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Daily Security News from @trustpath - Sep 29, 2017
Daily Security news from @trustpath.
Equifax’s data flaws are more the rule than the exception
No organization is immune to data breaches, and a lot of potentially personal data was out there already thanks to all the screw-ups that preceded … more.
Steven Merrell, Financial Planning: Improving Your Personal Digital
Monterey County Herald Internet security firm Keeper Security analyzed 10 million passwords made publicly available from data breaches in 2016. The most common … more.
Ransomware keeping cops, NHS and local UK gov bods awake at night
… computers; two years ago it was data breaches like TalkTalk, this year its been the use of ransomware attacks on individuals and corporate systems. more.
Sqrrl ferrets out network traffic anomalies to find hidden threats
Using a threat hunting platform like Sqrrl may take a little bit of a shift in thinking for cybersecurity teams. It’s less like being a beat cop and more like … more.
Laying the foundation for a proactive SOC
Based on the interest our recent article on getting a start on cyber threat hunting has garnered, we’ve decided to do a deeper dive into Sqrrl Enterprise, … more.
ITsavvy Announces Portfolio of Complete Cybersecurity Solutions with US
IT Business Net (press release) Threat Intelligence: improves security confidence utilizing a four-phased approach of threat policies, threat hunting, threat monitoring and threat … more.
Senator Brooks Sponsors Legislation To Protect Consumers From Data Breaches
The legislation would require consumer credit reporting agencies to disclose data breaches within 15 days of discovery (S6880). It would also place … more.
Identity theft protection increasingly important to employees
… who are increasingly looking at identity protection as an important line of defense against potential security data breaches, according to the report. more.
The Human Resource Professional’s Handbook for Data Security Breaches
security incidents that occur each year, a large number of them still involve … more.
The Latest: Credit Firms Skip Hearing on Data Breach
The company decided not to attend a legislative hearing on identity theft and data breaches Thursday in New York, however. One lawmaker called … more.
Govt reveals data breach notification format
However, the OAIC noted that certain data breaches occur over a period rather than at a discrete point in time and these types of persistent threats … more.
Doing business in Europe? Get to know these new regulations
… requiring affirmative consent before users give a tech service or website personal information, notifiying users about data breaches and mandating a … more.
Here’s what you need to protect yourself online
Hackers use stolen credentials to access networks and computer servers undetected. Once they’re in, they kind of wiggle their way through, find out … more.
How to find the best SIEM system for your company
A SIEM system is a centralized enterprise security log management and analysis product. It centrally automates all the work of collecting logged … more.
Sqrrl ferrets out network traffic anomalies to find hidden threats
The Sqrrl Threat Hunting Platform has network traffic analysis at its core. It requires no network taps to operate, gathering all the data it requires from … more.
Global cyber premiums to increase six- to eightfold within a decade: Fitch
The GDPR will also expose organizations to large fines for data breaches up to 4% of turnover although it is not clear whether insurance would be … more.
Time for cyber security plans to swing into action
… at a cost, with the same survey finding that 37 per cent of the respondents had suffered losses of at least S$140,000 as a result of data breaches. more.
Equifax bails on Senate hearing for massive data breach
The senator is working on several pieces of legislation that will crack down on data breaches, possibly requiring companies to notify all individuals … more.
Malware’s Journey Through the Cloud
Lastly, the easy always-on access of the cloud can leave data at risk due to the lack of endpoint protection and awareness of open ports. Because of … more.
ESET wins Gartner Peer Insights Customer Choice Award
… awarded Internet security company ESET the Bronze 2017 Gartner Peer Insights Customer Choice Award for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP). more.
Former White House tech chief tells Iowans: ‘You must freeze your credit’
Because, sometimes these data breaches just feel so overwhelming and you don’t even know where to start.” While firms like hers labor to thwart … more.
Online data breaches expose cyber-security weaknesses
Earlier this month, the data of millions of people held by Equifax and Sonic was compromised by cyber-criminals. The information exposed included … more.
Privacy Commissioner publishes data breach notification guidelines for
ZDNet As not all data breaches are notifiable – the scheme only requires … will apply for some data breaches, meaning that notification to individuals or to … more.
Major Data Breach Rattles Both the Private and Public Sector
On September 7, Equifax revealed one of the most shocking data breaches in U.S. history. (Photo by Marco Verch used under a Creative Commons … more.
New Notifiable Data Breaches scheme resources released
(NDB) scheme to assist organisations in preparing for the scheme’s … more.
Inadequate IT processes continue to create major security and compliance
Help Net Security … or other threat actors, who can exploit the accounts and gain access to sensitive systems and information, resulting in data breaches or compliance … more.
Equifax Data Breach Hits 143 Million
… worldwide with data contributed from more than 7,100 employers suffered from one of the largest data breaches in cyber security history. To put it … more.
Intelligence Experts Say Cyber-Thieves, Nation-State Hackers Teaming Up
Those gaps may be patch management, audit and log management or buy-in from leadership and management. In addition, you need to empower … more.
Beazley to Manage Data Breaches for Generali Brazil’s Cyber Insurance
Insurance Journal Beazley, a specialist in data breach response insurance, has partnered with Generali Brazil to manage data breaches for Generali’s new cyber … more.
Security experts: Mainland a major cybercrime target
… trips to make money, or propagate two-party fraud, in which fraudsters use a “fake driver” account to go with a customer using stolen credentials. more.
Good News! Scientists Say This Beautiful Big Cat Is No Longer Endangered
Animal conservationists all over the world celebrated last week over the news that the snow leopard would no longer be called ‘endangered’. more.
Ransomware, cyber insurance and cryptocurrency: are you covered?
Rampant, worldwide cyber security incidents such as data breaches, phishing attacks, and malware across various industries have caused … more.
Why hacks like Equifax will keep happening
Data breaches, digital extortion, and identity theft are lucrative. According to research from Symantec, the average ransomware attack where … more.
Regulatory probe poses ‘greatest threat’ to companies
While 56 per cent of board members and top executives ranked regulatory investigations alongside the threat of privacy and data breaches, general … more.
Equifax and SEC Breaches Show You Can’t Hide from Hackers
Cited as one of the largest incidents of its kind in history, the recent Equifax data breach underscores that every business and individual is vulnerable … more.
The 3 questions the financial services industry needs to ask itself
Finextra (blog) GDPR requires organisations to report qualifying data breaches to authorities and individuals within 72 hours of detection. This actually isn’t much … more.
File encryption - the best way to protect yourself against data breaches.
should be protected using the best available way - file encryption. more.
Keller Grover LLP Investigating TRUEbenefits Data Breach
“For that reason, healthcare providers are required to give patients timely notice of data breaches and the negligent release and disclosure of medical … more.
Breach glut means crooks will up the ante to POS malware
Data breaches become more prevalent and, thus, the market for stolen credit cards is flooded, driving the price down. So what’s next? We believe it’s … more.
Don’t Worry, Your Information Has Already Been Stolen
He said it after the data breaches at Target (NYSE: TGT), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Yahoo - that one alone compromised 1 billion records - and scores … more.
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