A data breach results in confidential, private, protected, or sensitive information being exposed to an unauthorized person. Learn how to protect your business from a data breach.
A breach typically refers to a data breach where some data that was intended to be private is made public. However, the term “breach” may refer to a security breach in which an incident occurred, but no data was stolen. Data targeted often has value to the hackers. This could be pers...
A data breach or data leak is the release of sensitive, confidential or protected data to an untrusted environment. Data breaches can occur as a result of a hacker attack, an inside job by individuals currently or previously employed by an organization, or unintentional loss or exposure of data...
Although a data breach can be the result of an innocent mistake, real damage is possible if the person with unauthorized access steals and sells Personally Identifiable Information (PII) or corporate intellectual data for financial gain or to cause harm. Malicious criminals tend to follow a basic ...
Personally identifiable information(PII) (e.g., Social Security Numbers, driver’s license numbers) Trade secrets (e.g., source code, formulas) Other confidential information (e.g., customer information, legal documents). With a data breach, information can be copied or transmitted without damagi...
A data breach is the intentional or unintentional release of secure or private/confidential information to an untrusted environment.
Data privacy is covered by various laws and regulations around the world, and depending on where you or your customers are located, they may be different. If your business is a victim of a data breach, there are certain steps you must follow, so it’s important to know what is required...
Phishing is a cyber crime where individuals are approached through email, websites, phone calls, or text messages by imposters claiming to represent legitimate organizations. The aim is to deceive individuals into divulging private information, including personally identifiable information (PII), ...
The NDB refers to Australia’s Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme, which is a law introduced by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. This law necessitates the notification of any individual affected by a data breach within a specific period of time after the breach was discovered. ...
A data breach is an unauthorized access and retrieval of sensitive information by an individual, group, or software system.