IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

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. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help.

Data breaches 124

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 124

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. Source (New) Construction USA Yes 489 ClearVision Optical Source (New) Retail USA Yes 261 Symphony Financial, LLC. Data breached: 1,201,000 people’s data.

Data breaches 57

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 57

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 108

Archiving Passwords Retail Education 108

eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

It’s only been three weeks, but we’ve already talked plenty about the first big GDPR fine of €50 million (or about $56.8 Sure, you’re thinking “that’s Google, I can see how they got fined, but nothing to worry about here”. As covered in Alston & Bird’s Privacy and Data Security Blog ( Google-Style GDPR Fines for Everyone?

Privacy 46

Privacy Data Privacy GDPR Compliance 46

The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Max Henderson, the Manager of Incident Response at Pondurance joins us to talk about what companies get wrong in responding to ransomware and other threats. Himes on Congress’s About-face on Cybersecurity Episode 226: The Cyber Consequences Of Our Throw Away Culture. So what should companies worried about ransomware do?

Ransomware 98

Ransomware Retail Education Government 98

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The Regulation isn’t just about written details, like names and addresses; it applies to any information that can identify someone. That includes pictures and videos, which is why you should be careful about the way you use CCTV. What’s the difference between a privacy policy and privacy notice?

GDPR 101

GDPR Privacy Retail Personal data 101

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Related: California’s pioneering privacy law ripples through other states. Rick Snyder, who is about to leave office and can point to significant strides Michigan has made ‘reinventing’ its economy under his watch. I just wanted to be proactive about it,” he told me. This new nickname may not roll off the tongue.

Cybersecurity 166

Cybersecurity Military Education Government 166

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Consumer privacy rights in California are well established. The California Constitution expressly grants California citizens a right to privacy. California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised.

Privacy 58

Privacy Sales Education Compliance 58

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Consumer privacy rights in California are well established. The California Constitution expressly grants California citizens a right to privacy. California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised.

Privacy 58

Privacy Sales Compliance Government 58

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

ML and DL lie at the core of predictive analytics, enabling models to learn from data, identify patterns and make predictions about future events. In the back end, these platforms enhance inventory management and track stock to help retailers maintain an optimal inventory balance.

Analytics 95

Analytics Artificial Intelligence Marketing Education 95

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

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 82

Artificial Intelligence Retail Unstructured data Insurance 82

erwin

JUNE 11, 2020

Educators can provide a more valuable learning experience and environment for students. With the use of data intelligence tools, educational institutes can provide teachers with a more holistic view of a student’s academic performance. Blockchain enables more secure and complex transaction record-keeping for businesses.

Analytics 103

Analytics Blockchain Artificial Intelligence Big data 103

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 1, 2010

On December 1, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission released its long-awaited report on online privacy entitled “ Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers.” a time and in a context in which the consumer is making a decision about his or her data.”

Privacy 40

Privacy Retail Data Privacy Education 40

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Every so often, a technology comes along that seems to perfectly capture the zeitgeist : representing all that is both promising and troubling about the future. The technology is poised to change just about everything else …at least eventually. Paul Roberts: This Security Ledgers Spotlight podcast is sponsored by ForAllSecure.

Security 52

Security Artificial Intelligence Computer and Electronics Libraries 52

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 15, 2017

where industry experts, policymakers, researchers and legal professionals considered how to best characterize and measure potential injuries and resulting harms to consumers when information about them is misused or inappropriately protected. Another stated goal was to determine when FTC intervention may be warranted.

Privacy 42

Privacy Retail Risk Insurance 42

Hunton Privacy

MAY 26, 2010

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz recently sent a letter to Congressman Edward Markey, Co-Chairman of the bipartisan Congressional Privacy Caucus, announcing that the FTC will address the privacy risks associated with the use of digital copiers.

Privacy 40

Privacy Risk Manufacturing Retail 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

More than two thirds (69%) also stated they would think about initiating legal action against a company which failed to manage their personal data under the GDPR. Those across the manufacturing and utilities industries had the highest preparedness rates at 91%, while retail had the lowest across both countries at 78%. Industry sector.

GDPR 81

GDPR Data breaches Retail Manufacturing 81

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Source (New) Retail Italy Yes 436,932 Toner-dumping.de Source (New) Retail Germany Yes 334,000 Yakima Valley Radiology, PC Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Healthcare USA Yes 235,249 Consorzio Innovation Source (New) Professional services Italy Yes 225 GB Northeast Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Source (New) Healthcare USA Yes 177,276 Strike.me

Data Privacy 66

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 66

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Every so often, a technology comes along that seems to perfectly capture the zeitgeist : representing all that is both promising and troubling about the future. The technology is poised to change just about everything else …at least eventually. Paul Roberts: This Security Ledgers Spotlight podcast is sponsored by ForAllSecure.

Security 40

Security Artificial Intelligence Computer and Electronics Libraries 40

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Every so often, a technology comes along that seems to perfectly capture the zeitgeist : representing all that is both promising and troubling about the future. The technology is poised to change just about everything else …at least eventually. Paul Roberts: This Security Ledgers Spotlight podcast is sponsored by ForAllSecure.

Security 40

Security Artificial Intelligence Computer and Electronics Libraries 40

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Data privacy regulations like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can be hard to navigate for businesses of any size, but GRC tools can simplify and streamline compliance with all of the requirements. IT governance and security. Audit management. Riskonnect.

Compliance 67

Compliance Risk Government Retail 67

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Data privacy regulations like the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can be hard to navigate for businesses of any size, but GRC tools can simplify and streamline compliance with all of the requirements. IT governance and security. Audit management. Riskonnect.

Compliance 57

Compliance Risk Government Retail 57

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers. Mobile Guardian, which is used to help parents manage their children’s device usage, was hacked on 19 April, according to the Singaporean Ministry of Education.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

CGI

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Early 2018 will mark the beginning of a new era for the UK’s retail banks. Using the Open Banking API, new entrants and smaller players will have a structured and secure way to access customer account information and challenge the established institutions by creating new customer offers. p.butler@cgi.com. Tue, 10/17/2017 - 01:03.

IT 40

IT Retail Marketing Data Privacy 40

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight loanDepot rep orts an extra 324,071 victims In January, the mortgage lender loanDepot announced in an SEC filing that an unauthorised third party had gained access to the sensitive personal information of about 16.6 TB The Peddie School Source (New) Education USA Yes 1.2

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Data breaches 52

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Source (New) Engineering Japan Yes >5 TB Array Networks Source (New) Cyber security USA Yes 2.5 TB LDLC Source (New) Retail France Yes 1,500,000 APROA Source (New) Professional services Argentina Yes 1,197,562 Petrus Resources Ltd.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. A lot of SMBs do not have security operations centers or SOCs. They can provide that additional security, remotely.

Insurance 40

Insurance Privacy Ransomware GDPR 40

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Zhabei District police investigated online message platforms, and targeted an education information consulting company as the source of the spam messages. Armed with this information, unscrupulous online retailers can forge customer records, while other businesses can use the information to contact potential customers.

Data breaches 40

Data breaches Retail Education Sales 40

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The security researcher Bob Diachenko of SecurityDiscovery first identified the exposed information in mid-September. 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.

Data Privacy 86

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 86

IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight More than 70 million email addresses added to Have I Been Pwned The security researcher Troy Hunt has added more than 70 million email addresses from the Naz.API data set to his Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service. VF Corporation confirms 35.5

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

Kid Security breached again: children’s live GPS locations exposed on the Internet Last November , the parental control app Kid Security, which allows parents to monitor and control their children’s online safety, was found to have exposed more than 300 million records via misconfigured Elasticsearch and Logstash instances.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Security Retail 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2024

Mobile network database breach exposes 750 million Indians’ personal data The Indian security company CloudSEK claims to have found the personal data of 750 million Indians for sale on an “underground forum”. On top of that, we found out about the MOAB this week, affecting 3,876 organisations with more than 26 billion records breached.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Retail Privacy Manufacturing 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Source (New) Retail USA Yes 2,469 Three GreatStar Industrial Co. Source (New) Manufacturing Japan Yes Unknown Midland Industries Source (New) Retail USA Yes Unknown Rosen’s Diversified, Inc.

Data Privacy 84

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 84

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

billion records The security researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered an unprotected database exposing more than 1.5 Fowler contacted the company, which secured the database. The security researcher Bob Diachenko identified the leak in September and contacted TuneFab, which fixed the misconfiguration within 24 hours.

Data Privacy 88

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 88

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

It’s an irony often noted about wealth: The more money you have, the more you have to worry about money – managing it, protecting it, nurturing it for further growth. For businesses, the same is now true about information. At least 10 additional states have enacted or are considering data privacy laws.

Encryption 214

Encryption Cloud Privacy GDPR 214

Data Matters

JANUARY 29, 2019

In addition, FINRA remains concerned about the increasing complexity of exchange-traded products (ETPs) and securities products that package leveraged loans. Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions. Senior Investors.

Risk 60

Risk IT Compliance Marketing 60