IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. It has since been confirmed by Anukul Peedkaew, the permanent secretary of social development and human security.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

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. They accessed 41.5 The compromised data allegedly includes names, email addresses and phone numbers.

Data Privacy 75

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The malware was used in attacks against multiple industries, including education, real estate, retail, non-profit organizations, telecom companies, and governments. Unit42 researchers uncovered a new backdoor named Agent Raccoon, which is being used in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S.

Retail 134

Retail Education Communications Government 134

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. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape from the past three months, including the latest statistics and our observations.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Retail Government Ransomware 130

Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2024

Impacted customers include Sweden’s largest cinema chain Filmstaden (the attack disrupted its online ticket system) and the discount retail chain Rusta. ” BleepingComputer first reported that the security breach was the result of an Akira ransomware attack. Tietoevry notified law enforcement and impacted customers.

Ransomware 120

Ransomware Government Retail Cloud 120

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 2, 2018

Claire McCaskill by Russian intelligency agency hackers, as she runs for re-election, underscores the need for each individual and organization to take online privacy and security as a core part of our everyday lives. Related: Using ‘gamification’ for security training. A large retailer may spend millions on cyber security.

Cybersecurity 111

Cybersecurity Security Cleanup Education 111

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

According to the company, they have over 600,000 Cameras and 50,000 Recorders installed all over the world in multiple sectors such as Banking, Retail, Government, etc. At this time, the vendor has yet to release security patches to address the flaw. ” reads the advisory published by Fortinet. in MVPower CCTV DVR models.

Authentication 98

Authentication Retail Education Marketing 98

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. How should you prepare?

Security 98

Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 98

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

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. Google , Clearview AI , and Meta all receives hefty penalties in 2022, demonstrating the continued important of effective information security.

Security 132

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 132

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The majority of intercepted credentials by Agent Tesla related to financial services, online-retailers, e-government systems and personal and business e-mail accounts. . The post Exclusive: Researchers dumped Gigabytes of data from Agent Tesla C2Cs appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

Financial Services 136

Financial Services Retail Education Information Security 136

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 109

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 109

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. We’ll be back next week with the biggest and most interesting news stories, all rounded up in one place for you. In the meantime, if you missed it, check out last week’s round-up.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

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 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). The post Decathlon Spain data leak exposed Spanish employees’ data & more appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

Archiving 99

Archiving Passwords Retail Education 99

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 89

Artificial Intelligence Retail Unstructured data Insurance 89

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 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

Researchers from Elastic Security Labs spotted a new remote access trojan dubbed LOBSHOT was being distributed through Google Ads. Russian TA505 hacking group , aka Evil Corp , has been active since 2014 focusing on Retail and banking sectors. ” reads the report published by Elastic Security Labs.

Retail 97

Retail Access Education Security 97

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 post Steelcase office furniture giant hit by Ryuk ransomware attack appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

Ransomware 112

Ransomware Computer and Electronics Manufacturing Mining 112

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

Is business becoming dulled to the cyber security threat As cyber fears decrease, the technological risk landscape has fragmented, with executives nearly as concerned about the perceived threat posed by disruptive new technologies, such as AI, as the risk of cybercrime.

Risk 161

Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities Marketing 161

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

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 10, 2022

With this, they deceived the employees of phone stores to obtain duplicate SIM cards and, in this way, have access to the bank’s security confirmation messages. In this way they could operate in online banking and access bank accounts to empty them after receiving security confirmation messages from the banks.”

Authentication 113

Authentication Passwords Retail Access 113

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. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape from the past three months, including the latest statistics and our observations.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 116

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Retail: Customers can manage their entire shopping experience online—from placing orders to handling shipping, changes, cancellations, returns and even accessing customer support—all without human interaction. Conversational AI is also making significant strides in other industries such as education, insurance and travel.

Analytics 106

Analytics Artificial Intelligence Marketing Education 106

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. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape from the past three months, including the latest statistics and our observations.

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Government Retail 115

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

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

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. In this article, you’ll find an overview of the cyber security landscape from the past three months, including the latest statistics and our observations.

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 105

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

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

The groups targeted organizations in the business services, financial, health, retail/consumer, aero-military, engineering and manufacturing, government, education, transportation, and utilities industries. orgs with 3 malware appeared first on Security Affairs. ” Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

Manufacturing 112

Manufacturing Phishing Military Retail 112

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. Reduce costs without compromising security.

Retail 52

Retail Manufacturing Compliance Access 52

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. decrease in security incidents compared to 2021 (1,243).

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Government Passwords 126

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 Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Snyder says his experience as head of Gateway Computers and as an investor in tech security startups, prior to entering politics, gave him an awareness of why putting Michigan ahead of the curve, dealing with cyber threats, would be vital. “I Merit is an acronym for the Michigan Educational Research Information Triad.

Cybersecurity 136

Cybersecurity Military Education Government 136

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 14, 2021

NAC can set policies for resource, role, device and location-based access and enforce security compliance with security and patch management policies, among other controls. Pulse Policy Secure. The company started in education and has expanded to government and corporate markets. Jump to: NAC product comparison chart.

Access 98

Access Compliance Authentication Education 98

IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2018

It is widely acknowledged that the retail and hospitality industries experience high staff turnover: frontline roles are often filled by temporary, young or part-time staff, the hours can be long and unsociable and the work can be physically demanding. Educating your staff can be complex to arrange, time consuming and costly.

Retail 65

Retail Education Compliance GDPR 65