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Daily Security News from @trustpath - Aug 1, 2017
Daily Security news from @trustpath.
Consult MAP Toolkit for Win10 Deployments
(Common examples: SharePoint, SQL Server, Lync, ForeFront Endpoint Protection, and so forth). Of course, my focus here is on desktop OS … more.
Threat Intelligence Solution Market Analysis and Segment Forecasts by
Green Mountain Outlook Threat Intelligence Solution Market split by Product Type: Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Log Management, Identity and Access … more.
Site reveals little known data breaches
ATLANTA, Ga. - We hear all too frequently about big companies being hacked. But there are data breaches that you don’t hear about that can also … more.
Information Security Expert Predicts that the Enron of Data Breaches is
Healthcare Informatics Recent major cyber attacks on the healthcare community, such as Petya and WannaCry, have created unprecedented levels of fear on IT security … more.
The HIPAA Wall of Shame is Now Easier to Navigate
The HBRT now makes it easy to navigate and mine information on all reported data breaches (breaches must be reported when they involve the … more.
Security Strategies for Data Center Interconnect
Data security and privacy concerns continue to intensify along with the risks and costs of data breaches, leading many network operators to seek new … more.
HBO Says Some Programming Stolen in Cyberattack – Update
… hit with extortion demands ranging from $50,000 to $500,000, according to FireEye Inc., a cybersecurity company that investigates data breaches. more.
Hackers Target the Bottom Line: Business Operations and Earnings
Previously, even the most expensive data breaches have posed manageable financial burdens on affected firms. The recent ransomware attacks, … more.
Avoid the liability inherent in running end-of-life operating systems
This is often due to the lack of patch management at an organisation or an effective endpoint protection solution. Vulnerabilities exist on EOL systems … more.
Your Uber account might be up for sale
You have to enter your information and he’s going to transfer these stolen credentials to you. A quick search on Twitter shows people regularly … more.
Human-machine teaming a key ingredient for success in security operations
IT Brief Australia McAfee released a report last week that showed how security operations centres (SOCs) have evolved to be on the cutting edge of threat hunting. more.
‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7, ‘Ballers’ Spoilers Leak In HBO Hack
… in databases and file servers, and that also helps them to quickly quarantine risky users to prevent and contain data breaches proactively, he said. more.
Palo Alto Networks: Australia is resilient but overconfident about
SecurityBrief Australia 36% of respondents lost at least $130,000 in data breaches in 2015-2016, and 40% have lost money in the last year alone. “These survey results … more.
Data protection by design: The new standard
Monitor data breaches and notify, if needed. If the data is obscured/encrypted, then notification of a breach is not required. If the data is plain text, then … more.
Enterprise mobility initiatives stifled by poor information management
Business MattersBusiness Matters The use of unsanctioned personal file-sharing apps at work by employees increases the risk of data breaches, reduces the IT department’s visibility … more.
Wikileaks releases Macron’s team’s emails
“Not only must we protect the integrity of our electronic voting systems, but election data breaches are becoming all too common and can be … more.
NHS staff personal data leaked in latest data breach
… data management procedures will enable institutions to get it right, to live up to their data privacy policies and to prevent avoidable data breaches in … more.
Five things compliance officers must keep in mind
… environment such as our exposes organizations to several risks associated with supply chain, data breaches and natural disasters among others. more.
COKER: Vigilance key to reducing hacking losses
An analysis of 50 of the largest data breaches in the past 5 years revealed that while a small portion of the loss resulted from inadequate security … more.
IT Skills Gap Frightens Company Executives, Assessment Reveals
For example, data breaches in healthcare expose the medical records of patients, while breaches in other industries expose the financial and … more.
Ransomware attacks steal headlines, but accidental data breaches remain a
Nasdaq This continuing high level of accidental data breaches suggests that organizations are still failing to put in place the robust measures needed to … more.
Government Appoints Committee To Study Data Protection Framework for India
The government’s decision to focus on data protection comes on the back of a wave of privacy and data breaches in India from corporates such as … more.
UnifyID Raises $20M Series A Funding from NEA to Fuel Next Gen
Markets Insider “A large percentage of data breaches involve weak, default or stolen passwords, and we think passwords as we know them need an overhaul,” … more.
Only 36% of Global Financial Organizations are Confident about their
PR Newswire (press release) 82% of financial organizations are going to focus their investments on protection against data breaches, and 73% will focus on protection against … more.
Guardicore Extends Series B Funding Round To $35 Million Adding TPG Growth
Markets Insider … solution that helps its customers protect critical workloads and applications through better visibility, segmentation, breach detection and response. more.
88 percent of retailers vulnerable to data breaches in 2017
The 2017 Thales Data Threat Report, Retail Edition revealed that 43% of retailers had experienced a data breach in the last year with 32% claiming a … more.
HR Open Standards Answers Answers HR Data Protection Concerns with HR-JSON
PR Web (press release) The number of companies experiencing data breaches is at an all-time high and still on the rise according to the Identify Theft Resource Center (ITRC) … more.
OCR Stresses Employee Training Need in PHI Security
… workforce members can either be guardians of the entity’s PHI or can, knowingly or unknowingly, be the cause of HIPAA violations or data breaches. more.
Study: Majority of retailers feel ‘vulnerable’ to a data breach
On a positive note, U.S. retail data breaches in the past year dropped from 22% in the 2016 survey to 19% this year. This number is lower than any … more.
Senators introduce bill to secure Internet of Things devices
Here are 2017’s biggest hacks, leaks, and data breaches so far. Dozens of data breaches, millions of people affected. Read More. The distributed … more.
Your GDPR checklist: A step-by-step guide to ensure compliance by next
Director of Finance … to how personal data is processed and stored, how consent is attained and how data breaches should be reported (among many other things). more.
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