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Data breach stories - Page 19

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SonicWall ramps up APJ presence with new GM & sales VP
Thu, 7th Dec 2017
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SonicWall appoints Wias Issa as VP of sales and GM for APJ. Issa aims to drive growth, enhance security, and forge strategic partnerships in the region.
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LogRhythm divulges eight key predictions for cybersecurity in 2018
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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The predictions for the new year include both good news and bad news, like the biggest data breach settlement of all time and increased awareness.
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Are you ready for the new Australian NDB regulations?
Tue, 5th Dec 2017
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network security
Immature governance, risk and compliance investments by majority of Aussie organisations are inadequate to support NDB requirements.
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Gemalto survey: Data breaches may cause customer exodus
Mon, 4th Dec 2017
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A Gemalto report reveals data breaches could trigger a mass exodus, with over half of Australian consumers ready to switch banks or retailers post-breach.
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LinkedIn’s outage blunder left users exposed and was ‘easily preventable’
Fri, 1st Dec 2017
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LinkedIn went down yesterday in countries across the world due to an SSL certificate expiry, leaving some users' data at risk with no encryption.
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Waikato Uni academic says cybercrime is now bigger than drug trafficking
Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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New Zealand business leaders are not taking cybersecurity seriously, says academic, posing significant risks to reputations.
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Round 2: New line-up of cybersecurity maestros comment on Uber breach
Fri, 24th Nov 2017
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We covered an expert commentary story of the Uber breach - this is round 2 with Check Point, Barracuda, Digital Shadows, Mimecast, and Webroot.
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BREAKING: Uber tried to sweep data breach of 57m people under the rug
Thu, 23rd Nov 2017
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network security
In October last year hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber and it has only just emerged now.
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Experts share their opinions on Uber breach - some supportive, some scathing
Thu, 23rd Nov 2017
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network security
A number of experts have come forward to share their opinions on the huge Uber breach affecting 57m people that was kept under wraps for a year.
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Interview: Understanding the bleeding edge to do business at the cutting edge
Wed, 22nd Nov 2017
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cloud services
With a career spanning over five decades, Richard Cousins explains why understanding the bleeding edge of technology is essential for thriving in business.
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Expert says Cash Converters cybersecurity breach ‘yet ANOTHER wakeup call’
Tue, 21st Nov 2017
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Cash Converters breached, hackers have access to UK customer account details, usernames, passwords, addresses and partial credit card numbers.
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'Leaker' behind massive NSA breach possibly still working at agency
Wed, 15th Nov 2017
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A cybersecurity expert has said it is a ‘stunning admission’ by the former CIA director about the NSA breach that is being touted as catastrophic.
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'No way' to stop sale of 46 million Malaysians' personal data after crippling breach
Tue, 14th Nov 2017
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A cyber breach has left data from 46 million Malaysian mobile users for sale at RM32,000. Once bought, there's 'no way' to halt its sale or misuse.
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Current IT security not up to the job – time to make some changes
Tue, 14th Nov 2017
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IDC says billions of dollars are spent around the world every year on various forms of IT security, and yet, data breaches are still happening.
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'Victory for the good guys' - criminal behind Mandiant hack arrested
Mon, 6th Nov 2017
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FireEye has nabbed the hacker behind the Mandiant attack that compromised researcher Adi Peretz’s accounts, claiming it as a victory for the good guys.
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Japanese firms face 'Night of the Devil' after ransom wiper attacks
Mon, 6th Nov 2017
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malware
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ransomware
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breach prevention
Japanese firms are reeling from a spate of 'Night of the Devil' cyberattacks, with a new wiper masking as ransomware.
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Major data breach hits Malaysia's 46 million mobile phone users
Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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A data breach has put more than 46 million Malaysian mobile phone users at risk and has affected many of the country’s major telecommunicatio.
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Trend Micro gains 'perfect' 100% breach detection score in NSS Labs testing
Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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rend Micro says it has achieved a ‘perfect score’ for breach detection in NSS Lab’s Breach Detection System Report.
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Kaspersky CEO rubbishes ‘false’ allegations of hacking from US media
Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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It was only weeks ago when the US Government had been hacked again and blamed Kaspersky Labs - the cybersecurity company's CEO says they're false.
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Understanding post-breach threat detection in the digital era
Thu, 26th Oct 2017
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Cyber security is the top concern for businesses in Southeast Asia as the region becomes the top target for cyber attackers, according to a report by Mandiant.