DoorDash has confirmed a data breach that exposed customer, Dasher, and merchant information after an employee fell victim to a compelling social engineering scam.
Cyber Security
Cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers and even the occasional disgruntled employee are constantly looking to gain unauthorized access for a variety of purposes: theft of money, cyber espionage, personal information for sale or for use in scams, and damage to critical infrastructure for just a few of the most common.
So how does an organization mitigate an entire world full of continual cyber attacks? Just as buildings have a number of necessary elements of physical security: access control, cameras, alarms and so on; there are similar key elements of cyber security that are absolutely vital for just about any modern business.
It starts with identifying and closing the most common doors that attackers use. For example, phishing attacks on employees are far and away the most common initial point of entry. The breach of even a low-level employee account can quickly turn into an escalation in access privileges and the ability to reach sensitive information. This is also true of smart devices, which are generally more poorly secured than computers and phones.
Which? discovered various online banking security issues that could allow fraudsters to pull off successful scams, and noted banks could do more to protect customers from potential fraud.
Fraud Is Affecting US and Non-Western Markets Differently: What the US Can Do to Gain Consumer Trust
In the US, the uptick in fraud has decreased consumer trust in brands and the digital services they use. 36% of US consumers have experienced a combined share of online fraud and personal online breaches, and only 33% of consumers saying they can trust the digital services they use.
Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 5 game maker Rockstar Games confirms a data breach stemming from a third-party cloud provider after hackers threatened to leak stolen information.
In the healthcare industry, data breaches can have real-world consequences beyond just stolen information or compromised data, as research shows long-term increase in patient mortality rates at hospitals.
Twitter hack report reveals that employees were tricked into visiting a phishing page that captured their VPN credentials, a technique that worked due to move to remote working during the pandemic.
The economic landscape requires due diligence when it comes to enterprise level SaaS spending. Shadow IT hides wasteful spending, and organizations must manage costs associated with bulky and hidden SaaS platforms.
New survey shows many consumers would demand compensation and want to hold CEOs of the businesses directly responsible if ransomware attacks were to affect them.
The FBI has declared the security breach of its surveillance system by suspected Chinese hackers a major cyber incident with potential national security implications.
With people being the weakest links in cyber attacks, why are companies not focusing on cyber security awareness training for their employees or making them more effective?










