IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, the bastion of password security, LastPass, announced that its systems had been breached – although the organisation is confident that customers’ details remain secure. In total, we identified 112 publicly disclosed security incidents in August, resulting in 97,456,345 compromised records. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Phishing 116

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

Source (New) Construction USA Yes 489 ClearVision Optical Source (New) Retail USA Yes 261 Symphony Financial, LLC. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes Unknown Human Events. Also this week, NIST released four draft publications “intended to help improve the safety, security and trustworthiness of [AI] systems”.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2023

According to a Digital Guardian report , 90% of data breaches are caused by phishing, while Venari Security found that organisations lose approximately $181 (£150) for each piece of personal information stolen in online scams. In this example, seen by MailGuard , the message appears to be a security alert from Netflix.

Phishing 52

Phishing Passwords Authentication Data breaches 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2020

We recorded 103 cyber security incidents in November, which accounted for 586,771,602 leaked records. The majority of those came from a credential-stuffing attack targeting Spotify and a data leak at the messaging app GO SMS Pro, which you can learn more about below. Here is our complete list of November’s cyber attacks and data breaches.

Data breaches 137

Data breaches Ransomware e-Discovery Personal data 137

Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

What would happen if you typed in “Amazon,” the corresponding domain popped up, and you clicked, but instead of finding the world’s largest online retailer, you landed on a 1980s WarGames-themed page with a laughing skull? All of these can be extinction-level events. Think that would be impossible?

Retail 52

Retail Authentication Insurance Data breaches 52

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2019

According to a security alert published by VISA, the PoS systems of North American fuel dispenser merchants are under attack. FIN8 is a financially motivated group that has been active since at least 2016 and often targets the POS environments of the retail, restaurant, and hospitality merchants to harvest payment account data.

Sales 63

Sales Phishing Access Retail 63

IT Governance

AUGUST 10, 2018

In a notice posted on its website , Butlin’s managing director, Dermot King, said: “We would like to assure all our guests that your payment details are secure and have not been compromised. Your Butlin’s usernames and passwords are also secure.”. No payment card data affected.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches Phishing Passwords Security 69

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 10, 2022

We live in a digital world in which we engage with significant social, government, retail, business and entertainment services now delivered without any direct human service management. This should be heeded by digital service providers as it will increase user trust as well as improve security.

Personal data 71

Personal data Data breaches Government Authentication 71

IT Governance

JUNE 8, 2023

Despite an array of technological solutions designed to counter phishing attacks – from antimalware software to password protections – the main weapon in anyone’s arsenal should be knowledge and awareness. A Digital Guardian report found that 90% of corporate security breaches are the result of phishing attacks. com’ websites.

Phishing 111

Phishing Data breaches Communications Government 111

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 31, 2022

As web security improves, email security has become a bigger problem than ever. The overwhelming majority of malware attacks now come from email — as high as 89 percent , according to HP Wolf Security research. Email security software can block many of these emails, but some will still slip through. Vishing Defenses.

Phishing 131

Phishing Cybersecurity Ransomware Security 131

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Although football holds a special place in many hearts across the globe, the cyber security elements of the situation should not be forgotten in the emotion of the sporting revelations. However, this statement doesn’t reflect the scale of the breach, or provide assurances of the organisation’s cyber security programme. FIFA’s stance.

Phishing 87

Phishing Data breaches Risk Encryption 87

ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2020

In late March 2014, two teams of security researchers independently started fuzz testing OpenSSL, an open source utility that encrypts traffic from a web browser to a server and forms the basis of trusted transactions online. ” To test their fuzzing engines, security vendors will randomly choose from open source tools in use today.

Encryption 52

Encryption Retail Security Passwords 52

ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2020

In late March 2014, two teams of security researchers independently started fuzz testing OpenSSL, an open source utility that encrypts traffic from a web browser to a server and forms the basis of trusted transactions online. ” To test their fuzzing engines, security vendors will randomly choose from open source tools in use today.

Encryption 52

Encryption Retail Security Passwords 52

ForAllSecure

JULY 28, 2020

In late March 2014, two teams of security researchers independently started fuzz testing OpenSSL, an open source utility that encrypts traffic from a web browser to a server and forms the basis of trusted transactions online. ” To test their fuzzing engines, security vendors will randomly choose from open source tools in use today.

Encryption 52

Encryption Retail Security Passwords 52

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 22, 2023

Network security protects and monitors the links and the communications within the network using a combination of hardware, software, and enforced policies. Networks and network security comes in a wide range of complexity to fit the wide range of needs. For a more general overview consider reading: What is Network Security?

Security 108

Security Cloud Encryption Access 108

IT Governance

MAY 24, 2024

About Vanessa Horton Vanessa holds a degree in computer forensics, as well as a number of cyber security and forensics qualifications. Now, she’s part of our cyber incident response team, helping clients with their cyber security requirements. Return to contents Detection – security monitoring and what is ‘normal’?

Risk 118

Risk Security Ransomware Phishing 118

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 16, 2023

Network security threats weaken the defenses of an enterprise network, endangering proprietary data, critical applications, and the entire IT infrastructure. This guide to major network security threats covers detection methods as well as mitigation strategies for your organization to follow. Also read: What is Network Security?

Security 108

Security Honeypots Passwords IoT 108

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

It’s a tough time to be a retailer. Just recently, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), owner of retailers Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks OFF 5th and Lord & Taylor, acknowledged that an undisclosed number of customers’ payment card data had been stolen, and HBC shares fell more than 6 percent in response to the news.

Sales 52

Sales Retail Security Encryption 52

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Passwords are everywhere, but they probably weren't intended to be used as much as they are today. Is there something more secure? Maybe you are at an organization that requires you to change your passwords every 90 days or so, and so you have password fatigue -- there are only so many variations you can do every 90 days or so.

Passwords 52

Passwords Authentication Access Data breaches 52

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 Retail 52

Krebs on Security

APRIL 17, 2019

And yet, here I am again writing the second story this week about a possibly serious security breach at an Indian company that provides IT support and outsourcing for a ridiculous number of major U.S. Nor did the statement even acknowledge a security incident.

Data breaches 275

Data breaches Phishing Retail Access 275

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2023

8 Key Components of a CIAM Platform sparsh Tue, 05/23/2023 - 04:15 Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) is essentially developed to improve the customer experience (CX), ensure the highest level of security, protect customer data, and support the management of external, non-employee identities.

Customer Experience 71

Customer Experience Authentication Passwords Retail 71

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Most essentially, facial recognition technology promises a solid amount of internal and external security advantages in the day-to-day activity of enterprises, making it a key technology for passwordless authentication. Amazon Rekognition has been well regarded by government agencies and other secure users. Amazon Rekognition.

Authentication 124

Authentication Artificial Intelligence Access Passwords 124

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 14, 2020

As a result, the way in which they connect and authorize communication makes them a primary security risk for organizations. The report, titled The Economic Impact of Machine Identity Breaches , was commissioned by Salt Lake City, UT-based security vendor Venafi. Machines control the flow of all types of sensitive data.

Digital transformation 138

Digital transformation Passwords Retail IoT 138

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Rogue security software. Architect a premium network security model like SASE that encompasses SD-WAN , CASB , secure web gateways , ZTNA , FWaaS , and microsegmentation. Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. Jump ahead: Adware. Bots and botnets. Browser hijacker.

Phishing 104

Phishing Ransomware Passwords Access 104

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Soon after, the attackers were able to use their control over his mobile number to reset his Gmail account password. Rather, he said, this explanation of events was a misunderstanding at best, and more likely a cover-up at some level. Samy said a big challenge for mobile stores is balancing customer service with account security.

Passwords 238

Passwords Authentication Access IT 238

Troy Hunt

MARCH 29, 2018

The penny first dropped for me just over 7 years ago to the day: The only secure password is the one you can't remember. In an era well before the birth of Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), I was doing a bunch of password analysis on data breaches and wouldn't you know it - people are terrible at creating passwords! Everywhere.

Passwords 106

Passwords Data breaches IT Security 106

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 14, 2023

retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that compromised more than 40 million customer payment cards over the previous month. However, in a classic failure of operational security, many of these employees had their MegaPlan account messages automatically forwarded to their real ChronoPay email accounts.

Computer and Electronics 226

Computer and Electronics Marketing Sales Healthcare 226

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks. 64% of managers and higher admit to poor password practices.

Cybersecurity 120

Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cloud 120

Data Matters

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Moreover, if the business operates a website, but primarily interacts with consumers in retail locations, it will be required to add a third option that allows consumers to submit a form that can be submitted in person at those locations. Security Concerns. Specific Guidance on Right to Know Requests. Explanation of Denial.

Sales 60

Sales Privacy Passwords Compliance 60

KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

This is an excellent article that exposes the vulnerabilities when communications systems are not secure by design. With 30+ years of experience as an IT security consultant, instructor, and award-winning author, Roger has dedicated his life to making sure you're prepared to defend against quickly-evolving cybersecurity threats.

Phishing 78

Phishing Ransomware Cybersecurity Security awareness 78