Companies do not care about protecting consumer data and the Equifax breach confirms this. Equifax faced a day of reckoning on Monday. The credit company was fined close to 700 million dollars for their 2017 attack . The hack exposed the data of over 143 million consumers. The breach leaked full names, date of births, SSN, Driver’s license numbers, tax ID and other sensitive information. Sure, the company is being fined and victims are being...
Source: Pixabay Last week, Bulgaria’s tax agency suffered a massive data breach. Possibly, the largest in Bulgarian history. This breach leaked the personal data of over 5 million Bulgarians. That’s over 72 percent of the entire Bulgarian population. The personal data includes names, social security information, addresses, and incomes. Under the Radar What is most disturbing however, is that it went undetected for about a month....
The word reflection often defines this time of year. We reflect on our wins and celebrate the progress that they signify. We reflect on our loses and identify the areas of our lives that need improvement or extra attention. However, we need to also reflect on the cloud threats that defined 2018 and armor up for next year’s attacks. To prepare for the next wave of threats, you must keep abreast of the vulnerable areas that exist within the...
What does it mean to be Security Aware? The persistent onslaught of Social Engineering, Phishing scams and Ransomware, warns that we cannot afford to be reactive, clueless, nor apathetic about the need to be security aware: Security awareness training is a formal process for educating employees about computer security. A good security awareness program should educate employees about corporate policies and procedures for working with...
Cloud Data means your head is in the clouds. It's the only place for it to be if your cloud data management strategy is going to thrive there. Your insight though, is another ball game. I've never had 20/20 vision. And you probably never have either. If cloud data management is on your radar, this is one of the few times when having your head in the clouds is a great thing! Seeing through clouds does get a little foggy though:) So your...
