Oct. 18, 2021 at 5:26 am Updated Oct. 18, 2021 at 5:41 am Sinclair Broadcast Group said Monday that it’s suffered a data breach and is still working to determine what information the data contained.The company said it started investigating the potential security incident on Saturday and on…
A massive breach at one of the world’s biggest gaming platforms earlier this month may not be as bad as first thought, with the firm claiming that no passwords were exposed in the incident. Security experts roundly criticized Amazon-owned Twitch after an anonymous user posted a 125GB torrent link to 4Chan, and…
In the age of big data, data breaches are, unfortunately, no longer a possibility of “if” but “when.” As we get deeper into the digital age, hackers and thieves no longer need to breach a facility’s physical barriers in order to steal your or your clients’ personally identifiable…
A lot of companies have disaster recovery / incident response plans that detail what to do in your specific environment. Most of the time you just wipe any and all machines impacted and push backups to them. Offline backups are crucial and super easy to implement. This is…
From September 28 and 29, 2021, the International Security Expo 2021, the world’s premier government, industry, academia and end-user security event, returned for the first time in nearly two years. International Security Expo 2021 Co-located with the newly-launched International Cyber Expo 2021, the events welcomed thousands of security…
One in four employers say they are concerned about a possible decline in productivity as they move to a hybrid working model. The finding is contained in a survey of 160 businesses here carried out by professional services firm Aon. About 60% of the businesses said they were…
During the COVID-19 crisis, another outbreak took place in the cyber space: a digital pandemic driven by ransomware. In a recent report, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) analyzes the latest risk developments around ransomware and outlines how companies can strengthen their defenses with good cyber hygiene and…
Connected Vehicles Market: Global Forecast over 2020 – 2025 The recent investigation of Connected Vehicles market outlines a detailed picture of the workings of this business sphere as well as its growth trajectory over the forecast period of 20XX-20XX. It illuminates the chief growth propellers and profitable opportunities…
COUNCIL data breaches have multiplied almost tenfold in the last five years. In the year 2020/21, Oxfordshire County Council recorded 414 data breaches – this compared to just 47 reports in 2016/2017. The information, obtained by a Freedom of Information request, revealed that the number of data breaches…
Christel Yardley/StuffThere are now 45 community cases in Waikato, three of whom have recovered.There are three new community cases of Covid-19 in Waikato, according to the Ministry of Health. That brings the total number of cases in the region to 45, three of whom have recovered. There are…
While having 2 years of Help Desk experience is good, you’ll need to eventually narrow your search into Cyber Security disciplines. Cyber Security includes multiple professions and career paths (SOC Analyst, GRC Consultant, Pen Testing to name just a few).What did you learn at this boot camp? and…
Governments and the public sector are collecting and storing more data than ever before, and massively improved computer processing power allows them to extract previously inaccessible insights. Using data analytics across the organisation would allow governments to better allocate resources, lower operating costs and meet the changing needs…
Even as the popularity of digital and mobile wallets skyrockets alongside the e-commerce boom, Mr Joel Lim prefers to stick to cash or credit cards when making payments. “Nowadays, with all these new payment platforms, all your financial data is stored on your phone,” he explains. “If your…
The latest cloud security breaches show that we have miles to go as we keep fighting to keep our sensitive data safe. 2020 marked a record number of cyberattacks. Cloud-based services have been the most common target of such attacks. According to the State of Cloud Security 2021…
