12 hackers arrested in Europe
According to security groups Kaspersky and Emsisoft, 2020 saw approximately 65,000 successful ransomware attacks worldwide. As part of a joint operation, Europol has recently arrested 12 of the contributors to this total. After much coordination by the agency and involvement with other authorities in Europe and the US, the suspects were apprehended in the Ukraine… Read More
Amazon’s GDPR Penalties
A massive fine against Amazon for GDPR violations was instituted this month, and now the corporate giant is appealing the results. Insisting the $865 million penalty is completely baseless and unwarranted, Amazon has taken its issue up with the Luxembourg Administrative Tribunal after the country’s data protection regulator levied the fine in July. Indeed, Amazon… Read More
Nuclear sub data smuggled in sandwich (but not a sub)
Selling nuclear warship data and FBI arrests go together like PB & J. In this case, literally, since the guilty party hid the SD storage card containing the data inside an actual sandwich. I didn’t have that on my data security bingo. A US Navy engineer and his wife are now accused of planning to… Read More
SolarWinds breach compels SEC probe
In the continued aftermath of the 2019 SolarWinds breach, new developments see the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asking hundreds of firms to hand over information dating back to October 2019 that pertains to “any other” breach or ransomware incident in which any SolarWinds network software updates were downloaded. This totaled over 18,000 SolarWinds… Read More
Are we at DEFCON 1 for Data Breaches?
How government agencies can ensure that their valuable data doesn’t fall into the wrong hands Cybercrime continues to be on a steady incline. No matter what type of industry or organization you work in, it knows no boundaries. In this paper, however, we take a closer look at the government sector. The organizations and agencies… Read More
Data breaches at JPMorgan Chase and T-Mobile
A couple of big name breaches have made the news recently, from both JPMorgan Chase and T-Mobile. In the former, the bank warned that a number of customers had their personal information accessible to others via the mobile app or website. Among the information were potentially account numbers, balances and transactions. As of yet, no… Read More
California DMV Breach and the Costs of Remote Working
People may be driving less these days, but the personal data accumulated in this area can still be a cyber attack vector. Now, California drivers have been put at risk by a data breach. The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles has suffered a breach, and as is often the case, third party issues underlie the… Read More
You’re collecting data on your website, but is it secure?
No matter what website builder you may be using, there are always security concerns to ensure that both yours and your users’ sensitive data aren’t compromised when a breach occurs. This is especially true on sites with a higher degree of user interactivity. If people are sharing their personal details on a website, the risk… Read More
Microsoft Surface delivers on power and speed, but is the data on your device secure?
The rapidly growing remote workforce is dramatically changing how we live and work to meet the new hybrid collaborative economy. According to TechRadar, 82% of managers say that even post-COVID they will have more flexible remote working policies. This demands more flexibility and mobility with the tools we use to get the job done –… Read More
Understanding the impacts of a data breach
As the home office and remote working creates new, unforeseen vulnerabilities in data security, so have the costs of incidents risen dramatically. According to research from McAfee and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the total global cost of cybercrime has surpassed $1 trillion per year, and about $500,000 per company. One of the… Read More