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Daily Security News from @trustpath - Aug 16, 2017
Daily Security news from @trustpath.
4 data privacy considerations for preparing for GDPR compliance
With the GDPR, companies must notify authorities and customers of data breaches within 72 hours of becoming aware of the incident, maintain … more.
Threat Intelligence Market to Value $9.6 Billion by 2023: Analysis By
SYS-CON Media (press release) The factors that have driven the demand for threat intelligence market are the growing incidences of data breaches by insiders, rapid adoption of threat … more.
Powerful backdoor found in software used by >100 banks and energy cos.
The ShadowPad incident underscores the value of closely scrutinizing network behavior and collaborating with partners to investigate suspicious or … more.
NYC Health + Hospitals utilizes Accellion platform for securely sharing PHI
The health system will use Accellion’s kiteworks platform to ensure physicians can securely share patient data with internal staff and external partners, … more.
ChannelLife NZ - Opportunity for A/NZ resellers as emt signs distie deal
ChannelLife NZ With Australia’s Notifiable Data Breaches scheme being enforced from February 2018, there is also a shift underway in who is paying attention, says … more.
Q2 2017 Results: Netwrix Auditor 9.0 Released to Combat Ransomware,
CSO Australia The increase in headline-making data breaches and the growing sophistication of ransomware attacks like WannaCry and NoPetya forces … more.
Addressing user awareness to solidify endpoint protection
is no end all, be all. more.
As Trump promises ‘fire and fury,’ North Korean hackers target US defense
CyberScoop In September 2014, a comprehensive report authored by the Senate Armed Services Committee blamed China for a series of data breaches affecting … more.
Court Expands Standing for Plaintiffs to Pursue Data Breach Claims
… plaintiffs to proceed with their claims, CareFirst builds on multi-circuit precedent establishing the viability of civil suits stemming from data breaches. more.
Rackspace rolls out new data protection service for GDPR compliance
Rackspace added that the new service should also help companies to avoid data breaches that result from cyberattacks, citing a recent report from … more.
Forget the solar eclipse these 3 mobile security eclipses are just as
Mobile Business Insights (blog) Case in point: Bloomberg reports US companies and government agencies suffered a record 1,093 data breaches last year, up 40 percent from 2015. more.
New Online Scam Targets Tax Preparers Is Yours Smart Enough to Avoid It?
Instead of upgrading software, the tax professionals are providing their information to cybercriminals who use the stolen credentials to access the … more.
Gartner Says Worldwide Information Security Spending Will Grow 7 Percent to
PRWire (press release) … testing market (albeit from a small base) due to continued data breaches and growing demands for application security testing as part of DevOps. more.
News & Notes: Autotask Launches New Ticket Interface
… and response resources, including machine-learning analytics, staff security analysts, around the clock alert monitoring and regular threat hunting. more.
Medical records of Norfolk patients found in a petrol station, a King’s
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press … had reported one breach to the ICO in the last two years, while Suffolk Community Healthcare said it had not reported any data breaches to the ICO. more.
Altran acquires cybersecurity and logistics consultancies
… the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which could see FTSE100 companies fined as much as $5 billion at current rates of data breaches. more.
Worldwide information security spending will grow 7% in 2017
… security and risk related hygiene elements like threat centric vulnerability management, centralized log management, internal network segmentation … more.
Hospital staff sacked for prying on patients’ medical records in Suffolk
East Anglian Daily Times … it reported just one breach to the ICO in the last two years, while Suffolk Community Healthcare said it reported no data breaches to the watchdog. more.
Global information security spending to hit $86.4 billion: Gartner
The growth is attributed to continued data breaches and growing demands for application security testing within the infrastructure protection segment. more.
Wi-Fi hackers halted: Kaspersky Lab introduces secure connection Freemium
Outlook India The company’s comprehensive security portfolio includes leading endpoint protection and a number ofspecialized security solutions and services to … more.
News & Notes: Autotask Launches New Ticket Interface
Masergy adds managed EDR: Managed security and networking vendor Masergy has launched a managed endpoint detection and response (MEDR) … more.
Uber To Improve Security Practices Following FTC Settlement
… trained professionals dedicated to protecting user information are now working for Uber, doing their best to prevent any data breaches in the future. more.
UK Retail Data Breach Incidents Double in a Year
The number of UK retailers experiencing data breaches has doubled over the past year, according to new stats shared by law firm RPC. more.
Reflections following the UniCredit Data Breach
Given the new laws and potentially much heftier sanctions in the event of future data breaches, companies and institutions should already be planning … more.
Emerging Technologies to Address Data Privacy and Security Concerns
It’s a brave new world as far as emerging technologies are concerned. Whereas in the past we relied on passwords which we jealously guarded to … more.
Symantec Endpoint Protection for Mac does not collect Mac hardware serial
Unlike Windows Symantec Endpoint Protection for Mac is not collecting Hardware serial no. Serial no. is required to check comliance againts … more.
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