All Cyber Attacks articles
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ArticleColonial Pipeline fallout: Thwarting ransomware attacks requires collective defense
President Biden’s executive order on cyber-security largely applies to federal agencies. But its core message—that the public and private sectors must collectively defend against increasingly malicious ransomware attacks—should not be lost on companies.
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Data breach disclosures drop in 2020, report says
Cyber-breach disclosures in 2020 were down 19 percent from 2019—the first drop in the statistic in five years, according to a new report from Audit Analytics.
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Best practices for M&A cyber-security due diligence in a virtual world
The slowdown in mergers and acquisitions in the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in March is waning, and M A activity is approaching pre-pandemic levels again, with cyber-security risk now the top concern.
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Q&A: New training takes compliance leaders on ‘non-technical’ cyber-journey
A new training offered by renown expert Paul C. Dwyer helps non-technical practitioners gain confidence in dealing with all aspects of cyber-security or cyber-risk.
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Uber’s former security chief charged in data breach cover-up
Uber’s former security chief has been charged in connection with an alleged cover-up of a 2016 data breach that compromised millions of people’s personally identifiable information.
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Carnival discloses ransomware attack
Carnival Corp., already hit with a complete halt of business since April due to the coronavirus pandemic, is the latest major company to reveal the discovery of a ransomware attack.
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Using data to fight fraud fire with fire
When it comes to ferreting out and thwarting fraud, one must think like the fraudster, advises financial crime expert Martin Woods, who offers tips on using data to make your firm a hostile environment for bad actors.
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Study: U.S. largest target for ‘significant’ cyber-attacks
The United States has been on the receiving end of more significant cyber-attacks over the last 14 years than triple any other country, according to new research.
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Report: Average data breach costs public companies $116M
An Audit Analytics report on cyber-security breaches at public companies found the sensitivity of customer information stolen—along with length of time it took companies to report breaches—greatly affected the financial damage the breaches caused.
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Equifax must spend ‘a minimum of $1B’ for data security
A massive data breach that was “entirely preventable” will cost credit-reporting agency Equifax another $1 billion to beef up its cyber-security efforts.
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Wawa data breach part of ‘concerning’ industry trend?
While Wawa continues to investigate the source of a widespread data breach that put thousands of customers at risk, its connection to a recent Visa alert suggests other retailers should be on the lookout for similar threats to their cyber-security infrastructure.
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Marriott breach could affect 500,000 customers
A breach of the Marriott hotel chain’s guest reservation database may have compromised the personal information of upwards of 500,000 customers. The reveal follows an unrelated breach that affected members of Dunkin’ Donuts loyalty card program.
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SEC warns companies to control phishing losses
The SEC has put companies on notice that their internal controls need to consider the risk of cyber-attack, especially e-mail “phishing” scams.
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Citrix Analytics service proactively addresses security threats
New Citrix Analytics Service will provide visibility into company-wide user and entity behavior, system security, performance and operations, and simplify IT infrastructure.
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Netwrix Auditor 9.5 enables firms to improve detection of threat actors
Netwrix Corporation, a provider of a visibility platform for user behavior analysis and risk mitigation in hybrid environments, announced the release of Netwrix Auditor 9.5, providing customers with security intelligence to proactively reduce risk and spot threat actors.
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In cyber-security, you are your own worst enemy
Highly publicized breaches at the SEC and Equifax reveal how compliance efforts and reputation protection is often undermined by a lack of common sense.
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Deloitte confirms cyber hack exposed client information
Deloitte says information on a small number of clients was accessible to hackers after an intrusion of the firm's email platform.
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A dire warning from White House’s cyber-security advisers
The National Infrastructure Advisory Council, a cyber-security task force that advises the White House, says national cyber-security efforts are “falling short," in a new report. It provides recommendations for both the public and private sectors.
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Executive Order focuses on cyber-threats, agency responses
President Donald Trump has issued an Executive Order that lays out a variety of cyber-security tasks for government agencies and formalizes how they report back to the Executive Branch.
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New York delays and dials back cyber-security rules
New York’s tough new cyber-security rules for financial institutions were supposed to start on January 1. Instead, a toned-down version is in the works. Joe Mont has more.
