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“Monster” Data Breaches Result in an Average Cost of $347 Million

Data breaches in the hundreds of millions of records have made the news over the last two years. The latest report from Bitglass covers the results and repercussions of the breaches.

Over 10 Million People Hit In Single Australian Data Breach

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's (OAIC) quarterly data breach report also revealed private health was again the country's most affected sector.

UK Says It Warned 16 Nato Allies Of Russian Hacking Activities

The UK has shared information on Russian hacking attacks with 16 NATO allies over the last 18 months, a British government official said today. "I can disclose that in the last 18 months, ...

72 Percent Of Cyber Security Professionals Have Considered Quitting Over Lack Of Resources

Ian Barker at Betanews commented on something astounding.

[Heads-up] Scary Phishing Attack Uses Legal Threats From Law Firm

Brian Krebs just posted the following alert: "Some of the most convincing email phishing and malware attacks come disguised as nastygrams from a law firm. Such scams typically notify the ...

Employees Don’t Take USB Security Seriously, Putting Organizations at Risk

USB devices continue to be a necessity for employees, an entry point for attackers, and an insecure medium to connect the two, spelling trouble for organizations.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Issues List of Office 365 Security Vulnerabilities and Best Practices

The latest Analysis Report covers both areas of concern around Office 365 configurations that impact security, and offers up some simple recommendations to shore up vulnerabilities.

$1,170 Is How Much You're Worth On The Dark Web

The Benzinga site had a good short summary of the current price lists for stolen data on the dark web. "According to the Dark Web Market Price Index released by the independent VPN review ...

Great 'Defense-in-Depth' InfoGraphic

Updated June 17, 2026

Surface Web vs. Deep Web vs. Dark Web: Differences Explained

These three terms are often a source of confusion, especially in connection with cybercrime and where that comes from.