In November and December of 2013, Target Corporation suffered one of
the largest cyber breaches till date.
Not exact matches
«Although this would require
cyber criminals to target individual cards and wouldn't result in
large scale
breaches or theft like we have seen in the U.S., the payment technology used won't protect against retailers who aren't storing payment card data securely, and they will still need to be vigilant in protecting stored data,» Candid Wüest, threat researcher at Symantec Security Response, said.
While I don't have any insight about this retail giant's
cyber security operation, many companies
large and small have no idea if a
breach has occurred in their networks despite their valiant efforts.
Iranian hackers have compromised more than a dozen accounts on the Telegram instant messaging service and identified the phone numbers of 15 million Iranian users, the
largest known
breach of the encrypted communications system,
cyber researchers told Reuters.
The
breach on ABTA is reminder that
cyber criminals do not discriminate with their targets and that all organisations
large and small in all industries are vulnerable to
cyber attacks.
These statistics prove worrying, as the cost of a
cyber attack can be extremely high, with the estimated average cost of all
breaches over the last 12 months being # 3,480 and # 36,500 for
large firms.
The
Cyber Security
Breaches Survey, recently published by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport found that two thirds of
large UK businesses have been hit by a
cyber breach or attack in the last year, further highlighting the importance of
cyber security in the modern era.
Cyber Security Risk: The U.S.
Large Cap Equity Portfolio's and its service providers» use of internet, technology and information systems may expose the Portfolio to potential risks linked to
cyber security
breaches of those technological or information systems.
Cyber Security Risk: The International
Large Cap Growth Portfolio's and its service providers» use of internet, technology and information systems may expose the Portfolio to potential risks linked to
cyber security
breaches of those technological or information systems.
Cyber Security Risk: The U.S.
Large Company Portfolio's and its service providers» use of internet, technology and information systems may expose the Portfolio to potential risks linked to
cyber security
breaches of those technological or information systems.
Strategies to date within
large - scale companies have frequently involved paying fines, relating to
cyber breaches, instead of remediating the gaps in their security.
Hardly a week goes by without a breaking story on the release of the personal information of
large number of people due to a
cyber or data
breach at a major corporation or online service.
Many of the
largest and most damaging
cyber breaches have been caused by rogue or soon - to - be-departing employees.
Not external, malicious actors, like the kind of blackhat hackers responsible for some of the
largest data
breaches in recent history, nor even the state - sponsored
cyber crime rings that recur in news reports.
Information Security Managers work for
large organizations and are responsible for protecting computers and networks against security
breaches and
cyber attacks.