US border agency contractor breached, license plate and travelers’ photos stolen
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that a hacker may have stolen sensitive data collected by the agency from a subcontractor’s network. “On May 31, …
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Nearly 12 million Quest Diagnostics patients affected by data breach
Quest Diagnostics, a US-based company that offers medical testing services, has announced that a third-party billing collections company they use has been hit by a data …
The IoT threat landscape is expanding rapidly, yet few companies are addressing third party risk factors
There is a dramatic increase in IoT-related data breaches specifically due to an unsecured IoT device or application since 2017 – from 15 percent to 26 percent – and the …
Supply chain attacks: Mitigation and protection
In software development, a supply chain attack is typically performed by inserting malicious code into a code dependency or third-party service integration. Unlike typical …
Nearly half of firms suffer data breaches at hands of vendors
As trusted partners, third-party vendors often become the overlooked or unwitting accomplice in criminal activities. As privacy laws and cybersecurity regulations continue to …
Third-party cyber risk management is a burden on human and financial resources
Organizations and third parties see their third-party cyber risk management (TPCRM) practices as important but ineffective. There are four major takeaways for key decision …
Guilty by association: The reality of online retail third-party data leaks
Online retail activity continues to accelerate at a rampant pace and shows no signs of slowing down. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), U.S. retail sales are …
Compromised ad company serves Magecart skimming code to hundreds of websites
Security researchers have flagged a new web-based supply chain attack by one of the cybercriminal groups that fall under the Magecart umbrella. The attackers managed to …
Third parties: Fast-growing risk to an organization’s sensitive data
The Ponemon Institute surveyed more than 1,000 CISOs and other security and risk professionals across the US and UK to understand the challenges companies face in protecting …
1 in 5 merchants compromised by Magecart get reinfected
The Magecart threat looms large for online retailers and their customers, as the criminal groups that have been assigned this collective name are constantly trying out new …
