The cost of data breaches is at a record high and will likely continue to rise. The impact of a data breach is especially significant in the healthcare sector, where patient confidentiality is an obligation. Across industries, the largest single factor contributing to the cost of a data breach...
In an era where data breaches and identity theft are increasingly common, understanding how to protect personal information is essential to students’ safety online. This skill helps prevent students from becoming victims of fraud, protects their privacy and teaches them the value of confidentiality in...
A data breach is a harmful cyberattack that occurs when a hacker gains access to confidential information. Data breaches can affect any size or type of organization or business — the NPD breach in August 2024 compromised 2.9 billion records. For individuals, this includes access to Social Securi...
While some data is as simple as a spreadsheet, other types are assensitiveand valuable as a secret recipe. This is where data classification steps in. It guides businesses through the subtle lesson of which types of data need protection and how tightly the door of the vault should be shut....
The major difference between UpGuard and other security ratings vendors is that there is very public evidence of our expertise in preventing data breaches and data leaks. Our expertise has been featured in the likes of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Washington Post...
financial fraud and identity theft. According to recent research fromIBM X-Force, the financial sector, known for storing large amounts of valuable information, has actually experienced a decline in the number breaches it has been subjected to. That said, it is still one of the most targeted ...
Data breaches are far more than a temporary terror: they can hurt businesses and consumers in various ways, and expenses caused by them can damage reputations and take time to repair. Breaches that affect hundreds of millions or even billions of users have become quite common. In 2016, the ...
With the average cost of a data breach at $4.35 million, it's important to plan ahead to minimize potential attack vectors and prevent data breaches. Digital forensics and IP attribution are helpful for cleaning up data breaches, but it's much more important to know how you can prevent them...
A database refers to reference materials collected in either physical or electronic form. Copyright laws protect databases. Other forms of intellectual property protections include: Industrial design rights: Protects an object's visual design used in the manufacturing of the object. Indigenous ...
Identifyingsecurity threatsandsecurity breaches Flagging potential cases of fraud Finding the root causeof a hardware or software problem Understanding changes in customer expectations and demands So, here, let’s look at the wide world of anomaly detection. We’ll look at how AD works, techniques ...