SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2024

The infamous cybercrime syndicate ShinyHunters has struck again, this time claiming responsibility for an absolutely staggering data breach impacting live entertainment giants Ticketmaster and Live Nation. Consumers have become numb to data breaches, which leads to industry complacency."

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The digital age has brought unprecedented opportunities and profound challenges in an increasingly interconnected world, particularly privacy and data protection. In the context of data breaches, class-action lawsuits allow affected individuals to unite against entities responsible for failing to safeguard their personal information.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

I recommend McAfee if you’re looking for features like social media privacy, personal data monitoring, and scans of old internet accounts. It helps consumers manage their data privacy and remove information that doesn’t need to be exposed. McAfee Essential offers web browsing protection, VPN, and identity monitoring.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 17, 2023

Every year, up to 10% of Americans fall for a scam, which often leads to the exposure of their personal data, according to Legaljobs. Identity theft also affects around 1.4 Staying safe on the internet means knowing what privacy data is and how to help protect your personal information.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

McAfee benefits organizations wanting features like social media privacy, personal data monitoring, and scans of old internet accounts. It helps consumers manage their data privacy and remove information that doesnt need to be exposed. For basic identity needs, McAfee Essential or Premium should be sufficient.

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Cisco Security

JUNE 30, 2022

Insider cyber-attacks are among the fastest growing threats in the modern security network, an increasingly common cause of data breaches. Using their authorized access, employees are intentionally or inadvertently causing harm by stealing, exposing, or destroying sensitive company data. Data privacy is getting personal .

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Centraleyes

APRIL 15, 2024

The measure prohibits the sale of sensitive data entirely, includes universal opt-out methods and anti-discrimination rules provisions, and provides a limited 60-day right to cure that expires in 2027. With MODPA, Maryland sets a precedent for prioritizing consumer privacy and data protection in the digital era.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

As privacy advocates (including Malwarebytes) continue to fight for expanded digital rights amongst all users, it is paramount that we understand how to appeal to a younger generation of future recruits. For Generation Z, that data privacy fight is unlikely to deal with data brokers, Bluetooth trackers, or privacy-invasive web browsers.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 28, 2022

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Keyavi Data Corp. , These “Best Practices for Keeping Data Private” explain why MFA remains one of the best defenses for mitigating password risk and preventing cyber criminals from exploiting user credentials. For more tips on securing data, visit [link]. million per incident.

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Security Affairs

JULY 29, 2022

Reduce identity theft from phishing and other social engineering schemes. Phishing accounts for roughly a quarter of all data breaches, according to Verizon’s 2021 DBIR. MFA allows you to: Protect against the compromise made possible by weak passwords. Resistant to phishing. User experience.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Introduction to Dark Web Data Markets The dark web is a hidden part of the internet that has become a major concern for cybersecurity, especially regarding dark web identity theft. After significant data breaches, sensitive user information is often sold on illegal sites, creating serious risks for individuals and organizations.

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IT Security Guru

AUGUST 7, 2024

For instance, the GDPR emphasises that consent is no longer implied and must be “ freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous.” To uphold this, consent management can help insurance companies respect the data privacy rights and preferences of their clients, partners, and staff and help them comply with regulations.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2024

Over the last few years, the number of data breaches in the healthcare industry has gradually increased. While every industry holds a wealth of sensitive information, the healthcare industry is particularly vulnerable because it deals with highly personal and confidential data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 18, 2024

IAM Predictions for 2025: Identity as the Linchpin of Business Resilience madhav Thu, 12/19/2024 - 05:33 As we look toward 2025, the lessons of 2024 serve as a stark reminder of the rapidly evolving identity and access management (IAM) landscape.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 17, 2024

The Future of Identity Verification: From Blockchain to Biometrics IdentityIQ Identity verification is a security tool that can help protect individuals and organizations from digital threats, identity theft, and more by limiting access only to authorized persons. Data breaches.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 30, 2021

PrivacySharks’ Madeleine Hodson , the first to report the new leak, noted that while it appears simply to be a “cumulation of data from previous leaks,” that data could still include private as well as public information. ” LinkedIn had a similar response to the recent leak.

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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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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

That type of information can be extremely valuable for things like identity theft.”. Some experts speculated that certain privacy laws and regulations could have been violated in the incident. Odds are more than one was breached here,” said Davisson. “I Costlow agreed, adding, “Deepfakes are becoming increasingly common.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The GDPR brings a 21st Century human rights approach to data and cybersecurity. GDPR is the first law of its kind to truly take a crack at protecting an individual’s identity and recognizing that our data privacy is something important that should be guarded. At this point, almost every state has data privacy laws.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Investment money is flowing into a fast-growing digital identity solutions market that is being fueled by the ongoing increase in data breaches launched via identity scams, a government focus on the issue, and the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 18, 2024

IAM Predictions for 2025: Identity as the Linchpin of Business Resilience madhav Thu, 12/19/2024 - 05:33 As we look toward 2025, the lessons of 2024 serve as a stark reminder of the rapidly evolving identity and access management (IAM) landscape.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 16, 2019

On March 22, we learned through The New York Times that: The Federal Emergency Management Agency unnecessarily shared sensitive personal data of more than two million disaster victims with a contractor, subjecting that information to potential identity theft and fraud… 1. This is troubling to me on a number of levels.

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 27, 2021

In this episode of the podcast (#212), Brandon Hoffman, the CISO of Intel 471 joins us to discuss that company’s latest report that looks at China’s diversified marketplace for stolen data and stolen identities. Data leaks, data breaches and data dumps are so common these days that they don’t even attract that much attention.

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Responsible Cyber

JULY 13, 2024

Data breaches and unauthorized access can lead to significant financial losses, reputational damage, and regulatory penalties. Data Breaches One of the most significant risks is data breaches. Many industries are subject to strict regulations regarding data privacy and protection (e.g.,

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 20, 2023

However, traditional approaches to digital identities and managing digital user journeys create many challenges for both individuals and organizations, including: Poor customer experience and registration fatigue Lack of control over data privacy Higher probability of identity theft and, consequently, data breach Higher abandonment and churn rates (..)

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The Security Ledger

APRIL 30, 2019

households, exposing sensitive data and putting people at risk for identity theft, ransomware and other cybercrimes. » Related Stories Veeam mishandles Own Data, exposes 440M Customer E-mails Report: Bad Bots sent One in Five Web Requests in 2018 Mysterious Trisis Malware Strikes Again. Read the whole entry. »

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

Some smaller companies have even gone out of business as the result of a data breach. having been breached at some point in the past. Every data privacy regulation we’ve seen calls for a similar set of best practices. Encryption of data at rest and in motion. The Threat Level Is Rising.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Our products enable them to minimize the risk of data breaches and ensure regulatory compliance by proactively reducing the exposure of sensitive data and promptly detecting policy violations and suspicious user behavior. Learn more about Netwrix. billion valuation. Appearances on eSecurity Planet ‘s Top Vendors lists: 13.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

By gaining a deeper understanding of application security, companies can take the necessary steps and actions to safeguard their valuable assets and reduce the risk of devastating data breaches. How Does Application Security Work? Application security works through a combination of security controls and best practices.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Facebook's User Data Breach (2018) In 2018, Facebook suffered a zero-day exploit that exposed the personal data of 50 million users. Impact of These Attacks: User Impact: Privacy Breaches: Personal data like messages, photos, and contacts were exposed.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 13, 2018

And now she’s celebrating a small but symbolic victory after a small claims court awarded her $600 in damages stemming from the 2017 breach. Vermont librarian Jessamyn West sued Equifax over its 2017 data breach and won $600 in small claims court. Others are following suit. billion in revenue last year.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 15, 2024

The snippets of stolen data that USDoD offered as teasers showed rows of names, addresses, phone numbers, and Social Security Numbers (SSNs). Many media outlets mistakenly reported that the National Public data breach affects 2.9 billion people (that figure actually refers to the number of rows in the leaked data sets).

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Other buzz words and topics that are top of mind: Quantum computing; NIST standards; a patchwork of data privacy legislation and standards with hope for more consistency; foreign adversaries ramp up their efforts and the U.S. Secure digital identities: Broader adoption of services like Clear and ID.me Growing patchwork of U.S.

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