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11 cyber security predictions for 2020

IT Governance

The IoT will be used in both attacks on domestic premises and in industrial espionage. This is fuelling the cyber crime industry as each payment shows victims are likely to pay the attackers. The retail and hospitality industries will continue to have their POS equipment targeted.

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SHARED INTEL: ‘Credential stuffers’ leverage enduring flaws to prey on video game industry

The Last Watchdog

The video game industry saw massive growth in 2020; nothing like a global pandemic to drive people to spend more time than ever gaming. The video game industry withstood nearly 11 billion credential stuffing attacks in 2020, a 224 percent spike over 2019. Related: Credential stuffers exploit Covid 19 pandemic.

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Group-IB Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report

Security Affairs

Group-IB , a global threat hunting and intelligence company, has presented its annual Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 report. In the report, the company examines key shifts in the cybercrime world internationally between H2 2019 and H1 2020 and gives forecasts for the coming year.

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SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Data Matters

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year. Protection of Retail Investors .

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SEC and FINRA Issue 2020 Examination Priorities (Including Cybersecurity) for Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers

Data Matters

Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently published their examination priorities (together, the Examination Priorities) for the 2020 calendar year. Protection of Retail Investors .

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 22 – 28 January 2024

IT Governance

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”. Compromised data includes victims’ names, addresses, phone numbers and Aadhaar numbers (a 12-digit government identification number).

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State of the Union: CCPA and Beyond in 2020

Data Protection Report

The majority of companies that did include the button/link were in the retail sector. Companies are approaching “sale” very differently. A few companies simply included CCPA’s broad definition of sale in the privacy policy and stated that under CCPA’s definition, “a sale may or may not have occurred.”. Ballot Initiative.

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