Data Breach

A data breach is the intentional or unintentional release of secure or private/confidential information to an untrusted environment.

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Verizon Spotlights Increasing Cyber Threats
Verizon Spotlights Increasing Cyber Threats
February 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

According to the results of Verizon’s annual Data Breach Digest, data breaches are becoming more complex, pervasive and damaging to enterprises. Cyberattacks are no longer...

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Enterprise Security Industry Isn’t Doing Its Job, Says Centrify
Enterprise Security Industry Isn’t Doing Its Job, Says Centrify
February 15, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A new report from enterprise security company Centrify says the industry isn’t making progress in the fight against corporate cyberattacks. The company said Tuesday (Feb....

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Hackers Sink Their Teeth Into Arby’s Credit Card Data
Hackers Sink Their Teeth Into Arby’s Credit Card Data
February 10, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Fast food chain Arby’s confirmed that credit card data was stolen from thousands of its customers due to a data breach that took place last...

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Employees Working With Hackers To Steal Corporate Data
Employees Working With Hackers To Steal Corporate Data
February 02, 2017  |  B2B Payments

When security experts discuss employees as potential sources of data breaches in the enterprise, it is often assumed that these security lapses are mistakes. But...

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Private Sector, Health Care, Government All Face Data Security Risks
Private Sector, Health Care, Government All Face Data Security Risks
January 30, 2017  |  B2B Payments

This week’s data digest is all about, well, data. The latest report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and CyberScout finds a worrying trend:...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: US Data Breaches
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: US Data Breaches
January 24, 2017  |  Daily Data Dive

According to a report highlighting findings from the Identity Theft Resource Center and CyberScout, data breaches in the U.S. reached an all-time high in 2016:...

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Scouting The Cyberbreach Landscape
Scouting The Cyberbreach Landscape
January 24, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Cyberattacks are rising, a report from CyberScout and Identity Theft Resource Center noted, and maybe that doesn’t surprise you. But, as CyberScout’s Eric Hodge, director of...

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InterContinental Hotels Hacked?
InterContinental Hotels Hacked?
December 29, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), parent company to more than 5,000 global hotel locations including Holiday Inn, is investigating a possible data security breach in some...

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Three Years After The Target Breach
Three Years After The Target Breach
December 21, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

There was a time when data breaches were not a daily part of consumers’ day-to-day lives. Sure, credit cards got stolen or skimmed from time...

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