The update to X’s privacy policy has sparked some questions among privacy and security folks, including how long X will retain users’ biometric information and how the data will be stored and secured. Will you give X your biometric data in order to help secure your account on the site? The social media platform formerly … More Will you give X your biometric data?
Organisations have increasingly become targets of hacking that result in massive data breaches, calling to attention both the increasing importance of proper cybersecurity software, but also an overall change in security strategy. According to a recent report, the average cost of a data breach globally in 2022 reached a sum of $4.35 million, up from the … More Mitigating risk – data loss prevention helps prevent security disasters
Here are some of the key insights on the evolving data breach landscape as revealed by Verizon’s analysis of more than 16,000 incidents. Contrary to common perception, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are often the target of cyberattacks. That’s understandable, as in the US and UK, they comprise over 99% of businesses, a majority of private sector jobs … More Verizon 2023 DBIR: what’s new this year and top takeaways for SMBs
According to Cybersecurity Connect*, A non-password secured database containing over 360 million records was uncovered by cyber security researcher at vpnMentor, Jeremiah Fowler, who said the records related to a VPN data breach. 360,308,817 records were exposed, totaling 133 gigabytes of data. The types of data exposed included email addresses, original IP addresses, records of … More 360 Million Records Exposed in free VPN data breach
When did you last attempt to restore your data? March 31st was World Backup Day, but maybe we also need a “did you test your backups” day? Why is that? Because many people and organizations that do create backups don’t make sure that their data can be efficiently restored should a data loss incident strike. … More Avoiding data backup failures
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