Data breach Stories - Page 58

Australian Stories

Data breach stories

CommBank says no evidence customer data was compromised in 2016 breach

The breach occurred in May 2016 when the bank couldn't confirm that two magnetic tapes were destroyed, despite being scheduled for destruction.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd May 2018

Data Protection

A four-step-plan towards cloud resilience in an age of data security

The ramifications of having a data breach are ten-fold for government agencies who handle sensitive information.

By Ash Smith • 4 min read • Mon, 23rd Apr 2018

Breach Prevention

Experts weigh in on Australia's Notifiable Data Breaches scheme

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

By Julia Gabel • 6 min read • Thu, 5th Apr 2018

Data Protection

Beyond the breach: How to preserve your customers' trust

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

By Graeme Pyper • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Mar 2018

Global Stories

Data breach stories

Breach Prevention

Vector to take Stuff to High Court; media agency refuses to hand over confidential breach data

Vector may take legal action against Stuff over refusal to secure, return or destroy customer data leaked in a data breach.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 4th May 2018

Breach Prevention

Vector's Outage app hit by data breach last month - personal info stolen

The breach happened on April 26, 2018. On April 27 the company posted a FAQ section that detailed an API vulnerability in its Outage app.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 4th May 2018

Encryption

2.5 billion data records exposed - most from human error

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

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Apr 2018

Security Information and Event Management

IT decision makers unsure about their security maturity

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

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Apr 2018

Malware

Despite a 60% breach rate, Australians have firm grasp on cybersecurity

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

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Apr 2018

Advanced Persistent Threat Protection

175 days to detect a network intruder in EMEA - just 77 in US

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.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 7th Apr 2018

Breach Prevention

New report delves deep into cybercrime - and forecasts its future

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.

By Ashton Young • 6 min read • Fri, 6th Apr 2018

Breach Prevention

Facebook is finally making changes to its data sharing controls - but is it too little, too late?

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

By Sara Barker • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Apr 2018

Human Capital Management

1.5 billion confidential data files publicly available - that's more than 12 petabytes of data

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

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Apr 2018

Firewalls

OPINON: Counting the broader cost of Facebook's data dilemma

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

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Apr 2018

Malware

The 475-day siege: APAC firms' breach detection times are getting worse

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

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Apr 2018

Encryption

SURVEY: 70% of customers would leave a business after a breach

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.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Mon, 26th Mar 2018

Breach Prevention

Zuckerberg admits “we made mistakes” in Facebook data breach

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

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Fri, 23rd Mar 2018

Data Analytics

Facebook breach of 50 MILLION profiles: What we know so far

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

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Mar 2018