From Cyber Stars to Data Scars: Africa's Top Cybersecurity Role Models Shine as Cameroon Faces Major Data Breach
This week’s IS news roundup comes from Africa. Let’s delve into the Global Cybersecurity Index report and see where African countries rank on it, and explore the details of a serious data breach in Cameroon.
A Turbulent Week for Tech and Travelers
This week's news roundup might not be the most uplifting for those planning a trip. However, it is important to dive deeper into the recent events to ensure you are well-informed before you head to the seaside.
Check Out Your Password
In our latest cyber news review, we are going to share with you the key takeaways from recent studies on password management habits and ATO attacks.
How to Select Data Security Solution and not Fall for Marketing
With information security threats on the rise, vendors release a slew of data protection solutions. Sergio Bertoni, Lead Analyst at SearchInform suggests following 4 steps to choose the one easily and avoid mistake.
Methods of Enhancing Users' IS Literacy: What is the Safest Password?
In this article, we share our experiences and advice on how to enhance employees’ IS-related competencies.
Ways to Ensure Children’s Safety on the Internet: Cybersecurity Experts’ Views and Advice
On the occasion of World Children’s Day, we share an article, containing recommendations and a few tools, which can help to protect children from inappropriate content on the Internet.
Exposure of Data on Popular Singapore Hotel Group Clients and French Torrent Tracker Users’ Personal Details Compromise
Today we invite you to examine two recent major data leaks, exposing the details on hundreds of thousands of individuals.
Casio and Redcliffe Labs Data Leaks Expose Customer Information
Today, let's examine the incidents those resulted in the disclosure of customer information at two large companies.
Which Aspects of Information Security it’s Crucial to Address for SMEs?
Learn more about the methods of cyber-attacks that SMEs owners should be aware of.
Cyber Attack Detection: What are the Risks of Delay in the Detection and Response and how to Speed up the Attack Discovery Process?
Read the article to find out how to detect a cyber attack just in time and what are the best practices are for detecting cyber attacks.
(In)Secure Digest: Pizza Lovers' Data Theft, a Million-dollar Fine and Aircraft Suppliers’ Data Leak
It's time for the traditional monthly review of "classic" and non-trivial IS incidents reported by the media.
Not all the DLP Solutions are Equally Useful: How to Choose the System and not be Disappointed
In this article we will examine, DLP class systems reproaches are fair and which ones are unfair and will reveal, which limitations are typical for all DLP systems and which are in fact disadvantages of some specific products.
38TB Private Data Leak and $9,000 Fine for 7 Years of Customer Data Exposure
In a new roundup of recent information security incidents, we examine two more cases of inadvertent disclosure of private information.
SearchInform SIEM system – out-of-the box analytics and proactive incident management
Employees in charge of numerous organizations worldwide tend to understand the necessity to implement a SIEM class solution, which detects security events within the digital infrastructure.
Major data leak incident resulted into exposure of Students, Teachers, and School Staff members’ personal Information in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America
Today we're examining an alarming incident that resulted into exposure of over 680,000 records.
A case in point: The thirst for revenge
Over the years of working, we have collected a large number of interesting cases. Some of them are amusing, some of them are surprising, but most of them has prevented serious losses for our clients. So, we figured: Why not share them with you?
Sabotage of a water treatment facility: a former employee endangered the health of thousands of people
We often report on incidents involving former employees. This time it is an incident that could have had serious consequences not only for the company itself but also for a large number of people.
Exposure of 61,000 private addresses and one more email error
This week we will look at two incidents that have affected thousands of people by exposing their personal information.
Human Vulnerabilities in Cyber Security
As technology continues to advance, one persistent problem remains: the vulnerability of humans to cyberattacks.
MSSP vs MDR
MSSP vs MDR: what should you choose? This article will help you understand which one suits to your business needs better.
Inadvertent disclosure of personal information
The Public Appointments Service accidentally leaked the personal data of 15,471 candidates for public jobs.
Risk Management Certification
Let's consider one of the most significant frameworks for managing risk is ISO 31000, an international standard that provides principles, best practices, and guidelines for managing risk in organizations.
EPP vs EDR
What is the difference between EPP and EDR? Do they complement each other or they should be used separately?
Certified Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
Сybersecurity and risk management certification: ISACA and ISC
Which sources should be controlled by the SIEM system first of all?
It is very useful to maximize the SIEM system load to make sure that you won’t face a situation when something does not work appropriately in the real-life circumstances.
22.02
Blog
SIEM: Use Cases
We will examine more precisely top SIEM use cases.
Cyber Threats to National Security
National Cybersecurity: this is how the cyber threat has intensified
18.11
Blog
Best Network Security Software
What should you look for when choosing a provider of best network security software?
Fraud Cases
How to detect some common types of fraud and what may you do about it
Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
Critical infrastructure: current situation and best cybersecurity practices
Cybersecurity Investigations
What is required to conduct a cybersecurity investigation
Insider Threat Statistics for 2022 The seriousness of insider threat
What is an insider threat and who is an insider? What types of insider threats exist? How to detect an insider threat and what is required to do in order to mitigate risks? You may refere to the article and find out.
Confidential documents and personal data leaked due to an insider activities
Central Florida construction firm has recently experienced a data breach. An employee stole a massive of confidential data just before resignation.
New concept of organization’s security
It seems that the time has come to elaborate new approach to the concept of organization security
Apple releases patches for 0-Days in MacOS and iOS
Dangerous zero-day vulnerabilities are eliminated by Apple.
The new post-quantum cryptography standards are to be announced soon
New era in post-quantum cryptography standards.
I resolve to… leave those security errors for good in 2021
The resolutions for businesses to begin the New Year without old mistakes finally cleaning up the awareness mess which never seems to be untangled
Data breach cost rises in South Africa, ransomware incidents grow in Australia
Ransomware-related data breaches rose by 24%, the cost of a breach - by 15%.
Outsourcing the role of information security officer
A piece of insight into infosec as an MSSP solution
COBM: once a leak always a leak
One of the most massive compilation leaks
Agencies urged to disconnect SolarWinds Orion
...as the massive exploit has been recently reported.
(In) Secure digest: the science of information security, death cyberattack, and bank leaks
We collected "classic" and non-trivial incidents reported by foreign media
The Darwin Awards in Information Security World
...or 7 stories about stupidity, careless work, credulity and their consequences
Information security in small businesses demands owners' and execs' attention
Each third employee considers information security within a company an average or a massive issue.
A 65% increase in phishing attacks
Agari reports results drawn from the company's recent survey covering the first half of 2020.
Key features of employee monitoring software
Are you sure that your employees do not goof off? Are you sure your employees are not idling away precious hours of productivity they rather spend on work-related tasks?
User activity audit, investigation
There are so many contextual factors to sift through that actually finding the newest threat and eliminating it is an encumbering job.
Life changing risks pentesters take to help you boost security (cont.)
The very courthouse that they broke into last night and now they’re sitting in the courthouse waiting to see the judge.
Life changing risks pentesters take to help you boost security
Conducting a penetration test on a courthouse and defending in front of a judge in the same building a few hours after – this is what happened to two pentesters working under contract.
UniCredit is fined by Garante
The Italian Data Protection Authority, also known as “Garante” (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali) has imposed a fine on UniCredit institution.
The information security team
Cyber criminals are working very hard to discover top-secret company information in order to sabotage it or sell the information to other companies.
Security in an ever more connected world
We live in a world that is forever shrinking, and the more connected we become to the things in our environment, the more convenient our errands and everyday work become.
25.06
Blog
User data up for sale on the dark web
Pakistan and Indonesia got the data of patients and mobile users offered for a considerable sum
The CIA and its major security incident
This year the processing of the court case considering the employee who breached the CIA's data in 2016 to WikiLeaks has been resumed
Subscribe to get helpful articles and white papers.
We discuss industry trends and give advice on how to deal with data leaks and cyber incidents.
SearchInform products are recognized by
Subscribe to our newsletter and receive a bright and useful tutorial Explaining Information Security in 4 steps!
Subscribe to our newsletter and receive case studies in comics!