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A misconfigured AWS S3 bucket is the root cause of a data leak that impacted 2.4 Last week Abine disclosed a data leak that potentially exposed personal information of Blur users. Leaked data included email addresses, password hashes ( bcrypt hashes with a unique salt for each user), IP addresses and, in some cases, first and last names and password hints. Abine discoverd the data leak on December 13. million users were impacted by the data leak. MORE
Data Aggregator Exposed 44.3 million individuals' personal details found in unsecured instances of Elasticsearch, which appear to have been left online by Data & Leads, a Toronto-based data aggregation firm Million Individuals' Details via Unsecured Servers Another day, another "Have I Been Pwned" alert, this time involving 44.3 MORE
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The simplest definition of a citizen data scientist is: non-data scientist. It just means that citizen data scientists nobly desire to do data science but are not formally schooled in all the ins and outs of the data science life cycle. Data science Data Scientist Data management MORE
Though much of the news concerning China and data protection in recent months has featured Chinese threat actors, the country’s citizens are often targets, too. China’s data protection laws have been presented as a response to the data security threats facing the nation. They join China’s existing Cyber Security Law, which went into effect in June 2017, helping to bring its previous data protection regulations into the 21st century. MORE
Report: India's Largest Bank Had Database That Lacked Password Protection The State Bank of India, the nation's largest bank, is investigating an apparent data leak that reportedly exposed information on millions of its customers. MORE
Data analytics has taken a long time to take root within Internal Audit. Analytics Data management Data securityWith the seeds long planted, the garden is finally burgeoning forth. MORE
” Concerned that his own information was similarly exposed, Sheehy contacted Jared parent company Signet Jewelers and asked them to fix the data exposure. But Lancaster said Signet neglected to remedy the data exposure for all past orders until contacted by KrebsOnSecurity. MORE
Hacking Incidents Still Dominate, But Fewer Huge Incidents Than in Years Past Major health data breaches added to the official federal tally in 2018 impacted more than twice as many individuals as the incidents added to the list 2017. MORE
s privacy watchdog says that six months after enforcement of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation began, it's seen a dramatic increase in data breach reports - as well as privacy complaints from the public MORE
Hospitality giant Marriott today disclosed a massive data breach exposing the personal and financial information on as many as a half billion customers who made reservations at any of its Starwood properties over the past four years. Data Breaches Marriott Data breach Starwood breach MORE
Many of the API’s features accepted “wildcard” search parameters, meaning they could be made to return all records for a given data set without the need to search for specific terms. MORE
The incident illustrates the importance of safeguarding sensitive health data, such as by implementing behavioral analytics MORE
Netherlands, Germany and UK Have Logged the Most Data Breach Reports Since the EU's GDPR went into full effect, European data protection authorities have received over 59,000 data breach reports, with the Netherlands, Germany and the U.K. MORE
The data architecture capability will supply the components and standards necessary to implement other capabilities coherently and enable them to work together. An enterprise data model provides a common, well-understood classification of data. MORE
Cybersecurity expert Marco Ramilli has analyzed the huge trove of data, called Collection #1, that was first disclosed by Troy Hunt. Few weeks ago I wrote about “ How Data Breaches Happen “, where I shared some public available “pasties” within apparently (not tested) SQLi vulnerable websites. MORE
The European airplane manufacturer Airbus announced to have suffered a data breach that exposed some employees’ data. and to mitigate the potential impact of the data breach. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach). MORE
Healthcare Incident Points to Possible 'Altered' Patient Data Data integrity issues can arise in the wake of a ransomware attack. Case in point: A California podiatrist practice hit by ransomware reports that patient files were possibly "altered" or "corrupted." MORE
Without effective data management capabilities an organization will have difficulty understanding and maximizing the use of its data assets. Data security Data management Cyber security MORE
Building an effective compliance program based on a comprehensive inventory helps an organization meet GDPR requirements and provides a clear vision for ethical data handling that drives value. Data privacy Data management Data privacy rules Data discovery Data strategy MORE
Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, is the go-to story for Data Privacy Day with its new “user-friendly” tool called Replica, which allows city planners see “how, when, and where people travel in urban areas.”. MORE
Android App Left User Data Open Without Authentication or TLS/SSL A security consultancy discovered Facebook user data exposed in two different places online without authentication or encryption. The data is now offline. MORE
Security Researcher Discovers Apparent Breach at Medical Practice A medical practice's misconfigured database server that allegedly exposed information about thousands of patients plus staff serves as another reminder about the importance of safeguarding sensitive data from exposure on the internet MORE
Microsoft's Diana Kelley on How to Keep Data Untampered Altered data can be just as damaging as lost or stolen data. Diana Kelley of Microsoft outlines key steps for how enterprises can improve how they maintain data integrity MORE
Investigation Underway After Attack Compromises Employee Details Airbus says it suffered a hack attack, leading to a breach of "contact and IT identification details" for at least some of its EU employees. MORE
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced that it experienced a data breach in October. The post NASA Announces Data Breach appeared first on Adam Levin. Data Security Government Data breach featured NASA MORE
The complaint also alleged a data leak exposed the names of over 10,000 cancer patients participating in a Facebook group MORE
Crypto-Locking Ransomware Cracked Thanks to Gang's Shoddy Code Quality Good news for anyone whose data has been crypto-locked by attackers wielding GandCrab, the year's most aggressive strain of ransomware: You may be able to get your data back, thanks to a free decryptor MORE
Million Users' Private Photos Exposed, Triggering GDPR Investigation Ireland's privacy watchdog is probing data breaches at Facebook that exposed users' private data. MORE
Ireland, France, Germany and UK Report Increases Since Privacy Law Took Effect The number of data breach reports filed since the EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect has hit nearly 3,500 in Ireland, over 4,600 in Germany, 6,000 in France and 8,000 in the U.K. MORE
Hotel Giant Has Yet to Disclose Total Number of Affected Victims Radisson Hotel Group has suffered a data breach that resulted in the theft of data for its global loyalty program members. The company, which operates 1,400 hotels, says the breach touched data for "less than 10 percent" of all Radisson Rewards members, but it hasn't released a victim count MORE
The cyber security expert Marco Ramilli continues its analysis of the data leak known as Collection #1, he shared some interesting views on data The cyber security expert Marco Ramilli continues its analysis of the data leak known as Collection #1, he shared some interesting views on data. MORE
As Cybersecurity continues to be heavily focused on solving the problem of attacks against software vulnerabilities and system access, one potential silver bullet in the data breach equation remains out of the limelight. The Big Data Conundrum. Data security MORE
Analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly playing promising roles in healthcare data security, say Ron Mehring, CISO at Texas Health Resources, a large delivery system, and Axel Wirth of Symantec, a technology vendor. MORE
data breaches - involving the likes of Facebook, Marriott and Exactis - that exposed 447 million sensitive records, such as Social Security numbers, medical diagnoses and payment card data MORE
When a strengthened Colorado data privacy law took effect on September 1, 2018, the state joined others (including California and Massachusetts) in becoming more proactive on data protection by passing laws aimed at safeguarding consumer data. MORE
The Case for a Federal Data Protection Law. Now, depending on your location and industry, you may have to navigate the requirements of GDPR , other countries’ data protection laws and U.S. Some may not want to limit access to data for that reason. MORE
Data destruction involves much more than hitting the “delete” key on a computer or moving data to a trash folder and emptying it. Organizations need to follow best practices in their data destruction and disposition to protect themselves and their customers. MORE
Data Related Topics Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 18, 2019
Android App Left User Data Open Without Authentication or TLS/SSL A security consultancy discovered Facebook user data exposed in two different places online without authentication or encryption. The data is now offline.
InfoGoTo
JANUARY 23, 2019
When a strengthened Colorado data privacy law took effect on September 1, 2018, the state joined others (including California and Massachusetts) in becoming more proactive on data protection by passing laws aimed at safeguarding consumer data.
InfoGoTo
DECEMBER 7, 2018
The Case for a Federal Data Protection Law. Now, depending on your location and industry, you may have to navigate the requirements of GDPR , other countries’ data protection laws and U.S. Some may not want to limit access to data for that reason.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 31, 2019
The European airplane manufacturer Airbus announced to have suffered a data breach that exposed some employees’ data. and to mitigate the potential impact of the data breach. SecurityAffairs – hacking, data breach).
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 29, 2019
The incident illustrates the importance of safeguarding sensitive health data, such as by implementing behavioral analytics
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Hospitality giant Marriott today disclosed a massive data breach exposing the personal and financial information on as many as a half billion customers who made reservations at any of its Starwood properties over the past four years. Data Breaches Marriott Data breach Starwood breach
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
Netherlands, Germany and UK Have Logged the Most Data Breach Reports Since the EU's GDPR went into full effect, European data protection authorities have received over 59,000 data breach reports, with the Netherlands, Germany and the U.K.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
Many of the API’s features accepted “wildcard” search parameters, meaning they could be made to return all records for a given data set without the need to search for specific terms.
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 3, 2018
” Concerned that his own information was similarly exposed, Sheehy contacted Jared parent company Signet Jewelers and asked them to fix the data exposure. But Lancaster said Signet neglected to remedy the data exposure for all past orders until contacted by KrebsOnSecurity.
InfoGoTo
JANUARY 22, 2019
Data destruction involves much more than hitting the “delete” key on a computer or moving data to a trash folder and emptying it. Organizations need to follow best practices in their data destruction and disposition to protect themselves and their customers.
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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Million Users' Private Photos Exposed, Triggering GDPR Investigation Ireland's privacy watchdog is probing data breaches at Facebook that exposed users' private data.
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 19, 2018
Ireland, France, Germany and UK Report Increases Since Privacy Law Took Effect The number of data breach reports filed since the EU General Data Protection Regulation went into effect has hit nearly 3,500 in Ireland, over 4,600 in Germany, 6,000 in France and 8,000 in the U.K.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 5, 2019
data breaches - involving the likes of Facebook, Marriott and Exactis - that exposed 447 million sensitive records, such as Social Security numbers, medical diagnoses and payment card data
InfoGoTo
JANUARY 22, 2019
Though much of the news concerning China and data protection in recent months has featured Chinese threat actors, the country’s citizens are often targets, too. China’s data protection laws have been presented as a response to the data security threats facing the nation. They join China’s existing Cyber Security Law, which went into effect in June 2017, helping to bring its previous data protection regulations into the 21st century.
Adam Levin
JANUARY 28, 2019
Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, is the go-to story for Data Privacy Day with its new “user-friendly” tool called Replica, which allows city planners see “how, when, and where people travel in urban areas.”.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 26, 2018
Crypto-Locking Ransomware Cracked Thanks to Gang's Shoddy Code Quality Good news for anyone whose data has been crypto-locked by attackers wielding GandCrab, the year's most aggressive strain of ransomware: You may be able to get your data back, thanks to a free decryptor
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
Data Aggregator Exposed 44.3 million individuals' personal details found in unsecured instances of Elasticsearch, which appear to have been left online by Data & Leads, a Toronto-based data aggregation firm Million Individuals' Details via Unsecured Servers Another day, another "Have I Been Pwned" alert, this time involving 44.3
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 31, 2019
Report: India's Largest Bank Had Database That Lacked Password Protection The State Bank of India, the nation's largest bank, is investigating an apparent data leak that reportedly exposed information on millions of its customers.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 3, 2019
Hacking Incidents Still Dominate, But Fewer Huge Incidents Than in Years Past Major health data breaches added to the official federal tally in 2018 impacted more than twice as many individuals as the incidents added to the list 2017.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 2, 2018
Hotel Giant Has Yet to Disclose Total Number of Affected Victims Radisson Hotel Group has suffered a data breach that resulted in the theft of data for its global loyalty program members. The company, which operates 1,400 hotels, says the breach touched data for "less than 10 percent" of all Radisson Rewards members, but it hasn't released a victim count
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 7, 2019
Healthcare Incident Points to Possible 'Altered' Patient Data Data integrity issues can arise in the wake of a ransomware attack. Case in point: A California podiatrist practice hit by ransomware reports that patient files were possibly "altered" or "corrupted."
Adam Levin
DECEMBER 20, 2018
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced that it experienced a data breach in October. The post NASA Announces Data Breach appeared first on Adam Levin. Data Security Government Data breach featured NASA
Perficient Data & Analytics
SEPTEMBER 27, 2018
The data architecture capability will supply the components and standards necessary to implement other capabilities coherently and enable them to work together. An enterprise data model provides a common, well-understood classification of data.
Information Management Resources
DECEMBER 24, 2018
Building an effective compliance program based on a comprehensive inventory helps an organization meet GDPR requirements and provides a clear vision for ethical data handling that drives value. Data privacy Data management Data privacy rules Data discovery Data strategy
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 10, 2018
s privacy watchdog says that six months after enforcement of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation began, it's seen a dramatic increase in data breach reports - as well as privacy complaints from the public
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 11, 2019
Analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly playing promising roles in healthcare data security, say Ron Mehring, CISO at Texas Health Resources, a large delivery system, and Axel Wirth of Symantec, a technology vendor.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 6, 2019
A misconfigured AWS S3 bucket is the root cause of a data leak that impacted 2.4 Last week Abine disclosed a data leak that potentially exposed personal information of Blur users. Leaked data included email addresses, password hashes ( bcrypt hashes with a unique salt for each user), IP addresses and, in some cases, first and last names and password hints. Abine discoverd the data leak on December 13. million users were impacted by the data leak.
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 31, 2019
Investigation Underway After Attack Compromises Employee Details Airbus says it suffered a hack attack, leading to a breach of "contact and IT identification details" for at least some of its EU employees.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 26, 2019
The cyber security expert Marco Ramilli continues its analysis of the data leak known as Collection #1, he shared some interesting views on data The cyber security expert Marco Ramilli continues its analysis of the data leak known as Collection #1, he shared some interesting views on data.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 19, 2019
Cybersecurity expert Marco Ramilli has analyzed the huge trove of data, called Collection #1, that was first disclosed by Troy Hunt. Few weeks ago I wrote about “ How Data Breaches Happen “, where I shared some public available “pasties” within apparently (not tested) SQLi vulnerable websites.
Information Management Resources
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Data analytics has taken a long time to take root within Internal Audit. Analytics Data management Data securityWith the seeds long planted, the garden is finally burgeoning forth.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 27, 2018
Security Researcher Discovers Apparent Breach at Medical Practice A medical practice's misconfigured database server that allegedly exposed information about thousands of patients plus staff serves as another reminder about the importance of safeguarding sensitive data from exposure on the internet
Information Management Resources
FEBRUARY 20, 2019
The simplest definition of a citizen data scientist is: non-data scientist. It just means that citizen data scientists nobly desire to do data science but are not formally schooled in all the ins and outs of the data science life cycle. Data science Data Scientist Data management
Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 31, 2018
Microsoft's Diana Kelley on How to Keep Data Untampered Altered data can be just as damaging as lost or stolen data. Diana Kelley of Microsoft outlines key steps for how enterprises can improve how they maintain data integrity
Thales Data Security
OCTOBER 9, 2018
As Cybersecurity continues to be heavily focused on solving the problem of attacks against software vulnerabilities and system access, one potential silver bullet in the data breach equation remains out of the limelight. The Big Data Conundrum. Data security
Information Management Resources
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Without effective data management capabilities an organization will have difficulty understanding and maximizing the use of its data assets. Data security Data management Cyber security
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