[INFOGRAPHIC] The Problem: More Data Breaches Despite Increasing Security Budgets

Aug 30, 2018 4:18:28 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The CyberEdge 2018 Cyberthreat Defense Threat Report shows that lack of security talent, low security awareness among employees, and too much data to analyze are the three major headaches ...

Data Breaches Projected to Reach 146 Billion Records

Aug 22, 2018 5:34:27 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Where do you see your organization in five years? According to Juniper Research, without a solid security strategy, you may be one of the many experiencing a data breach.

Data Breach Costs Come Calling to the Tune of $115 Million

Aug 22, 2018 11:17:25 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Organizations aren’t the only ones tired of data breaches. A class-action lawsuit against health insurer Anthem for their 2015 data breach comes with a hefty approved settlement. If ...

Healthcare Sees 278% Increase in Data Breaches in Q2, 30% Caused By Repeat Offenders

Aug 14, 2018 1:53:20 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

It’s not good to be in Healthcare IT these days, judging by the latest data. With over 3 million records put at risk by both insiders and external attacks in Q2, healthcare orgs need to ...

You Can’t Afford a Data Breach – And They’re Only Getting More Expensive

Jul 31, 2018 12:25:35 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Like everything else in this world, data breaches are costing organizations more too.

Breach You Once? Shame on You. Breach You Twice? Still.. Shame on You.

Jul 31, 2018 12:20:27 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Heed the warning found in the story of a Virginia bank that was not breached once, but twice in an 8-month period of time!

Consumer Privacy: California Follows in the Footsteps of GDPR

Jul 7, 2018 7:01:44 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB 375) takes effect on January 1, 2020 and will be the most exacting data privacy policy in the United States. Similar to the European ...

Equifax: "Oh, minor detail, we also lost 17.6 Million driver's licenses in that data breach"...

May 11, 2018 12:38:18 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

On May 7, executives of Equifax submitted a "statement for the record" to the Securities and Exchange Commission detailing the extent of the consumer data breach the company first ...

Yahoo Pays $35 Million Penalty For The Hot Mess Of Their Massive Data Breach

Apr 25, 2018 7:09:20 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This is the first time that a public company gets fined by regulators for failure to properly investigate their 2014 data breach, and disclose it to shareholders. Technically this is not ...

Cancer Center Discloses $2.3 Million Data Breach Settlement In Their Bankruptcy Filing

Dec 19, 2017 1:19:17 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

As reported in BNA Privacy Law Watch, on December 6, 2017, health care provider 21st Century Oncology agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle charges by the Department of Health and Human ...

Uber Total Loss: 57 Million Records Stolen But Data Breach Was Hidden For A Year

Nov 22, 2017 7:37:46 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Oh boy. Uber is known for pushing the limits of the law and has dozens of lawsuits pending against it, but this one went too far and now comes the reckoning. Bloomberg was first to report ...

Whole Foods Point Of Sale Data Breach. Did Amazon Buy An Organic Lemon?

Sep 29, 2017 9:39:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Uh Oh. They just announced. Generally it's the tip of the iceberg, and then over time more details are released that show it was muuuch worse than initially expected. Looks like Amazon ...

Large Insurance Company Settles for $5.5 Million over "Failed To Patch" Data Breach

Aug 16, 2017 10:06:24 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

A large insurance company (Nationwide) agreed to pay a total of $5.5 Million to settle charges brought by 32 states resulting from the loss of critical consumer information attributable ...

Data Breaches Are Up 29 Percent Over Last Year

Jul 22, 2017 11:52:38 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Data breaches are running 29 percent above last year, according to a report released by the Identity Theft Resource Center and CyberScout. Hacking was the leading cause of data breaches ...

Cleveland Medical Associates Ransomware Infection Caused 22K-Record Databreach - How To Prevent This

Jul 8, 2017 5:25:58 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Cleveland Medical Associates is offering about 22,000 patients identity protection services after a ransomware attack against the practice. The practice is offering a year of protective ...

Urgent Phishing Alert: Warn Your Users Against AdultFriendFinder Scams Now

Nov 14, 2016 7:52:02 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Your end-users may have seen this in the news yesterday, or will read about it today. A massive data breach of the adult dating and entertainment company Friend Finder Network has exposed ...

Scam Of The Week: FBI Warns Against Data Breach Extortion

Jul 11, 2016 7:58:40 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The number of data breaches keeps going up. Last week it was more than 1,000 Wendy's where credit card records got ripped off. Fraudsters quickly use the news release of a high-profile ...

Scam Of The Week: LinkedIn Email Change Your Password

May 21, 2016 10:33:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

You probably remember the 2012 LinkedIn data breach. It was a big deal because something like 6.5 million user account passwords were posted online, but LinkedIn never confirmed the final ...

What Is The #1 Cause Of Healthcare Data Breaches?

May 14, 2016 10:00:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

As a new story about hospital ransomware or a stolen laptop containing PHI seemingly emerges every day, it comes as no surprise that healthcare data breaches have steadily increased in ...

Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Medstar Washington Hospital

Mar 28, 2016 8:29:51 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Washington Post reported that a ransomware infection penetrated the computer network of MedStar Health early Monday morning, forcing the Washington health care behemoth to shut down ...

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Problem: More Data Breaches Despite Increasing Security Budgets

Data Breaches Projected to Reach 146 Billion Records

Data Breach Costs Come Calling to the Tune of $115 Million

Healthcare Sees 278% Increase in Data Breaches in Q2, 30% Caused By Repeat Offenders

You Can’t Afford a Data Breach – And They’re Only Getting More Expensive

Breach You Once? Shame on You. Breach You Twice? Still.. Shame on You.

Consumer Privacy: California Follows in the Footsteps of GDPR

Equifax: "Oh, minor detail, we also lost 17.6 Million driver's licenses in that data breach"...

Yahoo Pays $35 Million Penalty For The Hot Mess Of Their Massive Data Breach

Cancer Center Discloses $2.3 Million Data Breach Settlement In Their Bankruptcy Filing

Uber Total Loss: 57 Million Records Stolen But Data Breach Was Hidden For A Year

Whole Foods Point Of Sale Data Breach. Did Amazon Buy An Organic Lemon?

Large Insurance Company Settles for $5.5 Million over "Failed To Patch" Data Breach

Data Breaches Are Up 29 Percent Over Last Year

Cleveland Medical Associates Ransomware Infection Caused 22K-Record Databreach - How To Prevent This

Urgent Phishing Alert: Warn Your Users Against AdultFriendFinder Scams Now

Scam Of The Week: FBI Warns Against Data Breach Extortion

Scam Of The Week: LinkedIn Email Change Your Password

What Is The #1 Cause Of Healthcare Data Breaches?

Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Medstar Washington Hospital

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