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GUEST ESSAY: A primer on best practices for automating supply chain cybersecurity

The Last Watchdog

They point out how supply chains rely on software yet lack the security tools to protect them. Data breaches exposed over 37 billion records in 2020 alone — a 141% jump from 2019. Businesses must automatically secure their supply chains to protect themselves and comply with consumer-protection laws.

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Holiday Shopping Readiness: How is Retail Data Security Holding Up?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Consumers are guarding their privacy more than ever. Any operational downtime or even worse data loss due to a data breach could significantly impact customer loyalty and their highly anticipated holiday season revenues. According to a recent study, the average cost of a retail data breach in 2024 is reported to be $3.48

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2024 Cybersecurity Laws & Regulations

eSecurity Planet

HIPAA also requires organizations to conduct regular risk assessments and report data breaches. Recent updates to HIPAA regulations may address new technologies and evolving threats in the healthcare industry. The act also covers various forms of cybercrime, including malware distribution and data theft.

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Holiday Shopping Readiness: How is Retail Data Security Holding Up?

Security Boulevard

Consumers are guarding their privacy more than ever. Any operational downtime or even worse data loss due to a data breach could significantly impact customer loyalty and their highly anticipated holiday season revenues. According to a recent study, the average cost of a retail data breach in 2024 is reported to be $3.48

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Robocall Legal Advocate Leaks Customer Data

Krebs on Security

A California company that helps telemarketing firms avoid getting sued for violating a federal law that seeks to curb robocalls has leaked the phone numbers, email addresses and passwords of all its customers, as well as the mobile phone numbers and other data on people who have hired lawyers to go after telemarketers.

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12 Online Resolutions for 2021

Adam Levin

Do your homework and find a VPN service with a solid reputation for their privacy, security, and data retention policies. Unfortunately, this means that a single poorly-secured personal device can lead to a large-scale data breach. Always check your credit for new accounts or unusual activity.

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Data Privacy Week 2023: Privacy Gains Power From Other Societal Forces

Security Boulevard

As the conversation around privacy progresses beyond a focus on security infrastructure and best practices for preventing data breaches, regulations are working to catch up. Offering personal data controls through AI could turn the tables on ethical concerns about this technology.