Marriott Says New Data Breach Affects 5.2 Million Guests
The information taken may have included names, addresses, phone numbers, birthdays, loyalty information for linked companies like airlines and room preferences. Keep Reading
‘Trust Nothing’: As Breaches Mount, a Radical Approach to Cybersecurity Gains Favor
Four years ago, Lexmark International Inc. was hit with a stubborn computer virus that tied up some members of its cybersecurity team for months. The Kwampirs malware had “run rampant,” said Bryan Willett, Lexmark’s chief information security officer. Keep Reading
Pentagon’s Tech Agency Reveals Potential Breach Involving Personal Data
The Defense Information Systems Agency notified potential victims of the breach in a letter this month, saying it had tightened protocols for protecting personally identification information (PII) because of the incident. Keep Reading
Report: Breaches Caused by Cloud Misconfigurations Cost Enterprises Nearly $5 Trillion
Year over year from 2018 to 2019, the number of records exposed by cloud misconfigurations rose by 80%, as did the total cost to companies associated with those lost records. Keep Reading
How to Comply with CCPA and Secure Consumer Data in the Cloud
DATA PRIVACY DAY: Aura of ambiguity around the new legislation has led to a slow start for enforcement. Keep Reading
WeLeakInfo.com Domain Name Seized for Selling Access to Hacked Personal Information
With execution of the warrant, the seized domain name – weleakinfo.com – is now in the custody of the federal government, effectively suspending the website’s operation. Keep Reading
Thief Stole Payroll Data of 29,000 Facebook Employees
The hard drives, which were unencrypted, contained payroll data like employee names, bank account numbers, social security numbers, salary details, bonus amounts, and equity details. Keep Reading
U.S. Government, Military Personnel Data Leaked By Autoclerk
Autoclerk, which was acquired by the Best Western Hotel and Resorts Group in August, provides reservation management software. Keep Reading
The Danger of Stone-Age Habits in a Cyber World
Potential damage from failing to take vulnerabilities seriously is becoming as serious as the end of effective antibiotics. Keep Reading
HST Interview: What Happened in CBP Data Breach and the Future for Contractor Cybersecurity
"If Equifax can get penetrated, then Perceptics doesn't really have much of a chance of preventing an attack." Keep Reading