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Pennsylvania Sues Uber for Hiding Massive Data Breach
The Pennsylvania attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Uber for failing to notify the victims of a massive data breach affecting 57 million…
InfoSec News
AWS Permission Check Feature Now Free to Help Guard Against Breaches
Incidents at Alteryx, Accenture, and the NSA have highlighted the risks when data goes unprotected in the cloud. Amazon just made a key feature…
Data Security
More Data Was Accessed During Equifax Data Breach
The past week brought news that more personal information than previously documented was exposed in the Equifax data breach.
Data Security
Carphone and VTech Data Breaches: The Rise in Fines
Across the globe, organizations are hearing ominous drum beats: it’s the sound of government regulators levying fines after a data breach. Carphone Warehouse and…
Data Security
DHS Data Leak: A Tale of Insiders and Stolen IP
Building on a story that first broke in November 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) just released additional details regarding the leak of…
Data Security
Emory Healthcare Reports Data Breach: When PHI Goes Astray
Emory Healthcare recently reported an incident of protected health information (PHI) going astray. In this case, a physician uploaded the patient data to the…
Data Security
When Insider Threats Come From Your Privileged User
A recent Balabit survey of over 200 IT executives and security professionals found that more than a third of IT professionals see themselves as…
Data Security
RootsWeb Data Leak Causes Significant Downtime
RootsWeb, a free community-driven collection of tools used to host and share genealogical information, is the latest online site to fall victim to a…
Insider Threat Detection & Employee Monitoring
Steps to Take to Beat the Insider Threat in 2018
Hackers get the headlines, but a data breach is more likely to originate inside your own office walls. Errors, negligence and malicious intent by…
Data Security
Data Breach Cost: Rise in Law Settlements
In 2016 and 2017, Home Depot settled lawsuits of $19.5 million after its data breach. In June 2017, Anthem agreed to pay $115 million…
Data Security
Alteryx Data Leak: Another Instance of Insecure Cloud Storage
Detailed information on more than 120 million American households was recently found unprotected online. This is the latest in a string of instances highlighting…