Articles Tagged with ''data breach''

Insider threat: FBI releases a video for chief security officers

Stopping the insider threat: FBI releases a video for CSOs

October 14, 2020

A 30-minute movie, inspired by true events, called “The Nevernight Connection," details the fictional account of a former U.S. Intelligence Community official targeted by foreign intelligence service via a fake profile on a professional networking site and recruited to turn over classified information.

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Miami tech company Intcomex suffers major data breach

October 13, 2020

Miami-based tech company Intcomex suffered a major data breach, with nearly 1 TB of its users’ data leaked, including full credit card details, SSNs, passport and license scans, payroll information and bank documents.

72% of businesses experienced increase in endpoint and IoT security incidents in the past 12 months

October 6, 2020

According to new data released by Cybersecurity Insiders, 72% of organizations experienced an increase in endpoint and IoT security incidents in the last year, while 56% anticipate their organization will likely be compromised due to an endpoint or IoT-originated attack with the next 12 months.

Half of organizations experienced security incidents while working remotely

October 1, 2020

A new report from email security company Tessian reveals that 75% of IT decision makers believe the future of work will be remote or “hybrid” - where employees choose to split their time between working in the office and anywhere else they’d like. As businesses try to deliver a seamless hybrid experience, Tessian’s Securing the Future of Hybrid Working report reveals the security risks they must overcome and the pressures on IT teams.

Combating Complacency: Getting the Most Out of Your Data Breach Response Plan

What U.S. companies should know about LGPD – Brazil’s new General Data Protection Law

LGPD is a complicated regulatory regime that will required U.S. entities subject to its requirements to undertake substantial compliance efforts.

David M. Stauss

September 23, 2020

As documented in Dirceu Santa Rosa’s article for the IAPP’s Privacy Tracker, efforts to delay the effective date of Brazil’s General Data Protection Law – Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados or LGPD – recently failed, and the law is expected to go into force in the coming days. Brazil’s federal government also published a decree approving the regulatory structure of the Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados, i.e., Brazil’s national data protection authority.

Organizations suffer outbound email data breaches approximately every 12 working hours

September 21, 2020

Ninety-three percent of IT leaders surveyed said that their organization had suffered data breaches through outbound email in the last 12 months. On average, the Egress 2020 Outbound Email Data Breach Report found, an email data breach happens approximately every 12 working hours.

Dunkin' Donuts settles data breach lawsuit

September 18, 2020

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with Dunkin’ Brands, Inc. (Dunkin’) — franchisor of Dunkin’ Donuts — resolving a lawsuit over the company’s failure to respond to successful cyberattacks that compromised tens of thousands of customers’ online accounts.

Mailfire data breach exposes more than 320 million records and PII of 70 websites

September 16, 2020

vpnMentor’s research team recently received a report from an anonymous ethical hacker about a massive data leak exposing users of over 70 adult dating and e-commerce websites from around the world.

Data breach exposes personal information of 46k veterans

September 16, 2020

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Management announced a data breach involving the personal information of approximately 46,000 Veterans.

Lessons learned from the Equifax data breach

September 8, 2020

Three years later, what are some of the lessons learned about the Equifax data breach, which exposed the personal information of 147 million people?

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