Identity Theft
1.5m Users Hit By New Facebook Privacy Breach As Extent Of Data Misuse Exposed
Facebook’s alleged data misuse hit the headlines (again) on Thursday as Business Insider revealed that the company had “harvested the email contacts of 1.5 million users without their knowledge or consent when
Dark Web Fraudsters Defraud Each Other with Fraud Guides
Cyber-criminals are doing a roaring trade in “how-to” fraud guides for their fellow scammers, although many are out-of-date and incomplete, according to new dark web research from Terbium Labs. The cyber-intelligence
Cyber Breach Planning: Lessons From The Equifax Breach
Last week, Canada’s federal Privacy Commissioner issued its decision in the Equifax data breach, citing several concerns with security safeguards and governance processes against Equifax Canada and its US parent
Let’s Make 2019 the Year of Fewer Records Compromised in Data Breaches
The first quarter of every year produces dozens of reports that both reflect on the threats of the previous year and look ahead to understand how to avoid future security
The rise of employees stealing data: how do businesses stop this from happening?
Employees currently think of stealing data, or taking corporate data with them, as a similar offence to taking paper clips home – technology, education and reassurance are required to stop
Consumer data loss is getting worse
The company’s 2019 World Backup Day Survey, released to coincide with World Backup Day on March 31, says that almost two thirds (65 per cent) of consumers lost their data,
Inside Incident Response: 6 Key Tips to Keep in Mind
Experts share the prime window for detecting intruders, when to contact law enforcement, and what they wish they did differently after a breach. Most data breaches we see in the
SMBs could be the key to cracking data breaches
With SMBs making up almost all private businesses in the country, it is essential they step up their security game. If we want to reduce the number of successful cyberattacks that target
Firms pay more to bosses following a security breach and invest less in R&D, new study finds
Bosses get paid more after cyber security breaches to maintain their firms’ reputation, research and development spending gets cut, a study finds. Security breaches in firms have been on the
Data breach reports delayed as organizations struggle to achieve GDPR compliance
Businesses routinely delayed data breach disclosure and failed to provide important details to the ICO in the year prior to the GDPR’s enactment. On average, businesses waited three weeks after discovery
