Cyber security
Cyber security
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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.
September 29 -
Organizations paid $301M to cyber attackers in 2016, and incidents are expected to increase over the next two years.
September 27 -
Insurer’s personal insurance unit is looking to develop lasting relationships with startups in big data, AI and more.
September 25 -
Carriers are wise to shore up security governance, data protection and incident response strategies, says Novarica's Tom Benton.
September 25 -
Many organizations struggle with an overwhelming amount of threat information, coupled with a lack of staff expertise to analyze it.
September 22 -
This information is exactly what is relied on to verify someone’s identity. It is simply a gold mine for potential identity thieves.
September 13 -
Intruders accessed names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and driver’s license numbers, the company said.
September 7 -
A recent survey on how well prepared organizations are to protect their systems from a breach was 'eye-opening and disturbing,' says Martin Veitch.
August 31 -
DR planning is a critical component of every information management strategy, even if the data center is in the cloud.
August 25 -
The number of incidents has risen rapidly in recent years, but organizations are learning from their mistakes and making improvements.
August 22 -
Leading organizations embrace information security from the top down, and employees are given the right resources to defend against a breach.
August 21 -
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.
August 18 -
Carrier is required to pay $5.5 million, employ two breach specialists in its IT department and conduct audits of its systems yearly.
August 11 -
SOCs devote 50 percent more time than their counterparts on actual threat hunting, according to a new study from McAfee.
August 11 -
Firms should be looking at whether they have the right culture and people in place to understand data and how to best keep it safe.
August 9 -
Researchers have seen at least three cyber espionage operations using this technique, says Alexey Shulmin of Kapersky Lab.
August 8 -
The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 calls for Internet-connected devices to be patchable, meet minimum data safety standards and have changeable password capability.
August 4 -
Forensic study finds an employee of a business associate of the insurer accessed PHI.
August 2 -
The rampant proliferation of easy-to-use hacking tools and number of bad actors willing to deploy them means that everyone needs to 'up their game' to stay safe.
July 31 -
New Jersey insurer becomes the organization's 50th industry sponsor in hopes of forging new relationships with up-and-coming startups.
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