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Posts tagged: Compliance
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Ransomware: Should You Pay the Ransom or Refuse?
Posted July 15, 2019 in Ransomware, Compliance, Data Breach
Every ransomware victim faces the same dilemma: pay or refuse. Explore the pros, cons, and expert advice to make the...
Gmail Calendar Phishing Scam Targets 1.5 Billion Users
Posted July 11, 2019 in Malware, Data Breach, Compliance
Scammers exploit Google Calendar to deliver phishing links to 1.5 billion Gmail users. Learn how this clever attack...
NY Senate Bill 224: Next Major State Privacy Law?
Posted July 2, 2019 in Compliance, Data Breach, Malware
New York's Senate Bill 224 could become the next major consumer privacy law after California's CCPA. Learn what it...
Firefox Zero-Day Exploit: Update Immediately
Posted June 20, 2019 in Malware, Data Breach, Compliance
Mozilla released an emergency patch for a critical Firefox zero-day vulnerability being actively exploited. Update...
CASL Violations Bring Millions in Fines for Spammers
Posted June 17, 2019 in Malware, Compliance, HIPAA
Canada's anti-spam law now carries multi-million dollar fines for spreading malicious software. Learn how CASL...
Amazon Cloud Leak Exposes 540 Million Facebook Records
Posted April 10, 2019 in Data Breach, Compliance, Cloud Security
Unprotected Amazon cloud servers exposed over 540 million Facebook user records via third-party apps. Check if your...
Law Firm Cybersecurity: Training, Prevention & Insurance
Posted April 2, 2019 in Data Breach, Malware, Compliance
Insurance experts say it's not if but when your law firm gets hacked. Learn the three pillars of defense: training,...
Phishing Training Dramatically Improves Click Rates
Posted March 27, 2019 in Malware, Data Breach, Compliance
KnowBe4 study proves repeated phishing simulations cut employee click rates from 37% to just 13%. See why security...
Facebook Stored Passwords in Plain Text: Change Yours
Posted March 22, 2019 in Data Breach, Compliance, Digital Forensics
Facebook stored hundreds of millions of user passwords in plain text despite privacy pledges. Change your password...
809 Million Records Leaked in Verifications.io Breach
Posted March 13, 2019 in Data Breach, Malware, Compliance
The Verifications.io breach exposed over 809 million records in an unprotected MongoDB database. Check if your data...
NC Bar Association Privacy & Data Security Interview
Posted February 26, 2019 in Malware, Data Breach, Compliance
Craig Petronella interviews NCBA Privacy and Data Security Committee Chair Alex Pearce on critical legal...
Dating Site Security Disasters: Valentine's Week 2019
Posted February 25, 2019 in Data Breach, Compliance, Cloud Security
OkCupid, Coffee Meets Bagel, and Jack'd all suffered security failures during Valentine's week. Discover the risks of...