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Yahoo Finance: EC-Council, the global leader in cybersecurity education and training, released its Certified Chief Information Security Officer Hall of Fame Report, honouring the top 50 Certified CISOs globally.
Dark Reading: Despite a more cautious approach to financing, investors continue to scour the country for the next generation of cybersecurity startups that can aid enterprises in the never-ending quest to safeguard critical IT systems.
Investment Executive: The recent data breach that affected customers of Toronto-based InvestorCOM Inc. has reminded large financial services firms of the importance of cybersecurity preparation.
PR Newswire: Governments worldwide are becoming increasingly digital, leading to more prevalent and more diverse cyberattacks.
Mondaq: Recent enforcement actions highlight the increased regulatory scrutiny that private funds may face with respect to internal cybersecurity protocols and responses to cyber-crimes and cyber incidents under new and updated cybersecurity laws.
The Guardian: About 90 organizations have reported breaches of personal information held by Capita after the outsourcing group suffered a cyber-attack, Britain’s data watchdog has said.
The Target: SuperVPN, a popular free VPN service provider.
The Take: Exposed database containing of 360,308,817 million records of wide-ranging sensitive information including: email addresses, original IP addresses, geolocation data, UUID numbers, operating systems, internet connection types, and VPN application versions.
The Vector: A misconfigured database was left open and unsecured with no password, meaning anyone with an internet connection could have downloaded the data.
This breach is a perfect example of a preventable cyber incident. Securing access to databases through rigorous password hygiene is an essential component of security. Furthermore, the data stolen in this attack can be used for crafting highly effective phishing attacks. Companies should take every measure necessary to secure customer data.
Blockchain News: Leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance has assisted US law enforcement in seizing $4.4 million and freezing accounts associated with North Korean organized crime.
Business Wire: Organizations of all sizes are increasingly falling victim to ransomware attacks and inadequately protecting against this rising cyberthreat.
Dark Reading: Risk aggregation is not a new phenomenon. The insurance industry, for example, has long examined how shared assets and similarities between organizations in their books bundle potential risk.
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