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

Cybersecurity Incidents From Poor API Security Cost Businesses $75 Billion Annually

International Law Enforcement Partnership Takes Down Russian Botnet; Illicit Proxy Service Had Been Selling Hacked IP Addresses

Can Your Cybersecurity Strategy Stop a Determined Attacker?

67% Of Businesses Suffer Repeat Cyber Attacks Within 12 Months After the First Data Breach