IT Governance

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Welcome to our third 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. IT Governance discovered 266 security incidents between July and September 2021, which accounted for 185,721,284 breaches records.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Retail Government Ransomware 130

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

15, 2024 – Harter Secrest & Emery LLP , a full-service business law firm with offices throughout New York, is pleased to announce that it has been selected as a NetDiligence-authorized Breach Coach ® , a designation only extended to law firms that demonstrate competency and sophistication in data breach response. Greene Led by partner F.

Data breaches 100

Data breaches Financial Services Big data Retail 100

Data Matters

APRIL 6, 2022

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Enforcement (EXAMS or Division) issued its annual examination priorities. Private Fund, ESG Investing, Retail Investors, Cybersecurity, Fintech, and Digital Assets. Microcap, Municipal, Fixed Income, and Over-the-Counter Securities. On March 30, 2022, the U.S.

Retail 88

Retail Compliance Sales Risk 88

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Resecurity researchers dumped Gigabytes of data from Agent Tesla C2Cs, one of the most well-known cyberespionage tools suffers a data leakage. The data extraction was made possible through a collaboration with Resecurity, law enforcement and several ISPs in the European Union, Middle East and North America.

Financial Services 136

Financial Services Retail Education Information Security 136

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Experts from vpnMentor have uncovered a leaking, active database containing over 123 million records belonging to the sporting goods retailer Decathlon Spain (and possibly Decathlon UK as well). SecurityAffairs – data leak, privacy). The unsecure archive is greater than 9GB in size and was published on an ElasticSearch server.

Archiving 100

Archiving Passwords Retail Education 100

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

Welcome to our May 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We identified 77 security incidents during the month, resulting in 49,782,129 compromised records. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. Data breaches.

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 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. This week, we’re taking a slightly different approach with the ‘publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks’ category, presenting the most interesting data points in a table format.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

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

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 121

Ransomware Government Retail Cloud 121

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 27, 2021

As reported on the Hunton Retail Law Blog , on April 26, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal on Article III standing grounds of a data breach class action predicated on an alleged increased risk of identity theft. McMorris v. Carlos Lopez & Assocs. , 19-4310, 2021 WL 1603808 (2d Cir.

Data breaches 88

Data breaches Risk Retail Education 88

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

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Although there have still been a few surprises, with the death of Queen Elizabeth II and blazing heatwaves across the UK to name but two, it was a familiar year in the cyber security landscape. Cyber criminals continued to wreak havoc, with the likes of Twitter , Uber and Neopets all reporting mammoth data breaches.

Security 132

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Almost everyone wants to know what the future has in store – particularly when it comes to cyber security. With that in mind, Geraint Williams, IT Governance’s chief information security officer, discusses his cyber security predictions in the upcoming year. Our predictions. Open banking will be targeted. How should you prepare?

Security 98

Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 98

erwin

JUNE 11, 2020

What Is Data Intelligence? Data Intelligence is the analysis of multifaceted data to be used by companies to improve products and services offered and better support investments and business strategies in place. Data intelligence can encompass both internal and external business data and information. Healthcare.

Analytics 103

Analytics Blockchain Artificial Intelligence Big data 103

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Promote cross- and up-selling Recommendation engines use consumer behavior data and AI algorithms to help discover data trends to be used in the development of more effective up-selling and cross-selling strategies, resulting in more useful add-on recommendations for customers during checkout for online retailers.

Artificial Intelligence 87

Artificial Intelligence Retail Unstructured data Insurance 87

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

DL models can improve over time through further training and exposure to more data. Predictive analytics integrates with NLP, ML and DL to enhance decision-making capabilities, extract insights, and use historical data to forecast future behavior, preferences and trends.

Analytics 104

Analytics Artificial Intelligence Marketing Education 104

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Although the news headlines are flooded with incidents affecting areas from critical infrastructure and healthcare to retail and education, we have a great opportunity to address this challenge. Security agencies have developed processes to mitigate ransomware attacks. Monitor data security for intelligent remediation.

Ransomware 103

Ransomware Retail Education Encryption 103

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Use strong multi-factor authentication methods such as biometrics, physical security tokens, or standalone authentication applications to access online accounts. The FBI recommends mobile carriers take the following precautions: Educate employees and conduct training sessions on SIM swapping. Pierluigi Paganini. Pierluigi Paganini.

Authentication 100

Authentication Passwords Retail Education 100

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command, and international partners released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to warn that Russia-linked threat actors are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters (EdgeRouters) to evade detection in cyber operations worldwide. .

Energy and Utilities 111

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 111

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

The data shows how perceptions around cyber and technology risks, from ransomware and other cyber-attacks to the threats posed by AI, are changing the global business risk landscape. The perceived threat of cyber risk to global business leaders peaked in 2021 (34%) and over the past two years, the risk perception has dropped (27%).

Risk 161

Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities Marketing 161

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Steelcase is a US-based furniture company that produces office furniture, architectural and technology products for office environments and the education, health care and retail industries. The company is not aware of data loss caused by the ransomware attack. It is the largest office furniture manufacturer in the world.

Ransomware 113

Ransomware Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Mining 113

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Security researchers from NCC Group reported an increase in ransomware attacks in November 2021 over the past month, and PYSA (aka Mespinoza) and Lockbit were the most active ransomware gangs. The post PYSA ransomware gang is the most active group in November appeared first on Security Affairs. in November compared to October.

Ransomware 107

Ransomware Encryption Government Retail 107

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 83

Privacy Personal data Sales Retail 83

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

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 21, 2017

On March 17, 2017, retailer Neiman Marcus agreed to pay $1.6 million as part of a proposed settlement (the “Settlement”) to a consumer class action lawsuit stemming from a 2013 data breach that allegedly compromised the credit card data of approximately 350,000 customers.

Data breaches 56

Data breaches Retail Information Security Education 56

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 25, 2020

Establishments and companies in the UK will therefore be responsible for the additional collection and potential sharing of customers’ personal data. Going forward, this type of additional data collection is likely to be applied not only in the hospitality sector but also in the education, retail and manufacturing sectors, as they reopen.

Data collection 98

Data collection Personal data Compliance Retail 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 23, 2021

A bold move by the retail giant which aims to offer the complete shopping journey for customers by changing how identification at check-in can substitute authentication at check-out for payment. The financial sector has long embraced innovation in tandem with the security industry and more recently, the retail industry.

Retail 77

Retail Education Encryption Authentication 77

The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As always, you can check our full conversation in our latest Security Ledger podcast at Blubrry. While exact numbers are hard to come by, large scale studies of companies found that more than a third had been hit by ransomware in the past year, with the retail, government and education sectors particularly hard hit.

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Retail Education Government 98

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Extra security measures have been taken to protect (scientific) data. UM is investigating if the cyber attackers have had access to this data.”. It is unclear if the attackers have exfiltrated data from the systems before encrypting them. The attacker focused on encrypting data files in the Windows domain.

Ransomware 120

Ransomware Encryption Passwords Retail 120

Rocket Software

MARCH 11, 2022

For businesses that rely on mainframes, secure access to the data stored there is simply a business requirement. For instance, in the retail industry, mobile-enabled terminal emulation means sales representatives can get the answers they need on the floor without leaving the customers’ side. Unify and simplify IT environments.

Retail 52

Retail Manufacturing Compliance Access 52

IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2019

Financial services firms must do more to educate employees about cyber security, according to the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority). Ideally, financial organisations should go beyond the broad strokes of cyber security best practices and provide employees with in-depth, granular programmes that are tailored to the risks they face.

Retail 66

Retail Risk Education Financial Services 66

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 20, 2023

When privacy is at stake, SSI puts individuals back in control of their personal data. Organizations have an average of 17 apps to process or store customer data, and ensuring compliance across each of those apps is a complex task. Digital sovereignty includes two key pillars: data sovereignty and technological sovereignty.

Privacy 71

Privacy Blockchain Customer Experience Access 71

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

This presents a set of challenges for IT professionals, with 36.6% of those surveyed listing poorly secured personal and network devices as being their primary concern with a remote workforce. Follow these tips to keep your online holiday shopping secure: Avoid clicking on links in marketing emails and social media posts.

Cybersecurity 76

Cybersecurity Retail Phishing Sales 76