I talked with Huntress, a managed service provider that discovered the ransomware affecting customers of Keysea. And because they were plugged into those clients, they were able to limit the spread of the ransomware.

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Insurance Privacy Ransomware GDPR 40

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). Ransomware. Accounting firm MJ Payne reportedly infected with ransomware (unknown). Ransomware crooks leak ExecuPharm files after negotiation fails (unknown).

Data breaches 145

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics e-Delivery 145

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 13, 2022

In an age of strong data privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA , data loss prevention (DLP) technology is becoming a critically important IT security tool. Every organization has data, and some of that data is more sensitive than others. No longer is enterprise data confined to on-premises deployment.

Compliance 125

Compliance Cloud Encryption Risk 125

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Conducts phishing simulation exercises and offers training to educate staff on email security best practices, lowering the chance of becoming a victim of phishing attempts. Why it matters: Aids in the maintenance of corporate policies and protects sensitive data from inadvertent disclosure.

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Security Phishing Compliance Cybersecurity 131

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? We know for example that Ransomware pirates are now even targeting law firms just as much as other sectors such as healthcare. They’re everywhere.

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Cybersecurity Passwords Risk IT 52

IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

Source (New) Finance USA Yes 1,955,385 BerryDunn and Reliable Networks Source (New) Finance and IT services USA Yes 1,107,354 VISAV Limited Source (New) IT services UK Yes >1,000,000 Designed Receivable Solutions, Inc. Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Finance USA Yes 498,686 J.P.

Data Privacy 91

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 91

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.” Further reading: Could You Be a Ransomware Target? Here’s What Attackers Look For.

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Risk Security Passwords Authentication 136

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Security Information and Event Management (SIEM): SIEM consolidates log data collecting, processing, and reporting from both cloud and on-premises systems, assisting in the detection and response to security events.

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Cloud IT Security Encryption 120

IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Data breached: personal data belonging to 14,690,284 individuals. ALPHV claims to have 8 TB of data, including data sets from Coca-Cola, Procter & Gamble, and Pepsi. Source (New) Finance USA Yes 1.1 TB Greenbox Loans, Inc. Source (New) Construction USA Yes 50.93 Wolasky P.A.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

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

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 9, 2024

This includes protecting diverse technological assets, such as software, hardware, devices, and cloud resources, from potential security flaws like malware, ransomware, theft, phishing assaults, and bots. Are staff routinely assessed on their cybersecurity knowledge and awareness using tests or simulations?

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Security Compliance Cybersecurity Communications 108

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The Solar Winds hack demonstrated supply chain exposures; the attempted poisoning of a Tampa suburb’s water supply highlighted public utilities at risk; and the Colonial Winds ransomware attack signaled cyber extortionist rings continuing to run rampant. Ransomware has been working well for the bad guys for quite some time now.

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