Security News

Data breaches hurt loyalty
2017-11-28 15:36

A majority (70%) of consumers would stop doing business with a company if it experienced a data breach, according to a survey of more than 10,000 consumers worldwide conducted by Vanson Bourne. In...

Big Breaches Are Bad; Phishing and Keyloggers May Be Worse
2017-11-13 11:18

Every Week, Pedestrian Attacks Compromise Hundreds of Thousands of CredentialsRare, massive breaches don't necessarily pose the greatest risk to organizations, according to a new study co-authored...

Phishing is a greater threat to users than keyloggers and third-party breaches
2017-11-10 16:12

When it comes to loosing access to their accounts, phishing is a greater threat to users than keyloggers and third-party breaches, researchers have found. How many valid credentials? The group,...

Former Yahoo CEO: Stronger Defense Couldn't Stop Breaches
2017-11-08 23:33

Marissa Mayer Testifies on the Challenges of Halting State-Backed Persistent AttacksThe former CEO of Yahoo, which has had 3 billion records exposed in a 2013 data breach, testified at a Senate...

7 tips to reduce risks of data breaches
2017-11-02 13:30

A recent study conducted by Forrester Consulting found that two-thirds of organizations have been breached five times in the past two years. It’s clear that traditional approaches are not working,...

Managing Third-Party Risks to Prevent Breaches
2017-11-02 13:03

To help prevent breaches caused by third parties, organizations need to improve their vendor risk evaluation methods, carefully assessing their business partners' processes and risk mitigation...

Hilton Reaches $700,000 Settlement Over Data Breaches
2017-11-01 16:00

U.S. hotel chain Hilton has reached a settlement with the states of New York and Vermont over the payment card breaches suffered by the company in 2014 and 2015. Hilton has agreed to pay $700,000...

Hilton Reaches $700,000 Settlement Over Two Data Breaches
2017-11-01 13:18

Hotel Chain Waited 9 Months to Warn Customers After Discovering First BreachGlobal hotel chain Hilton has reached a $700,000 settlement agreement with New York and Vermont over two separate data...

Thirty Percent of CEO Email Accounts Exposed in Breaches: Study
2017-10-25 12:32

Thirty percent of CEOs from the world's largest organizations have had their company email address and password stolen from a breached service. read more