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Daily Security News from @trustpath - Apr 11, 2017
Daily Security news from @trustpath.
Patient records left on car roof and scattered in hospital grounds in data
Irish Independent The number of data-protection breaches involving sensitive personal information held by the HSE almost doubled to 212 in 2016. (Stock image). more.
Wonga Data Breach Puts Customer Loyalty at Risk
An autumn 2016 Thales Group survey probing consumer attitudes about data breaches found relatively few respondents in the UKjust 20%said … more.
Hackers Claim Apple Paid Ransom to Avoid iPhone Wiping
Members of the cybercriminal outfit provided several technology publications with sample batches of the stolen credentials many of which were … more.
Hospitals to be inspected over handling of patient files
Ms Dixon said the massive data breaches suffered by Yahoo provided a salutary reminder of the sheer quantity of our personal data stored by online … more.
2224 data security breaches reported in 2016, says Data Protection
Siliconrepublic.com Reports of data breaches to see exponential rise once mandatory reporting rules under GDPR come into force, warns Helen Dixon. Ireland’s Data … more.
Confirming Identity, An Art And Science
Data breaches are so commonplace, might we have become immune to the news of more credentials hacked, more identities stolen? The latest salvo … more.
And Then There Were Two: Closing the Gap on State-Level Data Breach
Lexology (registration) … into law the 48th state-level data breach notification law, bringing the requirements for notifying individuals affected by data breaches to this state. more.
HHS data shows 1800 large data breaches since 2009
Nearly 1,800 large data breaches involving patient information have occurred since 2009, according to an analysis of publicly available data from the … more.
Data Breach Hits UK Payday Loan Firm Wonga
The notification process for data breaches will soon be a hot topic, as the EU looks to push through the revised Data Protection directive in May 2018. more.
Erosion of public trust biggest long-term impact of OPM breaches, experts
FederalNewsRadio.com … American public that we can protect that information, he said during an Apr. 10 discussion of the long-term impacts of the OPM data breaches at the … more.
Irish primary school data held to ransom in cyber attack
The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has seen a fall in the number of data breaches reported. During 2016, a total of 2,301 notifications were … more.
Generali Global Assistance Publishes Whitepaper on the Rise of Phishing and
Marketwired (press release) According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, in 2016, just over 55 percent of the reported 1,093 US data breaches were caused by spearphishing, … more.
Trend Micro Leverages Newest XGen Security Capabilities in Worry-Free
Business Wire (press release) DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced it is … more.
UK Loan Firm Wonga Suffers Financial Data Breach
The company is investigating what is “looking like one of the biggest” data breaches in the country involving financial data. What could be a serious … more.
Report on Yahoo data breach to be delivered in coming weeks
In her report, the commissioner confirmed Yahoo EMEA had reported further data breaches during the investigation that were also in the public … more.
New report examines the physical security information management (PSIM)
WhaTech This report studies the global Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) market. Learn details of the Analysis, Manufacturing Cost Structure, … more.
UMass Implements Centralized Threat Lifecycle Management Platform
The LogRhythm platform combines security information and event management, log management, network and endpoint monitoring, user entity and … more.
How Data Breaches can Ruin CX for your Startup
Data breaches affect all the major metrics used to measure CX, including customer satisfaction, Net Promoter Score (NPS), and the Customer Loyalty … more.
Corporate Counsel Group Issues Law Firm Cyber Guidance
… security measures that in-house counsel should expect from their law firms, in the wake of reported data breaches at Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, … more.
The Growing Threat of Data Breaches in Grocery
With every year that passes, data breaches become a bigger and more frightening threat for retailers. In 2016, nearly 1,000 cases were reported, the … more.
Malaysian businesses at risk of data breaches: VMware study
The proliferation of unsecured and unapproved mobile devices at work makes a company more vulnerable to data breaches and cyber-attacks. more.
New Report Reveals Password Best Practices Against Common Attacks
The report, Strengthening Passwords Against Common Attacks, arrives just after the number of stolen credentials reaches an all-time high, with over 3 … more.
Endpoint protection blocking access to executable files from other drives
got the most recent version of endpoint installed. Got a very frsutrating error … more.
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