Neiman Marcus to Pay $1.5 Million in Settlement with 43 States for Data Breach

Neiman Marcus, the Dallas-based chain of luxury department stores, has agreed to pay $1.5 million in compensation to the 43 states affected by a 2013 data breach, announced Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday. This sum is significantly lower t… Continue reading Neiman Marcus to Pay $1.5 Million in Settlement with 43 States for Data Breach

Google to ban harmful, intrusive web ads globally starting July 9

Beginning July 9, 2019, Chrome web browsers worldwide will expand user protections and stop showing disruptive and potentially harmful ads. The safeguards are in place for North America and Europe, but will expand globally come summer. Google’s p… Continue reading Google to ban harmful, intrusive web ads globally starting July 9

Data of 32 million SKY Brasil customers easily accessible on unprotected ElasticSearch server

Brazil’s largest subscription television services company, SKY Brasil, leaked private data of 32 million customers on ElasticSearch, a search engine favored by enterprises, reported independent security researcher Fabio Castro on Twitter last wee… Continue reading Data of 32 million SKY Brasil customers easily accessible on unprotected ElasticSearch server

UK fine against Uber for 2016 data breach would be 200 times bigger in 2018

Uber’s widely publicized data leak from two years ago has finally resulted in a fine from the UK Information Commissioner’s Office. The penalty would have been 203 times the amount if the leak had occurred this year, after the GDPR era took… Continue reading UK fine against Uber for 2016 data breach would be 200 times bigger in 2018

School district fails to reclaim $120,000 wired by bank to scammer

A school district in Indiana which had $120,000 transferred from its bank account after its email account was hacked, has failed in attempt to reclaim the cash dismissed. The problems for Lake Ridge Schools began in October 12 2016 when money earmarked… Continue reading School district fails to reclaim $120,000 wired by bank to scammer

New Legal Battle Again Shines Light on Need for Secure Messaging Record Retention

Recent legal battles have once again brought the compliance and moral compass of businesses using secure messaging applications into the spotlight.
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Archiving Teams the Official Way

Teams Splash

Microsoft Teams has introduced a way for Office 365 tenants to archive teams. Basically you set the team to be read-only, a status that affects conversations and files. However, it doesn’t stop team members having read-write access to other group resources, like Planner or Power BI.

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Preview of Azure Blob Storage Lifecycle Management

Aidan Finn talks about the new automatic management of tiered Azure blob storage by a new preview Azure feature called Lifecycle Management.

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