Cyber crime is at an all-time high, and at the same time as organizations are trying to counter these attacks, criminal hackers are becoming more innovative with the different types of cyber attacks they are choosing to deploy. What is a cyber attack? Cyber attacks are deliberate and malicious. They are attempts to breach …
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will be enforced from May, requiring all organizations that handle EU residents’ data to abide by its strict terms. If yours is one of the millions of organizations that need to comply with the GDPR, then no doubt …
If you’re trying to advance your cybersecurity career, there’s good news. A report from job listings site Indeed found that the number of advertised cybersecurity jobs increased by 3.5% between March 2017 and March 2018. The report also lists the …
Many people mistakenly think that information security is all about technology. It obviously plays a massive part in any organization’s security measures, but technology alone can’t protect you from modern cyber threats. Rather, it forms one of three pillars on …
New technologies, whether from Apple, Facebook or other organizations always cause regulatory confusion. When cars were first developed and sold in large numbers in the early 20th century, the streets were chaos: there were no stop signs, warning signs, traffic …
IT Governance USA has launched a new survey to learn where organizations stand on current cyber related regulations. Findings will be used to develop new courses, services, products, and webinars. The seven-question “The Effect of Regulations in Business” survey aims …
2018 may have seen fewer breaches than 2017, but more sensitive information was compromised. According to a report by Identity Theft Resource Center and CyberScout, the number of exposed records more than doubled from 2017–2018. Findings The number of breaches …
With cyber attacks on the rise, it’s natural that we are all becoming more clued up on cybersecurity. It seems there is no rhyme or reason to these cyber attacks, with all industries and organizations of any size and type …
At the beginning of the month, RMIA (Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Associates) in Woodbury, Minnesota informed its patients that a malware attack had potentially exposed their PII (personally identifiable information). In its announcement, RMIA said: “On December 5, 2018, we …
The Minnesota DHS (Department of Human Services) announced that an employee’s email account was accessed by criminal hackers last September.The phishing attack may have exposed the PII (personable identifiable information) of about 3,000 people within its Children and Family Services …
