Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Data Breach Cost Of $5.6 Billion Predicted For Healthcare In 2015

Healthcare, as an industry, is opening its doors to more attacks, just as information is becoming more valuable on the criminal circuit. Source: BSMInfo.com

Entry Point Identified for JPMorgan Chase Breach

The bank's security team had failed to implement two-factor authentication on one of its network servers. Source: ESecurityPlanet.com

The year in security: How 2014’s failures will help us prepare for 2015

Data breaches were on the rise this year, with no clear indication of slowing down. Both 2013 and 2014 were dubbed the year of the data breach, indicating that these are becoming the norm rather than isolated incidents. Source: VentureBeat.com

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Sony's Breach Notification: The Details

Compromised Information, Including Health Data, Described. Source: BankInfoSecurity.com

The biggest challenges faced by CIOs/CISOs heading into 2015

As the year winds to a close, CIOs and CISOs are faced with a number of challenges heading into 2015. CSO recently heard from several experts about the topic, each offering their opinion on what they feel would be the most important item in the security sandbox next year. Source: CSOOnline.com

University of California, Berkeley suffers data breach

On September 16th, the servers at the University of California, Berkeley were compromised. The breach involved servers and workstations in the Real Estate division which is responsible for commercial leasing and campus filming and facility use permits. Source: CSOOnline.com

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Data breach trends for 2015: Credit cards, healthcare records will be vulnerable

The data breaches of 2014 have yet to fade into memory, and we already have 2015 looming. Source: pcworld.com

Infographic: Are You a Breach Victim?

Recent Incidents Show No Sector Is Safe. Source: Bankinfosecurity.com

Sony Breach: Leaked Salaries, Confidential Data Points To Major Lapse

The attackers who infiltrated Sony Pictures Entertainment also appear to have gained access to the company's email server and databases containing sensitive files. Source: CRN.com