Ransomware was the most commonly detected malware in data breaches and related security incidents last year, climbing from fourth overall in 2016 and all the way from the 22nd spot five years ago, according to Verizon's just released 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report.
The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) essentially received a failing grade from its own Office of the Inspector General (IG) when it comes to following NIST for incident detection and response.
Consumer electronics retailer Best Buy on Thursday became the third major company to acknowledge that a portion of its customer payment information was exposed in a data breach of third-party chat and customer engagement services provider [24]7.ai.
Facebook's recent announcement to update its data restriction policies has prompted some researchers to turn other social media platforms to review their data practices as well.
