Data Breaches

Avoiding Data Breaches: A Guide for Boards and C-Suites

May 4, 2022

Litigation against corporate board members and C-level executives for data privacy and security claims is on the rise. Recently, plaintiffs have targeted corporate board members and C-level executives alleging that their data privacy–related claims result from a breach of fiduciary duties.

Data Protection News

New GDPR Fine for Meta: €17 Million for Facebook GDPR Violations Tied to a Dozen Data Breaches

March 21, 2022

Facebook’s new €17 million GDPR fine stems from a failure to demonstrate that adequate security measures were in place to prevent the data breaches in 2018.

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Cyber Security News

Average Cost of Data Breach Hits Record High, Costs Multiply When Remote Work Is a Factor

August 3, 2021

The average cost of data breach has hit an all-time high, up almost 10% from last year to $4.24 million. That average cost increases greatly when remote workers are involved (to $4.96 million).

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Cyber Security Insights

Data Protection in a Post-COVID World: How Organizations Can Prepare For a Security-First Future

May 17, 2021

IT and security decision-makers need to prepare for an expanding digital world and consider how increasing cloud usage, consumer distrust, new legislation, and a permanently distributed workforce impacts the ways in which they do business.

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Cyber Security News

Rise in Healthcare Data Breaches Driven by Ransomware Attacks

March 18, 2021

2020 saw a spike in healthcare data breaches. A new report from cybersecurity firm Tenable finds that this spike can be overwhelmingly attributed to ransomware attacks.

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Data Privacy News

New Data Privacy Report Reveals Grim Numbers for Organizations With Poor Privacy Practices: An 80% Increase in the Chance of a Data Breach

July 22, 2020

New study provides some very sharp and eye-popping numbers showing that sloppy privacy practices can be tied directly to an 80% increase in the likelihood of data breaches.

Data Breaches

Avoiding Data Breaches: A Guide for Boards and C-Suites

Average Cost of Data Breach Hits Record High, Costs Multiply When Remote Work Is a Factor

Rise in Healthcare Data Breaches Driven by Ransomware Attacks

New Data Privacy Report Reveals Grim Numbers for Organizations With Poor Privacy Practices: An 80% Increase in the Chance of a Data Breach

Data Breach on DEA Law Enforcement System Grants Cyber Criminals Access to 16 Databases

VPN Providers Ordered by Indian Government To Hold All Customer Data for Five Years, Hand Over to Government Upon Request

Could a Cyber Attack Overthrow a Government? Conti Ransomware Group Now Threatening To Topple Costa Rican Government if Ransom Not Paid

Data Privacy Conundrum: When Different States Play by Different Rules. . .