In today’s highly regulated environment, financial services organizations are trusted with far more than just money; they are also responsible for keeping customers’ highly sensitive personal and financial data secure. And privacy legislation, such as GDPR and CCPA, has...
Vertafore, a provider of insurance software, recently disclosed that an unknown threat actor group illicitly accessed personal information of 27.7 million Texas-based drivers who use Vertafore’s services. In its release, Vertafore admitted that the data breach was caused due...
According to a recent survey by Visual Objects, 63% of employees in the U.S. have reused their passwords on work accounts and devices. Older employees follow more reliable password protection practices than younger workers with only 2% of baby...
Protecting customers' data is a concern for all organizations regardless of industry or size. Most organizations outsource key aspects of their business to third-party vendors such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions or cloud hosting providers (i.e. Amazon Web Services or...
The U.S. Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) in association with the Defense Digital Service (DDS), the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, and HackerOne, has launched “Hack the Army 3.0” bug bounty program. The bug hunting is set to begin on December 14,...
A recent survey from the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC), highlighted that rapidly evolving ransomware attacks have become a primary security concern for most financial organizations. In its latest report, “The Rise and Rise of Ransomware,”...
Avast, a provider of digital security and privacy products, disclosed a wave of malicious mobile applications in the Google Play Store targeting mobile gamers. These malicious apps, dubbed as "Fleeceware applications," lure users with various offerings like new skins,...
An extensive analysis from cybersecurity research and data science firm Cyentia Institute revealed details about the financial impact of cyber incidents on organizations of all types and sizes. The analysis “Information Risk Insights Study (IRIS) 20/20 Xtreme” focused on...
Cybersecurity assessment is the need of the hour for all organizations as security breaches become daily news for organizations around the globe. But these assessments and audits are not a walk in the park. It can be very overwhelming,...
Microsoft released the official patches for over 112 newly discovered vulnerabilities as part of its November 2020 Patch Tuesday. The technology giant stated the latest fixes address 17 critical-rated flaws, 93 important, and 12 low-rated flaws, including an actively...
