2017 Data Breach Report Finds Phishing, Email Attacks Still Potent

Phishing of employees and malicious attachments sent in email messages are still the main causes of data breaches, despite warnings, Verizon said in its latest Data Breach Investigation Report.

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New report on security incidents finds: it’s the detection, stupid

A new report underscores the importance of early detection of cyber incidents in limiting their severity.

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Survey Finds Breaches Depress Share Prices – a lot

A study by the firm CGI and Oxford Economics finds that share prices of breached firms drop by an average of 1.8% following a severe breach – and the hit is often permanent.

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Top 10 Biggest Government Data Breaches of All Time in the U.S.

Here’s a look at the ten biggest data breaches impacting federal and state governments in the U.S.

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Top 10 Biggest Healthcare Data Breaches of All Time

For years the healthcare industry has been a prime target for cybercriminals – here’s a recap of the biggest data breaches from healthcare companies.

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Need Not Apply: Hack of Job Seeker Database Hits Workers in 10 States

America’s Joblink Alliance said on Wednesday that a hack of its job seeker application exposed sensitive information on residents of 10 states.

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Don’t Call it a Leak: D&B Unit Coughs up Data on 33m Professionals

Like the ‘flaming river’ that eventually prompted anti-pollution laws, the casual leak of data on 33 million U.S. professionals is a sign that our online environment is badly compromised. But can we fix it?

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Owning the Breach: Yahoo CEO Loses Bonus, Equity to Atone

There hasn’t been much to admire about Yahoo’s handling of serial data breaches. Docking CEO Marissa Mayer’s bonus is one decision others should follow.

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High Drama in HIPAA Land: the CoPilot Breach

The leak late last year of information on more than 200,000 patients of CoPilot Provider Support Services was just the first act in what is proving to be a bizarre and mysterious HIPAA ‘whodunnit.’

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The Cost of Doing Business: How Two Massive Breaches and Yahoo!’s Reluctance to Disclose Them Cost Their Shareholders $350 Million

The latest news on Yahoo’s massive data breaches highlights the most important consideration for any security incident: the impact these events can have on a company’s bottom line.

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