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2023: A Year of Record-Breaking DataBreaches IdentityIQ This past year has been an eye-opening year in the realm of digital security. Databreaches reached an all-time high, leaving a trail of identitytheft cases. Breaches cripple businesses, harming their reputations as well as their finances.
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granting them access to live and archived video feeds across multiple organizations, including manufacturing facilities, hospitals, schools, police departments and prisons. That type of information can be extremely valuable for things like identitytheft.”. Odds are more than one was breached here,” said Davisson. “I
One such example is the case of a multinational retail corporation that experienced a major databreach due to a vulnerability in their third-party payment processing system. The breach resulted in the exposure of millions of customer records, leading to potential identitytheft and financial losses for the affected individuals.
From data protection laws like GDPR to sector-specific mandates like HIPAA (healthcare) or SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act for publicly traded companies), this type of compliance ensures that organizations meet statutory requirements. It has become increasingly important with the rise of digital platforms and global data-sharing practices.
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Key Points Account credentials are highly valued by threat actors as they provide easy access to critical data. They are typically compromised through databreaches, malware (primarily infostealers), and user negligence. This can lead to account takeover, identitytheft, financial loss, and databreaches.
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fewer of you to go around because at this moment in history everyone understands that a good CISO is critical to the ongoing success of an enterprise (the 2019 IBM Cost of DataBreach study found that the average cost to an organization was $3.92 I just mean there will be a shortage of experts–i.e., The cloud will leak.
They can infect networks and devices with malware, and trick users into providing sensitive personal information that can be later used in an identity-related crime. While it’s hard to know what would perform best given the manufactured crisis of a shortened count, anything beats email.
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