IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Welcome to our third 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 identified 285 publicly disclosed security incidents between July and September 2022, which accounted for 232,266,148 compromised records.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2022

Welcome to our first 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 266 security incidents between January and March 2022, which accounted for 75,099,482 breached records.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Government Retail 115

Krebs on Security

APRIL 5, 2021

Some of the top ransomware gangs are deploying a new pressure tactic to push more victim organizations into paying an extortion demand: Emailing the victim’s customers and partners directly, warning that their data will be leaked to the dark web unless they can convince the victim firm to pay up. “Good day!

Ransomware 287

Ransomware Personal data Retail Privacy 287

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the European Union’s landmark data privacy law, took effect in 2018. Yet many organizations still struggle to meet compliance requirements, and EU data protection authorities do not hesitate to hand out penalties. Irish regulators hit Meta with a EUR 1.2 billion fine in 2023.

GDPR 80

GDPR Compliance Personal data Privacy 80

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2023

Welcome to our review of security incidents for 2022, in which we take a closer look at the information gathered in our monthly lists of data breaches and cyber attacks. IT Governance discovered 1,063 security incidents in 2022, which accounted for 480,014,323 breached records. How security incidents occurred.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Government Passwords 126

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

Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

The company said that the ransomware attack took place on Friday night and impacted only one data center in Sweden. Impacted customers include Sweden’s largest cinema chain Filmstaden (the attack disrupted its online ticket system) and the discount retail chain Rusta. Tietoevry notified law enforcement and impacted customers.

Ransomware 107

Ransomware Government Retail Cloud 107

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

More prominently, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have come to offer digital forms of central bank money, while tokenized deposits tokenize the lifecycle of commercial bank money in both the retail and wholesale context. Privacy refers to the right of data owners to control who accesses their transactional information.

Retail 98

Retail Privacy Compliance Government 98

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

Collibra

MAY 11, 2022

It’s perhaps a shocking truth: We live in an era of stunning digital transformation that is only going to become more data-driven each day. By 2025, it’s estimated that 463 exabytes of data will be created every day. Only 32% realize tangible value from data. 77% integrate up to 5 different types of data in their data pipelines.

Analytics 80

Analytics Digital transformation Government Retail 80

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Ten years ago, I wrote an essay : "Security in 2020." Here's what I said back then: There's really no such thing as security in the abstract. Security can only be defined in relation to something else. You're secure from something or against something. Well, it's finally 2020. I think I did pretty well.

Security 137

Security Communications Access Artificial Intelligence 137

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The tech titans have swelled into multi-billion dollar behemoths by myopically focusing on delivering targeted online advertising, in support of online retailing. Cybercriminals have begun escalating their efforts to bend the legitimate online advertising and retailing fulfillment ecosystem to their whims. It’s only lightly monitored.

Retail 138

Retail Digital transformation Phishing Data collection 138

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 27, 2024

The company is working with extremely high volumes of data and expects this situation to continue or grow. So, you’ve got a ton of assets earmarked for data storage , with many more workloads on the way. Your business isn’t expecting this data to collect dust in a vault, either. What is a hyperscale data center?

Cloud 106

Cloud Marketing Retail Artificial Intelligence 106

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2020

Part I of this series ended with Ngo in handcuffs after disembarking a flight from his native Vietnam to Guam, where he believed he was going to meet another cybercriminal who’d promised to hook him up with the mother of all consumer data caches. Ngo became obsessed with restarting his business and maintaining his previous income. .

Retail 318

Retail Government Access Insurance 318

Collibra

MARCH 3, 2021

A business glossary is a collection of data related terms described in clear language that everyone in an organization can understand. Those definitions form part of a business ontology – helping organizations understand how different terms relate to one another. . In some cases, differences can be semantic.

Metadata 59

Metadata Retail Government Communications 59

Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2023

An M&A is often associated with the “business world”; with industries such as finance, retail, technology, and more. The outcome of a merger or acquisition is relatively the same; the entities involved are combined or absorbed into one another and, by legal definition, become the same organization. Assessing that Asset Problem.

Risk 83

Risk Compliance Cybersecurity Retail 83

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In parallel with its development of the new model, the Privacy Working Group is continuing to draft a white paper on data ownership and use rights. 43R — Loan-Backed and Structured Securities (SSAP No. 43R, which incorporate the principle-based bond definition as part of the authoritative statutory accounting guidance.

Insurance 78

Insurance Paper Privacy Risk 78

Data Protection Report

JUNE 21, 2023

The new law has exclusions for Gramm-Leach-Bliley-covered financial institutions, HIPAA-covered covered entities and business associates, non-profits, institutes of higher education, and electric utilities, power generation companies, and retail electric providers.

Privacy 84

Privacy Personal data Sales Retail 84

IT Governance

OCTOBER 9, 2018

We’ve talked a lot recently about the financial effects of data breaches and how you should respond to incidents , but that still leaves the question of how data breaches occur. This blog looks at some real-world examples of some of the most common causes of data breaches and explains how they occurred.

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Retail 96

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Six months on from the legal implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a third of consumers have admitted they still aren’t confident that the companies they interact with comply with the regulation. A surprising 17% of UK consumers said they still hadn’t heard of the regulation compared to just 9% in Germany.

GDPR 81

GDPR Data breaches Retail Manufacturing 81

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2018

However, this increased volume of data has made ships an appealing target for criminal hackers. Ships usually have an IP or Ethernet network for business systems, email and Internet usage, and a serial network for the operational technology, which controls vital functions such as steering, engine control and navigation data.

Security 75

Security Digital transformation Communications Information Security 75

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Recent judicial interpretations of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), 740 ILCS 14, present potential litigation risks for retailers who employ biometric-capture technology, such as facial recognition, retina scan or fingerprint software. Shutterfly, Inc. , 16 C 10984, 2017 WL 4099846 (N.D. Google, Inc. , 3d 1088 (N.D.

Privacy 53

Privacy Retail Marketing Risk 53

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged the founder of Shopin , Eran Eyal, for allegedly running $42 million scam ICO. “Retail investors considering an investment in a digital asset that meets the definition of a security must be afforded the same truthful disclosures as in any traditional securities offering.”

Retail 57

Retail Blockchain Security IT 57

Info Source

AUGUST 16, 2023

We did a lot of research around pre- and post-COVID and looking at the data that Infosource ( contact Barbara for more information about her research) has as it relates to what we call distributed scanning. And so definitely we’ll see more of that. That’s an interesting question.

Retail 52

Retail Marketing Sales Customer Experience 52

IT Governance

APRIL 23, 2019

The Supreme Court has given Morrisons permission to appeal a ruling that found the supermarket liable for a data breach caused by a malicious insider. Skelton was arrested soon after leaking the data and in July 2015 was sentenced to eight years in prison. This incident shows how complex liability can be regarding data breaches.

Data breaches 82

Data breaches Insurance GDPR Compliance 82

Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2020

One of the more common and perennial cybercriminal schemes is “reshipping fraud,” wherein crooks buy pricey consumer goods online using stolen credit card data and then enlist others to help them collect or resell the merchandise. ” Alex Holden , founder and CTO of Hold Security , agreed.

Computer and Electronics 301

Computer and Electronics Marketing Retail Sales 301

Security Affairs

MAY 18, 2020

issued a flash alert to warn organizations of the new threat actor targeting healthcare, government, financial, and retail industries in the US. Feds warned that the decryptor for the ProLock is not correctly working and using it could definitively destroy the data. Early this month, the FBI? Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 108

Ransomware Retail Access Security 108

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Amid the mad dash for bargains and inevitable stories of shop-floor brawls, Black Friday brings with it a spike in cyber security threats, as cyber criminals take advantage of people desperate for bargains. You definitely shouldn’t buy the TV online there and then. Why Black Friday is primetime for cyber crime. What do you do?

Phishing 137

Phishing Sales Retail Passwords 137

Data Protection Report

MAY 17, 2019

The bill would have made three significant changes to the CCPA: It would have expanded the consumer’s private right of action from only certain security breaches to any violation of the CCPA. Social media data – right to remove and prohibit sale. Excludes “employees” from definition of “consumer”. Bills to narrow CCPA.

Retail 40

Retail Privacy Insurance Manufacturing 40

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 11, 2014

On March 10, 2014, the German Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information and all 16 German state data protection authorities responsible for the private sector issued guidelines on the use of closed-circuit television (“CCTV”) by private companies. View a PDF of the Guidelines.

Retail 56

Retail Compliance Security 56

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Moody’s Analytics, in collaboration with the American Council of Life Insurers, developed the revised bond factors, which are based on more recent historical data, as the data on which the prior factors were based was approximately 30 years old.

Insurance 88

Insurance e-Delivery Paper Sales 88

Troy Hunt

MARCH 27, 2018

Recently, I've witnessed a couple of incidents which have caused me to question some pretty fundamental security basics with our local Aussie telcos, specifically Telstra and Optus. Alarmingly, this is not unprecedented and I've been blocked before myself for reporting a security incident.

Security 61

Security Passwords Authentication Mining 61

IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The need to collaborate, share data and agree on definitions across organizational boundaries and systems. In a manufacturing, distribution or retail context, this is the supply plan. Choosing the right technology to support xP&A for your strategic goals. The next step is to start layering on constraints.

Analytics 52

Analytics Sales Manufacturing Retail 52

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Amid the mad dash for bargains and inevitable stories of shop-floor brawls, Black Friday brings with it a spike in cyber security threats – and it’s easy to see why. You definitely shouldn’t buy the TV online there and then. If you want to do online shopping while out and about, you’d be much better off using mobile data.

Phishing 119

Phishing Sales Passwords Retail 119

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2021

Popular fraud-prevention solutions rely on a consortium of data harvested from variety of sources to authenticate user and device identity, by analyzing a vast collection of digital fingerprints extracted from consumers transactions and online activity. This is definitely a new step in the niche of anti-detects in the underground market.

Authentication 121

Authentication Risk Retail Analytics 121

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Besides the traumatic experience for some retail employees and those injured in shop-floor brawls, Black Friday is also a time in which many of us are caught out by scams, with cyber criminals taking advantage of customers desperate for a bargain. You definitely shouldn’t buy the TV online there and then. What do you do?

Phishing 98

Phishing Sales Retail Government 98