Before an organization can re-engineer its approach to data privacy, it must first understand its current state. Similar to cybersecurity risk assessments, a data risk assessment (DRA) is a systemized…
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Data Auditing: Creating Security Conclusions About Data Set Properties
Auditing data, unlike auditing finances, involves looking at key metrics, other than quantity, to create conclusions about the properties of a data set. Some of the key areas data auditing examines fo…
BIOPASS RAT Uses Live Streaming Steal Victims’ Data
The malware has targeted Chinese gambling sites with fake app installers.
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Privacy Preserving Analytics: Privacy-by-Design for Big Data Analytics
Though PPDA first and foremost requires an effective, mathematically robust definition of privacy, it also relies on a combination of data protection systems and technologies – most of which result in…
Data Exfiltration: What You Should Know to Prevent It
Data leaks are a serious concern for companies of all sizes; if one occurs, it may put them out of business permanently. Here’s how you can protect your organization from data theft.
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Mercedes-Benz Customer Data Flies Out the Window
For over three years, a vendor was recklessly driving the cloud-stored data of luxury-car-owning customers and wannabe buyers.
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Data Obfuscation: The Linchpin of Enterprise Data Security
In an effort to better protect sensitive data from exposure and deter cyber criminals, security organizations are increasingly leveraging data obfuscation to “hide data in plain sight.”
Wegmans Exposes Customer Data in Misconfigured Databases
Cleanup in aisle “Oops”: The supermarket chain said that it misconfigured two cloud databases, exposing customer data to public scrutiny.
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Insider Versus Outsider: Navigating Top Data Loss Threats
Troy Gill, manager of security research at Zix, discusses the most common ways sensitive data is scooped up by nefarious sorts.
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IOTW: McDonald's Cyber Attack Targets Data
McDonald’s reportedly said that the scope of the information leak was “small” and that it had hired outside consultants after it identified unauthorized access to one of the internal security systems….

