When we say “It’s when, not if,” we mean it. GoldenEye, a new strain of the Petya family of ransomware, turned the digital world on its head Tuesday morning after initiating from a cyberattack in Kiev, Ukraine. From there,… Read More ›
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Avoiding the next attack — A Watch Out Wednesday response plan
WannaCry was different in its origin – not too many exploits derive from the US intelligence community. And it was different in scope (200,000 victims makes for a pretty good infection rate). But in a lot of important ways, WannaCry… Read More ›
US Data Breaches Reached All-Time High in 2016
New information from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and CyberScout show that 2016 had more reported breaches than any previous year. The number of breaches, as defined by the ITRC*, reached 1,093, a 40 percent increase from prior year. In total, about… Read More ›
Data Breaches Up By 28%; Florida One Of Most Vulnerable States
There has been a 28 percent increase in data breaches since last year, according to a new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). The center reports that there have been 901 data breaches recorded this year through November… Read More ›
Dyn Suffers Unprecedented Cyberattack
Friday is usually a great day to surf the web, check your twitter feed or update your social media status. But a major cyberattack this past Friday broke the internet, or at least parts of it, and affected users access… Read More ›
SMBs Now Paying $86,500 Per Cyber Attack
On average, a single cyber-security incident now costs large American businesses $861,000. Meanwhile, small and medium businesses (SMBs) in the US pay $86,500. In the 2016 survey released last week, Kaspersky Lab, for the first time, compared an organization’s security… Read More ›
DIY Data Security Comes At A High Price
You’ve seen the headlines. Data breach after data breach, with each one more sophisticated than the last. In today’s ever expanding threat landscape, how do you know whether your data is really secure? The answer matters. The statistics tell us… Read More ›
Healthcare Data Breaches Have Cost Industry $6.2 Billion
We’ve been talking a lot this year about the surge in data breaches plaguing the healthcare industry. So it comes as no surprise that a recent study by Ponemon Institute found that the increase has cost the industry about $6.2… Read More ›
Hackers Steal $81 Million From A Bank That Had No Firewall
Sometimes it’s better to learn from the mistakes of others. One of the largest ever online data breaches has resulted in an $80 million heist from an Indian bank – all because it lacked a firewall. Bangladesh Bank was frugal… Read More ›
Healthcare Industry Most Affected By Data Breaches
A new report shows healthcare taking the dubious honor of first place among all industries for 2015 data security incidents. With more and more patient information being stored electronically, and medical records commanding ten times the amount paid for credit… Read More ›
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