Security News

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...

Organizations Getting Better at Detecting Breaches: Report
2017-12-08 09:16

Organizations have become slightly better at detecting cyber intrusions, but malicious actors are constantly working on improving their tactics and techniques, according to CrowdStrike’s 2017...

The Cumulative Effect of Major Breaches: The Collective Risk of Yahoo & Equifax
2017-12-07 18:32

Until quite recently, people believed that a dizzying one billion accounts were compromised in the 2013 Yahoo! breach… and then it was revealed that the real number is about three billion...

75% of insider breaches are accidental
2017-11-30 13:00

Approximately 25% of insider threats are hostile with the remaining 75% due to accidental or negligent activity, according to NTT Security. This graph represents the top targeted industries based...