Security News

Top GDPR compliance risks: Breach notification, data mapping, managing consent
2017-11-09 13:30

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) conducted a survey that gauges the perceived risks among privacy professionals of not complying with various aspects of the General...

Me on the Equifax Breach
2017-11-08 12:33

Last week, I testified before the House Energy and Commerce committee on the Equifax hack. You can watch the video here. And you can read my written testimony below. Testimony and Statement for...

Equifax: Share-Selling Executives Didn't Know About Breach
2017-11-06 11:33

Until 12 Days Post-Breach, None Knew Equifax Had Suffered Massive HackEquifax says four senior executives - including its CFO - did not know the company had suffered one of the worst breaches in...

CareFirst Asks Supreme Court to Review Data Breach Case
2017-11-02 19:33

Health Insurer Claims Case Lacks Evidence of HarmCareFirst BlueCross BlueShield has filed a petition asking the Supreme Court to review a case filed against the health insurer in the wake of a...

Hacking Incidents Dominate 2017 Health Data Breach Tally
2017-11-02 15:03

Vast Majority of Recent Breach Victims Affected by a Hacker AttackWith less than two months left in the year, incidents involving hackers are dominating the federal tally of health data breaches...

Hacker Falsely Claiming to Breach FireEye Arrested, CEO Says
2017-11-02 14:12

The hacker who falsely claimed to have breached FireEye -- it was just the personal online accounts of one employee -- was arrested by international law enforcement and taken into custody on...

Malaysia Stung by Massive Data Breach Affecting Millions
2017-11-02 11:03

Mobile Phone Records Appear on Dark Web, Both for Sale and for FreeMalaysia is grappling with a sweeping data breach that exposed 46 million mobile phone records, jobseeker profiles and data from...

Which Insurance Would Cover a Breach-Related Injury?
2017-10-30 18:18

Litigation attorney Patricia Carreiro offers an analysis of whether malpractice or cyber insurance coverage - or neither - would come into play if a patient was injured as a result of a...

The Equifax Data Breach: A UK Perspective
2017-10-27 08:03

The latest ISMG Security Report features highlights from last week's panel discussion at the ISMG Fraud and Breach Prevention Summit in London on the implications of the Equifax data breach.

Offshore law firm Appleby confirms data breach
2017-10-26 15:33

Appleby, a major offshore law firm based in Bermuda, has confirmed it has suffered a data security incident in 2016 that resulted in some of their data being compromised. It’s doubtful that the...