Google Plus Will Be Shut Down After User Information Was Exposed
Google did not notify authorities of the vulnerabilities in Google Plus, which exposed the data of up to 500,000 users. Google […]
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A Recent Startup Breach Included Billions of Data Points
Sales intelligence firm Apollo left a “staggering amount” of data exposed online, including 125 million email addresses and nine billion […]
The 6 most popular cyberattack methods hackers use to attack your business
Cyberattacks show no sign of slowing down this year, according to a Wednesday report from Positive Technologies. Q2 2018 saw […]
Irish privacy watchdog to investigate Facebook data breach
Ireland’s data protection authority is expected to launch a formal investigation into the Facebook data breach affecting 90 million people […]
Facebook Hack Puts Thousands of Other Sites at Risk
Ten years ago, the social network introduced a password system that connected it to a broad swath of the internet. […]
British Airways data theft demonstrates need for cross-site scripting restrictions
A major airline suffered a data breach involving a cross-site scripting attack. Learn how it happened and how you can […]
Uber fined $148m for failing to notify drivers they had been hacked
Uber will pay $148m and tighten data security after the ride-hailing company failed for a year to notify drivers that […]
Facebook Is Breached by Hackers, Putting 50 Million Users’ Data at Risk
Facebook said on Friday that an attack on its computer network had exposed the personal information of nearly 50 million […]
Data breaches aren’t inevitable
A white paper issued this week by the SANS Institute says there are proven techniques in use today by large […]
Managing a data hack: the dos and don’ts
Panic is not an effective data security tool. When your company’s defences have been breached and your confidential information is […]
Latest bits on privacy and cybersecurity #2
This is latest collection of most interesting articles, reports and publications on privacy, data protection and cyber-security.
What is the cost of a data breach?
The global average cost of a data breach is up 6.4 percent over the previous year to $3.86 million. The […]