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High demand for breached cloud account credentials

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to State of Cloud Security Report compiled by Snyk, over 80% of organizations have suffered cloud security in the past one year and an equal proportion of them have suffered a data breach, but aren’t aware of it due to lack of coordination between teams & policy frameworks, enforcement challenges and budget allotment on time.

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Pearson agreed to pay $1 million for 2018 Data Theft

CyberSecurity Insiders

Pearson, a London based e-textbook publishing firm that supplies software to Schools and Universities has been slapped with a fine of $1 million for misleading investors about a 2018 data breach that witnessed siphoning of millions of student records by hackers.

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Safer Internet Day: The importance of training employees to keep organizations safe

CyberSecurity Insiders

Staying safe online is not just a worry for parents of young children and teenagers – organizations are also constantly at risk from cyber-attacks, which is why training staff to reduce the likelihood of any such attack is crucial. So why is it vital to train employees on cybersecurity and internet risks?

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It’s All Fun and Games Until You Get Breached – Tackling Security Challenges in the Remote Work Reality

IT Security Central

From healthcare to education to critical infrastructure, nobody seems to be safe from cyber attacks. News broke in early June that video game giant Electronic Arts was one of the latest victims of a major breach. Not even video game creators.

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Checklist for Getting Cyber Insurance Coverage

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

With businesses becoming more and more digitized, they are exposed to greater cyber risks. And while organizations are taking steps to protect against cyber attacks, cybersecurity controls are not impenetrable. Cyber risk insurance covers the costs of recovering from a security breach, a virus, or a cyber-attack.

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The Implications of the Uber Breach

Security Boulevard

This tactic is called social engineering and is one of the key methods used in attacks that result in data breaches. These types of "unauthorized access" attacks account for 50% of all data breaches and can cost companies as much as $9.5M Continuously educating your workforce.

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As market for cyber insurance booms, watchdog calls for better data

SC Magazine

Overall, insurance companies seem to be responding to increased demand from clients for cyber-specific insurance, and one survey found that the two things most likely to spur a purchase of cyber insurance are when a business experiences a cyber attack and when they hear about other companies being hit by a cyber attack.