U.S.-based networks of major Japanese zipper manufacturer YKK were confirmed to have been targeted by a cyberattack, which the company says has been immediately contained, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
Joe Sullivan has shown all of us that CISOs are on the front lines when it comes to breaches and their legal aftermath. Unfortunately, most CISOs are not attorneys and may not understand the rules of engagement with law enforcement to the point where they may find themselves in legal jeopardy for ‘doing the right thing’. Join Larry Dietz long time ...
BBC reports that nearly 90 organizations have notified the UK's Information Commissioners Office regarding data breaches concerning major business outsourcing firm Capita, which was impacted by a cyberattack in March and was later found to have a long-exposed data server.
The reality is no organization is insusceptible to a breach – and security teams, alongside the C-suite, should prepare now to make the response more seamless once a crisis does happen. Based on his experience working 1:1 with security leaders in the private and public sectors, Jon Check, executive director of Cyber Protection Solutions at Raytheon...
On this edition of the ESW news, we're all over the place! Funding and acquisitions are a little sad right now, but AI and TikTok bans raise our spirits. The hosts are split on feelings about the new .zip gTLD, there's a new standard for scoring an "AI Influence Level" (AIL), and lessons learned from Joe Sullivan's case and other Uber breaches. Als...
Eyecare giant Luxottica, which owns Ray-Ban and Oakley, as well as operates U.S. vision insurance firm EyeMed Vision Care, has disclosed being impacted by a third-party data breach in 2021 impacting 70 million customers following the leak of a stolen database on various hacking forums from April 30 to May 12, BleepingComputer reports.
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