Ransomware Hit on Tietoevry Causes IT Outages Across Sweden
Data Breach Today
JANUARY 22, 2024
Healthcare, local governments, retail outlets and the country's largest cinema chain are among the organizations experiencing ongoing disruptions.
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Data Breach Today
JANUARY 22, 2024
Healthcare, local governments, retail outlets and the country's largest cinema chain are among the organizations experiencing ongoing disruptions.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Holiday Shopping Readiness: How is Retail Data Security Holding Up? Retailers have been prepping for this season all year and are ready to provide a safe, secure, and seamless customer shopping experience. According to the National Retail Federation (NFR), retail sales during 2024 will grow between 2.5% trillion and $5.28
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Data Breach Today
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Black Friday Attack Affected Intersport Outlets in Northern France The Hive ransomware-as-a-service group says it posted customer data obtained during a November attack against French sports retailer Intersport.
IBM Big Data Hub
OCTOBER 19, 2023
Landmark Retail is one of the largest omnichannel retailers across the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA), India and Southeast Asia (SEA). It is a division of Landmark Group, a well-known multinational retail and hospitality conglomerate headquartered in Dubai. Because of this, the budgeting process was inefficient.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Are Retailers Shopping for a Cybersecurity Breach? Retailers started the century as the prime targets for cyber attackers looking for credit card data. Today, unfortunately, retailers are again coming back to the spotlight. Similar to many organizations, 36% of retail respondents cited human error as the leading threat.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Black Friday and Cyber Weekend: Navigating the Tumultuous Waters of Retail Cybersecurity sparsh Tue, 11/21/2023 - 05:01 As global consumers gear up for the much-anticipated shopping bonanza that is Black Friday and Cyber Weekend, retailers brace themselves for the frenzied onslaught of shoppers and the deluge of cyber threats lurking in the shadows.
IBM Big Data Hub
DECEMBER 5, 2023
As the retail industry witnesses a shift towards a more digital, on-demand consumer base, AI is becoming the secret weapon for retailers to better understand and cater to this evolving consumer behavior. Retailers recognize the need to build their strategies around AI, integrating it into many aspects of their operations.
IBM Big Data Hub
JUNE 30, 2023
Today’s consumers want to know that retailers and brands are aligned with their values. So, while retailers can—and must—use technology as their differentiator, to win the lion’s share of consumer hearts, retail leaders must deliver on promises and purpose. Simple: communicate! 2.
erwin
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
Much like the hospitality industry , digital transformation in retail has been a huge driver of change. One important fact is getting lost among all of the talk of “the retail apocalypse” and myriad stories about increasingly empty shopping malls: there’s a lot of money to be made in retail.
IT Governance
FEBRUARY 26, 2020
Decathlon, the world’s largest sporting goods retailer, has suffered a massive data breach, affecting 123 million customer and employee records. It contained information from the retailer’s Spanish businesses and potentially its UK stores. Decathlon has now secured the database, after becoming aware of the breach last week.
Collibra
JULY 21, 2023
In our data-driven age, data quality is crucial for any organization — but it’s particularly vital for citizens who rely on government agencies to provide essential services. Government programs of all kinds can benefit from the use of Collibra Data Quality & Observability.
IT Governance
APRIL 3, 2019
The UK’s biggest retailers are spending more than ever on cyber security but are continuing to see an alarming rise in cyber attacks and data breaches due to the ever-evolving threat landscape, a report has found. Are retailers investing wisely? What are the biggest threats?
Collibra
OCTOBER 4, 2022
If you’re a Collibra customer, chances are you’re already made significant progress in establishing an expansive data access governance program even if that wasn’t your original intent. The three components of a scalable data access governance foundation. Data classification for data access governance.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 11, 2020
The APT32 group has been active since at least 2012, it has targeted organizations across multiple industries and foreign governments, dissidents, and journalists. Now the Facebook security team has revealed the real identity of APT32 , linking the group to an IT company in Vietnam named CyberOne Group. . ” Pierluigi Paganini.
Data Matters
APRIL 6, 2022
1 Consistent with its recent rulemaking activity, in its accompanying release, the SEC highlighted private funds; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing; retail; cyber; and digital assets as key examination priorities. Private Fund, ESG Investing, Retail Investors, Cybersecurity, Fintech, and Digital Assets.
IT Governance
MARCH 26, 2019
It’s relevant for everyone, including retail and hospitality. Retail and hospitality organisations will likely need to conduct several to cover all their processes, both new and existing. Common activities for retail and hospitality requiring DPIAs. The ICO also has excellent guidance on exactly when to carry out a DPIA.
IBM Big Data Hub
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
For industries providing essential services to clients such as insurance, banking and retail, the law requires the use of a fundamental rights impact assessment that details how the use of AI will affect the rights of customers. Similar to GDPR for privacy, the EU AI Act has potential to set the tone for upcoming AI regulations worldwide.
Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
The government also indicted and sanctioned a top Russian cybercriminal known as Taleon , whose cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex has evolved into one of Russia’s most active money laundering networks. Joker’s sold cards stolen in a steady drip of breaches at U.S. This batch of some five million cards put up for sale Sept.
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 27, 2019
based Synoptek is a managed service provider that maintains a variety of cloud-based services for more than 1,100 customers across a broad spectrum of industries , including state and local governments, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, media, retail and software. When the site was first set up on Dec.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
Shefel confirmed he indeed went by the Rescator identity for several years, and that he did operate a slew of websites between 2013 and 2015 that sold payment card data stolen from Target, Home Depot and a number of other nationwide retail chains. net that paid people to click on ads for Russian government employment opportunities.
The Last Watchdog
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
We have 5,000+ customers worldwide, including 40 percent of Fortune 500 companies and major organizations in the Finance, Government, Retail, and Industrial segments. Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 22, 2023 – A leading global financial institution has selected PrivX as its privileged access management (PAM) solution.
Security Affairs
APRIL 25, 2024
Skanlog, a critical distributor for Systembolaget, the Swedish government-owned retail chain suffered a ransomware attack. It operates stores across Sweden and is responsible for the retail sale of wine, spirits, and strong beer. “It Systembolaget has a monopoly on the sale of alcoholic beverages containing more than 3.5%
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
DECEMBER 11, 2018
As I was starting to write this blog, yet another retail program data breach occurred, for Marriott’s Starwood loyalty program. What I’d originally planned to write about was a topic that directly applies – why retailers of all stripes are not investing in data security. But none of these reasons rose to the top in retail.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
OCTOBER 23, 2019
Digital transformation (DX) is fundamentally impacting all aspects of the economy across every industry, and nowhere is this truer than in retail. Analysis of this year’s results showed that the percentage of retailers increasing IT security spending declined. Tools that reduce multi-cloud data security complexity are critical.
erwin
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
When you think of real-time, data-driven experiences and modern applications to accomplish tasks faster and easier, your local town or city government probably doesn’t come to mind. But municipal government is starting to embrace digital transformation and therefore data governance.
IBM Big Data Hub
JUNE 7, 2022
Governments and regulatory bodies around the world are working to establish safety standards. The proposed rules aim to govern automated valuation models to protect borrowers. As governments recognize and regulate the growing use of AI for crucial decisions, enterprises should prepare proactively. In the U.S., In the U.S.,
Collibra
APRIL 1, 2021
Data governance is the essential foundation for organizations looking to create business value from data. Setting up effective data governance, however, can be quite challenging. What is an operating model in data governance? The operating model is the basis for any data governance program. Operating model example.
Security Affairs
MARCH 24, 2024
During the month of Ramadan, Resecurity observed a significant increase in fraudulent activities and scams, coinciding with a surge in retail and online transactions. It is strongly advised to refrain from sharing personal and payment information on questionable sites or with individuals posing as bank or government employees.
Data Matters
APRIL 4, 2024
The decision gives effect to the CDA as drafted and will make it significantly harder for the government to hold manufacturers and online retailers liable for content, including software, created and sold by third parties. This decision of first impression offers an important precedent in the automotive industry and beyond.
Krebs on Security
APRIL 29, 2022
“We’ll also evaluate if the content appears as part of the public record on the sites of government or official sources. . “We’ll also evaluate if the content appears as part of the public record on the sites of government or official sources. In such cases, we won’t make removals.”
IT Governance
AUGUST 21, 2018
Only time will tell – and we may not have to wait long – but in the meantime, what is the impact of data breaches in the retail industry, and what needs to be done to mitigate them? Data breaches. It seems like there is another one being reported in the news every week. The data included contact information, usernames and encrypted passwords.
IT Governance
OCTOBER 26, 2021
IT Governance discovered 266 security incidents between July and September 2021, which accounted for 185,721,284 breaches records. If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Notably, there has been a decline in data breaches and cyber attacks in the retail sector compared to Q2 (18 vs 41).
Collibra
APRIL 11, 2023
Retail is a dynamic and competitive market. In addition to the traditional brick-and mortar-stores, the retail business today includes online and mobile stores. The right kind of data can drive great innovations in retail. This blog outlines what bad data means and how you can stop it from hurting your retail business.
Security Affairs
JULY 7, 2019
Croatia government agencies have been targeted by unknown hackers with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. A mysterious group of hackers carried out a series of cyber attacks against Croatian government agencies, infecting employees with a new piece of malware tracked as SilentTrinity. ” reads one of the alerts.
erwin
JUNE 14, 2019
The following three examples highlight the extent to which digital transformation is reshaping the nature of business and government and how we – as a society – interact with the world. Digital Transformation in Retail. The inherently competitive nature of retail has made the sector a leader in adopting data-driven strategy.
eSecurity Planet
SEPTEMBER 21, 2024
The landscape of cybersecurity laws and regulations today is set to undergo significant changes, impacting businesses, government entities, and individuals alike. Understanding and adhering to cybersecurity regulations is crucial for any organization as cyber threats evolve and become more sophisticated.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
MARCH 14, 2023
It’s estimated that more than 20% of retail sales will come from eCommerce in 2023 (rising to nearly 25% in 2026), illustrating the magnitude of digital transactions. It’s not only consumers and retailers taking notice of this trend, of course. Privacy and data protection are not the only things consumers expect from a retailer.
Security Affairs
DECEMBER 3, 2023
The malware was used in attacks against multiple industries, including education, real estate, retail, non-profit organizations, telecom companies, and governments. Unit42 researchers uncovered a new backdoor named Agent Raccoon, which is being used in attacks against organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S.
eSecurity Planet
JANUARY 21, 2021
Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Third-party governance. IT governance and security. The RSA Archer Suite can be customized for organizations of all sizes and industries. Audit management.
Security Affairs
JANUARY 24, 2024
A ransomware attack against the Finnish IT services provider Tietoevry disrupted the services of some Swedish government agencies and shops. Impacted customers include Sweden’s largest cinema chain Filmstaden (the attack disrupted its online ticket system) and the discount retail chain Rusta. ” concludes the update.
Data Protection Report
APRIL 23, 2024
In FS24/1, the FCA explains that it aims to mitigate the risk of competition in retail financial markets evolving in a way that results in some Big Tech firms gaining market power while enabling the potential competition benefits (from Big Tech entry and expansion). The FCA also sets out its next steps.
Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
government did not name the victim organization, but there is every indication that the money was stolen from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX , which had just filed for bankruptcy on that same day. 11, 2022 after they SIM-swapped an AT&T customer by impersonating them at a retail store using a fake ID. 11-12, 2022.
IBM Big Data Hub
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
More prominently, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) have come to offer digital forms of central bank money, while tokenized deposits tokenize the lifecycle of commercial bank money in both the retail and wholesale context. Like cash, they are designed to store value, serve as mediums of exchange, and represent a unit of account.
Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
government online. Many readers were aghast that the IRS would ask people to hand over their biometric and personal data to a private company that begin in 2010 as a way to help veterans, teachers and other public servants qualify for retail discounts. The IRS first announced its partnership with ID.me What happens if ID.me
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