According to a report by IBM security, data breaches hit record highs in terms of cost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before the pandemic, data breaches were becoming a more frequent problem for organizations, but due to multiple factors, they became more problematic in the past year. IBM Security hired Ponemon Institute to compile […]
It’s no secret that data breaches are a nuisance and an unfortunate part of doing business. And, according to a new IBM study, they are expensive. The 2020 Cost of a Data Breach Report, sponsored by IBM Security and conducted by the Ponemon Institute, found that data breaches cost companies $3.86 million on average, and […]
We have reported on data breaches more in 2020 than in previous years. If you’re a regular visitor to this site, you may have read those stories already. But colleagues at our sister brand, Campus Safety, have reported more on the topic in recent weeks, too. Healthcare facilities are prime targets for hackers Many of […]
Colleges and universities have been the targets of a series of ransomware attacks this year, many of which perpetrated by the NetWalker (Mailto) ransomware gang. Their latest target, Michigan State University, has been issued a week to pay up. According to ZDNet, the gang has threatened to leak stolen documents from the university’s network. More from […]
A security firm has reportedly found a flaw in over half a billion iPhones and iPads which left the devices vulnerable to hackers. Reuters reports an iPad and iPhone security bug was discovered by mobile security forensics company ZecOps during its investigation into an attack in 2019. ZecOPs CEO Zuk Avraham says his evidence points […]
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