eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

When assessing the overall security of cloud storage and choosing a solution tailored to your business, it helps to determine its features, potential risks, security measures, and other considerations. CSP collaboration improves the security environment where there’s a need to mitigate the emerging risks quickly and comprehensively.

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Centraleyes

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has recently released staggering figures revealing a significant increase in healthcare data breaches affecting 88 million Americans in 2023 alone. Even more alarming is that data was successfully encrypted in 75% of these incidents.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Cost of a Machine Identity Data Breach with Yahoo! Consequences from the Yahoo Data Breach. Though it’s easy to focus on the cost of a data breach, the ramifications of Yahoo!’s s breach were vast and equally as destructive. accounts and other important data were targeted, Yahoo!

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2021

The leaked data numbers in the millions and was accessible to anyone who possessed the link. There was no need for a password or login credentials to access the information, and the data was not encrypted. What Data Was Leaked? Feedback message data contained Account id, feedback rating given, and users’ email addresses.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 28, 2023

However, as AI continues to advance, it brings with it a new set of cybersecurity risks and challenges. In this blog, we will delve into the potential risks associated with AI and the importance of implementing robust cybersecurity measures to safeguard against these threats.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

million settlement in a multi-state investigation of the data breach that the company suffered in 2014. million settlement over the 2014 data breach. In 2014, Home Depot revealed that the data breach impacted 56 million customers across the US and Canada. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Data breach).

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 9, 2022

A data breach is any person’s nightmare. It can affect you mentally and financially, and an 100% unhackable device or account necessitates taking precautionary measures. . Secure your accounts with complex passwords. Whatever your security strategy is, be sure you verify that your data and accounts are safe from hackers.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Urgent patching and prompt updates can protect systems from unauthorized access, data breaches, and potential exploitation by threat actors. To secure sensitive data, cybersecurity specialists, software vendors, and end users should encourage collaborative efforts against malicious activities.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches. 1 in 4 Americans reported that they would stop doing business with a company following a data breach, and 67% of consumers reported a loss of trust in an organization following a breach. What Are Data Breaches?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

Here are three risk mitigation imperatives that can help organizations get a better handle on these latest risks and threats. Laws and regulations around data continue to evolve, with several new bills working their way through Capitol Hill, prompting concern around enforcement, penalties, and obligations.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2021

American clothing brand and retailer Guess discloses a data breach after the February ransomware attack and is notifying the affected customers. In February, American fashion brand Guess was hit by a ransomware attack, now the company is disclosing a data breach and is notifying affected customers. Pierluigi Paganini.

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IT Security Guru

OCTOBER 21, 2021

While APIs help businesses accomplish many strategic and operational goals, simplify software development and improve user experience, they are not without risks. Because APIs connect services and transfer all types of data, including sensitive data, APIs are vulnerable to attacks that may result in costly data breaches.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 24, 2023

As the frequency of data breaches surges, it becomes increasingly imperative to guarantee the security and adequate encryption of passwords. In this article, I will provide an overview of password encryption, explaining its essence and modus operandi. What is password encryption? How does password encryption work?

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 20, 2017

This week, I've been writing up my 5-part guide on "Fixing Data Breaches" On Monday I talked about the value of education ; let's try and stop the breach from happening in the first place. I looked at their Twitter account and there'd been no action for years so I wasn't going to get any traction there.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The Home Depot recently reached a multi-state agreement which settles an investigation into a 2014 data breach. The data breach compromised payment card information of roughly 40 million customers. The Home Depot data breach and agreement. The company will pay a total of $17.5 million to 46 U.S. Of the $17.5

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The compromised databases included names, addresses, dates of birth, insurance policy details, medical record numbers, account balances and dates of service — of both guarantors and patients. The fact that this incident is being labeled “the Atrium breach” in the media also shows where the reputational risk lies.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 28, 2023

million people's personal data may be at risk, after the company suffered a ransomware attack earlier in the year. The PurFoods notification reveals that suspicious account behaviour was first seen back in February of this year. Stop malicious encryption. Use EDR or MDR to detect unusual activity before an attack occurs.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2019

For many years, encryption has been viewed as a burden on businesses – expensive, complex and of questionable value. In just the past few years (and hundreds of high-profile breaches and £Trillions of economic damage later), cyber threats became impossible for the boardroom to ignore. Enter encryption. How things have changed.

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IT Security Guru

APRIL 5, 2024

Infiltrating various markets, it presents new and enhanced risks to this landscape. Stay informed about the many risks, especially regarding the information about you that’s available online. The risks might not be new, but they’re enhanced: Malware Attacks: Generative AI can create more sophisticated malware attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 6, 2021

It is essential to ensure that all accounts are protected with strong passwords. To this day, a significant amount of people still use the password across multiple accounts, which makes it much simpler for a cybercriminal to compromise a password and take over accounts. Set-up 2-factor authentication. Use antivirus software.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Employee security awareness is the most important defense against data breaches. It involves regularly changing passwords and inventorying sensitive data. There are several ways you can protect your business from data breaches. Provide frequent training about the risks of cyberattacks. This can be risky.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 13, 2023

The availability of the archive was reported by the data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned , which notified Zecks. The company attempted to downplay the security breach by telling Have I Been Pwned that threat actors only had access to encrypted passwords.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2021

Misconfigured cloud-based databases continue to cause data breaches, millions of database servers are currently exposed across cloud providers. Fugue’s new State of Cloud Security 2020 report reveals that misconfigured cloud-based databases continue to pose a severe security risk to organizations. Pierluigi Paganini.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Bank of America is notifying customers that their personal information was compromised in a data breach impacting Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS), a third-party vendor. The breach reportedly occurred after IMS was hacked in November 2023. At least 57,028 Bank of America customers were directly impacted.

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

a hospital patient in desperate need of an immediate operation whose records are locked up); Payment can avoid being fined for losing important data; Payment means not losing highly confidential information; and Payment may mean not going public with the data breach.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 8, 2024

file exposed information that attackers could employ for lateral movement within the ministry’s systems, potentially escalating to anything from account takeover to a ransomware attack. What MIM data was exposed? file leaked several types of database credentials, mail credentials, and data encryption keys.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 18, 2023

However, this new paradigm also comes with inherent risks, as cybercriminals constantly devise sophisticated methods to exploit vulnerabilities and gain unauthorized access to crypto accounts. […] The post Strengthening Crypto Account Security: Beyond SMS 2FA appeared first on BlackCloak | Protect Your Digital Life™.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Technology continues to improve our lives – but at the same time the risks continue to grow. Encryption, data sovereignty, multifactor authentication and website cookies are all vital ideas and technologies to keep consumers’ personal data safe – but research released this month reveals widespread confusion.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 14, 2024

This kind of high-profile breach made headlines globally, and naturally highlights the need for stringent security measures when handling organisational data – especially the type of sensitive genetic information that 23andMe is responsible for. Implementing multi-factor authentication is vital too.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 12, 2024

Industry-specific rules: Check relevant regulations on a regular basis to verify data security compliance , and use DLP to protect sensitive data and reduce regulatory risks. Data storage: Identify whether your organization’s data storage is on-premises or cloud-based.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The FBI is investigating a data breach where cybercriminals were able to steal patients’ records from a Las Vegas plastic surgeon’s office, and then post the details online which included nude photos. They sent the data, along with the nude photos, to family and friends through patients’ email accounts.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 20, 2018

How can organizations reduce, prevent, and even avoid data breaches in the cloud? Let’s look at a few strategies and technologies that can be successfully used to secure data in the cloud and help reduce and even prevent data breaches in the cloud. Sadly, ransomware sheds a bad light on encryption.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Encryption and data backup. Data encryption is a protection strategy that renders data useless even when an intruder accesses it. Encrypting all your company’s sensitive data and private information ensures that it’s protected from data breaches. Use strong passwords.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2021

The leaked data numbers in the millions and was accessible to anyone who possessed the link. There was no need for a password or login credentials to access the information, and the data was not encrypted. What Are the Risks and How to Protect Yourself. The leak has since been secured. What’s Happening?

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

But even as companies race to increase cybersecurity spending and awareness, data breaches have actually become much more (not less) likely. Tales From the Breach: What Organizations Are (and Aren’t) Doing The 2013 Target data breach was a watershed moment within the cybersecurity landscape.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

The government says Snatch used a customized ransomware variant notable for rebooting Microsoft Windows devices into Safe Mode — enabling the ransomware to circumvent detection by antivirus or endpoint protection — and then encrypting files when few services are running. ru account and posted as him.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Virtually every major financial institution, retailer, and scores of payment processors have been the victims of data breaches, incurring both financial and reputational damage. According to the 2022 Thales Data Threat Report – Financial Services Edition , 52% of U.S. million, second only to healthcare. Requirement 3.2

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