Data Breach

A new kind of ransom attack has been made possible via an SEC regulation that requires companies to report material data breaches within only 96 hours.

When you think of a whistleblower at any time other than 11:59 on New Year’s Eve, you probably have in mind someone who put themselves in grave career (or physical) jeopardy to expose wrongdoings at the highest corporate or governmental levels.

$4 Billion: The True Cost of a Data Breach Equifax has lost over $4 Billion or about 25% of its market value as well as the CEO, CIO and Chief Security Officer, following the data breach announced in early September. Over 50 class action lawsuits have already been filed against the Company and there may […]

Whoops – Wells Fargo Exposes Its Wealthiest Clients Securing the Human Factor: Wells Fargo’s Accidental Data Breach It’s more challenging than ever to secure the human factor in cybersecurity. Here we share two recent examples of how human error directly resulted in large data breaches, corporate liability and damage to corporate reputations. The breaches at […]