“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.

May 28, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

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.

May 6, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Nearly Half of US Orgs Not Ready for California Consumer Privacy Act Deadline

InfoSec Mag observed something a bit worrisome. "In advance of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) going into effect January 1, 2020, researchers analyzed how prepared US ...

May 6, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

U.K. Court Finds Employee Actions Constitute “Vicarious Liability”, despite meeting GDPR Requirements

The latest developments in the lawsuit against UK supermarket chain Morrisons may dictate the future of employers being held responsible for employee actions.

May 3, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

61% Of IT Pros Have Experienced A Serious Data Breach And Many Are Blamed For It.

TechRepublic just reported that cybercriminals continue to target intellectual property, putting companies at risk for financial and brand reputation hits, quoting a new McAfee report.

April 20, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

[InfoGraphic] 56 Must Know Data Breach Statistics for 2019

Varonis spent a lot of time compiling a whole bunch of data breach stats that are very good ammo for budget requests. They also created an infographic with a quick executive summary. Did ...

March 8, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

809 Million Records Exposed By Email Marketing Giant. No Bueno.

I'm suffering from Data Breach Fatigue, how about you?

March 4, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

It Only Takes Minutes: Russians Go from Foothold to Privileged Access in Record Time

We think of data breaches as taking days or weeks. But with elevated access to move laterally around the network, a cybercriminal can accomplish much in just a matter of minutes.

February 27, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Healthcare Data Breaches Involve Triple the Records in 2018

As the healthcare industry continues to be a target in cyberattacks focused on data breaches of patient health records, the latest data shows that cybercriminals are taking more than ever.

February 20, 2019 Stu Sjouwerman

Helping Employees Not Cause Data Breaches

Untrained employees with poor security habits pose a major risk to their employers, according to Ciara O’Brien at the Irish Times. O’Brien cites recent research conducted by Amarach on ...

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