Data Breach

New Data Breach Trends: Small Business Identity Records Now Target #1 for Hackers

March 20, 2019

New 4iQ report indicates that data breaches were up by over 420% from 2017, exposing a total of almost 15 billion identity records. Small businesses are being targeted much more frequently than previously thought and that even relatively tiny businesses are now on the menu for sophisticated hackers.

File cabinet showing breached accounts consisting of usernames and passwords

Cyber Security News

The Data Dump of 2.2 Billion Breached Accounts: What You Need to Know

February 9, 2019

A massive 600 gigabyte file containing about 2.2 billion breached accounts has been spotted floating about the dark web, freely available to anyone who cares to download it via torrent.

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Data Privacy Insights

What Do Tech Industry Leaders Have to Say about Data Privacy Day

January 28, 2019

This year’s Data Privacy Day is especially significant given a tumultuous 2018 with numerous data misuse cases and massive data breaches. A year data privacy came into public consciousness. So what do tech industry leaders have to say about Data Privacy Day 2019?

Grey cabinets with keys inserted into locks showing impact of the massive password leak

Cyber Security News

Massive Password Leak Could Pose Risk To 773 Million People

January 25, 2019

Over 87 gigabytes of personal information is now being sold on the dark web as part of this password leak of 773 million email addresses and 21 million passwords, raising very important questions about personal data security online.

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Data Privacy Insights

2018 Is the Year Data Privacy Came into Public Consciousness

December 28, 2018

Data privacy came into public consciousness in 2018. Yet, even with new regulations to protect personal privacy, it’s clear that there is still a long way to go in 2019 before personal data is truly protected.

Lock in front of computer showing Quora data breach of 100 million passwords

Cyber Security Insights

Quora Exposed 100 Million Passwords but Did Almost Everything Right

December 17, 2018

Quora suffered a massive data leak, exposing their password database with 100 million passwords. But the passwords were securely stored and are next-to-useless to criminals.

Regulator holding up yellow card in office showing the millions in ICO fines levied for 2018

Data Protection News

Busy Year with Millions in ICO Fines Levied for Data Breaches

December 11, 2018

ICO had a busy 2018 with the ten largest fines totaling about £5,000,000 and also the first ICO fines levied at the maximum amount for Facebook and Equifax.

Close up hand of cybercriminal downloading data from Marriot data breach while holding an opened lock and key

Cyber Security News

Half a Billion Guests Affected by Massive Marriott Data Breach

December 3, 2018

Marriott has put half a billion guest at risk in one of the largest data breach to date. The scope of the data breach is not only startling due to the numbers of guests that have been affected, it is the sheer amount of time since 2014 that the hackers had had access to the data.

Hands of hacker in dark room writing code for cyber attack showing problem of cybersecurity skills shortage

Cyber Security Insights

Is Cybersecurity Skills Shortage Really the Cause of Data Breaches?

November 12, 2018

It’s tempting to draw a connection between cybersecurity skills shortage and data breaches. But the reality is much more complex and data breaches may be a symptom of a larger problem.

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Cyber Security News

Airline Data Breaches Worrying

November 6, 2018

With airline data breaches at Cathay Pacific, British Airways, Delta Airlines and Air Canada this year, is the industry now a soft target for cybercriminals?