Articles Tagged with ''data breach''

American chipmaker NVIDIA was the victim of a ransomware attack.

The 2021 Annual Threat Monitor from NCC Group catalogues and analyzes major cybersecurity incidents that occurred in the past year, including ransomware, data breaches and nation-state cyberattacks.

Abandoned and over-privileged accounts present major cybersecurity risks. Enterprise security organizations can consider zero trust principles and automation to secure these cyber threats.

Data breaches hit 2,932 U.S. organizations in 2021, according to the 2021 Year End Report: Data Breach QuickView from Risk Based Security and Flashpoint. From the top targeted sectors to common attack vectors, examine the cybersecurity trends here.

Enterprise cybersecurity leaders can help mitigate the effects of a data breach through data encryption. Encryption as a Service can give cyber professionals an efficient way to secure their data.

There were 4,145 publicly disclosed data breaches that exposed over 22 billion records in 2021, approximately 5% fewer than 2020. 

News Corp said it had been hacked and had sensitive data stolen from journalists and other employees. The attack was likely conducted to gather intelligence to benefit China’s interests.

Oiltanking GmbH Group and Mabanaft Group — two companies involved in storing and supplying oil and other materials —  have been hit by a cyberattack that has disrupted operations in Germany. 

Securitas, a leading security services provider, suffered a data breach which exposed 1.5 million files.

Web 3.0, the anticipated next iteration of the internet, seeks to further decentralize information via artificial intelligence. This presents certain cyber risks for security professionals to watch.