All Cybersecurity articles – Page 25
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ArticleMastercard reveals data breaches in third-party loyalty program
Mastercard is investigating two data breaches relating to a loyalty program it ran in Germany following a leak of personal information that saw customers’ names, addresses, and credit card numbers circulating on the internet.
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CyberRisk Alliance acquires peer group Cybersecurity Collaborative
CyberRisk Alliance announced the acquisition of peer council platform Cybersecurity Collaborative.
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Vectra expands to Asia-Pacific region
Cyber-security firm Vectra announced it has expanded business operations to the Asia-Pacific region with a new regional headquarters in Sydney.
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European Central Bank announces data breach
The European Central Bank announced unauthorized parties breached the security measures protecting its Banks’ Integrated Reporting Dictionary (BIRD) Website, which is hosted by an external provider.
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Capital One hacker may have targeted dozens more
It appears Capital One may be just one in a long list of companies and organizations to be victimized by what now appears to be the inner workings of a serial hacker, in what the Department of Justice is calling one of “the largest cyber intrusions and data thefts in ...
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ArticleFacebook loses appeal, faces costly privacy class action
The ruling of a federal appeals court has Facebook once again at risk of facing fines north of $1 billion for alleged misuse of users’ biometric data.
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Exiger acquires Convergent Solutions
Exiger announced the acquisition of government IT provider Convergent Solutions.
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ArticleCisco’s $8.6M settlement for security flaws has broader ramifications
Cisco has reached an $8.6 million settlement for knowingly selling video surveillance software with critical security vulnerabilities. It’s believed to be the first cyber-security whistleblower case of its kind successfully litigated under the False Claims Act.
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Capital One announces massive data breach
Capital One Financial announced a hacker obtained the personal information of approximately 100 million individuals in the United States and approximately six million individuals in Canada.
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Kroll expands to Australia with Enex Carbon addition
Kroll, a division of global advisor Duff & Phelps, announced the expansion of its cyber risk solution offerings with the addition of Australia-based cyber-security firm Enex Carbon.
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ArticleLesson from Equifax penalty (at least $575M): Breach ‘entirely preventable’
What resulted in the largest-ever breach of consumer data culminated in the largest data breach enforcement action in history.
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ArticleGDPR enforcement varies widely by country
Most EU countries have now issued fines under the GDPR. Determining which are the toughest enforcers depends on one’s viewpoint—we lay out country-by-country look at the enforcement trends to date.
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ArticleWhat we can learn from the biggest GDPR fines so far
Recent record-breaking fines for GDPR violations levied on British Airways and Marriott by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office offer a glimpse into what GDPR enforcement might look like going forward and serve up a warning to companies that data privacy protocols must be foolproof.
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ArticleAll eyes on how Ireland will handle Big Tech and GDPR
Ireland—home EU regulator to Big Tech firms including Google, Twitter, and Facebook—is the key country not to have issued a GDPR-related fine yet, though the regulator has said it has started at least 19 inquiries into the sector.
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ResourceGuide: Can your ID verification solution stand the heat?
The price of fraud keeps going up, costing the global economy $41.6 trillion per year. Recognizing the four degrees of fraud is the first step in keeping fraudulent users off your platform.
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Marriott reveals $124M GDPR fine for data breach
Marriott has disclosed in a filing with the SEC that the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office intends to fine it roughly £99 million (U.S. $124 million) for infringements of the EU’s GDPR.
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British Airways faces record-setting GDPR fine of $230 million
British Airways was hit Monday with the largest penalty to date under the EU’s GDPR, a £183.39m (U.S. $230 million) fine stemming from the compromised data of nearly 500,000 customers.
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ArticleFTC expands scope of data security compliance requirements
The FTC is turning up the heat on the data security compliance requirements companies must meet in the event of an enforcement action following a data breach.
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ArticlePoll shows gaps in integrated risk management
Many organizations’ enterprise risk management capabilities aren’t as integrated as they need to be, leaving them vulnerable to legal, financial, regulatory, and reputational risks, according to a new GRC benchmark report.
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Despite critics, Facebook plunges into virtual currency
Amid growing antitrust scrutiny and data privacy complaints, Facebook is nevertheless expanding into the cryptocurrency space.