Wednesday, April 29, 2015

2015 Verizon Data Breach Report: 9 Basic Patterns Cause Most Security Incidents

Verizon released its 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report, which found that, while cybercriminals are using increasingly sophisticated means in their attacks, security breaches are precipitated in nine basic ways. Source: BSMInfo.com

Is Healthcare Improving Data Breach Prevention Measures?

Recent reports show that even though healthcare might be concerned with its data security and data breach prevention measures, it might not always have the necessary tools available. Source: HealthITSecurity.com

About 25K people impacted in Saint Agnes Health Care breach

Maryland-based Saint Agnes Health Care is notifying approximately 25,000 individuals that their personal information was compromised by attackers. Source: SCMagazine.com

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Health Data Breaches Accounted for 37% of all 2014 Incidents

According to a recent report, the healthcare industry accounted for just over one-third of all data breaches in 2014. Source: HealthITSecurity.com

Data Breaches, Hacks And Phishing Attacks Aren't Slowing Down, Verizon Report Warns

The biggest network threat in today's enterprise is likely sitting at a desk within the enterprise. Source: TechTimes.com

Target, Mastercard in talks over $20 million data-breach settlement

Target Corp. and MasterCard Inc. are close to a deal to reimburse banks and other financial institutions for millions of dollars in costs following the retailer's 2013 data breach. Source: BizJournals.com