Data breach stories - Page 18
Singapore organizations caught in 'patching paradox'
Tue, 8th May 2018
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Singapore organizations say they don’t have the resources to keep up with the volume of patches required to remediate software flaws.
Building customer trust is paramount as data breaches become more common
Tue, 8th May 2018
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As data breaches become more common, building customer trust is pivotal. Firms must prioritise transparency, ethical standards, and robust data protection.
Is risk at the top of your digital agenda? Here's why it should be
Mon, 7th May 2018
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As cyber attacks become more prevalent and costly, with breaches averaging USD $3.6 million, risk management must top your digital agenda.
Vector to take Stuff to High Court; media agency refuses to hand over confidential breach data
Fri, 4th May 2018
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Vector may take legal action against Stuff over refusal to secure, return or destroy customer data leaked in a data breach.
Vector's Outage app hit by data breach last month - personal info stolen
Fri, 4th May 2018
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The breach happened on April 26, 2018. On April 27 the company posted a FAQ section that detailed an API vulnerability in its Outage app.
CommBank says no evidence customer data was compromised in 2016 breach
Thu, 3rd May 2018
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The breach occurred in May 2016 when the bank couldn’t confirm that two magnetic tapes were destroyed, despite being scheduled for destruction.
A four-step-plan towards cloud resilience in an age of data security
Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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The ramifications of having a data breach are ten-fold for government agencies who handle sensitive information.
2.5 billion data records exposed - most from human error
Thu, 12th Apr 2018
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In 2017, 2.6 billion data records were exposed, mainly due to human error, marking a staggering 580% increase since 2016, Gemalto reports.
IT decision makers unsure about their security maturity
Wed, 11th Apr 2018
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Respondents in APAC put forth highest IT budget allocation to security, but overall executives allocate security less than 10% of their budget.
Despite a 60% breach rate, Australians have firm grasp on cybersecurity
Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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60% of Australian respondents polled in this year’s Telstra Security Report 2018 say their business has been interrupted due to a security breach.
175 days to detect a network intruder in EMEA - just 77 in US
Sat, 7th Apr 2018
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A study has revealed the median time for an EMEA business to detect an intruder is more than double that in the US - and it's much worse in APAC.
New report delves deep into cybercrime - and forecasts its future
Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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Now in its tenth year, Trustwave has released its encyclopaedic report that details both current and future threats that are crucial to be aware of.
Facebook is finally making changes to its data sharing controls - but is it too little, too late?
Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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Most Facebook users could have had their data scraped by cyber attackers, says the social network's chief technology officer.
1.5 billion confidential data files publicly available - that's more than 12 petabytes of data
Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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Credit card data, medical records, payroll data, intellectual property and tax information are all available publicly online with no data protection.
OPINON: Counting the broader cost of Facebook’s data dilemma
Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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Barracuda SVP Chris Ross talks about the results of a recent survey they ran following the Facebook fallout to determine the true cost.
Experts weigh in on Australia's Notifiable Data Breaches scheme
Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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Australia’s new mandatory data breach disclosure law has already shown just how regularly organisations are experiencing data breaches.
The 475-day siege: APAC firms' breach detection times are getting worse
Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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Asia Pacific organisations take over a year to detect cyber threats, the longest of any region, according to FireEye's M-Trends 2018 report.
SURVEY: 70% of customers would leave a business after a breach
Mon, 26th Mar 2018
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A recent study from Gemalto proves it’s not just data that is lost following a breach – you’ll lose most of your customers too.
Zuckerberg admits “we made mistakes” in Facebook data breach
Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement following the revelation that data from 50 million people was misused.
Facebook breach of 50 MILLION profiles: What we know so far
Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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A whistleblower has uncovered the practices of his illicit company, which include stealing the details of 50m Facebook users to help Trump's campaign.