Tag: Data Breaches
Old Unpatched Vulnerabilities Could Invoke Cyberattacks and Malware
The “new normal” business operations left most organizations vulnerable to new attack vectors. From database misconfigurations to unpatched vulnerabilities, organizations suffered several challenges in...
36 Bn Records Exposed in Data Breaches in 2020
A survey from Risk Based Security revealed that the number of records exposed in 2020 has increased to 36 billion globally. The survey “2020...
Financial Sector is Most Concerned About Cybersecurity Risks
According to a survey from cybersecurity firm Netwrix, organizations in the financial sector are most concerned about security incidents and exhibited severe changes in...
Notify Data Breaches Using New Zealand OPC’s NotifyUs
New Zealand’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) launched a new data breach reporting tool “NotifyUs” to help organizations report data breaches and assess...
Protect the Connected! Will IoT Ever be 100% Secure?
The National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) for the U.S., which started on October 1, continues to raise awareness on the significance of cybersecurity in...
Cybersecurity vs Remote Work! CISOs Ignore Security Over Remote Working
A research from cybersecurity solutions provider Netwrix revealed the responses of several security leaders globally about the current cyberthreat scenario and how the pandemic...
70% of the U.S. Population Affected by Health Care Data Breaches
Health care providers have been the primary targets of cyberattacks, with several data breaches and ransomware attacks making headlines in the last few years....
Organizations Suffer Outbound Email Data Breaches Every 12 Working Hours
Egress, a provider of human layer data security solutions, stated that several organizations suffered data breach incidents due to outbound email errors in the...
Marriott, British Airways, and EasyJet Websites are Vulnerable to Attacks
A new investigation from the consumer advocacy organization Which? has uncovered hundreds of critical security vulnerabilities on the websites of popular airlines, hospitality chains,...
“Psychology of Human Error” Could Help Businesses Prevent Security Breaches
Several organizations are concerned about human errors that cause accidental exposure of a company’s critical data. A joint study from Stanford University Professor Jeff...
