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Kaiser Permanente Discloses Data Breach Impacting 13.4 Million People

SecureWorld News

[RELATED: Dissension Emerges as Healthcare Grapples with Cybersecurity Regulations ] "Your personal information is everywhere online these days, and safeguarding yourself against cyber risks must be a priority, as proven by the recent data breach Kaiser Permanente suffered. Protecting your information online starts with good cyber hygiene.

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Navigating the Digital Landscape: Insights from the 2024 Thales Digital Trust Index

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Consumer Expectations Privacy Rights and Seamless Online Experiences An overwhelming 87% of consumers expect privacy rights from online interactions, with the most significant expectations being the right to be informed about data collection (55%) and the right to data erasure (53%).

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Data Loss Prevention for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

IT Security Guru

Hybrid work models and broadly adopted cloud technology disperse operations extensively; data is moved, stored, and accessed from highly distributed locations. Employee Education and Awareness : Human error remains a leading cause of data breaches.

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Top 10 Cloud Privacy Recommendations for Consumers

McAfee

But a good way to think of it is this: Many passwords, one breach. One password…. If you’re concerned about being able to remember them, look into obtaining a password manager. This may give them the right, or at least enough rights in their own mind, to sell your data to data brokers.

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6 Human Errors That Become Windows For Cybersecurity Breaches

CyberSecurity Insiders

Whilst it’s easy to assume cybersecurity breaches are a technology issue, the main culprit is human error. Despite recent global efforts and AI technology solutions , the number of cybersecurity breaches continues to grow. Cybercriminals are driven by financial motives to amass data collection. Using weak passwords.

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Making authentication faster than ever: passkeys vs. passwords

Google Security

The technology behind the former (“same device passkey”) is not new: it was originally developed within the FIDO Alliance and first implemented by Google in August 2019 in select flows. This technology behind passkeys allows users to log in to their account using any form of device-based user verification, such as biometrics or a PIN code.

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

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. Super Bowl Sunday watchers are treated to no fewer than a half-dozen commercials for cryptocurrency investing.