Articles Tagged with ''data breach''

The Insider Threat: Protecting Your Company from Itself

May 14, 2019

Imagine losing your car keys. It would be inconvenient, as you could be stranded for a while and you would need to find and obtain a replacement key. Now imagine losing a set of work keys. How much disruption could this cause your company? Remember the 2014 Sony breach? It was perpetrated by a group who claimed that they were able to access the movie studio's computer systems because Sony failed to lock their physical doors.

Year in Review: The SEC and Cybersecurity

In the wake of many cybersecurity breaches, SEC's aggressive agenda demonstrates that cybersecurity management is vital to U.S. public companies and capital markets.

Seth P Berman Ian Roffman Melanie L Todman

May 13, 2019

What can we learn from the SEC and its aggressive agenda?

Cybersecurity Skills Shortage is Impacting Organizations

May 10, 2019

Seventy-four percent of organizations are impacted by the cybersecurity skills shortage, according to a study of cybersecurity professionals by the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG).

Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act Reintroduced by Senators Warren and Warner

May 10, 2019

Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) reintroduced the Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act to hold large credit reporting agencies (CRAs)-including Equifax-accountable for data breaches involving consumer data.

Nation States Perpetrate 23 Percent of Cyberattacks

May 9, 2019

Cyberattacks by nation states and parties affiliated with them represent 23 percent of data breaches, up from 12 percent in 2018 and 19 percent in 2017, according to the Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).

Europol Takes Down Dark Web Marketplaces that Sold Illegal Data

May 9, 2019

Two prolific dark web marketplaces have been taken down in simultaneous global operations supported by Europol: the Wall Street Market and the Silkkitie (known as the Valhalla Marketplace).

Data Breach Trends In 2019

May 8, 2019

More than 1,900 breaches were reported through March 31, exposing approximately 1.9 billion records, according to the Data Breach QuickView Report.

Data Breach Notification in Washington Amended

May 3, 2019

Washington State Legislature passed a set of amendments to Washington’s data breach notification statutes for businesses and government agencies.

Security by the Book

Barnes & Noble's Loss Prevention chief reflects on retail security trends.

Adam Stone

May 3, 2019

Barnes & Noble's Loss Prevention chief reflects on retail security trends.

List of 100,000 Passwords Known to Hackers Released

May 2, 2019

The National Cyber Security Centre released a list of 100,000 passwords known to hackers.

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