When it comes to reducing security breach costs, companies with security artificial intelligence (AI) and automation can save millions, per a new report. According to the most recent IBM Cost…
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Cost of a Data Breach: Banking and Finance
The importance of cybersecurity has touched almost every industry. Beyond that, robust cybersecurity is table stakes for several sectors, particularly health care and the banking and finance industry. Not only…
How to Prepare for and Respond to a Data Privacy Breach
Before I started covering cybersecurity, I thought the term ‘breach’ had a single meaning — that an attacker stole data from a computer system. I also thought all the different…
What’s New in the 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report
The average cost of a data breach reached an all-time high of $4.35 million this year, according to newly published 2022 Cost of a Data Breach Report, an increase of…
National Backup Day: Don’t Forget the Basics
This Thursday, March 31 at 9:30 a.m. MT/11:30 a.m. ET, join the National Cybersecurity Center, IBM Security X-Force’s Laurance Dine and Stephanie “Snow” Carruthers, and other security experts, for a…
Why We Need To Beat ‘Breach Fatigue’ — At Work and at Home
Data breaches come at such a fast pace that the public doesn’t seem to pay attention to the latest incidents, or they’re practically forgotten in a week — just in…
How to Cut Down on Data Breach Stress and Fatigue
If you’re tired of hearing the words ‘data breach’, you’re not alone. It’s looking like 2021 might end up becoming the year with the most ransomware attacks on record. In…
What the SEC Requires From Businesses After a Data Breach
Consumers have become wary of data breaches and the decreased safety of their personal information. However, the cost of a data breach is no longer only a matter of money…
The Cost of a Data Breach Goes Beyond the Bottom Line
How do you measure the cost of a company data breach? You could try asking those that have been attacked. The IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach Report 2021…
Data Breach Pulse Check: On-Prem Database Security
A recent industry study analyzed 27,000 on-prem databases across the globe, with surprising findings. In far too many cases, on-premises database security is weak. The good news is that you…