Data breach stories - Page 33

Equifax has ushered in a new chief information security officer as the fallout continues from the company's massive US data breach last year.

Games organisers have reportedly admitted that its servers had been attacked, forcing them to shut down the official website.

Australians simply aren't prepared for the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, even just with less than two weeks to go before the scheme takes effect.

IBM estimates the cost of a data breach is $3.62m, highlighting the importance of encryption - COMPAREX UK's expert on the matter provides his advice.

Octoly was informed of the exposed cloud repository on January 4th, yet the personally identifiable information was not secured until February 1st.

The NDB scheme will mean businesses could be facing penalties of up to $360,000 for individuals and $1.8 million for body corportates.

Popular car sharing service GoGet has been hit by a massive data breach that may affect all users who joined prior to July 27, 2017.

Some C-suite executives do not think they need training or education to spot attacks because they don't think they would ever fall for an attack.

Australian organisations are likely to embrace mandatory data breach reporting requirements and most businesses believe it should be mandatory.

Australia's complex mandatory data breach notification laws coming into effect in February. The security pressures of the digital age are evident.

The retailer has received a £400k fine after 'striking' security issues & systemic failures led to its 2015 breach - but experts say it's not enough.

SonicWall appoints Wias Issa as VP of sales and GM for APJ. Issa aims to drive growth, enhance security, and forge strategic partnerships in the region.

The predictions for the new year include both good news and bad news, like the biggest data breach settlement of all time and increased awareness.

Immature governance, risk and compliance investments by majority of Aussie organisations are inadequate to support NDB requirements.

A Gemalto report reveals data breaches could trigger a mass exodus, with over half of Australian consumers ready to switch banks or retailers post-breach.

LinkedIn went down yesterday in countries across the world due to an SSL certificate expiry, leaving some users' data at risk with no encryption.

We covered an expert commentary story of the Uber breach - this is round 2 with Check Point, Barracuda, Digital Shadows, Mimecast, and Webroot.

In October last year hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber and it has only just emerged now.

A number of experts have come forward to share their opinions on the huge Uber breach affecting 57m people that was kept under wraps for a year.

With a career spanning over five decades, Richard Cousins explains why understanding the bleeding edge of technology is essential for thriving in business.