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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 1 – 7 January 2024

IT Governance

LockBit claims responsibility for Capital Health security incident The LockBit ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Capital Health , a healthcare provider in Pennington, New Jersey, last November. KG Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Manufacturing Germany Yes 1.1 They accessed 41.5 Data breached: 41,500,000 records.

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6,009,014 MovieBoxPro Accounts Breached in Another Data Scraping Incident

IT Governance

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. Source (New) IT services USA Yes 1,382 Worthen Industries Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Manufacturing USA Yes 1,277 R.J. Data breached: 1,201,000 people’s data. Young, Inc.

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Government survey reveals GDPR awareness is falling short

IT Governance

The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2018 from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has revealed that only 38% of businesses and 44% of charities have heard of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The industries with the least awareness were construction (25%) and production and manufacturing (27%).

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62% of organisations unaware of the GDPR

IT Governance

There is an alarming lack of awareness across all industries about the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , according to a government survey. As you would expect, larger organisations were more likely to be aware of the GDPR. Preparing for the GDPR. The survey split respondents into businesses and charities.

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2022 Cyber Security Review of the Year

IT Governance

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. Meanwhile, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) enforcement continues apace. million) fine for twelve breaches of the GDPR.

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More than half of consumers would consider legal action if their data was compromised during a breach

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

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 quarter (25%) of people in both regions revealed that they could not explain the GDPR in any way. Ready or not.

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Data security: Why a proactive stance is best

IBM Big Data Hub

But with a proactive approach to data security, organizations can fight back against the seemingly endless waves of threats. IBM Security X-Force found the most common threat on organizations is extortion, which comprised more than a quarter (27%) of all cybersecurity threats in 2022. Where do data breaches originate?