2017 was extraordinary: 5,200 breaches exposed 7.8 billion records

Once again, the record has been broken for both the most breaches and the most data compromised in a year. There were 5,207 breaches recorded last year, surpassing 2015’s previous high mark by nearly 20%, according to the 2017 Data Breach QuickView Rep… Continue reading 2017 was extraordinary: 5,200 breaches exposed 7.8 billion records

Data breach activity reaches all-time high

With over 1,200 breaches and over 3.4 billion records exposed, 2017 is already on pace to be yet another “worst year on record” for data breach activity, according to Risk Based Security. W-2 phishing “The trends that drove the extraordinary activity in 2016 are continuing unabated in 2017” said Inga Goddijn, Risk Based Security’s Executive Vice President. “We have seen the return of widespread phishing for W-2 details, large datasets continue to be offered for … More Continue reading Data breach activity reaches all-time high

How Netgear and Trustwave built a virtuous cycle of vulnerability disclosure

Good news is rare in cybersecurity, but here’s some: Coordinated, responsible disclosure of software security gaps is increasingly the norm — and manufacturers are more and more willing to work with white-hat hackers who find bugs or flaws in their products. It’s a virtuous cycle — researchers and manufacturers working together to make products more secure — that government wonks […]

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