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Your Organization Has Suffered a Data Incident: Now Here Are the Regulators It Will Likely Encounter
From a recent article on Reuters: Government regulators are seemingly as numerous as the stars nowadays, especially in the universe of data incidents. When organizations experience a data incident, they will need to quickly assess what happened, why it happened, and who (e.g., clients, consumers, vendors, employees) was affected. They will also need to chart […]
Accenture Under Investigation by U.S. Justice Department Over Compliance Allegations
InfoTechLead reports that Accenture said on Thursday that the US Justice Department is investigating its unit, Accenture Federal Services, over allegations that one or more employees gave inaccurate information concerning the unit’s compliance with federal security controls. The disclosure was made in an SEC filing: After Accenture Federal Services (“AFS”) made a voluntary disclosure to the U.S. […]
Equifax fined £11 million by UK’s financial watchdog over 2017 cyber attack
PA Media reports that Equifax UK was fined over a breach at the firm’s U.S. owner, Equifax, Inc. The UK’s financial watchdog has fined Equifax £11 million for its role in one of the largest cyber attacks, which affected more than 13 million British consumers in 2017. The credit rating giant failed to keep its […]
Queensland: Mandatory data breach notification scheme a step closer
Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence The Honourable Yvette D’Ath issued the following statement: The Palaszczuk Government has today introduced legislation to establish a mandatory data breach notification scheme in Queensland, as recommended by the Coaldrake Review. The Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 implements […]
Passwordless by default: Make the switch to passkeys
Google wants to help users secure their accounts better and more easily. They are now making the use of passkeys the default option on your Google accounts. In a blog post this week, they explain the reason and how easy it is to take advantage of this option: …. the next time you sign in […]
Manufacturing services tech giant Volex hit with cyberattack
The Record reports: One of the biggest manufacturing technology providers in the world was hit with a cyberattack this weekend that affected its IT systems at several international sites. Volex, a U.K-based company that produces a range of power products for data centers, electric vehicles and more, said on Monday that hackers gained access to […]
Hackers advertised 23andMe stolen data two months ago
TechCrunch reports: Genetic testing company 23andMe has been investigating a security incident after hackers advertised a trove of alleged stolen user data on a hacking forum last week. But the alleged stolen data may have been circulating for much longer than first known. TechCrunch has also found that some of the advertised stolen data matches […]
2023 Ponemon Healthcare Cybersecurity Report
In its second annual Study on Cyber Insecurity in Healthcare, Proofpoint sponsored a Ponemon survey of 653 IT and IT security practitioners to find out how much progress the industry has made in the past year. Here are just a few highlights from this year’s report: You can access the full report on Proofpoint’s website.