Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

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

Retail 64

Retail Data breaches Digital transformation Risk 64

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 31, 2018

Data breaches are the new normal. According to our 2018 Global Data Threat Report , 67% of enterprises have been breached, with that percentage rate growing every year. Also with the increase in cloud, mobile, and IoT devices, a whole new generation of attack surfaces are vulnerable to hackers.

Digital transformation 130

Digital transformation Data breaches Encryption Cloud Migration 130

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 12, 2024

Thales surveyed 367 CI businesses from 18 countries around the world to understand the trends, threats and the progress made in the cybersecurity domain. What Are the Key Report Findings? 15% of the CI organizations have experienced a breach in the last 12 months, with ransomware being the biggest threat.

Cybersecurity 62

Cybersecurity Energy and Utilities Digital transformation Threat Reports 62

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 1, 2019

These vulnerabilities can span from limited use of data encryption to the abuse of privileged user policies. However, modernization and transformative technologies are creating new vulnerabilities resulting in data breaches. Data Breaches aren’t Slowing Down. The problem? Regulations Stoke the Flames.

Digital transformation 105

Digital transformation Cybersecurity Data breaches Encryption 105

SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Zero Trust and SDP complement Identity to secure the extended enterprise ecosystem given the rash of supply chain attacks and exponential growth of IoT devices, many of which lack adequate security. Ninety-five percent of cybersecurity breaches are due to human error (Symantec Internet Security Threat Report).

IoT 91

IoT VPN Architecture Risk 91

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 5, 2018

One of the top findings from the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Financial Services Edition was that data breaches in U.S. Not only are breaches at record highs – with 65% of U.S. Two other key drivers are digital transformation and poor investments in IT security tools needed to protect data.

Financial Services 75

Financial Services Risk Digital transformation Data breaches 75

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Companies and organizations, whether in the public or in the private sector, are re-establishing their business in the era of information and data revolution. businesses are taking advantage of digital technologies like cloud, mobile, and IoT to digitally transform their operations. Weak security practices lead to data breaches.

Financial Services 62

Financial Services Mobile Digital transformation Encryption 62

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

A few weeks ago, we issued the Global Edition of our 2019 Thales Data Threat Report, now in its seventh year. This year much of the emphasis within the results was on how digital transformation can put organizations’ sensitive data at risk. Let’s talk about breach rates first. The data bears this out.

Digital transformation 70

Digital transformation Data breaches Threat Reports Marketing 70

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 23, 2018

While it’s no surprise to anybody reading this that data breaches are on the rise, the attacks facing healthcare organizations, most recently in Asia, are particularly worrisome. One need not look very far to find examples of the threats facing these entities: In Singapore, 1.5 Evolving Threat Landscape.

Healthcare 72

Healthcare Data breaches Penetration Testing IoT 72

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Most organizations express confidence in their current status and budgets, but also expect to experience at least one data breach in 2024. Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches.

Cybersecurity 121

Cybersecurity DDOS Penetration Testing Passwords 121

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 3, 2019

With more and more organizations embracing digital transformation and accelerating their pace to digitize every piece of information, they become increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated cyber-attacks and data breaches. To Sum It Up.

Digital transformation 104

Digital transformation Encryption Data breaches Big data 104

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 11, 2018

Whether offering instant access to patient records, allowing remote diagnosis of treatment, or giving access to lifestyle management and monitoring apps, it’s undeniable that the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected services are revolutionising the healthcare industry.

Technology 72

Technology Healthcare IoT Encryption 72

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Another day, another breach. Barely a day goes by where we don’t hear of a data breach. Affecting big companies and small in virtually every vertical and hitting government institutions at the local, state and federal level, sensitive data is routinely exfiltrated, stolen and leveraged with shocking regularity.

Identity Theft 89

Identity Theft IoT Technology Encryption 89

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 6, 2018

Gartner defines digital risk management as “the integrated management of risks associated with digital business components, such as cloud, mobile, social, big data, third-party technology providers, OT and the IoT.” Some smaller companies have even gone out of business as the result of a data breach.

Risk 48

Risk Digital transformation IoT Identity Theft 48

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 5, 2018

These technologies allow organizations to better create and manage data, as well as store critical information more efficiently. According to the Thales eSecurity 2018 Global Data Threat Report, Healthcare Edition , 95% of U.S. respondents reported using these technologies with sensitive data.

Healthcare 87

Healthcare Digital transformation Unstructured Data Encryption 87

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 24, 2018

to discuss the findings of the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Federal Edition. Question: Can you provide an overview of the 2018 Thales Data Threat Report, Federal Edition, and elaborate why it’s needed today more than ever? There also appears to be some confusion over how to best protect critical data.

Encryption 48

Encryption Data breaches Government Threat Reports 48

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The historic amount of coverage that data breaches have produced in 2018 has exposed executives and consumers to the importance of security, like no year before. However, in an attempt to be “better” many organizations have leaned heavily on emerging technologies such as cloud, blockchain and IoT – aka digital transformation.

Digital transformation 61

Digital transformation Risk Encryption Technology 61

Security Affairs

AUGUST 2, 2021

According to the 2020 Insider Threat Report , contractors, service providers, and temporary workers pose the greatest risk to 50% of organizations. These attacks require physical access as someone must physically insert the rogue device, and in this case, that “someone” was an insider; more specifically, an outsourced worker.

Social Engineering 139

Social Engineering Healthcare Engineering Hacking 139

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 12, 2018

However, when analyzed by new algorithmic data mining methods, big data can reveal patterns, trends, and associations that can, among other things, relate to human behavior and interactions. This is how big data analytics is enabling behavioral biometric-authentication mechanisms.

Big data 48

Big data Authentication Data breaches Encryption 48

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Bringing automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT) to the workplace as part of digital transformation has many benefits. Ransomware is a threat that changes and evolves constantly, and this summer is seeing an increase in the volume of social engineering lures. Additional Resources.

Digital transformation 145

Digital transformation Cybersecurity Cyber threats IoT 145

Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2020

According to the 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report , 43% of all nefarious online activities impacted small businesses. According to the annual study conducted by IBM examining the financial impact of data breaches on organizations , the cost of a data breach has risen 12% over the past 5 years and now costs $3.92

Cybercrime 144

Cybercrime Small Business Data breaches Mobile 144

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 9, 2023

By leveraging insights from 180k+ vulnerabilities that are sourced from more than 25 threat sources, you’re better prepared to prevent attacks from happening. Identify all IoT, OT, and IT assets for a comprehensive, categorized inventory. With over 450 pre-configured templates, speedily understand where you have threats.

Risk 104

Risk Penetration Testing Small Business Software 104

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 27, 2022

From smart cities and digital IDs to open government and better governance, the Cloud, Big Data, IoT and Artificial Intelligence have enabled a wide range of digital government initiatives. Data Security. Digitalization of services and adoption of new platforms are reinventing government services and public administration.

Government 71

Government Risk Artificial Intelligence Big data 71

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 23, 2023

However, simple actions like adopting multi-factor authentication (MFA) or encrypting sensitive data everywhere should be exercised throughout the year and not just during that month. The rising reliance on cloud platforms creates an expanded attack surface for threat actors and adversarial nation-states to exploit.

Energy and Utilities 77

Energy and Utilities Cybersecurity Ransomware Technology 77

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Findings from the 2018 Federal Edition of the Data Threat Report. Today, we released the results of the Federal Edition of our 2018 Data Threat Report, which reinforces the need for federal agencies to update IT legacy systems and increase security for storing sensitive data. The numbers don’t lie.

Data breaches 86

Data breaches Threat Reports Encryption Mobile 86