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Daily Security News from @trustpath - Jul 26, 2017
Daily Security news from @trustpath.
6+ billion records exposed in data breaches in first half of 2017
There have been 2,227 publicly disclosed data compromise events since the beginning of the year through June 30th, according to Risk Based … more.
IRS sees increase in identity theft on business tax returns and data
Accounting Today The Internal Revenue Service held a meeting of its Security Summit partners Tuesday in Dallas and reported on progress in battling identity theft tied … more.
HHS OCR Launches Revised HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool
… said that penalties from the Office of Civil Rights and the data breach portal Wall of Shame was, in effect, victimizing the victims of data breaches. more.
GTL Takes Data Security Seriously to Keep Our Customers Safe
The failure of companies to secure data across all levels of an organization has led to several high-profile data breaches that jeopardized trade … more.
Is a ransomware infection always a data breach? Yes.
two-step that companies play around malware outbreaks and data breaches. more.
CEOs should be held accountable for cyber attacks and data breaches
CEOs should be the ones responsible in case of a cyber-attack and a data breach in an organization, according to a new report by Tripwire. more.
The Business Implications of the GDPR
When not getting nerdy about GDPR and data breaches, she likes nothing more than a good cup of tea. You’ll usually find her at a local techy meetup. more.
Russia to Ban VPN and Proxy Use
It protects the company from any data breaches and it protects the contractor from putting data at risk. The bill would make it impossible for the … more.
XL Catlin launches Cyber and Data Protection Insurance Policy in Asia
Insurance and Risk Professional A report by Juniper Research reinforces this it is estimated that the cost of data breaches will reach US$2.1 trillion globally by 2019, almost four times … more.
Tech, data center firms increase US lobbying spend
… related to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and national security orders, data breaches, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act, … more.
Lieberman Software Teams with VeriClouds to Prevent End-Users from Logging
Marketwired (press release) The new solution detects and stops the use of stolen credentials in corporate and government environments. The announcement was made at Black … more.
Shoddy data-stripping exposes firms’ to hack attacks
Any data on user names gathered from that file sweep would then be compared to the logs derived from recent massive data breaches, he said, … more.
MetLife adds credit monitoring service to its legal benefit plan
… credit monitoring services to their benefits packages, and universities, hospitals and retailers have done the same following major data breaches. more.
Over 2200 Data Breaches Disclosed So Far In 2017, Exposing Over Six Billion
RICHMOND, VA, July 25, 2017 Risk Based Security today announced the release of its Mid-Year 2017 Data Breach QuickView report, showing … more.
IRS taking a ‘criminal’ approach to fighting uptick in business tax-related
FederalNewsRadio.com Between January and June, IRS heard of 177 reported data breaches at tax preparers’ offices. There is only so much our organizations can do, … more.
APAC:Cybersecurity budgets on the rise
However, they should change this mindset, given the continued prevalence of data breaches in the region. In FY2016-17, 52% of organisations have … more.
Six billion records hacked so far this year: researchers
Researchers say a surge in hacking has led to a new record this year for data breaches. AFP Photo. WASHINGTON: A surge in computer hacking has … more.
NJ Bill To Protect Shoppers’ Personal Data Signed Into Law
… gleaned from driver’s licenses and other identification cards in an effort to crack down on data breaches and the sale of this information to marketers. more.
Cybersecurity search engine from CrowdStrike looks to find threats fast
The platform is a streamlined agent that brings together next-gen antivirus, endpoint detection and response, and managed threat hunting. more.
Lacework Bolsters Cloud Security Platform, Adds Docker Support
The company also added the ability to integrate behavioral data into monitoring, log management, and SIEM solutions from New Relic and Splunk. more.
Lacework’s Partnerships and Integrations Establish Foundation of New Cloud
Markets Insider Based in Mountain View, California, Lacework is the industry’s first zero-touch, cloud security platform that provides breach detection, insider threat … more.
UniCredit Says 400000 Clients Affected by Security Breach
The data breaches occurred in June and July of this year and September and October, the bank said on Wednesday in an emailed statement. more.
CrowdStrike Launches the Fastest and Largest Cybersecurity Search Engine
BUSINESS WIRE)CrowdStrike Inc., the leader in cloud-delivered endpoint protection, today announced that it has significantly expanded the … more.
UniCredit reveals data breach affecting 400000 customers
The Milan-based bank blamed a third party provider for the two data breaches it discovered, which it said happened between September and … more.
New McAfee Report Reveals Secrets of Successful Threat Hunters and SOCs
Threat hunting is becoming a critical role in defeating bad actors. A threat hunter is a professional member of the security team tasked with examining … more.
Gigamon Announces a New Cybersecurity Defender Lifecycle Model
Effective threat hunting and triage requires continuous visibility across the entire attack surface from cloud and data center workloads to user and IoT … more.
Multilayered Security, Better Training the Key to Beating Data Breaches
No one wants to have a data breach happen to them. That’s simple enough; the costs of such an affair can be massive and aren’t limited to the writing … more.
We need to overcome consumers’ data fears to make Open Banking a success
It’s been engrained in us that sharing personal information is a dangerous game that could lead to potential data breaches and fraudulent activity. more.
EU court: EU-Canada passenger data deal breaches privacy
… that a deal between the EU and Canada on sharing airline passenger data breaches citizens’ privacy and cannot be concluded in its current form. more.
Australians acting unsafely with public Wi-Fi security: wake up!
… most of us don’t take precautionary measures to protect themselves, or know when they’re at risk of data breaches when accessing public Wi-Fi”. more.
Iranian Cyber Espionage Group CopyKittens are Successful, But Not Skilled
… movement in a compromised network using stolen credentials. AV tools in VirusTotal did not detect several of the new tools developed by the group. more.
What to do when your clients’ data is breached: The case of Sony
USAPP American Politics and Policy (blog) Data breaches can have significant reputational and financial consequences for both customers and the breached organisation, and are among the … more.
400K UniCredit Customers Affected by Two Data Breaches
June and July 2017. The notice also provides some details about what … more.
Best Practices for Preventing Phishing Attacks, Data Breaches
The Anthem data breach and subsequent settlement are key reminders that providers need to have current approaches to preventing phishing attacks. more.
Unicredit Reveals Double Breaches Affecting 400000 Users
… to Reuters, a source familiar with the matter said the bank had only uncovered the data breaches between Monday and Tuesday of this week. more.
IncentiveWorks’ Speaker: Cybersecurity and Event Planning
The vast majority of data breaches involve an employee taking a misstep that allows a hacker or malware onto a system. That USB stick that was left … more.
Italian lender reveals massive data hack
A source familiar with the matter said the bank had only uncovered the data breaches between Monday and Tuesday. “The bank immediately adopted … more.
Exclusive interview: Akamai on Australia’s biggest cyber security threats
… had a 2-year hacktivist campaign against their government sites, resulting in numerous defacements and data breaches for government agencies. more.
symantec endpoint protection has requested a protection definitions update.
HI. who can i fix the issue : symantec endpoint protection has requested a protection definitions update. this problem will disappear after the update. more.
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