data breaches
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CISOs on High Alert for Data Breaches in 2018
Chief Information Security Officers are feeling less confident than ever about cyber-risk and data security this year, a new survey from Opus, the leading provider of global compliance and risk management solutions, and data and privacy research leader Ponemon Institute shows. As today’s climate of high-profile data breaches continues, 67% of respondents believe their companies
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Healthcare Entities Account for over 25% of Reported Data Breaches
Despite advances in security technology and increased governmental cybersecurity initiatives, attackers will not abandon their pursuit of unprotected patient data. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, this past year healthcare entities accounted for 27.4% of reported data breaches. It’s clear that the healthcare industry is less prepared with HIPAA compliance than patients expect. HIPAA
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Password Reuse a Significant Risk Factor for Security Breaches
Canada’s office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) is taking steps to try to prevent security breaches that involve the use of valid usernames and passwords. The OPC is urging individuals to stop reusing passwords, and advising businesses to require employees to reset passwords. This is an attempt to curb a recent trend involving security breaches
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Credit Cards – Convenience Outweighs Risk for American Consumers
Despite multiple data breaches affecting credit card details in recent years, the convenience of storing credit card details on shopping sites seems to outweigh the risks associated with cybercrime. Ninety-four million Americans have their credit or debit card information stored on a website or mobile app for future purchases, according to a new report from
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Data Breaches Becoming More Complex and Widespread
Data Breach Digest Available Verizon has just released its 2017 Data Breach Digest, this shows that the human element in data breach scenarios is still a significant area of concern. Human intervention has a key role in data breaches and cyber security incidents where they fulfil the roles of threat actors, targeted victims and incident
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