Incident Response Plans developed by CISOs must include a Litigation-Aware Communications Track that involves legal, security ...

We’re almost sure you saw that alarming story about a record data breach that leaked 16 billion passwords from Apple, Google, and Facebook, which immediately caused a gasp. Here is the lowdown on it.

From credit bureaus to software providers, 2025 saw attackers bypass bank defenses by targeting the supply chain and using ...

In 2024, the landscape of data breaches remained largely unchanged in terms of the number of incidents, with 3,158 compromises reported, mirroring the previous year's figures. However, the year was ...

An expanded data breach definition and the telcos’ desire to link notifications to “concrete harm” are among the most controversial aspects of the proposed FCC data breach reporting rules.

Data breaches have become so common that a basic formula has emerged for how organizations usually respond: advise customers to change their passwords, offer free credit monitoring, and suggest that ...

It may seem like data breaches have gotten a heck of a lot more common. Well, there’s something to that. The bad guys are getting badder faster than the good guys are getting better. This week, we’re ...

Around four months is the average time it takes for a company to report a data breach but certain industries take even longer, an analysis of ransomware attacks since 2018 finds. Companies often take ...

In a recent column, I described the recent data breach at Allianz Life which potentially affects 1.4 million people. The data included in this data breach included names, addresses, birth dates, ...

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