Posted on 09 February 2016 by Thales DIS
Even though the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) website apparently harbored sensitive data such as police officer contracts and officer-to-officer correspondence, it was likely never required to ensure strong encryption to protect its sensitive data nor strong authentication to secure member access.
Posted on 14 January 2016 by Jennifer Dean
If you’re one of Facebook’s 1.55 million users, here’s a resolution you should heed if you want to keep yourself and your friends safe: Be less gullible.
Posted on 21 December 2015 by Thales DIS
In 2015, data breaches got much more personal than previous years with more than 53% of data breaches being the theft of personal identities and information. Expect that to continue in 2016.
Posted on 03 December 2015 by Thales DIS
As 2015 comes to a close, and IT, security and compliance leaders draw on the developments of the past year to plan for a more digitally secure 2016, here are some takeaways to keep top of mind when sketching plans on the whiteboard or reviewing financial statements. The Cost of a Data Breach The IBM […]
Posted on 11 November 2015 by Thales DIS
After a list of Comcast email accounts were offered for sale in an underground store, consisting of customers’ Comcast email addresses and associated passwords, Comcast—one of the largest providers of cable, internet and phone services in the US—forced a password reset on those accounts. Of the 600,000 accounts offered for sale, 200,000 were found by […]
Posted on 08 October 2015 by Thales DIS
Cyber risk is difficult to define or predict, a challenge exacerbated by general reticence to declare security breaches when they happen, for fear of reputational damage — a factor highlighted by US ratings agency Standard and Poors.