How much does it cost to recover from a ransomware attack? For the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, which was hit by the Conti ransomware-wielding gang on Christmas Eve, reported cleanup costs have reached $1.1 million. SEPA is still restoring systems and has refused to pay any ransom.
This paper will lay out key steps to help organisations sensibly adopt a better data protection posture and with it, build a firm foundation towards onward compliance. The key principles of Classification by Design will be introduced as a logical, yet robust start point. We summarize with the overarching takeaway that...
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of how President-elect Joe Biden is expected to renew international relationships needed in the fight against cyberattacks. Also featured: the pandemic's impact on cybercrime; analysis of Europol's annual cybercrime report.
Ransomware attacks remain the top cyber-enabled threat seen by law enforcement. But phishing, business email compromises and other types of fraud - many now using a COVID-19 theme - also loom large, Europol warns in its latest Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment.
The number of cybersecurity incidents reported to the U.K.'s data privacy watchdog has continued to decline, recently plummeting by nearly 40%. But is the quantity of data breaches going down, or might organizations be failing to spot them or potentially even covering them up?
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which went into effect on January 1, 2020, gives consumers the right to access, delete, or opt out their personal data.
Companies that are subject to CCPA and other U.S. State level privacy regulations should be actively prepared and should begin documenting the steps...
Percona is an industry leader in providing best-of-breed enterprise-grade support, consulting, managed services, training and software for MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, PostgreSQL and other open source databases in on-premises and cloud environments. After noticing gaps across their third-party security and privacy...
Provident Finanial Group is a FTSE 250 company, and - with 5,700 employees serving 2.4 million customers - Provident understands the strong expectation to work with thirdparties who respect their customer and employee information. New frameworks such as GDPR, recent data breaches, and increased customer expectations...
In today's shifting security and regulatory environment, ongoing third-party monitoring is crucial to compliance success. But how do you keep up with a constantly changing and growing list of vendors?
This session will outline the keys to third-party risk management success through a modern approach to monitoring...
The realms of data privacy and information security have traditionally been separate in most organizations. However, these domains are increasingly fusing, and in today's digital world, you need them to work in unison.
Many companies leave the question of ownership to their legal department, but today's CIOs are...
The unfortunate reality is that your data security strategy will most likely stall or fail. Unstructured data is getting out of view and control in every organization across verticals. Policy management plays a critical role in the development of data security initiatives, but also requires a coordinated data...
There are few regulatory environments more complex and challenging than that of a large public utility serving millions of customers across several states. So when the compliance management team at one such organization required a more streamlined approach to gathering, managing, and complying with hundreds of...
As many organizations are working to streamline their governance, risk and compliance (GRC) processes, they often encounter gaps in implementation and need to tailor their tools towards their unique industry and specific goals.
Download this guide which highlights how you can optimize your investment in the popular...
Retailers and ecommerce organizations are responsible for handling a wealth of customer data, including Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as names, addresses, credit card details and passwords.
However, this access to customer data makes retailers one of the biggest target groups for cybercriminals....
Website breaches are becoming a daily occurrence. Organizations, entrusted with millions of customer data points, are failing to protect consumers adequately and as a consequence, losing valuable data.
Despite the expectation that companies should be prepared for both accidents and deliberate attacks, there is a...
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