Security News

US Data Breaches Hit All-Time High
2018-02-01 13:48

Millions of Payment Cards and Social Security Numbers ExposedThe number of data breaches reported by U.S. organizations reached an all-time high last year. In 2017, organizations that described...

Building a coping mechanism for data breaches
2018-01-31 13:30

Data breaches may be daily news, but they will always be a significant worry for business stakeholders. It is the IT team, however, that have to deal with the technical side of breaches. Here’s my...

How can we avoid another record year for breaches and ransomware?
2018-01-29 12:45

More than 14.5 billion emails laced with malware were sent in 2017 according to the annual Global Security Report issued by AppRiver. The majority of cyber threats were initiated in the US and...

Blockchain's Bid to Rid the World of Data Breaches
2018-01-26 11:33

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: Ransomware crypto-locks customer data stored by a cloud-based service provider. Also, there's a move afoot to use blockchain technology to...

Data breaches at an all time high: How are businesses protecting themselves?
2018-01-25 13:30

Digitally transformative technologies are shaping the way organisations do business and moving them to a data-driven world, with 94% of organisations using sensitive data in cloud, big data, IoT,...

Aetna Signs $1.15 Million Settlement With NY for Breaches
2018-01-24 21:33

Action Comes After $17.2 Million Lawsuit SettlementAfter settling a breach lawsuit for $17.2 million, Aetna has signed another large settlement related to privacy breaches involving mailings to...

Compromised Credentials: The Primary Point of Attack for Data Breaches
2018-01-24 17:38

Organizations Should Move to an Identity-centric Approach Based on a Zero Trust Model read more

Security Breaches Don't Affect Stock Price
2018-01-19 12:06

Interesting research: "Long-term market implications of data breaches, not," by Russell Lange and Eric W. Burger. Abstract: This report assesses the impact disclosure of data breaches has on the...

One in five healthcare pros have experienced patient data breaches
2018-01-12 13:00

According to a recent University of Phoenix College of Health Professions online survey of 504 registered nurses and administrative staff, only a quarter of registered nurses have seen changes in...

Healthcare breaches involving ransomware increase year-over-year
2018-01-08 13:00

2017 has been a very challenging year for healthcare institutions as these organizations remain under sustained attack by cybercriminals that continue to target their networks. End of year...