Jackson County Pays $400K Ransomware Demand
Posted March 13, 2019 in Ransomware, Data Breach, Malware
Jackson County, Georgia paid $400,000 in ransom after ransomware blocked access to critical government systems. Learn...
809 Million Records Leaked in Verifications.io Breach
Posted March 13, 2019 in Data Breach, Malware, Compliance
The Verifications.io breach exposed over 809 million records in an unprotected MongoDB database. Check if your data...
Why Your Business Needs a Fractional CISO Today
Posted March 8, 2019 in Digital Forensics, Data Breach, Cloud Security
Only 13% of organizations have a dedicated CISO. Discover how a fractional CISO delivers enterprise-grade security...
UW Medicine Breach Exposes 974,000 Patient Records
Posted March 6, 2019 in HIPAA, Data Breach, Cloud Security
A misconfigured server exposed nearly 1 million patient records at UW Medicine for three weeks. Learn what data was...
NC Bar Association Privacy & Data Security Interview
Posted February 26, 2019 in Malware, Data Breach, Compliance
Craig Petronella interviews NCBA Privacy and Data Security Committee Chair Alex Pearce on critical legal...
Critical WordPress Flaw Found: Update to 5.0.3 Now
Posted February 25, 2019 in Data Breach, Cloud Security, Malware
RIPS Technologies discovered a critical remote code execution vulnerability in WordPress. Update to version 5.0.3...
SIM Swapper Joel Ortiz Faces 10-Year Prison Term
Posted February 25, 2019 in Cryptocurrency, Data Breach, Malware
College student Joel Ortiz accepted a 10-year plea deal for SIM swapping attacks. Learn how this crypto theft scheme...
Dating Site Security Disasters: Valentine's Week 2019
Posted February 25, 2019 in Data Breach, Compliance, Cloud Security
OkCupid, Coffee Meets Bagel, and Jack'd all suffered security failures during Valentine's week. Discover the risks of...