Collaborate Disseminate
A Dutch security researcher has stumbled across nine data leak incidents involving medical records belonging to cca 200,000 patients, and possibly many more – all due to developer blunders on GitHub repositories. Jelle Ursem, an ethical hacker from the… Continue reading Researcher Discloses 9 Leaky GitHub Repos Affecting 200K U.S. Residents – ‘And Possibly Many More’
New research conducted by the Ponemon Institute reveals a substantial lack of empowerment felt by consumers when it comes to their data privacy. There is also a gap between the data protection individuals want and what industry and regulators provide, … Continue reading 74% of Internet Users Feel They Have No Control Over the Personal Information Collected on Them
A global survey of IT professionals reveals that the vast majority of organizations lack tools to detect known security threats and close existing security gaps. More than half of IT pros indicated their security program lacks proper executive sup… Continue reading 92% of Security Teams Lack the Tools Needed to Close Security Gaps, Research Shows
The No More Ransom decryption tool repository has so far registered over 4.2 million visitors from 188 countries. The repository has helped save an estimated $632 million for ransomware victims worldwide, with 12% saved by Bitdefender’s GandCrab … Continue reading Bitdefender Accounts for 12% of the $632 Million Stopped by No More Ransom in Four Years
CISOs who reduce or close their critical IT departments’ skills gaps have the highest probability of minimizing the business impact of cyberattacks – even when budgets and staffing are constrained, according to a SANS Institute study.
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Companies that don’t change their perception about data protection are increasing their odds of suffering a data breach by a whopping 80% and, in the event of a breach, will face fines seven times larger than companies with the best scores, … Continue reading Poor Privacy Practices Sharply Boost Likelihood of a Data Breach, Study Shows
32% of consumers say they have been targeted by digital fraud related to COVID-19, with phishing emerging as the world’s top digital fraud scheme related to the pandemic, according to TransUnion, the US consumer credit reporting agency. TransUnio… Continue reading A Third of Internet Users Are Actively Targeted by COVID-19 Fraud
US authorities have charged two Chinese hackers for allegedly hacking into the systems of hundreds of companies, governments and individual dissidents, as well as firms developing COVID-19 vaccines, testing technology, and treatments, the U.S. Departme… Continue reading Two Chinese Hackers Face 40 Years in Prison for Hacking Spree on Global Organizations, Including COVID-19 Researchers
Employees typically access 59 risky URLs per week, or 8.5 per day, according to new data. That’s more than once per hour in an eight-hour workday. Depending on their knowledge of the threat landscape, corporate employees can be as dangerous … Continue reading Securing the Human Layer – The First Sane Step Towards Achieving a Strong Cybersecurity Posture
Sensitive data, like personally identifiable information (PII) and credit card information, has never been more at risk, while security is becoming less effective, new research shows.
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