Security News

Identity-related data breaches cost more than average incidents
2024-11-06 04:00

Identity-related data breaches are more severe and costly than run-of-the-mill incidents, according to RSA. 40% of respondents reported an identity-related security breach. Of those, 66% reported...

Cisco says DevHub site leak won’t enable future breaches
2024-11-04 09:14

​Cisco says that non-public files recently downloaded by a threat actor from a misconfigured public-facing DevHub portal don't contain information that could be exploited in future breaches of the...

SEC charges tech companies for downplaying SolarWinds breaches
2024-10-22 18:31

The SEC has charged four companies—Unisys Corp, Avaya Holdings, Check Point Software, and Mimecast—for allegedly misleading investors about the impact of their breaches during the massive 2020...

Despite massive security spending, 44% of CISOs fail to detect breaches
2024-10-18 04:30

Despite global information security spending projected to reach $215 billion in 2024, 44% of CISOs surveyed reported they were unable to detect a data breach in the last 12 months using existing...

Data breaches trigger increase in cyber insurance claims
2024-10-15 03:30

Cyber claims have continued their upwards trend over the past year, driven in large part by a rise in data and privacy breach incidents, according to Allianz. Cyber claims frequency exceeds €1...

How to head off data breaches with CIAM
2024-10-14 09:00

Let Okta lift the lid on customer identity in this series of webinars Sponsored Post Recent reports suggest that stolen identity and privileged access credentials now account for 61 percent of all...

Marriott settles with FTC, to pay $52 million over data breaches
2024-10-10 18:57

Marriott International and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels will pay $52 million and create a comprehensive information security program as part of settlements for data breaches that impacted over...

Marriott settles for a piddly $52M after series of breaches affecting millions
2024-10-09 21:08

Intruders stayed for free on the network between 2014 and 2020 Marriott has agreed to pay a $52 million penalty and develop a comprehensive infosec program following a series of major data...

GoldenJackal APT group breaches air-gapped systems in Europe
2024-10-09 04:00

ESET researchers have discovered a series of attacks that took place in Europe from May 2022 to March 2024, where the attackers used a toolset capable of targeting air-gapped systems, in a...

Timeline: 15 Notable Cyberattacks and Data Breaches
2024-10-07 20:01

These 15 cyber attacks or data breaches impacted large swaths of users across the United States and changed what was possible in cybersecurity.