Articles Tagged with ''data breach''

Seventy-four percent of organizations are impacted by the cybersecurity skills shortage, according to a study of cybersecurity professionals by the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG). 

Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) reintroduced the Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act to hold large credit reporting agencies (CRAs)-including Equifax-accountable for data breaches involving consumer data. 

Cyberattacks by nation states and parties affiliated with them represent 23 percent of data breaches, up from 12 percent in 2018 and 19 percent in 2017, according to the Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).

Two prolific dark web marketplaces have been taken down in simultaneous global operations supported by Europol: the Wall Street Market and the Silkkitie (known as the Valhalla Marketplace). 

More than 1,900 breaches were reported through March 31, exposing approximately 1.9 billion records, according to the Data Breach QuickView Report. 

Washington State Legislature passed a set of amendments to Washington’s data breach notification statutes for businesses and government agencies.

Barnes & Noble's Loss Prevention chief reflects on retail security trends.

The National Cyber Security Centre released a list of 100,000 passwords known to hackers.