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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.

 

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Data Leak Exposes 50,000 Fortinet VPN Credentials on Popular Underground Hacker Forums and Chats

December 4, 2020
Hackers published a list of 50,000 Fortinet VPN credentials stolen from vulnerable devices. A second data leak dumped sslvpn_websession files for every IP initially compromised.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Data Leak Exposes Prison Blueprints, Prompting Security Alerts Over Potential Jailbreaks and Smuggling

December 9, 2024
A data leak has exposed prison blueprints of numerous facilities across England and Wales, raising concerns over potential jailbreaks and weapons and drug smuggling behind bars.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Data Leak Exposes Private Profile Information of 5.4 Million Twitter Users, Dumped for Free on Underground Forum

December 2, 2022
Vulnerability in Twitter's API in 2021 caused a data leak that exposed private user profile information of at least 5.4 million users. The information is now available for free via a dark web forum.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Data Leak May Have Exposed Sensitive Information of 1 Billion China Citizens; Hacker Offers 23 TB of Personal Data on Underground Forum

July 6, 2022
The personal data of 1 billion China citizens, or about two-thirds of the country's entire population, appears to be available for sale on an underground forum after a data leak.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Data Leak of Identifying Information of Northern Ireland Police Officers Amidst a Backdrop of Increased Tensions

August 24, 2023
Data leak occurred when a sensitive document was mistakenly shared in connection to a freedom of information request, and takes place amidst a backdrop of increased tensions and fears of terrorism that have been growing since early 2023.
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Cyber SecurityNews

Data Leak Prompted Secret Relocation of Thousands of Afghans to the UK

July 21, 2025
Concerns about reprisal by the Taliban prompted the UK government to secretly grant asylum to thousands of Afghans and allow them to immigrate to the country, in the wake of a 2022 data leak by the Ministry of Defence.
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Close up of hacker hand over iphone showing data leak related to Pegasus spyware
Cyber SecurityNews

Data Leak Reveals Pegasus Spyware Found In Use Unlawfully in 20 Countries, With Capability to Break Current iPhone Security

July 22, 2021
The Pegasus spyware sold by NSO Group, supposed to only be available to law enforcement and intelligence agencies for legitimate and legal uses, appears to be widely available to repressive governments with little oversight.
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Hacker working on computer with digital China flag in background showing the data of 538 million Weibo users selling on dark web
Cyber SecurityNews

Data of 538 Million Weibo Users Is Available on the Dark Web for Only $250

April 3, 2020
Even though the data of 538 million Weibo users sold on dark web is limited, the information still posed a risk especially to the anonymous users sharing unfiltered news around the country.
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Digital Padlock on abstract technology background showing data governance and data masters
Cyber SecurityInsights

Data Owners vs. Data Stewards vs. Data Custodians — The 3 Types of Data Masters and Why You Should Employ Them

December 2, 2022
Organizations now have massive volumes of data about their customers, clients, suppliers, patients, workers, and other stakeholders. Data governance will guarantee that your data is trustworthy, well-documented, easy to discover and access, safe, compliant, and confidential.
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Cyber SecurityInsights

Data Privacy and Data Security: Outsourcing to Third Parties and the Effect on Consumers, Companies, and the Cybersecurity Industry as a Whole

April 30, 2020
Outsourcing business model creates a reliance on third parties and increases security risks as more companies have access to the same information that was previously kept within a company.
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