EasyJet Becomes the Latest Victim of Data Breach Impacting 9 Million Customers

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.

April 29, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads Up] Microsoft: Ransomware Gangs That Don't Threaten To Leak Your Data Steal It Anyway

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 ...

April 28, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Can COVID-19 Related Data Breach Worries Stop Your Mergers Or Acquisitions?

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 ...

April 7, 2020 Javvad Malik

Seven Tips to Optimize Security

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.

March 31, 2020 Roger Grimes

70% to 90% of All Malicious Breaches are Due to Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks

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 ...

March 4, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[On-Demand] Never Assume Breach: Build a Data-Driven Defense Strategy to Secure Your Organization's Most Valuable Assets

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: ...

March 4, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

Data Breach After Effects: Consequences and Learning Lessons

If you think your organization is safe from a data breach, think again. Data breaches could be deadly for any organization big or small.

February 24, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

[Heads-up] Ransomware Criminals Hack An Accounting Company And Cause A Data Breach For Their Customers

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 ...

February 21, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

The Real-life Email You Never Want To Get From Your CEO Because The Feds Called...

From The Desk Of Mark *********, CEO, ********* Corporation

February 12, 2020 Stu Sjouwerman

DOJ Charges Hackers from the Chinese People Liberation Army with 2016 Equifax Data Breach

Four hackers have been charged with hacking the U.S. credit reporting agency where data on U.S. citizens and proprietary Equifax secrets were stolen.

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