Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “data breach”
By: John Cleary, Shareholder, and Kayleigh Shuler, Associate, Polsinelli PC, Tech Transactions and Data Privacy Practice Group Recent years have seen companies large and small continue to grapple with the much-feared cyber incident. Yet surprisingly few have meaningful and up-to-date incident response plans (IRPs) in place to manage and …
[Editor’s note: Today’s post comes to us courtesy of Beth Kotz, Credit.com contributing author. Being hit by a cyberattack brings serious financial and reputational repurcussions, which makes working to prevent and prepare for the various possibilities an important part of any crisis management plan.] The True Cost of a Credit Card Breach …
Data security dangers still very much present Ransomware – or software employed by hackers to lock you out of your systems until you pay up – made a major showing in 2016. A little thing called the U.S. Presidential election seemed to distract the media and we didn’t hear much …
[Editor’s note: Thank you to Simon Parker of Minerva Security for sharing this guest post on how losing private data reflects on your company’s reputation.] Data breaches happen alarmingly frequently these days for a lot of reasons. Some companies are not willing to invest in the infrastructure that would make …
If you haven’t taught staff how to avoid an IT crisis you’re asking to have one Nearly 70% of the data protection and privacy professionals surveyed for a recent Managing Insider Risk through Training & Culture report said their employees are the weakest link in efforts to keep information secure. Hackers have …
Understanding how to keep your data secure [Editor’s note: This guest post came to us from the experts at Australia-based The Service Manager. If you have a submission you think may be a fit for our blogs we’d love to see it, contact erik@bernsteincrisismanagement.com for more information.] Data security, among …
Average breach now costs $4 million Data breaches are more than just a reputation threat, they’re expensive. And that expense is rising. According to new research from IBM’s security division, the cost of a data breach has risen 29% since 2013, and now comes in at a staggering $4 million …
[Editor’s note: Today’s guest post comes to us from the Philippines, where author Vlad de Ramos is working to raise awareness of IT and hacking-related issues.] With news of company data breaches circulating the internet for years, along with passwords and personal information posted online for sale without the company …
Evaluating the social network’s crisis messaging Data breach announcements aren’t the big news that they once were, in large part because just about all of us have received several by now. That said, people are still (quite understandably) concerned when they know their data has been exposed, and how you …
[Editor’s note: A big THANK YOU to colleague Phil Cogan for bringing this story to our attention! If you have a topic that might be a good fit for this blog we’d love to see it, drop an email to erik@bernsteincrisismanagement.com any time.] Having less-than-ideal security in place to protect user …
Do the real numbers tell a dangerous story? According to a new report from Symantec, we’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the true extent of data breaches. In the report, Symantec alleges that the reported 429 million identities exposed in 2015 are but a …
Missing compassion leaves response lacking The sheer number of data breaches we see these days has desensitized people to a certain extent, but what happens when children are suddenly thrown into the mix? Earlier this month, hackers snatched the personal information of nearly 5 million parents who had registered with …
Coping with a now-common crisis is more pricey than ever Whether you’re prepared or not, you will spend money and lose reputation when your data is exposed. The question is, will it be the minimum you could have paid, or will you join the ranks of those helping to push …
Fallout from this case is evidence of dangers from others As predicted, outed Ashley Madison users are being targeted for extortion. Although the reported cases thus far have been of a widespread spam-based attack, it would take very little digging for someone interested in a more personal attack to find …
Cyber crime history in the making Yesterday, the NY Times broke the story of the ongoing investigation by the F.B.I. and Justice Department prosecutors into the possible hacking of a Houston Astros internal network by St. Louis Cardinals staff. This hack, if proven, marks the first-ever cyber attack by a …
