Data breach stories - Page 18

In 2017, 2.6 billion data records were exposed, mainly due to human error, marking a staggering 580% increase since 2016, Gemalto reports.

Respondents in APAC put forth highest IT budget allocation to security, but overall executives allocate security less than 10% of their budget.

60% of Australian respondents polled in this year’s Telstra Security Report 2018 say their business has been interrupted due to a security breach.

A study has revealed the median time for an EMEA business to detect an intruder is more than double that in the US - and it's much worse in APAC.

Now in its tenth year, Trustwave has released its encyclopaedic report that details both current and future threats that are crucial to be aware of.

Most Facebook users could have had their data scraped by cyber attackers, says the social network's chief technology officer.

Credit card data, medical records, payroll data, intellectual property and tax information are all available publicly online with no data protection.

Barracuda SVP Chris Ross talks about the results of a recent survey they ran following the Facebook fallout to determine the true cost.

Australia’s new mandatory data breach disclosure law has already shown just how regularly organisations are experiencing data breaches.

Asia Pacific organisations take over a year to detect cyber threats, the longest of any region, according to FireEye's M-Trends 2018 report.

A recent study from Gemalto proves it’s not just data that is lost following a breach – you’ll lose most of your customers too.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has released a statement following the revelation that data from 50 million people was misused.

A whistleblower has uncovered the practices of his illicit company, which include stealing the details of 50m Facebook users to help Trump's campaign.

Transactions happen online between two entities that will never see each other. This means trust matters even more as physical interactions disappear.

After the allegations about Emirates' customer data policies emerged, High-Tech Bridge ran a test on the site's security - with interesting results.

Multiple US officials have announced the intelligence community had evidence that states had been compromised by Russia but didn't tell anyone.

The battle of the breach continues to play out and at least 87% of Australian CIOs have experienced a breach in their own company.

Despite the low level of compliance, Forrester Research says these numbers are in fact 'encouraging' for a number of reasons.

As the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act comes into effect, Aleron stresses prevention over cure to avoid hefty fines and loss of trust.

Equifax has ushered in a new chief information security officer as the fallout continues from the company’s massive US data breach last year.