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Are Retailers Shopping for a Cybersecurity Breach?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Are Retailers Shopping for a Cybersecurity Breach? Retailers started the century as the prime targets for cyber attackers looking for credit card data. Today, unfortunately, retailers are again coming back to the spotlight. Similar to many organizations, 36% of retail respondents cited human error as the leading threat.

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51 Must-Know Phishing Statistics for 2023

IT Governance

Phishing is one of the most common and dangerous forms of cyber crime. 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. How common are phishing attacks?

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Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for July 2022

IT Governance

Welcome to our July 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over their personal data. NFT marketplace warns users of phishing scams. NFT marketplace warns users of phishing scams.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2020 ­– 7 billion records breached

IT Governance

University of Utah Health notifies patients of phishing attack (unknown). Phishing scam targets German coronavirus task force (100+). Florence, AL, government hit by cyber attack (unknown). com impersonated in year-long phishing attack (unknown). com impersonated in year-long phishing attack (unknown). Ransomware.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2020 – 832 million records breached

IT Governance

Princess Cruises and Holland America Line caught out by phishing scam (unknown). Koodo Mobile says customer data was hacked and is being sold on the dark web (unknown). Tandem Diabetes Care notifies patients of phishing incident (unknown). Oregon Department of Human Services employee hit by phishing email (unknown).

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Data privacy examples

IBM Big Data Hub

An online retailer always gets users’ explicit consent before sharing customer data with its partners. A navigation app anonymizes activity data before analyzing it for travel trends. One cannot overstate the importance of data privacy for businesses today.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in May 2022 – 49.8 million records breached

IT Governance

If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.