eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Retail/E-commerce In the retail and e-commerce sectors, cybersecurity regulations focus on protecting customer payment information and personal data. Retailers must implement encryption, secure access controls, and regular security assessments to safeguard customer data and prevent data breaches.

Cybersecurity 120

Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Compliance Privacy 120

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Businesses, particularly those in financial services, healthcare, and retail sectors, suffer from operational disruptions and financial penalties. The Human Element: Educating and Empowering Employees But really, Cybersecurity Awareness Month is about the human element of security.

Security 62

Security Encryption Data breaches Cybersecurity 62

Security Affairs

MAY 5, 2021

The group targeted the organization with phishing attacks aimed at spreading at least three new sophisticated malware strains. The phishing messages include links to a malicious website that serves the malware, experts pointed out that the emails had subject lines that were customized for each targeted organization.

Manufacturing 136

Manufacturing Phishing Military Retail 136

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“These operations have targeted various industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Education, Energy & Utilities, Governments, Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Retail, Technology, and Transportation. . ” reads the joint report. ” reads the joint report.

Energy and Utilities 134

Energy and Utilities Military Government Phishing 134

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Costa Rica’s Junta De Proteccion Social hit by ransomware (unknown) Former students and staff at Savannah College of Art and Design affected by security incident (unknown) Ransomware attack takes down L.A. million).

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Education Phishing 140

IT Governance

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Phishing and malware are among the most common types of cyber attacks, but in many cases the breached organisation doesn’t disclose how it fell victim. We have seen, for example, a renewed interest in more traditional attack methods, such as phishing. Cyber criminals continue to launch attacks and using different techniques.

Data breaches 113

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 113

IT Governance

JULY 11, 2022

Phishing and malware are among the most common types of cyber attacks, but in many cases the breached organisation doesn’t disclose how it fell victim. Throughout this year, we have seen cyber criminals move away from ransomware and back to more traditional attack methods, such as phishing. Keeping your organisation secure.

Data breaches 102

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Government 102

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

With better audio and video simulations, phishing will move on from email and text to things like Facebook videos. The retail and hospitality industries will continue to have their POS equipment targeted. Education is also becoming increasingly important when protecting organisations.

Security 97

Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 97

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Promote cross- and up-selling Recommendation engines use consumer behavior data and AI algorithms to help discover data trends to be used in the development of more effective up-selling and cross-selling strategies, resulting in more useful add-on recommendations for customers during checkout for online retailers.

Retail 82

Retail Artificial Intelligence Unstructured data Insurance 82

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2022

Phishing and malware are among the most common types of cyber attacks, but in many cases the breached organisation doesn’t disclose how it fell victim. The other big contributors were the technology and media sector (35 incidents), the education sector (25), professional services (18) and retail (16). Data breaches by sector.

Data breaches 112

Data breaches Ransomware Government Retail 112

IT Governance

JULY 13, 2021

Phishing and malware are among the most common types of cyber attacks that we detected, but in many cases the breached organisation hasn’t disclosed how it fell victim. The education, technology and retail sectors were the other big contributors to Q2’s total with 44, 42, and 41 incidents, respectively.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Retail Ransomware Government 98

IT Governance

JUNE 21, 2018

It is widely acknowledged that the retail and hospitality industries experience high staff turnover: frontline roles are often filled by temporary, young or part-time staff, the hours can be long and unsociable and the work can be physically demanding. Educating your staff can be complex to arrange, time consuming and costly.

Retail 48

Retail Education Compliance GDPR 48

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. User education is one of the most powerful tools for preventing malicious mobile apps. Phishing and Social Engineering. How to Defend Against Phishing. Examples of Phishing Malware Attacks.

Phishing 105

Phishing Ransomware Passwords Access 105

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2023

It encompasses any technique that criminal hackers use to bypass security controls, although the majority of incidents involve phishing and malware. Other significant contributors to 2022’s total were the technology (115), education (95), professional services (63) and retail (62) sectors. Keeping your organisation secure.

Data breaches 121

Data breaches Ransomware Government Passwords 121

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Our ten-minute Phishing and Ransomware – Human patch e-learning course allows you to educate your staff quickly and cost-effectively. With malicious links and attachments accounting for 59% of ransomware infections, organisations of all sizes and types must ensure staff are trained to be vigilant and secure.

Ransomware 69

Ransomware Phishing Education Risk 69

IT Governance

APRIL 12, 2023

Phishing and malware are among the most common types of cyber attacks, but in many cases the breached organisation doesn’t disclose how it fell victim. It was followed by the education sector (55) – and between them they accounted for 45% of all incidents that we identified.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Ransomware Government Encryption 59

eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. Used active multi-email engagements after effective phishing screenings. 30% data breaches and +23% ransomware for the first two months of 2024.

Cybersecurity 121

Cybersecurity Ransomware Passwords Cloud 121

IT Governance

MAY 4, 2021

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Data breaches 112

Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Healthcare 112

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

If left exposed, threat actors could download and clone the cluster’s data and use it for nefarious purposes, including phishing attacks, as they possess sufficient PII and to make their scam seem legitimate,” Cybernews researchers said. “As However, it urged customers to be wary of potential fraud and phishing attacks.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 116

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

Mobile Guardian, which is used to help parents manage their children’s device usage, was hacked on 19 April, according to the Singaporean Ministry of Education. Mobile Guardian, which is based in the UK, said that its investigations detected unauthorised access to its systems via an administrative account on its management portal.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

LogicManager’s GRC solution has specific use cases across financial services, education, government, healthcare, retail, and technology industries, among others. Its features include: Compliance education & management. Additionally, Forrester named it a Contender in its Q1 2020 GRC Wave. See our in-depth look at RSA Archer.

Compliance 67

Compliance Risk Government Retail 67

IT Governance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Coca-Cola received an overwhelming majority of the votes, beating out the toy maker Mattel, the online education platform Blackboard, the tech firm Danaher and General Electrics’ aviation subsidiary. All signs pointed to a senior employee being tricked by a spear phishing or whaling scam. Source: Security Affairs.

Security 130

Security Data breaches Ransomware Military 130

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

LogicManager’s GRC solution has specific use cases across financial services, education, government, healthcare, retail, and technology industries, among others. Its features include: Compliance education & management. Additionally, Forrester named it a Contender in its Q1 2020 GRC Wave. See our in-depth look at RSA Archer.

Compliance 57

Compliance Risk Government Retail 57

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 105,387 Carter’s | Oshkosh Israel Source (New) Retail Israel Yes >100,000 SodaStream Source (New) Manufacturing Israel Yes >100,000 Amsellem & Weitz Source (New) Legal Israel Yes 100 GB Stanley Steemer International, Inc. Source (New) Retail USA Yes 2,469 Three GreatStar Industrial Co.

Data Privacy 86

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 86

eSecurity Planet

JUNE 23, 2023

Consider the wide variance in the potential costs for the following examples: An hour of disrupted internet for a grade school on vacation An hour of disrupted internet for Amazon on Black Monday A data breach on a steel plant’s time card database (does not include employee information) A data breach from a drug researcher’s laboratory computer Command (..)

Compliance 98

Compliance Risk Data breaches Cybersecurity 98

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help.

Data breaches 125

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 125

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Professional services USA Yes 11,556 Poder Judicial de Santa Cruz Source (New) Legal Argentina Yes 8,732 J.D.

Data Privacy 70

Data Privacy Privacy Insurance Security 70

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

TB Allium UPI, UAB, Apotheka, Apotheka Beauty and PetCity Source (New) Manufacturing Estonia Yes 1,190,000 Aero Dynamic Machining, Inc. TB Allium UPI, UAB, Apotheka, Apotheka Beauty and PetCity Source (New) Manufacturing Estonia Yes 1,190,000 Aero Dynamic Machining, Inc. Source (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 1.1

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Security Manufacturing 52

The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

Bantick “As the MOVEit hack has proved, the bad actors are always looking for new ways to attack with tactics ranging from third party supplier attacks to more sophisticated social engineering and phishing attack techniques.

Risk 189

Risk Insurance Energy and Utilities Marketing 189

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Group-IB’s report Hi-Tech Crime Trends 2020/2021 examines various aspects of cybercrime industry operations and predicts changes to the threat landscape for various sectors, namely the financial industry, telecommunications, retail, manufacturing, and the energy sector. Phishing grows by 118%. billion, while textual data – to $361.7

Ransomware 143

Ransomware Phishing Sales Manufacturing 143

KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Phish You for Information to Supposedly Get a Gift Card. Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing. Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, December 7 @ 2:00 PM (ET) , for a live demo of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing. dollars). "The

Security awareness 92

Security awareness Phishing Risk Insurance 92

Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Additionally, the political season gave rise to phishing campaigns, a phenomenon that is likely to continue through the end of the year. The incidence of ransomware attacks has continued to climb, over 700% by some estimates in 2020 in comparison to 2019, with phishing emails being the primary vector.

Cybersecurity 76

Cybersecurity Retail Phishing Sales 76

KnowBe4

MARCH 7, 2023

For many end-users, the frustrating thing about the Viasat hack is that, unlike with a phishing attack, there was nothing they could have done to prevent it. The packages themselves weren't malicious, but they contained README text files with links to phishing sites. The Viasat hack was widely considered a harbinger of attacks to come."

Phishing 81

Phishing Ransomware Cybersecurity Security awareness 81

IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

Source (New) Manufacturing Taiwan Yes 4,715,133 Mustafa Centre Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Retail Singapore Yes >3,5000,000 TRAXERO Source (New) Software USA Yes 2,634,753 Piping Rock Health Products Source 1 ; source 2 ; source 3 (New) Manufacturing USA Yes 2,103,100 FBCS, Inc. Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Finance USA Yes 498,686 J.P.

Data Privacy 79

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 79

IT Governance

AUGUST 29, 2019

Australian education provider TAFE NSW hit by phishing scam (30). Air New Zealand warns Airpoints members after employee falls for phishing email (100,000). Florida’s NCH Healthcare System is investigating the damage of phishing scam (unknown). Online clothing retailer Poshmark confirms data breach (unknown).

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Phishing Ransomware Personal data 111

IT Governance

AUGUST 2, 2021

million) Japan’s “K” Line apologises for second cyber attack in months (unknown) Fairbanks Cancer Care Physicians discloses cyber attack (unknown) Dermatology Group of Arkansas, PA says it was phished (unknown) Website of Pakistan-based Sindh High Court hacked (unknown) Marsh & McLennan Cos. In other news….

Data breaches 105

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Personal data 105