-
Aug19
Daily Security News from @trustpath - Aug 19, 2016
Daily Security news from @trustpath.
Attacker’s Playbook Top 5 Is High On Passwords, Low On Malware
The top four on this list are all attacks related to the use of stolen credentials, sometimes first obtained via phishing or other social engineering. Instead …
LabMD Bolsters Defense to Appeal FTC Data-Privacy Ruling
… to Home Depot, Ropes & Gray partner Douglas Meal has defended some of the largest companies in the country hit with suits over data breaches.
Miner Norton Gold Fields blames human error for leak of employees’ personal
ABC Online While the Commissioner has the power to investigate and address privacy complaints, companies hit by data breaches are not legally required to …
Gulfnet launches advanced security solutions with leading global partners
Data breaches are increasing in the region and organizations in the Gulf are targeted with the most advanced cyber attacks. Gulfnet has launched a …
ERISA Advisory Council Highlights Importance of Cybersecurity Oversight
… alleged that directors and officers had failed to satisfy their duties of care by not preventing and promptly responding to the data breaches. And while …
HIPAA turns 20: Five things you should know about your medical records
Some researchers are concerned that fear of data breaches is causing consumers to say no to participating in clinical trials and research studies.
Eddie Bauer Is Latest Retailer Infected With Data Breach Malware
The security of our customers’ information is a top priority for Eddie Bauer, said Eddie Bauer CEO Mike Egeck. For more on data breaches, watch our …
HIPAA Breach Case Results in Record $5.5 Million Penalty
4 settlement the largest in the history of HIPAA enforcement actions stemmed from three separate data breaches that occurred within months of …
Police arrest woman in connection with Sage data breach
Highlighting that the cost of data breaches are seldom confined to remediation and recovery costs, Sage’s share price fell by as much as 4.3% on the …
Layered Security Protects Against Cyberattacks Bent on Destroying Data, EMC
MeriTalk (blog) The average cost of data breaches for health care organizations over the last two years is estimated at more than $2.2 million a breach, according to a …
FCC won’t back down on broadband users’ privacy
“ISPs must be held accountable for data breaches and must accept their responsibility to safeguard the data they gain access to make their networks …
Employee Charged with Fraud after Data Breach at Sage
A 32-year-old woman employed by the recently hacked provider of payroll software, Sage, was arrested at an airport in London Wednesday and …
Data Breaches Top 600 So Far in 2016
The latest data breach count from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reports that there have been 601 data breaches recorded this year …
Stopping the Risk of the Rising Healthcare Ransomware Threat
… however, as the spotlight of data breaches shines on healthcare, the industry’s response to recent ransomware attacks could signal the need to shift …
Free services help consumers protect against identity theft
So far this year, the ITRC said there have been 572 data breaches with 13.5 million records compromised. Since the center began tracking in 2005, …
Verizon 2016 DBIR: Known Attack Methods Remain Security’s Achilles’ Heel
In fact, the latest edition of the Verizon DBIR found that lost or stolen credentials are responsible for 63 percent of confirmed data breaches. The ninth …
Law Firms Are Seeking Data Security Certification (Perspective)
In the wake of a number of high-profile data breaches involving law firms including the recent Panama Papers breach many U.S. law firms are …
The GDPR is coming over the hill (is it a monster?)
There is presently no general obligation to report any data breaches (although it may be tactically worthwhile to do so). The GDPR radically changes …
Eddie Bauer stores fall victim to malware attack
The increase in confidence connected with speed of breach detection is particularly surprising, especially in combination with partial implementation …
Editorial: Short-term monitoring inadequate for Banner, Anthem data
BizWest Media It’s difficult to prevent all data breaches. But it’s also disconcerting to have a company, such as Banner, state that we are further enhancing the security …
-
Read these next:
- Daily Mobile Computing News from @topmobilenews - Aug 19, 2016
- Daily Venture/Startup News from @topventurenews - Aug 19, 2016