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The Week in Breach: 11/27/19 - 12/03/19

This week, ransomware costs companies on multiple fronts, phishing scams have extensive data security consequences, and companies fail to adequately evaluate their third-party ...

The Week in Breach: 11/20/19 - 11/26/19

By: Kevin Lancaster on 11/27/19 14:53

This week, compromised email accounts expose IT infrastructure, ransomware leads to company data misuse, and cybersecurity incidents are expected to rise this Holiday season.

4 Phishing Attack Trends of 2019

By: ID Agent on 11/26/19 10:29

Few cyber threats are as prevalent and costly as phishing attacks. In 2018, Microsoft documented a 250% increase in phishing campaigns, which masquerade as legitimate products or ...

The Week in Breach: 11/13/19 - 11/19/19

By: Kevin Lancaster on 11/20/19 16:25

This week, ransomware erodes profitability, healthcare providers struggle to protect PII, and data breaches officially reach an all-time high.

The Week in Breach: 11/06/19 - 11/12/19

By: Kevin Lancaster on 11/13/19 16:35

This week, healthcare data is targeted by cyber criminals, lax account security compromises PII, and Australian cybersecurity specialists are on the verge of burnout.

The Unseen Consequences of Data Breaches

By: ID Agent on 11/11/19 14:32

It’s no secret that the costs associated with data breaches are trending upward at alarming rates. Just this year, IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Study found that the average ...

The Week in Breach: 10/30/19 - 11/05/19

By: Kevin Lancaster on 11/6/19 16:06

This week, negligence compromises user data, hackers attack digital points of sale, and SMBs struggle to hire top cybersecurity talent.

The Week in Breach: 10/23/19 - 10/29/19

By: Kevin Lancaster on 10/30/19 14:08

This week, ransomware stops a business from shipping products, spear phishing campaign costs a local government thousands, and executives continue to ignore spooky cybersecurity ...

How to Stop Credential Stuffing Attacks

By: ID Agent on 10/24/19 13:34

A quick glance at recent reports or news headlines paints a dismal picture of the data breach landscape in 2019. Both by the measure of the number of companies compromised and the ...

The Week in Breach: 10/16/19 - 10/22/19

By: Kevin Lancaster on 10/23/19 16:54

This week, ransomware will cost companies critical revenue, repeat offenders put customer loyalty at risk, and businesses fail to account for the risks of compromised employee ...

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