As infrastructure trends as one of the top national priorities, the IRS leak is an important reminder that we need to prioritize innovation and security in our digital infrastructures.
WizCase’s security team, led by Ata Hakçıl, found a significant breach affecting Reindeer, an American marketing company previously associated with Patrón Tequila, Tiffany & Co. and other brands. This breach exposed customers’ names, date of birth, email addresses, physical addresses, phone numbers and more.
While this is a step in the right direction, there are some confusion, speculation and rumors related to CMMC accreditation. The following are three common misconceptions around CMMC certification, with clarification to help organizations requiring CMMC certification to stay well-informed on the necessary guidelines and procedures.
Fashion retailer Guess recently announced a data breach that compromised 1,300 people and their information, including account numbers, debit and credit card numbers, social security numbers, access codes and personal identification numbers.
According to a study conducted by Aberdeen and commissioned by Code42, data breaches from insiders can cost as much as 20% of annual revenue. Perhaps just as important, the study showcased that at least one in three reported data breaches involve an insider.
When it comes to data breach and privacy class actions, plaintiffs will need to prove data was actually misused not just improperly exfiltrated by hackers.
The Website Planet research team, in cooperation with security researcher Jeremiah Fowler, discovered a non-password protected database that contained just under one billion records. The exposed records revealed usernames, display names, and emails for WordPress accounts.
Inon Shkedy, Head of Security Research for Traceable, who also serves as the API Security Project Lead at OWASP and has co-authored the OWASP API Top 10, talks to Security about API security risks.
