Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Big Yellow and Avira weren’t the only established brands cashing in on crypto hype as a way to appeal to a broader audience: The venerable electronics retailer RadioShack wasted no time in announcing plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange. The data is published after Medibank reportedly declines to pay a US$10 million ransom demand.

Passwords 270

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Access 270

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Ransomware attacks against local government entities at some point will run its course. Eventually, governments will address the risk by beefing up security and purchasing cyber insurance, which go hand in glove. And once a soft target is identified, hackers tend to do campaigns by industry, or organization types.”

Ransomware 153

Ransomware Government Security Retail 153

IT Governance

JULY 5, 2022

It added: “We are working with local law enforcement, GEMA, GBI, and insurance officials to recover the funds. The next most frequent targets were software-as-a-service and webmail providers (20.5%) and e-commerce sites and retail stores (14.6%). It found that 23.6% of all incidents affected organisations that provide such services.

Phishing 115

Phishing e-Delivery Retail Insurance 115

Collibra

MARCH 4, 2020

Insurance provider: This company appointed a Chief Data Officer and a Chief Analytics Officer a few years ago, both reporting directly to the CEO. One example: The company now offers insurance packages specifically based on driving patterns automatically tracked by the in-car IOT device.

Marketing 105

Marketing Insurance Analytics Digital transformation 105

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2022 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) August 9–13, 2022. The Privacy Working Group has been reviewing state insurance privacy protections regarding the collection, ownership, use, and disclosure of information gathered in connection with insurance transactions.

Insurance 78

Insurance Paper Privacy Risk 78

IT Governance

APRIL 23, 2019

The information comprised names, addresses, gender, dates of birth, phone numbers, National Insurance numbers, bank details and salaries. However, as the US food giant Mondelez learned earlier this month , cyber security insurance has its own pitfalls.

Data breaches 68

Data breaches Insurance GDPR Compliance 68

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The finance and insurance (79%), information or communications (67%) and education (52%) sectors have the highest awareness of the GDPR. The finance and insurance sector is also the most likely to have put in place measures to comply with the GDPR, with 54% having done so. Preparing for the GDPR.

GDPR 50

GDPR Compliance Insurance Personal data 50

Reltio

MARCH 19, 2019

Of course, our initial MDM project proposal was rejected outright! Experience does of course count for a lot. For example, twenty or even ten years ago in food retail, focus on item cost was important, a description of the item and not much beyond that! And I returned to being a Junior Project Manager.

MDM 75

MDM Retail IT Government 75

Bill Schmarzo - Dell EMC

APRIL 4, 2018

Think about how Amazon’s market capitalization towers above that of other retailers, or how the iPhone regularly captures over 90 percent of smartphone industry profits.) Customer Events could include planning a vacation, buying a house, or purchasing insurance. Brainstorm and capture the customer’s “ Impediments to Success.

Digital transformation 98

Digital transformation Big data Marketing Artificial Intelligence 98

OpenText Information Management

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

How SMBs can use Microsoft 365 Copilot to drive greater success Of course, knowing what the product can do is only half the battle. The list above is far from comprehensive, with more features and updates coming every month. For more information on the product’s AI capabilities, check out Microsoft’s AI Copilot Success Kit.

Sales 64

Sales Artificial Intelligence Marketing Retail 64

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

27 Israeli organisations with e-commerce websites, likely in either the retail or manufacturing sector, but we can’t be sure at this time. Furthermore, thanks to laws like HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), data breaches in the healthcare sector are more likely to be reported.

Data breaches 103

Data breaches Ransomware Access Security 103

John Battelle's Searchblog

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Since moving to the area from California, she’s noticed two puzzling trends: First, a dearth of interesting mid- to high-end dinner spots walking distance from her new place, and second, what appears to be higher-than-average vacancy rates for the retail storefronts in the same general area. So why aren’t new places launching?

Marketing 53

Marketing Retail Blockchain Mining 53

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

9 million records breached through decade-long data leak A former temporary employee of a subsidiary of NTT West (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp) illegally accessed about 9 million personal data records over the course of a decade (2013 to 2023). Breached records: more than 56 million.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

Reltio

MARCH 15, 2019

Of course they do. Whether it is retail, CPG, or auto industry, unlocking the value of customer data is always challenging. Rob Phillips and Christopher Bradley of CarMax are leveraging data to redefine the tailored retail experience for pre-owned vehicle buyers and sellers. Don’t Data Geniuses face any challenges?

B2B 40

B2B Digital transformation Retail MDM 40

IT Governance

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The data included bank account details, salary information, dates of birth, National Insurance numbers, addresses and phone numbers. However, the High Court ruled the supermarket was vicariously liable because, despite Skelton’s criminality, he was acting in the course of his employment when he leaked the information online.

Personal data 45

Personal data Data breaches Risk Insurance 45

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

> 54% of all data breaches come from ransomware attacks in manufacturing, healthcare, government, financial, retail, and technology industries. Breach damages of $300k to $1 million may be within the risk tolerance for some, and many may expect to recoup damages from cybersecurity insurance. 60% of all breaches come from the USA.

Cybersecurity 108

Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cloud 108

Reltio

JUNE 20, 2019

Also of course deployment in the cloud is the thing in modern data management – we will stop running all of this on our own iron and get it from someone else. I always like to collaborate and that is a great thing of course but only if you align expectations. Cloud gives more agility in deploying and new ways of handling data.

MDM 49

MDM Manufacturing Computer and Electronics Digital transformation 49

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Notices must be available in the languages in which the business in its ordinary course provides contracts, disclaimers, sale announcements, and other information to consumers. The draft rules have added a new language and accessibility requirement. Notices must also be accessible to consumers with disabilities.

Sales 40

Sales Retail Privacy Access 40

Bill Schmarzo - Dell EMC

APRIL 4, 2018

Think about how Amazon’s market capitalization towers above that of other retailers, or how the iPhone regularly captures over 90 percent of smartphone industry profits.) Customer Events could include planning a vacation, buying a house, or purchasing insurance. Brainstorm and capture the customer’s “ Impediments to Success.

Digital transformation 40

Digital transformation Big data Marketing Artificial Intelligence 40

Data Matters

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Moreover, if the business operates a website, but primarily interacts with consumers in retail locations, it will be required to add a third option that allows consumers to submit a form that can be submitted in person at those locations. The regulations also subject deletion requests to a two-step process.

Sales 60

Sales Privacy Passwords Compliance 60

Reltio

JULY 10, 2019

Much of background is what we now call customer experience and its predecessors of CRM and eCommerce applications in Retail and CPG as well as PLM, ERP and supply chain. That is not a typical MDM use case but of course the faster they can join the businesses together the faster they can realise the joint benefit. Migration of systems.

MDM 40

MDM Sales Digital transformation Cloud 40

Reltio

APRIL 4, 2019

I thought it could be a great area to build a career in and the University of Kent was one of the first to offer Java courses. A lot of companies were going through a transformation, recognising IT as critical to operational business processes. I progressed into Data Architecture and then eventually Enterprise Architecture. “

MDM 40

MDM Marketing IT Compliance 40

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Of course, there were some guesses and backward steps there too, as well. There's a caveat to this of course because they essentially elongate the use of passwords still. But the flipside, of course, is it allows this ecosystem to have usernames and passwords to still exist essentially and proliferate. That's a great use case.

Passwords 52

Passwords Authentication Access Data breaches 52

KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The users were able to impersonate an infinite number of entities (such as banks, retail companies and government institutions) for financial gain and substantial losses to victims. Budget Ammo] Cyber Insurers Turn Attention to Catastrophic Hacks. The investigations showed that the website has earned over EUR 3.7 Save My Spot!

Security awareness 105

Security awareness Phishing Risk Insurance 105

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2021

But, of course, the nature of ransomware attacks makes it hard for organisations to determine how many records were affected. For the second month in a row, ransomware has dominated our list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Of the 128 publicly disclosed incidents that we discovered in May, more than 40% of them were ransomware attacks.

Data breaches 123

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Energy and Utilities 123

IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

According to Delta Dental’s breach notification, affected personal data included addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers or other state identification numbers, passport numbers, financial account information, tax identification numbers, individual health insurance policy numbers and health information.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. TB KSA Architecture Source New Construction and real estate USA Yes 1.5 TB Cole, Cole, Easley & Sciba Source New Legal USA Yes 1.5

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

million people was compromised, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, medical information, health insurance information, and billing and claims information. Information relating to nearly 4.5 Data breached: 4,452,782 records. TB Gräbener Maschinentechnik GmbH & Co.

Data Privacy 58

Data Privacy Privacy Data breaches Manufacturing 58

John Battelle's Searchblog

JULY 22, 2018

No, this post is about the business of health insurance. Last week ProPublica published a story titled Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates. The pasture, of course, can only support a finite number of cattle. Well, consider how the insurance industry prices its policies.

Insurance 80

Insurance Personal data Education Government 80

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Think TV licenses and car insurance, for example. On a business-to-consumer level, we’ve already observed retailers utilising GDPR as an opportunity for innovation and further customer engagement. However, the narrative is set to change.

GDPR 76

GDPR Security Marketing Data breaches 76

IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 2024

Source (New) Real estate USA Yes 10 GB Unitex Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 9.5 GB Rebekah Children’s Services Source (New) Non-profit USA Yes 2,805 Butte School District Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Education USA Yes 2,658 Dignity Health Nevada St. Source (New) Real estate USA Yes 10 GB Unitex Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 9.5

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52