Cyber attacks

The offering uses mimicked version of an information system to fool hackers, says Chris Albery of the HITRUST organization.

Equifax's data breach may be the most serious, given that it covered 143 million consumers and involved reams of confidential information, but it wasn't the largest. Following are the biggest to date.

Organizations paid $301M to cyber attackers in 2016, and incidents are expected to increase over the next two years.

Carriers are wise to shore up security governance, data protection and incident response strategies, says Novarica's Tom Benton.

Many organizations struggle with an overwhelming amount of threat information, coupled with a lack of staff expertise to analyze it.

This information is exactly what is relied on to verify someone’s identity. It is simply a gold mine for potential identity thieves.

A recent survey on how well prepared organizations are to protect their systems from a breach was 'eye-opening and disturbing,' says Martin Veitch.

The number of incidents has risen rapidly in recent years, but organizations are learning from their mistakes and making improvements.

Leading organizations embrace information security from the top down, and employees are given the right resources to defend against a breach.

The latest mandate encourages greater sharing of data between public and private organizations, and establishes protections of privacy and liability for those sharing the information.