Security Boulevard

JANUARY 6, 2022

Data privacy and data breaches are inextricably linked Data Privacy Month is kicking off and it’s a big, broad topic for schools this year. The post 4 Truths About Data Breaches That Will Help Protect Your District appeared first on ManagedMethods.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 10, 2025

Giant education software provider PowerSchool reported that hackers using compromised credentials access a database and stole student and teacher data in an attack that the company said was not ransomware, though a ransom apparently was paid. Affected K-12 school districts are scrambling to alert parents and staffs.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

While we’re seeing more data breaches than in years past, being proactive can make an enormous difference. Education about the nature of modern data breaches is a great place to start. Head-in-sand is not the optimal position for any modern organization with a network-based infrastructure.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 14, 2021

Data Privacy Day (known in Europe as Data Protection Day) is an international event that occurs every year on the 28 th of January. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness about how businesses and individuals can promote the implementation of privacy and data protection best practices. .

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Data breaches can be devastating for organizations, these are 3 of the worst incidents that could have been prevented. Data breaches can be devastating for organizations and even entire countries. Eliminating the risk of a data breach is nearly impossible, but some things can be done to reduce it significantly.

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Identity IQ

MARCH 11, 2021

On average there are three data breaches a day, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. If you’ve been notified you have been compromised in a data breach or suspect your personal information has been exposed, here are some concrete steps you can take to help protect your critical data.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 4, 2021

Will your organization someday lose a multi-million dollar contract because of a Shadow IT-related data breach? This comes after the company, Insight Global, announced a data breach impacting more than 70,000 Pennsylvania residents and their diagnosis or exposure to COVID-19. Reaction to this Shadow IT data breach.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 20, 2023

How to Protect Executive Data Privacy Clearly, none of this is optimal to executive productivity. It starts with educating them about the threats, and the fact that they are possible targets. The post One Overlooked Element of Executive Safety: Data Privacy appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Hacker's King

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Enhanced Focus on Data Privacy Data breaches have shown no signs of slowing down. By 2025, stricter global regulations on data privacy, such as GDPR-style laws, will emerge. Businesses will need to be more transparent about how they collect, store, and process user data.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 10, 2022

With credential phishing and stuffing attacks on the rise—and the fact that countless passwords have already been exposed through data breaches—the need for users to step up password management practices at work and home has never been more urgent. But our users are different: they need constant reminders and education.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Understanding Data Privacy: Keeping Your Data Secure IdentityIQ With the rise of online platforms, social media, and e-commerce, personal information has become more vulnerable to mishandling and exploitation. Data privacy is the cornerstone of helping protect your personal information from unauthorized access or exposure.

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Herjavec Group

JANUARY 27, 2022

January 28th is Data Privacy Day, an international effort to empower individuals and support businesses in the endeavor to respect privacy, safeguard data, and enable trust. This year, the National Cybersecurity Alliance has extended the data privacy campaign to be a week-long initiative.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 31, 2021

Organizations around the world must fulfill an increasing number of regulatory requirements including NIST, Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as well as federal and state data breach laws.

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Responsible Cyber

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In todays globalized world, businesses must navigate a complex web of data privacy regulations to ensure the protection of individuals personal information. Non-Compliance Example : Equifax : Failed to patch a known security vulnerability, resulting in a 2017 data breach affecting 147 million individuals.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 4, 2022

As cyber threats and risks to technology and sensitive data proliferate widespread, the dissemination of cybersecurity information and best practices through educational awareness activities is critical for organizations and citizens on a worldwide scale to make informed decisions in their daily lives and protect themselves online.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

JANUARY 24, 2022

Category News, Privacy Risk Level. As a Data Privacy Week Champion , and as part of our commitment to the link between cybersecurity and privacy, we wanted to share some best practices from the National Cybersecurity Alliance about how to protect your privacy online. MFA has been found to block 99.9%

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Reporting data breaches can be a lot like walking on broken egg shells for organizations. On the other hand, publicly admitting to a data breach can create serious blowback on the organization and perhaps damage both reputation and earnings. California healthcare not reporting data breaches.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

Friday, January 28, 2022, is Data Privacy Day, or Data Protection Day. With so many activities making headlines about data breach scandals, hacks, and cybersecurity threats it is imperative to give the topic the attention it needs to underline the necessity for data privacy and advocacy for increased data privacy legislation.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 18, 2024

The costs associated with data breaches, system disruptions, and the aftermath of cyber incidents can quickly escalate. News of a data breach or security lapse can spread quickly, leading to reputational damage that may take years to repair, if it is even reparable.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2022

At the same time – in fact, as a direct result of data’s central importance – more adversaries are working harder and finding more nefarious ways to steal or otherwise compromise your data. As just one measure, the number of data breaches in the first nine months of 2021 exceeded all those in 2020, a new record.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 15, 2022

While you may disagree, data breach studies show that employees and negligence are the most typical causes of security breaches, yet these prevalent issues are least discussed. According to another study by CybSafe, human errors have been responsible for over 90% of data breaches in 2020.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 18, 2024

The costs associated with data breaches, system disruptions, and the aftermath of cyber incidents can quickly escalate. News of a data breach or security lapse can spread quickly, leading to reputational damage that may take years to repair, if it is even reparable.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 4, 2019

On May 25, the European Union celebrated the first anniversary of the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , the most important change in data privacy regulations in the last decade, designed to restructure the way in which personal data is handled across every sector (public or private) and every industry.

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Responsible Cyber

MARCH 2, 2025

Security Features Comparison: Zoom Free Plan vs. Business, Enterprise, and Education Plans Zooms popularity as a video conferencing tool makes it a prime candidate for a security-focused comparison, especially considering the risks of Shadow IT (e.g., school email logins), enhancing security for educational settings.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 17, 2022

These issues will often arise when a company fails to ensure proper security measures and when companies don’t process sensitive data properly. You would be surprised that only in the United States, 67% of users don’t actually even know about any data privacy rules. . Educating employees on sensitive data.

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Centraleyes

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Data breaches have become an unfortunate reality in today’s digital landscape, affecting organizations of all sizes. In the aftermath of a third-party data breach, organizations, especially small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), often encounter challenges that can exacerbate the impact.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

As global cybersecurity threats continue to rise, information security professionals must enroll in continuous education and training programs to acquire current knowledge and skills that help organizations thwart these costly risks. You'll be required to pass an exam and the cost exceeds $1,600, according to Coursera.

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 2, 2022

That CTOs should be concerned about cybersecurity and data breaches is perhaps not the biggest surprise. 2022 has seen more data breaches than ever before, and it feels like the impact of a breach is increasing too. Cybersecurity and data breach concerns are important but addressable.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Users must evaluate the overall security posture of the SaaS provider, focusing on data privacy and compliance. Data Privacy Users have direct control over data privacy measures, including access controls and encryption.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 25, 2018

Educational institutions have increasingly become heavy consumers of cloud services and data storage. Many cloud providers cater to the needs of educational institutions, often providing free services to public schools, colleges, etc.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

As ChatGPT went viral, other chatbots powered by generative AI appeared, and these technologies were quickly adopted as assistants in diverse areas including education. Neither have we seen any significant evolution of gamification in education, which makes the prediction false for now, although we may still see it come true in the long term.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 13, 2022

In an age of strong data privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA , data loss prevention (DLP) technology is becoming a critically important IT security tool. Every organization has data, and some of that data is more sensitive than others. No longer is enterprise data confined to on-premises deployment.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 1, 2023

Italy’s data protection agency is temporarily blocking the popular chatbot ChatGPT due to a possible violation of the European data privacy regulation. The Authority pointed out that OpenAI does not alert users that it is collecting their data. An inquiry into the facts of the case was initiated as well.”

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 10, 2024

Today, I am proud to add to our legacy of empowering individuals regardless of their wallet by releasing a new, free tool that better educates and prepares people for modern threats that abuse exposed data to target online identities. See your exposed data in our new Digital Footprint Portal.

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Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

Small business owners are less likely to have taken adequate measures to protect their digital systems and are consequently at an even higher risk of sustaining a data breach or a ransomware attack than a major corporation. states are left on their own to fine companies which don’t take cybersecurity or client privacy seriously.

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SC Magazine

JULY 12, 2021

Under certain data privacy regulations and laws, there is a specific requirement that employees be trained on the privacy practices within the organization,” said Rebecca Rakoski, co-founder and managing partner at XPAN Law Partners. Cybersecurity is data security and helps companies comply with privacy regulations…”.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 5, 2023

Over the last decade, K–12 schools have made great strides in employing technologies that facilitate learning—especially since the onset of pandemic-induced distance education. By January 2023, education had claimed over 80 percent of all global malware incidents —a staggering lead that has held since 2020.

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