In a recent report by BBC News, patients in a large clinic in Finland have been blackmailed using social engineering after their data was stolen.
Data theft is now a well-established element of ransomware attacks, according to John Shier, a Senior Security Expert at Sophos. In a blog post (summarized by iTwire), Shier noted that in ...
In an apparent attack intent on stealing intellectual property, EasyJet announced that their customer’s personal data had been “accessed” as part of the attack.
That means you can from now on count a ransomware infection as a data breach with all the consequences that this brings. Moreover, the so-called "human-operated" ransomware gangs have ...
The WSJ just reported that the new coronavirus has thrown the M&A dealmaking into disarray. They said: "cybersecurity experts say the workplace upheaval caused by the pandemic will ...
Data breaches continue, phishing attacks are on the rise, and people responsible for security wake up in a cold sweat a few times a year worried they’re the next victims.
If you’ve heard me speak the last two years, read any of my articles, or watched any of my webinars, you’ve probably heard me say, “Seventy to ninety percent of all malicious breaches are ...
Even the world’s most successful organizations have significant weaknesses in their IT security defenses, which today’s determined hackers can exploit at will. There’s even a term for it: ...
If you think your organization is safe from a data breach, think again. Data breaches could be deadly for any organization big or small.
Last December, a ransomware infection of Albany, New York-based accounting firm BST & Co. CPAs LLC exposed the confidential data of their customers, causing a data breach for one of ...
