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Daily Security News from @trustpath - Oct 10, 2017
Daily Security news from @trustpath.
Security firm says Equifax made it far too easy to access salary and job
Digital Trends One of the more notorious data breaches in 2017 was the Equifax hack that exposed the private information of roughly 145 million Americans. more.
More Details Behind the Equifax Data Breach Emerge
The Equifax data breach will still go down in U.S. history as one of the most significant data breaches ever. It affected not only Americans, but nearly … more.
Disqus data breach compromised 18m email addresses & over 6m hashed
TEISS (blog) But it’s equally important that we acknowledge exemplary handling of data breaches when they occur because that’s behaviour that should be … more.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month
Attendees will learn about cyberthreat assessments and participate in workshops on Threat Hunting and Incident Response. Please visit the … more.
171000 Irish firms could be Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks Survey
Companies need to have a next generation application-aware firewall along with advanced endpoint protection making it very difficult for ransomware … more.
The Top 10 FinServ Data Breaches
services industry. Consumers expect banks and other financial services … more.
Global retail leaders work together to meet upcoming data regulations
… right to erasure and having their data removed under the GDPR, gaining data subjects’ consent, profiling and dealing with data breaches. more.
Identity theft to headline business forum Oct. 18
… Alliance, based at Washington State University Vancouver, will host a forum about how to protect businesses from data breaches and identity theft. more.
SAManage Pays $264K After Unlocked Spreadsheet Exposes 660 SSNs
Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan pointed to the SAManage case as an example that his office takes such data breaches very seriously. more.
Cyber-insurance and Employee Data Breaches: Part 1
A large portion of the hundreds of data breaches and thousands of data security incidents that occur each year involve human resource related issues. more.
RiskWare.BitCoinMiner Malware - did not detected by Endpoint 12.1.6
Server 2012 R2, and our server has been hit by RiskWare.BitCoinMiner … more.
Australian banks and fintechs weigh in on open banking regime
NAB noted that regardless of which party is legally liable for data breaches, such events would still impact the trust and confidence customers have … more.
Is automation the future of cyber security?
HLB Mann Judd’s Lyons said: The days of on-premise ‘security by obscurity’ are well and truly gone. However, due to regular online data breaches, … more.
Is automation the future of cyber security?
Robert Kingma, CEO at ICT Networks, adds that the focus on the automation of security event management and incident response is driven by an ever … more.
Casinos Facing Continuing Threat From Data Breaches
Growing cybersecurity risks mean gambling companies must be prepared for how to respond to a data breach and be ready to navigate the patchwork … more.
KnowBe4 Announces Growth and Focus on European Market
Earlier this year KnowBe4 issued The 2017 Endpoint Protection Ransomware Effectiveness Report, which found that endpoint security products are … more.
Top tech stats: Shopping on mobile, data breaches and more
Welcome to your roundup of some of the past week’s most interesting surveys, statistics and reports relevant to those involved in the UK tech industry. more.
How will Brexit impact the introduction of GDPR?
The primary purpose of GDPR is to provide EU citizens with enhanced protection from data breaches and to give them greater control over their own … more.
Heading Off the Inevitable Hack Attack
Data breaches increased 40% in 2016, according to a report released in January by the Identity Theft Resource Center (Scottsdale, AZ) and … more.
Australia: Information Commissioner Consults on Notifiable Data Breaches
PaymentsCompliance The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 established a NDB scheme. Organisations are required to notify any individuals about … more.
Advanced Personal Identity and Credit Monitoring Service by ID Agent
Business Wire (press release) With data breaches at a record high, ID Agent’s SpotLight ID is an opportunity for MSPs to provide identity protection to their customers at a fraction of … more.
Accenture left a huge trove of highly sensitive data on exposed servers
Here are 2017’s biggest hacks, leaks, and data breaches so far. Dozens of data breaches, millions of people affected. Read More. The servers … more.
enSilo and Matrix42 Form Partnership to Deliver Premier Managed Endpoint
Markets Insider SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 10, 2017/PRNewswire/ – enSilo, the company that protects endpoints pre- and post-infection to stop data breaches and data … more.
Family Checkbook: What to do if you’re worried about Equifax breach
In the last few years, we’ve had data breaches at the IRS, grocery stores, retail stores and now a major credit bureau. After much thought, I’ve come to … more.
IBM Z: Tackling Data Breaches through Encrypted Transactions
has launched a new mainframe data encryption system called IBM Z. more.
Veriflow Recognized on CRN’s 2017 Emerging Vendors List for Networking/VoIP
… correctness, based on mathematical verification of the entire network state using advanced algorithms and a predictive model of network behavior. more.
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