SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

They now face the risk of being implicated in criminal investigations or held accountable for security breaches, as evidenced by cases like that of Joe Sullivan, the former Chief Security Officer of Uber, who was sentenced to three years' probation for covering up a data breach involving millions of Uber user records.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

.” The security breach was discovered by GitHub earlier this month when the company noticed suspicious access to Okta’s code repositories. “Upon investigation, we have concluded that such access was used to copy Okta code repositories,” writes David Bradbury, the Okta Chief Security Officer (CSO) in the mail.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 5, 2022

million past and present customers of its investment services, as names, brokerage portfolio values and account numbers were compromised in a data breach. In an SEC filing made on Monday, Cash App parent company Block, Inc., said that it was working to contact roughly 8.2

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 25, 2019

That’s how they’re going to transfer data in, hopefully, a secure channel to pass information back and forth with each other.”. However, APIs are also more frequently the source of data breaches and other cyber incidents. No one really knows exactly how many APIs are out there. And that’s just one phone. Postal Service.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

Last year, 4,518 data breaches were reported," researchers from Flashpoint said in a new report. billion credentials and personal records, ranging from account and financial information to emails and Social Security numbers." It's no surprise to see cybercriminals focused on this valuable commodity.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

Kottmann also reportedly even posted some of the videos on Twitter, which later deleted the hacker’s account and their offending tweets. The one that scares me the most is that with this data and its analysis, adversaries could perpetuate not only cybercrimes, but also physical crimes like looting or kidnapping.”.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Conversely, if a CISO is to be held accountable in the same manner as a CFO or General Counsel concerning matters of investor confidence, the executive contours of the CISO role should be revisited to ensure that it has sufficient authority, agency, and institutional backing to defend data assets as a fiduciary."

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The announcement came as the ride-hailing giant continues to investigate a network data breach that occurred on Thursday, September 15. In a security update published on Monday, September 19 , Uber wrote, “An Uber EXT contractor had their account compromised by an attacker. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 6, 2021

The 2020 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) notes that vulnerabilities accounted for nearly 20% of hacking breaches. Systems need to be securely configured upon implementation and then assessed frequently to ensure they stay that way.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 30, 2023

Developing a Clear Cybersecurity Strategy As a CISO/CSO, creating and presenting a clear cybersecurity strategy to the board of directors is crucial in fostering awareness of cyber risks and encouraging investment in cybersecurity defense. Vulnerability assessments highlighting areas where your organization’s defenses may be lacking.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Under the guidance of Dan Meacham, VP of Global Security and Corporate Operations and CSO/CISO, the multi-billion dollar organization transitioned from on-premises data centers to the cloud in 2012. MVISION CNAPP helps me keep my system administrators and developers accountable for what they are doing. Learn more.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 27, 2024

1 - Data protection will become even more critical as AI usage surges Because AI tools rely on vast amounts of data, widespread AI adoption will lead to the exponential growth of data volumes. In addition, this data will be distributed across a complex multi-cloud landscape of locations, accounts and applications.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2023

Equifax is sharing its Security Controls Framework to anyone who wants it as a pay-it-forward for lessons learned from its 2017 data breach in which attackers exfiltrated hundreds of millions of customer records from the credit reporting agency. "We into our security transformation.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 2, 2023

The report is based on Tenable Research team’s analysis of cybersecurity events, vulnerabilities and trends throughout 2022, including an analysis of 1,335 data breach incidents publicly disclosed between November 2021 and October 2022. billion records were exposed, which accounted for 257 terabytes of data.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2022

Department of Justice was investigating a recent data breach of the federal court system, which dated back to early 2020. The chair of the House Judiciary Committee, Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), described the breach as a “system security failure of the U.S. Courts’ document management system.” On the same day, July 28, 2022, the U.S.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 11, 2021

Expectations around how corporate America responds to and communicates around data breaches has evolved significantly over the past two decades,” said T.J. When a data breach is discovered, the heat is on the IS/IT department(s) and, in many organizations, there is a culture of blame,” said Winick. Here is a sampling.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 6, 2022

These include a new Dark Web Insights tool that provides a breakdown of compromised passwords, a standalone authenticator app for enabling account multi-factor authentication (MFA), and a low-cost starter plan for small businesses. Breached employee credentials on dark web pose significant threat to businesses.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan was found guilty of obstructing a federal investigation in connection with the attempted cover-up of a 2016 hack at Uber, NIST and Microsoft say that mandatory password expiration is no longer needed but many organizations are still doing it, and how fake executive profiles are becoming a huge problem for […].

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2022

The cost calculator for cyberattacks takes into account general data—like revenue, number of employees, vertical, headquarters location and the types of records stores—to arrive at an “annual loss expectancy” figure, according to vice president of AI and cyber insurance at Safe Security, Pankaj Goyal.

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McAfee

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Cybersecurity is a board level topic for three main reasons: Cybersecurity breaches are a serious matter for any company. Everyone in the company and on the board should be responsible and accountable for good cybersecurity practices. Security breaches are serious matters! . Everyone is responsible and accountable.

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Errata Security

JULY 19, 2020

The CEO can't hire an excellent CSO unless they have enough competency to judge the qualifications of the CSO, and enough competency to hold the CSO accountable for the job they are doing. It doesn't matter that this costs a lot of money due to data breaches. All this is a tradeoff.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. Brian Krebs is an independent investigative reporter known for his coverage of technology, malware , data breaches , and cybercrime developments. Brian Krebs | @briankrebs.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Examples of this include keeping software up to date, backing up data, and maintaining good password practices. At the end of the day, lack of education and human error are two of the largest contributors to data breaches. Our first party data shows that ATO has increased 55% year-over-year! How can that be?

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

With 24% of all data breaches using ransomware, this commoditisation of cybercrime significantly broadens the field, resulting in a sharp increase in the frequency and variety of attacks. This increased scrutiny will drive improvements in cybersecurity practices across industries, fostering a culture of accountability and vigilance.

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