A Call for More Consumer Privacy Laws Could Spell Penalties in Your Future

In the wake of the Marriott data breach, U.S. senators are calling for tougher privacy laws and stiff fines for organizations that do not properly protect consumer data.

December 4, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

61% of Organizations Believe Negligent Users Will be the Primary Cause of a Data Breach in the Next 12 Months

Dark Readings annual Strategic Security Survey provides several details highlighting that organizations aren’t ready, and users aren’t helping.

December 4, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Data Breach at Q&A Site Quora Affects 100 Million

It's all over the news, it even made the Wall Street Journal. I'm a quora participant myself and received the news directly in an email.

December 2, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

The Massive Marriott Data Breach: Some Practical Advice For Business Travelers

If you have stayed in one or the following hotels in the last 4 years, it's very likely that your personal data—and even potentially your passport number—has been stolen and is available ...

November 30, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-up] Bad Guys Love Marriott: 500 Million Data Breach Is Phishing Heaven

So I guess we have just reached the tipping point, it's "privacy game over" for business travelers.

November 28, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Reduce the Risk of Data Breach by Focusing on Compromised Credentials

The bad guys can’t do anything on your network without access. That’s why they focus their efforts on gathering as many sets of credentials as possible. You should focus there too.

November 21, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

More Details On New Bill That Poses Jail Time and Fines for Senior Executives of Victim Organizations

We covered this in the recent CyberheistNews, but now there is more detail.

November 13, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Data Breaches Expose 3.6 Billion Records in 2018

With nearly 3,700 publicly disclosed data compromise events in the first 3 quarters of 2018, according to security information provider, Risk Based Security, breaches remain a risk.

November 3, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

Money Mules: How A Data Breach Turns Into Cash

Cybercriminals don’t want to be caught, so after a data breach, they use unsuspecting people as “mules” to launder money using a sophisticated shipping scam.

August 30, 2018 Stu Sjouwerman

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

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 ...

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