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AI, Quantum and the Evolving Threat Landscape: Key Findings from the Thales 2025 Data Threat Report

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MAY 27, 2025

AI, Quantum and the Evolving Threat Landscape: Key Findings from the Thales 2025 Data Threat Report madhav Tue, 05/27/2025 - 07:40 The Thales 2025 Data Threat Report reveals a critical inflection point in global cybersecurity. Encouragingly, businesses are taking steps in the right direction.

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Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2021

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JULY 22, 2021

The Threat Report Portugal: Q1 2021 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from April to June, Q2, of 2021. This makes it a reliable and trustworthy and continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Threat Report Q2 2021).

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Threat Report Portugal: Q1 2021

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MAY 2, 2021

The Threat Report Portugal: Q1 2021 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from January to March, Q1, of 2021. Threat Report Portugal Q1 2021: Phishing and malware by numbers. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Threat Report Portugal). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Threat Report Portugal: Q3 2021

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NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The Threat Report Portugal: Q3 2021 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to September, Q3, of 2021. This makes it a reliable and trustworthy and continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Threat Report Portugal).

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Threat Report Portugal: Q4 2021

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The Threat Report Portugal: Q4 2021 compiles data collected on the malicious campaigns that occurred from July to September, Q4, of 2021. This makes it a reliable and trustworthy and continuously updated source, focused on the threats targeting Portuguese citizens. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Threat Report Portugal ).

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Making the Case for Encryption in the Era of Digital Transformation – Highlights from our Annual Data Threat Report

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 29, 2019

Around this time each year, Thales eSecurity releases our annual Data Threat Report (DTR). Now in its sixth year, the report is squarely focused on digital transformation and what that means for organizations and their data security. We are living in an era where data breaches are the new normal.

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The Changing Face of Data Security in Australia and New Zealand

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

For organisations going through digital transformation there needs to be a layered approach to security – complimenting these traditional strategies with data protection.In the evolving digital world of cloud, social and apps, data is now the perimeter. Data, data and more data! We’d love to hear from you.

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Are Data Breaches the New Reality for Retail?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 18, 2018

As retailers expand their digitization, they need to continually address cybersecurity since the challenge to secure critical and confidential data will only increase. It also suggests that while retailers are increasing IT security spending this year, they admit having been breached in the last year. Nearly 95 percent of U.S.

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Mapping the threat: an insight into data breaches across Europe

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 29, 2018

According to Thales eSecurity’s latest Data Threat Report, European Edition , almost three in four businesses have now fallen victim to some of the world’s most significant data breaches, resulting in a loss of sensitive data and diminished customer trust. Where the hazard really lies.

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Protecting Retailers Against Cyber Risks on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

trillion, the risk of a data breach extends beyond immediate financial losses. Data Security Thales | Cloud Protection & Licensing Solutions More About This Author > As Black Friday and Cyber Monday loom, the stakes for retailers extend far beyond enticing deals and record sales. trillion and $5.28 trillion and $5.28

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Organizations Struggle with Cloud Security in the Post Digital Transformation Era – Highlights from our 2020 Data Threat Report-Global Edition

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

2020 marks the launch of the Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition for the seventh consecutive year. This year the report focuses on the post digital transformation era. The 2020 Thales Data Threat Report-Global Edition indicates that we have reached a tipping point.

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Securing Data in the Digital Transformation Era

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 31, 2018

Data breaches are the new normal. According to our 2018 Global Data Threat Report , 67% of enterprises have been breached, with that percentage rate growing every year. As organizations move to the cloud, it is critical that they consider new security measures to protect their data.

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When It Comes to a Data Breach, How Do You Want to Be Notified?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 7, 2018

August is two-thirds of the way through year, and we have already seen a number of serious, far-reaching data breaches making headlines, some occurred in 2018, and some from 2017 that are now being disclosed. When it comes to data breach notification laws, things can get tricky and complex, varying state-by-state.

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Guest Blog: End-to-End Data Encryption with Data Reduction from Thales & Pure Storage

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 13, 2019

The volume of data that is classified as sensitive and may require security consideration has been increasing due to new and updated privacy regulations like PCI-DSS , GDPR , HIPAA , and FedRAMP (to list a few). Cost and complexity are two of the most cited reasons why organizations limit the volume of data they can secure.

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Federal cybersecurity: breaking down the barriers to adoption

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 1, 2019

These vulnerabilities can span from limited use of data encryption to the abuse of privileged user policies. However, modernization and transformative technologies are creating new vulnerabilities resulting in data breaches. Data Breaches aren’t Slowing Down. The problem? Regulations Stoke the Flames.

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Retail in 2019 needs security precautions

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Our recent Data Threat Report, Retail Edition showed that 52 percent of U.S. retailers have suffered a data breach in the past year – and what’s more, 75 percent have had one at some point in the past. However, there is no question that a data breach results in a poor customer experience and a tarnished brand.

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Securing Sensitive Data in Pivotal Cloud Foundry

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2019

According to the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report -Global Edition, some 90 percent of 1,200 responding data security professionals worldwide report their organizations are using the cloud. To learn more about this effective way to protect data in the PCF, please visit our website. The Cloud Security Challenge.

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Is Your Data Safe in the Cloud?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 18, 2019

As organizations move more of their sensitive data to cloud platforms for the efficiency, flexibility and scalability that it promises, security and control continue to be a significant obstacle to this adoption. The post Is Your Data Safe in the Cloud? appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales eSecurity.

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RSAC 2019 Blog Series: Taking the Risk out of Digital Transformation: RSAC 2019’s Quest for Delivering “Better”

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The historic amount of coverage that data breaches have produced in 2018 has exposed executives and consumers to the importance of security, like no year before. At the same time, enterprise organizations that spend more than 10% of their IT budget on security, 34% say that they have experienced a breach in the past year.

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U.S. Healthcare Industry Needs a Shot in the Arm When it Comes to Data Protection: 70% experienced a breach; Less than 38% are encrypting even as threats increase

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 17, 2019

Likening this flu scenario to a data breach, 70 percent of healthcare organizations report that they’re sick and the majority are not taking proven and adequate measures to stay well. For more key findings and security best practices, download a copy of the new 2019 Thales Data Threat Report – Healthcare Edition.

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Retailers Face Many Challenges, Data Security Doesn’t Have to be One of the Them

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

According to the 2019 Thales Data Threat Report – Retail Edition , nearly two thirds (62%) of U.S. retailers reported experiencing data breaches, with more than a third (37%) occurring in the past year. Unfortunately, this results in retailers as a top target for cyberattacks. 10 at 2:00 pm ET.

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Financial Services Data – More at risk than you’d believe

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 5, 2018

One of the top findings from the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Services Edition was that data breaches in U.S. Not only are breaches at record highs – with 65% of U.S. Check out our data security solutions , and follow us on Twitter , LinkedIn and Facebook.

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National Day of Unplugging – how switching off can boost business security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2020

With increasing data breaches and unsuspecting users more vulnerable than ever before, cybersecurity situational awareness has never been more important. Discovering where all data is stored will not only help identify the types of data, but pinpoint where the most sensitive information is kept.

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Securing Corporate Data When Remote Working is the Norm

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 7, 2020

Careful planning and forward-thinking security is the best way to protect your most precious asset – your data – either while it is in transit or at rest. Whether the data breach is from stolen identities or human error, privacy breaches of unencrypted data can result in severe penalties under data protection regulations such as GDPR or CCPA.

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Who’s more of a threat – insiders or external threat actors?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2018

In past years’ Thales Data Threat Reports, we asked IT security pros around the world separate questions about whom they believed were the riskiest internal threats and external threats. It seems clear that for most organizations, protecting their data is a secondary priority. So what’s going on?

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Data Protection in the Digital Transformation Era

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 3, 2019

With more and more organizations embracing digital transformation and accelerating their pace to digitize every piece of information, they become increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyber-attacks and data breaches. With the global spend on digital transformation slated to reach a whopping $2.3 To Sum It Up.

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Game of Threats: What the Cybersecurity Industry Can Take Away from Game of Thrones

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2019

a battle that draws attention (and investment) away from the long-term war to protect mission-critical and personally identifiable data. Despite increases in data breaches, sufficient investment in data protection is still too low for federal agencies, setting them up to repeat mistakes of the past.

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Guest Blog: End-to-End Data Encryption with Data Reduction from Thales & Pure Storage

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 12, 2019

The volume of data that is classified as sensitive and may require security consideration has been increasing due to new and updated privacy regulations like PCI-DSS, GDPR, HIPAA, and FedRAMP (to list a few). Cost and complexity are two of the most cited reasons why organizations limit the volume of data they can secure.

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A worrying trend: Attacks on Asian healthcare organizations

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 23, 2018

While it’s no surprise to anybody reading this that data breaches are on the rise, the attacks facing healthcare organizations, most recently in Asia, are particularly worrisome. One need not look very far to find examples of the threats facing these entities: In Singapore, 1.5 Evolving Threat Landscape.

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The Countdown to Black Friday Has Begun. Are Retailers and Consumers Ready?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Protecting Consumer Data is Priority #1. In our 2018 Data Threat Report-Retail Edition , we found 50% of respondents reported a data breach this past year, so it goes without saying that the holiday shopping season is a prime time for cyber criminals to target both retailers and consumers alike.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

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APRIL 9, 2023

Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter newsletter) The post Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition appeared first on Security Affairs.

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It’s time to think twice about retail loyalty programs

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As I was starting to write this blog, yet another retail program data breach occurred, for Marriott’s Starwood loyalty program. What I’d originally planned to write about was a topic that directly applies – why retailers of all stripes are not investing in data security. This had me asking a simple question – Why?

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Key Insights from the OpenText 2024 Threat Perspective

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MAY 6, 2024

As we navigate through 2024, the cyber threat landscape continues to evolve, bringing new challenges for both businesses and individual consumers. The latest OpenText Threat Report provides insight into these changes, offering vital insights that help us prepare and protect ourselves against emerging threats.

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How Encryption Became the Board’s New Best Friend

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 7, 2019

In recent years, we’ve seen a sharp rise in reporting and analysis of data breaches – arguably both a stimulant and a symptom of cyber-security taking its place on the board agenda. And while the rise in reporting is positive, it highlights the chasm between recognition of the problem and application of sufficient solutions.

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Securing Containers for GDPR Compliance

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 1, 2018

No matter where your organization is located, if it processes or controls the personal data of EU residents, it must be in compliance with GDPR, or it will be liable to significant fines and the requirement to inform affected parties of data breaches. Container Adoption and Security Concerns.

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World Backup Day reminds us all just how precious our data is

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MARCH 25, 2022

Data loss can also occur as a result of falling victim to ransomware, malware or phishing. According to the 2022 BrightCloud® Threat Report, medium-sized organizations (21 to 100 licensed PCs) experienced malware infection rates that affected nine PCs on average last year. It could simply be a result of human error.

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Protecting Big Data, while Preserving Analytical Agility

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

The age of Big Data is upon us. And, as more data is available for analytical purposes, more sensitive and private information is at risk. In a world where data breaches are all to common, Pivotal Greenplum has partnered with Thales eSecurity to ensure its Big Data is also safe data. respondents.”.

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How to Prepare for the Future of Healthcare Digital Security

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 5, 2018

Healthcare’s IT evolution has brought numerous security challenges including regulations, the use of digitally transformative technologies that have created huge amounts of data to store and protect, and the extraordinary value of electronic personal health information (ePHI) to cybercriminals. Regulations. Nearly half (48%) of U.S.

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GDPR: it’s the final countdown

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 25, 2018

According to my colleague, Peter Galvin, however, “ we have to admit that data breaches are the new reality ”. Our recent Global Data Threat Report revealed that two thirds of businesses (67%) have been breached, with over a third (36%) reporting a breach within the past year.

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The Clock is Ticking for PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance

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.

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Consumer concerns over GDPR should set alarm bells ringing for businesses

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Ahead of the May 2018 legislation, we’ve been asking organisations if they’re #FITforGDPR – whether they’re ready to improve their personal data protections, as well as take on the increased accountability for data breaches, should they occur. As expected, responses have been mixed.

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Boards Now Face ‘the Encryption Question’

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

So why has it become such a hot topic, and what will their willingness – and readiness – to address the topic say about the state of enterprise data security? Data breaches are not a new phenomenon – but it’s a threat continually on the rise. This should serve as a wake-up call.

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Establishing trust in mobile payments

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

At the start of the year, Thales released the findings of its latest annual global Data Threat Report which found that, as businesses everywhere undergo a form of digital transformation, the risk of data breaches has reached an all-time high. It’s time then, to unlock the full potential of secure mobile payments.

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Have We Become Apathetic About Breaches?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Another day, another breach. Barely a day goes by where we don’t hear of a data breach. Affecting big companies and small in virtually every vertical and hitting government institutions at the local, state and federal level, sensitive data is routinely exfiltrated, stolen and leveraged with shocking regularity.

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AI, Quantum and the Evolving Threat Landscape: Key Findings from the Thales 2025 Data Threat Report

Threat Report Portugal: Q2 2021

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Threat Report Portugal: Q4 2021

Making the Case for Encryption in the Era of Digital Transformation – Highlights from our Annual Data Threat Report

The Changing Face of Data Security in Australia and New Zealand

Are Data Breaches the New Reality for Retail?

Mapping the threat: an insight into data breaches across Europe

Protecting Retailers Against Cyber Risks on Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Organizations Struggle with Cloud Security in the Post Digital Transformation Era – Highlights from our 2020 Data Threat Report-Global Edition

Securing Data in the Digital Transformation Era

When It Comes to a Data Breach, How Do You Want to Be Notified?

Guest Blog: End-to-End Data Encryption with Data Reduction from Thales & Pure Storage

Federal cybersecurity: breaking down the barriers to adoption

Retail in 2019 needs security precautions

Securing Sensitive Data in Pivotal Cloud Foundry

Is Your Data Safe in the Cloud?

RSAC 2019 Blog Series: Taking the Risk out of Digital Transformation: RSAC 2019’s Quest for Delivering “Better”

U.S. Healthcare Industry Needs a Shot in the Arm When it Comes to Data Protection: 70% experienced a breach; Less than 38% are encrypting even as threats increase

Retailers Face Many Challenges, Data Security Doesn’t Have to be One of the Them

Financial Services Data – More at risk than you’d believe

National Day of Unplugging – how switching off can boost business security

Securing Corporate Data When Remote Working is the Norm

Who’s more of a threat – insiders or external threat actors?

Data Protection in the Digital Transformation Era

Game of Threats: What the Cybersecurity Industry Can Take Away from Game of Thrones

Guest Blog: End-to-End Data Encryption with Data Reduction from Thales & Pure Storage

A worrying trend: Attacks on Asian healthcare organizations

The Countdown to Black Friday Has Begun. Are Retailers and Consumers Ready?

Security Affairs newsletter Round 414 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

It’s time to think twice about retail loyalty programs

Key Insights from the OpenText 2024 Threat Perspective

How Encryption Became the Board’s New Best Friend

Securing Containers for GDPR Compliance

World Backup Day reminds us all just how precious our data is

Protecting Big Data, while Preserving Analytical Agility

How to Prepare for the Future of Healthcare Digital Security

GDPR: it’s the final countdown

The Clock is Ticking for PCI DSS 4.0 Compliance

Consumer concerns over GDPR should set alarm bells ringing for businesses

Boards Now Face ‘the Encryption Question’

Establishing trust in mobile payments

Have We Become Apathetic About Breaches?

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