Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Yesterday, I wrote the first part of this 5-part series on fixing data breaches and I focused on education. The next few parts of this series all focus on cures - how do we fix data breaches once bad code has already been written or bad server configurations deployed? Data Collection Should be Minimised, Not Maximisation.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 29, 2024

Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest not-for-profit providers of health care and coverage in the United States, is dealing with the fallout from a significant data breach that has affected more than 13 million individuals. The company revealed details of the incident in a public notification posted on April 25th.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 20, 2023

A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 31, 2023

Meta has run into yet another bout of court related issues—two subsidiaries have been ordered to pay $14 million regarding undisclosed data collection. Last year, Instagram received a record fine of $400m for the abuse of children’s data.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 21, 2020

When you share too much information online, you become a target of highly effective marketing campaigns. The more information they store, the higher the risk of a data breach. When that sensitive, granular data is leaked, regaining your online privacy becomes virtually impossible.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 29, 2024

At Malwarebytes, we reported how a team of researchers at Mozilla who reviewed the privacy and data collection policies of various product categories for several years now, named “Privacy Not Included,” found cars to be the worst product category they ever reviewed for privacy.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Internal Revenue Service website for months: Anyone seeking to create an account to view their tax records online would soon be required to provide biometric data to a private company in Virginia — ID.me. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked. com, which was fed by pig butchering scams.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

million or €50 million penalty in March 2020 by the France data watchdog for failing to provide transparent information to users about its rules and regulations pertaining to data collection related to its products and services. Google was awarded $56.6 Telecom Italia aka TIM was also hit by a GDPR fine of $31.5 million or €27.8

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In the ever-evolving fight against data loss , data breaches, and data theft in the 21st century, organizations worldwide have turned to a number of cybersecurity solutions, services, and software in an attempt to keep their data safe and secure from threats. million in 2019 to $1.1 billion by 2025.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Rising implementations of cloud services and IoT systems, not to mention the arrival of 5G, has quickened the pace of software development and multiplied data handling complexities. In this milieu, even well-defended enterprises continue to suffer catastrophic data breaches. Just ask Capital One , Marriott or Equifax.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 14, 2019

British Airways and Ticketmaster websites were infected with JS Sniffers , a type of malicious code injected into a victim’s website designed to steal a consumer’s personal data including payment card details, names, credentials etc. uk) became cybercriminals’ new major target on the UK market. FILA UK website ( fila.co [.]uk)

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 4, 2023

After having taken Meta to task for various privacy violations and data breaches, Meta is now having to provide European users with a way to opt out of behavioural advertising. That would be the $277m fine issued by the Irish Data Protection Commision because of a Facebook data breach.

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SecureList

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Google Google has several tracking systems responsible for various but often overlapping areas of marketing, advertising, and other fields involving the collection, analysis, and interpretation of user data. Chartbeat is an American company that collects and analyzes user data for media companies to improve monetization.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

One important aspect of data theft in criminal markets revolves around the authenticity of the data that is being resold. While financial institutions can reissue you a new card in the mail, the information the criminals have collected is equivalent to a data breach and can be reused for other types of fraud later on.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Any operational downtime or even worse data loss due to a data breach could significantly impact customer loyalty and their highly anticipated holiday season revenues. Vendors’ attention is increasingly fragmented across various data-collecting and transactional platforms.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

There are three major threat vectors that harm IoT deployments: Devices are hijacked by malicious software; Data collected and processed in IoT ecosystems is tampered with and impacts the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the information; and, Weak user and device authentication.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Any operational downtime or even worse data loss due to a data breach could significantly impact customer loyalty and their highly anticipated holiday season revenues. Vendors’ attention is increasingly fragmented across various data-collecting and transactional platforms.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 30, 2023

One of the most important responsibilities of security professionals is to avoid data breaches. At the same time, the IBM report reveals that it takes an average of 277 days to detect and contain a data breach. However, reputational risks associated with data breaches are often used as a justification here.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2023

A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device -- unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

This tricks the database into allowing an attacker unauthorized access to the sensitive data collected on your website. You can prevent these vulnerabilities by sanitizing input fields or validating that data is in the proper form before it can be submitted through the field.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 19, 2023

Their main purpose is to protect applications from unauthorized access, data breaches, and malicious attacks. These tools play a vital role in ensuring the security, integrity, and confidentiality of sensitive information, such as personal data and financial records.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Privacy Policy Transparency : Organizations must publish clear and comprehensive privacy policies detailing their data collection, processing, and sharing practices. Data Security Measures : Implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect personal data from unauthorized access or breaches.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

Maintaining the privacy of sensitive data is imperative in most industries. As I often highlight in my blogs, data breaches have become all too common, and these continue to have a negative influence on corporate reputation and brand image, resulting in reduced market value and revenues.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 24, 2024

Regulations galore Against this backdrop, there are myriad global data protection regulations. The EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is widely considered the de facto gold standard. This may include but is not limited to sensor data, voice recognition, driver behavior, conversations, locations traversed, and PII.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Solutions like XDR, SIEM, and MDM platforms, apart from traditional anti-virus products, enable centralized data collection, accelerate analysis, and correlate security events from various sources, facilitating swift response to complex incidents. In July 2023, we privately reported new FiveSys signed variants.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 22, 2023

Secure digital identities are the foundation of establishing that safety feeling and preventing successful data breaches. Should such an event happen, customers must be notified to understand how the breach occurred or to quantify the financial damage.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 15, 2022

Top Tier Market Players Best of the Rest. The IBM Security QRadar Security Information and Event Management is an enterprise favorite that’s adapted with the evolution of the SIEM market. Long-term search capabilities for slower threats spanning historical data. Market Players. Try free for 30 days! SIEM Features.

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Centraleyes

JUNE 10, 2024

For example, an e-commerce company that collects customer information (like names, addresses, and payment details) to process orders and manage customer accounts, is considered a controller because in this case the company decides what data to collect, how it will be used (e.g., What rights do consumers have under the UCPA?

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Spinone

JULY 3, 2020

This makes GDPR the most extensive data privacy regulation to date back. It doesn’t matter if you are a small mortar store, a large tech company, work in e-commerce or own an email marketing company. and you interact with their data in any way – you fall under the GDPR. New Zealand, or Australia. It includes: 1.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 14, 2022

Medical data was taken in 22% of breaches caused by insiders, mostly within healthcare providers. The global IoMT market is projected to grow from $72.5B healthcare organizations reported that they had not received data security training. The global IoMT market is projected to grow from $72.5B in 2020 to $188.2B

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Centraleyes

MAY 20, 2024

The primary objectives of an IAM assessment include: Clearly explaining access management best practices Making IAM solutions more effective throughout the enterprise Checking IAM security controls effectiveness Ensuring that data is secure Why does your company require an IAM assessment? Companies must also erase private data upon request.

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The acquisition will help Aon expand its current coverages within the cyber market at a time when cyber claims are almost doubling year-over-year. said J Hogg, CEO of Aon Cyber Solutions. said Daniel Tobok, CEO of Cytelligence. Put simply, everything that is connected to the internet can be compromised.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 15, 2024

Even apps that collect PHI information protected by HIPAA may still share/use your information that doesn't fall under HIPAA protections. Mental health apps collect a wealth of personal information Naturally, data collected by apps falling under the "mental health" umbrella varies widely (as do the apps that fall under this umbrella.)

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Spinone

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

This makes it a prime target for hackers and means that millions of users could be affected in the event of a data breach. If a data breach of user data including location information ever occurred, the consequences could be catastrophic. million users personal details.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 10, 2024

While effective, some users have privacy concerns about Avast’s data collection on user behavior. Its real-time scanning continuously monitors your Mac, while features like a built-in VPN and data breach monitoring boost overall security. Visit Avast 5.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Rootkit scanners tend to be some of the most inexpensive security solutions on the market; many are even free. It also helps organizations to organize and assess data for vulnerabilities and determine an appropriate response plan in the case of a data breach.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The stats are alarming: 60% of data breaches are linked to third-party vendors , and the average time to identify and contain such breaches is 280 days. UpGuard UpGuard has carved out a space in the TPRM market with its user-friendly interface and affordable pricing. Thats 9 out of 12 months in a vulnerable state!

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