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CommBank says no evidence customer data was compromised in 2016 breach

Thu, 3rd May 2018
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The breach occurred in May 2016 when the bank couldn't confirm that two magnetic tapes were destroyed, despite being scheduled for destruction.
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A four-step-plan towards cloud resilience in an age of data security

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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The ramifications of having a data breach are ten-fold for government agencies who handle sensitive information.
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2.5 billion data records exposed - most from human error

Thu, 12th Apr 2018
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In 2017, 2.6 billion data records were exposed, mainly due to human error, marking a staggering 580% increase since 2016, Gemalto reports.
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IT decision makers unsure about their security maturity

Wed, 11th Apr 2018
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Respondents in APAC put forth highest IT budget allocation to security, but overall executives allocate security less than 10% of their budget.
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Despite a 60% breach rate, Australians have firm grasp on cybersecurity

Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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60% of Australian respondents polled in this year's Telstra Security Report 2018 say their business has been interrupted due to a security breach.
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175 days to detect a network intruder in EMEA - just 77 in US

Sat, 7th Apr 2018
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A study has revealed the median time for an EMEA business to detect an intruder is more than double that in the US - and it's much worse in APAC.
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New report delves deep into cybercrime - and forecasts its future

Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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Now in its tenth year, Trustwave has released its encyclopaedic report that details both current and future threats that are crucial to be aware of.
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Facebook is finally making changes to its data sharing controls - but is it too little, too late?

Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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Most Facebook users could have had their data scraped by cyber attackers, says the social network's chief technology officer.
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1.5 billion confidential data files publicly available - that's more than 12 petabytes of data

Fri, 6th Apr 2018
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Credit card data, medical records, payroll data, intellectual property and tax information are all available publicly online with no data protection.
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OPINON: Counting the broader cost of Facebook's data dilemma

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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Barracuda SVP Chris Ross talks about the results of a recent survey they ran following the Facebook fallout to determine the true cost.
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Experts weigh in on Australia's Notifiable Data Breaches scheme

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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Australia's new mandatory data breach disclosure law has already shown just how regularly organisations are experiencing data breaches.
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The 475-day siege: APAC firms' breach detection times are getting worse

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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Asia Pacific organisations take over a year to detect cyber threats, the longest of any region, according to FireEye's M-Trends 2018 report.
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SURVEY: 70% of customers would leave a business after a breach

Mon, 26th Mar 2018
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A recent study from Gemalto proves it's not just data that is lost following a breach – you'll lose most of your customers too.
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Zuckerberg admits “we made mistakes” in Facebook data breach

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement following the revelation that data from 50 million people was misused.
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Facebook breach of 50 MILLION profiles: What we know so far

Mon, 19th Mar 2018
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A whistleblower has uncovered the practices of his illicit company, which include stealing the details of 50m Facebook users to help Trump's campaign.
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Beyond the breach: How to preserve your customers' trust

Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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Transactions happen online between two entities that will never see each other. This means trust matters even more as physical interactions disappear.
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Engineer says Emirates is virtually handing customer data to hackers

Fri, 9th Mar 2018
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After the allegations about Emirates' customer data policies emerged, High-Tech Bridge ran a test on the site's security - with interesting results.
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Expert: Farce involving Russia's US elections breach needs resolving

Mon, 5th Mar 2018
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Multiple US officials have announced the intelligence community had evidence that states had been compromised by Russia but didn't tell anyone.
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Australian CIOs well aware of internal security risks and plan to do more

Mon, 26th Feb 2018
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The battle of the breach continues to play out and at least 87% of Australian CIOs have experienced a breach in their own company.
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Breach prevention better than cure for NDB regulations, says Aleron

Wed, 14th Feb 2018
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As the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act comes into effect, Aleron stresses prevention over cure to avoid hefty fines and loss of trust.