In the current digital era, enterprises across the world heavily rely on information systems for day-to-day operations and for accessing business-related data. In essential institutions, such as banking and financial, health, and government, protecting information is critical and any security mishap could disrupt daily operations. The intention of attackers is to either deny services until […]
Could you have the same vulnerability that led to the Equifax breach?
Regardless of the size of your organization, it’s very likely that you could. Vulnerabilities including the bug reportedly responsible for Equifax’s data breach are still common elements of open-source systems used by developers for creation of business applications and web portals. While this saves time and money on the development side, unless they perform regular […]
State of Cybersecurity 2018
Did you know?The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take affect May 25, 2018. This will affect global organizations that hold or process personal data of any European Union resident. The definition of “personal data” is much more broad than in current US compliance regulations, and penalties for non-compliance are 20 million Euros or 4% […]
The Aftermath of 2017 Data Breaches
We hear a lot about the latest data breach, but we don’t always hear so much about the aftermath. Let’s look at some examples from 2017 to drive home the impact that a cyber incident can have on an organization.Uber was a classic study in what not to do in response to a breach. After […]
Sign Up at irs.gov Before Crooks Do It For You
If you’re an American and haven’t yet created an account at irs.gov , you may want to take care of that before tax fraudsters create an account in your name and steal your personal and tax data in the process. Recently, KrebsOnSecurity heard from Michael Kasper , a 35-year-old reader who tried to obtain a copy of his most recent tax transcript with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).