Category Archives: Data Protection

AT&T agrees to $13 million fine for third-party cloud breach

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The Federal Communications Commission has reached a $13 million settlement with AT&T over a January 2023 data breach that was traced to one of its third-party cloud vendors.   The breach, which resulted in the theft of information related to more than 8.9 million AT&T Mobility customers, happened through an unnamed company the telecom giant used […]

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New Chrome Features Protect Users Against Threats, Provide More Control Over Personal Data

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Google is rolling out new features in Chrome to better protect users online and to improve their control over personal data.
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Microsoft Adds Support for Post-Quantum Algorithms in SymCrypt Library

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Microsoft has started introducing support for post-quantum algorithms in SymCrypt, its main cryptographic library.
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Cost of a data breach: Cost savings with law enforcement involvement

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For those working in the information security and cybersecurity industries, the technical impacts of a data breach are generally understood. But for those outside of these technical functions, such as executives, operators and business support functions, “explaining” the real impact of a breach can be difficult. Therefore, explaining impacts in terms of quantifiable financial figures […]

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Cost of data breaches: The business case for security AI and automation

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As Yogi Berra said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” If the idea of the global average costs of data breaches rising year over year feels like more of the same, that’s because it is. Data protection solutions get better, but so do threat actors. The other broken record is the underuse or misuse of […]

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How Paris Olympic authorities battled cyberattacks, and won gold

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The Olympic Games Paris 2024 was by most accounts a highly successful Olympics. Some 10,000 athletes from 204 nations competed in 329 events over 16 days. But before and during the event, authorities battled Olympic-size cybersecurity threats coming from multiple directions. In preparation for expected attacks, authorities took several proactive measures to ensure the security […]

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A survival guide for data privacy in the age of federal inaction

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Things change fast in the world of data privacy. Just earlier this year, the question I was being asked most frequently was, “How similar will the proposed federal privacy law (APRA) be to the EU’s GDPR?” Now that APRA is pretty much dead on arrival by… Continue reading A survival guide for data privacy in the age of federal inaction→