The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2025

Organizations deploying AI tools and Large Language Models discover their systems vulnerable to sophisticated exploits that can manipulate AI behaviors, leading to data breaches and system compromises. This shift demands immediate security expertise to protect AI implementations.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Knowledge of cloud systems architecture and how it interacts with various devices is invaluable. Meanwhile, they’re also analyzing systems to isolate vulnerabilities, investigating data breaches, and developing best practices and policies. Bureau of Labor Statistics is especially bullish on these jobs, forecasting 31.5%

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 19, 2022

IBM’s recent Cost of a Data Breach report revealed that data breaches cost companies an average of $4.35 This report also noted that 79% of critical infrastructure organizations didn’t deploy a zero-trust architecture. million in 2022, up 12.7%

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Verizons Data Breach Investigations Report showed that 74% of security breaches involve a human element, with system administrators and developers accounting for most of these errors. Expect to see more investments in privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) such as encryption, anonymization, and data masking.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 17, 2023

Unfortunately, many organizations fail to educate their employees on the importance of cyber hygiene, leaving them vulnerable to phishing scams, malware infections, data breaches, and other cyber attacks. Tick-in-the-box training. Spotty patching. Vulnerability management is another key consideration when it comes to security.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Unless the two are in alignment with one another – unless your employees care about keeping corporate data safe and understand what’s required to do so – your business is not secure. It doesn’t matter how much money you invest into point solutions and hardened architecture. People power.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 3, 2024

Additionally, some customers may already have robust security protocols in place or may prefer to implement their own security measures, which are tailored to their specific needs," said Patrick Tiquet, Vice President, Security & Architecture, at Keeper Security.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 26, 2022

This is no surprise, given the 17% increase in the number of recorded data breaches during 2021 compared to 2020 ( ITRC ). The topic areas with the greatest growth included software architecture (19%), Kubernetes (15%), and microservices (13%). For more information, visit www.oreilly.com.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2024

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) published a data analysis report on the data breach resulting from the ransomware attack on the IT services provider Xplain. The attack took place on May 23, 2023 and the Play ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the data breach. ” continues the report.

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Ransomware Data breaches Unstructured Data Architecture 141

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 27, 2025

While GenAI promises powerful gains, rushed deployments are outpacing security readiness, leaving sensitive data increasingly vulnerable. With most security teams still navigating unfamiliar GenAI architectures, prioritizing data protection is urgent. However, theres little room for complacency because gaps remain.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

According to the IBM Data Breach Report 2021 , data breaches in the United States reached $4.24 Design your architecture in a way where the CMS back end (the behind-the-scenes content repository) is not directly coupled to the front end (the presentation system).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 26, 2025

While GenAI promises powerful gains, rushed deployments are outpacing security readiness, leaving sensitive data increasingly vulnerable. With most security teams still navigating unfamiliar GenAI architectures, prioritizing data protection is urgent. However, theres little room for complacency because gaps remain.

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Threat Reports Data breaches Encryption Phishing 62

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 10, 2022

Setting up security contours for certain types of personal data can be useful for: •Nullifying threats and risks applicable to general infrastructural components and their environment. Planning required processes and security components when initially building your architecture. Helping ensure data privacy. Randomizing data.

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Risk Encryption Data privacy CISO 240

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Overview: IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024About the report IBM’s annual 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report provides IT, risk management, and security leaders with timely, quantifiable evidence to guide them in their strategic decision-making. million on average, a 13.1% increase from last year.

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Data breaches Unstructured Data Risk Healthcare 64

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Notably, 2024 was unprecedentedly precarious with the second largest in history National Public Data breach and the biggest healthcare data breach to date with the massive attack on Change Healthcare. The more variables in your network, the more potential vulnerabilities and data breaches. EU, and China.

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Marketing Cybersecurity eCommerce Data breaches 102

Jane Frankland

MAY 18, 2025

The daily drumbeat of high-profile cyberattacks and data breaches underscores a sobering reality: determined hackers are routinely bypassing even well-funded prevention stacks. But today, these controls are no longer sufficient on their own. Immutable and indelible backups that cannot be altered or deleted by hackers.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

In 2023 alone, there were 725 hacking-related breaches reported in U.S. Healthcare cybersecurity threats and breaches remain the costliest of any industry with the average data breach in a hospital now costing about $10.93 million per incident?

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Healthcare Penetration Testing Education Cyber threats 113

Troy Hunt

JUNE 10, 2019

Back in 2013, I was beginning to get the sense that data breaches were becoming a big thing. Increasingly, I was writing about what I thought was a pretty fascinating segment of the infosec industry; password reuse across Gawker and Twitter resulting in a breach of the former sending Acai berry spam via the latter.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 18, 2023

NTT is partnering with the University of Technology Sydney to introduce an ABE service that fits with existing IT infrastructure, including cloud computing, healthcare, IoT and secure data sharing. With ABE, encryption happens once, while decryption attributes can be amended, as needed. This adds complexity and computational overhead.

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Encryption Surveillance Internet Internet 264

Security Boulevard

APRIL 21, 2022

Cyberattacks and data breaches are continuing to grow—with ransomware attacks rising 62% worldwide and 158% in North America in the last three years.

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Cybersecurity Architecture Data breaches Ransomware 98

SecureWorld News

APRIL 15, 2025

With nearly half of organizations surveyed reporting breaches tied to internal or third-party access, the message is clear: privileged access is a frontline vulnerability, not just an administrative concern. Breaches are happeningand they're costly 47% of organizations experienced a data breach involving third-party access.

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Risk CISO Architecture Data breaches 73

SecureWorld News

MARCH 27, 2025

A hacker's claim, and denial from Oracle The story surfaced in early March when a hacker using the alias "rose87168" posted on a cybercrime forum, claiming responsibility for a massive data breach at Oracle. oraclecloud.com. This indicates unauthorized access, even if it wasn't a full-scale compromise."

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Cisco Security

AUGUST 4, 2021

Deploying a Zero Trust architecture for the workforce provides a series of benefits, including improving the end-user experience by allowing access to some applications or resources that traditionally require VPN access and streamlining authentication through multi-factor authentication (MFA). The Move to Passwordless.

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Authentication Architecture Passwords Cyber Risk 145

SecureWorld News

APRIL 2, 2025

The latest wave of privacy litigation doesn't involve data breaches, AI models, or spyware. RELATED: The Pixel Lawsuits Aren't About Pixels ] Plaintiffs are bringing claims under wiretap laws passed in the 1960s, privacy statutes from the early days of home video, and consumer protection provisions that predate modern web architecture.

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Consumer Protection Spyware Surveillance Retail 80

Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 26, 2022

These encrypted fields remain secured with 256-bit AES encryption and can only be decrypted with a unique encryption key derived from each user’s master password using our Zero Knowledge architecture. As a reminder, the master password is never known to LastPass and is not stored or maintained by LastPass.

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Passwords Encryption Backups Password Management 294

Schneier on Security

JANUARY 31, 2024

Despite being responsible for one of the biggest data breaches of all time in 2017, the credit bureau Equifax is still around—illustrating that the oligopolistic nature of this market means that companies face few consequences for misbehavior. Equifax, Transunion and Experian make up a longstanding oligopoly for credit reporting.

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Banking Financial Services Marketing Data privacy 317

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Our customers’ passwords remain safely encrypted due to LastPass’s Zero Knowledge architecture.” The company pointed out that customers’ passwords were not compromised due to LastPass’s Zero Knowledge architecture. . LastPass confirmed that the data breach did not compromise users’ Master Passwords.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 21, 2025

In a bold response to a sophisticated insider-led data breach, Coinbase has turned the tables on cybercriminals who recently targeted the organization with ransomware. Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange platform in the U.S., However, experts caution that bold moves must be accompanied by robust internal security reform.

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Ransomware Social Engineering Data breaches Cryptocurrency 76

Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In the wake of Cisco’s recent data breach involving exposed API tokens - amongst other sensitive information - the cybersecurity community is reminded once again of the significant risks associated with unsecured APIs. Learn how today.

Data breaches 64

Data breaches Authentication Penetration Testing Risk 64

Jane Frankland

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Unsurprisingly, cyberattacks and data breaches show no signs of slowing as companies invest in technology to fuel growth, enhance customer experiences, support remote and hybrid workforces, and meet ESG goals. My Predictions for Cybersecurity in 2023 were… Technology enables opportunities as fast as it introduces threats.

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Cybersecurity Digital transformation Artificial Intelligence Architecture 130

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 21, 2022

Today, all organizations are required or encouraged to meet certain standards and regulations to protect their data against cybersecurity threats. The regulations vary across countries and industries, but they are designed to protect customers from the threat of posed data breaches. . Take a risk-based approach.

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Security Affairs

JULY 19, 2021

The oil giant employs has over $200 billion in annual revenue, and the threat actors are offering the stolen data at an initial price of $5 million. Bleeping Computer reached the company who confirmed a data breach on third-party contractors, but pointed out that the incident had no impact on Aramco’s operations.

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Engineering Data breaches Telecommunications Wireless 145

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 24, 2023

If cybercriminals discover the environment file first, it puts the organization at risk of unauthorized access to critical data, potential data breaches, data tampering, financial losses, reputational damage, and legal and compliance issues,” Cybernews researchers write.

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Data breaches Social Engineering Phishing DDOS 139

SecureWorld News

JANUARY 8, 2024

This incident follows loanDepot's disclosure of a data breach in May 2022, stemming from a cyberattack in August 2022. Organizations large and small should implement a Zero-Trust security architecture with least-privilege access to ensure employees only have access to what they need to do their jobs.

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Architecture Data breaches Retail Cybersecurity 112

SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

If data is involved, threat actors want to get their hands on it and exploit it. Some notable cyber incidents in the past half-decade include: McDonald's (2021): The fast-food giant suffered a data breach that exposed customer and employee information in South Korea and Taiwan. Subway U.K. 2020): The sandwich chain's U.K.

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Cybersecurity Data breaches Accountability Passwords 117

Security Boulevard

JUNE 5, 2025

The organizations that build sustainable competitive advantages through CIAM are those that invest in flexible, extensible architectures that can accommodate future requirements without requiring complete system replacements.

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Architecture Technology B2C Password Management 52

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 8, 2023

Understanding the Downfall vulnerability The Downfall vulnerability centers around an architectural feature found in Intel's CPUs, specifically in the x86 architecture. This architecture relies on a technique known as the "gather" instruction to speed up memory access and processing.

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